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Feb 08 2021
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Socialist progressives rip Biden’s COVID relief plan for tiny stimulus checks
Sen. Bernie Sanders raised a warning on Sunday about lowering the threshold for Americans to receive coronavirus relief checks, saying he agrees with a cutoff for high earners but not for working class people making $50,000 a year.
President Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan calls for $1,400 checks to be sent to eligible Americans, but some Democrats and Republicans have
New York Post (News)Nov 30 2020
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Neera Tanden, Biden's expected pick for budget chief, draws fire from left and right
President-elect Joe Biden is expected to name Neera Tanden as director of the Office of Management and Budget, according to multiple media reports, drawing angry reactions from progressives and conservatives alike.
In response to a New York Times article about Tanden's expected nomination, the communications director for Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said Tanden, who heads the left-
USA TODAYMar 18 2020
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Coronavirus and The Primaries
“Joe Biden swept the three March 17 primaries: Arizona, Florida and Illinois.” (Politico)
“Ohio will postpone its presidential nominating election planned for Tuesday, despite a judge’s refusal to endorse a postponement, because the public health emergency caused by the coronavirus makes it too dangerous, Governor Mike DeWine said [on Monday night].” (Reuters)
The left generally
The Flip SideFeb 21 2016
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Hillary Clinton's told-you-so victory
It wasn’t the victory they once envisioned, but it was the win Hillary Clinton’s campaign desperately needed. The Nevada results were enough to signal Saturday that this isn’t 2008, that Bernie Sanders isn’t Barack Obama and, most important, that the underlying premise of the Clinton campaign remains intact. The Clinton theory o
PoliticoFeb 01 2016
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The Iowa Democratic Caucus Is Still Too Close To Call
With 95 percent of votes in, it's still too soon to declare the winner of the 2016 Iowa Democratic caucus. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leads Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) by just a handful of votes. Both candidates have already given speeches thanking Iowa voters.
HuffPostMar 10 2020
Analysis
Can Biden Win In A Post-Centrist World? Voter Psychology May Not Be On His Side
Every action has a reaction. In the case of American politics, three decades of political polarization has, not surprisingly, produced two of the most polarizing candidates in modern history. On one extreme is Donald Trump. On the other is Bernie Sanders. And then there’s Joe Biden — poised to restore the political center and bring “decency” back to American politics.
That is, assuming
ForbesFeb 19 2020
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Tonight’s Democratic Debate in Nevada: When It Is and What to Watch For
The Democratic presidential debate is 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. Eastern time. It is being held in Las Vegas and hosted by NBC, MSNBC and The Nevada Independent.
The debate is taking place three days before the Nevada caucuses on Saturday.
This is the first debate to include former Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York. He will join five other Democratic candidates: Senator Bernie
New York Times (News)Mar 22 2019
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Several Democratic Presidential Contenders to Skip AIPAC Conference
Several Democratic presidential candidates say they are skipping this year’s meeting of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee amid a roiling debate within the party over U.S. policy toward Israel under President Donald Trump.
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is “concerned about the platform AIPAC is providing for leaders who have expressed bigotry and oppose a two-state solution,"
BloombergApr 28 2018
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Democrats' Universal Job Plan Would Be a Socialist Disaster
Sen. Bernie Sanders is set to announce a plan that guarantees every American "who wants or needs one" a lifetime government job paying at least $15 an hour, with health insurance and other perks. This new progressive workforce will then, according to The Washington Post, build glorious "projects throughout the United States aimed at addressing priorities such as infrastructure, care giving,
ReasonJan 14 2020
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Will The Last Debate Before Iowa Shake Up The 2020 Race?
sarahf (Sarah Frostenson, politics editor): This is the first debate of 2020 and the last debate before the voting starts in Iowa in less than three weeks. There are six candidates (the smallest debate stage yet), and we’ve finally published our primary forecast (!!!), which shows the field (especially in Iowa) is pretty wide open.
So how are you thinking about tonight’s debate? Do you
538 (ABC News)