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Trial Balloon · Ep. 193: The Magnificent Seven

Sanders Will Start Campaigning for Clinton

September 1, 2016 · 3:51 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“Bernie Sanders will hit the trail for Hillary Clinton on Monday in New Hampshire, in the former Democratic presidential rival’s first event campaigning solo since he announced his endorsement of the former secretary of state in July,” Politico reports.

2016 Campaign Bernie Sanders

Sanders to Stump for Senate Candidates

August 29, 2016 · 12:06 pm ET · Leave a Comment

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) “is preparing a post-Labor Day blitz of campaign activity… offering what Democratic leaders hope will be a late-in-the-race boost from the liberal icon to the party’s slate of Senate candidates, ” Roll Call reports.

“In addition to attending campaign rallies, Sanders is also expected to raise money for individual candidates — including through the use of his vaunted list of small donors, according to one source close to the senator.”

2016 Campaign Bernie Sanders

New Sanders Group Already Facing Turmoil

August 23, 2016 · 7:54 am ET · Leave a Comment

“Less than a week before its official launch on Wednesday, Bernie Sanders’ new political group is working its way through an internal war that led to the departure of digital director Kenneth Pennington and at least four others from a team of 15, and the return of presidential campaign manager Jeff Weaver as the group’s new president,” Politico reports.

“People familiar with what occurred say that the board, which is chaired by the Vermont senator’s wife Jane, was growing increasingly concerned about campaign finance questions being raised over the last week. Their concern reached a breaking point, one person deeply involved with the Sanders world said, with a story last Friday from ABC News about how the group would handle the particular tax questions raised by having a senator so closely associated with a 501(c)4 nonprofit organization that has strict restrictions on its political work.”

2016 Campaign, Campaign Finance Bernie Sanders

Sanders Insists He Wasn’t Angry at Convention

July 31, 2016 · 3:29 pm ET · Leave a Comment

Sen. Bernie Sanders told CBS News that he may have appeared angry during Hillary Clinton’s presidential nomination acceptance speech but he wasn’t.

Said Sanders: “I always have that look on my face. That’s nothing new. I am not always the smiling kind of guy.”

2016 Campaign Bernie Sanders

Sanders Builds a Post-Campaign Operation

July 27, 2016 · 5:18 am ET · Leave a Comment

Washington Post: “As he has wound down his presidential campaign, Sanders has begun to build new organizations and plan for a possible power move if Democrats regain the Senate. He has officially launched Our Revolution, a 501(c)(4) “social welfare” group to build support for liberal policies.”

“It’s the first of a possible trio of Sanders projects. Another will seek to elect like-minded candidates up and down the ballot across the country, and a third possible group might engage in other political activity.”

2016 Campaign Bernie Sanders

Sanders Has Trouble Quieting His Supporters

July 26, 2016 · 6:20 am ET · Leave a Comment

New York Times: “Revolutions rarely end quietly. It was a lesson that Mr. Sanders seemed to absorb on live national television, with his face betraying surprise and his wagging finger pleading for peace, while his backers shouted over him at a Center City rally on Monday afternoon. ‘We want Bernie!’ they screamed, when he explained his endorsement of Mrs. Clinton.”

“Mr. Sanders appealed for unity, mentioning Mrs. Clinton’s name 15 times in his speech late Monday, and declaring that ‘Hillary Clinton must become the next president of the United States.'”

“But his most loyal supporters were hungry for more combat.”

Politico: “Even Bernie wasn’t Bernie enough to tame Bernie’s revolution.”

2016 Campaign Bernie Sanders

DNC Apologizes to Sanders and His Supporters

July 25, 2016 · 5:11 pm ET · Leave a Comment

The Democratic National Committee is offering its “deep and sincere apology” to Bernie Sanders, his supporters and the entire party for what it calls “the inexcusable remarks made over email,” the AP reports.

“The statement from incoming interim party leader, Donna Brazile, and six other officials says the comments in the emails ‘do not reflect the values of the DNC or our steadfast commitment to neutrality during the nominating process.’ The statement wasn’t signed by the outgoing DNC head, Debbie Wasserman Schultz.”

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Sanders Urges Booing Supporters to Back Clinton

July 25, 2016 · 3:46 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“Hundreds of supporters of Bernie Sanders drowned out the Vermont senator with boos Monday as he tried to make the case on the first day of the Democratic National Convention that his fans would need to vote for Hillary Clinton in order to defeat Donald J. Trump.” the New York Times reports.

“At a meeting filled with Sanders delegates, Mr. Sanders tried to convince those gathered that Mr. Trump, the Republican nominee for president, was dangerous and a threat to the Constitution and that, as a result, they needed to vote for Mrs. Clinton… However, his words were immediately met with loud boos which lasted several seconds even as he tried to continue his speech. The senator then paused and waited for people to quiet down. But as he spoke, many continued to sign loudly and shake their heads.”

