2020-03-04: Social Media Postees

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Super Tuesday round-up: Biden surges, Sanders takes the top prize & Bloomberg quits as complaints of 'voter suppression' mount
rt.com | 2020-03-04
The stage looks set for a drawn-out Democratic contest between an establishment centrist and a socialist agitator, after Super Tuesday voting saw Joe Biden sweep the south while Bernie Sanders claimed the top prize in California. | The biggest voting day in the Democrats' primary calendar, Super Tuesday brings in vote tallies from 14 states, as well as from American Samoa, and has a major impact on shaping the race to nab the party nomination. | So, what happened and what does it all mean? | Biden's (finally) in the game: | After a poor showing in early states like Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada, forme…
rt.com/usa/482331-super-tuesday-roundup-biden-sanders/

American what?! Bloomberg beats Tulsi Gabbard in her birthplace Samoa & bags first delegates… at roughly $100mn per head
rt.com | 2020-03-04
After dumping a cool $500 million into the race, billionaire media mogul Michael Bloomberg has scored his first primary win in American Samoa, beating native Tulsi Gabbard and driving many netizens to dig out a map to find it. | With all results in, Bloomberg finished with 49 percent in the territory on Tuesday night, while Gabbard took second at 29 percent. Having passed the 15-point threshold, both candidates qualified for delegates

Democratic Party leaders engineer Biden victory in most Super Tuesday states
wsws.org | 2020-03-04
The outcome is a rebuff to the claims by Bernie Sanders that the Democratic Party can become the vehicle of a political revolution in America.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/04/dems-m04.html

Biden Wins 8 Super Tuesday States; Sanders Takes California
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-03-04
WASHINGTON

Then There Were Two: Sanders Wins California with Latinx Support as Biden Sweeps Southern Black Vote
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-04
The biggest voting day of the Democratic presidential primary has ended in a two-person race between former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders. With more than a third of delegates at stake, Biden swept the Midwest and the South, winning Virginia, North Carolina, Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Texas. Sanders saw victories in Colorado, Utah, his home state of Vermont, and the grand prize of the night, California, where Latinx voters account for nearly 40% of the population. His campaign had 23 field offices in the state. Latinx voters could also play a key role…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/4/super_tuesday_chuck_rocha_bernie_sanders

KSBW Threatens Recall Campaign with Legal Action; Bernie Sanders Supporters Also Angry
Santa Cruz News Network | indybay.org | 2020-03-04
On Thursday, KSBW-TV announced the television station was contemplating legal action against Santa Cruz Together and the recall campaign in Santa Cruz for using its station logo in a misleading manner on a pro-recall campaign flyer. KSBW management maintains that by using their logo, the recall campaign is suggesting KSBW "has taken an editorial position in support of the recall effort," which KSBW has not. In separate news, Santa Cruz community members in support of Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders are also angry with the recall campaign for misusing Sanders' image in recall campaign posters and social medi…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/02/18831257.php

Bernie surrogate locks horns with Maddow over alleged report that Democrats are plotting against Vermont senator
rt.com | 2020-03-04
Activist and Bernie Sanders supporter Shaun King has sparred with MSNBC host Rachel Maddow, after claiming she reported that the DNC is angling to prevent the socialist senator from winning the Democratic nomination. | King tweeted out to his more than 1 million followers that Maddow had disclosed that "senior officials" within the Democratic Party were pressuring billionaire-turned-presidential-candidate Michael Bloomberg to drop out so that "Biden would have an easier time against Bernie." He made the provocative accusations that the Democrats were in fact "interfering with the primaries to stop" Sanders.
rt.com/usa/482290-maddow-sanders-king-democrats-plot/

Maine called for Biden after close battle with Sanders
rt.com | 2020-03-04
Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden has come out on top in Maine's primary, having been declared the winner more than 12 hours after polls closed. He narrowly edged out the expected victor Bernie Sanders. | The two candidates were neck-and-neck as votes were counted overnight, with Biden finally pulling far enough ahead (with 94 percent of precincts reporting) for the AP to declare him the winner on Wednesday afternoon. The former vice president netted 34.1 percent of votes, putting him less than one whole point ahead of second-place finisher Sanders. The Vermont senator had been expected to win the stat…
rt.com/usa/482343-maine-called-biden-sanders/

Democrat Super Tuesday: Polls close in Texas, Colorado and Minnesota
rt.com | 2020-03-04
Polls are now closed in Colorado, Minnesota and all of Texas in Super Tuesday primaries for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. Joe Biden is hoping to get enough traction to overtake Bernie Sanders. | The Associated Press called Colorado for Sanders when polls closed. With 19 percent of precincts reporting, the Vermont senator has 36.3 percent of the vote, giving him a comfortable lead over second-placed Bloomberg. | Exit polls and media projections suggest Sanders will get the largest share of Colorado's 67 delegates, while Biden is expected to do the same in Minnesota (75 delegates), thanks to an…
rt.com/usa/482253-super-tuesday-texas-colorado-minnesota/

Democratic voters hand Biden Super Tuesday win; Sanders faces uphill fight
C.J. Atkins | peoplesworld.org | 2020-03-04
On Friday afternoon last week, Bernie Sanders was forecast to have a 60% chance of going to the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee this summer with a plurality of pledged delegates; Joe Biden had around a 30% chance. After Super Tuesday, those odds have flipped. The one constant: No one is on track to win …
peoplesworld.org/article/democratic-voters-hand-biden-super-tuesday-win-sanders-faces-uphill-fight/

