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Clinton’s boxing Biden out
“But what would the guy at the bubble-wrapped sixth podium have said?” is not a question that came up at the first Democratic debate.
Hillary Clinton left as little room as she could for people to ask it. Over the course of two full hours of debate, no one even mentioned Joe Biden’s name.
Read More >>New ‘Draft Joe Biden’ Ad Debuts Ahead Of First Democratic Presidential Debate, Vice President Absent From Forum
Draft Biden, the 2016 super PAC drumming up support for U.S. Vice President Joe Biden to enter the presidential race, released a new ad on YouTube Tuesday that will run on television before the first Democratic debate hosted by CNN. The vice president is not scheduled to participate in the Las Vegas with a field of candidates that includes front-runner Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, among others.
Read More >>Onstage Tonight: O’Malley, Webb, Sanders, Chafee and Clinton Face Off
Five Democratic presidential hopefuls will take the stage in Las Vegas this evening in their first debate of the 2016 nomination process. Just as with the Republican contenders before their first face-off, there is no shortage of advice for candidates regarding what they need to do and for viewers on what they ought to be looking for. The Washington Post this morning offers nine items to be on the lookout for, a few of which are excerpted below:
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9 questions for the Democratic debate — Will Bernie lose his temper? Will Hillary connect?
Here are nine things I’ll be watching during tonight’s Democratic debate, which begins at 8:30 p.m. Eastern on CNN and runs two hours:
Will there be fireworks? Without Donald Trump, tonight surely will be much less entertaining than the first two GOP debates.
Read More >>Virginia Poll: Clinton free falls 40 points, only Biden beats all Republicans
Hillary Clinton’s huge 80 percent support in Virginia has sunk to just 40 percent, and now only Vice President Biden is the Democrat who can beat every Republican in the must-win state for the eventual Democratic nominee, according to a newly released poll.
Read More >>Clinton opens wide leads in Nevada, SC
New polls show Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton opening wide leads in the early voting states of Nevada and South Carolina.
Fifty percent of likely Democratic caucus-goers in Nevada support Clinton, CNN/ORC International pollsters found. Nevada is host to the first Democratic debate on Tuesday in Las Vegas.
Read More >>Biden may ditch ‘Draft Biden’ super PAC
If Joe Biden runs, it’ll likely be without Draft Biden.
Two sources familiar with the planning around Biden’s potential presidential campaign say the vice president’s team believes the existing super PAC — started in the spring by a few novices unknown to Biden’s inner circle before several more experienced and closely connected operatives joined — should not become the vehicle to support a campaign.
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