Would these people accept an Establishment bargain with a "unity candidate"?by Thomas Neuburger“We are going to win this primary, but if we don’t, he will do whatever it takes to defeat Donald Trump. If the nominee is Bernie Sanders, will those Democratic insiders fully support a Bernie Sanders campaign?
by Thomas NeuburgerWhat is Bernie Sanders looking for in a potential vice-presidential pick? What should he be looking for? These two questions, while it may be too early to ask them, are nonetheless worth considering. For one thing, the issue of Sanders' age, for those who are inspired by his policies, can be easily countered if he chooses a vice-president who is a) younger and b) just as progressive or nearly so.
How will these people respond if they think Sanders was cheated again?by Thomas NeuburgerLike many I watched the 2016 Democratic primary carefully, and like many I was appalled by what looked like rampant cheating of varying types and degrees by national party leaders, state officials and local functionaries.
From a Sanders fundraising letter sent after CAP's attack on himby Thomas Neuburger One of my biggest concerns about the 2016 Sanders campaign was that, at least at the beginning, it was too easily forced to apologize for attacks on supposed "allies of progressives" in the Democratic ecosystem — because "unity."The prime example of that occurred when Sanders accused the Planned Parenthood Action Fund — not Planned Parenthood the health ca
Waiting the fate of Julian Assangeby Thomas NeuburgerThe news, Julian Assange has been arrested at last:
Joe and Hunter Biden in 2009 (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)by Thomas NeuburgerWheels within wheels. This is from longtime investigative reporter John Solomon, writing in The Hill (emphasis mine throughout):
Jon Stewart as Biden: "Hey girl, you seem tense. Is it the stress of me groping you for 28 straight seconds?" by Thomas NeuburgerAn interesting thing is happening around Joe Biden's #MeToo moment. Even though Al Franken was almost immediately rousted from the Senate by now-presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and others for unwanted touching and kissing, handsy kissy Joe Biden is being held to a very different standard. Why?The Democratic Party Reaction to Joe Biden Let's start with Kirsten Gillibrand's reaction.
Jake Tapper: "Do you think [Biden's behavior toward women] is disqualifying for him?" Lucy Flores: "For me it's disqualifying."by Thomas NeuburgerListen to the clip above in which Lucy Flores talks with CNN's Jake Tapper about Joe Biden's "completely inappropriate" behavior toward her and other women. It certainly sounds from Tapper's remarks that Joe Biden is very likely to announce his presidential campaign soon.
by Thomas NeuburgerShort and dirty. Via David Dayen, writing at the American Prospect (emphasis added):
