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Nigeria has Chloroquine poisonings after Trump praised drug
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Trump outlines National Guard activations for New York, California and Washington
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Americans' opinions on the coronavirus are changing fast
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Why Donald Trump's presidency is first and foremost about being white
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Trump’s call with governors shows confusion in US virus fight
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The Trump administration drove him back to China, where he invented a fast coronavirus test
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"What should Bernie do when he drops out? Are there any potential drawbacks to doing so now?"
From the NY times Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont was reassessing the future of his presidential bid on Wednesday after a crushing round of primary losses left him with no realistic path to the...
Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont was reassessing the future of his presidential bid on Wednesday after a crushing round of primary losses left him with no realistic path to the Democratic nomination and the 2020 race itself looked increasingly dormant because of the coronavirus outbreak.
Mr. Sanders’s campaign has stopped actively advertising on Facebook and its campaign manager sent an email to supporters without asking for donations — the kind of steps that other candidates have taken before ending their campaigns. Mr. Sanders’s aides said he is not suspending his campaign at this point, even as some Democrats have become increasingly vocal that he should consider leaving the race.
Even among Democrats who view Mr. Biden’s eventual triumph as inevitable, there is a belief that contested primaries are good for the party, making some of them reluctant to call for Mr. Sanders to withdraw. In Wisconsin, Democratic officials worry that if Mr. Sanders drops out before the state’s planned April 7 primary, it could dampen his supporters’ enthusiasm, depress turnout and hurt progressive candidates for state and local offices.
Mr. Sanders also views the coronavirus crisis as a moment when the progressive agenda he has championed for years is especially vital, and he is eager to leverage his influence for good at a time when issues like health care and economic inequity are so resonant, some allies say.
And top advisers see potential for him to continue to shape the narrative around how the country should be responding to the crisis and are holding out hope that they can harness existing virtual infrastructure to allow him to get his message out and keep his supporters engaged — a tacit admission that the campaign is no longer trying to win.
The above paragraphs show that yes, Sanders knows his electoral situation is done for, despite never clearly indicating if he is dropping out.
Some suggested Mr. Sanders should declare a moral victory — Democrats have moved broadly toward his progressive policy platform since he began his first presidential campaign — and throw his support to Mr. Biden.
“It’s time to throw in the towel knowing that he has won the battle of issues,” said Wilbur Colom, a D.N.C. member from Mississippi. “The Democratic Party has moved within inches of his revolution on all major issues. We all are feeling the Bern.”
From the Star
Charles Chamberlain, chairman of the progressive group Democracy for America, said Sanders can play a potentially “critical” role in unifying the party by continuing his campaign.
“Bernie has already made it clear that he will 100% support the Democratic nominee and that he’s going to campaign for Joe Biden if that’s who it is,” Chamberlain said. “The reality is, that’s not 100% true for all Bernie Sanders supporters. So there is a real value to Bernie staying in the race as long as possible to bring those people into the party deeper.“
That underscores the sensitivity of how Sanders proceeds. Justin Bamberg, a South Carolina state representative and Sanders supporter, said it’s wrong to assume that, if the senator quickly drops out, his backers would unite behind Biden.
“It’s a mistake for the party, regardless of whether the nominee is Biden or Bernie, to think that beating Donald Trump in and of itself will be enough motivation for the average person living their day-to-day life to come out and be excited about voting in November,” Bamberg said.
I agree. Biden needs to emphasize that he can be trusted to keep his promises of endorsing and then carrying out Warren's plan despite their controversies and that the bernie or bust folks won't gain nothing from a Biden presidency.
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China bans journalists from the New York Times, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal in retaliation for state media restrictions by the Donald Trump administration
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White House pushes for quick, direct payments to Americans in response to coronavirus
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The alarming scope of Presidential power during an emergency
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US President Donald Trump says he could demote Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, risking more market turmoil
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Trump 'offers large sums' for exclusive access to coronavirus vaccine
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Trump’s Google testing announcement mixed up several real projects
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The most critical fight against Donald Trump's US border wall you've never heard of
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Google says it's not publishing a national-scale coronavirus site anytime soon after Trump announcement
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US President Donald Trump's mismanagement helped fuel coronavirus crisis
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The Trump presidency is over
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The world is experiencing a new form of autocracy
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"Do us a favor" - A letter from the Editor-in-Chief of Science journals regarding the coronavirus response by President Trump and his administration
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"Can Biden beat Trump?"
