Monday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), a super delegate that has endorsed Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton, said her super delegate vote would fall in line with the popular vote for the Democratic nomination, be it Clinton or her opponent Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). “I am a human being and a super delegate,” Baldwin said. “So, I endorsed Hillary Clinton very early on in this race, but I expect this to play out in much the same way the convention did in 2008 with the Obama and Clinton primary. I believe that the final word is the super delegates are going to go with the U.S. popular vote as well as the pledged delegate vote and you see Hillary Clinton maintaining a very strong lead in both. Now depending on what happens here in New York tomorrow, you know it may become mathematically impossible for Bernie Sanders to catch up. You know, at this point he still could, but I don’t see that happening. So my super delegate vote will go very much in line with the popular vote in the United States.” Follow Jeff Poor on Twitter @jeff_poor
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WATCH: Sanders – Obama Likes Israel Too Much
TEL AVIV – In his latest anti-Israel remarks, Senator Bernie Sanders on Sunday said that President Barack Obama has been too supportive of Israel and was not sufficiently supportive of the Palestinians. The Democratic candidate, speaking to ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, also qualified comments he made during a debate with frontrunner Hillary Clinton last Thursday, in which he attacked Israel for its “disproportionate” response in defending itself against Hamas in 2014’s Operation Protective Edge. Sanders has called on the U.S. to take an “evenhanded” approach in dealing with the conflict, and said that even though Obama has fared better than his predecessors in his attitude towards the Palestinians, the U.S. still had “ways to go.” Watch the interview here: Obama’s open criticism of Israel has often been translated into punitive measures against the Jewish state, including stopping a routine shipment of arms during a critical stage of the 2014 war. However, Sanders said his criticism was directed at former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. “She gave a speech to AIPAC. It was a long speech. There was only one sentence I believe that even mentioned the Palestinians,” he said. In her speech at the American-Israeli confab, Clinton lambasted the Palestinian leadership for inciting terrorism and compensating
Exclusive — RNC Challenges ‘.01 Percent’ Hillary: Pay the Extra $5 Million in Taxes Your Own Plan Would Require
Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman Reince Priebus will, on Monday, send a letter to former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s personal tax attorney Rorrie Gregorio, asking her if Clinton has paid the tax rates she expects billionaires and millionaires to pay — or if she’s not leading by example.
Hillary Clinton Dances With NY Officials
Sunday in Washington Heights, NY, Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton danced on stage while Latin music played with New York State Assemblyman Keith Wright and New York State Sen. Adriano Espaillat. Follow Pam Key on Twitter @pamkeyNEN
Obama, Defense Secretary Ash Carter Head for Saudi Arabia to Talk Security
President Obama and Defense Secretary Ashton Carter are due to visit Saudi Arabia next week, for talks about the Islamic State, Iran, and other threats to regional security.
Donald Trump Calls Hillary Clinton ‘Crooked Hillary’ in New York
GOP frontrunner Donald Trump said America can’t let Democrat frontrunner Hillary Clinton become president during his afternoon campaign rally in Poughkeepsie, New York on Sunday afternoon.
Sanders Fans Throw 1,000 $1 Dollar Bills at Hillary Clinton
Supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) threw dollar bills at Hillary Clinton’s motorcade as it approached actor George Clooney’s home in Studio City, Los Angeles as she arrived for a $33,400-per-person fundraiser he and his wife Amal were hosting fo…
Sanders: Hillary’s Promise to Represent Working Class ‘Doesn’t Past the Laugh Test’
Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said his rival Hillary Clinton’s claims she will represent the middle and working class when the majority of her donations come from the the top 1 percent “kind of doesn’t past the laugh test.” Sanders said, “We have received $7 million individual campaign contributions averaging $27 a piece, unprecedented in American history. But the bottom line here is how do you revitalize American democracy. I don’t think you do that by raising money from the top 1 percent and then say to working class people, or the middle class I’m here to represent you. That kind of doesn’t past the laugh test. People see that. And that’s why so many people don’t vote, why they understand that congress ends up working for the people on top rather than their interests. So, I think we need a revolution in this country, certainly in campaign finance, that means overturning Citizens United. For the Democratic Party that means an emphasis on getting more working people, young people, in the political process, dependents on small campaign contributions, not big money the way Secretary Clinton is raising it.” Follow Pam Key on Twitter
DNC Chair Wasserman Schultz: I Don’t Think Any of Hillary’s Aides Will Be Indicted
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet The Press” the Chair of the Democratic National Committee Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) refused to answer if a top aide for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is indicted should they be fired, instead insisting ” I don’t think that that’s going to happen.” Partial transcript as follows: HUGH HEWITT, TALK SHOW HOST: Let me ask you something that didn’t come up in the cow bell debate on Thursday. After Lewandowski was charged, many Democrats and Republicans said of Donald Trump’s campaign manager he should be fired and he wasn’t. If any of Secretary Clinton’s aides are indicted in the FBI server investigation, should they be fired? Should the same standard be applied? WASSERMAN SCHULTZ: That’s a question I’m not going to go near. I don’t think that’s going to happen. Our nominee will ultimately be elected president of the United States because we are on the side of the American people and ultimately. HEWITT: It’s not about whether or not it’s going to happen. It’s about the standard. If a senior aide is ever indicted in the campaign as Mr. Lewandowski was, should they be fired immediately?” WASSERMAN SCHULTZ: Again, I don’t think that that’s going