The Sanders campaign, which is funded primarily by small-dollar donors, paid Apollo Jets $297,685.50 on Oct. 10, FEC records reveal. The payment was marked for “transportation.”
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Wednesday, December 5, 2018
The Sanders campaign, which is funded primarily by small-dollar donors, paid Apollo Jets $297,685.50 on Oct. 10, FEC records reveal. The payment was marked for “transportation.”
Saturday, July 21, 2018
“We know that people in Kansas, just like everywhere else in this country, just like families in the Bronx, just want a fair shake,” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the surprise winner in a New York House primary last month, told a frenetic crowd of more than 3,000 in a Kansas suburb of Kansas City.
Thursday, August 13, 2015
Bernie Sanders Tops Hillary Clinton In Latest New Hampshire Poll
Washington (CNN) Bernie Sanders has for the first time pulled ahead of Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire, according to a poll released Tuesday.
Sanders topped Clinton with 44% compared to her 37% support among likely Democratic primary voters, according to a Franklin Pierce University/Boston Herald poll.
Sanders has been gaining momentum as he generates enthusiasm among the Democratic Party's progressive base but until now he has still trailed Clinton in every early state poll.
Clinton continues to enjoy more than double Sanders' support in national polls, though that polling has also shown Clinton's vulnerabilities as voters question her honesty and trustworthiness.
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Tuesday, August 11, 2015
GOP Struggles On Income Equality
Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are hammering Republicans over what they say is a growing gap between the rich and the poor. Polls show their calls to raise the minimum wage and improve working conditions seem to resonate with voters.
By contrast, many of the top GOP presidential candidates are finding it difficult to gain traction with a broader message of economic growth and job creation, strategists say.
This disconnect could make Republican presidential candidates vulnerable to attacks from the left over income inequality that place them at odds with the average worker, according to a GOP strategist.
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Monday, August 10, 2015
Protesters Shut Down Bernie Sanders Rally
By Elliot Smilowitz and Megan R. Wilson
Aug 08, 2015 The Hill
Aug 08, 2015 The Hill
Moments after Sanders took the stage at Westlake Park, two women and one man climbed the stage and confronted the Democratic presidential candidate, demanding a chance to speak.
After several moments of confusion and confrontation, an event organizer took the microphone and said the protesters would be allowed to speak before Sanders. Some in the crowd booed.
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Saturday, August 1, 2015
Things Get Awkward When Matthews Asks DNC Head About Bernie Sanders, Socialism
By Josh Feldman, July 30, 2015 Mediaite
Chris Matthews chatted with DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz tonight and things got awkward fast when they dived into talking about Bernie Sanders.
Matthews asked Wasserman-Schultz if, even if he loses, Sanders would have a place at the DNC convention, seeing as how he’s really popular with the base and could fire up a Democratic audience before the election.
She said he should get to speak, but Matthews kept prodding away to see if he would be allowed to speak in primetime instead of “when nobody’s watching.”
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Monday, July 20, 2015
Sanders And O’Malley Shouted Off Stage At Progressive Conference
By Derek Hunter, July 18, 2015
Daily Caller
Daily Caller
Netroots Nation, the annual conference of ultra-left-wing activists, had two Democratic Party presidential candidates in attendance at their event in Phoenix, Ariz., this year… And shouted them both off stage.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley participated separately in a candidate discussion moderated by journalist and illegal alien Jose Antonio Vargas. Both speakers were interrupted by shouting protesters from the #BlackLivesMatter movement and were unable to continue.
O’Malley was being interrupted by protesters and, after pleas from the stage and event organizers, was allowed to continue. He went on to say, “I know, I know…Let me talk a little bit…Black lives matter, white lives matter, all lives matter,” which the crowd did not appreciate. The chants and boos got louder and the candidate left the stage.
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Bernie’s Strange Brew Of Nationalism And Socialism
By Kevin D. Williamson, July 13, 2015 National Review
Marshalltown, Iowa — “All foreign-made vehicles park in designated area in rear of building.” So reads the sign in front of United Auto Workers Local 893 in Marshalltown, Iowa, though nobody is bothered much about the CNN satellite truck out front, a Daimler-AG Freightliner proudly declaring itself “Powered by Mercedes-Benz,” nor about the guys doggedly and earnestly unpacking yard signs and $15 T-shirts and rolls of giveaway stickers from a newish Subaru, all that swag bearing the face and/or logo of Senator Bernie Sanders, the confessing socialist from Brooklyn representing Vermont in the Senate who is, in his half-assed and almost endearingly low-rent way, challenging Hillary Rodham Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination. The bumper stickers on the mainly foreign-made cars of his followers tell the story: One of those “Peace” (not the more popular “Coexist”) slogans made of various world religious symbols, “Clean Water Is for Life!” and “The Warren Wing of the Democratic Party,” sundry half-literate denunciations of “Corporate Oligarchy” . . . “Not Just Gay — Ecstatic!”
