Campaign 2016 — Page 11

Believing he can win California, Bernie Sanders stumps in Oakland

May 20, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Believing he can win California, Bernie Sanders stumps in Oakland
By Matthew Artz, Tom Lochner and Katy Murphy, Bay Area News Group

(May 30, 2016 11:26 am) — OAKLAND — Bernie Sanders might have a new rallying cry for his longshot battle to wrest the Democratic nomination for president away from Hillary Clinton: “We Believe!”

Moments before he stepped outside Oakland City Hall to rally more than 11,000 adoring fans, Sanders pointed to the Golden State Warriors as proof that the final buzzer hadn’t yet sounded on his presidential campaign.

City Approves Four Massive Pro-Bernie Sanders Rallies During DNC

May 20, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

City Approves Four Massive Pro-Bernie Sanders Rallies During DNC
By By Brian X. McCrone and Aundrea Cline-Thomas, nbcphiladelphia.com

(May 20, 2016 6:52 a.m.) — Four pro-Bernie Sanders rallies, with estimated attendance of 38,000 activists, have been approved for public demonstrations during the Democratic National Convention in July, the city said Thursday.

The four rallies, given permits Wednesday night, bring the total to five for approved rallies and marches during what is expected to be a bustling week of political activity in Center City and South Philadelphia. The convention officially runs July 25-28, but two of the five approved rallies and marches of more than 7,000 activists will be held July 24 — the day more than 4,000 delegates arrive from across the country.

Bernie Sanders’s base isn’t the working class. It’s young people

May 19, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Bernie Sanders’s base isn’t the working class. It’s young people
By Jeff Stein, Vox.com

(May 19, 2016 09:00 am) — After Bernie Sanders crushed Hillary Clinton in the West Virginia primary last week, the national media was ready with an explanation: the white working class.

The New York Times and The Atlantic, for instance, both attributed Sanders’s win to his strength among low-income white workers. “White Working-Class Voters in West Virginia Pick Sanders Over Clinton,” read NPR’s headline.

Bernie Sanders draws big crowd in Vallejo

May 18, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Bernie Sanders draws big crowd in Vallejo
By Press Democrat

VALLEJO (May 18, 2016 10:45 pm) — Decrying the “rigged economy,” the war on drugs and student loan debt, and making light of his own unruly white hair, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders delighted a crowd of thousands Wednesday evening at a waterfront park in Vallejo.

Fresh from successes in the Oregon and Kentucky primary elections, the Vermont senator with socialist/populist inclinations — like a tax on Wall Street speculation to refinance student debt and pay for free college tuition — punched the air with his right arm as he recited his campaign talking points.

The crowd ate it up.

Majority of Americans support single-payer, “Medicare-for-all” health care syste

May 17, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Majority of Americans support single-payer, “Medicare-for-all” health care system
By Ben Norton, Salon

(Tuesday, May 17, 2016 4:23 pm) — A majority of Americans support the single-payer, “Medicare-for-all” style health care system proposed by presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.

A new Gallup poll found that almost six in 10 U.S. adults would prefer a federally funded health care system that provides insurance for all Americans.

Chomsky on Supporting Sanders & Why He Would Vote for Clinton Against Trump in a Swing State

May 16, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Chomsky on Supporting Sanders & Why He Would Vote for Clinton Against Trump in a Swing State
By DemocracyNow.org

(May 16, 2016 08:00 am) — Who is the world-renowned political dissident Noam Chomsky voting for? “In the primaries, I would prefer Bernie Sanders,” Chomsky says.

“If Clinton is nominated and it comes to a choice between Clinton and Trump, in a swing state, a state where it’s going to matter which way you vote, I would vote against Trump, and by elementary arithmetic, that means you hold your nose and you vote Democrat. I don’t think there’s any other rational choice.”

Bernie Sanders Stands Up For Native American Rights At The Pine Ridge Reservation Community Meeting

May 15, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Bernie Sanders Stands Up For Native American Rights At The Pine Ridge Reservation Community Meeting
By Leon Thompson, Tribal Beat

(May 15, 2016 12:00 pm) – When Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders spoke in San Diego, he said, among other others, “This campaign is about the Native Americans.“ I don’t think I’ve ever heard a politician even talk about Indians let alone include them in his race for President. Should I be happy that someone is at least talking about the 566 tribes? We are a mere 1.6 % of the voting population. Of course, we know that only a third of all Indians live on reservations.

We are many urban Indians. And we vote.

Hillary Clinton’s problem isn’t Bernie Sanders. It’s Hillary Clinton

May 14, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Hillary Clinton’s problem isn’t Bernie Sanders. It’s Hillary Clinton
By DAVID NIOSE, Salon
(May 14, 2016 5:37 pm) — No matter what you think about Hillary Clinton as the presidential primaries wind down, there is one undeniable fact that lingers in the background. Despite having had enormous advantages from the start of the campaign—no serious competition from within the party, solid support from national party leaders, a massive war chest and a nationwide grassroots network built over the course of decades in national politics—Clinton has struggled to put away a 74-year-old Jewish socialist who has had almost no establishment support.

Say whatever you want about Clinton’s lengthy résumé—and her credentials are indeed impressive—her performance this primary season is hardly indicative of a strong candidate.

Sanders touts 7.5 million campaign donations

May 13, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Sanders touts 7.5 million campaign donations
By Reuters
(May 13, 2016 5:14 PM EDT) – Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said he has received nearly 7.5 million individual campaign contributions, proving it’s possible to “run a winning national campaign” without Wall Street.

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Bernie Sanders, California Dropped A Grenade On Gilead

May 12, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Bernie Sanders, California Dropped A Grenade On Gilead
Source: The New Yorker

(May 12, 2016 10:39 am) — In September Hillary Clinton put the healthcare industry on notice pursuant to price gouging. She may have been trying to upstage Senator Bernie Sanders after his HCV rant four months earlier. Sanders thought veterans deserved the world’s best HCV treatment — Gilead’s (NASDAQ:GILD) Harvoni — at a reasonable price; I agreed with him. Market chatter suggested the VA garnered HCV drugs at $40,000 per regimen. Gilead intimated it cut the price even further in Q1 in order to woo the VA back.

Summary

A California initiative — California Drug Price Relief Act — would prohibit state agencies from paying more for prescription drugs than the VA.

Senator Bernie Sanders has thrown his support behind the Act.

The Act could put a dent in prices for prescription drugs like HCV and HIV/AIDS.

If the Act gains traction nationwide it could sink GILD.

Bernie Sanders has gone too far this time.

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