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Bernie Sanders Can Bern Green with Political Twin Jill Stein

June 13, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Bernie Sanders Can Bern Green with Political Twin Jill Stein
By Christine Morse, Inquisitr

(June 13, 2016 3:00 p.m.) — A Bernie Sanders-Jill Stein ticket could be this summer’s sleeper political hit.

The Green Party is building a political home for Bernie Sanders, which may be especially appealing to him given the Dems’ relentless bullying.

After Hillary’s bitter drop out of the race for the Democratic nomination back in June of 2008, the establishment candidate’s vindication this year was to proclaim herself the Dem nominee on that eight-year anniversary — smack in the face of Sanders still being in the race and with complete disregard to the voters, who have not given her the required number of pledged delegates.

This and other dirty Dem moves have assaulted Bernie’s campaign, driving many of his supporters to continue their revolution under what may prove to be a much more effective platform – the Green Party.

Federal judge rejects lawsuit Bernie Sanders backers had hoped would boost his California chances

June 1, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Federal judge rejects lawsuit Bernie Sanders backers had hoped would boost his California chances
By John Myers, LATimes.com

(June 1, 2016 13:59 PT) — A Federal judge refused Wednesday to reopen voter registration in California ahead of next week’s presidential primary, telling a group led by backers of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders that the rights of the state’s unaffiliated voters have not been harmed.

“There’s absolutely no showing of any federal violation,” said U.S. District Judge William Alsup.

The best reporting on Bernie Sanders over the years

April 30, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

The best reporting on Bernie Sanders over the years
By Sarah Smith, ProPublica
(April 30, 2016 4:07 p.m.) — Bernie Sanders became the first socialist mayor of Burlington, Vermont, and ran successfully as an Independent for the House of Representatives and then the Senate. Now, the Democratic challenger to Hillary Clinton has young voters “feeling the Bern.”

The political career of Bernie Sanders nearly ended before it began. In the early 1970s, he lost his first four races — two for the Senate and two for governor — running on the ticket of Vermont’s radical Liberty Union Party, while espousing positions such as ending the Vietnam War and abolishing the CIA. But when he ran as an Independent for mayor of Burlington in 1981, the socialist Sanders beat the five-term Democratic incumbent.

Trump Encourages Bernie Sanders to Run as an Independent

April 26, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Trump Encourages Bernie Sanders to Run as an Independent
By Josh Feldman, Mediaite.com

(April 26th, 2016 6:24 pm) — In railing against the “rigged” GOP delegate system for weeks, Donald Trump has taken to making bedfellows of Bernie Sanders and saying that both parties are being rather unfair to each of them.

Trump has repeatedly said it’s unfair that the Democrats have superdelegates who could potentially steer the ship, likening it to the delegate shenanigans in the GOP.

Could Bernie Sanders Still Beat Hillary Clinton?

April 20, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Could Bernie Sanders Still Beat Hillary Clinton?
By Tierney McAfee, People.com
(Wednesday, April 20, 2016) — Bernie Sanders’ campaign is taking a “step back” after the Democratic hopeful lost his native New York to rival Hillary Clinton on Tuesday.

Pundits have all but declared the Democratic race over, and the fact that Sanders returned home to Vermont to take the day off on Wednesday – after his top strategist Tad Devine announced Tuesday night, “We’ll take a step back and then decide publicly what his intentions are” – doesn’t bode well for the Vermont senator’s presidential bid.

Trump Hints Going Independent

February 15, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Donald Trump Floats Idea of a Third-Party Run Again
by ABCNews
(Feb. 15, 2016 13:41 ET) –At a town hall today in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, Donald Trump floated the idea — without explicitly threatening to do so — that he may run as an independent candidate.

Trump attacked the Republican National Committee, saying it “better get its act together” and it “does a terrible job.” Trump said he believes the RNC treated him unfairly.