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Bernie Sanders lags in delegates but leads in likability

April 11, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Bernie Sanders lags in delegates but leads in likability
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.

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

April 10, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

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.

Bernie Sanders Wins Wyoming Democratic Caucus 2016

April 9, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Bernie Sanders Wins Wyoming Democratic Caucus 2016
By FEROZE DHANOA (Patch National Staff)

(Saturday, April 9, 2016 6:34 pm) — Bernie Sanders was declared the winner in the 2016 Wyoming Democratic caucus keeping his wave of momentum alive with the caucus being his seventh victory in a row. The win was no surprise for the Vermont senator who was expected to win Wyoming being a Western caucus state with a largely white electorate.

Democrats gathered across the state to allocate 14 of the state’s pledged delegates. Wyoming has 4 superdelegates that have already backed Clinton. While the win keeps the Sanders campaign alive it does not do much to affect Clinton’s overall delegate lead ahead of the key New York primary where 291 delegates are at stake. The primary will take place April 19.

Latest numbers from the AP (97 percent reporting):
Sanders: 56 percent
Clinton: 44 percent

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders Bring Their Battle to Brooklyn

April 8, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders Bring Their Battle to Brooklyn
By Yamiche Alcindor, NYTimes.com

(Friday, April 8, 2016 6:00 pm) — In Brooklyn Heights, on the 11th floor of an office building, Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign headquarters was humming on Monday. Staff members and volunteers were working the phones in spacious offices with windows that look out on the Manhattan skyline. Photos of supporters, an array of campaign buttons and a hanging gong, with the names of states she has won scribbled onto it in marker, adorned the sleekly designed space. A retired New York police officer stood guard.

Two miles away, in a gritty open-floor office space in Gowanus, Brooklyn, that smelled of fresh paint, an army of mostly young Bernie Sanders supporters began gathering two weeks ago to spread his message. Last weekend, they nibbled on orange slices, perched on plastic folding chairs and sifted through mountains of newly delivered cardboard boxes filled with Bernie for President pamphlets. Visitors walked up a driveway and through a half-open side door to enter.

Clinton and Sanders ditch politeness for New York scrap

April 7, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Clinton and Sanders ditch politeness for New York scrap
By Dan Roberts, The Guardian (Washington)

(Thursday, April 7, 2016 2:36 pm EDT) — As if discovering gambling in Casablanca, political operatives professed themselves “shocked” on Thursday at signs of growing rancour between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton ahead of their unexpectedly competitive New York primary election.

“A new low,” complained Clinton spokesman Brian Fallon, after her rival responded to what he believed were personal attacks on him by questioning whether she was “qualified to be president” either.

Bernie Sanders Takes Wisconsin Democratic Contest

April 5, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Bernie Sanders Takes Wisconsin Democratic Contest
By Trudy Ring, Advocate

(April 5, 2016 23:40 ET) — Bernie Sanders has won Wisconsin’s Democratic presidential primary, major news outlets report.

The race was called for the U.S. senator from Vermont not long after polls closed at 8 p.m. local time. Two hours later, with 55 percent of the vote counted, Sanders had 55 percent and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton 45 percent, NBC News reports.

Watergate, Pentagon Papers, Snowden Papers, EmailGate, TranscriptGate and now The Panama Papers

April 5, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

The Panama Papers let Bernie Sanders say ‘I told you so’
By David K. Li, New York Post

(Apr. 5, 2016 11:39 am) — Bernie Sanders warned — nearly five years ago — that an impending trade deal with Panama would allow rich Americans to establish offshore tax shelters.

Sanders’ dire prediction is particularly germane now, in light of leaked documents that show thousands of accounts allegedly linking hidden funds with tax evaders across the world.

“Panama Papers” is the story of the biggest leaks of all time

April 4, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

“Panama Papers” is the story of the biggest leaks of all time

(Apr. 4, 2016 22:00) — The source is anonymous, individuals are anything but that.