First Super Tuesday results: Biden takes Virginia & North Carolina; Vermont called for Sanders
rt.com | 2020-03-04
Joe Biden has won the Virginia primary in a landslide, and mainstream media outlets are predicting he will win the most delegates in North Carolina as well. Bernie Sanders is leading in his home state of Vermont. | At stake in the first contests on Tuesday are Virginia's 99 delegates and Vermont's 16. Polls in the two states closed at 7pm Eastern time (midnight GMT). North Carolina has 110 delegates, and was widely expected to be a Biden pick-up. | Biden has officially won the state of Virginia, easily coming out on top with 53 percent of the vote with all precincts reporting. Sanders scored just 23 percent, w…
rt.com/usa/482247-vermont-virginia-sanders-biden/

Honesty Isn't Just a Campaign Attribute, It's a Prerequisite for Change
Jake Johnston | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-04
Last week, after Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders' victory in the Nevada caucus, long time human rights activist Brian Concannon wrote: The Democratic candidates missed the opportunity last week in Nevada–a state with a 30 percent Latino population–to address the root causes of our immigration crisis. They predictably criticized the worst Trump administration immigration policies, such…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/04/honesty-isnt-just-a-campaign-attribute-its-a-prerequisite-for-change/

Look who's talking: Clinton called out for sudden-onset 2016 primary amnesia after telling Sanders to 'follow the rules'
rt.com | 2020-03-04
Former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton raised eyebrows by cattily advising erstwhile rival Bernie Sanders to "follow the rules" in the 2020 primary, ignoring how her own failure to do so in 2016 netted her the nomination. | "Let's follow the rules, we had rules last time, we have rules this time," the two-time Democratic candidate told ABC with a cackle on Tuesday, referring derisively to Sanders' complaints about superdelegates, the DNC-appointed convention VIPs who aren't bound by the will of their constituents. | I think it's always a good idea to follow the rules. | Clinton somehow managed to memor…
rt.com/usa/482259-clinton-sanders-rules-hypocrisy-primary/

The Dem Establishment Successfully Cinched a Biden Super Tuesday Victory
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-03-04
Super Tuesday has raised the stakes and set the stage for a battle for the Democratic Party's soul; one that will decide if it stays the course with neoliberalism with Biden or moves towards a progressive social-democratic model with Sanders.
mintpressnews.com/democratic-party-establishment-successfully-cinched-biden-super-tuesday-victory/265472/

Feature or Bug? Super Tuesday Plagued by Long Lines, Closed Polling Stations and Systemic Failure
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-03-04
Things got so bad that some voters claimed that if a similar situation occurred in states such as Iran, the US government would intervene to "restore democracy."
mintpressnews.com/super-tuesday-plagued-long-lines-closed-polling-stations-systemic-failure/265482/

The Real Losers on Super Tuesday
Juan Cole | truthdig.com | 2020-03-04
This piece originally appeared on Informed Comment. | Primaries can be long drawn-out affairs. The Obama-Clinton struggle of spring-summer 2008 went down to the wire, still being contested in June. As I write Tuesday evening, the delegate count for Super Tuesday is still not known, and the actual count for California could take a long time to nail down. Joe Biden pulled off a surprise upset, virtually running the tables east of the Mississippi, and doing much better than expected in the big state of Texas. The final delegate tally of the two front-r…
truthdig.com/articles/the-real-losers-on-super-tuesday/

After Biden's Super Tuesday Surge, Sanders Campaign Faces Questions About African-American Support
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-04
On Super Tuesday, former Vice President Joe Biden swept the South and Midwest, winning Virginia, North Carolina, Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Texas, propelled by a huge majority of African-American votes in several states. We host a roundtable discussion on the results with Barbara Ransby, historian, author and activist adviser to the Movement for Black Lives; Rev. Dr. William Barber, co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign and president of Repairers of the Breach; and Elie Mystal, the justice correspondent for The Nation.
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/4/super_tuesday_african_american_voters_roundtable

The Case Against Joe Biden: Former VP's Long Career Shows a Recurring Theme of "Appeasing the Right"
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-04
Following his Super Tuesday wins, we look closely at the record of former Vice President Joe Biden, from his central role in supporting the Iraq War to expanding the so-called war on drugs. We speak with Branko Marcetic, the author of "Yesterday's Man: The Case Against Joe Biden." Biden's approach to politics is based on "appeasing the right" and "taking the platform of his Republican opponent and trying to make it his own," Marcetic says.
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/4/branko_marcetic_joe_biden_super_tuesday

Few are as elated at Biden's 'historic comeback' as Putin's self-proclaimed arch-enemy McFaul
rt.com | 2020-03-04
Joe Biden is pretty much Rocky Balboa delivering a blow after blow to Ivan Drago

Super Tuesday: 'At Stake Is the Soul of the Democratic Party'
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-04
"The battle is not just between candidates for the presidency, it really is about the soul and essence of the democratic party," Professor of Venezuelan History at Pitzer University in California Miguel Tinker Salas told teleSUR as voters took to the polls on Super Tuesday's Democratic primaries. | RELATED: | Latest Live Updates: Super Tuesday | What is at stake, said the academic in an interview with teleSUR, is whether the Democratic Party will be "capable of forging a new coalition that can represent th…
telesurenglish.net/news/Super-Tuesday-At-Stake-Is-the-Soul-of-the-Democratic-Party-20200303-0024.html

