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Biden&#39;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 &#39;Suburban Surge&#39;
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

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

'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 "...

Sunday's Biden-Sanders Debate Will Lack One Key Thing

Namely, a live audience amid coronavirus fears

(Newser) - Moderators won't need to worry about shushing rowdy Joe Biden or Bernie Sanders at the next Democratic debate—because, to minimize the risk of coronavirus infection, there won't be any audience members. The Democratic National Committee confirmed Tuesday that there will be no audience at Sunday night's...

Biden Scores First Win in Tuesday Primaries
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

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
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...

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...

Trump Falls Afoul of New Twitter Policy

Altered video of Joe Biden was flagged as 'manipulated media'

(Newser) - A video retweeted by President Trump's account over the weekend was the first of the president's tweets to fall afoul of a new Twitter policy. The video of Joe Biden—originally tweeted by Dan Scavino, the White House social media director who oversees Trump's Twitter account—edited...

Holding an AR-15, GOP Lawmaker Tells Biden to Try to Take It

Ken Buck keeps the weapon in his Capitol Hill office

(Newser) - A Republican member of Congress has posted a challenging, if not threatening, video on gun control. "I have just one message for Joe Biden and Beto O'Rourke," Rep. Ken Buck tweeted . "If you want to take everyone's AR-15s, why don't you swing by my...

Kamala Harris Makes Her Endorsement
Kamala Harris
Picks Her
Candidate
Mar 8, 2020 7:42 AM CDT

Kamala Harris Picks Her Candidate

'I believe in Joe'

(Newser) - Kamala Harris took her time in announcing her pick for the Democratic presidential nominee, and the former rival she wants to see in the White House is Joe Biden, reports the Hill . "I believe in Joe," she said in a statement. “You can see in his eyes...

Joe Biden Mini-Gaffe Is Fresh Meat Online

The presidential candidate can't get 'Bernie Bros' quite right

(Newser) - Joe Biden took a swing at Bernie Sanders supporters Friday and stumbled into a gaffe that's classic Joe—which generated a few chuckles online, USA Today reports. "What we can't let happen is let this primary become a negative bloodbath," Biden said at a Maryland fundraiser....

New Analysis Doesn&#39;t Bode Well for Bernie Sanders
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...

Romney Changes His Mind on Hunter Biden

He will vote for subpoena, paving way for investigation

(Newser) - Despite his misgivings, Sen. Mitt Romney has decided to vote next week to subpoena records about Hunter Biden's employment for a Ukrainian energy company. As recently as Thursday, Romney had said the Senate Homeland Security Committee shouldn't be investigating Joe Biden's son, Politico reports. A Romney spokeswoman...

Secret Service: Candidates Haven't Asked for Our Help

Bidens had to fend for themselves onstage Tuesday night

(Newser) - The Secret Service says no Democratic presidential candidate has yet requested protection. The agency said in a statement Thursday that "recent media reporting characterizing the US Secret Service as unprepared for candidate protection is categorically false." It says it is ready to step in once a candidate formally...

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...

One State, Bernie Can&#39;t Lose
Bernie Faces Must-Win State
opinion
Mar 4, 2020 7:00 PM CST

Bernie Faces Must-Win State

Losing Michigan could be catastrophic, write David Siders and Holly Otterbein

(Newser) - Super Tuesday was tough on Bernie Sanders—but Michigan? It could be the end. So argue David Siders and Holly Otterbein in a sobering analysis of the March 10 primary. "It was Michigan where Sanders engineered a primary day miracle four years ago, upsetting Hillary Clinton and imprinting his...

Last of the Super Tuesday States Has Been Called

Biden wins Maine, meaning he took 10 of the 14 states that voted

(Newser) - Maine was the last remaining Super Tuesday state whose outcome was not yet known, and at 1:57pm Eastern on Wednesday, the AP called it for Joe Biden. That means the former VP won 10 of the 14 states that voted Tuesday and Bernie Sanders won four, the Hill reports....

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