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Sanders “Disowns” Abusive Backers At Debate [VIDEO]

The New York Daily News reports: Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders distanced himself from the so-called “Bernie Bros” who have been criticized for using online bullying tactics while on stage at Wednesday’s Democratic primary debate. “If there are a few people who make ugly remarks … I disown those people, they are not part of our movement,” Sanders said in Nevada. …

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Buttigieg And Klobuchar Trade Ugly Barbs At Debate

Politico reports: The hostility building between the two Midwestern Democrats burst dramatically into the open in Nevada, as they clashed repeatedly on the debate stage and tried to slash the momentum out of each other’s campaigns. Klobuchar and Buttigieg have fought before over their experience and their political records in past debates — but the feud took a deeply personal …

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Bloomberg Struggles Under Debate Fire From All Sides

The New York Times reports: Mike Bloomberg has spent over $400 million during his ascent in the polls for the Democratic nomination. But money apparently couldn’t save the billionaire from a widely panned performance at last night’s presidential debate. It was like “the gap between an influencer marketing campaign and putting an actual product in front of reviewers,” as Nilay …

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Elizabeth Warren Dominates At Fiery Debate [VIDEO]

The Washington Examiner reports: After a lackluster performance in New Hampshire, Elizabeth Warren brought the heat during the Nevada debate. The Massachusetts senator, 70, asserted herself to drive home her message that she would stand for working families if elected to the White House while also attacking Michael Bloomberg over his record and some of her center-left rivals for their …

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LIVE VIDEO: Las Vegas Hosts Ninth Democratic Debate

The Insider reports: Thanks to a rule change by the Democratic National Committee, former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg will take to the debate stage for the first time in the 2020 primary cycle. The Las Vegas debate will be hosted by NBC News, MSNBC and Noticias Telemundo in partnership with the Nevada Independent and will take place at …

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Bloomberg Qualifies For Tomorrow’s Dem Debate

The Associated Press reports: Billionaire Mike Bloomberg has qualified for the upcoming Democratic presidential debate, marking the first time he’ll stand alongside the rivals he has so far avoided by bypassing the early voting states and using his personal fortune to define himself through television ads. A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll published Tuesday shows Bloomberg with 19% support nationally in …

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Bloomberg Hasn’t Yet Qualified For Next Dem Debate

Politico reports: The DNC on Saturday rolled out the qualification rules for its presidential debate later this month in South Carolina — criteria that leave the door open for two billionaires, Mike Bloomberg and Tom Steyer, to join the top five candidates who emerged from Iowa and New Hampshire. To qualify for the Feb. 25 debate in Charleston, S.C., candidates …

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Sanders: Bloomberg Should Be Barred From Debates

CBS News reports: Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said it’s “very unfortunate” a rule change could allow his fellow presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg into the next Democratic debates. The qualifications no longer include a unique-donor threshold. “That is what being a multi-billionaire is about. Some very good friends of mine who were competing in the Democratic nomination — people like …

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Klobuchar Raises $1M During Strong Debate Showing

The Hill reports: Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) touted on Friday that her presidential campaign had raised $1 million since the start of the primary debate in New Hampshire. Klobuchar, in her Twitter post, also urged supporters to help her hit $2 million by midnight. Friday night’s financial boost for Klobuchar comes after what appears to be a fifth-place showing in …

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LIVE VIDEO: Democrats Debate In New Hampshire

USA Today reports: After weeks of all eyes on Iowa, it’s time for New Hampshire’s turn in the spotlight. Seven Democratic presidential candidates are taking the debate stage Friday in Manchester, New Hampshire, at St. Anselm College’s Thomas F. Sullivan Arena. The debate will be the first one since January, and will be the first one since issues surrounding the …

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Sanders Campaign: New Debate Rules Are “Rigged”

The Hill reports: Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) presidential campaign ripped the Democratic National Committee (DNC) over its new debate qualifications, saying it is supporting “a rigged system.” The Sanders campaign criticized the DNC after it dropped the donor threshold for the Feb. 19 primary debate in Nevada. The move could open the door for former New York City Mayor Michael …

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DNC Overhaul Of Debates Opens Door For Bloomberg

Politico reports: The Democratic National Committee is drastically revising its criteria to participate in primary debates after New Hampshire, doubling the polling threshold and eliminating the individual donor requirement, which could pave the way for former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg to make the stage beginning in mid-February. Candidates will need to earn at least 10 percent in four …

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Andrew Yang Qualifies For Next Democratic Debate

Axios reports: Andrew Yang on Jan. 26 became the seventh Democrat to qualify for the February debate after polling above 5% in UNH/CNN’s New Hampshire survey, his fourth qualifying poll. The Democratic National Committee added a new method for contenders to qualify for its February debate, allowing any candidate who wins at least one pledged delegate to the DNC from …

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Trump May Dodge “Biased” 2020 Presidential Debates

The New York Times reports: President Trump’s campaign is considering only participating in general election debates if an outside firm serves as the host, and his advisers recently sat down with the nonprofit Commission on Presidential Debates to complain about the debates it hosted in 2016. The Dec. 19 meeting between Frank J. Fahrenkopf Jr., a prominent Republican and co-chairman …

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DNC Offers New Pathway To Next Debate Stage

ABC News reports: The Democratic National Committee announced the qualifying rules for the Democratic debate on Feb. 7, the first matchup after voting begins, which will be hosted by ABC News, ABC’s New Hampshire affiliate WMUR-TV and Apple News. The slightly modified criteria for the debate, which is sandwiched evenly between the Iowa caucuses on Feb. 3 and the New …

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LIVE VIDEO: Final Dem Debate Before First Caucus

CBS News reports: Six Democratic presidential candidates will be making their case on Tuesday night from Des Moines, where the last debate before the Iowa caucuses — the first nominating contest of 2020 — will kick off at 9 p.m. ET on CNN. The stage is set for a clash between two of the top contenders and progressive allies, Senators …

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Podium Order Announced For Coming Dem Debate

CNN reports: Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont will stand at center stage in Tuesday night’s CNN/Des Moines Register Democratic presidential debate. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts will be to the left of Biden, and former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg will be to the right of Sanders. Businessman Tom Steyer will stand next …

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Tom Steyer Qualifies For Next Democratic Debate

NPR reports: Billionaire activist Tom Steyer on Thursday likely became the latest candidate to qualify after two Fox News polls from Nevada and South Carolina showed him in the double digits. Steyer has been spending millions of dollars in early states to boost his chances. That means he will join the other five candidates who had already qualified: former Vice …

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CNN Announces Moderators For Next Dem Debate

CNN reports: The seventh Democratic presidential debate will be moderated by CNN’s Wolf Blitzer and Abby Phillip as well as The Des Moines Register’s Brianne Pfannenstiel next week, the network announced on Wednesday. Blitzer anchors “The Situation Room” on CNN. Phillip is a political correspondent for the network. Pfannenstiel is chief political correspondent for the Register. CNN, in partnership with …

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Bloomberg Under Fire For Shrugging Off Debates

Politico reports: Mike Bloomberg is starting to take heat from Democratic rivals for running an imperial campaign: Using his personal fortune to finance an infinite stream of TV ads while refusing to engage his opponents and defend his record on a live debate stage. To that he says: Too bad. At a campaign stop here, the former New York mayor …

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