The Truth About Sanders’ Cold War Comments Is Too Complicated for Cable News
Justin Sullivan/Getty This was the week that Bernie Sanders ran smack into a great American myth. That myth is that the United States nobly won the Cold War, which was a black-and-white clash between the forces of good and free enterprise (us) and the forces of evil and communism (them). Sanders’ dabbling in Cold War…
The South Carolina Debate Finally Put Bernie Sanders in the Hot Seat
Democratic presidential candidates Pete Buttigieg, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Joe Biden, participate in the Democratic presidential primary debate in Charleston, South Carolina on Tuesday.Patrick Semansky/AP For the past month, Bernie Sanders has ascended to the position of clear frontrunner for the Democratic nomination. He claimed victory in Iowa, where the contested results leave a…
Elizabeth Warren Rips Into Michael Bloomberg for Funding Republican Campaigns
Matt Rourke/AP Michael Bloomberg entered the 2020 presidential race wagering that Democrats needed an electable candidate, and that Democrat would be him. But Elizabeth Warren made the case during the debate in Charleston on Tuesday night that Bloomberg would be a that shakiest candidate Democrats could nominate to run against Donald Trump. Shortly into the…
She Has Endorsements. She Has Plans. But Warren Is in 4th Place Among Black Voters in South Carolina.
Elizabeth Warren stands with South Carolina state representative Wendy Brawley, Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), and Columbia, South Carolina, city councilwoman Tameika Isaac Devine after an event in Charleston, South Carolina, on February 24, 2020.Patrick Semansky/AP When Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza took to the stage at Monday’s “Women for Warren” event in downtown Charleston,…
Pete Buttigieg Casts a Line for Black Voters in South Carolina. He Catches Suburban White Women.
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg speaks at an event aimed at addressing the issues of the African American community in North Charleston, South Carolina on Monday.Win McNamee/Getty Images On Sunday night, Rebecca Rushton got a text from the Pete Buttigieg campaign. “Hey—this is Nick from Team Pete!” the message read. “Pete Buttigieg is holding a community…
Democrats Have No Plan to Stop Bernie Sanders
Patrick Semansky/AP Before Amy Klobuchar spoke at the Las Vegas headquarters of the Culinary Union Local 226 on Tuesday, the union’s secretary treasurer, Geoconda Argüello-Kline, wanted to get a few things straight. If you’re a Democrat running in Nevada, Argüello-Kline and the powerful union she represents are the last people you want to piss off.…