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noretreatnosurrender's JournalCan Bernie Sanders Really Win the Nomination?
An interesting piece from the New Yorker.
Sanders and his supporters point out, with quite a bit of justification, that the pundits and the betting markets have underestimated him all along. Before Saturday, who would have predicted that Sanders would best Clinton by sixty-four percentage points in Alaska, forty-six points in Washington, and forty points in Hawaii?
The Sanders campaign is an impressive phenomenon, and in states like New York and California it is still growing. While out shopping on Third Avenue in Brooklyn yesterday, I came across hundreds of Sanders supporters, almost all of them young, who had gathered to mark the opening of a local campaign office. The candidate was thousands of miles away in Wisconsin, and the results from the Western states were still hours away, but a large crowd of his followers had given up their Saturday mornings to express their support for him.
“Hillary Clinton and I agree that it is imperative that no Republican make it to the Oval Office,” Sanders said in Madison. Where the two candidates didn’t agree, he went on, was regarding who was best positioned to stop the Republicans. “One of our campaigns has created an enormous amount of enthusiasm and energy that will lead to a large voter turnout in November,” Sanders added. “That campaign is our campaign.”
http://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/can-bernie-sanders-really-win-the-nomination
Caucus Results and Some Interesting Reporting
Sanders supporters read all the way through the results to see some additional reporting.
Saturday caucus live updates, results: Bernie Sanders wins Alaska, has big lead in Washington
This endorsement comes on the heels of one from popular Hawaii U.S. Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, who gave up a leadership position in the party to back Sanders.
To be sure, Clinton remains the heavy favorite to prevail in the battle for the nomination, and she has begun to hone a populist-yet-pragmatic message that has the potential to reach a broad Democratic constituency in many of the remaining states. But the nomination remains up for grabs -- especially if Sanders manages to sweep the three Western states voting this weekend.
-- Douglas Perry
http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2016/03/washington_hawaii_alaska_caucu.html
A Conversation on Privacy/Greenwald/Snowden/Chomsky
Chomsky and Greenwald will appear in person at the event, hosted in Tucson by the University of Arizona College of Behavioral Sciences, while Snowden will appear via videoconference.
The Intercept is streaming the event live on this page, and the conversation will be archived here in full.
March 25, 2016
5-7 p.m. MST (8-10 p.m. EDT)
*Livestream begins at 6:55 p.m. EDT; the actual event starts at 8 p.m. EDT.
The Livestream is over but you can watch it here:
https://theintercept.com/a-conversation-about-privacy/
Congressman Praises Bernie Sanders’s Israel-Palestine Stance: “I Totally Agree With Him”
Congressman Praises Bernie Sanders’s Israel-Palestine Stance: “I Totally Agree With Him”Few lawmakers have voiced similar views, even though Sanders’s position reflects a growing dissent on this issue among a new generation of Democratic voters. But this week, Kentucky Democratic Rep. John Yarmuth offered full support for Sanders’s position.
In remarks to The Intercept, Yarmuth praised Sanders for his stance, and explained why he thinks the U.S. needs a more nuanced policy.
“It’s certainly an honest appraisal of the situation to say that any attitude which is that Israel is always right and the Palestinians are always wrong is a dangerous attitude to have. Unfortunately, there are a lot of people who are running for different offices who are comfortable in feeling that way or at least saying that, or implying that,” said the congressman. “No, I don’t think we can be constructive in that situation unless we recognize that we have to have an approach that recognizes reality. And the reality is that the Israelis have done a lot of provocative things as well as the Palestinians. Unless we find a way out of that tit-for-tat situation, it’s going to be hard to resolve.”
https://theintercept.com/2016/03/25/congressman-praises-bernie-sanderss-israel-palestine-stance-i-totally-agree-with-him/
What a shame Rep. Yarmuth endorsed Hillary in November.
Bill Clinton/Dolores Huerta in AZ - 1,100 Attend
Former President Bill Clinton on Sunday returned to Arizona, the state he carried 20 years ago, to campaign on behalf of his wife, Hillary Clinton, two days ahead of the state's primary.
Clinton, the 42nd president who in 1996 became the only Democrat since President Harry Truman to win the Grand Canyon State, appeared at an afternoon rally at Central High School in Phoenix after he was scheduled to appear at a Tucson event with former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz.
In Phoenix, Clinton was joined by farm labor leader and Hispanic civil rights activist Dolores Huerta, who spoke before him. The former president and Huerta were greeted by a capacity crowd of 1,100 people in the school's gymnasium.
"This is Hillary's army right here," Huerta said, urging audience members to help get out the vote.
She led the supporters in a chant of "Viva Hillary Clinton!"
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/03/20/bill-clinton-stumps-hillary-clinton-phoenix/82053000/
Wow, only 1,100 to see both Bill & Dolores?
Thousands cheer on Bernie Sanders
These are some excerpts from a news piece from Salt Lake City (full piece at the link):
Triplett acknowledged criticism of Sanders' platform as unrealistic and likely to be shot down by Congress. But he said that just means citizens have to work even harder to elect senators and representatives who reflect their values.
“Voting’s not where it ends, it’s where it starts,” Triplett said.
