Tag Archives: Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders Issues First Television Ad [VIDEO]

Sen. Bernie Sanders today launched the first television ad of his campaign. The Hill reports: The ad titled “Real Change” will air statewide in Iowa and New Hampshire and is part of a buy exceeding $2 million, according to a release from the Vermont Independent’s campaign. The ad’s title recalls President Obama’s theme of “hope and change” from 2008, but …

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IOWA: Hillary Clinton Takes Massive 41-Point Lead Over Bernie Sanders In First Post-Bengazi Hearing Poll

In the first post-Benghazi hearing and post-Biden-not-running poll, Hillary Clinton has opened up a massive lead over Bernie Sanders among likely Iowa caucus voters. The Hill reports: The Monmouth University poll finds Clinton taking 65 percent support among likely Democratic caucus-goers in Iowa, while Sanders takes 24 percent. Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley clocks in at 5 percent support. Clinton …

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Maddow Grills Sanders On His DOMA History [VIDEO]

Last night Bernie Sanders was interviewed by Rachel Maddow about the continuing DOMA flap and his own history on LGBT rights. Lucas Grindley recaps at The Advocate: In Monday’s interview, Sanders explained why it’s important to get the history right, saying, “We live in a tough world and leadership counts.” As one of only 67 people in the House to …

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Hillary Spokesman On DOMA Flap: “Whatever”

“Whatever the context that led to the passage of DOMA nearly two decades ago, Hillary Clinton believes the law was discriminatory and both she and President Clinton urged that it be overturned. As President, Hillary Clinton will continue to fight to secure full and equal rights for LGBT Americans who, despite all our progress, can still get married on a …

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Sanders Isn’t Buying Hillary’s DOMA Explanation: Everybody Knew That Law Was Homophobic [VIDEO]

On Thursday, Hillary Clinton told Rachel Maddow that her husband’s signing of the DOMA bill was a “defensive action” meant to ward off a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. Bernie Sanders isn’t having it. Via The Hill: “To my mind, I think the evidence is very, very clear that that legislation was anti-gay legislation, it was playing off the fears …

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Bernie Sanders Won’t Say If He’s An Atheist [VIDEO]

Last night Jimmy Kimmel asked “culturally Jewish” Bernie Sanders, “Do you believe in God and do you think that’s important to the people of the United States?” Sanders dodged the questions, answering, “I am who I am, and what I believe in and what my spirituality is about is that we’re all in this together. I think it is not …

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Clinton & Sanders Thank Joe Biden For His Service

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SNL Takes On Democratic Debate [VIDEO]

Deadspin reviews: After months of separated-at-birth? jokes about Larry David and Vermont Senator and Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders, Saturday Night Live made the dream come true with its cold open last night, a recreation of the Anderson Cooper-moderated, CNN hosted Democratic candidates’ debate. Alec Baldwin was on hand to play ex-Senator Jim Webb, along with Kate McKinnon as her …

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NEW HAMPSHIRE: Clinton Leads Sanders By Two Points In First Post-Democratic Debate Poll

The Hill reports: Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) are statistically deadlocked in New Hampshire’s Democratic presidential primary, a new poll says. Clinton leads Sanders by two points in the Granite State, according to the Boston Globe/Suffolk University survey. Clinton has 37 percent support following a strong performance in last Tuesday’s inaugural Democratic presidential debate. Sanders, meanwhile, receives 35 …

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Sanders Defends Socialism To Bill Maher [VIDEO]

Mediaite has the recap: Maher seemed to all but officially endorse Bernie Sanders in this one appearance; just this week, Maher’s pal Seth MacFarlane proudly introduced Sanders in Los Angeles, so the pressure to do so may continue to rise for the progressive Maher. Tonight he told Sanders in no uncertain terms, “I want to see you get the nomination”. …

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Sen. Rand Paul: A Bernie Sanders Presidency Could Lead To “Mass Genocide” [AUDIO]

“It amazes me and it actually kind of scares me. I’ve been spending more time going after Bernie and socialism because I don’t want America to succumb to the notion that there’s anything good about socialism. I think it’s not an accident of history that most of the times when socialism has been tried that attendant with that has been …

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Bernie Sanders Rejects Donation From Pharma Douche Martin Shkreli, Gives Money To AIDS Charity

Boston.com reports: Pharmaceutics CEO Martin Shkreli wanted to make a donation to Bernie Sanders’ campaign in order to get a meeting with the Vermont senator, according to Stat. The Sanders campaign said no thanks. They’ll be passing on the money to a Washington health clinic, and Shkreli—the so-called “most hated” man in America whose company, Turing Pharmaceuticals, raised the price …

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Seth MacFarlane Opens For Bernie Sanders [VIDEO]

Celebrity endorsements for Bernie Sanders have been relatively sparse, but last night Seth MacFarlane effusively praised Sanders in an opening speech to a rally in Los Angeles. Variety recaps: MacFarlane said that he was particularly impressed by a response that Sanders gave at Tuesday night’s debate. Asked what was the country’s greatest national security threat, Sanders answered climate change. “Senator …

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Bernie Sanders Dances His Way Onto Ellen [VIDEO]

Bernie Sanders appeared on the Ellen Degeneres Show today where he danced a little bit to Disco Inferno as he entered the set. NPR breaks down the interview: There was some seriousness early on, but it was mostly light fare. He joked about his hair and played along in a lightning round when he was asked: What Republican presidential candidate …

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Father Of Reported Dog Killer Defends Debate Tweet Comparing Bernie Sanders To A Dog Killer

“Political correctness has run amok in this country! Last night during the ‪#‎DemDebate‬ I said, ‘I trust Bernie Sanders with my tax dollars like I trust a North Korean chef with my Labrador.’ Now the liberal media is attacking me. Leave it to liberals to ignore injustices and atrocities of a totalitarian nation on human beings and put more importance …

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Bernie Sanders Wins Drudge Debate Poll

Bernie Sanders won the Drudge Report debate poll, taking nearly ten times the total received by Hillary Clinton. Perhaps obviously, a lot of Tea People freeped the poll. The total number of votes is less than one-third of the 680K votes cast in the Drudge Report GOP poll last month. At this writing, Sanders has 59% of the votes and …

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TONIGHT: Democratic Debate At 9PM Eastern

The first Democratic presidential debate is tonight in Las Vegas and while few expect the kind of fireworks we saw at the recent GOP debate, it will be fascinating to see how Clinton and Sanders handle each other. I’ll post an open thread at 8:30PM Eastern so we can all watch together. Donald Trump will be live-tweeting: “At the request …

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Hillary Clinton Holds Strong Lead In New Polls

One day ahead of the first Democratic debate, Hillary Clinton is holding a strong lead in new polls out of South Carolina and Nevada. CNN reports: Clinton has the support of 50% of those who say they are likely to attend the Democratic caucus scheduled for February 20 in Nevada — which plays host to the first debate among the …

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Salon Questions Bernie Sanders’ Marriage Record

Bernie Sanders regularly touts himself as one of the first and most vigorous supporters of  marriage equality. And compared to Hillary Clinton’s relatively recent evolution, he’s right. But as Salon points out, Sanders too took a while to get there. Mark David Stern writes: In 2006, he took a stand against same-sex marriage in Vermont, stating that he instead endorsed …

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Clinton Holds Strong Lead In New National Poll

USA Today reports: Hillary Clinton continues to lead the Democratic field in a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll, but she no longer commands the support of a majority of Democrats as Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Vice President Biden gain ground. Clinton is backed by 41% of likely Democratic primary voters, a double-digit drop since the USA TODAY poll taken …

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