Sen. Amy Klobuchar dropped out of contention to be former Vice President Joe Biden’s running mate against President Trump.
Klobuchar (D-MN) announced her decision on Thursday in an interview on MSNBC. The lawmaker and failed presidential candidate said she was stepping back because Biden should pick a “woman of color” to run with him.
“I’ve never commented on this process at all, but let me tell you this after what I’ve seen in my state, what I’ve seen across the country,” Klobuchar said.
“This is a historic moment, and America must seize on this moment, and I truly believe – as I actually told the vice president last night when I called him – that I think this is a moment to put a woman of color on that ticket,” she continued. “There are so many incredibly qualified women, but if you want to heal this nation right now – my party, yes, but our nation – this is sure a hell of a way to do it.”
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Klobuchar’s stock as a vice president has fallen in recent week as civil unrest has grown in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death in police custody on May 25. Floyd, a black man, died after a Minneapolis police officer held a knee on his neck for nearly nine minutes. The unrest has consequently created pressure on the Biden campaign to choose a black running mate. He had already pledged to pick a woman.
The Minnesota senator’s stock took another <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/amy-klobuchars-veepstakes-rating-tanks-after-it-emerges-she-passed-on-prosecuting-officer-at-center-of-george-floyds-death">dive</a> after her record as the Hennepin County district attorney came under scrutiny in the wake of Floyd’s death. Klobuchar was forced to correct multiple reports that she had “declined” to prosecute the now-fired Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin for a 2006 incident that took place while she was DA.
“I never declined [Chauvin’s] case,” Klobuchar said in a May 29 interview with MSNBC. “It was handled and sent to the grand jury. When I was county attorney, cases we had involving officer-involved shootings went to a grand jury. I think that was wrong, now. It would have been much better if I took responsibility and looked at cases and made a decision myself.”
The betting market on <a href="https://bookies.com/news/joe-biden-vp-pick-odds">Bookies.com</a> has placed Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), Rep. Val Demings (D-FL), and former national security adviser Susan Rice as the top three candidates most likely to be tapped as Biden’s vice president. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is fourth.
Biden has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/uh-oh-joe-biden-spokesperson-says-dem-nominee-doesnt-want-to-defund-the-police">distanced</a> himself from some of the grassroots movements that are pushing his campaign to pick a black person as his vice president. The former vice president has stated that he does not support defunding the police. Harris, on the other hand, has defended the movement as a call to redistribute some funds going toward policing into community social work.
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Klobuchar Drops Out Of Veep Contention: ‘Put A Woman Of Color On That Ticket’

With riots raging in cities across the nation, the odds that Rep. Val Demings will become Joe Biden&#8217;s running mate keep rising.
The 63-year-old Democrat is a former career law enforcement officer, serving as chief of police in Orlando, FL, for four years before entering politics.
&#8220;Florida Rep. Val Demings’ odds to be Joe Biden’s running mate continued to surge on Monday, moving up to +500 from +1200 at the beginning of last week and +2000 just two weeks ago,&#8221; according to <a href="https://bookies.com/news/joe-biden-vp-pick-odds">Bookies.com</a> political betting analyst Dan Kilbridge.
That puts Val Demings in second place, behind only Sen. Kamala Harris, who is also black. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), who is white, continues to drop in the odds after a Minneapolis police officer was charged for the death of an unarmed black man on May 25.
&#8220;The gains made by Demings and, to a lesser degree, Harris are undoubtedly tied to Klobuchar’s slipping odds amid the unrest in Minneapolis and around the nation. The charges against the Minneapolis police officer further shines a spotlight on Klobuchar’s track record as Hennepin County prosecutor, which had already been a cause of concern for many progressives. Klobuchar was as high as +300 less than a week ago,&#8221; Kilbridge said.
Now, Klobuchar is at +800, as Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has moved into third place, at +650. But Harris still has the best odds, at +125.
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Biden has already pledged to pick a female running mate. After he told a black radio host that &#8220;if you have a problem figuring out whether you&#8217;re for me or Trump, then you ain&#8217;t black&#8221; — and amid race riots — political pundits and pollsters are predicting that the former vice president could well be under pressure to pick a black female as his running mate in 2020.
Demings has a slew of plusses. She brings the possibility that she could help deliver Florida, always a swing state in presidential elections.
Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York said this week that Biden faces &#8220;increasing pressure&#8221; to pick a black woman.
“He has already said that he’s guaranteed to choose a woman,” York said last week on <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fox News</a>. “And he’s under increasing pressure now for it to be a woman of color.”
“We’ve heard about Kamala Harris, we’ve heard about Stacey Abrams, we’ve heard about Val Demings, and he said they are all on his list right now,” York said.
Biden tried to assuage anger over his &#8220;you ain&#8217;t black&#8221; comment, expressing regret for his remarks during a phone conversation with The U.S. Black Chambers Inc.
“The bottom line of all of this perhaps I was much too cavalier,” Biden said. “I know that the comments have come off like I was taking the African-American vote for granted but nothing could be further from the truth … I shouldn’t have been such a wise guy.”
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Minnesota Democrat Sen. Amy Klobuchar&#8217;s chances of becoming presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden&#8217;s running mate tanked overnight amid reports that Klobuchar &#8220;declined to prosecute multiple officers cited for excessive force,&#8221; including the Minneapolis police officer who was filmed with his knee on George Floyd&#8217;s neck, a claim Klobuchar has since refuted.
That officer, Derek Chauvin, was arrested Friday morning in connection with Floyd&#8217;s death.
Klobuchar served as the Hennepin County attorney, which covers Minneapolis, for eight years. Now, her prosecutorial record is under scrutiny amid reports that Chauvin was one of several officers she passed on making a decision to prosecute, even after Chauvin was involved in the shooting death &#8220;of a man who had stabbed other people before attacking police.&#8221;
&#8220;Ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin saw at least 10 conduct complaints during his 19-year tenure before he was fired Tuesday, according to a database that documents complaints against police,&#8221; said <a href="https://theweek.com/speedreads/916926/amy-klobuchar-didnt-prosecute-officer-center-george-floyds-death-left-case-successor">The Week</a> Thursday in a report citing The Guardian, which first pored over the database.
&#8220;Klobuchar did not prosecute Chauvin and other officers involved in the first death, which occurred in October 2006 while she was running for Senate,&#8221; the outlet continued. &#8220;The case was under investigation when Klobuchar took office in the Senate in January 2007, and later went to a grand jury, which declined to charge the officers.&#8221;
Klobuchar refuted the claim that she &#8220;declined&#8221; to prosecute Chauvin&#8217;s case during an interview with MSNBC Friday, but said that she regrets not taking a more aggressive role in officer-involved shootings as a prosecutor.
&#8220;I never declined [Chauvin&#8217;s] case,&#8221; she said. &#8220;It was handled and sent to the grand jury. When I was county attorney, cases we had involving officer-involved shootings went to a grand jury. I think that was wrong, now. It would have been much better if I took responsibility and looked at cases and made a decision myself.&#8221;
Her explanation may come just a little too late to save her chances of becoming vice president. Already this week, racial justice advocates were voicing complaints about Klobuchar, suggesting that Klobuchar, as a prosecutor, had a &#8220;tough-on-crime&#8221; approach that disproportionately targeted minorities for small-time offenses.
Now, those complaints are only amplified, particularly after, as <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/amy-klobuchar-was-a-tough-on-crime-prosecutor-will-a-diverse-democratic-base-accept-her-record/2019/03/21/739e6984-4057-11e9-9361-301ffb5bd5e6_story.html">the Washington Post notes</a>, voters are now discovering that Klobuchar &#8220;declined to bring charges in more than two dozen cases in which people were killed in encounters with police.&#8221;
Although there is likely no polling on the issue as of yet, Klobuchar&#8217;s Vegas odds (<a href="https://www.us-bookies.com/election/">via US Bookies</a>) took a hit overnight. She is now at 7-to-1 odds of becoming Biden&#8217;s running mate, well behind Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), with 6-to-5 odds, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), with 5-to-1 odds.
Minneapolis is currently engulfed in protests, many of which have turned violent, in response to Floyd&#8217;s death at the hands of Minneapolis police &#8212; a death clearly captured on a video that went viral earlier this week. Chauvin, the officer seen kneeling on Floyd&#8217;s neck as Floyd struggles and repeatedly tells the officer he cannot breathe, was arrested Friday morning, four days after the incident and after days of demonstrations.
This article has been revised for clarity and emphasis.
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Amy Klobuchar’s Veepstakes Rating Tanks Amid Scrutiny On Past Case Involving Officer At Center Of George Floyd’s Death