Electoral Dirty Tricks in Play on Super Tuesday?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-04
How is it possible for a Dem presidential aspirant ahead in most Super Tuesday states (according to polls), including California and Texas, to lose overall to a challenger? | The latest pre-Super Tuesday polls showed Sanders leading Biden by wide margins …
globalresearch.ca/electoral-dirty-tricks-play-super-tuesday/5705518

Democratic Primaries Heat Up, Mike Bloomberg Ends Candidacy
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-04
New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg has announced the end of presidential campaign after spending hundreds of millions of dollars trying to win the Democratic ticket for the U.S. presidency. | RELATED: | Amy Klobuchar Ends Her Presidential Campaign, Will Back Biden | Bloomberg, who entered in late January, has attempted to win voters over with a heavily commercialized campaing to sway voters into supporting his candidacy for the presidency. | Following his announcement, Bloomberg'…
telesurenglish.net/news/Democratic-Primaries-Heat-Up-Mike-Bloomberg-Ends-Candidacy-20200304-0015.html

Super Tuesday & the Irrevocable Split in the Democratic Party
Jack Rasmus | zcomm.org | 2020-03-04
Joe Biden's nomination will not only mean failure to defeat Trump, but may mean an irrevocable split in the party itself…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/super-tuesday-the-irrevocable-split-in-the-democratic-party/

After Super Tuesday, Sanders Faces Questions About African American Support
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-04
On Super Tuesday, former Vice President Joe Biden swept the South and Midwest, winning Virginia, North Carolina, Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Texas, propelled by a huge majority of African-American votes in several states. We host a roundtable discussion on the results with Barbara Ransby, historian, author and activist adviser to the Movement for Black Lives; Rev. Dr. William Barber, co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign and president of Repairers of the B…
truthout.org/video/after-super-tuesday-sanders-faces-questions-about-african-american-support/

'Their blood is on your hands': Veteran confronts Biden for 'enabling' Iraq war & killing 'millions' (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-03-04
Joe Biden may have scored big wins on Super Tuesday, but the Democratic presidential candidate failed to woo a military veteran who grilled him over his support for the disastrous invasion of Iraq. | In a video posted by Veterans Against the War, a man who identified himself as a former member of the Air Force approached the former vice president and quizzed him about his dicey foreign policy record. | "We are just wondering why we should vote for someone who voted for a war, who enabled a war that killed thousands of our brothers and sisters, countless Iraqi citizens," the veteran said to a surprised-looking…
rt.com/usa/482269-biden-veteran-iraq-war-video/

Applause & groans after Biden adviser 'tackles' Super Tuesday protester (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-03-04
A senior adviser to Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has received accolades

Bloomberg Drops Out of Presidential Race, Endorses Biden
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-03-04
NEW YORK

Super Tuesday Leaves Sanders and Biden Battling for America's Future
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-03-04
While Sen. Sanders lays claim to the big-delegate prize in California, the former Vice President is now corporate Democrats' only hope.
truthdig.com/articles/super-tuesday-leaves-sanders-and-biden-battling-for-americas-future/

Democrat centrist darling Joe Biden sweeps southern states as polls close in AL, AR, ME, MA & OK
rt.com | 2020-03-04
The second round of Super Tuesday polls for the Democrat presidential nominations have closed, with mainstream outlets calling most states for establishment favorite Joe Biden. | At stake are 52 delegates in Alabama, 31 in Arkansas, 24 in Maine, 91 in Massachusetts and 37 in Oklahoma. Voting was extended in some Tennessee counties (64 delegates) due to disruptions from Monday night's tornadoes. | Alabama was called for Biden within minutes of the polls closing, and with 25 percent of precincts reporting he leads the field with 63.4 percent of the vote. The AP called Arkansas for Biden, leading with 32.9 percen…
rt.com/usa/482250-democrat-super-tuesday-second-round/

Establishment Joe-mentum: Biden racks up Super Tuesday wins as party lines up behind him
rt.com | 2020-03-04
Former vice president Joe Biden has carried the south in the Super Tuesday primaries for the Democrat presidential nomination, riding the wave of endorsements and support from the party establishment. | Exit polls and projections showed Biden poised to get the most delegates from Alabama, Arkansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Tennessee, as well as scoring surprise victories in Minnesota

'Unsanitary & dangerous!' Trump concern-trolls 'Mini Mike' over awkward finger-licking amid coronavirus epidemic
rt.com | 2020-03-04
US President Donald Trump cautioned his billionaire Democratic rival Mike Bloomberg about the gross-out unhygienic behavior on display in a TikTok video apparently posted by his campaign. Score one for the mega-troll. | "Don't lick your dirty fingers," Trump tweeted at his adversary "Mini Mike" on Tuesday evening as voting results for Super Tuesday primaries began to surface. "Both unsanitary and dangerous to others and yourself!" | Mini Mike, don't lick your dirty fingers. Both unsanitary and dangerous to others and yourself! pic.twitter.com/LsKLZNeZL9– Donald J. Tr…
rt.com/usa/482252-trump-bloomberg-finger-licking/

Super Tuesday & the Irrevocable Split in the Democratic Party
Dr. Jack Rasmus | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-04
The first is that the last minute dropping out of the primary race by Pete Buttigieg and Amy …
globalresearch.ca/super-tuesday-irrevocable-split-democratic-party/5705528

