The Campaign Finance Institute just released an analysis of FEC filings for the 2016 election. You may remember Bernie Sanders bragging about the money he was raking in from small donors at an average of $27 each. Well, Hillary Clinton beat him in small donations. And Trump beat them both – combined. Not only…
Category: Election 2016
FLORIDA: Voting Begins This Monday. Here’s What You Need To Know
Florida ballot recommendations: U.S. Congress, Florida State Legislature, Florida State Supreme Court, 11th Judicial Circuit Court, Miami-Dade Questions Early voting for this November’s election begins in Florida this Monday October 24th. Besides the election of the President, there are 40 offices up for vote. The number of offices on your ballot will vary depending on…
Haters, Whine All You Want. Hillary’s Nomination Is Unprecedented.
I just wanted to write a quick note to Hillary supporters with some info for when you hear haters complaining that Hillary is not the first woman to run for president. That is true, however: • The Clinton campaign is not making that claim. Maybe some in the media have. • Hillary is the…
How Bernie Sanders Exposed the Democrats’ Racial Rift
This puts a good point on it. But not only did the Sanders campaign downplay the historic accomplishments of the first Black president, hey downplayed all the accomplishments of the millions of Black voters that supported him and other Democrats in their efforts. Sanders may as well have pointed at Blacks and said “You ran…
Hillary Clinton full CNN interview
Hillary Clinton discusses EgyptAir, the war on terror, and Donald Trump with CNN’s Chris Cuomo.
Las Vegas police investigating death threats to Nevada Democrats
The Las Vegas Police Department has opened an investigation into death threats directed at top officials of the Nevada State Democratic Party, a spokesman tells Newsweek. “We are investigating that at this time,” a department spokesman, Larry Hadfield said in a brief interview. He called the probe “an open investigation into some of the death…
Tamron Hall Interview with Nina Turner on the Nevada Dem Convention
This is a fantastic interview. Ms. Hall is one of the best there is. She really gets to the heart of some of the issues with the Sanders campaign. Turner is clearly a very competent surrogate and she holds her ground very well, but in my opinion her entire premise in this discussion is flawed….
How Senate Democrats are trying to deal with Sanders
The lawmakers met in a closed-door session days after Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) was shouted down at the Nevada Democratic convention, an incident that shook Democrats and raised fears about a chaotic fight at the party’s upcoming national convention that might cost the party the White House. Democrats in the room decided the best course…
Bernie Sanders Refuses To Admit There’s a Problem With His Fanatical Supporters
Finally, after a year, it’s not just me that’s saying it. -JA He’s still on track to lose; taking Oregon didn’t change that at all, as none of his victories have since March 15th. Yet his speech was as insanely mutinous as his earlier statement on Nevada, with a fiery Sanders painting the Democratic Party…
Once an organizational army, Team Sanders now skeleton crew
••• While the campaign had exhibited coherence through the first few states, flawed decisions and deep frustrations have marked the second half of the calendar. The most public sign of discontent and disagreement in the campaign came April 26. It was a key turning point. Sanders had just lost four of the five states that…
Sanders Issues Statement on Nevada: ‘Nonsense’ to Say Campaign Has ‘Penchant for Violence’
Sanders declares in the statement today that it’s “nonsense” to say such a thing. This is how he responded to calls to denounce the violence from his supporters: Our campaign has held giant rallies all across this country, including in high crime areas, and there have been zero reports of violence. Our campaign of course…
Democratic Primary Update – Thursday April 28
Tuesday April 26th were the Democratic primary elections in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. Another great night for Hillary Clinton that read as much as a hammer blow to the Sanders campaign as it did an electoral victory. Clinton took 4 of the 5 states, winning by 52 pledged delegates and almost half a…
Democratic Primary Update – Wednesday April 20
Tuesday, April 19th was the Democratic primary in New York. The state is not yet fully reported, but we do have a good picture of what happened. Hillary Clinton walked away with a convincing win, taking 139 pledged delegates at the current count. Not only did Clinton win almost 58% of the popular vote,…
Dear Berners: There’s No Getting Around Process
One thing that has really been bothering me during the Democratic primary and about Bernie Sanders specifically is the severity of his ignorance and detachment from reality. Bear with me – I honestly believe that is an objective assessment, not an insult. At the root of it is a complete ignorance of process and…
State of the Democratic Primary – Monday April 11
So much angst, talk and spin coming from certain campaigns these days, it might be helpful to have an overview of the Democratic primary race up to this point. Although the Sanders campaign grows more desperate by the day, the numbers do not lie. We’ve all seen it by now. The wild and nasty insults…
Here’s What Hillary Clinton Said
One thing I have learned over the years of studying government and electoral politics is that things aren’t always what they seem. As a progressive, I took it as a matter of fact that the ‘Left’ were the good guys and the ‘Right’ bad. Black and white. Over the past few years however I…
Democratic Primary Update – Sunday April 10th
Before making wild accusations about accuracy or motives, read this. Last Saturday April 9th was the closed caucus in the state of Wyoming. Sanders won, taking 56% of the state convention delegates. In all, because of the proportional system for awarding delegates, the candidates split the delegates taking 7 each, which means that although…
Sanders Begins His Death Spiral
Coming off what may be a record week in the history of fact checking, Bernie goes for a blow out. In less than a week, Sanders has garnered 10 pinocchios from the Washington Post and a ‘false’ and ‘mostly false’ from Politifact. In just 5 days. But that wasn’t good enough for Sanders. He decided…
Democratic Primary Update – Wednesday April 6th
Yesterday was the election in Wisconsin where Bernie took the win with 57% of the vote, gaining the majority of 86 pledged delegates. With 3 pledged delegates yet to be assigned, Bernie cuts into Clinton’s pledged delegate lead by 11 after last night’s win. Clinton remains far ahead in pledged and unpledged delegates, and…
The Crucifixion of Debbie Wasserman-Schultz
There is no doubt that women in general face sexism daily. Hillary in particular is a glaring and unfortunate example of sexism faced by women as they strive for positions of power or authority. I suspect that most women view sexism like most Blacks view racism: it’s a lot like the weather. Sometimes you get…