Hillary Clinton 2016

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FBI Wants to Grill Clinton Over Email

Former chief of staff, aide, also to be questioned: report

(Newser) - The FBI has wrapped up its review of Hillary Clinton's private email server and emails and is nearing a verdict on whether to seek criminal charges, reports Al Jazeera America, via Mediaite . First, however, agents plan to interview Clinton in the coming days or weeks, according to the report....

Sanders Calls Clinton's Dinner With Clooney 'Obscene'

But the actor isn't the problem, he says

(Newser) - Sharing a seat with Hillary Clinton and George and Amal Clooney at an April 15 Bay Area fundraiser will cost you. At $353,400, Politico notes two head-table seats are going for 400% the average annual income for San Francisco. Bernie Sanders has a word for it: "Obscene."...

What to Know as 3 More States Vote

 What to Know as 
 3 More States Vote 
THE RUNDOWN
Mar 22, 2016 6:19 AM CDT

What to Know as 3 More States Vote

Here's looking at you, Arizona, Utah, and Idaho

(Newser) - The 2016 race moves westward Tuesday. Arizona and Utah will vote for their candidates of choice, while Idaho Democrats will caucus, reports the AP . (Ted Cruz previously took the latter state for Republicans.) It'll be a late one, with Utah Republicans permitted to vote online until 1am EDT—...

Democratic Lawmakers: Time's Up, Bernie

Politico says they want him to 'start winding things down'

(Newser) - Politico interviewed about a dozen Democratic lawmakers about the Bernie Sanders campaign and finds that a clear consensus is in the air: "The time has come, they say, for Sanders to start winding things down." The general view is that he can't possibly win and that...

Clinton Has Big Lead in Florida
 Hillary Clinton Takes 4 
UPDATED
Mar 15, 2016 8:17 PM CDT

Hillary Clinton Takes 4

Adds Florida, NC, Ohio, Illinois to her resume

(Newser) - The results of yet another big Tuesday of voting are rolling in, and they're proving to be good news for Hillary Clinton: She has won Florida, Ohio, North Carolina, and Illinois, reports the AP . In Florida, Clinton had been handily leading all the polls, and she was handed the...

Michigan Too Close to Call for Democrats
 Sanders Wins Michigan 
UPDATED
Mar 8, 2016 10:52 PM CST

Sanders Wins Michigan

It was a tight race in a key state

(Newser) - The biggest prize of the night was Michigan, and it ended up being a tight finish between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. With more than 99% of results in, CNN and NBC are projecting Sanders as the winner with 50% of the vote to Clinton's 48%. Both candidates campaigned...

Who Won the Democratic Debate
 Who Won the 
 Democratic Debate 
THE RUNDOWN
Mar 7, 2016 6:16 AM CST

Who Won the Democratic Debate

There was nothing 'galactically stupid' from either candidate

(Newser) - The Democratic debate in Flint, Mich., on Sunday night turned out to be a pretty good night for almost everybody involved, analysts say: Neither Hillary Clinton nor Bernie Sanders had any disastrous moments, the city kept its devastating water crisis in the national spotlight, and the party could boast about...

Best Lines of the Democratic Debate

'It is raining lead in Flint'

(Newser) - Here's a look at some of the biggest lines emerging from Sunday's debate in Michigan between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, via ABC and CNN :
  • Clinton: “I know the state of Michigan has a rainy day fund for emergencies. ... It is raining lead in Flint; and the
...

Sanders Tosses His Invisible Wall St. Speeches Into the Air

To make a point against Clinton in debate

(Newser) - After spending the first part of their debate in Michigan criticizing local and state leaders for the Flint water crisis—each called for Gov. Rick Snyder to resign—Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders turned their venom on each other. On the topic of Wall Street, Sanders made a point to...

Sanders Wins in Maine
 Sanders Wins in Maine 
Mar 6, 2016 7:25 PM CST

Sanders Wins in Maine

He notches another victory as he debates Clinton

(Newser) - As Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton began debating in Michigan, Sanders got some good news from Maine: He's been declared the winner in the state's caucuses on Sunday, reports AP . That's the third state victory for Sanders this weekend and his eighth overall, with Politico noting that...