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Correction and update: A previous version of this article incorrectly described Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D) as having “declined to prosecute” Derek Chauvin over a 2006 police-involved shooting while she served as Hennepin County’s top prosecutor from 1999 to 2007. As <a href="https://twitter.com/NYTnickc/status/1266374896117899264">clarified</a> by the Hennepin County attorney&#8217;s office on Friday, “Sen. Klobuchar&#8217;s last day in the office here was December 31 2006, and she had no involvement in the prosecution of this case at all.&#8221; Klobuchar likewise addressed the claim Friday, describing it as “<a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/500214-klobuchar-on-defense-as-floyd-death-puts-spotlight-on-record">absolutely false</a>” in an interview with MSNBC. This article has been revised to reflect this correction and include Klobuchar’s response. 
In an interview with MSNBC on Friday, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D) — one of the leading names on presumptive Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden’s vice presidential list — refuted the claim that while serving as Hennepin County’s top prosecutor from 1999 to 2007 she declined to prosecute the officer charged Friday over the death of George Floyd.
Floyd died on Monday after an arrest that involved four Minneapolis police officers. One of the officers, Derek Chauvin, is seen in a video taken by a bystander as holding his knee on Floyd&#8217;s neck for over eight minutes while Floyd tells the officers he cannot breathe. The four officers were fired on Tuesday and Chauvin was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-ex-minneapolis-police-officer-arrested-in-connection-with-george-floyds-death">arrested and charged</a> Friday on 3rd-degree murder and manslaughter charges for the death of George Floyd.
Amid scrutiny over her former office’s handling of a 2006 case against Chauvin, Klobuchar slammed the claim that she “declined” to prosecute.
“This idea that I somehow declined a case, which has been reported on some news blogs &#8230; against this officer is absolutely false,” the senator told MSNBC Friday, as reported by <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/500214-klobuchar-on-defense-as-floyd-death-puts-spotlight-on-record">The Hill</a>. “That investigation continued into a time where I was already sworn into the U.S. Senate,” Klobuchar explained. “It was handled and sent to the grand jury by my successor.”
“I never declined [Chauvin’s] case,” she <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/amy-klobuchars-veepstakes-rating-tanks-after-it-emerges-she-passed-on-prosecuting-officer-at-center-of-george-floyds-death">said</a>. “It was handled and sent to the grand jury. When I was county attorney, cases we had involving officer-involved shootings went to a grand jury. I think that was wrong, now. It would have been much better if I took responsibility and looked at cases and made a decision myself.”
Klobuchar’s assertion was confirmed by the Hennepin County attorney&#8217;s office on Friday. “Sen. Klobuchar&#8217;s last day in the office here was December 31 2006, and she had no involvement in the prosecution of this case at all,” the office said in a <a href="https://twitter.com/NYTnickc/status/1266374896117899264">statement</a>.
Klobuchar’s record as prosecutor has come under renewed scrutiny in the wake of the tragic death of Floyd. The claim that she declined charges against Chauvin followed a report by <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/may/28/george-floyd-killing-officers-derek-chauvin-tou-thao-investigated">The Guardian</a> on Chauvin’s police record published Thursday.
In the report, the outlet highlights a 2006 officer-involved shooting case in which Chauvin was one of the officers named in a complaint, and which occurred while Klobuchar was still serving as the county’s top prosecutor.
“Between 1999 and 2007, Klobuchar, the state’s then top prosecutor, <a style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/amy-klobuchar-was-a-tough-on-crime-prosecutor-will-a-diverse-democratic-base-accept-her-record/2019/03/21/739e6984-4057-11e9-9361-301ffb5bd5e6_story.html" data-link-name="in body link">declined to press charges</a> against more than a dozen officers accused of killing civilians,” The Guardian reported Thursday. “In 2006, Chauvin was one of several officers involved in the shooting death of a man who stabbed others before turning on the police. Although Klobuchar was the Hennepin county attorney at the time of an October 2006 police shooting involving Chauvin, she did not prosecute and instead the case went to a grand jury that declined to charge the officers with wrongdoing in 2008.”
WXII 12 News <a href="https://www.wxii12.com/article/officer-who-knelt-on-george-floyds-neck-had-18-previous-complaints-against-him-police-dept-says/32704375">reported</a> Thursday that Chauvin &#8220;had 18 prior complaints filed against him with the Minneapolis Police Department&#8217;s Internal Affairs.&#8221;
Klobuchar&#8217;s record as a prosecutor came under fire while she was campaigning for president earlier this year after The Associated Press reportedly uncovered new evidence in an investigation into the death of an 11-year-old girl who was killed by a stray bullet while she was at home.
&#8220;The senator has repeatedly highlighted Mr. [Myon] Burrell’s conviction in the 2002 case, in which an 11-year-old girl was killed by a stray bullet, as evidence of her history of being tough on crime and seeking justice for African-American communities shaken by gun violence,&#8221; <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/31/us/politics/amy-klobuchar-myon-burrell.html">The New York Times </a>reported. &#8220;But the A.P. article quoted one of Mr. Burrell’s co-defendants as saying that he was in fact the gunman responsible for the murder of the girl, Tyesha Edwards. Mr. Burrell, The A.P. reported, has insisted that he is innocent and has rejected all plea deals.&#8221;
The Washington Post highlighted another racially charged case that Klobuchar declined to bring charges in that involved the death of 44-year-old Christopher Burns, an unarmed black man, who died after he was put in a choke hold by law enforcement officers who were responding to a domestic violence call.
&#8220;The focus of the community’s anger was Amy Klobuchar, the up-and-coming attorney of Hennepin County, who had declined to prosecute police accused of using excessive force against black suspects,&#8221; <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/amy-klobuchar-was-a-tough-on-crime-prosecutor-will-a-diverse-democratic-base-accept-her-record/2019/03/21/739e6984-4057-11e9-9361-301ffb5bd5e6_story.html">The Washington Post </a>reported. &#8220;At the same time, she aggressively prosecuted smaller offenses such as vandalism and routinely sought longer-than-recommended sentences, including for minors.&#8221;
At the beginning of March, while she was still running for president, Klobuchar had to <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/03/02/minnesota-klobuchar-rally-canceled/">cancel</a> a campaign rally in Minnesota after a large number of protesters stormed the stage demanding that she drop out of the race due to her record as a prosecutor.
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UPDATE: Klobuchar, Hennepin County Attorney’s Office Refute Claim She Declined To Prosecute Cop At Center Of George Floyd Death

Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), one of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bidens-campaign-is-vetting-amy-klobuchar-for-veep-and-that-makes-democrats-very-nervous">leading VP contenders</a>, admitted last month that her husband, who has now recovered from the novel coronavirus, was treated with hydroxychloroquine, a drug touted by President Donald Trump as a potential &#8220;game changer&#8221; against the China-originated virus.
Still, Klobuchar bashed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-trump-reveals-he-is-taking-hydroxychloroquine-as-preventative-measure">President Trump</a> on Wednesday for taking the drug, which is often given in combination with azithromycin, as a preventive measure against COVID-19.
“Well, I think that I listened to the science there. I believe he did briefly take that drug … or some drug like it, but I think that we have to listen to the science and you have to listen to your doctors with what is going to work in each individual situation,” the Deomcrat admitted to host <a href="https://www.siriusxm.com/clips/clip/a9914a41-78d6-4402-8150-b8f14a44945b/901557a6-04a5-4cd7-ae3a-5b14482c68fa">Michael Smerconish</a>, according to <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/klobuchar-trolls-trump-on-taking-drug-that-husband-used-to-treat-coronavirus">The Washington Examiner</a>.
“Sometimes, you might have other conditions that make it so you can&#8217;t take certain drugs,&#8221; she added. &#8220;Sometimes your own condition with the virus wouldn&#8217;t demand. I think people have to look at what works. I believe in science, something this president has been not listening to.&#8221;
The senator&#8217;s husband, John Bessler, is currently out of the hospital and teaching his classes remotely, Klobuchar shared with Smerconish in April.
However, the apparent success of the drug with her own husband did not stop Klobuchar from ripping Trump for taking hydroxychloroquine as a preventative measure.
&#8220;They say that hydroxychloroquine can lead to hallucinations,&#8221; the senator posted in response to a Trump tweet.
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They say that hydroxychloroquine can lead to hallucinations. <a href="https://t.co/jCfls8eZpf">https://t.co/jCfls8eZpf</a>
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Others on the Left who&#8217;ve seen success from the FDA-approved drug touted by Trump are seemingly hesitant to admit even this much.
For example, actress <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/warning-of-side-effects-rita-wilson-says-she-took-trump-touted-drug-and-recovered-from-coronavirus-my-fever-did-break">Rita Wilson</a>, wife of Tom Hanks, admitted weeks after her recovery that the drug likely broke her fever she contracted COVID-19, though she emphasized the drug&#8217;s apparent side-effects.
“I felt extremely achy, uncomfortable, didn’t want to be touched, and then the fever started,” Wilson told Gayle King on CBS “This Morning.&#8221; “Chills like I’ve never had before.”
“On day nine, they gave me chloroquine,” she continued. “And I know people have been talking about this drug, but I can only tell you that, I don’t know if the drug worked or if it was just time for the fever to break, but my fever did break.”
“But the chloroquine had such extreme side effects,” Wilson added. “I was completely nauseous and I had vertigo. I could not walk and my muscles felt very weak.”
In March, “Lost” actor Daniel Dae Kim, more forthright about the drug early on, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/lost-actor-who-tested-positive-for-coronavirus-says-drug-secret-weapon-to-his-recover">credited</a> his COVID-19 recovery to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-says-these-two-drugs-could-be-game-changer-in-fight-against-virus">hydroxychloroquine</a>, calling it the “secret weapon” to his stabilized health.
Last month, an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/doctors-rate-hydroxychloroquine-most-effective-coronavirus-treatment">international poll</a> of more than 6,000 doctors found hydroxychloroquine was deemed the most highly rated treatment for COVID-19.
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The Joe Biden campaign reportedly warned Minnesota’s Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), one of Biden’s former competitors for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, that she should prepare for a full vetting, like the kind associated with being offered the running mate slot on Biden’s presidential ticket.
But not every Democrat is crazy about the thought of a Biden-Klobuchar campaign, and they’re warning the Democratic National Committee that Klobuchar, who has a difficult time with minority voters, won’t bring much to Biden’s table.
<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/23/black-activists-joe-biden-amy-klobuchar-vice-president-275326">Politico reported Monday</a> that “more than a dozen black and Latino strategists and activists warned in interviews that selecting Klobuchar would not help Biden excite black voters — and might have the opposite effect.”
“Klobuchar,&#8221; activists say, “would &#8216;risk losing the very base the Democrats need to win,’” according to the outlet.
The problems seem to stem from Klobuchar’s time as a prosecutor in her home state and from her time as a presidential candidate – which, they say, did not involve much outreach to voters of color. Klobuchar is also a moderate, running afoul of some of her state’s more vocal Democrats, including Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), who is clearly a progressive – and already skeptical of Joe Biden.
Activists contend that it’s not Klobuchar’s color that makes her a poor choice for Biden – after all, they are willing to entertain the thought of vice president candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) – its about Klobuchar’s priorities.
&#8220;It comes from her performance in the primary — her weakness in being able to motivate them,&#8221; the head of BlackPAC, which is pressing for a minority vice presidential pick, added.  “The engagement and the enthusiasm of black voters is going to be a difference-maker in this election, and the concerns about her in this role stem from the degree to which she resonated or not with those core constituencies.”
Activists say that, if Biden selects Klobuchar, it sends the message that the campaign is more concerned with winning over Trump voters in Rust Belt and midwestern states than keeping minority voters in the coalition.
Biden does not appear to have much difficulty with minority voters; they were the group that put him over the top in South Carolina, giving him the momentum he needed to overcome a series of losses to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT).
But after a recent gaffe, in which Biden insisted that black voters who might think twice before casting a ballot for him in the general election, in his words, “ain’t black,” he certainly could use some clear, public support from minority Democrats. And then there’s the contingent of Democrats pressing for a black female candidate, some of whom have gone so far as to suggest Biden pick up failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams or controversial Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA).