Relationships are Not the Monopoly of the State and Its Appendages
Nyla Ali Khan | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-04
Human for those who labor under the delusion that the curtailment of civil liberties in Kashmir and persecution of minorities in Delhi are "internal" matters: India chose democracy, secularism, and socialism as its goals in 1947. The first milestone on this road is democracy. Democracy entails a lot more than merely conducting elections every five years.
counterpunch.org/2020/03/04/relationships-are-not-the-monopoly-of-the-state-and-its-appendages/

Denver students celebrate Black History Month
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-03-04
Denver, CO – Denver Students for a Democratic Society hosted local Denver activist Shareef Aleem for an event about radical Black history in the U.S., Feb. 25, as a part of Black History Month. At the event, Aleem discussed the history of radical Black activism, as well as how Black art and culture has been seized and stolen for generations. Aleem, an activist for over 20 years, has been involved in numerous groups, particularly in the peace movement and in the movement for police accountability. | "Anything Black people have in this country, somebody spilled their blood over," Aleem noted in his speech. Aleem th…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/3/3/denver-students-celebrate-black-history-month

Sanders leads & sues to keep LA polls open later as California turns into Super Tuesday's biggest prize
rt.com | 2020-03-04
Voters in California who found their path to the ballot box obstructed by long delays were given an additional two hours to cast their votes. The Sanders campaign had filed an emergency injunction to ensure this would happen. | People reported long lines throughout LA County on Super Tuesday, where the rollout of a new voting system has

Does the Democratic Establishment Really Fear That Bernie CAN Win in November?
Jeff Cohen | zcomm.org | 2020-03-04
Phillips says the changing electorate (even from 2016 to 2020) and the particular way that Sanders won the popular vote in Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada augur well for Sanders as the candidate who best matches up against Trump…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/does-the-democratic-establishment-really-fear-that-bernie-can-win-in-november/

Renée Golder: What a Republican Landlord will do to get Elected to the Santa Cruz City Council
Santa Cruz News Network | indybay.org | 2020-03-04
In crafting her image as a recall replacement candidate for Santa Cruz City Council, Renée Golder has lied to the public and left out important information about who she really is. Voting records show Golder was a registered Republican until April of 2018, but when she has been asked about it there are at least two different stories she has given. One is that her mother registered her as a Republican shortly after high school, and she didn't notice; the other is that she is a "life-long Democrat," which has frustrated community members because voting records are public and accessible. (see photo) Golder has caref…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/02/18831240.php

Librarians Could Be Jailed or Fined Under Proposed Censorship Law
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-04
A bill pending in Missouri's legislature takes aim at libraries and librarians who are making " age-inappropriate sexual material" available to children. | The measure, championed by Ben Baker, a Republican lawmaker, calls for establishing review boards who would determine whether materials in…
truthout.org/articles/librarians-could-be-jailed-or-fined-under-proposed-censorship-law/

WATCH: Fistfight breaks out in Turkish parliament after lawmaker lashes out at Erdogan over Idlib soldier deaths
rt.com | 2020-03-04
Turkey's parliament descended into a chaotic fistfight after an opposition lawmaker accused President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of disrespecting Turkish soldiers killed recently in Idlib, Syria. | During a closed session about the country's operations in Idlib, opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) member Engin Ozkoc said Erdogan disrespected the dead troops and had also acted irresponsibly by sending them into conflict without air cover. | The accusations quickly escalated into a huge brawl inside the chamber between government and opposition politicians, with punches thrown and lawmakers slapping and kicking…
rt.com/news/482342-turkey-parliament-fistfight-idlib-deaths/

Problems with Bible Classes
James A Haught | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-04
Here in Appalachia's Bible Belt, conservatives in the Legislature want to force all West Virginia public high schools to teach Bible classes, as occurs in several other Republican-controlled states. I wonder how such classes handle Bible topics like these: First, the Bible decrees that gay males must be killed. Leviticus 20: 13 says:…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/04/problems-with-bible-classes/

Tornadoes Leave 25 Dead in Tennessee on Super Tuesday
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-04
The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) reported that tornadoes swept through this southern state on Tuesday and left 25 people dead, 150 injured citizens, and severely damaged homes and buildings. | RELATED: | At Least 23 Killed as Devastating Tornado Tears Through Alabama | Republican Governor Bill Lee declared a state of emergency to address the situation in his state, especially in Nashville where 40 buildings are destroyed and in Putnam County, where 16 dead were…
telesurenglish.net/news/Tornadoes-Leave-25-Dead-in-Tennessee-on-Super-Tuesday-20200304-0001.html

Biden May Now Be the Front-Runner, but Sanders's Huge California Win Can't Be Ignored
Sasha Abramsky | thenation.com | 2020-03-04
Biden May Now Be the Front-Runner, but Sanders's Huge California Win Can't Be Ignored…
thenation.com/article/politics/sanders-biden-california-primary/

On Biden's Big Night, Sanders Warns Against 'Same Old' Politics
John Nichols | thenation.com | 2020-03-04
On Biden's Big Night, Sanders Warns Against 'Same Old' Politics…
thenation.com/article/politics/biden-surge-super-tuesday/

Democrats Need to Learn From Boris Johnson's Success, Not Jeremy Corbyn's Failure
Marshall Auerback | thenation.com | 2020-03-04
Democrats Need to Learn From Boris Johnson's Success, Not Jeremy Corbyn's Failure…
thenation.com/article/politics/democrat-johnson-corbyn-britain/

