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Why Bernie Sanders will, should and must stay in the race

April 27, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Why Bernie Sanders will, should and must stay in the race
By JIM HIGHTOWER, Salon
(WEDNESDAY, APR 27, 2016 07:59 AM EDT) — Surprisingly, this week’s prize for “Stupidest Political Comment in the Presidential Race” doesn’t go to Donnie Trump or Ted Cruz. Rather, the honor goes to the clueless cognoscenti of conventional political wisdom. These pundits and professional campaign operatives have made a unilateral decision that Bernie Sanders must now quit the race for the Democratic nomination. Why? Because, they say: “He Can’t Win.”

Actually, he already has. Sanders’ vivid populist vision, unabashed idealism, and big ideas for restoring America to its own people have jerked the presidential debate out of the hands of status quo corporatists, revitalized the class consciousness and relevance of the Democratic Party, energized millions of young people to get involved, and proven to the Democratic establishment that they don’t have to sell out to big corporate donors to raise the money they need to run for office.

Hillary Clinton wins 4 states; Bernie Sanders looks ahead: April 26 primaries results

April 27, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Hillary Clinton wins 4 states; Bernie Sanders looks ahead: April 26 primaries results
By Douglas Perry, The Oregonian

(April 27, 2016 6:30 AM) — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has won the Connecticut primary, the Associated Press reports. With 84 percent of precincts reporting, she won 50.3 percent of the vote to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 47.9 percent.

Clinton had a big night, winning four of five contests. As a result, the window of opportunity has all but slammed shut on Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’s underdog bid for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Connecticut: Hillary Clinton 27, Bernie Sanders 25
Delaware: Hillary Clinton 12, Bernie Sander 9
Maryland: Hillary Clinton 59, Bernie Sanders 32
Pennsylvania: Hillary Clinton 95, Bernie Sanders 67
Rhode Island: Bernie Sanders 13, Hillary Clinton 11

Trump Encourages Bernie Sanders to Run as an Independent

April 26, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Trump Encourages Bernie Sanders to Run as an Independent
By Josh Feldman, Mediaite.com

(April 26th, 2016 6:24 pm) — In railing against the “rigged” GOP delegate system for weeks, Donald Trump has taken to making bedfellows of Bernie Sanders and saying that both parties are being rather unfair to each of them.

Trump has repeatedly said it’s unfair that the Democrats have superdelegates who could potentially steer the ship, likening it to the delegate shenanigans in the GOP.

Bernie Sanders suggests Elizabeth Warren as possible VP pick

April 26, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Bernie Sanders suggests Elizabeth Warren as possible VP pick
By Allen Cone, UPI.com

(April 26, 2016 2:26 pm) — Bernie Sanders is far from securing the nomination for the Democratic presidential nomination but he thinks Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren would be a good choice as his running mate.

The Vermont senator was asked to look ahead on MSNBC’s Morning Joe on Tuesday — the day of primaries in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland and Rhode Island.

If Bernie Sanders Isn’t Democratic Nominee, Don’t Blame Bernie or Bust

April 25, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

If Bernie Sanders Isn’t Democratic Nominee, Don’t Blame Bernie or Bust
By H.A. Goodman, HuffPost.com

(Monday, April 25, 2016 10:04 am) — Why would Bernie or Bust voters risk a future with Donald Trump by refusing to vote for Hillary Clinton?

It’s structural change Bernie or Bust wants; it’s the status quo that Clinton voters want to uphold. I state the case for writing-in Bernie Sanders, if he isn’t the Democratic nominee, in this YouTube segment.

As we’ve heard throughout this election, “Don’t let perfection be the enemy of the good.”

Bernie Sanders fighting for Democratic nod ‘until the last vote is cast’

April 24, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Bernie Sanders fighting for Democratic nod ‘until the last vote is cast’
By Tom Howell Jr., The Washington Times

(Sunday, April 24, 2016) — Sen. Bernard Sanders said Sunday he is ready to fight for the Democratic presidential nomination all the way to the California primary in June, saying he needs to push front-runner Hillary Clinton on everything from income inequality to climate change to college debt.

“It’s good for democracy, it’s good for the Democratic Party,” the self-described democratic socialist from Vermont told ABC’s “This Week.”

Bernie Sanders supporters plotting path forward after primaries

April 23, 2016 by PublicSkeleton Leave a Comment

Bernie Sanders supporters plotting path forward after primaries
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

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

Bernie Sanders plans campaign rally in Wilmington Saturday
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

Bernie Sanders addresses rally in Oaks ahead of Democratic primary
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.

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