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Freddie Stubbs's JournalPoll: Clinton leads Sanders by 25 points nationally
Hillary Clinton has extended her lead nationally over Bernie Sanders to 25 points in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, according to a new Bloomberg Politics poll.
Clinton leads Sanders 55 percent to 30 percent among Democrats in the poll released Friday. She led Sanders 33 percent to 24 percent in a September poll that also included Vice President Biden.
The latest survey was conducted in the days after the second Democratic debate last weekend, which came in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris.
Clinton holds strong leads over Sanders on issues of who can best combat Islamic terrorism, who has the better temperament to be president and who would work most effectively with Congress.
more: http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/260878-poll-clinton-leads-sanders-by-25-points-nationally
After two debates, Democratic voters continue to reject Sanders' campaign.
Poll: Clinton leads Sanders by 25 points nationally
Source: The Hill
Hillary Clinton has extended her lead nationally over Bernie Sanders to 25 points in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, according to a new Bloomberg Politics poll.
Clinton leads Sanders 55 percent to 30 percent among Democrats in the poll released Friday. She led Sanders 33 percent to 24 percent in a September poll that also included Vice President Biden.
The latest survey was conducted in the days after the second Democratic debate last weekend, which came in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris.
Clinton holds strong leads over Sanders on issues of who can best combat Islamic terrorism, who has the better temperament to be president and who would work most effectively with Congress.
Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/260878-poll-clinton-leads-sanders-by-25-points-nationally
After two debates, Democratic voters continue to reject Bernie Sanders.
Reports: Eight suspected ISIS militants, posing as refugees detained in Turkey
Source: Associated Press
(AP) -- Turkey's state-run news agency says authorities have detained eight people at Istanbul's main airport who they suspect could be Islamic State militants planning to make their way to Germany, posing as refugees.
The Anadolu Agency said Wednesday the eight arrived in Istanbul from Casablanca, Morocco, and were interviewed by criminal profiling teams at Ataturk Airport. Citing police sources, the agency said one of the suspects had a hand-drawn picture of a planned route from Turkey to Germany, via Greece, Serbia and Hungary.
Anadolu said the eight claimed to be tourists visiting Istanbul but a hotel refuted claims they had reservations there.
Read more: http://www.wcsh6.com/story/news/nation/2015/11/18/reports-eight-suspected-isis-militants-posing-refugees-detained-turkey/75977926/
Bernie Sanders Faces a Fight for Union Support in Race With Hillary Clinton
WASHINGTON— Larry Cohen, a top adviser to Sen. Bernie Sanders, is charged with winning support from labor union leaders. Lately, it’s been an uphill climb.
On Tuesday, the mammoth Service Employees International Union endorsed Democratic presidential rival Hillary Clinton, her 13th national union nod compared with Mr. Sanders’s two. Mr. Cohen hopes to expand this number, but absent that, would be happy to keep unions on the sidelines while Mr. Sanders makes his case.
Mrs. Clinton’s overwhelming support from unions in this race is something of a surprise, given that Mr. Sanders has led labor’s fight on free trade and economic inequality, and backs a $15 federal minimum wage, as well as government-funded college and health care. Mrs. Clinton’s record on those issues is more mixed.
But unions are also pragmatic, and while many rank-and-file members favor the Vermont senator, their leaders are largely in the front-runner’s camp. Mr. Cohen, a retired union president himself, is trying to exploit that divide.
more: http://www.wsj.com/articles/bernie-sanders-faces-a-fight-for-union-support-in-race-with-clinton-1447807109
Feds fight to end phone secrecy after Paris attacks
Source: The Hill
Pressure is rising on Apple, Google and other technology companies to allow law enforcement and intelligence agencies access to encrypted phones and other devices.
In the wake of the coordinated terrorist attacks on Paris, CIA Director John Brennan, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and other critics are amplifying their arguments against Silicon Valley.
The rise of commercial encryption technology, they say, risks shielding terrorists from surveillance — raising the bar for law enforcement to thwart future attacks.
“We in many respects have gone blind as a result of the commercialization and the selling of devices that cannot be accessed either by the manufacturer or, more importantly, by us in law enforcement, even equipped with the search warrants and judicial authority,” New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton said Sunday on “Face the Nation.”
Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/260537-feds-fight-to-end-phone-secrecy-after-paris-attacks
Sanders hesitates on socialism speech
Bernie Sanders’ ballyhooed speech on socialism is now on indefinite hold.