US embassy in Libya to put sanctions on those who threaten peace
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-04
In a Facebook post, the embassy pledged to work with Libya's UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA), saying they held a meeting Monday with Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha and National Security Advisor Taj al-Din al-Rezagi.At the meeting, Charge d'Affaires Joshua Harris stressed "the U.S. embassy will work with Minister Bashagha to ensure implementation of U.S. Executive Order 13726, which allows for sanctions against individuals that threaten the peace, security and stability of Libya".A day after the meeting, Bashagha said the GNA will shift from a defensive to an offensive stance against the militi…
yenisafak.com/en/world/us-embassy-in-libya-to-put-sanctions-on-those-who-threaten-peace-3513320

UN dispatches humanitarian aid to war-stricken Syria
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-04
The UN on Wednesday dispatched 53 truckloads of humanitarian aid to Idlib, an embattled Syrian province.The trucks passed through the Cilvegozu border gate in Turkey's southern Hatay province.The aid will be distributed among residents in urban areas of northwestern Idlib, as well as the surrounding countryside, which have been subject to years of devastating attacks by the Assad regime and its allies, triggering a wave of some one million refugees.Syria has been locked in a vicious civil war since early 2011, when the regime cracked down on pro-democracy protests.Since then, hundreds of thousands of people have…
yenisafak.com/en/news/un-dispatches-humanitarian-aid-to-war-stricken-syria-3513318

Sanders vs. Biden: Post-Super Tuesday Dem Battle Now All About 'Two-Man Race', Prof. Says
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-04
Former Vice President Joe Biden is projected to grab nine Super Tuesday wins, while sitting Senator Bernie Sanders is apparently winning in three, including California, the state with the biggest number of delegates at stake.
sputniknews.com/us/202003041078473298-sanders-vs-biden-post-super-tuesday-dem-battle-now-all-about-two-man-race-prof-says/

Joe Biden's Supporters Are Going All-In on His Fundraisers After Decisive Victories on Super Tuesday
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-04
Although the vote counting is still ongoing in some states, it's already clear that the former vice president has secured victories in several Super Tuesday states after previously performing poorly in the first three primaries in Iowa, New Hampshire, and Nevada.
sputniknews.com/us/202003041078474103-joe-bidens-supporters-are-going-all-in-on-his-fundraisers-after-decisive-victories-on-super-tuesday/

Biden's Long Career Shows a Predisposition for Appeasing the Right
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-04
Following his Super Tuesday wins, we look closely at the record of former Vice President Joe Biden, from his central role in supporting the Iraq War to expanding the so-called war on drugs. We speak with Branko Marcetic, the author of Yesterday's Man: The Case Against Joe Biden. Biden's approach to politics is based on "appeasing the right" and "taking the platform of his Republican opponent and trying to make it his own," Marcetic says. | TRANSCRIPT: | AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now! I'm Amy G…
truthout.org/video/bidens-long-career-shows-a-predisposition-for-appeasing-the-right/

Super Tuesday Sets Stage for Biden vs. Bernie: 'A Two-Person Race for Future of Democratic Party and the Country'
Jon Queally, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-03-04
While Sen. Bernie Sanders laid claim to the big-delegate prize in California, former Vice President showed with multiple wins in key states that he is now the corporate Democrat's only hope. "May the best candidate win." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/untitled_design1.png …
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'We Are Going to Be Back to Where We Were After Reconstruction–Unless We Stop It' – CounterSpin interview with Carol Anderson about voter suppression
Janine Jackson | fair.org | 2020-03-03
Janine Jackson interviewed Emory University's Carol Anderson about voter suppression for the February 28, 2020, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…
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Tulsi Gabbard denounces election interference by US intelligence agencies
wsws.org | 2020-03-03
The congresswoman and Democratic presidential candidate attacked planted media articles claiming that Russia was backing Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/03/gabb-m03.html

Political pundits' misinformation attacks on Sanders sabotage democracy
Tim Libretti | peoplesworld.org | 2020-03-03
It seems like just about every time I turn on a cable news show these days, particularly the supposedly progressive MSNBC, the loudest and most frequent voices are declaring that Bernie Sanders will be sure to lose to Donald Trump in this November's presidential election, or that, at a minimum, he is the least likely …
peoplesworld.org/article/political-pundits-misinformation-attacks-on-sanders-sabotage-democracy/

Donna doth protest too much? Brazile tells GOP chair to 'go to hell' for saying DNC would 'rig' convention against Sanders
rt.com | 2020-03-03
Democratic strategist Donna Brazile lashed out at GOP chairwoman Ronna McDaniel after the latter said a brokered convention in July would be "rigged against" frontrunner Bernie Sanders. Brazile told her to "go to hell"

Biden accepts even Comey's endorsement, even as establishment anti-Trumpers flock to his campaign
rt.com | 2020-03-03
Former Vice President Joe Biden is so determined to reassert himself in the polls on Super Tuesday, his campaign has accepted an endorsement from former FBI Director James Comey, after cheekily turning it down at first. | As Democrats in 14 states cast their votes in the crucial 'Super Tuesday' primaries, veritable anti-Trump superstar Comey tweeted his support to Biden, whom the party establishment now hopes will close the gap with socialist Senator Bernie Sanders and clinch the party's nomination. | Democrats are the "party dedicated to restoring values" in the White House, Comey wrote

