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Sanders campaign releases internal caucus numbers signaling victory in Iowa

Feb 4, 2020 | ,

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks at a campaign rally at the University of Minnesotas Williams Arena on November, 3, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Over 10,000 people attended the rally, where Sanders was joined by Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar. Scott Heins/Getty Images

The campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont has signaled victory in Iowa, releasing a portion of its internal numbers in the face of unprecedented delays from the state’s Democratic Party in announcing the results of the first in the nation presidential nominating contest....

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Lincoln Chafee is running for president again, and opposes impeachment. Does anyone care?

Jan 21, 2020 | , ,

Lincoln Chafee Chafee 2020 Campaign

Lincoln Chafee is a former governor of Rhode Island, and before that was a U.S. senator from that state. He briefly ran for president in 2016 as a Democrat and is now running again, this time as a Libertarian. He told Salon last week that while he opposes most of President Trump’s agenda, he also opposes impeaching the president....

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Fox News’ Tucker Carlson, who called white supremacy a “hoax,” suggests Democratic voters are racist

Jan 15, 2020 | ,

Dave Rubin and Tucker Carlson on “Tucker Carlson Tonight” Fox News

Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who previously made the false claim that white supremacy is a “hoax,” has now suggested that Democratic voters are the real racists, in part by selectively mashing up commentary from left-leaning rival MSNBC.

“They’re turning to the African-American electorate of the Democratic Party and saying you’re bigots,” Carlson said Tuesday on his primetime broadcast....

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Two responses to tragedy: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton respond to North Carolina firebombing

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Published: Salon (October 17, 2016) Democrats raised more than $13,000 in less than four hours to help rebuild the headquarters of the local Republican Party chapter in Hillsborough, North Carolina, which was firebombed on Sunday night in what is being investigated as...

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Tired of Democrats vs. Republicans? Here’s how to fix it

Aug 24, 2016 | , , , , , , , ,

Published: Salon (August 23, 2016) I’ve been second to none among progressive pundits urging the sane world to unify behind Hillary Clinton against Donald Trump. I’m not going to repeat those arguments here. (If you’re reading this article, the chances are you know...

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