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 Democratic presidential front-runner Bernie Sanders has railed against billionaires and their influence on politics for years. On Wednesday in Las Vegas, he will face off on the debate stage against one of the world's richest men, the rapidly rising Michael Bloomberg.
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Representatives for the presidential campaigns of Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders have requested that the Iowa Democratic Party begin a recount of select caucus sites that they had previously asked the party recanvassed, a party aide tells CNN.
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Everything you need to know as six Democratic presidential candidates prepare to face off in Las Vegas three days before the Nevada caucuses.
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 Ethan Miller/GettySix 2020 contenders are poised to take the stage in Las Vegas Wednesday night for the ninth Democratic presidential debate.
Notably, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will make his debate stage debut, joining front-runners like Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) and Pete Buttigieg. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), former Vice President Joe Biden, and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) will also be on stage.
Bloomberg has been seen as a major potential target for the other contenders. Warren claimed the billionaire bought his way into the debate and accused him of trying to buy the election.
Read more at The Daily Beast.
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Everything you need to know as six Democratic presidential candidates prepare to face off in Las Vegas three days before the Nevada caucuses.
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The decision applied to only the 17 plaintiffs, but the case could have major consequences for the presidential swing state.
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 Joe Biden's key to having any shot at the Democratic presidential nomination remains strong support from African-Americans voters. But that backing is crumbling, according to the latest national polls.
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The third presidential contest of the primary season takes place Saturday in Nevada. One of the state's most coveted endorsements is from the Culinary Workers Union, which represents some 60,000 workers in the restaurant and hospitality industries in Las Vegas and Reno. Its membership is 54% Latinx. But last week they decided not to endorse any of the candidates. Nevada is a "right to work" state, and the Culinary Workers Union has attracted members by offering them healthcare. It has said it supports "choices" in healthcare. The mobilization of service employees could be critical to winning the Nevada caucuses. We speak with In These Times labor reporter Hamilton Nolan and Marcie Wells, an activist, waitress, single parent, and a member of the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 in Nevada for 16 years. Her essay for CommonDreams.org is titled "I Have 'Some of the Best' Health Insurance a Union Member Can Get, But I Would Trade It Today for Medicare for All."
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 Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's campaign warned in an internal memo that Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont will be nearly unstoppable on his way to the Democratic presidential nomination unless other moderate candidates drop out before Super Tuesday.
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 President Donald Trump began a four-day Western swing on Tuesday with a fundraiser in Los Angeles, the first stop on a trip aimed at making himself a distraction as Democratic presidential candidates focus on the Nevada caucuses.
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 With no Democratic presidential primary candidate mounting an overwhelming lead in the delegate race in the nation's first primary battles, Super Tuesday is poised to play an even bigger role in the 2020 presidential elections than it has in years past.
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