Can Joe Biden Stop Bernie Sanders? Establishment Lines Up Behind Former VP, But Is It Too Late?
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-03
Millions of voters in 14 states are heading to the polls today for Super Tuesday, as Democratic centrists coalesce around former Vice President Joe Biden as their best shot to defeat front-runner Bernie Sanders. Just ahead of the most decisive day of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar suspended her campaign and endorsed Biden on Monday. Her endorsement came one day after former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg dropped out of the race. Both joined Biden on the campaign trail in Texas on Sunday. This comes as former New York City mayor and billionaire Michael Bloomberg –…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/3/ryan_grim_super_tuesday

Sanders Rebuts Warren's Claims, Provides List of Achievements
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-03
Democratic presidential front-runner Bernie Sanders did not need more than two minutes Monday night on CNN to prove Sen. Elizabeth Warren's claims false after she attacked his record in Congress last week saying "he consistently calls for things he fails to get done." | RELATED: | Sanders Raised $46.5m in February, Warren $29m, Biden $18m | After CNN's Anders…
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Why the American Ruling Class Fears Bernie Sanders
Eric Sommer | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-03
The American ruling class clearly fears that Bernie Sanders might become president of the U.S.. Due to his massive victory in the Democratic primary vote in the state of Nevada, and his ever-growing support across the U.S., the American intelligence | …
globalresearch.ca/why-american-ruling-class-fears-bernie-sanders/5705206

Democratic Centrists Line Up Behind Biden in Hopes of Defeating Sanders
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-03
Millions of voters in 14 states are heading to the polls today for Super Tuesday, as Democratic centrists coalesce around former Vice President Joe Biden as their best shot to defeat front-runner Bernie Sanders. Just ahead of the most decisive day of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar suspended her campaign and endorsed Biden on Monday. Her endorsement came one day after former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg dropped out of the race. Both joined Biden on the cam…
truthout.org/video/democratic-centrists-line-up-behind-biden-in-hopes-of-defeating-sanders/

Super Tuesday: Democrat establishment unites against Bernie Sanders as 14 US states hold primaries
rt.com | 2020-03-03
The biggest single day of primaries among the Democrats may still not decide their 2020 presidential nominee as the party is throwing its weight behind Joe Biden against the democratic socialist insurgency of Bernie Sanders. | A total of 14 states go into their primaries on Tuesday: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont and Virginia. | Together, they account for over 1,300 pledged delegates, or about a third of the total. A candidate would need 1,991 pledged delegates for a first-round nomination at the DNC convention…
rt.com/usa/482239-super-tuesday-democratic-primaries/

Super Tuesday: Bernie Takes California, Strong Night for Biden
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-03
LIVE UPDATES | Update 1: 15 AM | Joe Biden has had for now a strong night. The establishment's candidate has won Virginia, Minnesota, North Carolina, Alabama, Arkansas, Massachusetts, Oklahoma and Tennessee, gathering 376 delegates so far. Biden has also taken a thin lead in Texas, where 228 pledged delegates are up for grabs. | But dozens of people are still in line to vote in Texas according to various reports. | Bernie Sanders is until now the runner up of the night. But the Vermont Sen. is well on his way to pick the biggest prize: California. Sanders has so far 295 delegates. | It's 11: 30 PM and there ar…
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If Sanders is Robbed of the Nomination, It's Time for the VotePact Strategy
Sam Husseini | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-03
Right now, the entire Democratic Party apparatus and allied corporate media are working to ensure that Sen. Bernie Sanders does not get the Democratic nomination even if he gets a plurality of delegates and votes in the primaries. The Democratic Party establishment seems to be gearing up for a brokered convention which will anoint an establishment…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/03/if-sanders-is-robbed-of-the-nomination-its-time-for-the-votepact-strategy/

A Final, Super Tuesday Appeal to Warren Voters
Alison Rose Levy | commondreams.org | 2020-03-03
Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) (L) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) interact during a break at the Democratic presidential primary debate at the Charleston Gaillard Center on February 25, 2020 in Charleston, South Carolina. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/screen_shot_2020-03-03_at_9.19.33_am.png …
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Four Numbers That Scream 'Vote for Bernie!'
Paul Buchheit | commondreams.org | 2020-03-03
A Bernie Sanders supporter holds up a sign in support of Sanders' healthcare proposals at a February rally in Pittsburgh, PA in 2016. (Photo: Mark Dixon/flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/berniehealthcare_0.jpg …
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On Super Tuesday and Beyond, 10 Reasons to Vote for Bernie Sanders
Christopher D. Cook | commondreams.org | 2020-03-03
Democratic presidential hopeful Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders addresses a rally at The Saint Paul River Centre on March 2, 2020 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on the eve of "Super Tuesday" Democratic presidential primaries. (Photo: Kerem Yucel / AFP / Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/super_tuesday_bernie_sanders.jpg …
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American Fuhrer–Corrupt Rampage Against Americans
Ralph Nader | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-03
Delusionary, dictatorial Donald Trump is drunk on power. Trump's monarchical and lawless actions are a clear and present subversion of our Republic and its Constitution. As soon as the impeachment trial ended and Trump was acquitted by the Senate's supine Republican courtiers (except for Senator Mitt Romney), vengeance flooded Trump's fevered mind. Ignoring warnings from…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/03/american-fuhrer-corrupt-rampage-against-americans/

