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Bernie Sanders, Progressive Enemy #1

The presidential campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders was supposed to put leftward pressure on Hillary Clinton. Instead, it’s Sanders who has become the left’s punching bag.

Poll: Hillary Clinton leads in Iowa, but majority not firmly decided

Hillary Clinton still leads Bernie Sanders in Iowa, but a majority of caucus goers say they haven’t firmly decided on a candidate, according to a CNN/ORC poll released Wednesday.

Clinton, Biden and Bachmann, Oh My!

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s decision to turn over the private server she used for her e-mail, coming on the heels of further controversy over whether she sent classified material through the private e-mail system, appears to be raising concerns among many Democrats about what it might mean for her path to the nomination and/or the White House. The Hill reports:

Dems near Clinton panic mode

Democrats are worried that the furor over Hillary Clinton’s private email server will be prolonged ... Read More >>

A new poll in the first primary state of New Hampshire indicates Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has caught up with and passed former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, solidifying further his position as the leading challenger to the national Democratic frontrunner. The Boston Herald has the story:

Poll: Bernie Sanders surges ahead of Hillary Clinton in N.H., 44-37

Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has rocketed past longtime front-runner Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire, a stunning turn in a race once considered a ... Read More >>

“We are trying to be reasonable,” an organizer for Bernie Sanders’s Seattle rally said. The black female protesters who stormed the stage became enraged. “We aren’t reasonable!” they shouted back. “If you do not listen to [us], your event will be shut down,” one of them declared to the crowd.

What the mastermind behind Howard Dean thinks of Bernie Sanders’ rise

Joe Trippi was the mastermind behind the rise of former Gov. Howard Dean in the 2004 Democratic presidential primary fight. Dean’s candidacy — premised on representing the “Democratic wing of the Democratic party” — stoked massive grassroots energy and took the party establishment by storm. Sound familiar?

Bernie Sanders has for the first time pulled ahead of Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire, according to a poll released Tuesday.