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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders Walks Back Comparison of Donald Trump to Hitler
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders asserted in an interview that he did not compare Donald Trump to Hitler when he warned of a “lunatic …. stirring up racial hatred” during a campaign rally over the weekend in Wisconsin. “No, I did not compare Trump to Hitler,” Sanders told George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s This Week. “But…
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Fast Forward Why Bernie Sanders’s Social Media Guru Tweets With Brooklyn Accent
Last August, Bernie Sanders sat on a Craigslist-bought beige couch in his Washington office plotting to steal the social media spotlight from 10 Republicans taking the stage for the first televised debate of the 2016 presidential campaign. Next to the Democratic presidential candidate, 74, sat 27-year-old Hector Sigala, his digital media director. For the next…
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Fast Forward Battle for New York Heats Up With Bronx Bernie and Harlem Hillary
A day after Hillary Clinton rallied the faithful in Harlem, her Democratic primary opponent Bernie Sanders rocked the Bronx Thursday. And the two New Yorkers had some hardcore New Yorkers making the case for them. Clinton had her former Senate colleague and fellow Dem, Sen. Chuck Schumer. Sanders rolled out two Hollywood heavy hitters —…
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News To Support Bernie, ‘Ben & Jerry’ Give the Masses Free Ice Cream
Bernie Sanders believes in a free college degree — and free ice cream. At a Sanders campaign event in Union Square Thursday, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, founders of the Vermont-based ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s, organized the event and spoke to the large crowd of mostly college students about their love for the…
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The Schmooze Ben & Jerry’s Giving Out Free ‘Bernie’s Yearning’ in NYC
Ben & Jerry’s are giving out free “Bernie’s Yearning,” their Bernie Sanders themed ice-cream at Union Square this afternoon, starting at 5 PM EST. Ben Cohen, the founder of the Vermont ice cream chain tweeted the following to advertise the event. Jerry & I are headed to #NYC — if you’ve been waiting to try…
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News Bill Clinton: I Will Use My Superdelegate Vote to Support Bernie Sanders If He Wins Nomination
Bill Clinton is saying no to . In an interview with the New York Daily News during a campaign stop, President Clinton said he would use his superdelegate vote in New York to support Bernie Sanders if he wins the Democratic nomination over wife Hillary Clinton. “It happened last time,” Clinton said, referring to his…
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Opinion ‘Bernie or Bust’ Is Self-Indulgent, Stubborn — and Dangerous
There’s a strikingly cyclical pattern to the Bernie Sanders campaign. It’s a continual series of boom-bust mood swings. Euphoria alternates with anxious bravado as huge wins are followed inexorably by huge losses. One week Sanders is unstoppable; the next week he’s toast. And repeat. It’s been relentless: New Hampshire joy followed by South Carolina gloom,…
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The Schmooze Video: Sarah Silverman Wants You To Feel The Bern
Comedian Sarah Silverman has released a YouTube video in support of Bernie Sanders’ bid for the Democratic nomination for president. “Bernie Sanders is the one for me,” a five-minute monologue backing the Vermont senator, was posted on Monday. Silverman says in the video that she has been a Hillary Clinton supporter because the idea of…
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