Joe Biden won the Michigan primary Tuesday night, dealing Bernie Sanders a crushing blow in the democratic socialist’s pursuit of the White House. All eyes had been on Michigan, which gave Sanders a surprise boost four years ago when he was in the Democratic primary against Hillary Clinton. Biden also won the Mississippi and Missouri Democratic … Read more
Does the Bernie Bro actually exist? Harvard scientist analyzes 6.8 million tweets and finds Sanders supporters are NOT more hostile to rivals than people who support other candidates A researcher from Harvard investigated 280,000 randomly selected Twitter followers from the top nine Democratic primary candidates He analyzed more than 6.8 million posts, which dated as … Read more
Hillary Clinton said Bernie Sanders was not the ‘strongest nominee’ for Democrats to take on President Donald Trump this fall but she stopped short of endorsing Joe Biden over her 2016 primary rival. ‘I do not think he’s our strongest nominee against Donald Trump,’ Clinton told CNN’s ‘Fareed Zakaria GPS’ in an interview that aired … Read more
At least 10,000 mostly young supporters cheered Bernie Sanders in Chicago’s Grant Park on Saturday, where the senator from Vermont attacked Democratic front runner Joe Biden as ill-equipped to defeat President Trump in November. ‘Today we make it clear that the only way we beat Trump is with a campaign of energy, excitement and grassroots … Read more
Jesse Jackson endorses Bernie Sanders for president as Vermont senator fights back against Joe Biden Jesse Jackson, the legendary civil rights leader and presidential candidate, endorsed Bernie Sanders on Sunday His blessing comes ahead of Michigan’s primary on Tuesday Jackson won Michigan in 1988 presidential primary He also has strong influence among African American voters … Read more
Elizabeth Warren slams ‘Bernie Bros’ for ‘online bullying’ Sanders’ rivals and insists candidates are ‘responsible’ for the ‘threatening, ugly, dangerous things’ their supporters do Senator from Massachusetts bowed out of presidential race on Thursday Warren had disappointing finish in several Super Tuesday primary contests She would not commit to endorsing either Joe Biden or Bernie … Read more
JOE BIDEN Age on Inauguration Day 2021: 78 Entered race: April 25, 2019 Career: No current role. A University of Delaware and Syracuse Law graduate, he was first elected to Newcastle City Council in 1969, then won upset election to Senate in 1972, aged 29. Was talked out of quitting before being sworn in when … Read more
JOE BIDEN Age on Inauguration Day 2021: 78 Entered race: April 25, 2019 Career: No current role. A University of Delaware and Syracuse Law graduate, he was first elected to Newcastle City Council in 1969, then won upset election to Senate in 1972, aged 29. Was talked out of quitting before being sworn in when … Read more
As investors wrestle with how to react to a crisis nobody saw coming a couple of months ago, they also have something else to think about which has long been inked into the calendar. Just as the novel coronavirus outbreak causes havoc in financial markets – to the extent that it led to a 0.5 … Read more
Joe Biden snagged a trio of endorsements from his formal Democratic rivals Monday night in a show of force designed to give the former vice president momentum heading into the critical Super Tuesday contests and stop Bernie Sanders from winning the nomination. Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, and Beto O’Rourke all gave Biden their blessing, handing … Read more