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February 22, 2016
Harry Reid DELIVERS For Hillary Clinton: Jon Ralston
Last Saturday may well have been the day that altered the course of the Democratic presidential race — when Hillary Clinton blunted Bernie Sanders’ campaign. After she was forced to work as hard as she ever has for a week (with a little help from a lot of friends), she was sling-shotted with new momentum into South Carolina's primary this Saturday and Super Tuesday on March 1. Nevada could indeed prove to be the contest that saved Clinton’s campaign.
But the caucuses, which Clinton won by about 5 percentage points, also cemented Prince Harry as a man Machiavelli would have bowed to, a man with one eye who still sees the field better and is still more dangerous, effective and cunning than any pol the state (the country?) has ever seen. Clinton might not have won Nevada if Reid had not interceded last week, when the man feigning neutrality saw what everyone in the Democratic elite saw: Sanders erasing a once mountainous lead and on the verge of perhaps winning Nevada and rendering inoperative the “Hillary is more electable” argument.
The story of the Nevada caucuses is that a lame-duck senator and a self-neutered union conspired to revive the Clinton campaign in a remarkable bit of backroom maneuvering that helped Madame Secretary crush Sanders in Clark County, the key to winning almost any statewide election. Combined with a Clinton machine, erected last spring and looking invincible, that suddenly had to scrape the rust off its gears and turn out her voters, Caucus Day also was a remarkable story of an indomitable candidate, her nonpareil Nevada staff and a ragtag but committed Sanders operation that made them sweat.
Ultimately, what turned this race was Reid, who clearly came home to find that Clinton’s insurmountable lead was being surmounted. Despite being furious with Team Clinton for its panic-stricken spin that Nevada was as white as Iowa and New Hampshire, undermining Reid’s argument about why the state was given early-state status (and, you know, being false, too), the senator decided he would single-handedly save the state for Clinton.
cont'
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/02/20/hillary-clinton-wins-nevada-caucus-harry-reid-culinary-union-jon-ralston/80688750/
But the caucuses, which Clinton won by about 5 percentage points, also cemented Prince Harry as a man Machiavelli would have bowed to, a man with one eye who still sees the field better and is still more dangerous, effective and cunning than any pol the state (the country?) has ever seen. Clinton might not have won Nevada if Reid had not interceded last week, when the man feigning neutrality saw what everyone in the Democratic elite saw: Sanders erasing a once mountainous lead and on the verge of perhaps winning Nevada and rendering inoperative the “Hillary is more electable” argument.
The story of the Nevada caucuses is that a lame-duck senator and a self-neutered union conspired to revive the Clinton campaign in a remarkable bit of backroom maneuvering that helped Madame Secretary crush Sanders in Clark County, the key to winning almost any statewide election. Combined with a Clinton machine, erected last spring and looking invincible, that suddenly had to scrape the rust off its gears and turn out her voters, Caucus Day also was a remarkable story of an indomitable candidate, her nonpareil Nevada staff and a ragtag but committed Sanders operation that made them sweat.
Ultimately, what turned this race was Reid, who clearly came home to find that Clinton’s insurmountable lead was being surmounted. Despite being furious with Team Clinton for its panic-stricken spin that Nevada was as white as Iowa and New Hampshire, undermining Reid’s argument about why the state was given early-state status (and, you know, being false, too), the senator decided he would single-handedly save the state for Clinton.
cont'
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/02/20/hillary-clinton-wins-nevada-caucus-harry-reid-culinary-union-jon-ralston/80688750/
February 22, 2016
What happened after that is even more unbelievable. As reported by The Jimmy Dore Show, the caucus was total chaos from beginning to end. “There doesn’t seem to be any organization to this,” Dore says. The video shows the way the votes were tallied during the caucus, with the unnamed official taking a cursory head count. The video then shows the leader of the caucus writing stuff on his hand. No official report was given regarding the head count, or the number of voters caucusing for either candidate.