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How The National Rifle Association Helped Get Bernie Sanders Elected
By David A. Fahrenthold, July 19, 2015
Washington Post
Washington Post
BURLINGTON, Vt. — A few days before Election Day in 1990, the National Rifle Association sent a letter to its 12,000 members in Vermont, with an urgent message about the race for the state’s single House seat.
Vote for the socialist, the gun rights group said. It’s important.
“Bernie Sanders is a more honorable choice for Vermont sportsmen than Peter Smith,” wrote Wayne LaPierre, who was — and still is — a top official at the national NRA, backing Sanders over the Republican incumbent.
That was odd. Sanders was the ex-hippie ex-mayor of Burlington, running as an independent because the Democrats weren’t far enough left. He had never even owned a gun.
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Saturday, July 18, 2015
"Bernie Sanders Calls For A 'Revolution'"
By David Martosko, July 13, 2015 Daily Mail
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley, two emotionally potent politicians determined to run far to the left of former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, outshined her Friday night during the Democratic presidential field's first big 'cattle-call' event.
Following Clinton, who spoke in sharp cadence about herself and her family's story, the two men wowed a crowd of more than 1,300 with powerful appeals to progressives.
Clinton entered the presidential race as the presumptive Democratic nominee, but she has at least two formidable foes who exceeded her ovations and grew their following on Friday in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Friday night marked a first for Democrats in the 2016 race for the presidency: a 'cattle call' audition where every declared candidate spoke to a large audience in an early primary state on the same night.
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Thursday, July 16, 2015
Bernie Sanders Shows Donald Trump How It’s Done
By Caroline Baum, July 15, 2015 Market Watchs
He's been drawing huge, enthusiastic crowds in states such as Iowa, New Hampshire and Wisconsin. He speaks with passion about the plight of the middle class and the growing wealth and income inequality in America. He says the system is rigged in favor of the very rich. He advocates for the same redistributionist policies today as he has for his entire life.
With Bernie Sanders, the second-term Independent senator from Vermont and self-declared socialist turned presidential candidate, “what you see is what you get,” according to a recent Politico profile.
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Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Sanders: Here's Where Clinton and I Disagree
By James Arkin, July 14, 2015
Real Clear Politics
Real Clear Politics
Hillary Clinton visited Democrats on Capitol Hill Tuesday, stopping by the weekly Senate caucus lunch to address her former colleagues, including the man who has emerged as her main competitor: Sen. Bernie Sanders.
But Sanders left the lunch early and made his way straight to a press conference at the Capitol. He began by welcoming Clinton back to the Senate, and said he looked forward to a serious debate between the two of them on the issues, reiterating his oft-made point that he doesn’t run negative campaign ads. He proceeded to describe the differences between himself and the former secretary of state. Again and again, he talked up his positions on a variety of issues, and each time, he criticized Clinton for her positions, or, as he said, lack thereof.
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Saturday, July 11, 2015
Bernie Sanders Wants To Spend $3 Billion On Solar Panels For The Poor
By Pete Kasperowicz, July 9, 2015
Washington Examiner
Washington Examiner
Democratic presidential candidate and Bernie Sanders, the independent senator from Vermont, proposed legislation this week that would spend $3 billion on solar panels for the poor over the next 15 years.
Sanders' bill, the Low Income Solar Act, is similar to legislation he's proposed in prior Congresses. But his latest proposal as a presidential candidate shows he's dead-set on pursuing huge programs that intersect with his support for publicly funded infrastructure, environmental preservation and helping people in the lower income brackets.
"While the cost of solar panels has gone down in recent years, it is still out of reach for millions of low-income families that need it the most," Sanders said of his bill. "Families across this country struggle to pay electricity bills and access to solar energy can help reduce these costs."
Sanders offered his legislation on the same day the White House put forward a plan to build solar panels on federally subsidized housing. The details of that plan have yet to be released, but the Department of Housing and Urban Development is expected to release more details in the coming weeks.
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Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Bernie-mania Running Wild As Hillary Clinton Sputters
PORTLAND, Maine — Bernie-mania swept through here last night, as more than 7,500 screaming, sign-waving supporters packed a downtown arena — many lining up hours early — for surging Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders.
The outpouring came as a Bay State Democratic congressman warned one-time sure-shot Hillary Clinton has an “excitement problem” in the Democratic race for the White House.
