The latest polls show Bernie Sanders doing extraordinarily well in the first two Democratic primary states, New Hampshire and Iowa. In New Hampshire, he's first with 27% (Biden second with 25%) and in Iowa, he's in a three-way tie for first-place with Biden and Buttigieg (23% each). UPDATE: the latest poll just came out and Sanders now leads with 20%, with … [Read more...]
As Trump Regales Pro-Israel Group with Anti-Semitic Tropes, Jewish Leaders Barely Whimper
Trump, speaking to the Israeli American Council: "You're not nice people at all, but you have to vote for me. You have no choice. You're not going to vote for Pocahontas, I can tell you that. You're not going to vote for the wealth tax!" pic.twitter.com/IXoaVUw6MU — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 8, 2019 The video above is my interview for The Real News … [Read more...]
Bloomberg’s Billion-Dollar Bash
I admit it. I'm a Boomer. But please, whatever you do, don't "OK Boomer" me. To reveal my boomerness, the post title is a reference to an old Dylan song, specifically the wild cover by Fairport Convention. Give it a listen, it's a lot of fun. So Mike's in, which means Joe's out, or going to be soon. Liz is in and Bernie's definitely in. But Mike got in to … [Read more...]
Trump Urges Netanyahu to Refuse Entry to Reps. Tlaib and Omar
Axois is reporting that several administration sources have said that Pres. Trump has specifically urged his own staff and Israeli officials to deny entry to Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, who plan a study trip to Palestine in the near future: Trump has told U.S. advisers, including senior Trump administration officials, that Israel should bar Omar and … [Read more...]
