By Sean Trende, Real Clear Politics February 26, 2020 (Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP) Voting in the Democratic Primary contest is getting ready to heat up, but the contest itself will be more-or-less over shortly after it begins. By the end of March, fully two-thirds of the delegates to the national convention will be awarded. […]
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WHY THE PANIC THAT BERNIE CAN’T BEAT TRUMP?
by Jim VandeHei Politics & Policy Feb. 24, 2020 Lots of Democrats are in full panic that Bernie Sanders will win the nomination and get clobbered in the general election — and bring the party down, too. But the evidence, particularly the polling, doesn’t back those doomsday warnings. Why it matters: Virtually every national and swing […]
THE ATLANTIC: Democratic Party Leaders Are Floundering After Nevada
by Edward-Isaac Dovere The Atlantic magazine February 23, 2020 Shannon Stapleton / Reuters LAS VEGAS—The phrase Democratic establishment conjures images of something like the Illuminati with the power to determine the outcome of American elections. But so far, the supposedly all-powerful leaders of the party have been about as well organized as The Muppet Show. […]
FREE PRESS POLL: SANDERS LEADS IN MICHIGAN
New poll suggests Bernie Sanders building lead in Michigan by Todd Spangler Detroit Free Press Feb. 23, 2020 WASHINGTON – Sen. Bernie Sanders appears to be leading his Democratic rivals in Michigan’s March 10 primary, according to a new poll released Sunday. The poll by the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Elections Research Center shows Sanders, the […]
GIL WANGER, ONE OF LAST SURVIVING CON-CON DELEGATES, HONORED BY MEIJER CENTER FOR MICHIGAN HISTORY
Room in the Meijer Center for Michigan History Named in Honor of Eugene G. and Marilyn M. Wanger of Lansing LANSING, Mich.— The Historical Society of Michigan (HSM) has dedicated a room in its new Meijer Center for Michigan History to donors Eugene G. (Gil) Wanger, one of the last survivors of Michigan’s […]
MICHIGAN TALK NETWORK: The Political Insider #91 — Interviews with state Senator Ruth Johnson (R-Holly) and Political Savant Steve Mitchell
PODCAST: Prez battles and Cries of Racism in MI House
2/21/20 Prez Debates and MI. Potential absentee ballot fiasco. House Dem Leader is accused of being racist and discussion of future House Dem leader. Partners with www.DeadlineDetroit.com. https://soundcloud.com/user-595768561/prez-battles-and-cries-of-racism-in-mi-house/s-QioDq
LATINO SUPPORT FOR TRUMP IS REAL: Bloomberg News
Latino Support for Trump Is Real KRISTIAN RAMOS BLOOMBERG NEWS CONTRIBUTOR FEBRUARY 19, 2020 President Donald Trump has done almost everything he can to anger Latino voters. And yet, his support among this crucial portion of the electorate remains surprisingly consistent. After the 2016 election, exit polls analyzed by the Pew Research Center showed that 28 […]
BLOOMBERG’S ATTEMPT AT A HOSTILE TAKEOVER OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
by Jason Sattler USA TODAY Opinion columnist Feb. 19, 2020 How far would you go to get rid of President Donald Trump? Would you give up any pretense that we live in a democracy of the people, by the people, for the people? That seems to be the bet Mike Bloomberg is making. Future historians […]
IS MIKE BLOOMBERG THE ANSWER FOR REELING DEMOCRATS?
by Joe Lockhart CNN Feb. 18, 2020 (CNN)Michael Bloomberg has wanted to be President of the United States for a long time. He toyed with the idea both in 2008 and 2016. But as a shrewd data-driven political leader, Bloomberg must have had a difficult time seeing a path to winning the Democratic nomination. That […]