It was then announced that:
At this point it seemed that the caucus was over. But as Dore reports, it was at this time that the chairman of the caucus realized he “made two huge mistakes.” First, all of the people who were allowed to caucus without ever registering to vote were never directed to return to the registration table at the end of the caucus. Worse, the caucus ended before delegates were ever chosen for either candidate.
The video shows the chairman telling people not to leave. By this time it’s way too late as almost everyone was already gone.
Watch the report from The Jimmy Dore Show below.
While it’s clear that Dore (and the rest of the TYT personalities) favor Sanders over Clinton, the issues documented in these videos should outrage every democratic voter, regardless of which candidate you support. There’s clear, undeniable evidence that people who were not registered to vote were not just allowed to caucus, they were directed to do so.
cont'
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2016/02/21/heres-why-the-nevada-caucus-results-should-be-overturned-video/
Here’s Why The Nevada Caucus RESULTS Should Be Overturned
The Young Turks reporter Jimmy Dore captured some incredible footage at last night’s Democratic Caucus in Nevada. Dore was covering the Las Vegas caucus, held at the Paris Hotel in Clark County. This is the most highly populated area of Nevada, and the county is a must-win for presidential candidates hoping to capture their party’s nomination. Earlier in the day on Wednesday, a caucus-goer by the name of James Porter uploaded a disturbing cell phone video to YouTube.
Porter documented caucus leaders telling attendees to ‘come in to caucus without registering.’ That’s a direct quote.The video shows a large group of people standing at the registration table. A female official is then heard telling the group not to register to vote. Immediately after she gives this direction, a male official shushes her, saying “Don’t yell it.” When the officials are questioned about allowing people who are not registered to caucus, one responds by saying, “They will register after the caucus.”
What happened after that is even more unbelievable. As reported by The Jimmy Dore Show, the caucus was total chaos from beginning to end. “There doesn’t seem to be any organization to this,” Dore says. The video shows the way the votes were tallied during the caucus, with the unnamed official taking a cursory head count. The video then shows the leader of the caucus writing stuff on his hand. No official report was given regarding the head count, or the number of voters caucusing for either candidate.
It was then announced that:
“As of today’s caucus results, Senator Sanders has gained seven delegates… Secretary Clinton has – oh, I’m sorry – SIX delegates, Secretary Clinton has gained 13 delegates.”
At this point it seemed that the caucus was over. But as Dore reports, it was at this time that the chairman of the caucus realized he “made two huge mistakes.” First, all of the people who were allowed to caucus without ever registering to vote were never directed to return to the registration table at the end of the caucus. Worse, the caucus ended before delegates were ever chosen for either candidate.
The video shows the chairman telling people not to leave. By this time it’s way too late as almost everyone was already gone.
Watch the report from The Jimmy Dore Show below.
While it’s clear that Dore (and the rest of the TYT personalities) favor Sanders over Clinton, the issues documented in these videos should outrage every democratic voter, regardless of which candidate you support. There’s clear, undeniable evidence that people who were not registered to vote were not just allowed to caucus, they were directed to do so.
cont'
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2016/02/21/heres-why-the-nevada-caucus-results-should-be-overturned-video/
February 21, 2016
Hillary Clinton Tried To Screw Barack Obama Back in 2008 Election - EVIDENCE
Hillary Clinton doesn't tell the truth, even if she signs an actual agreement with her fellow Democrats. One watch of this video will show you the dark crevices to which she will descend in order to try to win office, and she plays as dirty as she can against Barack Obama in order to try to steal illegal delegates and the entire election.
Furthermore, she gets on the radio and play-acts innocent about it. Some would call cheating against a fellow Democrat, especially for the highest office in the land, a complete lack of scruples, lack of integrity and a sign of someone who has no tact. Others might say she lacks a moral compass.
Furthermore, she gets on the radio and play-acts innocent about it. Some would call cheating against a fellow Democrat, especially for the highest office in the land, a complete lack of scruples, lack of integrity and a sign of someone who has no tact. Others might say she lacks a moral compass.
February 21, 2016
The report makes clear that it views the gridlock created by a Clinton administration paired with a GOP Congress as the rosiest picture for the health care industry.
