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Centrists flirt with Democrats, and the party rebuffs them (Washington Examiner)
There is a battle going on here within the Allegheny County Democratic Committee, a formidable force of centrist, conservative, and liberal Democrats whose backgrounds range from union halls in the city to the businessmen and women who have spread out into the leafy suburbs that hug the city limits.
A key figure in the battle is committeewoman Heather Kass, who is running for the state House. Several years ago, Kass’s social media posts criticized Obamacare and the distribution of free Narcan for addicts — and insinuated support for President Trump. [Read More]
Leslie Marshall: Biden’s big victory in SC primary strengthens his challenge to Sanders (FOX News)
Former Vice President Joe Biden’s big victory in the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary Saturday gives strong backing to his efforts to position himself as the candidate best able to defeat democratic socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., for the party’s presidential nomination.
Biden captured 48 percent of the vote, compared with just 20 percent for Sanders. Other candidates were far back in the pack, with none winning at least 15 percent of the vote – the minimum needed to pick up delegates to the Democratic National Convention [Read More]
Longtime MSNBC host Chris Matthews is retiring from the network.
Matthews, who has been the host of Hardball for more than two decades, announced his retirement on Monday after he had been off the air for several days.
“Let me start with my headline tonight. I’m retiring. This is the last Hardball on MSNBC, and, obviously, this isn’t for a lack of interest in politics. As you can tell, I have loved every minute of my 20 years as host of Hardball,” he said at the opening of his show on Monday. [Read More]
James Comey says he’s backing Biden for president (Politico)
Former FBI Director James Comey announced that he’d voted in his first ever Democratic primary on Tuesday, backing Joe Biden in the race to challenge President Donald Trump in November.
Comey, who led the FBI during the Obama administration before being fired by Trump just months into his presidency, said on Twitter he pulled the lever for the party “dedicated to restoring values” in the White House and indicated he cast his ballot for the former vice president he once worked under. [Read More]