Great Debate: Sanders Surrogate Cornel West vs. Bloomberg Co-Chair Bobby Rush, Former Black Panther
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-03
Today people in 14 states and American Samoa go to the polls for Super Tuesday. About a third of the delegates needed to secure the Democratic presidential nomination are at stake. This comes after former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Senator Amy Klobuchar dropped out of the race on Sunday and Monday and endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden. As the race heats up, billionaire former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg vowed to stay in the race. This will be the first time he is on the ballot, and while he has not won a single race, he does lead his challengers in one key sense: he leads in ca…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/3/cornel_west_bobby_rush_sanders_bloomberg

Are Dems Rigging Things for Biden?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-03
The hugely corrupted US political process is too debauched to fix, ordinary Americans with no say over how they're governed. | Elections when held are political theater. Back-room deal-making decides things, not voters. | Going to the polls is a waste of …
globalresearch.ca/dems-rigging-things-biden/5705415

I Hope We Are Witnessing the Last Gasp of the Ruling Class, Says Cornel West
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-03
Today people in 14 states and American Samoa go to the polls for Super Tuesday. About a third of the delegates needed to secure the Democratic presidential nomination are at stake. This comes after former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Senator Amy Klobuchar dropped out of the race on Sunday and Monday and endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden. As the race heats up, billionaire former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg vowed to stay in the race. This will be the first time he…
truthout.org/video/i-hope-we-are-witnessing-the-last-gasp-of-the-ruling-class-says-cornel-west/

Centrists Will Still Be Split on Super Tuesday, Thanks to Mike Bloomberg
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-03
Joe Biden has had a nice couple of days for himself. His big win in the South Carolina primary

Reuters confuses Buttigieg with O'Rourke in photo about ex-candidate backing Biden
rt.com | 2020-03-03
The field of candidates vying for the Democratic Party's 2020 nominee has been extremely crowded, so you could be forgiven for at times confusing some of those involved, as news agency Reuters appeared to in a tweet sent Tuesday. | Sharing a link to a report about Joe Biden meeting with some of his ex-rivals for the party's presidential election nod, the text said he and Pete Buttigieg "unite to stop [Bernie] Sanders"

Former Nobel Peace Prize Nominates Morales for 2020 Distinction
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-03
The Argentinian activist and human rights defender Adolfo Perez Esquivel announced Tuesday that he nominated the former Bolivian president, Evo Morales, for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize. | RELATED: | A Washington Post Survey Rules out Electoral Fraud in Bolivia | Perez received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1980 thanks to his commitment to defending democracy and human rights against the region's military dictatorships. | "It is an honor for me to inform you that I have nominated comra…
telesurenglish.net/news/Former-Nobel-Peace-Prize-Nominates-Morales-for-the-2020-Distinction-20200303-0020.html

What's at stake on Super Tuesday?
Chauncey K. Robinson | peoplesworld.org | 2020-03-03
The biggest day in the Democratic primary is here: Super Tuesday. There will be over 1,300 delegates up for grabs across 14 states. The remaining Democratic presidential candidates are hoping to grab at least one-third of these delegates, as it would give any one of them a lead that will be impossible to overcome before …
peoplesworld.org/article/whats-at-stake-on-super-tuesday/

Plutocrat solidarity strikes again? Bette Midler goes 'all-in' for Bloomberg on Super Tuesday, gets roasted
rt.com | 2020-03-03
Actress and card-carrying #Resistance stalwart Bette Midler has announced she's voting for billionaire Democratic candidate Mike Bloomberg – and was quickly skewered for putting class solidarity over America's future. | The stridently anti-Trump actress dropped the bombshell via Twitter on Tuesday, as Democrats in 14 states were at the polls choosing their preferred candidate. | TODAY IS SUPER TUESDAY, as if you didn't know. | And I am all in for @MikeBloomberg. Rail at me all you want, but I saw New York City go from being down on its knees t…
rt.com/usa/482244-bette-midler-bloomberg-endorsement-primary/

Beware the Bipartisan Legion of Doom: Corporate Democrats and Trump's GOP
Roy Eidelson | commondreams.org | 2020-03-03
"Unlike their predecessors on the mat," writes Eidelson, "today's Legion of Doom don't rely on brute strength and frightening visages to subdue opponents. Rather, their seeming stranglehold on our politics comes from the bottomless wealth of the self-serving 1% and from the use of manipulative narratives." (Image: Wrestlefest/Screengrab) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/legion_of_doom_corporate_democrats_gop.jpg …
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Democratic Party goes to war against Sanders
wsws.org | 2020-03-03
The Democratic Party is opposed to raising the prospect of significant social reforms in the 2020 election.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/03/dems-m03.html

Did Chris Matthews Reveal That Democratic Establishment's Real Fear Is a Bernie Win?
Jeff Cohen | commondreams.org | 2020-03-03
MSNBC host Chris Matthews opines on the state of the Democratic primary ahead of the Nevada Caucus last month. (Image: screenshot/MSNBC) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/cm.png …
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DR Congo: With Ebola on the wane, UN agencies prepare to combat coronavirus
news.un.org | 2020-03-03
After more than a year of battling an Ebola virus outbreak that killed more than 2,200 people, UN officials are "cautiously optimistic" that the epidemic in the northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will soon be history as the country gears up to face the emerging threat of coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/03/1058551

