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‘A capacity to move voters’ : can California be Sanders’ golden state?

May 29, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

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By Nicky Woolf, Guardian

(May 29, 2016 7:05 a.m. ET) — After Hillary Clinton won the New York Democratic primary in April, her surrogates began relaying the message: game over, Bernie Sanders. Time to go home. It is mathematically impossible to win the nomination.

Technically, they were right. The rivals may be separated by only 270 pledged delegates, a large but not insurmountable gap, but that figure does not take into account the superdelegates who do not owe allegiance to any vote and almost all of whom – 571 – are already pledged to Clinton.

Trump “Pulls-Out” of Sanders Debate

May 28, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

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By Lee Moran, HuffPost.com

(May 28, 2016 03:05 a.m. ET) — The Democratic presidential candidate told Bill Maher on “Real Time” Friday night that he’d have “loved” to discuss policy issues with the real estate mogul.

He even clenched his fists in anticipation of the televised scrap. But he was left disappointed after The Donald flip-flopped over the issue at least four times, before eventually pulling out.

Sanders vs Trump Debate: Young Turks’ Cenk Uygur Interviews Bernie Sanders for Second Time

May 27, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

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By Daryl Parsons, PS

(May 27, 2016 6:00 p.m.) — Bernie Sanders returned to the Young Turks for the second time for a one-on-one interview with host Cenk Uygur.

Sanders was asked about the possibility of holding a one-on-one debate with Donald Trump, his campaign for president, and the democratic process and other policy and related issues.

The Young Turks vouched to donate $1M to charity in support of, and in response to Donald Trump’s earlier claims that he would debate Sanders for $10M to be donated to charity.

The prospect of a debate between Trump and Sanders has not been finalized and hinges on Donald Trump committing to follow through with the debate.

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Die-Hard Bernie Sanders Backers See F.B.I. as Answer to Their Prayers

May 27, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

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By Yamiche Alcindor, NYT

(May 27, 2016 8:45 a.m.) — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Senator Bernie Sanders may be trailing Hillary Clinton by hundreds of delegates, and Mrs. Clinton may be treating the Democratic nomination as hers, but Julie Crowell, a stay-at-home mother and a die-hard Sanders supporter, is holding out for an 11th-hour miracle: divine deliverance at the hands of the F.B.I.

Like many of Mr. Sanders’s supporters, Ms. Crowell, 37, said she hoped that Mrs. Clinton’s use of a private email server during her time as secretary of state would eventually yield an indictment, and she described it as the kind of transgression that would disqualify another politician seeking high office.

Bernie Sanders is running neck and neck with Hillary Clinton in the last major primary battle

May 27, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

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By Maxwell Tani, Business Insider

(May 27, 2016 7:50 a.m. ET) — Sen. Bernie Sanders appears to be closing in on Hillary Clinton in California, which holds the last major battle of the presidential primaries early next month.

A new Public Policy Institute survey of California released on Thursday found Sanders within two points of the former secretary of state, who garnered 46% support among likely Democratic primary voters.

As in other contests, a Clinton win will likely depend on her strength among older voters and minorities.

(http://finance.yahoo.com/news/bernie-sanders-running-neck-neck-180724917.html.)

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Young Turks host offers $1M for Trump, Sanders debate

May 27, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

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By Jesse Byrnes, The Hill

(May 27, 2016 7:26 a.m.) — The Young Turks online program is offering up $1 million to host a debate between Democratic hopeful Bernie Sanders and presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump.

“We are now offering $1 million to charity in order to have that debate,” Young Turks host Cenk Uygur said at a dinner at the National Press Club in Washington on Thursday night.

“This is a very real offer,” Uygur said, adding that Trump and Sanders could pick the charity.

“It is our belief that the Bernie Sanders campaign is already in,” Uygur said, adding notices had been sent to both campaigns and the program was waiting to hear back from Trump.

‘Game on’: Trump and Bernie may be up for a (real) debate

May 26, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

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By RT.com

(May 26, 2016 08:57) — Though the primary season is not yet finished, Democratic contender Bernie Sanders has challenged the Republican nominee Donald Trump to a one-on-one debate in California. Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton has refused to debate Sanders.

In a Wednesday appearance on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” Trump was asked if he would consider holding a debate with Sanders, reading the challenge that was written in a letter by the Democratic candidate.

“Hillary Clinton backed out of an agreement to debate me in California before the June 7th primary,” the letter read. “Are you prepared to debate the major issues facing our largest state and the country prior to the California primary?”

Bernie’s Evolution

May 26, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

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By Philip Elliott and Sam Frizell, Time

(May 26, 2016 7:24 a.m.) — His unlikely crusade became a genuine campaign. Now Sanders faces a choice—and a test.

Bernie Sanders wanted to sit in the sun, but not even the sharp California rays on the rooftop deck at a San Diego hotel could brighten his mood. There was still too much at stake, he said, too many lies being told, too many foes with bad motives inside his adopted party. The irascible impatience that has defined Sanders’ entire life—the fury of David against Goliath, of the worker against the owner—was peaking. And still people were telling him to hang it up, get in line and go back to the dairy pastures of Vermont.

State Dept. watchdog – Clinton violated email rules

May 25, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

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By Rachael Bade, Josh Gerstein and Nick Gass, Politico

(May 25, 2016 10:01 a.m.) — The State Department inspector general concluded that Hillary Clinton did not comply with the agency’s policies on records, according to a report released to lawmakers on Wednesday that also revealed Clinton expressing reluctance about an official email account and hacking attempts on her private server.

The agency on Wednesday released the long-awaited findings on the email controversy to Capitol Hill, a copy of which was obtained by POLITICO, providing just the latest turn in the headache-inducing saga that has dogged Clinton’s campaign.

The Bernie Effect: Five Ways Sanders May Impact the Democractic Party Platform

May 25, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

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By Samantha Kilgore, Inquisitr

(May 25, 2016 Although it is becoming increasingly clear that Senator Bernie Sanders, despite running a brilliant, odds-defying campaign, will not be able to clinch the Democratic nomination for the presidency, it’s also becoming clear that there will be a long-lasting “Bernie effect,” long after he concedes to Hillary Clinton. Sanders has shown the Democratic establishment that America is, indeed, hungry for change, and open to ideas and policies that were once dismissed as being “too liberal.” Through Sanders’s potential shaping of the Democratic platform, the Bernie effect may change the face of the Democratic party.

In an unprecedented move, meant to spark unity between Sanders’s passionate supporters and Hillary Clinton’s supporters, the Sanders campaign was given five seats on the Democratic Platform Committee. Clinton was give six appointees, and the Democratic National Committee will add an additional four, for a total of 15. The committee will be chaired by Representative Elijah Cummings.

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