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After warning us for months to disinfect every surface we touch, the CDC has now quietly changed its stance, admitting that “the virus does not spread easily” through contaminated surfaces but instead travels person to person. In other words, the masks, the gloves, and even the lockdowns are mostly useless. The alarmists who pushed disastrous policies through bunk science made a deal with the devil — a “Faucian bargain,” if you will — to trade their credibility for the promise of limitless power on the premise of limitless knowledge. As with all such deals, the bargain has left the power-grabbers with nothing.
Florida governor Ron DeSantis took a victory lap in a press briefing with Vice President Mike Pence, excoriating public health officials and pundits whose doomsday predictions turned out false. Meanwhile, the fear-mongers, bereft of any convincing argument, have resorted to name-calling and demands for censorship. MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski called President Trump “a cruel, sick, disgusting person” and asked Twitter to ban his account. Nancy Pelosi likened the President to a child with “doggy doo” on his shoes. So much for “when they go low, we go high.” So much for “science and data.”
Perhaps the Left intends its temper tantrum to distract from recently leaked audio of a phone call in which presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden discussed his dodgy deal with then-Ukraine president Petro Poroshenko. In the call both Biden and Poroshenko acknowledge trading a billion dollar U.S. loan guarantee for Poroshenko’s promise to fire the prosecutor general investigating corruption involving Biden’s son Hunter, who inexplicably received a $900,000 payout from a Ukrainian energy company. But Democrats won’t be able to keep Biden’s deal out of the news for long: the Senate voted Wednesday to subpoena key associates of Hunter Biden as it investigates what Joe Biden knew, and when he knew it.
If Joe goes down, his running mate will matter all the more, and several prominent politicians are vying for the spot. Candidates include embattled Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer, who boasted on NBC News that she has spoken with the Biden team, and Minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar, who has been formally asked to undergo vetting, according to a source with knowledge of the discussion. But the media’s favorite candidate in the running is failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, whom the Washington Post implausibly likened to a “runway model” in a recent, prolix puff piece. The Left has spent more than a year pretending Abrams is the rightful governor of Georgia, so they might well daydream her onto the catwalk and then the Naval Observatory—if only they had any credibility left to lose.
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Three women believed to be among the frontrunners for former Vice President Joe Biden&#8217;s running mate on the 2020 Democratic presidential ticket appeared on Sunday morning news programs, but not a single woman was asked about sexual assault allegations leveled against Biden by a former staffer.
In fact, not a single one of the Sunday news programs that aired on April 26th discussed the allegations despite revelations from CNN Saturday evening that indicated the woman&#8217;s mother called in to &#8220;Larry King Live&#8221; in the late 1990s to ask the host&#8217;s panelists how her daughter should go about reporting sexual harassment by a male Senator.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi also appeared on Sunday news programs, but focused on attacking President Donald Trump over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, suggesting, at one point, that she supported travel bans against China before the president did.
Michigan&#8217;s governor, Gretchen Whitmer, appeared on ABC News&#8217; &#8220;This Week,&#8221; where she defended aggressive measures taken to lock down Michigan residents, ostensibly to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Those measures, which included bans on purchasing seeds and other garden items, bans on using motorboats (although kayaks and canoes were permissible), and traveling to vacation homes upstate, were lifted this week.
“What we’ve done most people in Michigan agree with and think we’ve done the right thing,” Whitmer said. “There was going to be astronomical increase and we’ve flattened the curve because we’re doing the right thing.”
Although Whitmer has been campaigning to raise her national profile, likely to put herself at the top of the list of possible Biden Veeps, she was not asked on ABC whether she&#8217;d been contacted by Biden&#8217;s campaign, or whether she&#8217;d heard of Tara Reade&#8217;s allegations.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) also appeared on ABC News Sunday but reserved her commentary, again, for President Donald Trump, whom she believes lacks a national strategy for handling the coronavirus pandemic.
&#8220;Like every state in the country, George, we are suffering from one important thing, and that is a lack of national strategy,&#8221; Klobuchar said. You know, we can tune out this president’s rants about chugging bleach, but we can&#8217;t tune out the fact that we have a lack of protective equipment, that we do not have enough testing.&#8221;
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Speaking about Biden, Klobuchar limited her commentary to the former Vice President&#8217;s own criticism of President Trump: “Well, I think he&#8217;s concerned because of what&#8217;s been going on in some of the states and how the president pushes some of these governors,” she said.
“And he&#8217;s concerned because of what just happened in Wisconsin,&#8221; she said, referencing Wisconsin&#8217;s decision to allow primary voting in the midst of a coronavirus-related lockdown (Wisconsin has not seen a marked uptick in coronavirus cases as a result of the incident).
Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams continued her cable news campaign to be slotted for Biden&#8217;s short list, but focused less on the presidential candidate and more on the benefits of a Stacey Abrams addition to the campaign ticket.
&#8220;As a young black woman, growing up in Mississippi, I learned that if you don&#8217;t raise your hand, people won&#8217;t see you, and they won&#8217;t give you attention,&#8221; Abrams said on CNN. &#8220;But it&#8217;s not about attention for being the running mate, it is about making sure that my qualifications aren&#8217;t in question, because they&#8217;re not just speaking to me, they&#8217;re speaking to young black women, young women of color, young people of color, who wonder if they too can be seen.&#8221;
Tara Reade, meanwhile, spoke exclusively to Fox News on Saturday evening, criticizing members of the media for ignoring her claims.
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Three Potential Biden Running Mates Appeared On Sunday Shows. None Were Asked About Sex Assault Allegations.

