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Bernie Sanders’ Reaction To The Clinton Email Findings Was Predictably Muted

July 5, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Bernie Sanders’ Reaction To The Clinton Email Findings Was Predictably Muted
By Becky Bracken, Romper.com

(July 5, 2016 3:00 p.m.) — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has always tried to stay out of the scandal surrounding former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s private email server, even famously saying he was “tired” of hearing about her “damn emails” in an early debate between the two Democrats running for the party’s presidential nomination. But what is Bernie Sanders’ reaction to the FBI’s recommendation on Clinton’s email scandal just released today? He says it has no impact on his candidacy.

Sanders is in a weird spot. He’s no longer actively campaigning for president, but his campaign is still active. Sanders hasn’t suspended his campaign, but has said in interviews he will vote for and support Clinton and is willing to do whatever it takes to help defend Donald Trump, adding “It doesn’t appear that I’m going to be the nominee,” during an interview with CSPAN, The Hill reported.

End Citizens United aggressively seeks campaign finance reform

July 4, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

End Citizens United aggressively seeks campaign finance reform
By Joe Garofoli, San Fransisco Chronicle

(July 4, 2016 07:12 pm) — In one of his earliest moments of raw candor during the presidential campaign, Donald Trump said that when big donors like him give politicians money, they “do whatever the hell you want them to do.”

“That’s a broken system,” Trump said during a Republican debate back in August. He piled on by mocking his opponents who pandered to the Koch brothers as “puppets” of the billionaire conservative businessmen.

Yet even as the political polar opposites Trump and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont spent the past year railing on about a “rigged” political system that allows wealthy donors outsize influence, campaign finance reform isn’t the kind of sexy issue that drives voters to the polls.

Bernie Sanders’ supporters scoff at Hillary Clinton-Elizabeth Warren ticket

July 3, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Bernie Sanders’ supporters scoff at Hillary Clinton-Elizabeth Warren ticket
By Ben Wolfgang – The Washington Times

(July 3, 2016 6:00 p.m.) — Some progressives want Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont on the Democratic presidential ticket and won’t be fully satisfied with anyone else as Hillary Clinton’s No. 2 — not even fellow anti-Wall Street crusader and liberal firebrand Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

Ms. Warren has emerged as a top contender to be Mrs. Clinton’s running mate, but data show that picking the senator from Massachusetts won’t necessarily lead liberals to coalesce around Mrs. Clinton and would have little impact on independent and moderate voters.

Top Sanders Adviser Praises Procedure For Drafting DNC Platform

July 2, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Top Sanders Adviser Praises Procedure For Drafting DNC Platform
By Sam Levine, Huffington Post

(July 2, 2016 10:59 a.m.) — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has repeatedly criticized the Democratic Party for running an unfair primary and called for the removal of its chair. But one of his top advisers this week described the party’s process for drafting its platform as “pretty good.”

While Sanders has begun acknowledging he is not going to be the Democratic nominee for president, he has called for a “fundamental transformation” of the party and vowed to remain in the race to influence its platform. The independent senator clearly influenced the final draft of the Democratic National Convention’s platform, which includes a $15 minimum wage and language like a “rigged economy” — a term Sanders has often used in speeches on the campaign trail.

If Hillary Clinton Is Indicted, Would Bernie Sanders Be The Nominee?

July 1, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

If Hillary Clinton Is Indicted, Would Bernie Sanders Be The Nominee?
By Cheyna Roth, Bustle.com

(July 1, 2016 08:00 a.m.) — On Friday in a press conference, Attorney General Loretta Lynch vowed to “accept” investigators’ and prosecutors’ recommendations regarding whether to indict presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s alleged use of an insecure email server. This announcement set aside whisperings that Lynch would be a safety net for Clinton if an indictment was recommended, particularly in light of a certain tarmac rendezvous with Bill.

While Clinton waits to hear her fate, some wonder if an indictment would help the all-but-defunct campaign of her rival, Bernie Sanders. Looking at the inevitable domino reaction that could come with an indicted presidential candidate, the question becomes, could Sanders become the nominee if Clinton is indicted?

