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Jennifer De Pinto / CBS News:
CBS News poll: In South Carolina, Biden's lead narrows, with Sanders and Steyer on his heels — The contest in South Carolina looks very different heading into its final week than it did last fall. Joe Biden (28%) has only a single-digit lead with Bernie Sanders (23%) now right behind him.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Here is Democrats' last chance to get this right — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) racked up an impressive win in the Nevada caucuses, crushing his opponents and expanding his support to older voters and Hispanics. Unless Democrats manage to alter the race swiftly and dramatically …
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The Atlantic, Politico and HuffPost
New York Times:
Nevada Caucuses 2020: Live Results — Bernie Sanders has won the Nevada caucuses, according to The Associated Press. For the latest updates, follow our live blog.
Washington Post:
As Bernie Sanders's momentum builds, down-ballot Democrats move to distance themselves — Former astronaut Mark Kelly, the Democratic Party's hope for flipping a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona, tried to do no harm this month when he was asked about Sen. Bernie Sanders.
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One America News Network, The Hill, Outside the Beltway, Political Wire, Althouse, Power Line and BuzzFeed News
Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Sanders eviscerates conventional wisdom about why he can't win — LAS VEGAS — On Saturday in Nevada, Bernie Sanders laid waste not just to his five main rivals but also to every shard of conventional wisdom about the Democratic presidential primaries. — You could see the dominoes …
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Quartz, No More Mister Nice Blog, Washington Post, Breitbart, The Hill and Fox News
Megan Messerly / The Nevada Independent:
Buttigieg's campaign alleges numerous errors in caucus vote-counting — Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg's campaign, in a letter sent to the Nevada State Democratic Party just before midnight on Sunday, is alleging numerous errors in how early vote totals were folded into the Caucus Day process.
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New York Post, UPI and Fox News
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Romps in Nevada. Is He Unstoppable? — Some lessons from NeverTrump for PleaseNotBernie. — With Bernie Sanders romping in Nevada, we come to it again. The insurgent candidate, armored against normal political forces and equipped with a passionate following, leads a field of more conventional party politicians.
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump congratulates Sanders on Nevada caucus win
The Latest: Trump congratulates Sanders on Nevada caucus win
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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Buttigieg claims inconsistencies in Nevada results
Politico:
Your 2020 Nevada Democratic caucus results
Your 2020 Nevada Democratic caucus results
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Redstate, The Hill, Vanity Fair, FiveThirtyEight and TheBlaze
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Bernie Sanders Wins Nevada — Putting Him In The Driver's Seat To Win The Nomination
Bernie Sanders Wins Nevada — Putting Him In The Driver's Seat To Win The Nomination
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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
After The Nevada Caucuses, Bernie Sanders Is The Man To Beat
After The Nevada Caucuses, Bernie Sanders Is The Man To Beat
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The National Interest, The Guardian and Breitbart
CNN:
Bloomberg needs to take down Sanders — immediately
Bloomberg needs to take down Sanders — immediately
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Vox, Slate, The Mahablog, Reason and CANNONFIRE
Janet Hook / Los Angeles Times:
Joe Biden, on the ropes, looks for first win as 2020 campaign moves to South Carolina
Julie Pace / Associated Press:
Analysis: Sanders' path has echoes of Trump's 2016 campaign
Analysis: Sanders' path has echoes of Trump's 2016 campaign
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NBC News, Breitbart, Politico and One America News Network
Washington Post:
Coronavirus cases spike in Italy, China says most new infections limited to Hubei, South Korea declares ‘red alert’ — The latest novel coronavirus figures from China suggest that the outbreak remains worst in locked-down Hubei province, where 630 new cases and 96 more deaths were reported Saturday evening.
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David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Trump Is Lobotomizing Our Government — Trump's national security adviser has made clear that he sees his job as serving as a kind of human cocktail of drugs for the erratic president—part palliative, part sedative. — BEAST INSIDE — For just over a century, since America arrived …
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Washington Post:
Responding to news of Russian interference, Trump sends chilling message to U.S. intelligence community
Responding to news of Russian interference, Trump sends chilling message to U.S. intelligence community
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NBC News, CBS News, Breitbart and Outside the Beltway
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Same Goal, Different Playbook: Why Russia Would Support Trump and Sanders
Same Goal, Different Playbook: Why Russia Would Support Trump and Sanders
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Redstate, Foreign Policy Research …, Politico and NOQ Report
New York Times:
How a Neighbors' Feud in Paradise Launched an International Rape Case — The fashion executive Peter Nygard has clashed for years with his neighbor in the Bahamas, the billionaire Louis Bacon. The latest development is a lawsuit saying Mr. Nygard sexually exploited teenage girls.
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Wall Street Journal reporters protest ‘sick man’ headline in Wall Street Journal — The Wall Street Journal's China staff is urging the newspaper to apologize for a headline that prompted the Chinese government to expel three of its journalists this week. — The email from the Journal's China bureau …
Stephania Taladrid / New Yorker:
What Bernie Sanders Is Doing Differently to Win Over Latino Voters — On President's Day, Daniel Parra met a group of friends at Eldorado High School, in East Las Vegas. The Bernie Sanders campaign was holding a soccer tournament there that a friend of Parra's had posted about on Snapchat.
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Joshua Geltzer / Politico:
The Lost 110 Words of Our Constitution — The 14th Amendment says states that infringe the vote must lose representation in Congress. It's time to make this happen. Matthew Cavanaugh/Getty Images … The U.S. Constitution is famously short—a mere 7,591 words, including its 27 amendments.
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Instapundit
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Can we talk about the Trump-loving, QAnon-type who slaughtered 10 people in Germany? — The virus is spreading worldwide faster than our ability to contain it. — No, not that one. — I'm thinking about the tragic and shocking events that took place on Wednesday night nearly 4,000 miles away …
Fred Backus / CBS News:
CBS News poll: Most voters expect Trump will be reelected — Whether or not they're voting for him, 65% of registered voters nationwide think President Trump will definitely or probably be reelected, including more than a third of Democrats who think so. Republicans are especially optimistic: more than nine in 10 expect him to win.
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The Hill
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
We have entered the Trump Unbound era — and journalists need to step it up. — When Donald Trump was elected, the media spent months figuring out how to cover a far-from-ordinary presidency. — Some will argue that many journalists never rose to that challenge — that they normalized Trump …
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ABC News, more at Mediagazer »
Suhauna Hussain / Los Angeles Times:
They're paid to tweet for Mike Bloomberg. They don't necessarily support him — A vocal Bernie Sanders supporter. A Chicagoan with zero followers on Twitter. A dozen registered Republicans. These are some of the digital soldiers Michael R. Bloomberg's presidential campaign has recruited …
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American Greatness, CNN and Breitbart, more at Mediagazer »
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
Justice Sotomayor warns the Supreme Court is doing special favors for the Trump administration — The ordinary rules no longer apply when the Trump administration shows up in court. — The Supreme Court voted along ideological lines Friday evening to allow a Trump administration rule …
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