Bernie Sanders Endorsements From NY Transit Workers Union Follows First Support From A US Senator

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By Abigail Abrams, IBTimes.com

(Wednesday, April 13, 2016, 12:04 pm) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is having a good day. The Vermont senator on Wednesday picked up the endorsement of the New York transit workers’ union, received his first Senate endorsement and joined a picket line with communications union workers striking against Verizon.

Sanders visited the Transport Workers Union Local 100 union hall Wednesday morning to pick up his endorsement from the group. The senator thanked the union members for their support and said he planned to continue his winning streak in the New York primary on Tuesday.

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Bernie Sanders Received More Individual Campaign Contributions Than Obama’s Entire 2008 Campaign

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By Brian Hanley, HuffingtonPost

( Apr. 12, 2016 12:59 pm ET) — Bernie Sanders’ fundraising success will no doubt go down as the secret sauce that helped Sanders defeat the well-oiled Clinton machine in the last seven delegate contests. Sanders is not only outraising Clinton, but in many key states such as Wisconsin, he is outspending her as well. Most impressively, Sanders, unlike Clinton, is campaigning without the support of an affiliated super PAC.

Backed by one of the most well-organized grassroots campaigns in American history, Sanders has raked in close to 7 million individual donations. That’s more unique contributions than Obama received during his entire 2008 campaign.

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Bernie Sanders lags in delegates but leads in likability

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By Tribune news

WASHINGTON (Apr. 11, 2016 21:08 pm) Bernie Sanders is still behind when it comes to delegates and votes, but he has one clear advantage over his Democratic and Republican presidential rivals — a lot of people actually like him.

By 48 percent to 39 percent, more Americans have a favorable than an unfavorable opinion of Sanders, giving him the best net-positive rating in the field, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. Unlike the other candidates, Sanders also is doing better as more Americans get to know him: His favorable rating is up from an earlier AP-GfK poll.

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Bernie Sanders slams President Clinton: ‘I appreciate Bill Clinton being my psychoanalyst’

Bernie Sanders slams President Clinton: ‘I appreciate Bill Clinton being my psychoanalyst’
By Maxwell Tani, BusinessInsider.com

(Apr. 10, 2016 1:42 pm) — Sen. Bernie Sanders is not pleased with former President Bill Clinton’s assertion that female presidential candidates are subconsciously held to a different standard from male candidates.

In an interview with CNN that aired on Sunday, Sanders sarcastically hit back at Clinton for suggesting that “gender was a factor” in Sanders’ criticism of Democratic presidential rival Hillary Clinton as unqualified to be president.

“I appreciate Bill Clinton being my psychoanalyst. It’s always nice,” Sanders said.

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All 435 seats up for election come November (MyCityConnected)

20160207_1900 MyCityconnected Election Information Website Advisory.jpg All 435 seats up for election come November

(Feb. 7, 2016) — According to the political information website MyCityconnected.us all, “435 seats will be up for election this November.”

MyCityConnected provides the website visitor a number of useful tools to include blogs, events, forums, groups, polls, and albums. The website also has a useful search feature to find out more information about elected representatives.

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