“In case you didn’t notice, this is a big turnout,” Sanders told the cheering crowd at Cross Insurance Arena. “From Maine to California — we have friends from Alaska and Hawaii as well — the American people understand that establishment politics and establishment economics is not working for America.”
The rally started 20 minutes late so the people stuck in line outside could filter in, and nearly every seat was filled. Some supporters waved homemade signs, including one that read “#Bern Baby Bern” and “Feel the Bern.”
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Monday, July 6, 2015
Sanders: Majority Of Gun Owners Are Responsible And Obey The Law
Vermont liberal Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday that the majority of gun owners are responsible and obey the law.
Appearing on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday, Sanders said that a gun manufacturer should be no more responsible for a murder performed by their product than a hammer manufacturer is responsible "if someone beat someone over the head with a hammer."
Sanders was taking on detractors who have pointed to a bill he voted for that shields firearms manufacturers from being sued by gun violence victims. Presidential rival Hillary Clinton made reference to this bill in New Hampshire Saturday, saying that it was the "height of irresponsibility not to talk about it."
Sanders noted Sunday that he has a pretty poor grade of a D- from the National Rifle Association and has voted for the assault weapons ban.
Sanders suggested that he could broker a "serious debate and action on guns," but that it won't happen if "we have extreme positions on both sides."
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First On CNN: Sanders Snags Key Endorsement In New Hampshire
Wolfeboro, New Hampshire (CNN)Sen. Bernie Sanders has snagged a key endorsement in New Hampshire that may sting a little for Martin O'Malley's campaign.
Longtime New Hampshire Democratic activist Dudley Dudley told CNN Friday that she has decided to endorse Bernie Sanders for the Democratic 2016 nomination. Her decision comes less than two months after she hosted O'Malley at both her Durham, New Hampshire homes.
Since then, according to a recent CNN/WMUR New Hampshire primary poll, frontrunner Hillary Clinton's lead over Sanders has shrunk from 38 percentage points to 8, with O'Malley trailing both. Likely Democratic primary voters are now more apt to see Sanders as the candidate who "best represents the values of Democrats like yourself," the poll found.
Sanders recently finished a two-day swing through the state that saw 500-person crowds and high attendance at more intimate house parties.
More: www.cnn.com
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Sunday, July 5, 2015
Rachel Maddow Still Can't Bear To Mention That Bernie Sanders Is, Psst, A Socialist
By Jack Colman, Jul. 4, 2015, Newsbusters
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Thursday, July 2, 2015
Bernie Sanders Draws Nearly 10,000 Supporters In Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin (CNN) Bernie Sanders has been running for president for two months, but Wednesday night in Madison, Wisconsin, his long-shot campaign got real.
When Sanders walked on stage at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum, he was greeted by a raucous, howling crowd of 9,600 people, according to Sanders' campaign aides and arena staff.
A clearly energized Sanders, who late last year was speaking to crowds of 50 people in Iowa classrooms, appeared taken aback by the reception he received.
"Whoa," he said. "In case you haven't noticed, there are a lot of people here."
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Monday, June 29, 2015
Bernie Sanders: An Unlikely — But Real — Threat To Hillary Clinton
ROCHESTER, N.H. — At the first glimpse of the rumpled 73-year-old senator from Vermont, the standing-room-only crowd at a historic inn here Sunday morning erupted — leaping up, waving signs and breaking into chants of “Bernie, Bernie, Bernie!”
The scene has become a familiar one as Bernie Sanders makes a most unexpected surge in his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Sanders — a self-described democratic socialist — has seen his crowds swell and is gaining ground in the polls on the formidable Democratic front-runner, Hillary Rodham Clinton. In New Hampshire, where Sanders was on yet another weekend swing, one survey last week showed him within 8 percentage points of Clinton.
Sanders’s emerging strength has exposed continued misgivings among the party’s progressive base about Clinton, whose team is treading carefully in its public statements. Supporters have acknowledged privately the potential for Sanders to damage her — perhaps winning an early state or two — even if he can’t win the nomination.
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Bernie Sanders Is In A 'Tie' With Hillary Clinton In One Key Primary State
Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton and fellow Democratic candidate and US Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) are in a "statistical tie" in the first-in-the-nation primary state of New Hampshire, according to a new poll of the state released Thursday evening.
The poll, from CNN and New Hampshire station WMUR, found that Clinton leads Sanders, 43-35, among Democratic primary voters in the state. But that result is within the margin of error (plus-or-minus 5.2%).
"Hillary Clinton, who has held comfortable leads over all her Democratic rivals, is now in a statistical tie with Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in New Hampshire," wrote Andrew Smith and Zach Azem of the University of New Hampshire Survey Center, which conducted the poll.
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