Is our progressives learning?
Here in New York in 2014 we had a primary for governor. Zephyr Teachout challenged our incumbent Governor, Governor 1% Andrew Cuomo, from the left for the Democratic nomination and got clobbered 60 to...
View ArticleEmerson Poll: Hillary opens up 42% lead in Texas, 11% lead in Massachusetts.
Hillary is apparently getting a good bounce out of the stunning and amazing South Carolina primary which she won by a 47.5% margin — 73.5% to 26%. A pair of Emerson polls conducted partly after the...
View ArticleBingo! Bernie Gets It.
x Sanders debuts new contrast to Clinton: "If u start your campaign talking about half a loaf u get crumbs.. American ppl do not need crumbs"— MaryAlice Parks (@maryaliceparks) February 29, 2016This...
View Article"No, I Will Not Yield!"
“You can’t change the world without conflict,” Kos once wrote. "Freedom,” Dr. King once wrote, “Is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed." Henry Thoreau, too,...
View ArticleClinton's FBI Problems
Benghazi was a partisan witch hunt — there is no doubt about that.But Clinton’s emails, however, are an entirely different story.She is not being investigated by a corrupt, disgusting group of GOP...
View ArticleHillary Clinton's Nationwide Lead Increases In 3 New Polls, Comfortable Leads...
Three new national polls and Hillary’s lead is increasing. The gap between Clinton and Sanders is fairly consistent among all three pollsters, averaging out to about a +16.7% advantage for Hillary. All...
View ArticleWe Are Done
As we head into Super Tuesday, the media and other naysayers would have us believe Bernie Sanders presidential hopes are all but over, done, “the revolution never came….” They will continue in their...
View ArticleBernie Is Past $41 Million for February!
What an amazing day! Bernie is past $39 Million for February! This morning he was at $36 Million. We are making history. I wrote a post this morning about Bernie’s attempt to raise $40 Million in one...
View ArticleThe #ImWithHer #EstamosConElla Super Martes Results Live Blog #4
Finally polls are closed… Will update with results Hillary wins Georgia and Virginia — projected Bernie Vermont
View ArticleThe BNR #SuperTuesday Liveblog & Open Thread
Welcome the The BNR Open-Thread covering the Super Tuesday events of the night. In the comments below please feel free to post your thoughts, analysis, interesting news, pundit recaps, etc. etc. When...
View ArticleDebbie Wasserman-Schultz Joins GOP Attack On Elizabeth Warren's Agency
www.huffingtonpost.com/…WASHINGTON -- Payday lenders have been gunning for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau since the day President Barack Obama tapped Elizabeth Warren to set up the new...
View ArticleI voted for Bernie today, in AZ: Stop trying to tell me my vote is pointless....
I voted via early mail in ballot. Why? I mean after all, Bernie will get his ass beat in Super Tuesday states and apparently only 1/5th of the states in this country matter. Once they vote, the rest of...
View ArticleClinton backtracks on moratorium on fossil fuel extraction on public land
x YouTube Video February 5, 2016Transcript:Supporter: (Thanks her for her words during debate) Will you end all oil, coal and gas leases on federal lands?Clinton (nodding): I want to propose a...
View ArticleI'm Guessing Not Many of You Have Seen This Yet...
x YouTube VideoIt’s got less than 8,000 views at the moment after all, but something tells me it’ll have a few million more before tomorrow.Samantha Bee has a fascinating theory for why Donald Trump...
View ArticleThe #ImWithHer #EstamosConElla Super Martes Resultados Live Blog #5
x Clinton has won the American Samoa Democratic caucus, according to ABC News: https://t.co/DQOV5bnWHK#SuperTuesday— FiveThirtyEight (@FiveThirtyEight) March 2, 2016 American Samoa!!!!!
View ArticleRules DO Matter, even for Clintons. Campaign warned to keep Bill from...
www.boston.com/…Hillary Clinton’s campaign has been “reminded” not to solicit votes near polling sites after President Bill Clinton ventured into a polling location in Boston on Tuesday, the Secretary...
View ArticleClinton Campaign scrubbs promise to "lay out a comprehensive energy & climate...
On January 20th I posted this comment about Hillary’s long promised “comprehensive energy and climate agenda” to deal with the urgent problems needing to be addressed to try to reduce the changes to...
View ArticleDebbie Wasserman Schultz goes to bat for predatory lenders
My god, she’s a horrible person. Wasserman Schultz is co-sponsoring a new bill that would gut the [Consumer Finance Protection Board’s] forthcoming payday loan regulations. She's also attempting to gin...
View ArticleHillary Clinton Declared Winner In GA, VA, AL, TN, AR & AS
Three states called at 7:00 pm EST. Clinton wins Georgia and Virginia. Sanders wins his home state of Vermont. 213 delegates up for grabs in these three states. x BREAKING: Clinton wins Georgia,...
View ArticleThe BNR #SuperTuesday Liveblog & Open Thread #2
Liveblog #1Rough transcript of Bernie’s speech in Vermont:Thank you.Jane “Its god to be home”Bernie Sanders: Thank you all.(wild applause)(feel the bern feel the bern)Thank you. It is good to be home!...
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