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Former NAACP head Ben Jealous to endorse Bernie Sanders

Hillary, you have a problem. Ben Jealous — the former head of the NAACP — just endorsed Bernie Sanders: Flashback: Remember when it was #BlackLivesMatter activists protesting against Bernie? And now this: Jealous will hit the campaign trail with Bernie, which is important because Hillary has a sizable lead among black voters: Jealous can probably…

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Uh oh! Louise Mensch has spotted ANOTHER ‘Russian agent of influence’ in US politics

Senator Bernie Sanders was asked about the progressive cred of Georgia congressional hopeful Jon Ossoff, and he appears to be unsure: NEW in WSJ: Bernie Sanders says he doesn't know if Jon Ossoff is a progressive. https://t.co/QjnawNCtyr pic.twitter.com/kqbsZdVuxm — Reid J. Epstein (@reidepstein) April 19, 2017 Well, in that case: Russian agent of influence no…

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Bernie Sanders speaks out against capitalism, takes to social media for fundraising – twitchy.com

Presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders has explained that he is a “democratic socialist” and not a capitalist. Sanders reiterated that point at last night’s debate before launching another fundraising pitch. What’s strange about this picture? There certainly is an interesting offset here: Make a note of it, Senator Sanders: Is there a way…

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Hillary tries to make ‘progressive’ label stick with free stickers

Early in the first Democratic presidential debate, moderator Anderson Cooper pressed Hillary Clinton on her political leanings. He noted that while she had told a New Hampshire audience she’d “take a back seat to no one when it comes to progressive values,” at an Ohio stop she acknowledged “being kind of moderate and center.” After…

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Bernie Sanders to cruise to nomination on Iraq War vote

The spittle was flying Thursday night on MSNBC during the Democratic debate, right up until the topic turned toforeign policy.Bernie Sanders, whose vocabulary apparently doesn’t include the words Benghazi or Libya, fell back on his standby argument that he made the correct vote on authorizing the Iraq War while his opponent did not.He then deferred…

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‘Popcorn time’! Barbara Boxer defends Hillary’s progressive cred after Bernie Sanders goes on attack

The following tweets from Bernie Sanders’ feed don’t mention Hillary Clinton by name, but it’s not hard to read between these lines: In an interview, Sanders softened that position, but only slightly: What does Barbara Boxer think about that? Things are getting real in the Dem race. It’s actually quite entertaining. Continue, candidates! Read more:…

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DNC reportedly approves #BlackLivesMatter presidential town hall

Activists with #BlackLivesMatter had sought to host a Democrat presidential debate, and the DNC has reportedly met them halfway and agreed to host a town hall event instead: The DNC agreed to a #BlackLivesMatter town hall after people affiliated with the movement had circulated a petition demanding a separate debate. Read more: http://twitchy.com/2015/10/21/dnc-reportedly-approves-blacklivesmatter-presidential-town-hall/

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