Thursday, February 27, 2020
More than three decades later, the two found themselves back on the trail — only this time, the campaign signs had a different name.
“I don't think we've been in a more dangerous political time than now. It's easy to get depressed," Kunin said Thursday night before a crowd of roughly 100 people at the Queen City Brewery in Burlington. “But Molly’s a bright spot as we look at the political horizon.”
“She is certainly the best candidate — the most impassioned candidate — to be our next lieutenant governor,” Kunin later added.
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Wednesday, February 26, 2020
“I’m hearing my name mentioned a little bit tonight,” Sanders quipped. “I wonder why!”
Already, former mayor Michael Bloomberg had called him Russian President Vladimir Putin’s preferred candidate. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) had argued that he couldn’t enact his progressive agenda. Former vice president Joe Biden had accused him of plotting to primary former president Barack Obama. And, for good measure, Biden had also blamed a mass shooting on him.
Consider it the frontrunner treatment.
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Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Sanders' campaign is planning a rally next Tuesday, March 3, at the Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex Junction, according to two town officials and a third source with direct knowledge of the plans. Campaign spokesperson Sarah Ford later confirmed it.
The rally would come as results arrive from the 14 states that vote on Super Tuesday. With roughly a third of the delegates to the Democratic National Convention on the line, a solid showing by Sanders could solidify his grasp on the nomination.
Planning is well under way, town officials said Tuesday. Lt. Robert Kissinger of the Essex Police Department said his agency is in discussions with the Expo over logistics, though "nothing has been finalized." According to Town Clerk Susan McNamara-Hill, Halvorson's Upstreet Cafe has requested a liquor permit for a "Bernie Sanders rally" next Tuesday at the Expo.
The campaign later announced details of the event: Doors open at 5:30 and the program begins at 7:30. Entry is on a first come, first served basis. Those interested in attending can RSVP here.
During his 2016 presidential race, Sanders held a Super Tuesday rally at the same location. Some 4,000 people attended that event, which featured speeches from Vermont politicians and music from Ben Folds and local artists.
Sanders has held just one other public campaign event in Vermont since joining the 2020 race: a Memorial Day Weekend rally in Montpelier last May.
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Saturday, February 22, 2020
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination, dominated the Nevada caucuses on Saturday.
With 43 percent of precincts counted, Sanders was on track to win nearly 47 percent of the state’s county convention delegates — more than twice as many as his next closest rival, former vice president Joe Biden, who had 21 percent. Former mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind., was trailing with 15 percent and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) with 10 percent.
Speaking at a rally in San Antonio after the Associated Press called the race for him, Sanders hailed the “multigenerational, multiracial coalition” that led him to victory in Nevada and predicted it would “sweep the country.”
Indeed, entrance polls in Nevada — the first nominating contest with a sizable nonwhite population — showed him winning more than half of the state’s Latino vote, along with a plurality of the white vote. Every age group under 65 backed Sanders, including 65 percent of those age 17 to 29.
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Friday, February 21, 2020
According to the Washington Post, U.S. officials have told Sanders that the Russians were seeking to bolster his campaign as part of a broader effort to interfere with the 2020 election. The story did not describe how the Russian government was doing so.
Calling Putin "an autocratic thug who is attempting to destroy democracy and crush dissent in Russia," Sanders said he stood "firmly against their efforts."
“I don't care, frankly, who Putin wants to be president," he said in the written statement. "My message to Putin is clear: stay out of American elections, and as president I will make sure that you do."
During his 2016 presidential campaign, according to former special counsel Robert Mueller, the Russian government used social media to support Sanders and President Donald Trump. In Friday's statement, Sanders suggested that the Russians were using similar tactics in this election. "Some of the ugly stuff on the internet attributed to our campaign may well not be coming from real supporters," he said, echoing a similar sentiment he voiced at Wednesday's Democratic debate in Las Vegas.
On Thursday, the New York Times reported that intelligence officials had told members of the U.S. House that Russia was seeking to bolster Trump's reelection in part by meddling in the Democratic primary.
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Thursday, February 20, 2020
In defending his ownership of three homes during Wednesday’s Democratic presidential debate, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) listed each and the justification for buying it.
One is in Washington, D.C., where he works much of the year. A second is in Burlington, where he served nearly a decade as mayor.
“And like thousands of other Vermonters, I do have a summer camp,” Sanders said, referring to the $575,000 lakefront home in North Hero he purchased in 2016. “Forgive me for that.”
So is Sanders right? Do thousands of Vermonters own summer camps?
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By the time it was over, Bloomberg was reeling — and Sanders was still standing.
Leading the attack against the former mayor was Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), who just moments into the debate referred to him as an arrogant billionaire “who calls women ‘fat broads’ and ‘horse-faced lesbians.’” Later, in the most memorable exchange of the night, she eviscerated him over allegations of sexual harassment at his company, Bloomberg L.P., and mocked his explanation.
“I hope you heard what his defense was: 'I’ve been nice to some women,'” she said. “That just doesn’t cut it. The mayor has to stand on his record, and what we need to know is exactly what’s lurking out there. He has gotten some number of women — dozens, who knows? — to sign nondisclosure agreements, both for sexual harassment and for gender discrimination in the workplace.”
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Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Yet the “official document” was actually a plea for donations from the Republican National Committee. The form imitated a U.S. Census questionnaire — except for the types of questions it contained and the request for funds at the end.
“Do you approve or disapprove of the Democrats’ never-ending witch hunt to try to destroy President Trump?” one question reads, with “approve,” “disapprove” or “unsure” as possible responses.
The final of 41 questions asks for a credit card number, donation amount and certification that “the answers to the enclosed 2020 Congressional District Census Document are my own.”
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Those were some of the key findings of a new Vermont Public Radio — Vermont PBS poll released Tuesday morning.
The survey of 603 registered voters conducted earlier this month showed Sanders with a commanding lead over his fellow candidates, suggesting that he is well positioned for the March 3 primary in Vermont.
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Tuesday, February 11, 2020
The night before the first-in-the-nation presidential primary, more than 7,500 people crowded into the Durham sports complex to hear from the progressive pair and the garage rock quintet. According to Sanders, the crowd was three times the size of the next biggest Democratic rally in the state this election cycle.
“Brothers and sisters, this turnout tells me why we’re going to win here in New Hampshire, why we’re going to win the Democratic nomination and why we are going to defeat the most dangerous president in the modern history of America, Donald Trump,” Sanders said as he followed Ocasio-Cortez to the stage.
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