It was an odd footnote and start to a new political partnership: Just before Michael Bloomberg scored his first electoral triumph after spending more than $74 million to become the Republican mayor of New York in 2001, he won the backing of Hollywood movie mogul and major Democratic donor Harvey Weinstein Just days earlier, Weinstein […]
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Warren Buys Ad in Sheldon Adelson’s Newspaper to Say He’d Pay $2.3B Under Wealth Tax…
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren bought an ad in a Republican megadonor’s newspaper to say he would pay $2.3 billion in the first year under her wealth tax. Sheldon Adelson, a casino magnate, is worth roughly $40 billion and bought the Las Vegas Review-Journal in 2015. Warren’s advertisement said that Adelson would pay up approximately […]
Washington Post Forced to Change Headline Suggesting ‘Elites’ Have More Say in Electing a President…
The Washington Post was forced to change the headline of one of its most recent op-eds after widespread criticism, as Fox News reports. The article in question, by Julia Azari, was critical of the current primary process for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. It was originally titled “It’s time to give the elites a bigger […]
Bloomberg Finally Upends the National Conversation…
Stories about Michael Bloomberg last week generated 9.4 million interactions on social media — more than twice his previous high. Still, he’s getting lapped by Bernie Sanders, according to data from NewsWhip provided exclusively to Axios. Why it matters: This was the point when Bloomberg converted massive spending into significant organic interest in his campaign, […]
NEVADA DEMOCRATIC DEBATE WAS THE GREATEST DEBATE IN HUMAN HISTORY…
Forget Lincoln and Douglas. Forget Nixon and Kennedy. Hell, forget the Athenians and the Melians back during the Peloponnesian War. Last night’s Democratic primary slagfest in Nevada was the greatest debate in all of human history. Oh, was it glorious — the sheer raging hostility spraying across the stage as every campaign besides the Bernie […]
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Klobuchar Gets a Second Chance to Name Mexico’s President…
For Amy Klobuchar, the second time may not be a charm. But it might be good enough. The Minnesota senator was stumped last week when asked by Telemundo if she could name the president of Mexico. “No,” she said. Prompted with the same question, billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer said, “I forget.” Only Pete Buttigieg was […]
The Gift That Keeps on Giving: When He Wasn’t Buying the Democratic Nomination, He Was Insulting ‘Black and Latino Males’ Saying They Don’t ‘Know How to Behave in the Workplace…
While promoting a $127 million, three-year initiative to help minorities in the workplace in 2011, then-New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg declared that there’s “this enormous cohort of black and Latino males” who “don’t know how to behave in the workplace” and “don’t have any prospects.” The head-turning comments in a resurfaced interview were just […]
Nevada Closes Books on Early Voting Period Marked by Long Lines, High Turnout…
Some came in cars, or buses, or marching the streets behind Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders after a campaign rally. Some were still teenagers, participating only because they’ll be 18 by the time of the general election, while some needed the help of a walker, a cane or strangers. More than 36,000 Nevadans opted to vote […]
Bernie Sanders Supporter Explains Democratic Socialism…
A member of the Democratic Socialists of America explained the philosohpy of “democratic socialism” to Breitbart News at the victory rally for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) as the results of the New Hampshire primary began to arrive. Evan S. of Massachusetts had come to New Hampshire to canvas for Sanders. They — and they noted […]
Tucker Carlson: Bloomberg Is Trying to Buy the Election…
Tucker Carlson, Fox News, takes on the hidden agenda of former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a nefarious agenda to say the least. Projecting to spend $2 billion between now and election day, Bloomberg effectively is buying his way into the nomination and the takeover of the Democratic Party. His bullish goal is to knock Sanders […]
Shots Fired: Elizabeth Warren Goes After ‘Egomaniac Billionaire’ Michael Bloomberg…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) on Tuesday went after presidential hopeful and quickly rising rival Michael Bloomberg (D), referring to him as an “egomaniac billionaire” just one day ahead of the Las Vegas Democrat debate, which the former New York City mayor will participate in. The Massachusetts senator, who has struggled to regain her footing and […]
Bloomberg Frames Farmers as Primitive Idiots in Demeaning Diatribe…
Michael Bloomberg isn’t making any friends in the agriculture industry, after video of the former NYC Mayor surfaced of him describing farmers as having simple jobs that don’t require much intelligence, according to the Washington Times. “I could teach anybody, even the people in this room” to be a farmer, said Bloomberg during a 2016 […]
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Pete Buttigieg: ‘We Are All Lifted Up’ by Stories About Abortions…
Former Mayor Pete Buttigieg celebrated a woman’s story about an abortion she had in college, saying it was an important reminder of the freedoms under attack in America. Buttigieg attended a Planned Parenthood campaign event in Nevada on Sunday where a woman shared her story of having an abortion in college, and the struggle she […]
After Attending a Trump Rally, I Realized Democrats Are Not Ready for 2020…
I think those of us on the left need to take a long look in the mirror and have an honest conversation about what’s going on. If you had told me three years ago that I would ever attend a Donald Trump rally, I would have laughed and assured you that was never going to […]
Topless Protester Confronts Bernie Sanders, de Blasio at Nevada Campaign Rally…
A topless protester disrupted Sen. Bernie Sanders’ campaign rally in Nevada on Sunday — moments after Mayor Bill de Blasio introduced the Democratic presidential candidate to the stage. De Blasio had just introduced Sanders to the crowd in Carson City as the “next president of the United States,” when Sanders entered the stage with his […]
Watch – Pete Buttigieg: Flood Small American Towns with Immigration to Grow Population
Former Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana, is touting a new visa program to flood small American towns with legal immigrants to grow the regions’ populations — a boon to corporate investors, housing developers, and big business. During a campaign stop in Merrimack, New Hampshire, Buttigieg touted his investor-friendly plan to inundate small American […]
Ginsburg Declares ERA Dead and Calls for New Campaign…
I have long criticized Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg for making comments on political issues to liberal and academic groups. While not unique on the Court in what I have called the era of “celebrity justices”, Ginsburg is something of recidivist in abandoning the long-standing avoidance of political discussions by justices as well as […]
Major Black Donors Unconvinced by 2020 Democratic Candidates…
Black donors and business leaders have a problem with the Democratic presidential field: No one is doing enough to earn their support, they say — or to build a durable relationship with black voters for the primary and general elections. Those concerns have spilled out in awkward exchanges in recent weeks as 2020 Democrats courted […]
James Carville Fires Back After Bernie Sanders Calls Him ‘Hack’: ‘At least I’m not a communist’…
James Carville is embracing the “political hack” label Sen. Bernard Sanders gave him Wednesday night, saying it’s better than being a “communist” in an obvious dig against the socialist presidential candidate…“That’s exactly who the [expletive] I am,” Mr. Carville said. “I am a political hack. I am not an ideologue. I am not a purist. […]
Judiciary Committee Dems Hit with Ethics Complaints over ‘Suspicious’ Conduct…
Three Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee were hit with ethics complaints Wednesday, connected to a slew of alleged violations related to campaign fundraising. Nonprofit watchdog group Americans for Public Trust filed complaints with the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) against Reps. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., and Lucy McBath, D-Ga., calling for […]
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