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Associated PressNovember 14, 2015

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders faces the biggest test yet of his insurgent presidential campaign on Saturday night, when he faces off with Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton in the party’s second primary debate. His goal is clear: Reset a contest that increasingly looks like little more than a march to the nomination for Clinton. That […]

Mitch PerryNovember 14, 2015

The second official Democratic Party presidential debate is still scheduled to take place tonight in Des Moines, Iowa, but officials with CBS News say that there will be much more emphasis on U.S. foreign policy and dealing with terrorism. The Des Moines debate, scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. Eastern time on CBS, is the first […]

Associated PressNovember 13, 2015

Hillary Rodham Clinton has locked up public support from half of the Democratic insiders who cast ballots at the party’s national convention, giving her a commanding advantage over her rivals for the party’s presidential nomination. Clinton’s margin over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley is striking. Not only is it big, […]

Mitch PerryNovember 12, 2015

Overnight returns give Fox Business Network’s prime-time GOP presidential debate an 8.9 rating among households and 13.5 million viewers in prime-time. That’s just shy of the 9.5 rating and 14 million viewers earned by CNBC’s recent coverage for the third. Although it’s not nearly as large as the gaudy ratings numbers that Fox and CNN […]

Associated PressNovember 9, 2015

Hillary Rodham Clinton signed the paperwork Monday that establishes her as a Democratic presidential candidate in New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary. And as such, she’s highlighting her work for the party and on behalf of Democratic candidates — an implicit swipe at rival Bernie Sanders, a self-proclaimed democratic socialist who has drawn support from the party’s […]

Mitch PerryOctober 30, 2015

A national poll of GOP presidential candidates shows that Donald Trump continues to lead the field nationally with 25 percent support. Dr. Ben Carson was next at 17 points, and Jeb Bush third with 7 points. The Reuters/IPSO poll was conducted online and was completed before the end of the GOP debate on Wednesday night. […]

Associated PressOctober 25, 2015

Vice President Joe Biden says he decided against running for president because he “couldn’t win,” not because he would have had too little time to get a campaign up and running. “I’ll be very blunt. If I thought we could’ve put together the campaign … that our supporters deserve and our contributors deserved, … I […]

Associated PressOctober 23, 2015

Former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee said Friday he’s ending his quixotic Democratic presidential campaign after failing to gain traction against Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bernie Sanders. “After much thought I have decided to end my campaign for president today,” Chafee said at a women’s forum held by the Democratic National Committee. “But I would […]

Phil AmmannOctober 21, 2015

Vice President Joe Biden will not run for president in 2016, he said Wednesday, ending a months-long flirtation with a third White House campaign and setting him on a glide path toward the end of his decades-long political career. Biden’s decision finalizes the Democratic field of White House candidates and likely bolsters Hillary Rodham Clinton‘s […]

Mitch PerryOctober 21, 2015

Jim Webb announced yesterday that he is dropping his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. “I fully accept that my views on many issues are not compatible with the power structure and the nominating base of the Democratic Party,” Webb told reporters at the National Press Club in Washington. The current Democratic hierarchy, he said, “is […]

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Bernie Sanders has most to prove as Democrats gather for 2nd debate

Democratic presidential debate still happening, but focus will change

Party insiders give Hillary Clinton early, commanding delegate edge

Mitch Perry Report for 11.12.15 — Does the DNC want anyone to watch its debates?

Hillary Clinton files paperwork to be on New Hampshire ballot

Donald Trump leads Ben Carson by 8 points, Jeb Bush by 18 in national poll

Joe Biden opted out on 2016 Dem race because he ‘couldn’t win’

Lincoln Chafee ends his presidential campaign

Joe Biden declines presidential run in 2016

Mitch Perry Report for 10.21.15 – Quitting Jim Webb