Elizabeth Warren Has No Intention of Letting Up on Michael Bloomberg
John Locher / Associated Press If you thought Elizabeth Warren was going to take a deep breath and change the subject after last night’s Democratic debate in Las Vegas…well, no. Before a packed room of volunteers at her North Las Vegas field office on Thursday, she picked up where she left off by ripping into…
Jeff Sessions Hopes You’ve Forgotten What His “Zero Tolerance” Policy Actually Did
Former US Attorney General Jeff SessionsJay Reeves/AP In a new ad for his Alabama Senate campaign released last week, Jeff Sessions brags about the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy he oversaw as attorney general. The ad touts the policy as proof of Sessions’ ability to “take action” on immigration and includes clips of the…
The Easy Part Is Over for Michael Bloomberg
Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg at the Democratic presidential primary debate Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada.John Locher/Associated Press Michael Bloomberg’s campaign for president has been an attempt to reinvent the presidential primary process entirely. The billionaire former three-term mayor of New York City jumped into a race that was already…
Warren Landed the Night’s Biggest Blow on Bloomberg
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) campaigns at the College of Southern Nevada on February 17. Brian Cahn/ZUMA Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) landed what may prove to be the toughest blow against Michael Bloomberg in the Nevada Democratic debate Wednesday night when she pressed him to release female employees who had accused him of harassment and discrimination…
Michael Bloomberg’s Stop-and-Frisk Answer Was Absurd
John Locher/AP Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York City, made his debate-stage debut Wednesday night, and the other candidates were ready to pounce. From the outset, Bloomberg’s rivals attacked his criminal justice policies. Under Bloomberg, the New York City Police Department’s stop-and-frisk policy targeted people of color in the city and led…
No, Amy Klobuchar Is Not Responsible for Minnesota’s High Voter Turnout
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) arrives on stage at the Democratic primary debate in Las Vegas, Nevada.Caroline Brehman/AP In her opening shot at Wednesday’s Democratic primary debate, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) claimed credit for Minnesota’s high voter turnout, citing it as evidence of her ability to beat Donald Trump. “I am the one on this stage…