Election 2016

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Biden on Decision: Jill Said, 'I Think You're Right'

But she also 'thought he would have been the best president'

(Newser) - Joe and Jill Biden sat down with 60 Minutes in the aftermath of his decision not to seek the Oval Office, and CBS News has released a preview in which the vice president discusses the moment of decision. "I came home and Hunter, our son was upstairs, with mom,...

Gloves Off, Sanders Goes for Clinton's Jugular

No more Mr. Nice Bernie at Jefferson-Jackson Dinner

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton got an idea of what Bernie Sanders' supporters mean when they chant "Feel the Bern" last night at the Iowa Democrats' Jefferson-Jackson shindig, with supporters descending into shouting at times and Sanders himself taking aim squarely at Clinton and her record—without, as ABC News notes, so...

Clinton Fundraising Spikes After Benghazi Hearing

Her biggest hour of online fundraising came immediately after the hearing

(Newser) - Critics of Hillary Clinton aren't going to be happy to hear this: The Hill reports Clinton's campaign had its best hour of online fundraising immediately following the end of Thursday's 11-hour Benghazi hearing. "People were apparently paying attention and were moved by it," campaign staffer...

Lincoln Chafee Abandons Run for President

He was struggling to reach 1% in the polls

(Newser) - Lincoln Chafee is saying what everybody was thinking: He's out of the race for president. The former Rhode Island governor made it official Friday morning in an address to the Women's Leadership Forum. "As you know I have been campaigning on a platform of 'Prosperity Through...

Window 'Closed': Joe Biden Won't Run

Vice president finally announces his decision

(Newser) - The speculation is over: Joe Biden is NOT running for president. The vice president announced his decision at an afternoon press conference in the Rose Garden, with President Obama and wife Jill by his side, reports the Hill . "The window has closed," Biden said of his opportunity to...

Here's Why Carly Fiorina Is Fading Fast

Analysis: She may have been a 'paper tiger' created by the media

(Newser) - A CNN poll out Tuesday has bad news for Carly Fiorina: In one month, she's gone from 15% to 4% and slipped from second place into a tie for seventh. Her support seems to be cratering even as support for the other two "outsider" candidates, Donald Trump and...

Democrats' 1st Dropout of 2016 Race: Jim Webb

Whether he'll run as an independent is the next question

(Newser) - Jim Webb has complained that the Democratic race is "rigged" for Hillary Clinton, and he's apparently done playing along. The former Virginia senator announced Tuesday that he's dropping from the Democratic race, reports Politico . As for a rumored run as an independent, Webb clearly kept his options...

5 Big Reveals About 2016 Candidates' Finances

Ben Carson is the GOP's top fundraiser

(Newser) - The latest campaign fundraising and spending reports are in and they reveal a lot about which campaigns are richer or poorer—and which are in sickness or health. Some highlights from the July-September reports:
  1. Donald Trump is no longer self-funding. According to the latest reports, Trump only had to spend
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Enemy You're Most Proud Of? Jim Webb Makes It Personal

'The enemy soldier that threw the grenade that wounded me'

(Newser) - In the final question of the night at Tuesday's debate, Anderson Cooper asked the candidates which enemy they're most proud to have made over the years. The responses, as rounded up by the Guardian :
  • Jim Webb: “The enemy soldier that threw the grenade that wounded me, but
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Rapper TI: Why a Woman President Is a Terrible Idea

He quickly apologized for controversial comments

(Newser) - Rapper TI doesn't want to be sexist, but... Yes, that's how the musician started a quote during an interview with Sirius XM DJ Whoo Kid when asked about Hillary Clinton's presidential bid, the Huffington Post reports. "Not to be sexist but, I can’t vote for...

Donald Trump Hosting SNL Next Month

Yep, really

(Newser) - Yes, this is really happening: Donald Trump is hosting Saturday Night Live on Nov. 7, reports NBC , which notes that the gig falls almost exactly one year before the presidential election on Nov. 8, 2016. Trump last hosted the show in April 2004; this time around, the musical guest will...

5 Things to Watch in Tuesday's Debate

Will Sanders and Clinton get aggressive?

(Newser) - Democrats stage their first debate at 8:30 Eastern Tuesday night on CNN, and at this point, Joe Biden is looking like a no-show. That leaves Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Martin O'Malley, Jim Webb, and Lincoln Chafee in the mix. Here are five things to watch:
  • Clinton vs. Sanders:
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Hillary Explains Why She Literally Does Not Sweat

She's actually a robot

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton apparently does not sweat, a fact that BuzzFeed calls a "well-documented ... piece of Clinton trivia," something noticed by reporters and confirmed by people who know her. The presidential candidate was asked about it on the website's Another Round podcast Sunday: "In preparation for this...

What You Need to Know About Democrats' Debate

The smart money is on Biden not showing up Tuesday night

(Newser) - The Democrats debate for the first time Tuesday night, with the festivities from Las Vegas starting at 8:30 Eastern on CNN . You can expect Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Martin O'Malley, Jim Webb, and Lincoln Chafee on stage, with Joe Biden still a wild card. Some related developments:
  • Biden'
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New Poll Shows Clinton Support Eroding Before Primary Debate

She dropped 10 points in five days

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, took a nosedive in a new Reuters poll released four days before the first Democratic primary debate, the Hill reports. Clinton lost 10 points in just five days, dropping from 51% on Oct. 4 to 41% on Friday. According to Newsweek , Clinton'...

Meet the 158 Families Funding the 2016 Election

They've given $176 million to candidates from both parties so far

(Newser) - "Not since before Watergate have so few people and businesses provided so much early money in a campaign, most of it through channels legalized by the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision five years ago," the New York Times states. In an impressive investigative report, the Times looks...

Donald Trump: We Should Have Executed Bergdahl

'30 years ago, he would have been shot'

(Newser) - Donald Trump said Thursday that Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl should have been executed for leaving his post in Afghanistan. "We're tired of Sgt. Bergdahl, who's a traitor, a no-good traitor, who should have been executed," the Republican presidential front-runner said to cheers at a rowdy rally...

Ben Carson: Guns Would Have Helped Jews During Holocaust

Presidential candidate makes another controversial remark

(Newser) - During a CNN interview Thursday that was largely spent defending his controversial comments after the Oregon campus shootings , Ben Carson made another controversial statement, this time about the Holocaust. "I think the likelihood of Hitler being able to accomplish his goals would have been greatly diminished if the people...

'Draft Biden' Super PAC Releases First Ad

And it's quite personal

(Newser) - There exists a super PAC whose sole purpose is to convince Joe Biden to run for president, and it released its first ad Wednesday, the Huffington Post reports. " My Redemption " features 90 seconds of the VP's 2015 commencement address at Yale as images of him and his...

There Are Actually 1,200 People Running for President

Tom Brady Sketch and Mickey Mouse among them

(Newser) - Deez Nuts may be the most notorious of this year's alternative presidential candidates, but he's not the only one. In fact, there are more than 1,200 "solitary fringe presidential aspirants," as Kevin Hogan calls them in the Atlantic , even though most of them will...

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