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Democratic race down to just two: Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders face off

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Their race newly energized, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders head into the first one-on-one debate of the Democratic presidential contest Thursday night in a tussle over their very political identities. The two candidates are sparring over who is the best standard-bearer for progressive values ā€” and who can actually deliver on a liberal agenda of providing universal health care access, reducing income inequality, protecting worker rights and more. “Good ideas on paper are important, but you’ve got to be able…

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Progressive Democrats of America join call from left for Debbie Wasserman Schultz to step down from DNC post

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The drumbeat from the left continues for Debbie Wasserman Schultz to step down from her post as chair of the Democratic National Committee, this time from the Progressive Democrats of America. The organization has joined a petition drive by progressive Democratic groups, Roots Action and Credo Action, calling for her to step down. The Progressive Democrats of America contend, in an email that went out to members and others last night, that she has been “lousy at her job which…

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Some Democrats fear Hillary Clinton’s message is failing

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Hillary Clinton has questioned Bernie Sanders‘ electability. She’s criticized his plans for health care, foreign policy and Wall Street. And she’s tagged him with flip-flopping on gun control. None of it appears to be sticking ā€” and that’s raising concerns among Democrats who fear that a months-long primary campaign could create lasting damage for their party. While most believe Clinton will still capture the nomination, some say she is failing to respond effectively to Sanders, fueling both his primary rise…

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Joe Biden on 2016 decision: “I regret it every day”

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You can take Joe Biden out of the presidential campaign, but you can’t take the campaign out of Joe Biden. Three months after bowing out of the 2016 competition, the vice president has a few second thoughts about his decision. “I regret it every day,” Biden said Wednesday. Still, he said he made the right call for his family and for himself. And he pledged to stay “deeply involved” in the race to replace President Barack Obama. “We’ve got two…

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Hillary Clinton trying to light fire among Iowa activists

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National polls notwithstanding, Hillary Clinton is guarding against complacency as she travels along the snow-covered fields of Iowa. “I need you,” she says repeatedly on the rope-line between handshakes and selfies. Wary of another mishap in Iowa, Clinton is preaching a message of urgency, challenging her supporters to dig in during the final month before the state’s lead-off presidential caucus. She casts her candidacy as a check against Republicans and avoids mentioning her main Democratic rival, Bernie Sanders, whose polling…

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Chelsea Clinton to attend 2 Florida fundraisers in January

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A fundraiser in St. Petersburg is one of two stops in Florida for a high-profile Hillary Clinton surrogate. Chelsea Clinton is expected to attend two fundraisers in Florida on Jan. 29. The events in St. Petersburg and Fort Lauderdale come about seven weeks before the Floridaā€™s March 15 primary. The St. Petersburg event will be held at the home of Kathy and Joe Saunders, according to an email from the campaign. The event costs $250 to attend or $1,000 to…

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Half of U.S. voters embarrassed with Donald Trump as president, Quinnipiac poll finds

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Six weeks before the Iowa Caucuses open the 2016 presidential race in earnest, Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz lead the Republican field nationally, but Trump trails either Democratic candidate, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton or Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, and 50 percent of American voters say they would be embarrassed to have Trump as president, according to a Quinnipiac University National poll released Tuesday. Trump has 28 percent of the GOP pack, with Cruz of Texas at…

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