Tag Archives: Bernie Sanders

POLL: Hillary Widens Lead To 25 Points

The Hill reports: Hillary Clinton heads into the next Democratic presidential debate with a 25-point lead over Bernie Sanders, according to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released Sunday morning on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” The former secretary of State has the support of 59 percent of Democratic primary voters nationally, pollsters found, compared to 34 percent for the Vermont …

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Sanders Jabs At Hillary In New Campaign Ad [VIDEO]

The Clinton camp is very unhappy with this ad. Via the New York Times: In the pantheon of campaign attack ads, this one seemed gentle enough: Senator Bernie Sanders explains his intention to regulate the financial industry, including breaking up the big Wall Street banks. “There are two Democratic visions for regulating Wall Street,” he says amid stock images of …

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LANDSLIDE: MoveOn Members Endorse Bernie Sanders

The membership of the progressive activism group MoveOn has overwhelmingly voted to endorse Bernie Sanders. Politico reports: The Vermont senator prevailed in online balloting that ran from last Thursday through Sunday night, winning 78.6 percent of the vote out of 340,665 ballots cast — both records in terms of most votes cast and largest margin of victory. Just 14.6 percent …

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White House: No Endorsement Before Primaries

Speaking this morning on Meet The Press, White House chief of staff Denis McDonough said that President Obama will not endorse a candidate until the Democratic nominee is chosen. Via Politico: McDonough said Obama won’t endorse in the presidential primary, despite his recent signal that he’ll weigh in on down-ballot races over gun control issues. “That’s not our job. That’s …

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Sanders Smacks Down Pro-Trump Heckler [VIDEO]

At a Massachusetts rally on Saturday, Bernie Sanders was confronted by a front-row pro-Trump heckler who was waving a sign that read “Obama is as Cristain as Bruce Jenner is a woman.” Yes, the sign said “Cristain.” Watch how Sanders handled him below.

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LIVE THREAD: Democratic Debate [VIDEO]

The final Democratic presidential debate of 2015 takes place this evening at Saint Anselm College, Manchester, New Hampshire. The debate airs on ABC at 8PM Eastern with World News Tonight anchor David Muir and ABC reporter Martha Raddatz as moderators. The event will be live-streamed on ABCNews.go.com and no cable login is required. Watch along with us and join in …

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Bernie Sanders Campaign And DNC Make Peace

ABC News reports: A campaign spokesperson for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said staffers today regained access to voter data from the Democratic National Committee, which had earlier blocked the campaign’s access, prompting the Sanders campaign to sue the DNC. The resolution was later confirmed by the Democratic National Committee in a statement. “The Sanders campaign has now complied with …

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Bernie Sanders Campaign Threatens To Sue DNC For “Holding Hostage” Their Voter Database [VIDEO]

Earlier today the Democratic National Committee suspended the Sanders campaign from accessing its own voter database information after it was revealed that a programming glitch had allowed Sanders staffers to also view Clinton campaign information. This afternoon the Sanders campaign vowed in a televised press conference to take the DNC to court if it continues to “hold hostage” their information. …

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Democratic National Committee Punishes Sanders Campaign For Accessing Clinton Campaign Database

The New York Times reports: The Democratic National Committee has told the campaign of Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont that it was suspending its access to its voter database after a software error enabled at least one of his staff members to review Hillary Clinton’s private campaign data. The decision by the party committee is a major blow to Mr. …

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Hillary Takes 33-Point Lead In New National Poll

The Hill has the numbers: Hillary Clinton holds a huge national lead over Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), according to a new poll. A Monmouth University survey released Wednesday found Clinton with a 33-point lead, taking 59 percent support nationally over Sanders at 26 percent. Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley takes 4 percent support in the poll. Clinton has maintained a …

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Hillary Leads Sanders By 20 Pts In New National Poll

Hillary Clinton is leading Bernie Sanders by 20 points in a national poll released today. On the GOP side, many expected Ted Cruz to chip away at Trump’s lead this week, but that doesn’t appear to be happening. Politico reports: More than one-in-three Republican primary voters say they would vote for Donald Trump, according to the results of the latest …

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Sanders: Trump Has Emboldened Racists [VIDEO]

Last night Bernie Sanders told Rachel Maddow that Donald Trump has encouraged the nation’s racists to come out of the shadows:  Top Democrats bashed Donald Trump Tuesday for his plan to ban foreign Muslims from entering the country. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders said Trump’s call for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States” has encouraged racists …

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Bernie Sanders Wins TIME Magazine’s 2015 Person Of The Year Readers’ Poll, Kim Davis Places 55th

TIME Magazine reports: Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has won the online readers’ poll for TIME Person of the Year, topping some of the world’s best-known politicians, activists and cultural figures as the most influential person of 2015 among those who voted. The Vermont Senator won with a little more than 10% of the vote when the poll closed Sunday …

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CBS News Changes Focus Of Tonight’s Second Democratic Debate In Wake Of Paris Attacks

The three remaining Democratic candidates for president will debate in Iowa tonight where the questions will now center on terrorism. The New York Times reports: In the hours after the deadly attacks in Paris, CBS News significantly reworked its plans for the Democratic presidential debate it is hosting here on Saturday night to focus more on issues of terrorism, national …

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Hillary Leads By 19 Points In New National Poll

Hillary Clinton leads Bernie Sanders by 19 points in a national poll released by the New York Times this morning, but many Democrats told the pollsters that they haven’t yet made up their minds. The Hill reports: Half of Democratic primary voters in the latest poll said it’s too early to say definitively which candidate they will support, but 54 …

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POLL: Sanders Would Beat Trump By 12 Points

The Hill is shocked: In a new McClatchy-Marist poll, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) leads Republican candidate Donald Trump by a landslide margin of 12 percentage points, 53 to 41. In the McClatchy poll, Sanders also leads former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) by a landslide margin of 10 points, 51 to 41. It is shocking that the …

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Ben Carson At Liberty University: Sanders’ Plan For Free College Would Hasten Destruction Of America

Today Ben Carson spoke at Dead Falwell University where he told the mandatory student assembly that Bernie Sanders’ plan for free community college would “hasten the destruction of America.” The Hill reports: “It becomes easy to swallow things. If you don’t understand our financial situation and someone comes along and says, ‘free college for everybody,’ they’ll say, ‘oh how wonderful,’ …

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SNL Takes On Democratic Candidates Forum [VIDEO]

Mediaite recaps: SNL kicked off tonight’s show with a cold open mocking Rachel Maddow‘s Democratic forum and LARRY DAVID IS BACK, PEOPLE! After getting through Martin O’Malley, “Maddow” talked to a laid-back Hillary Clinton and promised her some tough questions––”not actually tough, just MSNBC tough.” But, really, the real star of the segment was David as Bernie Sanders yet again …

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LIVE THREAD: Democratic Candidates Forum

It’s not billed as a DNC-sanctioned debate, but the three remaining Democratic presidential candidates are in Rock Hill, South Carolina tonight for a “forum” hosted by Rachel Maddow.  The event will air live on MSNBC and can be viewed online with your cable system login. Watch along with us. Some believe that tonight will be Martin O’Malley’s swan song unless …

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POLL: Hillary Retakes Slim Lead In New Hampshire

USA Today reports: Hillary Clinton has regained the lead over Bernie Sanders in New Hampshire, site of next year’s first Democratic primary, according to a new poll released Tuesday. Clinton leads Sanders 48% to 45%, according to the Monmouth University Poll. Sanders, a Vermont senator, held a 7-point lead in the same poll in September when Vice President Biden, Lincoln …

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