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Trump: I'll Act More Presidential 'Pretty Soon'

But right now he's busily 'fighting for my life'

(Newser) - In the wake of Saturday night's victory in South Carolina , Donald Trump acknowledges he probably needs to act more presidential and says he'll do so "pretty soon." The often brash Trump tells Fox News Sunday, ''I think I'll be very presidential at the...

Hillary Clinton Gets the Win in Nevada Caucus

And avoids a 'dramatic setback'

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton has been declared the winner of Saturday's Democratic caucus in Nevada, holding a 4-point lead over Bernie Sanders with 66% of precincts reporting, the New Republic reports. "To everyone who turned out in every corner of Nevada with determination and heart: This is your win. Thank...

Man Writes Obituary for Clinton, Gets Secret Service's Attention

It gave Saturday as her date of death

(Newser) - One gung-ho Bernie Sanders supporter got himself a call from the Secret Service on Friday after submitting an obituary for Hillary Clinton to the Las Vegas Review-Journal . According to the Review-Journal, a man named Don Schubert—who had previously called the newsroom to complain about the coin flips in the...

What&#39;s at Stake in Saturday&#39;s Races
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Feb 19, 2016 3:06 PM CST

What's at Stake in Saturday's Races

Clinton needs to win big, while Bush may have come to the end of the road

(Newser) - Saturday is a big day for the presidential hopefuls from both parties, with Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders facing off in the Nevada Democratic caucuses and Donald Trump taking on all challengers in the South Carolina Republican primary. How both of those events play out could have major impacts on...

Sanders Leads National Poll for First Time

He leads Clinton in Fox poll and is gaining in others

(Newser) - This is not the February that the Clinton campaign was expecting. After Hillary Clinton's overwhelming loss to Bernie Sanders in the New Hampshire primary and just before the Nevada Democratic caucus, she has fallen behind in a national poll for the first time. According to the latest Fox News...

Poll: Nevada Sure to Be a Nail-Biter for Democrats

Clinton has 48% support to Sanders' 47%

(Newser) - Saturday is Democratic caucus day in Nevada, and it should be a nail-biter: The latest CNN /ORC poll finds that 48% of likely attendees back Hillary Clinton and 47% support Bernie Sanders. Clinton is doing better with women while Sanders is doing better with young people, but both white and...

Bill Clinton: 'We Are All Mixed-Race People'

He says Obama did a better job than he gets credit for

(Newser) - "We're all mixed race," Bill Clinton told Hillary supporters in Memphis a few days ago in remarks that are getting some belated attention from the media. The human genome has revealed that "unless your ancestors, every one of you, are 100%, 100% percent from sub-Saharan Africa,...

Madeleine Albright: Women Who Don't Vote Clinton Aren't Really Going to Hell

'This was the wrong context and the wrong time to use that line'

(Newser) - “There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help each other," former secretary of state Madeleine Albright said at a Hillary Clinton event last weekend in New Hampshire. After the line—which she says she's used to great effect a thousand times—went...

Sanders Narrows Clinton's Lead Nationally

Meanwhile, Trump continues to cruise

(Newser) - Following his decisive victory in the New Hampshire primary this week, Bernie Sanders narrowed the gap between himself and Hillary Clinton in a national poll released Friday, the Hill reports. According to the Morning Consult survey , Clinton has the support of 46% of likely Democratic voters versus Sanders' 39%. It'...

It Was Clinton's Best Debate, but Big Loser Wasn't Bernie

Henry Kissinger came under merciless attack from Bernie Sanders

(Newser) - After Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders faced off in the first Democratic debate since Sanders' big win in New Hampshire, critics agreed there was one big loser: Henry Kissinger, who came under merciless attack from Bernie Sanders. "I'm proud to say that Henry Kissinger is not my friend,...

The Biggest Lines From the Democratic Debate

'Madame Secretary, that is a low blow'

(Newser) - Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton squared off once again Thursday in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for a Democratic presidential debate hosted by PBS. While they agreed to agree numerous times throughout the night, there were some points of contention on immigration, healthcare, and Henry Kissinger. Here are some of the biggest lines...

Clinton Tries to Cash In on Her Obama Connection

But will it work with voters?

(Newser) - During Thursday's Democratic debate in Milwaukee, Hillary Clinton seemed eager to align herself with President Obama and his policies at every opportunity, Politico reports. "Before it was called ObamaCare, it was called HillaryCare," she claimed early in the debate. She also lauded Obama for his ability to...

Clinton Claims Sanders Will Grow Government by 40%

She came out swinging against Sanders in Thursday's Democratic debate

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton claimed Bernie Sanders wants to grow the US government by "about 40%" during the opening minutes of Thursday's democratic debate in Milwaukee, CNN reports. She went on to claim "the numbers don't add up" when looking at what Sanders is promising in services versus...

Clinton Isn't Losing in NH Delegate Count

'Superdelegates' are back

(Newser) - "Superdelegates"—and their importance to Hillary Clinton—are back in the news for the first time since 2008. Such delegates are Democratic Party insiders free to support any candidate at the convention, and Clinton has the support of six of them in New Hampshire, the Hill reports. That...

Bill Clinton Accuser to Campaign Against Hillary

Kathleen Willey joins 'RAPE PAC'

(Newser) - A woman who says Bill Clinton sexually assaulted her is now campaigning against Hillary Clinton. Kathleen Willey, who says Clinton groped her in an Oval Office hallway when she was a White House volunteer in 1993, will be a paid national spokesperson for an anti-Clinton PAC that will become active...

Review Shrinks Clinton's Iowa Victory Margin

Party won't release raw vote count

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton's razor-thin margin of victory in Iowa just shrank even more. The Iowa Democratic Party says that after reviewing the counts from 14 of the 1,681 Democratic precincts, errors were found in five precincts that cut her lead over Bernie Sanders from 0.27% to 0.25%,...

Clinton Says Get Your Selfies While You Can

She might stop taking them if elected president

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton is becoming an expert at taking selfies while on the campaign trail. But that might come to an end if she finds herself in the White House, the Hill reports. "I don't have that long an arm," Clinton explains her selfie skills to People . "...

Democratic Debate Was the Fiercest Yet

Clinton, Sanders both seen as winners

(Newser) - Martin O'Malley may have been a more calming influence than he knew: Thursday night's Democratic debate was the first with just Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders on the stage, and analysts agree that it was the fiercest debate yet, with heated exchanges over issues like the meaning of...

An Iowa Tie Might Be Bad News for Sanders

Not that Clinton should be whooping it up, either

(Newser) - Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton are so ridiculously close in Iowa that the AP still hasn't called the race . A look at what the outcome means for both campaigns:
  • One common theme: The virtual tie is an OK result for Clinton but an "ominous one" for Sanders, as
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Clinton Claims Narrow Iowa Win, Sanders Not So Sure

Sanders campaign 'isn't comfortable yet'

(Newser) - After hours of uncertainty , Hillary Clinton appears to have prevailed in Iowa—but the win is about as far from resounding as you can get. Politico reports that according to the Iowa Democratic Party—which tallies "state delegate equivalents" instead of individual votes—Clinton has won the narrowest victory...

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