May 2, 2016

Call for 'Revolution' Still Reverberating as Sanders, Clinton Head Neck and Neck Into Indiana

Call for 'Revolution' Still Reverberating as Sanders, Clinton Head Neck and Neck Into Indiana

Published on
Sunday, May 01, 2016
byCommon Dreams

Call for 'Revolution' Still Reverberating as Sanders, Clinton Head Neck and Neck Into Indiana

"This is the beginning of the revolt against the establishment, not the end," political analyst says

byAndrea Germanos, staff writer

Days ahead of Indiana's May 3 primary, a new poll shows Democratic presidential rivals Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton neck and neck while observers foresee the Vermont senator's impact being felt long after the nomination is secured.

According to the NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll, Clinton leads among likely Indiana primary goers 50 percent to Sanders' 46 percent. But that lead is within the poll's margin of error of 4.6 percentage points for Democrats.

The poll also shows Sanders with a greater edge over Clinton in a hypothetical general-election match-up against Donald Trump. The Republican front-runner has a seven-point lead over Clinton in such a square-off, but just a single point lead over Sanders

Also on Sunday, the Sanders campaign announced that it had brought in $25.8 million in April, with the average donation being just under $26. And while the amount is far less than the $44 million haul in March, or $43.5 million in February, the campaign still touted it as surpassing the average monthly total of $17 million.

more: http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/05/01/call-revolution-still-reverberating-sanders-clinton-head-neck-and-neck-indiana

May 2, 2016

Call for 'Revolution' Still Reverberating as Sanders, Clinton Head Neck and Neck Into Indiana

Published on
Sunday, May 01, 2016
byCommon Dreams

Call for 'Revolution' Still Reverberating as Sanders, Clinton Head Neck and Neck Into Indiana

"This is the beginning of the revolt against the establishment, not the end," political analyst says

byAndrea Germanos, staff writer

Days ahead of Indiana's May 3 primary, a new poll shows Democratic presidential rivals Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton neck and neck while observers foresee the Vermont senator's impact being felt long after the nomination is secured.

According to the NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll, Clinton leads among likely Indiana primary goers 50 percent to Sanders' 46 percent. But that lead is within the poll's margin of error of 4.6 percentage points for Democrats.

The poll also shows Sanders with a greater edge over Clinton in a hypothetical general-election match-up against Donald Trump. The Republican front-runner has a seven-point lead over Clinton in such a square-off, but just a single point lead over Sanders

Also on Sunday, the Sanders campaign announced that it had brought in $25.8 million in April, with the average donation being just under $26. And while the amount is far less than the $44 million haul in March, or $43.5 million in February, the campaign still touted it as surpassing the average monthly total of $17 million.

more: http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/05/01/call-revolution-still-reverberating-sanders-clinton-head-neck-and-neck-indiana

On edit: Added the poll below: How will you vote? (feel free to post commentary related to this poll)

May 2, 2016

Call for 'Revolution' Still Reverberating as Sanders, Clinton Head Neck and Neck Into Indiana

Published on
Sunday, May 01, 2016
byCommon Dreams

Call for 'Revolution' Still Reverberating as Sanders, Clinton Head Neck and Neck Into Indiana

"This is the beginning of the revolt against the establishment, not the end," political analyst says

byAndrea Germanos, staff writer

Days ahead of Indiana's May 3 primary, a new poll shows Democratic presidential rivals Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton neck and neck while observers foresee the Vermont senator's impact being felt long after the nomination is secured.

According to the NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll, Clinton leads among likely Indiana primary goers 50 percent to Sanders' 46 percent. But that lead is within the poll's margin of error of 4.6 percentage points for Democrats.

The poll also shows Sanders with a greater edge over Clinton in a hypothetical general-election match-up against Donald Trump. The Republican front-runner has a seven-point lead over Clinton in such a square-off, but just a single point lead over Sanders

Also on Sunday, the Sanders campaign announced that it had brought in $25.8 million in April, with the average donation being just under $26. And while the amount is far less than the $44 million haul in March, or $43.5 million in February, the campaign still touted it as surpassing the average monthly total of $17 million.

more: http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/05/01/call-revolution-still-reverberating-sanders-clinton-head-neck-and-neck-indiana

May 2, 2016

Copy of a letter I wrote the campaign about the super delegates:

Bernie, Jane, Tad, volunteers and staff:

Here is a quote I saw today in a Huffington Post piece:

"Superdelegates shouldn’t overrule the will of the Democratic grassroots,” Wikler said. “If the primary and caucus winner is Hillary Clinton, then Clinton should be the nominee. If it’s Bernie Sanders, then Sanders should be the nominee.”

The full piece is here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-superdelegates_us_57269509e4b01a5ebde5f91e

To that I would humbly offer: It is my understanding to Supers were put there to STOP grass roots activists from doing what we are trying...I am sure it was Debbie Wasserman-Schultz who just recently told us this. Well that's the case, it will be on full display for all the world to see!!!!

Un-Democratic Party: DNC chair says superdelegates ensure elites don’t have to run “against grassroots activists”

Story here: http://www.salon.com/2016/02/13/un_democratic_party_dnc_chair_says_superdelegates_ensure_elites_dont_have_to_run_against_grassroots_activists/

May 2, 2016

One thing about it...just like the last time this country was in this similar place...

the people eventually have their say. What did they expect would happen when they illegally threw us out of our houses by the millions, foreclosed illegally, thus stealing not only the home but all the money paid to that point for it? No one has yet been charged with crimes, no one has yet paid restitution to their victims to any significant degree, there have been no public shamings, no perp walks. Instead of getting better, it has gotten worse, and no one is talking about real reforms...except Bernie Sanders.

The reckoning is upon them.

What did the others really think was gonna happen?

May 2, 2016

Poll: Clinton, Sanders in statistical tie in Indiana

May 01, 2016, 09:26 am
Poll: Clinton, Sanders in statistical tie in Indiana
By Kyle Balluck

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton has a 4-point lead over rival Bernie Sanders days ahead of Indiana’s primary, within a new poll’s margin of error.

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Clinton leads the Vermont senator among likely Democratic primary voters, 50 percent to 46 percent, in an NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll released Sunday morning.
The NBC/WSJ/Marist poll, conducted April 26–28, has a margin of error of 4.6 percentage points for Democrats.

Clinton leads Sanders by 6.2 points in Indiana, according to the RealClearPolitics average of polls.

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/278306-poll-clinton-sanders-in-statistical-tie-in-indiana

May 2, 2016

Leading the charge against big banks?

May 2, 2016

Hey does anyone know offhand how many Corporations are Superdelegates offhand?

I'm just curious. Isn't interesting that they now have voting rights in our "democracy" ?

May 1, 2016

I, too, have a long history of trashing the Democratic party. It is called "tough love". nt

(Counter post to this: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1107121671 )

May 1, 2016

Does anyone know why Upton Sinclair would be not verboten in GD? Reason I am

asking is I saw a post yesterday about him, but couldn't find it. Looked and looked. Discovered it had been alerted on and subsequently hidden- both actions from a small but very active cadre of individuals. What gives? We used to be able to talk about him here.