What the polls say about a Biden v Trump matchup (The polls say yeah so... yeah. Admittedly this is a repeat of 2016 and Ukraine will basically be the same thing as Clinton's emails and nothing is...
What the polls say about a Biden v Trump matchup
(The polls say yeah so... yeah. Admittedly this is a repeat of 2016 and Ukraine will basically be the same thing as Clinton's emails and nothing is truly guaranteed.)Can Biden beat Trump? The truth is he's just as risky as Bernie
(Neither of them is a guaranteed win. If there was a safe choice, it wasn't one of these 2.)Stop saying Biden is the 'most electable'. Trump will run rings around him. (No. And not because of his record or gaffes, but because he is an establishment politician and Ukraine will leave the same impression on Biden as Clinton's emails. Are you people insane? Have you forgotten 2016?)
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Rupert Murdoch actually tried to stop Trump, and he won't try to again
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Official: White House didn't want to tell seniors not to fly
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Major bank economist says the coronavirus market reaction ‘boggles the mind’
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Trump faces his 'Chernobyl moment' after slashing pandemic defences to the bone
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Hmong leaders rally against US President Donald Trump administration deportation push
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Donald Trump's budget gives Greenland another try – administration's proposal would give the State Department $587,000 to build a first permanent consular services outpost
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The Trump administration and the mandate for neo-classicism
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US oil executives moved from house arrest to prison after Juan Guaido meets with Donald Trump
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The billion-dollar disinformation campaign to re-elect the President
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US President Donald Trump acquitted of two impeachment charges in near party-line vote
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A pro-Trump blog doxed a Chinese scientist it falsely accused of creating the coronavirus as a bioweapon
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Donald Trump’s US border wall, vulnerable to flash floods, needs large storm gates left open for months
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Donald Trump impeachment: Failed witnesses vote paves way for acquittal
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E. Jean Carroll, who accused Donald Trump of raping her in the 1990s, has made a legal demand for a DNA sample to compare against male DNA on her dress
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A Guardian investigation of 218,100 Facebook ads reveals how the Trump campaign’s sophisticated social media machine targets conservative voters
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Donald Trump administration's Middle East peace plan calls for creation of a State of Palestine, freeze on new Israeli settlements
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Assessing the Donald Trump team’s six-point US impeachment defense
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Mary Louise Kelly interviews Secretary Of State Mike Pompeo
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What The Hell Is Going On?? with Vic Berger - Pilot
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The complex US network pushing for Ukraine dirt — with Rudy Giuliani at its center
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Office of Management and Budget—Withholding of Ukraine security assistance
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Trump backs away from further military conflict with Iran
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How to track President Trump (tracking of government employees using cell phones)
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Mitch McConnell has less power to shape the impeachment trial than Democrats think
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US President Donald Trump signs $1.37 trillion spending deal, averting federal shutdown
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How the Republican party went from Lincoln to Trump
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Should some of these Republicans start to recuse themselves from the impeachment of Donald Trump?
Just a question. Lindsey Graham, Mitch McConnell, and the rest of them saying they already have a vote against removal of Donald before a court appearance. Sorry if this is the wrong sub tilde for...
Just a question. Lindsey Graham, Mitch McConnell, and the rest of them saying they already have a vote against removal of Donald before a court appearance.
Sorry if this is the wrong sub tilde for this. It just pisses me off.
"'I'm not trying to pretend to be a fair juror here': Graham predicts Trump impeachment will 'die quickly'" in Senate https://edition.cnn.com/2019/12/14/politics/lindsey-graham-trump-impeachment-trial/index.html
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Showdown in Wisconn Valley: Why won’t Foxconn tell Wisconsin what it’s building?
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Nancy Pelosi says US House of Representatives will draft impeachment charges against Donald Trump
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