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https://theintercept.com/2016/02/20/wall-street-analyst-says-hillary-clinton-would-be-the-best-president-for-healthcare-investors/
WALL STREET Analyst Says Hillary Clinton Would be the Best President for Health Care INVESTORS
Amid a tense battle between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders over competing visions for health care, a leading Wall Street analyst has put out a report saying that Clinton would be the best candidate for health care investors. In a report titled “Healthcare: Our 2016 Outlook,”Jeffrey Loo of S&P Capital’s IQ Healthcare Equity Research writes that Clinton should be the preferred choice for the industry because she will preserve the Affordable Care Act and be unable to pass meaningful drug reform legislation:
Overall, we believe the best scenario for healthcare investors is a Democrat, presumably Hillary Clinton, winning the Presidency, as we anticipate the Republicans retaining control of Congress. In this scenario, in spite of Clinton’s numerous “threats” to rein in drug prices, allowing the re-importation of drugs, and allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices, we believe it is highly unlikely Clinton will be able to pass these initiatives through a Republican controlled Congress. Conversely, the Republicans’ efforts to repeal Healthcare Reform, would be thwarted by a Clinton veto as we do not anticipate the Republican obtaining the 2/3 votes to override a veto.
http://www.spcapitaliq.com/documents/our-thinking/research/trends-and-ideas-healthcare-our-2016-outlook.pdf
http://www.spcapitaliq.com/documents/our-thinking/research/trends-and-ideas-healthcare-our-2016-outlook.pdf
The report makes clear that it views the gridlock created by a Clinton administration paired with a GOP Congress as the rosiest picture for the health care industry.
cont'
https://theintercept.com/2016/02/20/wall-street-analyst-says-hillary-clinton-would-be-the-best-president-for-healthcare-investors/
February 21, 2016
Susan Sarandon ✔?@SusanSarandon
Link to the entire vid. The translation ask starts at 53:30 & mod says English Only at 55:18.
NO CHANTING. https://www.ustream.tv/embed/recorded/83452078?html5ui …
9:42 PM - 20 Feb 2016
The Huerta SCANDAL and Negative Politics
Here’s the video via a Tweet from Susan Sarandon. Decide for yourself:
Please watch: https://www.ustream.tv/embed/recorded/83452078?html5ui
Go to 53:30 and mod says English Only at 55:18
Susan Sarandon ✔?@SusanSarandon
Link to the entire vid. The translation ask starts at 53:30 & mod says English Only at 55:18.
NO CHANTING. https://www.ustream.tv/embed/recorded/83452078?html5ui …
9:42 PM - 20 Feb 2016
The Hillary campaign and her supporters have spent endless time trying to paint Bernie Sanders as both sexist and racist. They have failed. They’ve worked even harder to paint Sanders supporters as sexist and racist because they have failed so badly to throw anything at Sanders that actually sticks and doesn’t come back to kick them in the ass. So congrats to the Hillary Kossaks who have helped spread a meme. Sore winners! Lol.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/02/21/1488518/-The-Huerta-Scandal-and-Negative-Politics
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/02/21/1488518/-The-Huerta-Scandal-and-Negative-Politics
February 21, 2016
SNOPES Deems Dolores Huerta Claim as 'FALSE'
CLAIM: Supporters of Bernie Sanders shouted "English only" at civil rights activist Dolores Huerta during one Nevada caucus event, ostensibly objecting to a translation of remarks into Spanish.
....FALSE
http://www.snopes.com/sanders-english-only-huerta/
....FALSE
http://www.snopes.com/sanders-english-only-huerta/
February 20, 2016
Wesley van Dyken
?@andiwonderthis
"They will register after" HRC supporters caucusing w/o registering. #NVDemsCaucus @BernieSanders @NationalNursesU
"They Will Register AFTER" HRC Supporters Caucusing WITHOUT Registering.
