Tag Archives: Bernie Sanders

Bill Clinton really tore into Bernie Sanders in New Hampshire last night. Via Politico: Bill Clinton’s milquetoast stump speech touting his wife’s biography and her power as a “changemaker” has transformed into a brutal litany of attacks on Bernie Sanders and the devious campaign the Clintons apparently believe he is running. “When you’re making a revolution, you can’t be too …

Via Rolling Stone: As promised, Bernie Sanders made an appearance on the Larry David-hosted episode of Saturday Night Live. However, instead of the Democratic hopeful simply acting as himself alongside David’s perfect impression of the Vermont senator, Sanders was pulled into a sketch that highlighted his views on democratic socialism and the 1-percent. The sketch opens up with David and …

Tomorrow night Bernie Sanders will make a cameo appearance on Saturday Night Live, hopefully to crash host Larry David’s dead-on impression. From the Washington Post: As of Friday morning, it was unclear what Sanders’s role on the long-running late-night comedy show would be. The person familiar with his plans spoke on the condition of anonymity because neither “Saturday Night Live” …

Clinton had a 31-point lead in the last national poll from Qunnipiac. The Hill reports: Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has dramatically cut into the nationwide lead of primary rival Hillary Clinton, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll. The poll released Friday finds Clinton leading the race with 44 percent support, compared to 42 percent support for Sanders, within …

Rachel Maddow and Chuck Todd with moderate tonight’s Democratic debate from the University of New Hampshire in Durham. Things get underway at 9PM Eastern and MSNBC will live-stream the event online. No cable provider login is required. Embedded below is a bootleg stream from YouTube. Watch along with us as Hillary and Bernie cage-match over who is the truest progressive.

From Manchester’s NBC affiliate: It’s not an earthquake, yet. But the political ground in New Hampshire is moving. We’re seeing more of Iowa’s impact, and the war of words underway here. Hillary Clinton is coming back; and Marco Rubio is coming up. Donald Trump stays in first, with 36%; Rubio takes over second place, with 15%. Ted Cruz, now in …

The Democratic presidential town hall begins shortly in New Hampshire. Anderson Cooper will moderate and CNN is live-streaming their coverage although you’ll need your cable provider login. Embedded below is a bootleg live-stream from YouTube. Watch along with us and weigh in as Bernie and Hillary jab with their increasingly sharp elbows.

Bernie Sanders this morning announced that he’s agreed to debate Hillary Clinton on Thursday night. The Hill reports: “The answer is yes,” the independent Vermont senator said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” when asked if he would participate in the Thursday night debate. “You know that I have always wanted more debates,” Sanders added. Sanders’ campaign maintained on Tuesday that he …

The Hill reports: The chairman of Iowa’s Democratic party is declaring Hillary Clinton the caucus winner, despite the razor-slim margin separating her from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). “Tonight we saw an historically close Iowa Democratic Caucus that featured one of our strongest turnouts ever and passion and energy from Democrats all across our state,” said Chairwoman Andy McGuire in a …

There was no clear winner when I finally crashed at 2AM and we still don’t have one this morning. CBS News reports: Monday’s all-important Democratic caucuses in Iowa ended in a virtual tie. A statement from the party’s leader called the finish between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders “historically close,” but didn’t declare a winner. Dr. Andy McGuire said Clinton …

Turnout is reportedly high in Iowa tonight, which could be good news for the Sanders and Trump campaigns. Embedded below are two live streams of the proceedings and we should begin hearing results within the hour. Watch along with us.

Brian Tashman reports at Right Wing Watch: Earlier today, Alex Jones spoke with InfoWars reporter Richard Reeves about the upcoming Iowa caucus, with Reeves saying he’d “love nothing better than to see Bernie Sanders take a victory here in Iowa.” “I agree, he would be great to defeat,” Jones responded. “But I don’t want to be put in his forced …

The Iowa caucuses begin at 7pm local time and I’ll be blogging late tonight as things shake out. Make your predictions below. Here’s how the caucuses work: Unlike in primary states, Iowa voters don’t simply step into a private booth, check some boxes and go home. Instead, they go to community centers, schools and firehouses, where they essentially have a …

Yesterday thousands of Bernie Sanders supporters gathered in Manhattan’s Union Square and then marched down Broadway to Zuccotti Park, the location of 2011’s Occupy Wall Street demonstrations. Similar marches took place yesterday in about three dozen cities around the country to little to no mention by the press, including the New York Times, which yesterday endorsed Hillary Clinton. The video …

Via Bloomberg Politics: Hillary Clinton is holding onto a slim lead over Bernie Sanders in Iowa as Democrats prepare for Monday’s caucuses, though an outpouring of young voters and those who say the system is rigged could enable Sanders to pull off an upset, according to a new poll. Clinton leads Sanders, 45 percent to 42 percent, in a Bloomberg …

Chris Johnson reports at the Washington Blade: Days after the Human Rights Campaign endorsed Hillary Clinton in her bid for the White House, same-sex couples that sued for the right to marry in Kentucky announced they’re behind Bernard Sanders. One of the couples is Timothy Love and Larry Ysunza, who were plaintiffs in the Love v. Beshear lawsuit seeking the …

Bernie Sanders would not only be the nation’s first Jewish president, he would be – by most measures – the least religious. Yesterday the Washington Post published an examination of Sanders’ faith and its place in the historical context of other presidents. An excerpt: Sanders said he believes in God, though not necessarily in a traditional manner. “I think everyone believes …

It’s really going down to the wire in Iowa. The Hill reports: A new poll shows Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) running neck-and-neck among likely Democratic caucusgoers in Iowa. Clinton has 48 percent support, compared to Sanders’s 45 percent in the Hawkeye State, within the margin of error of the NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll. Sanders widened his …

Tonight at 9PM Eastern the three Democratic presidential candidates will hold a town hall meeting at Iowa’s Drake University. The event will be moderated by CNN New Day anchor Chris Cuomo and can be viewed on CNN Go although your cable provider login will be required. YouTube live stream below. Watch along with us and weigh in.

The Sun-Times reports: A crowd at a Bernie Sanders’ event in Iowa Monday witnessed a woman break down in tears as she described what life is like living on just $12,000 a year, prompting the senator to try to console the emotional woman. At the event in Iowa Falls, the Vermont senator asked the crowd if anyone knew what it …