Do Media Really Care About Money in Politics?
Julie Hollar | fair.org | 2020-03-03
When the newly formed Persist PAC recently launched a $12 million ad buy in support of Elizabeth Warren, newspaper headlines were pointed. | "Super PAC Launches to Support Elizabeth Warren, Who Has Decried the Role of Super PACs," announced the Washington Post ( 2/19/20). "Elizabeth Warren, Long a Super PAC Critic, Gets Help From One," was the New York Times' take (…
fair.org/home/do-media-really-care-about-money-in-politics/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=do-media-really-care-about-money-in-politics

Emily's List Has Endorsed Warren–but Will Anyone Hear About It?
Joan Walsh | thenation.com | 2020-03-03
Emily's List Has Endorsed Warren–but Will Anyone Hear About It?
thenation.com/article/politics/elizabeth-warren-emilys-list-endorsement/

Sanders and Warren Earn Highest Grades on Immigration Justice Scorecard by Texas-Based Rights Group
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-03-03
As Texans and voters in 13 other states headed to the polls Tuesday in the Democratic primary election, the Texas-based immigrant rights group RAICES Action Fund determined that Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are best-suited to enact a fair immigration justice agenda. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/screen_shot_2020-03-03_at_3.18.18_pm.jpg …
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'Just Rich People vs Everyone Else at This Point': Bloomberg Backer Judge Judy—Worth $440 Million—Tells Sanders Supporters to 'Grow Up'
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-03-03
Critics of former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg slammed an MSNBC appearance by Judge Judy Sheindlin on Tuesday, in which the daytime TV host of "Judge Judy" smeared Sen. Bernie Sanders and claimed the U.S. is in need of "incremental change." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/screen_shot_2020-03-03_at_11.55.38_am.jpg …
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Feminist Icon and 'Vagina Monologues' Playright Eve Ensler Delivers 'Must Watch' Endorsement for Bernie Sanders
Jenna McGuire, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-03-03
"Do you feel that energy? That's the energy of the people of America who got left out, finally finding each other." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/eve.jpeg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/03/03/feminist-icon-and-vagina-monologues-playright-eve-ensler-delivers-must-watch?cd-origin=rss

Ocasio-Cortez: 'I Understand Disaffected Voters Because I Once Was One'
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-03-03
Democratic congresswoman from New York issues powerful warning against nullifying voters clamoring for transformative change. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/bernie-sanders-ocasio-cortez-queens-rally-endorsement-saturday_1.jpg …
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Tired of Corporate Propaganda? Progressive Media Outlets Join Forces for Super Tuesday Coverage
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-03-03
Independent media outlets are partnering up to cover Super Tuesday Democratic primary results with a pair of live-streamed evening broadcasts that offer progressives an alternative to the U.S. corporate media that has been widely criticized for favoring centrist candidates and putting the interests of their advertisers over those of viewers and the common good. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/super_tuesday_progressive_coverage.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/03/03/tired-corporate-propaganda-progressive-media-outlets-join-forces-super-tuesday?cd-origin=rss

The Escalating Class War Against Bernie Sanders
Norman Solomon | zcomm.org | 2020-03-02
"If there is going to be class warfare in this country," Bernie Sanders told the Iowa AFL-CIO convention last summer, "it's time that the working class of this country won that war and not just the corporate elite."
zcomm.org/zmagazine/the-escalating-class-war-against-bernie-sanders/

Meet the 26-Year-Old Immigration Lawyer Challenging "Trump's Favorite Democrat" in Texas Primary
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-02
A wave of young progressives are campaigning in races across the U.S., following in the footsteps of Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who unseated a 10-term incumbent Democrat in New York City two years ago. A key candidate to watch is 26-year-old Jessica Cisneros, who is running in a South Texas Democratic primary to replace Rep. Henry Cuellar, one of the most conservative Democrats in Congress. The 64-year-old centrist is backed by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Cisneros has branded him "Trump's favorite Democrat" because he voted with Donald Trump nearly…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/2/jessica_cisneros_vs_henry_cuellar_texas

Death Toll Rises in Iran, Middle East Epicenter of Coronavirus, Amid U.S. Sanctions & Gov't Negligence
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-02
The official coronavirus death toll in Iran, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East, has risen to at least 54

Breakthrough U.S.-Taliban Deal Signed, But Airstrikes Likely to Continue & Mercenaries to Remain
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-02
The U.S. has signed a deal with the Taliban aimed at drawing down its military presence and ending its 18-year war in Afghanistan. The long-anticipated deal comes after a year and a half of negotiations and following a week-long partial truce. Officials hope the accord will set the stage for a more detailed peace plan that creates a power-sharing arrangement and lasting ceasefire, but the deal did not include a key player: the U.S.-backed Afghanistan government. The Taliban has long refused to speak to the government, calling it a "puppet regime." Under the deal, nearly 5,000 of the 12,000 U.S. troops still in Af…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/2/us_taliban_peace_deal

Julian Assange Lawyer: What's at Stake in Extradition Case Is Freedom of the Press
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-02
British Judge Vanessa Baraitser has suspended the extradition hearing for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange until mid-May. This comes after four days of intense deliberations last week between Assange's legal team and attorneys representing the United States government. Assange faces 18 charges of attempted hacking and breaches of the Espionage Act for his role in publishing classified documents exposing U.S. war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan. He could be sentenced to up to 175 years in prison. Assange has been held in London's Belmarsh prison since last April, when he was removed from the embassy by British poli…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/2/julian_assange_extradition_case_uk

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