Though Sens. Kamala Harris (D-CA) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) were willing to crucify then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh based on a 36-year-old sexual assault allegation that had zero pieces of corroborating evidence and not a single corroborating witness, the female senators, both of whom currently sit on Joe Biden&#8217;s shortlist of potential running-mates, have been mum on the recent sexual assault allegation against the former vice president, which appears to have far more corroborating evidence supporting it than the one leveled against Kavanaugh.
As of this writing, neither Harris, Klobuchar, 2018 Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, nor any of Biden&#8217;s potential VP picks have said anything untoward about him or his sexual assault allegation in recent weeks. Though some have commented on the allegation, the statements were more general and devoid of any sharp substance.
From <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dems-on-vp-short-list-silent-on-biden-sexual-assault-allegation">Fox News</a>:
<blockquote>Fox News on Tuesday reached out to the offices of 16 of the women who have been speculated about as possible Democratic vice presidential nominees, including Sens. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., as well as Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates and several others. None responded as of Wednesday morning.
Only three of the potential picks have commented publicly on the allegations, all this week. And they generally avoided commenting on the allegations directly.</blockquote>
Speaking with <a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/04/14/834460134/sen-klobuchar-on-her-bill-to-ensure-mail-in-voting-rights-and-on-joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NPR</a>, Sen. Klobuchar pointed to the recent &#8220;investigation&#8221; by The New York Times – a newspaper that has routinely vilified Brett Kavanaugh – as her get-out-of-jail-free card while touting Biden&#8217;s many accomplishments with women.
&#8220;[I]n this case – and your listeners should look at the story – there was a thorough review by The New York Times. And I think that&#8217;s very important to have, especially involving public figures,&#8221; she said. &#8220;But I think when I look at – when I see Vice President Biden, someone I worked with, I see him on – a leader on domestic abuse – led the bill before people were even willing to talk about those horrific crimes, and has really been a champion of abuses of power against women, and has used his voice on the domestic abuse front in such a big way.&#8221;
It should be noted that both The New York Times and The Washington Post <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/wapo-slams-biden-accuser-metoos-rose-mcgowan-blasts-this-is-a-hit-piece">have faced tremendous backlash</a> for how the publications covered the Joe Biden allegation. #MeToo heroine Rose McGowan <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/wapo-slams-biden-accuser-metoos-rose-mcgowan-blasts-this-is-a-hit-piece">downright trashed</a> the latter for engaging in what she called &#8220;victim shaming&#8221; by essentially smearing Biden&#8217;s accuser, Tara Reade, in ways the paper never considered during the Brett Kavanaugh circus.
Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, another potential VP pick, essentially echoed Klobuchar&#8217;s statements when speaking with <a href="https://www.npr.org/transcripts/834214831" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NPR</a> on Tuesday.
&#8220;Well, I think women should be able to tell their stories,&#8221; Whitmer said. &#8220;It&#8217;s hard to give you greater insight than that, not knowing more about the situation.&#8221;
Tara Reade served as a staff assistant to then-Senator Joe Biden in 1993 when she claims that he sexually assaulted her. Joe Biden and his campaign have thoroughly denied the allegation.
&#8220;Women have a right to tell their story, and reporters have an obligation to rigorously vet those claims. We encourage them to do so, because these accusations are false,&#8221; Biden Deputy Campaign Manager Kate Bedingfield said in a statement.

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Biden’s Female VP Picks Mum On Sexual Assault Allegation

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Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has remained largely outside the public view amidst the coronavirus pandemic, but the campaign has continued to eye potential candidates for the former vice president’s 2020 running mate.
While there is no evidence the campaign has made a final decision, <a href="https://nypost.com/2020/04/11/here-are-top-contenders-for-joe-bidens-vice-presidential-candidate/">the New York Post</a> reports that Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), who ran in the presidential primary as an outspoken Democratic moderate, has been emerging as a favorite among some campaign and party insiders.
According to the exclusive report, a Biden campaign insider recently told the news agency that Klobuchar “could be No. 1” on the former VP’s shortlist. Another party insider, a person who works in the Senate, told the news agency that Klobuchar was the stand-out candidate for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
The news agency reports that senior party insiders also believe that Klobuchar has the best shot at joining Biden’s 2020 presidential ticket. In descending order of likelihood, party insiders also told the Post that Governor Gretchen Whimter (D-MI), Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA), and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) also still have a shot at joining the ticket.
Since endorsing Biden last month, Klobuchar has drawn strong buzz as a potential running mate for the former vice president. As <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/amy-klobuchar-accidentally-tells-campaign-crowd-shell-be-bidens-vp-receives-applause">The Daily Wire</a> previously reported, the Minnesota senator accidentally told a crowd of Biden supporters last month that she “couldn’t think of a better way to end my candidacy than to join the ticket.”
Although the crowd reportedly cheered after the statement, Klobuchar immediately clarified that she was joining the campaign, not the ticket itself. The remark drew the attention of NBC reporter Amanda Golden, who noted that the senator’s verbal slip-up seemed to be a “bit of a Freudian slip.”
Back at the February debate, Klobuchar was the only candidate to raise their hand after the moderator asked whether any of seven primary candidates would be concerned with a self-described democratic socialist at the top of the ticket in November.
During an interview with CBS News, Klobuchar criticized the other candidates for not speaking out against socialism, but also indicated that she has a friendly working relationship with Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT).
“The question should be why didn’t everyone else raise their hand,” remarked Klobuchar, reports <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/02/10/amy_klobuchar_i_am_troubled_by_having_a_socialist_lead_our_ticket.html">RealClearPolitics</a>. “I am troubled by having a socialist lead our ticket.”
“I like Bernie, we are friends, he would tell you that as well. We have worked together on prescription drug prices and the like,” said Klobuchar. “But I think a candidate like me, who is able to actually bring in ideas and get them done, and as I&#8217;ve said so many times, people are tired of the extremes in our politics and the noise and the nonsense, that they have a home with me. That to me is the ticket of winning big.”
Sanders has since suspended his campaign, but has not explicitly endorsed Biden for president, reports <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sanders-endorsement-of-biden">Fox News</a>. The Democratic Socialists of America has also refused to endorse the former vice president.

Report: Dem Insiders Say Amy Klobuchar Current Favorite For Biden’s VP Pick

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While campaigning on behalf of former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) had an embarrassing verbal flub when she accidentally told a crowd of Biden supporters that she was joining the ticket as the nominee’s vice president. 
According to Amanda Golden of NBC News, Klobuchar had a “bit of a Freudian slip” when the former Democratic presidential candidate said she “couldn’t think of a better way to end my candidacy than join the ticket.” 
After the statement, the crowd applauded the senator. Klobuchar, however, immediately backtracked, amending her remarks to note that she was joining the “terrific campaign of Joe Biden,” not the Democrats’ general election ticket itself. 
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Bit of a Freudian slip&#8230;while stumping for <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeBiden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JoeBiden</a> just now in Grand Rapids, MI <a href="https://twitter.com/amyklobuchar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@amyklobuchar</a> says she “couldn’t think of a better way to end my candidacy than join the ticket&#8230;” to big applause. She quickly corrected to say “join the terrific campaign of Joe Biden” <a href="https://t.co/axoOR1cX9D">pic.twitter.com/axoOR1cX9D</a>
— Amanda Golden (@amandawgolden) <a href="https://twitter.com/amandawgolden/status/1236318609045151745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 7, 2020</a></blockquote>
Klobuchar dropped out of the primary race ahead of Super Tuesday, throwing her support behind Biden, which likely contributed to the former vice president’s success in her home state of Minnesota and potentially more places. 
While the Biden campaign has not indicated that they have chosen a vice presidential nominee, Biden has told reporters previously that he wants a woman to accompany him on the ticket. 
As the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-reveals-four-women-he-might-choose-as-vice-president">Daily Wire</a> previously reported, Biden revealed during a town hall last November that he was considering four women for the slot. Although he declined to name them directly, fearing that “the press will think that’s who I picked,” Biden offered plenty of details to piece together who he was talking about. 
<blockquote>Biden then described four women, starting with “the former assistant attorney general who got fired,” a reference to former Assistant AG Sally Yates, who was axed by President Trump after she refused to enforce his travel ban in early 2017.
Biden then suggested “the woman who should have been the governor of Georgia,” an overt reference to failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, who has refused to fully concede the race she lost to Republican Brian Kemp by 55,000 votes, blaming supposed racist voter suppression despite no evidence to corroborate her claims….
The third and fourth potential running mates Biden floated were “the two senators from the state of New Hampshire,” a reference to Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D) and Maggie Hassan (D).</blockquote>
However, the remarks were made shortly before Senator Kamala Harris (CA-D) dropped out of the race, and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/who-joe-biden-bernie-sanders-will-pick-for-vp-2020-3">Business Insider</a> recently reported that a Democratic operative working closely with the campaign believes Biden will pick the California Senator as his running mate. 
&#8220;I&#8217;d be surprised if it wasn&#8217;t Kamala Harris,&#8221; the source told the news agency. &#8220;I actually think [she] is pretty pragmatic. I think Kamala Harris is closer to Joe Biden&#8217;s form of politics than she ever was to the stuff she was trying to do on the campaign.&#8221;
Biden has also acknowledged that Harris would be a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/supreme-court-justice-harris-biden-floats-possibilities-for-senator-in-higher-office">potential choice</a> for anything from the Supreme Court to a vice presidential nominee pick. But former Second Lady Jill Biden recently remarked that the California senator delivered a gut punch after she attacked Biden in a debate over forced bussing policies last year. 
“Our son, Beau, spoke so highly of her and, you know, and how great she was,” said Jill Biden, referencing her late son. “And not that she isn’t, I’m not saying that. But it was just like a punch to the gut. It was a little unexpected.”
The report has been updated to clarify that Senator Amy Klobuchar misspoke when she told the crowd she was joining the ticket.

