Democrats

2016 Democratic Primary Comes to Netroots Nation

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Liberal activists and bloggers have converged in Detroit for the annual Netroots Nation. The event is the closest thing to the left’s version of CPAC, an important gathering of conservatives. This year, the 2016 Democratic primary is informally beginning. The three main potential candidates, Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Warren, and Vice […]

WATCH: Congressional Leaders Appear Uncomfortable

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Today, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and his wife, Coretta, were posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. Leaders Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell, Nancy Pelosi, and Speaker John Boehner all came together to celebrate the achievements of the civil rights icon. At one point, the crowd sang We Shall Overcome, which was a frequent protest song for the Civil Rights Movement. CSPAN recorded the political leaders joining hand-in-hand and the awkwardness that came along.

WATCH: http://www.c-span.org/video/?c4501877/congressional-leaders-uncomfortable

Tom Wolf Wins PA Democratic Primary, Sets Up Battle of Toms

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Businessman Tom Wolf won the Democratic primary in Pennsylvania. Wolf beat three other Democrats, Rep. Allyson Schwartz, state treasurer Rob McCord, and former Environmental Secretary Katie McGinty. Rep. Schwartz, who gave up a safe seat in the House for her run, was the initial frontrunner. Polls before she jumped in […]