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Bernie Sanders supporters plotting path forward after primaries

April 23, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

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By Eric DuVall, UPI.com

CHICAGO, (Saturday, April 23, 2016 4:20 pm) — The array of liberal groups that have come together to support Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders are beginning to plot a course forward in the event he does not win the party’s nomination.

Much like the candidate himself, the groups have not conceded defeat to front-runner Hillary Clinton, but NBC News reports several groups are planning a meeting in Chicago sometime in June, after voting has ended, to explore ways to continue the “political revolution” Sanders has sought to create with his campaign’s message assailing income inequality.

Yes, Bernie’s Plan to Make College Free Would Be a Gift to Rich Kids. That Doesn’t Make It a Bad Idea

April 22, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

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By Jordan Weissmann, Slate
(Friday, April 22, 2016 5:37 pm) — Nobody would ever accuse Bernie Sanders of trying to coddle the rich. But some certainly think his plan to abolish tuition at public colleges would end up wasting a whole lot of money on them. Hillary Clinton, for her part, likes to say she’s “not in favor of making college free for Donald Trump’s kids.”1 This week, meanwhile, a new report from Brookings confirms that getting rid of tuition entirely at state schools would disproportionately benefit upper-income students.

Does that really mean abolishing tuition at State U. is a terrible idea? Not necessarily. The fact that free college would benefit everyone from Trump to the people who clean his towers might actually be an argument in its favor.

Bernie Sanders plans campaign rally in Wilmington Saturday

April 22, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

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By Staff Report, DoverPost.com
(Friday, Apr. 22, 2016 2:14 pm) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is holding a “Future to Believe In” rally in Wilmington Saturday, April 23 before Delaware’s primary election.

The rally will be held at the Chase Center on the Riverfront, 815 Justison Street, Wilmington.
Doors open at 1 p.m., but the campaign did not say when Sanders is scheduled to speak.

Bernie Sanders addresses rally in Oaks ahead of Democratic primary

April 21, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

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By James O’Malley, staff writer
(Thursday, April 21, 2016 10:45 pm) — Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders capped a full day of courting Pennsylvania voters Thursday, playing to an enthusiastic crowd in Oaks.

“Real change never takes place from the top on down, but from the bottom up,” he told hundreds of cheering supporters.

Could Bernie Sanders Still Beat Hillary Clinton?

April 20, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

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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.

Bernie Sanders slams New York’s closed primary

April 19, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

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By Kate Linthicum, LATimes.com

(Tuesday, April 19, 2016 9:09 pm) — Bernie Sanders criticized New York’s closed primary, decrying the fact that 27% of New Yorkers were ineligible to vote in Tuesday’s primary election because they are not registered with either major party.

“That’s wrong,” Sanders told a crowd at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. “I would hope that in future primary elections in New York state, the officials there make some fundamental changes about how they do business.”

How Bernie Sanders Is Rocking the Vote With the Help of a DJ & Former Punk Rock Promoter

April 18, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

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By Gil Kaufman, BillBoard.com

(Monday, April 18, 2016 8:00 a.m.) — “Music is such a great addition when you’re talking about this candidacy with so much energy & excitement,” campaign staffer Rania Batrice tells Billboard.

Looking out over a 20,000-plus-person crowd in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park on Sunday afternoon, Grizzly Bear singer Ed Droste could not contain his astonishment. “I have for the past week been a surrogate for the Sanders campaign,” Droste told the throng, which included everyone from local teenagers to aged itinerant hippies stretching as far as the eye could see. “I have truly never seen anything like this in my entire life.”

Attacking Bernie Sanders Over His Visit With The Pope Is Garbage

April 17, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

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By Tommy Christopher, Mediaite.com

(April 17, 2016 12:08 a.m.) — Independent Vermont Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders had a big weekend, jetting off to the Vatican to deliver a speech at a conference there, and even getting to meet Pope Francis himself, and to hear Sanders’ opponents tell it, this makes him history’s greatest monster.

According to online critics, Sanders flew to Rome on the Marie Antionette Express, murdered the environment, crashed the Vatican like some drunken neighbor peeing in your barbecue pit, stalked the Pope, and claimed he was now an honorary Pope, too.

Bernie Sanders sweeps over Colorado delegates during state convention

April 16, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

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Total count: 41 for Sanders, 25 for Clinton
By Marc Stewart, TheDenverChannel.com

(April 16, 2016 02:18 pm) — Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders swept over Colorado delegates during the state’s party convention at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland.

Sanders pulled in a total of 41 delegates, while former Secretary Sate Hillary Clinton amassed 25 on Saturday. Twelve super delegates remained unpledged.

Bernie Sanders Tax Return: Vermont Senator Had Income Of Over $205,000 In 2014

April 15, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

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By Lyndia Tomkiw

(April 15, 2016 8:46 pm) — Democratic presidential hopeful and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders stuck to his word and released his full 2014 tax returns Friday. While not quite a member of the 1 percent, Sanders and his wife Jane reported a combined income of $205,271 in 2014.

The majority of the Sanders’ income came from the senator’s salary of $174,000 as well as Social Security benefits the couple receives. The return showed Sanders received a tax refund of $4,172. The couple donated $8,350 to charity.

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