Amy Klobuchar Misspeaks, Accidentally Tells Campaign Crowd She’ll Be Biden’s VP, Receives Applause

Democrat presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar dropped out of the race on Monday after performing poorly in the South Carolina primary over the weekend.
The New York Times reported that Klobuchar is <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/02/us/politics/amy-klobuchar-drops-out.html">set</a> to endorse former Vice President Joe Biden.
Klobuchar, who tried to bill herself as a moderate and who was the least extreme Democrat candidate in the race, still would have been more far-left than any president in decades The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/01/19/opinion/amy-klobuchar-elizabeth-warren-nytimes-endorsement.html">noted</a> in its endorsement of her campaign.
&#8220;Klobuchar’s prosecutorial background, gentle public (though <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/43852/klobuchar-abusive-toward-staff-stories-eating-hank-berrien">perhaps not private</a>) demeanor, and background from a largely rural state combine to make her somewhat more centrist-oriented than many of her 2020 Democratic Party presidential nomination rivals,&#8221; The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/where-does-amy-klobuchar-stand-issues-heres-josh-hammer">reported</a>. &#8220;However, Klobuchar can still be fairly characterized as a full-spectrum leftist/progressive. Her 2020 presidential campaign <a href="https://amyklobuchar.com/">emphasizes</a> universal/socialized medicine and climate change, among other issues.&#8221;
Klobuchar performed poorly throughout the Democrats&#8217; first four primary contests in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina.
Klobuchar&#8217;s decision to drop out of the race came after she was forced to cancel a rally in her own state last night after far-left Black Lives Matters protesters took over the stage and called attention to Klobuchar&#8217;s record of prosecuting blacks.
Campaign manager Justin Buoen <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/01/politics/amy-klobuchar-cancel-event-protestors/index.html">said</a> regarding the event last night, &#8220;We had a negotiation and had an agreement with the organizers of the protest to meet with the senator on site. She was in the room ready to meet with them and then they changed the terms and decided that they didn&#8217;t want to meet with her. Really wish that we would have been able to one, do the meeting, and listen to the protesters, but also have the event.&#8221;
Here are some of Klobuchar&#8217;s policy stances on key issues:
<blockquote>Constitution: Klobuchar consistently supports a leftist/progressive view of the Constitution and rule of law. She supports Roe v. Wade and <a href="https://amyklobuchar.com/issues/a-strong-democracy/">opposes</a> Citizens United v. F.E.C., the Supreme Court’s landmark political speech-affirming ruling in 2010. Klobuchar is generally defensive of Fourth Amendment-inspired civil liberties, although she had a more centrist record on the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs earlier in her Senate career. She supports gun control measures that would restrict Americans’ Second Amendment rights. Klobuchar <a href="https://urbanmilwaukee.com/pressrelease/historic-comprehensive-lgbt-non-discrimination-legislation-re-introduced-in-congress/">supports</a> the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/47176/hammer-house-democrats-equality-act-both-josh-hammer">Equality Act</a>, which would expand LGBT protections at the behest of private property rights and religious conscience rights alike. Her expansive view of the federal government’s role in regulating the economy is consistent with legal progressivism.
Economy: Klobuchar supports a robust role for the federal government in matters pertaining to economic regulation and, more generally, her views on economics reflect those of modern progressivism. Klobuchar’s 2020 campaign website touts her belief in the need for “<a href="https://amyklobuchar.com/issues/shared-prosperity-and-economic-justice/">shared prosperity</a>,” and supports a greater governmental role in <a href="https://www.brainerddispatch.com/news/government-and-politics/4427911-klobuchar-leads-roundtable-discussion-child-care-shortage">child care</a>. Like many of her 2020 Democratic presidential rivals, she <a href="https://twitter.com/amyklobuchar/status/1098652573685477378?lang=en">supports increasing</a> the federal minimum wage to $15. Klobuchar supports greater governmental investment in infrastructure. She supports strong labor unions and opposes “right to work” laws that would increase worker freedom.</blockquote>
Continue reading The Daily Wire&#8217;s profile piece on Klobuchar <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/where-does-amy-klobuchar-stand-issues-heres-josh-hammer">here</a>.
This report has been updated to include additional information.

Amy Klobuchar Drops Out Of Presidential Race, Set To Make Endorsement

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) was forced to cancel a rally in her home state on Sunday in response to a raucous Black Lives Matter protest, which lasted for over an hour and featured protesters taking over the stage after &#8220;a deal&#8221; between the protesters and the campaign fell apart. Video of the incident has circulated widely online.
The home state protest of Klobuchar was fueled by her past role as a prosecutor in the conviction of an African-American teenager, Myon Burrell, who, activists believe, may have been wrongly convicted. Amid growing attention on the case, protesters converged on Klobuchar&#8217;s rally in St. Louis Park, Minnesota on Sunday evening.
&#8220;Organizers gathered outside of St. Louis Park High School with signs and megaphones in support that Burrell was wrongfully convicted in 2002. Klobuchar was the Hennepin County attorney at the time,&#8221; <a href="https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/03/01/protesters-for-myon-burrell-delay-klobuchars-rally-in-minnesota/">CBS Minnesota</a> reported Sunday. &#8220;The protesters made their way into the rally and onto the stage, which delayed Klobuchar’s rally scheduled to start at 8 p.m. After about a 40-minute delay, the rally was confirmed to be canceled.&#8221;
As video posted by CBC News campaign reporter Nicole Sganga shows, the protesters completely took over the event.
&#8220;Protesters in Senator Klobuchar’s home state have stormed the stage at her campaign rally, with dozens chanting, &#8216;Free Myon!&#8217; and &#8216;Klobuchar has got to go!&#8221;&#8221; Sganga reported on social media along with footage of the event. &#8220;Protesters chanting &#8216;Black Lives Matter&#8217; and &#8216;Free Myon&#8217; have now occupied Senator Amy Klobuchar’s rally for well over an hour, taking over the stage and effectively shutting down the campaign event. The rally in Klobuchar’s home state was slated to begin ten minutes ago.&#8221;
Sganga also reported that Klobuchar&#8217;s campaign attempted to &#8220;arrange a deal with protesters&#8221; before choosing to cancel the event entirely, which the campaign confirmed in a statement.
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Protesters chanting “Black Lives Matter” and “Free Myon” have now occupied Senator Amy Klobuchar’s rally for well over an hour, taking over the stage and effectively shutting down the campaign event. 
The rally in Klobuchar’s home state was slated to begin ten minutes ago. <a href="https://t.co/B0iTyExXQ0">pic.twitter.com/B0iTyExXQ0</a>
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Attendees are leaving the Klobuchar rally as protests continue.
A Klobuchar campaign official says the campaign is actively attempting to arrange a deal with protesters at her rally in St. Louis Park, MN. <a href="https://t.co/06jXLj9eyo">pic.twitter.com/06jXLj9eyo</a>
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Klobuchar&#8217;s campaign has since issued a statement to the press explaining why they decided to shut down the event. &#8220;The campaign offered a meeting with the Senator if they (protesters) would leave the stage after being on stage for more than an hour,&#8221; said the campaign. &#8220;After the group initially agreed, they backed out of the agreement and we are canceling the event.&#8221;
As reported by the <a href="https://apnews.com/115076e2bd194cfa7560cb4642ab8038">Associated Press</a> last month, the Burrell case has gained increased attention amid new evidence. After conducting a review of &#8220;thousand pages of police records, court transcripts and interrogation tapes,&#8221; and having &#8220;interviewed dozens of inmates, witnesses, family members, former gang leaders, lawyers and criminal justice experts,&#8221; AP suggests that Burrell, now 33, should not have been convicted for the death of an 11-year-old girl, Tyesha Edwards, in 2002.
&#8220;An Associated Press investigation into the 17-year-old case uncovered new evidence and myriad inconsistencies, raising questions about whether he was railroaded by police,&#8221; AP reports. Burrell, who is still behind bars, continues to maintain his innocence and has rejected all plea deals. Some of the problems with the case detailed in the report include:
<blockquote>The case relied heavily on a teen rival of Burrell’s who gave conflicting accounts when identifying the shooter, who was largely obscured behind a wall 120 feet away.
With no other eyewitnesses, police turned to multiple jailhouse snitches. Some have since recanted, saying they were coached or coerced. Others were given reduced time, raising questions about their credibility. And the lead homicide detective offered “major dollars” for names, even if it was hearsay.
There was no gun, fingerprints, or DNA. Alibis were never seriously pursued. Key evidence has gone missing or was never obtained, including a convenience store surveillance tape that Burrell and others say would have cleared him.</blockquote>
This article has been revised for clarity.

