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Opinion | Bernie Sanders Has Already Won the Democratic Primary – The New York Times

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He set the tone, determined the issues and tugged the party toward him. At a debate last month, Bernie Sanders’s rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination were asked if they were concerned about the party possibly graduating a democratic socialist to the general election. The only ones who made their worry perfectly clear were Joe […]

Elizabeth Warren, Once a Front-Runner, Will Drop Out of Presidential Race – The New York Times

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Elizabeth Warren likely had the highest intellect on issues that matter to the progressive movement. Unfortunately, she made a few costly political moves that made too many doubt her commitment to fight for progresive policies at all cost. The progressive movement needs her endorsement and I hope she does not acquiessce to the status quo, […]

Chris Matthews Out at MSNBC – The New York Times

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Chris Matthews, the veteran political anchor and voluble host of the long-running MSNBC talk show “Hardball,” resigned on Monday night, an abrupt departure from a television perch that made him a fixture of politics and the news media over the past quarter-century. Mr. Matthews, 74, has faced mounting criticism in recent days over a spate of embarrassing […]

Cory Booker quits presidential race. Neoliberalism can destroy otherwise great candidates.

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I cannot say I am sorry to see “Cory Booker,” the institution leave the race. I have always looked at Booker as what could have been. I think he is intelligent and compassionate. I think he genuinely cares about people. That said, I think he never gained traction because of that twitch that tells you, […]