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Sep 13 2019
News
Democratic debate: Biden, Warren and Sanders spar over healthcare
Three frontrunners in the race to become Democratic Party candidate for US president have clashed over healthcare at the party's third debate.
The debate in Houston, Texas, was the first time Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders faced off on stage.
Former Texas lawmaker Beto O'Rourke drew some of the biggest applause with an impassioned plea for gun control.
The
BBC NewsNov 21 2019
News
Democratic Debate
On Wednesday evening, the Democrats held their fifth presidential primary debate. (NBC News)
The left doesn’t see any clear winners, but applauds the substantive policy discussions that took place.
“During the debate, each of these candidates answered questions playing to their strengths; Warren landed a punch with an exchange on her wealth tax, Biden talked about foreign policy
The Flip SideAug 30 2015
News
The 5 Democrats Obama needs most on Iran
Iran deal opponents need only four of 14 undecided Democratic senators to put President Barack Obama in the awkward spot of vetoing an attempt to scuttle a crowning foreign policy achievement. That’s set off a complicated race between hawks and the White House to win over an eclectic group of senators, each with his or her own particular concerns. Any casual sports fan can attest that an
PoliticoSep 12 2019
News
Could a woman beat Trump? Democrats worry – and hope.
Many Democrats say they support a woman for president, but remain concerned women are less electable than men. That might be a false impression.
Emerging from a Londonderry rally for Sen. Kamala Harris, Holly walks to her car with her head low, weaving through the double-parked cars. A “Kamala for the People” sign hangs limply from one hand.
“I absolutely love her,” says Holly
Christian Science MonitorMar 09 2020
Opinion
Watching ‘Hillary’ in the Wake of Elizabeth Warren’s Exit
A new documentary about Hillary Clinton conjures up déjà vu.
At the very end of “Hillary,” an intimate and revealing four-part Hulu documentary series that tracks Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign, Mandy Grunwald, the campaign’s communications adviser, sums up Mrs. Clinton’s career: “As long as she has been in public life there have been these ups and downs. ‘Be our champion
New York Times (Opinion)Jun 20 2019
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Biden refuses to apologise for working with racist senators
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has refused to apologise for reminiscing on his work with two long-dead racist senators.
But amid a firestorm of criticism, the ex-US vice-president said he had "detested" the views of late senators who favoured racial segregation.
His rivals have blasted him for saying working with "civility" with the segregationists had "got things
BBC NewsSep 20 2012
News
How to Solve the Swing-State Puzzle
When I first considered Barack Obamas re-election chances in this magazine, last November, he was about a 50-50 contender against the Republican field. As I noted then, this was an unusual spot for a sitting president. A year before their own re-election races, Roosevelt, Eisenhower, Nixon, Reagan, Clinton and both Bushes were all favored. One year out, it seemed as if things could break
New York Times (News)Jun 19 2019
News
CNN Pulls the Plug on Trump Rally After Crowd Chants 'CNN Sucks'
President Trump kicked off his re-election campaign in Orlando, Florida, Tuesday night, but you would hardly have known it if you were tuning in to CNN or MSNBC.
"This was a defining moment in America history," Trump said of his decision to jump into the race in 2015. "Ask them right there," he said pointing to the media—and that’s when the crowd broke out into a “CNN sucks” chant.
TownhallMar 08 2019
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Democratic Primary Update
A Morning Consult poll of the 2020 Democratic primary found that “former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) are leading the rest of the Democratic presidential primary field by double digits… Biden, who has yet to announce whether he will enter the 2020 race, leads the pack with 31 percent, the survey found. Coming in a close second is Sanders, with 27 percent support.”
The Flip SideAug 23 2015
News
Donald Trump sees Biden the same as Hillary
Donald Trump said on Sunday the potential entrance of Vice President Joe Biden into the presidential race wouldn’t matter, declaring he’d be the same type of Democratic opponent as Hillary Clinton. “I think they’re the same,” Trump said in a phone interview with George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s “This Week.” “I think that Hillary may be very damaged, however, George, because of the email thing
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