See Video:
https://twitter.com/andiwonderthis/status/701156372340027392
Wesley van Dyken
?@andiwonderthis
"They will register after" HRC supporters caucusing w/o registering. #NVDemsCaucus @BernieSanders @NationalNursesU
February 20, 2016
The NBC News |SurveyMonkey national weekly election tracking survey of the Democratic nomination contest shows a rapid narrowing of Hilary Clinton's lead over Bernie Sanders among Latino voters over the past two weeks. While our national surveys have shown little discernible trend among all Democrats since the Iowa Caucuses, the movement among Latino voters suggests that a critical part of the so-called firewall of support that Clinton's campaign had hoped to rely on among non-white Democrats may be crumbling.
Latino voters will play a critical role in Saturday's Nevada Caucuses. Hispanics make up 17 percent of the population of eligible voters in Nevada and were 15 percent of Democratic caucus-goers in 2008. Among all Democrats, Sanders has gained significantly over the past four months, cutting a Clinton lead that had been hovering at or near 20 percentage points among all Democrats in November to just 11 percentage points (50 to 39 percent) on the eve of the Iowa Caucuses. That trend has leveled off over the past three weeks, however, with only minor fluctuation and no significant change in the overall national trend.
Yet among Hispanic voters, what had been a two-to-one or better Clinton lead for the past six months has narrowed dramatically in the two weeks following the Iowa Caucuses. Where our surveys had shown Clinton leading by 20 percentages points or better during December and January, her advantage had reduced to just three percentage points (46 to 43 percent) on our most recent week of tracking (from February 8-February 14).
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http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/clinton-lead-over-sanders-among-latino-voters-rapidly-narrowing-n522291
NBC: Hillary Clinton Lead Over Sanders Among Latino Voters RAPIDLY NARROWING
The NBC News |SurveyMonkey national weekly election tracking survey of the Democratic nomination contest shows a rapid narrowing of Hilary Clinton's lead over Bernie Sanders among Latino voters over the past two weeks. While our national surveys have shown little discernible trend among all Democrats since the Iowa Caucuses, the movement among Latino voters suggests that a critical part of the so-called firewall of support that Clinton's campaign had hoped to rely on among non-white Democrats may be crumbling.
Latino voters will play a critical role in Saturday's Nevada Caucuses. Hispanics make up 17 percent of the population of eligible voters in Nevada and were 15 percent of Democratic caucus-goers in 2008. Among all Democrats, Sanders has gained significantly over the past four months, cutting a Clinton lead that had been hovering at or near 20 percentage points among all Democrats in November to just 11 percentage points (50 to 39 percent) on the eve of the Iowa Caucuses. That trend has leveled off over the past three weeks, however, with only minor fluctuation and no significant change in the overall national trend.
Yet among Hispanic voters, what had been a two-to-one or better Clinton lead for the past six months has narrowed dramatically in the two weeks following the Iowa Caucuses. Where our surveys had shown Clinton leading by 20 percentages points or better during December and January, her advantage had reduced to just three percentage points (46 to 43 percent) on our most recent week of tracking (from February 8-February 14).
cont'
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/clinton-lead-over-sanders-among-latino-voters-rapidly-narrowing-n522291
February 20, 2016
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/02/20/1488244/-White-House-defends-Sanders-against-Clinton-claim-that-Sanders-has-attacked-POTUS-Oops
White House DEFENDS Bernie Sanders Against Clinton Claim That Sanders Has Attacked POTUS. OOPS.
At a White House press conference, Press Secretary Josh Earnest defended Bernie Sanders against the Clinton campaign claim that Sanders had continuously attacked President Obama. More lies confirmed for team Hillary. I guess these don’t count when she said she’d never lied to the American people just two days ago?? Hmmm.
"...Y'know, Senator Sanders, stood not too far away from where I'm standing. [points] You can just peek out the window and sort of see the spot where he was standing. . . where he spoke to all of you after having spent an hour with the President of the United States in the Oval office, where he talked to all of you about how proud he was of the progress our country has made under President Obama's leadership. And I think that's a strong statement about how supportive and proud Senator Sanders of President Obama's legacy..."
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/02/20/1488244/-White-House-defends-Sanders-against-Clinton-claim-that-Sanders-has-attacked-POTUS-Oops
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