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Five takeaways from a fiery Sanders-Clinton clash in Brooklyn

The debate between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders in Brooklyn on Thursday was fiery from beginning to end.

It was the ninth clash between the candidates and the final one before Tuesday’s New York primary, where 291 delegates are at stake.

Clinton’s New York firewall may hold

For much of the Democratic nomination fight, the campaign of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced that certain states or dates represented a “firewall,” meaning the point at which she would win in a sufficiently convincing manner that it would erase any and all doubts about her status as the presumptive nominee, and effectively reduce her challenger to little more than an afterthought. Those firewalls have largely failed - even as she won narrowly in her first firewall ... Read More >>

Bernie Sanders sliced Hillary Clinton’s New York lead in half since early March

Bernie Sanders’s challenge from now until voting in the Democratic primaries ends in June, is building up big wins in big states. Polling in his native state of New York has mostly suggested that the opposite will occur, with Hillary Clinton leading by 13 points on average in recent polls in the state.

But there’s one bit of good news from Siena College, which is one of two pollsters that’s been surveying the state regularly. In February and March, Clinton led Sanders by 21 points. Now, she leads him by 10.

Sanders’ first Senate endorser: Jeff Merkley

Bernie Sanders picked up his first endorsement from a Senate colleague on Wednesday, as Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) penned a New York Times op-ed backing his colleague from Vermont as “boldly and fiercely addressing the biggest challenges facing our country.”

In explaining his endorsement, Merkley pointed to Sanders’ positions on trade deals, fossil fuels, campaign finance reform and myriad financial issues.

Hillary Clinton’s first firewall against Bernie Sanders was going to be South Carolina, then the Super Tuesday states. With each Sanders victory somewhere else, it shifted further out, even as she built up an imposing lead in the Democratic nomination race.

Her latest chance to seal the deal is New York’s primary next Tuesday and five more northeastern state contests the following week.

Sen. Bernie Sanders’ string of recent victories could mean the New York primary may be the most important contest yet for the Democrats.

Sanders has won seven of the last eight nominating contests, which experts say could lead to issues for front-runner Hillary Clinton.