"Tariff man" expected not to raise tariffs by March 1st as he promised

Implicitly admitting that he isn't really confident about the benefits of tariffs in China, Trump's knees wobbled.
He was supposed to raise tariffs if no deal was reached.
Watch his supporters say that tariffs at not that awesome on second thought.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-eases-off-hard-deadline-for-china-tariffs-11550621471?mod=mhp

Who will run next? Beto or Biden

Who will announce his candidacy next?

When the room "erupted in applause" in Tulsi Gabbard townhall

The following happened in New Hampshire, As reported by The Guardian today:

At that same town hall, when one voter said he admired Gabbard for meeting with Assad, the room erupted in applause.

Senator Patrick Leahy endorses Bernie Sanders

There is no way Bernie will lose Vermont now.
https://twitter.com/jthverhovek/status/1097943707171647512?s=21

Biden is tougher than Bernie on Maduro. This could help Biden in Florida

Bernie Sanders will have to explain to Florida Venezuelans and Cubans why he has decried US intervention against Maduro.

Biden is more pro-Guaido.

I happen to side with Bernie's position on Maduro but I'm a New Yorker who didn't come from Venezuela and who doesn't hate socialism.

I have a favorable view of Bernie's kind of socialism. But again I'm not a Venezuelan or Cuban.

Bernie would also struggle to explain that he's not a socialist socialist but only a "Democratic socialist".

Joe Biden (if he runs) would in my opinion outperform Sanders in Florida against Trump.

Roger Stone ordered to appear in court over Instagram post

Uh oh:
https://twitter.com/jesserodriguez/status/1097882374652727296?s=21

Legal expert: Mueller may have a pardon-proof surprise for Roger Stone and Donald Trump

Via this Fordham Law professor.

Mueller may be choosing not to press certain federal charges, because of this:
https://twitter.com/jedshug/status/1092111003834146816?s=21

Jill Stein attacks report that Russian media is supportive of Tulsi Gabbard

At least she doesn't hate all Democrats. By the way, your Stein lied about the source of the MSNBC article, with relied on many analysts for its article. And the pro-Gabbard articles in Russian media speak for themselves.
https://twitter.com/drjillstein/status/1092177035886280709

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Jonathan Chait calls out hypocrite Glenn Greenwald: "Tucker Carlson's affirming sidekick"

Black staffers asked Bernie to give a discrimination speech in a big city. He declined

It is possible Bernie did not want to alienate the predominantly white voters white independents who didn’t view discrimination as a big issue.

“Over seven pages, the team outlined a strategy for winning black voters that included using social media influencers and having Mr. Sanders give a major speech on discrimination in a city like St. Louis or Cincinnati.

Mr. Sanders’s inner circle did not respond."

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/17/us/politics/bernie-sanders-black-voters-outreach.html