Month: June 2016

Most Democrats agree that Sanders should play a part in shaping the party’s positions, while many think Clinton should make him his running mate.

A Reuters/Ipsos poll taken last week shows that a majority of Democrats believe Sanders has an important job to do in determining the future of the Democratic Party, perhaps as Clinton’s VP pick.

More than three quarters of Democrats say they believe Sanders should have a “major role” in writing the party platform, and nearly two thirds think he should run on a ticket with Secretary Clinton.

About 44 percent of respondents said they believe Sanders should make an independent bid for the White House, while some 47 percent were against the idea.

The poll also found that two thirds of Democrats believe Sanders should endorse Secretary Clinton.

Bernie Sanders will win the North Dakota Democratic presidential caucuses in a landslide.

AP and CNN have called the race in the Peace Garden State, where he currently leads Hillary Clinton by almost forty points at the time of writing, with almost 60 percent reporting.

The win is Sanders’ first of the night, with results from California and Montana’s primaries yet to come in. The races in New Mexico and South Dakota are both currently too close to make a projection.

You can follow the results of today’s contests as they come in here.

Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has condemned the media for rushing to call the Democratic presidential primary for Hillary Clinton.

The Associated Press on Monday declared Hillary Clinton the winner of the Democratic primary, based on the number of superdelegates who have expressed their support for her candidacy.

These superdelegates will vote for a Democratic nominee at the convention in July. The AP’s primary projection is merely a prediction.

In response to rampant media coverage of the headline, Bernie Sanders issued a statement saying that it was unfortunate for the media to rush to conclusions too early.

“It is unfortunate that the media, in a rush to judgement, are ignoring the Democratic National Committee’s clear statement that it is wrong to count the votes of superdelegates before they actually vote at the convention this summer,” the Vermont Senator said.

“Secretary Clinton does not have and will not have the requisite number of pledged delegates to secure the nomination. She will be dependent on superdelegates who do not vote until July 25and who can change their minds between now and then.”

“They include more than 400 superdelegates who endorsed Secretary Clinton 10 months before the first caucuses and primaries and long before any other candidate was in the race,” he said.

Sanders added that his campaign will be convincing superdelegates that he is the best candidate to take on Donald Trump in the general election in November, a claim that is consistenly backed by polling.

On Saturday, the Democratic presidential candidate praised the boxing legend, and condemned prejudice against Muslims in the United States.

“Don’t tell me how much you love Muhammad Ali and yet you’re going to be prejudiced against Muslims in this country,” Sanders said in a press conference in Los Angeles.

Sanders also praised Ali for standing by his ideals, describing the boxing legend as having “incredible courage.”

“The reason that Ali struck a chord in the heart of so many Americans was not just his great boxing skill, it was his incredible courage,” he said.

“At a time when it was not popular to do so, Ali stood up and said, ‘I am opposed to the war in Vietnam and I’m not going to fight in that war.'”

Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump has come under fire for calling Ali a “truly great champion” in a Twitter post on Saturday, when last year he suggested America did not have any Muslim sporting heroes.

Muhammad Ali strongly condemned Trump’s proposed ban on Muslims entering the United States late last year. In a statement, Ali said, “We as Muslims have to stand up to those who use Islam to advance their own personal agenda.”

Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has praised President Obama’s support for expanding social security, by asking wealthier Americans to contribute more.

“I applaud President Obama for making it clear that it is time to expand Social Security benefits,” Senator Sanders said.

“Millions of seniors, disabled veterans and people with disabilities are falling further and further behind on $10,000 or $11,000 a year Social Security,” he added.

Sanders also called on his Democratic primary opponent Hillary Clinton to back legislation, supported by many leading Democrats, to strengthen the retirement program.

“Our legislation is supported by millions of senior citizens organizations,” Sanders said.