Details about how Sanders would pay for his proposed single-payer national health insurance program to provide Medicare for all Americans have yet to be fleshed out -- even though a July 30 post on his campaign website says the Vermont senator would file legislation on single-payer “perhaps as soon as next week.”
And with two-and-a-half months to go before the first votes of 2016 are cast, the candidate whose raison d’etre is ending income inequality has yet to unveil any details of his tax plan, such as whose tax rates would go up and by how much.
As Sanders attempts to evolve from a niche politician who appeals to a frustratingly uniform group of young, white progressive voters to a major threat to the Hillary Clinton presidential juggernaut, he appears to be stalled on the threshold of mainstream success. Once sure-footed and decisive in expressing his view of the most important issue facing the country, income inequality, Sanders now appears to be holding back, hesitant to put meat on the bones of his big-picture ideas.
more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/11/bernie-sanders-socialism-speech-215965
Critics pounce on hedge funds managed by Florida lawmaker
Source: The Hill
A hedge fund run by Democrat Rep. Alan Grayson is under fire from both conservatives and allies of his Democratic rival, as the Florida lawmaker runs for the Senate seat vacated by GOP presidential hopeful Marco Rubio.
Grayson is listed as manager of a trio of interconnected funds created in 2011 after he lost a congressional bid. The funds — two based in the Cayman Islands and another in Delaware — are administered by two U.S. LLCs that he also owns.
A conservative group called the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust and a supporter of Grayson’s primary opponent, Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Fla.), have each lodged complaints with the independent Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE). They claim that Grayson has violated ethics rules by running the investment vehicle, which formerly bore his name.
The wealthy congressman maintains his dealings are above board, and there has been no official finding to the contrary. However, his managerial role with the funds, which have grown in value since Grayson was reelected to Congress three years ago, is seen as uncommon for a sitting lawmaker, experts say.
Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/senate-races/260344-critics-pounce-on-hedge-funds-managed-by-florida-lawmaker
AP survey: Clinton is Pennsylvania superdelegates' favorite
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Hillary Rodham Clinton, who carried Pennsylvania in her unsuccessful campaign in the 2008 presidential primary, is the clear favorite for the 2016 nomination among the state's superdelegates to next year's Democratic National Convention, according to an Associated Press survey.
At least two-thirds of the state's 21 superdelegates are committed to Clinton, a larger proportion than the lopsided support she enjoys nationally from half of the 712 superdelegates who will cast ballots at the July convention in Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania superdelegates who were willing to offer opinions about which Republican candidate would be the Democrats' strongest opponent most often picked Florida's Sen. Marco Rubio.
The AP contacted 17 superdelegates or their surrogates. Of those, 14 said they support Clinton, who has deep family roots in northeastern Pennsylvania. The other three said they were uncommitted. None expressed a preference for Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont or former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley.
"I think (Clinton) learned a lot from 2008," said the state Democratic chairman, Marcel Groen, whose party position qualifies him as a superdelegate. "I think she can win and I think the world of her."
more: http://www.wpxi.com/news/ap/pennsylvania/ap-survey-clinton-is-pennsylvania-superdelegates-f/npND3/
Murphy gets AFSCME endorsement, building on union strength
U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy scooped up another endorsement from big labor Thursday in his bid for the U.S. Senate.
Murphy, of Jupiter, who is vying with Orlando U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson of Orlando and several others for the Democratic nomination to the seat being vacated by Republican Marco Rubio, is now the favorite of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME).
AFSCME has about 15,000 members in Florida. Madtes said that while decisions about campaign financing will be made by the union’s Washington, D.C., officials, he expected “our members knocking on doors and working the phones,” for Murphy.
Murphy earlier was endorsed by the Florida Teamsters and the Florida Association of Retired Americans, a labor-backed retiree organization.
more: http://postonpolitics.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2015/11/12/murphy-gets-afscme-endorsement-building-on-union-strength/
Poll: Dems love Clinton more than Sanders
Democrats personally like Hillary Clinton much more than Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a new poll finds.
Clinton has a 29-point lead over Sanders in favorability among self-identified Democrats, according to a Washington Post/ABC News survey released Friday.
Clinton has an 83 percent favorability rating, versus 54 percent for Sanders. The Dem front-runner's unfavorability is at 14 percent with Sanders at 25 percent. Another 3 percent have no opinion of the former first lady, with 21 percent having no opinion of Sanders.
Sanders is enjoying an 18-point increase in popularity since this summer among Democrats but still trails far behind Clinton.
more: http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/260042-poll-dems-love-clinton-more-than-sanders
Sorry, Bernie. Democrats are just not that into you.
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