Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Says that Bernie Supporters and Warren Supporters Must Unite
Zach D Roberts/NurPhoto/Zuma The supporters of Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, the two progressive Democratic presidential candidates, have been notoriously unfriendly to one another ever since the candidates’ icy encounter following a January debate revealed growing cracks in the former allies’ relationship. Their disagreement centered on Warren reminding Sanders of comments she says he made…
Taxpayers Are Likely on the Hook for Eric Trump’s Trip to His Dad’s European Resorts
Eric Trump at his father’s Turnberry golf clubPress Association/AP With the travel industry facing a potentially cataclysmic downturn if the coronavirus continues to spread, the Trump Organization is offering members of its New Jersey golf club a chance to travel to Scotland or Ireland with Eric Trump this summer—likely at great expense to taxpayers who will…
Amy Klobuchar Endorses Joe Biden
It’s Bide-mentum night! Amy Klobuchar: “If you are tired of the extremes, you have a home with me — and I think you know you have a home with Joe Biden.” https://t.co/wQHTIvvUj9 pic.twitter.com/NqUO9m4jcV — CBS News (@CBSNews) March 3, 2020 Apparently more endorsements are coming tonight at this event. Wendell Wilkie is a name no one has suggested as…
Super Tuesday Is Looking Up for Joe Biden
Bernie Sanders: NBC News. Joe Biden: CBS News. Who’s going to win tomorrow? It’s too late for polls to pick up the effect of the Klobuchar/Buttigieg endorsements of Joe Biden earlier today, but even before that it looked like it was going to be a dead heat a mere week after Biden had been left…
Mayor Pete Endorses Joe Biden
Pete Buttlieg endorsed Joe Biden tonight at an event in Texas. Here is CNN: “When I ran for president we made it clear that the whole idea was about rallying the country together to defeat Donald Trump and to win the era for the values that we share,” Buttigieg said at a campaign stop. …
Hardball Comes to a Sudden End
Pete Buttigieg is out. Amy Klobuchar is out. Chris Matthews is out. Wait, what? Looking for news you can trust? Subscribe to our free newsletters. FACT: Mother Jones was founded as a nonprofit in 1976 because we knew corporations and the wealthy wouldn’t fund the type of hard-hitting journalism we set out to do. Today,…