2016 Campaign Bernie Sanders

Clinton Team Hasn’t Seen Sanders’ Speech Yet

July 25, 2016 · 10:47 am ET · Leave a Comment

“Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman said that as of Monday morning, the campaign had yet to review the speech Sen. Bernard Sanders was scheduled to deliver later on in the evening at the Democratic National Convention, but said he’s confident the speech will be good for the Clinton campaign,” the Washington Times reports.

2016 Campaign Bernie Sanders

Sanders Supporters Chant ‘Lock Her Up’

July 25, 2016 · 10:12 am ET · Leave a Comment

“It’s not just Republicans that want presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in prison,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“At a lively Sunday march in support of former Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, chants of ‘lock her up,’ ‘Hillary for Prison’ signs and t-shirts and calls for indictment were common among the most ardent supporters of Mr. Sanders, who arrived in Philadelphia to make their voices heard to the delegates attending the Democratic National Convention.”

2016 Campaign Bernie Sanders

Sanders Wants DNC Chair Out

July 24, 2016 · 10:20 am ET · Leave a Comment

Sen. Bernie Sanders told CNN that the release of DNC emails that prove that Party Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz needs to go.

Said Sanders: “I don’t think she is qualified to be the chair of the DNC not only for these awful emails, which revealed the prejudice of the DNC, but also because we need a party that reaches out to working people and young people, and I don’t think her leadership style is doing that.”

2016 Campaign Bernie Sanders, Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Sanders Has a Book Coming

July 14, 2016 · 9:35 am ET · Leave a Comment

Out just after the election: Our Revolution: A Future To Believe In by Sen. Bernie Sanders.

The AP reports that the book “will be an inside account of this extraordinary campaign, and will also provide a blueprint for future political action. Its message: The fight has just begun.”

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Sanders Will Finally Endorse Clinton

July 12, 2016 · 8:27 am ET · Leave a Comment

Sen. Bernie Sanders is set to endorse Hillary Clinton, ending a contentious presidential primary and solidifying the former secretary of state’s hold on the Democratic Party, NBC News reports.

“The event will help fuse two wings of the Democratic party together that, despite their real differences, seem to be closer together than their counterparts across the aisle. Many of Trump’s primary challengers have yet to endorse him.”

First Read: “But one thing is for sure no matter how far Sanders’ endorsement goes: The Democratic Party is significantly more united heading into November’s general election than the GOP is.”

2016 Campaign Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton

Sanders Set to Endorse Clinton

July 11, 2016 · 8:07 am ET · Leave a Comment

“The awkward dance between Hillary Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders, her top Democratic primary opponent, is set to conclude on Tuesday, with Mr. Sanders appearing alongside her at a rally in Portsmouth, N.H,” the New York Times reports.

“The event, confirmed by a person familiar with the planning who was not authorized to discuss the rally publicly, could do much to appease Sanders supporters who remain skeptical of Mrs. Clinton as she heads to the party’s convention this month in Philadelphia. Mrs. Clinton has secured enough delegates for the presidential nomination but is not yet officially the nominee.”

2016 Campaign Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton

Sanders Scores Another Big Platform Win

July 9, 2016 · 8:14 am ET · Leave a Comment

“Bernie Sanders’ crusade to shape the Democratic party platform scored a win late Friday night, with the approval of an amendment calling for increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 over time,” the AP reports.

“The fight to get more explicit platform language around wages showed the Vermont senator’s campaign still fighting for the liberal issues that made up his ‘political revolution’ even as his clout fades.”

2016 Campaign Bernie Sanders

Biden Says Sanders Will Endorse Clinton

July 1, 2016 · 6:35 am ET · Leave a Comment

Vice President Joe Biden told NPR that Sen. Bernie Sanders would endorse Hillary Clinton before the Democratic convention.

Said Biden: “Oh, I’ve talked to Bernie. Bernie’s going to endorse her. This is going to work out.”

Sanders later told MSNBC that he wasn’t ready to endorse.

2016 Campaign Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden

Sanders Mulls Creating New Advocacy Group

June 27, 2016 · 10:33 am ET · Leave a Comment

Washington Post: “At the urging of his wife, Jane Sanders, he has been talking to his inner circle about launching a grass-roots organization to harness the energy of his supporters. Among aides, there is chatter about who might staff such an organization, which might resemble Democracy for America, the group that former Vermont governor Howard Dean launched following his failed 2004 presidential bid.”

The Sanders campaign claims 2.7 million people are on its donor list.

2016 Campaign Bernie Sanders

Sanders Says He’ll Vote for Clinton

June 24, 2016 · 9:00 am ET · 126 Comments

Bernie Sanders said that he will vote for Hillary Clinton for president in November, “the strongest expression of support yet from the Vermont senator for his rival, though he later left the door open that he might change his mind,” CNN reports.

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