
Democratic presidential candidate Jim Webb is considering leaving the Democratic Party to run as an independent nominee, asserting that the Democratic Party is helping frontrunner Hillary Clinton win her bid for the presidency. Former Sen. Webb’s campaign released initial information about his possible exit from the Democratic Party when sending out details about a press conference he is holding on Tuesday at the National Press Club.
by Jordan Schachtel19 Oct 2015, 3:40 PM PST0

On Saturday, taking a page out of the Barack Obama racism playbook, Hillary Clinton accused Alabama Republicans of returning the state to the era of Jim Crow laws, snapping that the state’s closing of 31 driver’s license offices was “discriminatory and demeaning.” She failed to mention that Jim Crow laws were enforced by Democrats from 1877 to 1965.
by William Bigelow17 Oct 2015, 8:27 PM PST0

Hillary Clinton’s debate performance is yielding positive results, at least in New Hampshire where the former secretary of state is now in a dead heat with democratic socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), according to a new survey.
by Caroline May16 Oct 2015, 1:03 PM PST0

Democratic Socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is turning his debate performance (which featured an assist to scandal-plagued Hillary Clinton) into campaign cash and online chatter.
by Caroline May14 Oct 2015, 7:57 AM PST0

When his Democratic opponents were ranting about how the United States should not have gone to Iraq, recycling talking points from the first few years of the last decade, Jim Webb, the former U.S. Senator from Virginia, articulated a vision for the future of America’s role in the world.
by Jordan Schachtel14 Oct 2015, 7:07 AM PST0

Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), a co-chair of the Progressive Caucus and longtime member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, is expected to endorse Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders Friday, ahead of next week’s debate in Las Vegas.
by Caroline May7 Oct 2015, 1:30 PM PST0

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says the U.S. should accept 65,000 more Syrian refugees, beyond the 10,000 the Obama administration has planned.
by Caroline May21 Sep 2015, 8:37 AM PST0

Joe Biden is running against history. According to the report from Smart Politics founder Eric Ostermeier, just one sitting vice president has been elected president in the past 175 years, while seven others have run and lost. That lone sitting vice president to be elected president was George H.W. Bush in 1988.
by Caroline May25 Aug 2015, 8:28 AM PST0

Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders drew the largest gathering thus far for any of the 2016 candidates, packing in 19,000 people in the Portland, OR basketball arena, and a reported 9,000 additional people listening outside of the arena via loudspeakers. Sanders, who
by Trent Baker10 Aug 2015, 12:40 PM PST0

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is taking his message to one of the most conservative colleges in the U.S., Liberty University. The Vermont socialist is slated to address the evangelical university on September 14, as part of the
by Caroline May6 Aug 2015, 9:39 AM PST0

So who does hold the trump card for Democrats? Who is the one Democrat who could keep all of Hillary Clinton’s supporters and mop up all the voters dissatisfied with her — all the while remaining at least marginally acceptable to the broader American electorate?
Only one man: Joseph R. Biden.
by Charles Hurt4 Aug 2015, 7:22 AM PST0

Boston Globe sportswriter and frequent panelist on ESPN Bob Ryan said on Monday’s “Pardon the Interruption” that female UFC champion Ronda Rousey is the “answer to everything” after she defeated Brazilian Bethe Correia on her own turf in Brazil in just
by Trent Baker3 Aug 2015, 4:29 PM PST0

ABC News’ Mary Bruce reported on “Good Morning America” about Vice President Joe Biden mulling over throwing his hat in the ring for the Democratic primary. Bruce said Biden’s late son Beau Biden told him on his deathbed to run again
by Trent Baker3 Aug 2015, 4:22 AM PST0

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) appeared on ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” on Sunday to reiterate his declaration that he would win the Democratic vote in the New Hampshire primary and he even took it a few steps further. Sanders
by Trent Baker28 Jun 2015, 4:08 PM PST0

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) might not qualify as a Democrat on the voting ballot in New Hampshire, according to Charles Bass — a former Republican congressman who helped draft New Hampshire’s election laws.
by Alex Swoyer22 Jun 2015, 10:45 AM PST0

Democrat candidate Bernie Sanders, an underdog in comparison to his competitor Hillary Clinton for the 2016 presidential nomination, drew larger crowds over the weekend than Clinton did at an event Monday in New York City.
by Alex Swoyer2 Jun 2015, 5:26 PM PST0

Following recent media attention showcasing Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is adding to his popularity and drawing large crowds during his travels through Iowa, a new study reveals he’s also the only presidential candidate – either Republican or Democrat – to drastically increase his internet presence across multiple media platforms.
by Alex Swoyer2 Jun 2015, 4:05 PM PST0

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) has not commanded much public attention since Hillary Clinton started channeling Warren’s book, Fighting Chance, which claims the “system is rigged” against the middle class because it is controlled by and for the elites who tilt the game in their favor. But in a bold effort to take all the oxygen out of the Clinton campaign, Senator Warren (D-Mass.) laid out a bare-knuckles legislative road map on Wednesday to kick Wall Street in the teeth.
by Chriss W. Street16 Apr 2015, 11:00 AM PST0