Presidential Campaign 2016

Bernie Sanders slams New York’s closed primary

April 19, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Bernie Sanders slams New York’s closed primary
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

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

Attacking Bernie Sanders Over His Visit With The Pope Is Garbage
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

Bernie Sanders sweeps over Colorado delegates during state convention, beats Hillary Clinton
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

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

Crowd cheers as Bernie Sanders joins Verizon workers’ picket line in Brooklyn

April 13, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Crowd cheers as Bernie Sanders joins Verizon workers’ picket line in Brooklyn
By Reuters
(Wednesday, Apr. 13, 2016 1:47 pm ET) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders paid an impromptu visit to a Verizon workers’ picket line in Brooklyn on Wednesday after being endorsed by New York City transit workers as he tried to wrest a bit of union support from rival Hillary Clinton.

The Brooklyn-born Sanders addressed an enthusiastic crowd of striking workers from Verizon Communications Inc as “brothers and sisters” and thanked them for their courage in standing up to what he characterized as corporate greed.

Bernie Sanders Endorsements From NY Transit Workers Union Follows First Support From A US Senator

April 13, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Bernie Sanders Endorsements From NY Transit Workers Union Follows First Support From A US Senator
By Abigail Abrams, IBTimes.com

(Wednesday, April 13, 2016, 12:04 pm) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is having a good day. The Vermont senator on Wednesday picked up the endorsement of the New York transit workers’ union, received his first Senate endorsement and joined a picket line with communications union workers striking against Verizon.

Sanders visited the Transport Workers Union Local 100 union hall Wednesday morning to pick up his endorsement from the group. The senator thanked the union members for their support and said he planned to continue his winning streak in the New York primary on Tuesday.

Bernie Sanders Received More Individual Campaign Contributions Than Obama’s Entire 2008 Campaign

April 12, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Bernie Sanders Received More Individual Campaign Contributions Than Obama’s Entire 2008 Campaign
By Brian Hanley, HuffingtonPost

( Apr. 12, 2016 12:59 pm ET) — Bernie Sanders’ fundraising success will no doubt go down as the secret sauce that helped Sanders defeat the well-oiled Clinton machine in the last seven delegate contests. Sanders is not only outraising Clinton, but in many key states such as Wisconsin, he is outspending her as well. Most impressively, Sanders, unlike Clinton, is campaigning without the support of an affiliated super PAC.

Backed by one of the most well-organized grassroots campaigns in American history, Sanders has raked in close to 7 million individual donations. That’s more unique contributions than Obama received during his entire 2008 campaign.

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.

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