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It should be noted that Martin O’Malley, the former governor of Mary-land, got off the first sledgehammer line of the 2016 Democratic primary campaign when he announced his can-didacy on May 30: “Recently the CEO of Goldman Sachs”–the huge investment bank–“let his em-ployees know that he’d be just fine with either Bush or Clinton.” And here O’Malley paused for effect. “I bet he would!” He went on, as a ripple of laughter and cheers swept the crowd, “Well, I’ve got news for the bullies of Wall Street. The presidency of the United States is not a crown to be passed back and forth, by you, between two royal families.”

On Dec. 10, 2014, the progressive groups MoveOn and Democracy for America announced the start of a “Run Warren Run” campaign with a video that made Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren look like a candidate. Splicing together footage from her speeches and from interviews on her 2014 book tour, the video ended with Warren appearing to pause when ABC News’s David Muir asked her, “Are you going to run for president?” It cut out right before her answer—”I’m not running for president”—but when the Des Moines launch party for “Run Warren Run” saw the edit, the room broke into cheers.

Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, appearing on NBC’s “Late Night With Seth Meyers” on Monday, tried to laugh off his provocative essay from 1972 about gender roles and sexuality that recently surfaced and stirred controversy because of his suggestion that women fantasize about being gang-raped.

Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders draws a crowd in Iowa City

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., drew a crowd of more than 400 curious caucus goers to the Robert A. Lee Recreation Center in Iowa City Saturday morning.

Hillary Clinton remains the overwhelming favorite among Iowa Democrats looking ahead to next year’s presidential caucuses, though Bernie Sanders has quickly risen as Elizabeth Warren’s proxy for the anti-establishment alternative.

Insiders: Rand Paul’s foreign policy views are a serious liability

A majority of early-state insiders believe it’s helpful for Rand Paul to differentiate himself from the Republican field through his views on foreign policy and national security. But over the course of the campaign, many say, those same positions will prove to be a serious liability.

When Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders returns to New Hampshire on Wednesday following a presidential announcement rally in his home state, he will have one of the Granite State’s most seasoned progressive political operatives organizing his campaign.