WATCH: Klobuchar Cancels Rally After Black Lives Matter Protesters Take Over Event

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To the great despair of his political enemies, James Woods is back on Twitter after taking a little break, and he&#8217;s hit the ground running. Unlike many Americans, the unflinchingly anti-PC, leftism-mocking actor took the time to watch the Democratic debate in Las Vegas Wednesday night and offered his followers some live tweets and follow-up comments on the &#8220;simply appalling&#8221; event. Over the course of the evening, he also noted one thing he &#8220;loves&#8221; about their &#8220;dismal&#8221; debates and pointed out through contrast what should be a particularly troubling development for the Democrats.
The Democratic debate Wednesday was the first to include billionaire Mike Bloomberg, who&#8217;s been rapidly climbing in the polls as former frontrunner Joe Biden has collapsed, and the other candidates were clearly gunning for him early and often. While Bloomberg got bloodied, he also managed to take perhaps the most effective shot of the night at the new official frontrunner, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bloomberg-nails-socialist-bernie-youre-a-millionaire-with-3-houses">pointing ou</a>t that America&#8217;s &#8220;best known socialist happens to be a millionaire with three houses.&#8221; The overall effect was perhaps the most divisive and generally damaging of the debates so far — and Woods was happy to chronicle it.
The actor and widely followed Twitter personality started off by providing some of his responses to the various contenders.
&#8220;Dear Lord, how can any man live within hearing range of Warren’s voice? It is literally fingernails on a chalkboard,&#8221; Woods tweeted in the first of a series of posts on the event (posts below).
&#8220;What is that centipede on Buttigieg’s upper lip? Is that not unnerving, just the slightest bit?&#8221; he wrote in a follow-up post.
&#8220;It is simply impossible to watch Amy Klobuchar without picturing her eating salad with a dirty hair comb,&#8221; he added in another. &#8220;The cadence of her voice sounds like she’s choking on a fur ball.&#8221;
Woods also pulled out a few GIFs to help him better express his response to the debate. &#8220;If you’re just tuning into tonight’s <a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="ltr" role="link" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DemocratClownShow?src=hashtag_click" data-focusable="true">#DemocratClownShow</a>, here’s the first hour in a nutshell&#8230;&#8221; he wrote, posting a GIF of a downed &#8220;Bloomberg&#8221; getting kicked and clubbed by the rest of the group. 
&#8220;Sanders and Warren give <a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="ltr" role="link" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MiniMike?src=hashtag_click" data-focusable="true">#MiniMike</a> the Taint Torture,&#8221; he wrote in another. &#8220;Here is tonight’s <a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="ltr" role="link" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DemocraticDebate?src=hashtag_click" data-focusable="true">#DemocraticDebate</a> in one gif&#8230;&#8221; The video included in that post is better seen than described:
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If you’re just tuning into tonight’s <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DemocratClownShow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DemocratClownShow</a>, here’s the first hour in a nutshell&#8230; <a href="https://t.co/83RSwiEGHc">pic.twitter.com/83RSwiEGHc</a>
&mdash; James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealJamesWoods/status/1230330370102419456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Sanders and Warren give <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MiniMike?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MiniMike</a> the Taint Torture. Here is tonight’s <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DemocraticDebate?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DemocraticDebate</a> in one gif&#8230; <a href="https://t.co/dySMaM98M4">pic.twitter.com/dySMaM98M4</a>
&mdash; James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealJamesWoods/status/1230333526064525313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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The conservative actor later explained one thing that he particularly enjoys about Democratic debates. &#8220;I love these [Democratic Debates]. They are a piñata full of video clips [Republicans] will use relentlessly to re-elect the greatest President America has had since Reagan,&#8221; he mused.
Following the event, Woods summed up his response to the brutal debate. &#8220;That motley crew on the Vegas stage tonight was the worst gaggle of miscreants ever to aspire to the presidency in my lifetime,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;Simply appalling. Though funny for a while, it’s become a dismal, terrifying state of affairs.&#8221;
Before the whole thing got going, Woods provided what should be a very troubling contrast for the Left between the Democrats&#8217; current situation and Republicans&#8217;.
&#8220;While the weasels snap at each other in the [Democratic Debate], here are Americans celebrating the President who saved this country from the last lying socialist,&#8221; he wrote along with footage of a massive line of Trump supporters waiting to get into an arena in Phoenix for his rally Wednesday.
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While the weasels snap at each other in the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DemocraticDebate?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DemocraticDebate</a>, here are Americans celebrating the President who saved this country from the last lying socialist. <a href="https://t.co/ay9W34WjOJ">pic.twitter.com/ay9W34WjOJ</a>
&mdash; James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealJamesWoods/status/1230327017662369793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Below are Woods&#8217; Democratic debate tweets in order:
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Dear Lord, how can any man live within hearing range of Warren’s voice? It is literally fingernails on a chalkboard.
&mdash; James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealJamesWoods/status/1230328742330818560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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What is that centipede on Buttigieg’s upper lip? Is that not unnerving, just the slightest bit?
&mdash; James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealJamesWoods/status/1230329594877603842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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If you’re just tuning into tonight’s <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DemocratClownShow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DemocratClownShow</a>, here’s the first hour in a nutshell&#8230; <a href="https://t.co/83RSwiEGHc">pic.twitter.com/83RSwiEGHc</a>
&mdash; James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealJamesWoods/status/1230330370102419456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Sanders and Warren give <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MiniMike?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MiniMike</a> the Taint Torture. Here is tonight’s <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DemocraticDebate?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DemocraticDebate</a> in one gif&#8230; <a href="https://t.co/dySMaM98M4">pic.twitter.com/dySMaM98M4</a>
&mdash; James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealJamesWoods/status/1230333526064525313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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It is simply impossible to watch Amy Klobuchar without picturing her eating salad with a dirty hair comb. The cadence of her voice sounds like she’s choking on a fur ball.
&mdash; James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealJamesWoods/status/1230335352142888960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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I love these <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DemocraticDebates?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DemocraticDebates</a>. They are a piñata full of video clips <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rebublicans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Rebublicans</a> will use relentlessly to re-elect the greatest President America has had since Reagan.
&mdash; James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealJamesWoods/status/1230338821600038912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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That motley crew on the Vegas stage tonight was the worst gaggle of miscreants ever to aspire to the presidency in my lifetime. Simply appalling. Though funny for a while, it’s become a dismal, terrifying state of affairs. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DemocraticDebate?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DemocraticDebate</a>
&mdash; James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealJamesWoods/status/1230346369224675328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chaos-erupts-after-mexico-trivia-question-klobuchar-to-buttigieg-you-trying-to-say-that-im-dumb">Chaos Erupts After Mexico Trivia Question; Klobuchar To Buttigieg: ‘You Trying To Say That I’m Dumb?’</a>

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The Democratic presidential primary debate was momentarily derailed after Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) was asked to explain why she was unable to name the president of Mexico during a recent interview with Telemundo, the American Spanish-language news network. 
“I don’t think that the momentary forgetfulness actually reflects what I know about Mexico and how much I care about it,” Klobuchar told the moderators. “But when it comes to Mexico, I am the one person on this stage that came out first to say I was for the U.S.-Mexican-Canadian trade agreement. That is going to be one of the number one duties of a president – is to implement that.”
After moderator Vanessa Hauc, who works for Telemundo, pressed Klobuchar on the incident further, Klobuchar retorted: “That’s right. I said I made an error. I think that having a president that maybe is humble, and is able to admit that here and there maybe wouldn’t be a bad thing.”
Hauc then asked Pete Buttigieg for his two cents, as the former mayor was actually successful in naming the Mexican president during a recent interview. “I wouldn’t liken this to trivia,” said Buttigieg, who then directed an attack back at Klobuchar. 
“But you’re staking your candidacy on your Washington experience,” said the former mayor. “You’re on the committee that oversees border security. You’re on the committee that does trade. You’re literally part of the committee that oversees those things.”
Klobuchar then issued a strong response to Buttigieg: “Are you trying to say that I’m dumb? Are you mocking me, Pete? I said I made an error.” 
The Minnesota senator then volleyed an attack about electability against Buttigieg: “I am the one, not you, that has won statewide in congressional district after congressional district. And I will say, when you tried to run in Indiana, Pete, what happened to you? You lost by over 20 points.”
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), who was on offense the entire debate, then came to the defense of Klobuchar, calling the ability to memorize a name silly. 
“This is not right. I understand that she forgot a name. It happens. It happens to everybody on this stage,” Warren told the crowd, implying that the question was trivia-like in nature. “Let’s just be clear, missing a name all by itself does not indicate that you do not understand what’s going on. I just think this is unfair.”
During the series of tangents, former Vice President Joe Biden tried to chime in, unsuccessfully, on account that he had previously met the president of Mexico. Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT), not wanting to be the only one not to offer his opinion on the matter – aside from former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg – responded to Biden with an enthusiastic “Si!”
Following a short break, a debate moderator jokingly asked the primary candidates if they were ready “to play some Nevada trivia.”

Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate In Las Vegas Ahead Of Nevada Caucuses

Chaos Erupts After Mexico Trivia Question; Klobuchar To Buttigieg: ‘You Trying To Say That I’m Dumb?’