Bernie Sanders Only Presidential Candidate To Address National Congress Of American Indians

June 30, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Bernie Sanders Only Presidential Candidate To Address National Congress Of American Indians
By Emily Schwing, Northwest News Network

(June 30, 2016 09:15 p.m.) — The National Congress of American Indians invited four presidential candidates to its mid-year conference in Spokane this week. But only one addressed the congress directly.

Although Hillary Clinton is likely to be the Democratic party’s nominee for president, Bernie Sanders is still on the campaign trail. In a three-and-a-half minute video message to the National Congress of American Indians, Sanders said he’d continue to fight for a progressive agenda.

“To my mind, we need to fundamentally change the relationship between the United States government and the native American community,” Sanders said.

More Than 100 Bernie Sanders Donors Sue Debbie Wasserman Schultz for Fraud

June 29, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

More Than 100 Bernie Sanders Donors Sue Debbie Wasserman Schultz for Fraud
By Jerry Iannelli, New Times (Broward, Palm Beach)

(June 29, 2016 1:04 p.m.) — Amid allegations that Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz “rigged” the Democratic presidential primary in favor of Hillary Clinton, 120 people, including 104 Bernie Sanders donors, sued both Wasserman Schultz and the DNC in the Southern District Court of Florida yesterday for fraud, negligence, misrepresentation, and other claims. They alleged she misled the DNC and Sanders donors into thinking she was “impartial.”

The suit comes after a group of Russian hackers published emails they claim show the DNC had, since May 2015, been planning strategies to help Hillary Clinton defeat Donald Trump in the general election.

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Bernie Sanders Pens a Searing New York Times Op-Ed Calling on Democractic Party to ‘Wake Up’

June 28, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Bernie Sanders Pens a Searing New York Times Op-Ed Calling on Democractic Party to ‘Wake Up’
By Jake Johnson

(June 28, 2016 6:00 p.m.) — On Tuesday, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders penned an op-ed in the New York Times, arguing, in essence, that the Democratic Party must wake up to the realities facing working people around the world or risk being tossed aside by the right-wing demagogues on the rise in both the United States and Europe.

Reflecting on the recent “Brexit” vote, Sanders argues that political and economic elites, including the Democratic Party of the United States, have become disconnected from the lives of the people they purport to represent.

“Workers in Britain, many of whom have seen a decline in their standard of living while the very rich in their country have become much richer, have turned their backs on the European Union and a globalized economy that is failing them and their children,” Sanders wrote.

Bernie Sanders’ Power Put To The Test In New York Congressional Race

June 27, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Bernie Sanders’ Power Put To The Test In New York Congressional Race
By Amanda Terkel, Huffington Post

(June 27, 2016 01:24 p.m.) — Sen. Bernie Sanders‘ (I-Vt.) political muscle in down-ballot races will face a key test Tuesday, as his chosen candidate in New York’s 24th congressional district faces off against two competitors who have more support from New York elected officials and Democratic organizations.

Sanders went to New York on Friday to campaign for Eric Kingson, a 70-year-old Syracuse University professor and political novice. Kingson co-founded the national organization Social Security Works and started the Strengthen Social Security Coalition, which comprises more than 300 organizations focused on strengthening and expanding Social Security. He has also called for a single-payer health care system, which has been a signature issue for Sanders.

Bernie Sanders’ National Press Secretary, Symone Sanders, Exits Campaign

June 26, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Bernie Sanders’ National Press Secretary, Symone Sanders, Exits Campaign
By Phyllis Asinyanbi, Inquisitr

(June 26, 2016 08:00 p.m.) — Bernie Sanders’ national press secretary, Symone D. Sanders (no relation), has left his campaign. She is happy for the time that she has served but now wants to focus efforts on getting a Democrat elected in 2016. The announcement was made on Sunday night, and Symone submitted her resignation last week.
Although 26-year-old Symone Sanders said she doesn’t have a job in the works, she said there is a lot of work to be done before November 2016, per CNN.

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