By Lee H. Hamilton The next few weeks in politics are a little like the All-Star break in baseball. With the Republican and Democratic national conventions upon us, it’s a good time to step back and assess this year’s election. […]
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Sanders endorses Clinton
By Jasper Craven, VTDigger.org PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — After weeks of withholding his official support, Bernie Sanders endorsed Hillary Clinton for president Tuesday, July 12. “Secretary Clinton has won the Democratic nominating process, and I congratulate her for that,” Sanders said […]
Editorial: Clinton + Bernie’s revolution
By Angelo S. Lynn The die has been cast: Clinton will be the Democrat nominee. She has won the majority of the pledged delegates, she has won more states and contests, her steadfast support is across more demographic sectors of […]
My presidential endorsement
By Brett Yates At the end of primary season, politicians who initially opposed their party’s nominee are forced either by fear of the other party’s nominee or by a need to preserve their own standing within their party to fall […]
After Brussels
Following last week’s terrorist attack in Brussels, Hillary Clinton tweeted sentiments of solidarity, resolve, and anti-Islamophobia, as well as an info-graphic displaying her three-point “plan to defeat ISIS” in Syria and Iraq. Bernie Sanders expressed his condolences to the people […]
Dean enters Twitter flame war with Sanders supporters
By Mark Johnson, VTDigger.org In an Internet war of words over the weekend, former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean defended his decision to vote for Hillary Clinton when he goes to the Democratic National Convention in July. Dean, a superdelegate, aggressively […]
Super Tuesday: Sanders looks past loss in South Carolina, looks toward a dozen Primary votes on March 1
By Kevin O’Connor, VTDigger.org The New York Times calls it “the paradox for reporters covering the Democratic presidential race.” On one hand, there’s “Mr. Sanders’ dim view of the ‘corporate media,’ as he refers to it,” Times reporter Jason Horowitz […]
Vermont politicians gang up for Clinton
By Jasper Craven/VTDigger Former Gov. Madeleine Kunin defends Hillary Clinton’s record Thursday in Keene, N.H. By Jasper Craven, VTDigger.org Hillary Clinton placed a secret weapon in the audience for the last Democratic debate before the New Hampshire primary: a former […]
Sanders and Clinton tie in Iowa
Cruz beats Trump by four points By Jasper Craven, VTDigger.org DES MOINES — In a Democratic presidential race often defined as a contest between the head of Hillary Clinton and the heart of Bernie Sanders, Iowans were virtually split Monday […]
How to win in Iowa
Keep talking, listening, moving By Jasper Craven, VTDigger.org At his fourth campaign stop of the day on a recent Friday, presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders’ voice was hoarse from hours of talking. His energy level, however, was hardly flagging. Eight more […]