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Pete Buttigieg

It&#8217;s been a terrific month for democratic socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and the latest polling out of the third primary state, Nevada, indicates that his momentum will continue at least through South Carolina (Feb. 29). The story for two former frontrunners &#8212; former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) &#8212; however, couldn&#8217;t be more different: both are rapidly seeing their chances of securing the nomination evaporate, while billionaire Mike Bloomberg&#8217;s self-financed campaign is rapidly looking like Sanders&#8217; biggest threat. Here&#8217;s the latest national and key state polling data.
In national polls, Sanders has now taken a sizable lead over the field after Biden&#8217;s stunningly bad performance in both Iowa and New Hampshire. <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/us/2020_democratic_presidential_nomination-6730.html">Real Clear Politics</a>&#8216; current average of the national polls gives Sanders a double-digit lead, with Biden now holding only a narrow edge over the surging relative moderate Bloomberg.
Despite strong performances in the first two primary contests, both former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Amy Klobuchar continue to be stuck at disappointing levels of national support (10 percent or below in most polls). Below are RCP&#8217;s latest averages of the national polls:
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<li>Sanders 28.6 (+11)</li>
<li>Biden 17.6</li>
<li>Bloomberg 15.9</li>
<li>Warren 12.3</li>
<li>Buttigieg 10.3</li>
<li>Klobuchar 6.6</li>
<li>Steyer 2.3</li>
<li>Gabbard 1.7</li>
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A new <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sanders-surges-into-national-lead-in-new-post-abc-poll/2020/02/19/868266a4-5280-11ea-929a-64efa7482a77_story.html">Washington Post-ABC poll</a> gives Sanders an even more impressive lead, his support improving by nine points since January, his close-second in Iowa and first place finish in New Hampshire clearly having a significant impact on Democrats&#8217; views of his national viability. The opposite is true of Biden.
According to the Post&#8217;s survey, Sanders now has 32 percent of the Democratic vote, while Biden, who enjoyed the same percentage of the vote back in January, has plummeted to just 16 percent support. Biden, the Post writes, &#8220;faces significant hurdles as he attempts to mount a comeback, with his hopes pinned on success in Nevada and especially South Carolina, where he had long been the favorite of African American voters who make up a hefty majority of the Democratic electorate there.&#8221;
Bloomberg, despite not participating in the first two primary contests, is on the verge of overtaking Biden, earning 14 percent of Democratic support, up six points since January. The combination of the collapse of relative centrist Biden and Bloomberg&#8217;s expensive ad blitz appears to be fueling the former Republican mayor&#8217;s rise.
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Warren, meanwhile, is mired in the low teens (12 percent in the Post&#8217;s poll), where she&#8217;s been for a few months. Buttigieg is similarly stuck at disappointingly low support (8 percent) despite his surprise primary performances in the early states.
Nevada
Heading into the Nevada caucuses this Saturday (Feb. 22), Sanders remains the prohibitive favorite. <a href="http://filesforprogress.org/datasets/2020/2/nv/nv_2_17_2020.pdf">Data for Progress</a>&#8216;s latest survey gives Sanders a 19-point lead over the field (Sanders 35, Warren 16, Buttigieg 15, Biden 14, Steyer 10, Klobuchar 9, Gabbard 2), while <a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/sanders-holds-lead-heading-into-nevadas-democratic-caucuses-poll-finds-1957583/">Las Vegas Review-Journal</a> gives Sanders a 7-point advantage (Sanders 25, Biden 18, Warren 13,  Steyer 11, Buttigieg 10, Klobuchar 10). <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/nv/nevada_democratic_presidential_caucus-6866.html#polls">RCP</a> currently gives the following averages from the most recent Nevada polls:
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<li>Sanders 30</li>
<li>Biden 16</li>
<li>Warren 14.5</li>
<li>Buttigieg 12.5</li>
<li>Steyer 10.5</li>
<li>Klobuchar 9. 5</li>
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Biden is still clinging to his lead in South Carolina, but the situation is getting precarious for the former dominant frontrunner. Even without Bloomberg in the mix in key polls, Biden&#8217;s lead is now merely 4 points by average, Sanders closing the gap over the last few weeks. Below is the averages of the polls as calculated by <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/sc/south_carolina_democratic_presidential_primary-6824.html#polls">RCP</a>:
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<li>Biden 25.5</li>
<li>Sanders 21.5</li>
<li>Steyer 17</li>
<li>Buttigieg 11.5</li>
<li>Warren 8</li>
<li>Klobuchar 7.5</li>
<li>Gabbard 1</li>
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<a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/483577-biden-sanders-tied-for-first-place-in-south-carolina-poll#.Xk03Bx_F-_A.twitter">Change Research</a>&#8216;s latest polling data from the state gives an even more troubling picture for Biden. According to the survey, conducted late last week, Biden and Sanders are tied at 23 percent support, while Steyer is just 3 points behind.
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Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar was grilled late last week in an interview with Telemundo over her lack of knowledge on Mexico.
Telemundo’s Guadalupe Venegas interviewed Klobuchar on Friday and pressed her on her knowledge of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, also known as AMLO.
After several moments of trying to dodge questions, Klobuchar admitted that she didn&#8217;t even know who he was.
WATCH:
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<blockquote>GUADALUPE VENEGAS: Mexico is our neighbor to the south. Trump has decided not to visit Mexico. There&#8217;s a lot going on there between Trump and the Mexican community.
AMY KLOBUCHAR: Yes.
VENEGAS: What do you know about the Mexican president?
KLOBUCHAR: Okay. Well, what I will tell you is that I will visit Mexico in the first 100 years- 100 days. I will visit there.
VENEGAS: You are running for president. You would like to be the Democratic candidate.
KLOBUCHAR: Yeah.
VENEGAS: What do you know about the Mexican president now?
KLOBUCHAR: Uh, well, I know that he is elected in the last few years. I don&#8217;t know him personally. I&#8217;ve met with the ambassador and I was actually supportive of the trade agreement, so I worked with the embassy on that. They came to meet with me-
VENEGAS: Do you know, and I ask because it&#8217;s so important especially in Nevada, California, Arizona, Texas &#8211; this is our neighbor to the south.
KLOBUCHAR: Yeah.
VENEGAS: Do you know anything about him? Specifically his politics, what he&#8217;s doing? Since this would be the country you would share a border with? Anything you can tell me about him?
KLOBUCHAR: Um, well, I just, I know that they are our neighbors and regardless of who the leader is, that it is someone that I will work with.
VENEGAS: Do you, I&#8217;m sorry to ask this, but do you know who he is? Do you know his name?
KLOBUCHAR: Yeah, yeah- I know that he is the Mexican president.
VENEGAS: But can you tell me his name?
KLOBUCHAR: No.
VENEGAS: Don&#8217;t you think it would be important if you&#8217;re running for president to know who the president of Mexico, the country to the south of the United States is?
KLOBUCHAR: Yes.
VENEGAS: Because it affects so many Americans. Mexican Americans are the largest Hispanic &#8212; the largest number of Hispanics in the US are Mexican-Americans.
KLOBUCHAR: Of course it is, yes.
VENEGAS: Is there anything specifically you can tell me that you do know about Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador or what he&#8217;s doing in Mexico that has a direct effect on all of our border communities?
KLOBUCHAR: Well, what I do know is that we have had issues of course, with asylum and people coming up. I actually visited Mexico under the previous president and went there and led a delegation there to work on human trafficking. And I met with the attorney general at the time and we had a very positive meeting. So I didn&#8217;t meet with the president. I met with the attorney general.
VENEGAS: OK.
KLOBUCHAR: And then I also, um &#8212; if I could finish &#8212; and I also have been very supportive of the USMCA trade agreement. I&#8217;ve also been very supportive of trying to work on the asylum cases and the like.
VENEGAS: We have limited time, just one final question. How do you plan to win the support of the Hispanic vote in Nevada and the whole southwest if you can&#8217;t tell me who the president of Mexico is? Who is our neighbor to the south and has a direct impact on our communities for a number of reasons that I&#8217;m sure you know.
KLOBUCHAR: Because my heart is with the people of this country and my heart is with immigrants and I have a strong track record of working with immigrants.</blockquote>