Sanders Takes Kansas
 Sanders Takes Kan., Neb.; 
 Clinton Wins Louisiana 
election results
Mar 5, 2016 8:17 PM CST

Sanders Takes Kan., Neb.; Clinton Wins Louisiana

African-American voters again help Clinton in South

(Newser) - Bernie Sanders has won the two Democratic caucuses of the night in Kansas and Nebraska, but Hillary Clinton countered with a big win in the Louisiana primary, reports CNN . The network called the latter race soon after polls closed at 9 Eastern, with African-American voters again giving her an easy...

Silence of 'Black Elite' Could Help Trump

Tavis Smiley: It's a mistake to assume Clinton has lock on African-Americans

(Newser) - If the general election comes down to Hillary Clinton vs. Donald Trump, conventional wisdom suggests that Clinton has a lock on the black vote. After all, African Americans have flocked to her during the primaries, and she'll have the enthusiastic backing of the nation's first black president. Trump,...

Whoops: Bill Clinton May Have Broken Election Rules

He entered polling sites despite rule against soliciting votes

(Newser) - Hours before his wife was named the Massachusetts primary winner on Super Tuesday, apparent political novice Bill Clinton strolled into a polling station in Boston. Standing with Mayor Marty Walsh at the Holy Name Parish School, Clinton greeted poll staff and voters and even kissed an elderly woman on the...

Clinton Takes Ga., Va., Sanders Wins at Home
 Clinton Sweeps the South; 
 Sanders Wins 4 
SUPER TUESDAY
Mar 1, 2016 10:30 PM CST

Clinton Sweeps the South; Sanders Wins 4

Super Tuesday results

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton scooped up seven states on Super Tuesday in her bid to lock down frontrunner status—but Bernie Sanders had a late flurry of victories himself. When the first polls closed, CNN quickly projected Clinton the winner in Georgia and Virginia—both states she lost to Barack Obama in...

How Clinton Would Try to Defeat Trump

Aggressively portray him as 'dangerous and bigoted,' and start early

(Newser) - The line used to be that Donald Trump can't possibly win the GOP nomination. And now it's, OK, he can win the GOP nomination, but he can't possibly win the general election. But as the New York Times reports, two people not buying into that thinking are...

How Sanders Stays Alive on Super Tuesday

He's got to win big in certain states and up the delegate count

(Newser) - With Super Tuesday just a day away, these are the hurdles Bernie Sanders needs to clear to remain a viable candidate against Hillary Clinton:
  • He's got to connect with minority voters. And quickly. The New York Times has Clinton—who killed Sanders by an 87-to-13 margin among black voters
...

Landslide: Clinton Routs Sanders in South Carolina

She benefits from strong black turnout

(Newser) - The least suspenseful primary of the 2016 election year is in the books, with Hillary Clinton cruising to an easy win over Bernie Sanders in South Carolina. The AP and CNN called the race as soon as the polls closed at 7pm. Strong turnout by African-Americans sealed the victory for...

What to Expect in Saturday's South Carolina Primary

Clinton expected to win, but margin of victory is key

(Newser) - Voting in South Carolina's Democratic primary Saturday wraps up at 7pm, and if the polls are correct, you can expect the race to be called soon after: Hillary Clinton is expected to be the easy winner, reports USA Today . What really matters is the margin of victory given the...

Hillary Regrets 'Superpredator' Remark Made in 1996

'I shouldn't have used those words,' she now says

(Newser) - When Black Lives Matter activist Ashley Williams confronted Hillary Clinton on her record on race and crime at a private fundraiser in Charleston, SC, on Wednesday, Williams wanted one thing in particular from the presidential contender: an explanation why two decades ago, she referred to some at-risk youth as "...

502-70: Clinton Leads Where It Really Matters

Super Tuesday could spell the beginning of the end for Bernie Sanders

(Newser) - Bernie Sanders assured voters on Sunday that he'd pull off an upset to become the Democratic nominee. The delegate count in the Democratic primary, however, shows that's not very likely. A total of 2,383 delegates are needed to win the nomination, and Clinton now has 502 compared...

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