It all starts in Munich. Two young reporter obtained the data of hundreds of thousands letterbox companies. There they find the richest, most powerful and richest people in the world. The two journalists follow the tracks – using 400 reporters from 80 countries – and come across the hidden billions of Presidents, criminals and ordinary super rich.

The history of the largest data leaks ever begins late in the evening with an anonymous message: “Hello. Here speaks John Doe. Interested in information? “

Sanders wants to close nuclear plant 25 mi. from NYC

April 4, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Bernie Sanders wants to close nuclear plant 25 mi. from NYC ‘Catastrophe waiting to happen’
by Alexey Yaroshevsky, RT.com

(Apr. 4, 2016 12:54) — he continued operation of the “decaying” 40-year-old Indian Point nuclear power plant up the Hudson River from New York City “makes no sense,” said Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders two weeks before the New York State presidential primary.

The two, 1970s-era Indian Point nuclear reactors, situated about 25 miles (40 km) north of New York City and within 50 miles of 20 million residents, have come under increased scrutiny of late as the facility has experienced nine occurrences of technical problems in the past year or so. Four of them were serious enough to shut down the plant, RT’s Alexey Yaroshevsky reported in February.

Love Trumps Hate – Actress Rosario Dawson on Why She Supports Bernie Sanders for President

April 4, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Love Trumps Hate – Actress Rosario Dawson on Why She Supports Bernie Sanders for President
By Amy Goodman, DemocracyNow.org

(Apr. 4, 2016 08:00) — On Thursday night, between 16,000 and 20,000 people gathered in St. Mary’s Park in the South Bronx for a Bernie Sanders rally, where Sanders stressed his Brooklyn roots. It was the first time in decades a presidential candidate spoke in the South Bronx. He spoke alongside director Spike Lee and actress Rosario Dawson, who is known for her role in Kids and many other films, including Sin City: A Dame to Kill For as well as Rent.

After the rally DemocracyNow’s Amy Goodman caught up with Dawson while she was on the sidewalk with friends and asked her why she was supporting Bernie Sanders.

$Love Trumps Hate - Actress Rosario Dawson on Why She Supports Bernie Sanders for President By Amy Goodman, DemocracyNow.org (Apr. 4, 2016 08:00) -- On Thursday night, between 16,000 and 20,000 people gathered in St. Mary’s Park in the South Bronx for a Bernie Sanders rally, where Sanders stressed his Brooklyn roots. It was the first time in decades a presidential candidate spoke in the South Bronx. He spoke alongside director Spike Lee and actress Rosario Dawson, who is known for her role in Kids and many other films, including Sin City: A Dame to Kill For as well as Rent. After the rally DemocracyNow's Amy Goodman caught up with Dawson while she was on the sidewalk with friends and asked her why she was supporting Bernie Sanders."I’m supporting Bernie Sanders because he says no to fracking. I’m supporting Bernie Sanders because we do need a single-payer healthcare system that takes care of everyone. And that is not a pipe dream; that’s something that’s happening all over the world and in really positive ways," Dawnson said. "We are a social democracy. That’s our firefighters, that’s our policemen. And it shouldn’t be drawing a line, that’s—you know, a fireman will go into your house to take your hard drive out and save your cat, but if you break your leg, screw you.""That doesn’t make any sense, you know? And when you actually go and you travel around the world and you start recognizing that people can actually be sick, they can take—you know, have a broken leg and not lose their job and lose their livelihoods and lose their homes over it, that’s really important." https://publicskeleton.com/media/?p=867$ “I’m supporting Bernie Sanders because he says no to fracking. I’m supporting Bernie Sanders because we do need a single-payer healthcare system that takes care of everyone. And that is not a pipe dream; that’s something that’s happening all over the world and in really positive ways,” Dawnson said. “We are a social democracy. That’s our firefighters, that’s our policemen. And it shouldn’t be drawing a line, that’s—you know, a fireman will go into your house to take your hard drive out and save your cat, but if you break your leg, screw you.”

“That doesn’t make any sense, you know? And when you actually go and you travel around the world and you start recognizing that people can actually be sick, they can take—you know, have a broken leg and not lose their job and lose their livelihoods and lose their homes over it, that’s really important.”

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