His favorability is positive among white Democrats at plus-19, but among non-whites he’s a narrow plus-5. Clinton garners a plus-77 net favorability rating among non-whites and plus-57 among whites. That’s a difference for sure, but she’s overwhelmingly popular among both groups. Sanders’s lagging popularity might shift as Democrats become more focused on the primaries, but the early signs…
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TRP News – Progressive News & Information – July 27, 2015
TRP News with James Andre. This week – Barney Frank and the New York Times weigh in on Sanders and Clinton, Federal government runs out of money October 1st, Turkey agrees to help in the fight against ISIL and coalition airstrikes continue, GMO food labeling bills get votes in the House, and an update on…
Why Progressives Shouldn’t Support Bernie – Barney Frank
I know that there is a counter-argument made by some on the Democratic left that a closely contested nomination process will help our ultimate nominee — that Clinton will somehow benefit from having to spend most of her time and campaign funds between now and next summer proving her ideological purity in an intraparty fight,…
TRP News – Progressive News & Information – July 20, 2015
TRP News with James Andre. This week – the Iran deal finally happens and is sent to Congress and the U.N., ISIL ramps up efforts to expand ranks, The federal deficit and debt ceiling, Democrats and Clinton vs. Sanders, the Obamas go to New York City and the haters go crazy. 0:20 Iran…
Benghazi committee goes off the rails
The existence of the House Select Committee on Benghazi has always been hard to explain, even for those who support it enthusiastically. It’s only now that the panel’s purpose is coming into sharper focus. The trouble, of course, is that the committee is wholly unnecessary. Over the course of two years, the deadly 2012…
TRP News – Progressive News & Information – June 29, 2015
TRP News with James Andre. This week Fast Track has passed and been sent to the President, the Islamic State turns one year old and calls for a month of disaster, SCOTUS hands down several important decisions including same sex marriage, the Iran talks overrun but are said to be near completion, and the politics…
Hillary HQ: Hillary Clinton Never Supported the Bush/Cheney Invasion of Iraq
“She voted for the war!” “She’s an unapologetic hawk!” “She’s just another Dick Cheney when it comes to foreign policy!” These are the charges I’ve heard over and over again for years…and as a longtime Hillary Clinton supporter who was against the Iraq War from the beginning, it never ceases to bug the hell out…
The Clinton-Confederate Flag Conspiracy Theory Is a New Low
The national debate over the future of the Confederate flag that flies in front of the state’s capitol has unwittingly given rise to one of the more bizarre Clinton conspiracy theories to date: that Bill and Hillary Clinton, despite decades as civil rights advocates and their right-wing caricature as Northeast liberal elites, are closet Confederate…
TRP News – Progressive News & Information – June 15, 2015
TRP News with James Andre. This week Hillary Clinton officially kicks off her campaign, Fast Track passes the House but can’t move forward, more U.S. troops head to Iraq in the fight against the Islamic State, and the Mckinney pool incident highlights irrationality in public discourse. 0:20 Clinton 3:25 Fast Track vote 13:35 Troops in…
TRP News – Progressive News & Information – June 8, 2015
TRP News with James Andre. This week a discussion about cynicism about our government and civic participation, the Hillary Clinton and the fight for voter’s rights and a $15 minimum wage, Bernie Sanders and taxing the 1%, the G7 summit and an update on the migrant crises. :19 Civic Engagement 12:30 Clinton 16:56 Bernie Sanders…
TRP News – Progressive News & Information – June 1, 2015
TRP News with James Andre. This week focus on Iowa and a new poll in the presidential primary race, Provisions of the Patriot Act expire including the NSA’s bulk data collection program, Iraq pushes back ISIS but loses 2,300 humvees, the migrant crises around the world escalates with the summer weather, and the migrant crises…
TRP News – Progressive News & Information – May 18, 2015
TRP News with James Andre. This week an news from the Clinton campaign and the conservative false flag operations to erode her support, the Iran nuclear negotiation bill finally goes to the President, fast track moves forward in Congress, the Amtrak crash and the funding debate, and an update on the HIV outbreak in Indian…
TRP News – Progressive News & Info – Weekly Digest – April 13, 2015
TRP News with James Andre. This week’s topics are Hillary Clinton’s campaign announcement, the HIV outbreak in Indiana, the state of Fukushima nuclear reactors, Iran nuclear negotiation legislation in Congress, and the Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement and the fast track legislation being introduced in Congress.
TRP News – Progressive News & Information – Weekly News Digest
This week we have updates on the Iranian nuclear negotiations and the Tom Cotton letter, Medicaid funding to the states, the Clinton emails, and another edition of “Why Vote?” – red versus blue states and policy versus popularity, and why you should not vote third party.
How Hillary Clinton’s State Department Sold Fracking to the World
Under her leadership, the State Department worked closely with energy companies to spread fracking around the globe—part of a broader push to fight climate change, boost global energy supply, and undercut the power of adversaries such as Russia that use their energy resources as a cudgel. But environmental groups fear that exporting fracking, which…
Clinton angrily defends handling of Benghazi attack
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday angrily defended her handling of the September 11 attack on the U.S. mission in the Libyan city of Benghazi and denied any effort to mislead people. The attack by armed militants that killed U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans threatens to stain Clintons legacy as secretary…