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Following the absolute debacle that was the Democrats&#8217; first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses last week, tonight offers the Democrats a shot at redemption, of sorts, with the first-in-the-nation New Hampshire primary.
Here is what I&#8217;ll be watching for.
1. How long will we have to wait for results, this time? The first and most obvious question is not even a substantive question, but a procedural one. There is dropping the ball, there is really dropping the ball, there is really, really dropping the ball, and then there is the absolutely catastrophic dumpster fire that was the Iowa Democratic Party&#8217;s performance last week. Deep-dive essays, and perhaps full-length books, will assuredly be written that analyze just how badly the Iowa Democratic Party managed to botch its quadrennial moment in the sun. &#8220;<a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/you-had-one-job">You had one job</a>,&#8221; as the popular meme goes. Alas, we shall see if Iowa manages to keep its first-in-the-nation status, come 2024. Hopefully in New Hampshire tonight, unlike in Iowa, we actually get results before we go to sleep.
2. Will favorite Bernie Sanders pull it off? Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), the Fidel Castro-praising communist who decided to ditch possible sojourns to the Caribbean or the Pacific islands in order to (literally) honeymoon in the frigid former Soviet Union, demolished Hillary Clinton in the 2016 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary. He is well-positioned to win yet again tonight, <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/nh/new_hampshire_democratic_presidential_primary-6276.html#polls">leading by an average of 7.4% in recent polling</a> and having led the overwhelming majority of Granite State polls conducted over the past month or so. If Sanders indeed does wipe away the field tonight, then he only buttresses his status as the <a href="https://www.predictit.org/markets/detail/3633/Who-will-win-the-2020-Democratic-presidential-nomination">clear favorite</a> for the presidential nomination. All signs currently point toward Sanders pulling it off.
3. Can Pete Buttigieg pull off the upset and start two for two? If you believe the Iowa Democratic Party&#8217;s troubled (to put it mildly) results-reporting process, former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg left the Hawkeye State with the highest delegate count. He enters tonight in a clear second place position in New Hampshire, and he is the only person not named Bernie Sanders to outright lead a New Hampshire poll in nearly a month. If Buttigieg pulls off the upset tonight, he likely overtakes Sanders as the slight favorite for the nomination; after all, since the advent of the modern political party presidential nominating contest in 1972, no candidate has won his/her party&#8217;s first two nominating contests (Iowa and New Hampshire) and gone on to lose his/her party&#8217;s presidential nomination.
4. Can neighboring state Massachusetts&#8217; Elizabeth Warren resuscitate her ailing campaign? New Hampshire may be a last stand, of sorts, for the troubled socialist-lite candidate from the neighboring Bay State. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) emerged toward the end of last summer and into early autumn as a frontrunner, but her campaign has all but collapsed and enters tonight&#8217;s battle as a shell of its former self. Warren desperately needs a shot in the arm tonight — at bare minimum, she cannot afford to be outpaced tonight by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN).
5. Could Joe Biden really get fifth place? Former Vice President Joe Biden is starting to look an awful lot like a (politically) dead man walking. He <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-leaving-new-hampshire-early-i-think-ill-win-the-nomination">isn&#8217;t even sticking around tonight</a> to watch New Hampshire&#8217;s full results, and polls currently show him duking it out for fourth place. The man who was the frontrunner for most of the past calendar year could easily get fifth place tonight, making his so-called South Carolina &#8220;firewall&#8221; seem less and less like an actual firewall. My best guess? Biden is out by the time South Carolina is over.
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HAMMER: What To Watch For During Tonight’s New Hampshire Primary

New Hampshire

Tom Steyer

It took a solid week for Iowa to figure out who won its first-in-the-nation vote to pick the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.
Not good.
After the smoke cleared, former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg received 14 delegates in the error-marred caucuses, Sen. Bernie Sanders took 12, Sen. Elizabeth Warren pulled in eight, former Vice President Joe Biden received six and Sen. Amy Klobuchar got one.
On Tuesday, New Hampshire will hold its primary. The candidates stack up differently in the latest polls, with Sanders holding nearly a double digit lead over Buttigieg (27-19), followed by Klobuchar at 14 and Warren and Biden tied at 12, according to the latest <a href="https://www.suffolk.edu/academics/research-at-suffolk/political-research-center/polls/new-hampshire">Boston Globe/Suffolk</a> University poll.
After the debacle in Iowa, and with no candidate pulling out of the pack, Democrats are starting to worry that the battle for the nomination could wind up being decided in the Democratic National Committee convention in July.
Candidates are striving to win 1,990 delegates to win the party’s presidential nomination. But most states along the path distribute delegates proportionally, which means with 11 candidates still in the race and at least four or five vying for the top, it&#8217;s possible no candidate wins a majority, which would send the decision to the DNC.
“It’s possible, it’s quite possible,” Chris Spirou, the former New Hampshire Democratic Party chairman, told <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/482245-democrats-see-chances-rising-for-brokered-convention">The Hill</a>. “I think Bloomberg entering into this thing provides a much greater possibility of a brokered convention.”
But Spirou warned that a candidate picked in a brokered convention might be weak. “It would be much better if we had a candidate win a sufficient number of delegates going into the convention,” Spirou said, “but I’m confident we’ll have a candidate coming out of it who can defeat Trump.”
The latest forecast model from election site <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-primary-forecast/">FiveThirtyEight</a> shows that the chances of &#8220;no one&#8221; winning the nomination stands at 25%. Sanders has a 46% chance of winning half the pledged delegates, Biden 20% and both Buttigeig and Warren just 4%.
In past contests, candidates have dropped out after Iowa, and the results in New Hampshire have further winnowed the field. Some candidates may drop out after Tuesday&#8217;s primary, but a full slate is expected to move on to Nevada, South Carolina, and Super Tuesday. What&#8217;s more, some of the candidates have plenty of cash to last through New Hampshire, and two candidates, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and businessman Tom Steyer, are billionaires. Bloomberg has been spending millions blanketing the airwaves and could easily stay in the race for months.
“There’s a real possibility of a brokered convention and that in itself may be enough to serve as motivation for some who might have otherwise dropped out, to hang around longer to see if they can’t have a place in this thing and play a part in determining the nominee,” Jim Demers, a veteran Democratic strategist in New Hampshire, told The Hill. “Resources will be key.”
The growing Democratic mess has sparked both internal battles among Democrats and viral conspiracy theories online. On Friday, actor James Woods offered up one theory about the debacle in Iowa. “Just for giggles, imagine this: the #IowaCauscuses were not a snafu, but an engineered ‘cluster muck’ to keep the #Democrat field wide open. The #ImpeachmentSham was a way to air Biden’s corruption. The chaos leads to a brokered convention. Guess which drunken hag saves the day?” Woods wrote on Twitter. Woods answered his own question. &#8220;The #Clintons are like nuclear cockroaches. They can survive anything. Remember you read it here: #HillaryClinton has a solid chance at being the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee in a brokered convention. She’s the Terminator of American politics.&#8221;
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After nearly a week of what proved to one of the more embarrassing primary debacles in recent history, the Iowa Democratic Party has finally released what it says is are official, truly final results and has awarded its delegates accordingly. The winner, by an extremely narrow margin, was South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, who edged out Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and has now officially gained a 2-delegate lead.
Iowa&#8217;s impact in terms of delegates on the Democratic primary is extremely small, the state sending only 41 pledged delegates to the Democratic National Convention, which ultimately receives nearly 4,000. However, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nate-silver-why-democrats-iowa-debacle-mightve-just-screwed-up-entire-nomination-process">explained</a> by analyst Nate Silver, the state&#8217;s caucuses have a disproportionate impact on the race, as it goes a long way to helping candidates build momentum, as is the case for both Buttigieg and Sanders. Longtime frontrunner Joe Biden&#8217;s campaign, on the other hand, has been badly damaged after the former vice president came in a distant fourth.
As reported by <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-primary-elections/delegate-count?icid=election_results">NBC News</a> Sunday, the Iowa Democratic Party is now officially awarding Buttigieg 14 of its 41 delegates and Sanders 12. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), who came in third, is getting 8 delegates. Biden is receiving 6 delegates for his surprisingly low fourth place finish. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) managed to get one delegate, while no other candidates received a single delegate.
While the Iowa Democratic Party says it now feels confident in the proportioning of the votes, many are still viewing the results with skepticism, including NBC, which, like the Associated Press last Thursday, announced that the network &#8220;is not calling a winner in the first-in-the-nation contest, and the NBC News Decision Desk is not making any independent delegate allocations at this time.&#8221;
The Associated Press announced last Thursday that, as a result of &#8220;irregularities,&#8221; it was &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ap-declares-no-official-democrat-winner-in-iowa-trump-has-advice-on-who-to-blame">unable to declare a winner in Iowa</a>.&#8221;
&#8220;Following the Iowa Democratic Party’s release of new results late Thursday night, former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg leads Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders by two state delegate equivalents out of 2,152 counted. That is a margin of 0.09 percentage points,&#8221; AP reported. &#8220;However, there is evidence the party has not accurately tabulated some of its results, including those released late Thursday that the party reported as complete. The AP’s tabulation of the party’s results are at 99% of precincts reporting, with data missing from one of 1,765 precincts, among other issues.&#8221;
On Thursday, DNC Chairman Tom Perez publicly shamed the Iowa Democratic Party, demanding that it begin a complete recount and recalculation of the vote.
&#8220;Enough is enough,&#8221; Perez tweeted Thursday. &#8220;In light of the problems that have emerged in the implementation of the delegate selection plan and in order to assure public confidence in the results, I am calling on the Iowa Democratic Party to immediately begin a recanvass.&#8221;
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Enough is enough. In light of the problems that have emerged in the implementation of the delegate selection plan and in order to assure public confidence in the results, I am calling on the Iowa Democratic Party to immediately begin a recanvass.
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While the Iowa Democratic Party has declared Buttigieg the winner, Sanders appears to have gained the most from his strong performance in the state, appearing to overtake Biden as the party&#8217;s true frontrunner. The Biden campaign, meanwhile, has been scrambling to reset, shaking up the leadership and redirecting campaign funds in a &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/post-iowa-meltdown-biden-goes-missing-campaign-plans-last-ditch-effort-to-save-candidacy">last-ditch effort</a>&#8221; to save his candidacy, as The Washington Post put it Friday.
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