Here is an interesting comment:
Nelson, who grew up in a conservative family, doesn't support abortion and is actively LDS. But he said he was taught “to love each other and take care of each other,” and he said Sanders’s policies align with those values better than any of the other candidates.
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865650377/Sanders-supporters-line-up-to-hear-candidate-speak.html
Obama to Unseal Files on Argentina’s ‘Dirty War’
Source: New York Times
WASHINGTON — President Obama is moving to declassify American military, intelligence and law enforcement records that could reveal what the United States government knew about Argentina’s brutal “dirty war” of the 1970s and ’80s, a senior adviser said on Thursday, hoping to pierce the shroud of secrecy that has surrounded a painful chapter in that country’s history.
Susan E. Rice, Mr. Obama’s national security adviser, said that the president would use a visit to Argentina on Wednesday and Thursday, which coincides with the 40th anniversary of the 1976 coup that began the war, to honor the victims and formally begin the declassification process.
“On this anniversary and beyond, we’re determined to do our part as Argentina continues to heal and move forward as one nation,” Ms. Rice said during a speech at the Atlantic Council in Washington.
Human rights activists have long pressed for access to more classified United States records about the war, which lasted from 1976 to 1983, a period when the Argentine government and military carried out vicious crackdowns against dissidents and abducted thousands of people, including babies taken from parents who were detained.
Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/18/world/americas/obama-to-unseal-files-on-argentinas-dirty-war.html?smid=tw-share
WOW!
Thank you Mr. President!
I can hardly wait to read these files.
“If there are things that have to be done, you should do them quickly,” Mr. Kissinger told Mr. Guzzetti, according to the declassified account.
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
I saw this on Twitter.
Murtaza Hussain ?@MazMHussain 15m15 minutes ago
Establishment American politics is a lot like WWF, everyone just pretending to oppose each other onstage.
20 retweets 24 likes
Col. Morris Davis ?@ColMorrisDavis 16m16 minutes ago
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Donald Trump's Supporters Love Him Even More After Chicago Violence
“Those people come to get punched."
A day after protesters forced the GOP front-runner to cancel an event in Chicago amid ugly clashes not seen during political rallies in decades, the atmosphere among supporters in Cleveland felt more subdued thanks to a beefed-up security presence.
The rally, held at a massive exhibition center near the Cleveland airport, felt pretty run-of-the-mill compared to other Trump events. Families and children clad in Trump gear munched on pizza and enjoyed ice cream, giving the venue somewhat of a carnival vibe. It was a far cry from Friday’s skirmishes, nor did it require U.S. Secret Service members to hurriedly encircle the candidate after a man rushed the stage, as occurred at a rally earlier in the day in Dayton.
Still, the presidential hopeful’s nearly 40-minute-long speech was interrupted seven times by protesters, some of who shouted “Black Lives Matter,” the slogan protesting violence toward African Americans. Trump claimed they were organized by Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who denied the allegation later in the day.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-violence-chicago_us_56e49f5de4b065e2e3d63591
I understand the reason for the protests but I don't think they will have the intended effect. I hope the protesters don't get caught up in the excitement of winning a battle and wind up losing the war.
Bernie Sanders Sees Michigan Win as a Springboard to the Nomination By YAMICHE ALCINDOR and PATRICK
Source: New York Times
Several Democratic strategists and pollsters said they now thought Mr. Sanders could win the Ohio primary — and perhaps Illinois and Missouri — after the senator performed unexpectedly well among independents and young people in Michigan and also beat Mrs. Clinton by more than 10 percentage points with white voters there, according to exit polls. Mr. Sanders also won support from about 30 percent of Michigan’s black voters, a larger share than in recent contests in the South, a sign that he might be able to stop Mrs. Clinton from winning the landslides she is aiming for in predominantly black neighborhoods in Chicago, Cleveland and St. Louis.
“After Michigan, Bernie can certainly win Ohio, and frankly you cannot write him off in any major urban metropolitan state anymore,” said Peter D. Hart, a veteran Democratic pollster. “He has hit a perfect dynamic that few of us expected: He is campaigning on issues like economic insecurity and inequality that are central in this election, he is not seen as overtly political, and he has an ability to contrast himself with every other candidate by being frank and authentic.”
Ohio, a bellwether swing state in presidential elections, is particularly crucial for Mr. Sanders because a victory could increase doubts about Mrs. Clinton’s vulnerabilities in a general election. His free trade argument has become an enviable weapon with blue-collar workers in Ohio and other Rust Belt states because his longtime opposition to trade pacts is a rare and clear policy difference with Mrs. Clinton. She has supported deals like the North American Free Trade Agreement and still argues that trade can benefit American workers.
“If Sanders wins Ohio, there is a new narrative for the next three months, and the nomination fight goes on to the California primary on June 7 in a way that no one ever predicted,” said Robert Shrum, a veteran political adviser to several Democratic presidential campaigns. “Ohio would give Sanders further legitimacy and the standing to go all the way to the convention and make the case to superdelegates there that he is better able to win in November.”
Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/12/us/politics/bernie-sanders.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=b-lede-package-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news
Finally some positive press.
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