“Every person in the Democratic Convention wants to make sure Donald Trump doesn’t become the President of the United States”, Sanders argued, suggesting that the only way Democrats can make sure Trump’s America doesn’t happen is by nominating him.
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Wednesday night was quite a different story, with Trump appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, where he accepted Sanders’ challenge, in concept anyway.
“In recent days, Donald Trump has said he wants to debate, he doesn’t want to debate, he wants to debate and, now, he doesn’t want to debate”.
Bernie desperately needs to win California to make a case that superdelegates should jump ship. Bernie Sanders after all. And the longer Sanders stays in the race, the harder it will be for Hillary Clinton to focus on Trump.
Once you deal with the idea that Sanders wants to nix 2.4 million popular votes because of some poll numbers, you’ve got to face the question: Would he really, once the general election gears ground into motion and a sophisticated Republican opposition apparatus got going, be the strongest candidate against someone like Trump?
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is running low on funds that could be used to fend off attacks in the coming months. Briefing published an incredible photo gallery documenting the Wild West scenery, if you want to see the scope of the conflict in detail.
As Clinton has traveled the state, the reception hasn’t been entirely friendly. They chanted and waved signs about her speech transcripts, email server and relatively hawkish foreign policy views.
Alas, it seems what would have been the debate of the century is no more. I want you to tell the American people why you think that’s constructive. He meanwhile took care to deliver jabs to both Ms Clinton and to the TV networks (but not Mr Sanders for whom he has frequently averred something close to affection).
From a mathematical standpoint, Clinton is all but assured of clinching the Democratic nomination at the party’s convention in June, but Sanders continues to be a significant thorn in her side – not only has he prevented Clinton from acquiring enough delegates to secure the nomination beforehand, he distracts her from being able to go head-to-head with presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump.
Kaine is a key surrogate for Clinton, campaigning in the South and as part of the Clinton team’s outreach to Hispanic voters. Then he changed his mind, said no. Then he changed his mind, said yes.
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Maher tiptoed back toward the conversation he had with Bernie during Sanders’ last appearance on his show by pointing out how wildly different the perception of Sanders’ socialism skews between younger and older generations.
