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Mar 12, 2020 12:35 PM CDT

Bloomberg Shells Out Another $500K

He donates $500K to group registering Latino voters

(Newser) - "We need to make sure that Latinos who are eligible to vote are registered and we get them to the polls," Mike Bloomberg said Thursday in announcing a $500,000 donation to the effort. The billionaire said the money would go to Voto Latino, a group co-founded by...

Sanders' Remarks
on Cuba Could
Cost Him Big
in Florida

Mar 12, 2020 9:20 AM CDT

Sanders' Remarks on Cuba Could Cost Him Big in Florida

Biden has advantage among various demographics, including Hispanics, ahead of Tuesday's primary

(Newser) - Bernie Sanders' 2020 campaign is struggling after Joe Biden's big wins in recent primaries, and another important state on the horizon also doesn't look particularly promising for the Vermont senator. Marc Caputo writes for Politico that after "Michigan broke Bernie Sanders' heart Tuesday, Florida looks ready to...

Sanders: I'm Staying In, Ready for Sunday's Debate

Sanders Explains His
Next Steps, Strategically

Mar 11, 2020 1:31 PM CDT

Sanders Explains His Next Steps, Strategically

He's staying in the race, but didn't attack Joe Biden

(Newser) - Bernie Sanders may be down after his Tuesday night losses, but he's certainly not out. In Wednesday comments, the Democratic candidate said he was staying in the race and looking forward to his Sunday night one-on-one debate with Joe Biden. In what CNN describes as "unusually frank and...

Biden's Michigan Win Should Worry Trump Most

Biden's Michigan Win Shows
Democrats Want One Thing

the rundown

Mar 11, 2020 11:15 AM CDT

Biden's Michigan Win Shows Democrats Want One Thing

And that should have Trump worried

(Newser) - Much is being made of Joe Biden's Tuesday night win in Michigan—and, on the flip side, Bernie Sanders' loss there and what it means for the candidate. But there's another 2020 candidate who should be just as concerned by Biden's victory, say pundits: President Trump. A...

Biden Won After
'Suburban Surge'

Mar 11, 2020 9:30 AM CDT

Biden Won After 'Suburban Surge'

Ex-VP racking up primary victories from suburbanites looking for a moderate

(Newser) - Former Vice President Joe Biden has solidly taken front-runner status after Tuesday's primaries , and a big part of his more recent victories can be attributed to what the Washington Post calls a "suburban surge." The paper notes that voter turnout in Michigan especially saw a spike in...

Biden Let the Expletive Fly.
Here's His Target's Reaction

Mar 11, 2020 8:51 AM CDT

Biden Let the Expletive Fly. Here's His Target's Reaction

Jerry Wayne speaks to 'Fox & Friends'

(Newser) - The man Joe Biden called a horse's ass on Tuesday has now offered up his thoughts on the expletive-studded exchange. In an interview with Fox & Friends , construction worker Jerry Wayne says that as the candidate was shaking hands at the under-construction Fiat-Chrysler plant in Detroit, he decided to...

Biden, Sanders Neck and Neck in Washington

Bernie Finally
Picks Up a
Tuesday Win

UPDATED

Mar 11, 2020 7:34 AM CDT

Bernie Finally Picks Up a Tuesday Win

Sanders wins North Dakota, as he and Biden are still tied in Washington

(Newser) - After big wins for Joe Biden in Michigan, Missouri, and Mississippi on Tuesday, the picture is looking only slightly brighter for Bernie Sanders out West. In what may be his only win of the night, Sanders won North Dakota's caucuses; the state offers up 14 pledged delegates, reports the...

Yang Endorses Biden
After Michigan Win

Mar 11, 2020 4:28 AM CDT

Yang Endorses Biden After Michigan Win

'We need to bring the party together,' he says

(Newser) - After biding his time, Andrew Yang has decided it's Biden time. The tech entrepreneur, who dropped out of the Democratic race after a disappointing result in New Hampshire last month, endorsed Joe Biden in a CNN appearance Tuesday night. He said Sanders was an inspiration for him, but "...

Joe Biden Just Notched
Another Major Victory

UPDATED

Mar 10, 2020 10:03 PM CDT

Joe Biden Just Notched Another Major Victory

He takes Michigan, along with Mississippi and Missouri

(Newser) - Bernie Sanders' chances of winning the Democratic nomination just got much more difficult. The AP called all-important Michigan (125 delegates) for Joe Biden Tuesday night. Sanders won the state in 2016 in a stunning upset over Hillary Clinton, but he could not repeat the magic. He trailed Biden by 12...

Biden Lets Expletive Fly
in Conversation With Voter

Mar 10, 2020 12:48 PM CDT

Biden Lets Expletive Fly in Conversation With Voter

The man was accusing him of not supporting the Second Amendment

(Newser) - Joe Biden is rallying for last-minute votes in Michigan—and he maybe didn't get this guy's. While visiting an assembly plant being built for Fiat Chrysler, one of the construction workers started a heated conversation with the Democratic contender about guns. "You are actively trying to end...

