Despite Clinton’s close victory in Nevada, the Democratic primary is far from over.
Election 2016
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Is Warren the Inevitable Democratic VP Candidate?
Both Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton have good reason to put Senator Elizabeth Warren on the ticket-whoever wins the presidential nomination. If Sanders wins his underdog campaign, he will have denied the nomination to the most prominent and admired woman in American politics. He will be under intense pressure to name a woman as his […]
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Bernie Sanders Has a Turnout Problem
With a campaign predicated on expanding the electorate, he needs to bring a lot more voters to the polls.
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Clinton and Sanders Infrastructure Platforms Go Nowhere Fast
Ambitious but necessary spending plans are likely to meet corporate and congressional resistance.
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Pro-Shelby Super PAC: ‘People Power’ or ‘Dark’ Money?
The Alabama Senate primary race between incumbent Republican Senator Richard Shelby and challenger Jonathan McConnell has seen an unexpected surge in outside spending-an influx that spotlights the growing role of undisclosed “dark” money in 2016, even in super PACs that supposedly must report their donors. Citizens for a Sound Government, a political nonprofit that doesn’t […]
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End Citizens United: Reform Group or Cash Cow?
A new multimillion-dollar PAC that claims to promote campaign finance reform has drawn progressive fire over its aggressive fundraising tactics.
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Come Saturday, the Donald and the Bern Are Lookin’ Good
Trump and Sanders will likely enjoy strong showings in South Carolina and Nevada.
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The Makings of a New Democracy-Reform Coalition?
A broad coalition of 160 civil-rights, pro-democracy, and other progressive organziations have announced plans for an ambitious Democracy Spring campaign that will culminate with a massive rally and sit-in at the capitol in April. The campaign includes a 140-mile march that is scheduled to kick off on March 2 from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C., in […]
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Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton Battle for Black Voters
The Vermont senator moves to close Clinton’s substantial lead among African Americans.
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A Tale of Two Troubled Democracies
How insurgent populism is reshaping electoral politics in France and the U.S.