That Time Bloomberg Said He Would Only Run for President of His Block Association
Mike Bloomberg on 60 Minutes in 2017. In 2017, Mike Bloomberg thought he was too old to run for president of anything more than his block association. In an interview with 60 Minutes, Bloomberg was asked whether he would consider running for president, after contemplating a run as an independent in 2016. “Well, I’m 75…
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…
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. …
Pete Buttigieg Made History. Now He’s Dropping Out.
Michael Brochstein/Zuma After a meteoric rise from little-known midwestern mayor to winner of the Iowa caucuses, Pete Buttigieg is planning to drop out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination on Sunday, according to the New York Times. The former South Bend, Indiana, mayor made history as the first openly gay candidate to win a presidential…
Bernie Sanders Lost the Black Vote. That’s Probably a Problem Going Forward.
Bernie Sanders speaks during a campaign event in Spartanburg, South Carolina, on Thursday, February 27.Matt Rourke/AP In the ballroom of a convention center in Columbia, South Carolina, Bernie Sanders campaign co-chair Nina Turner stared out at the crowd of supporters that had gathered for what they’d hoped would be another victory party. The group was…
Bernie Sanders Makes His Pitch to Virginia Ahead of Super Tuesday
Susan Walsh/AP Hours after billionaire politician Michael Bloomberg tried to convince a posh Northern Virginia hotel conference room full of women to vote for him, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders held his own rally a few miles down the road. Upwards of 10,000 people attended Sanders’ event, held at sports complex in Springfield, compared to the…