Bernie Needs
2 Things
to Happen
Tuesday

the rundown

Mar 10, 2020 10:55 AM CDT

Bernie Needs 2 Things to Happen Tuesday

Politico: Sanders has to avoid a blowout in Michigan and probably win in Washington state

(Newser) - It's not quite Super Tuesday all over again, but the stakes are nonetheless high for Bernie Sanders in the day's voting. All eyes are on Michigan in particular, including Sanders' own. The AP notes he has made five campaign stops across the state since Friday, even canceling a...

Official: Russia
'Wants to Watch Us
Tear Ourselves Apart'

Mar 10, 2020 9:50 AM CDT

Official: Russia 'Wants to Watch Us Tear Ourselves Apart'

Kremlin is stoking racial tensions as part of bid to sow discord in election year

(Newser) - Russia is urging violence by white supremacist and black extremist groups with the goal to sow discord in the US, multiple intelligence officials tell the New York Times . The effort to inflame racial tensions is part of a larger bid to influence the presidential election—and, some say, to promote...

Influential Progressive Group
Updates Its Endorsement

Mar 10, 2020 2:10 AM CDT

Influential Progressive Group Updates Its Endorsement

Group had controversially endorsed Elizabeth Warren originally

(Newser) - An influential progressive group has urged its supporters to vote for Bernie Sanders now that Elizabeth Warren is out of the race . The Working Families Party—which endorsed Sanders in 2016 but surprised some supporters this time around by backing Warren—threw its support behind Sanders on Monday, saying Biden'...

New Poll Is Bad News
for Sanders' Chances

Mar 9, 2020 1:53 PM CDT

New Poll Is Bad News for Sanders' Chances

He's way behind in Michigan, but he stunned pollsters there in 2016

(Newser) - Michigan is being called a must-win state for Bernie Sanders on Tuesday, which means a new poll from the Detroit Free Press will not be pleasant reading for his campaign. On the eve of the state's primary, the survey has Joe Biden up 24 points in the state, 51...

Mayor Pete Will
Guest Host Kimmel

Mar 9, 2020 12:54 PM CDT

Mayor Pete Will Guest Host Kimmel

Buttigieg follows up the end of his campaign with some late-night TV

(Newser) - Now that Pete Buttigieg is out of the 2020 presidential race, he's free to take on slightly more easygoing jobs. Like guest hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live, which the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, will be doing Thursday . "Hopefully some funnier minds than mine will be doing some...

Jane Fonda's
Pick for President:
the 'Climate
Candidate'

Mar 7, 2020 7:30 AM CST

Jane Fonda's Pick for President: the 'Climate Candidate'

Actress throws her weight behind Bernie Sanders

(Newser) - Jane Fonda has been making headlines in recent months for her Fire Drill Fridays protests against climate change, where she's often accompanied by other celebrity activists. But on Friday, during her latest demonstration in California, she made the news for another reason: her endorsement of Bernie Sanders. "We...

New Analysis Is
Good News for Joe Biden

OPINION

Mar 6, 2020 3:47 PM CST

New Analysis Is Good News for Joe Biden

FiveThirtyEight has him as the heavy favorite to win the nomination

(Newser) - Joe Biden's rising fortunes have upended the Democratic race, but the latest analysis from FiveThirtyEight.com might still be surprising to casual political observers. It gives Biden an 88% chance of winning a majority of pledged delegates and Bernie Sanders just 2%. The accompanying analysis by Nate Silver offers...

'Don't Tell Me This
Isn't About Sexism'

the rundown

Mar 5, 2020 1:10 PM CST

'Don't Tell Me This Isn't About Sexism'

Common theme emerges in coverage of Elizabeth Warren's departure

(Newser) - Elizabeth Warren is out . Now come the post-mortems and analyses of what went wrong and what comes next. "We didn’t reach our goal, but what we have done together—what you have done—has made a lasting difference," Warren told her staff Thursday, reports the Hill . Read...

Elizabeth Warren
Dropping Out of Race

Mar 5, 2020 9:55 AM CST

Elizabeth Warren Dropping Out of Race

Massachusetts senator ending her 2020 campaign

(Newser) - The writing may have been on the wall when she finished third in her home state of Massachusetts on Tuesday, but Elizabeth Warren is making it official. The Massachusetts senator will end her 2020 campaign, reports Politico , NBC News , and the Washington Post . Warren was expected to inform her staff...

Sanders Responds to Idea
of '2 Old White Guys' Ticket

Mar 5, 2020 9:15 AM CST

Sanders Responds to Idea of '2 Old White Guys' Ticket

A Bernie-Biden unity ticket will 'probably not' happen

(Newser) - While Joe Biden is riding high after Super Tuesday, he has yet to unite the Democratic Party, which is why Brian Klaas at the Washington Post is urging him to "announce his pick for vice president this week." So what are the chances that Biden will team up...