- Jul 2016
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fortune.com fortune.com
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Heading into the convention, Sanders has 1,894 delegates to Clinton’s 2,807 when including superdelegates, or party officials who can support the candidate of their choice. It takes 2,383 to win, a threshold Clinton crossed in early June to become the presumptive nominee.
I have been told this count is wrong.
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Clinton crossed in early June to become the presumptive nominee.
How many delegates were sworn to her before the primaries?
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- Apr 2016
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His status as a self-professed "socialist" made some sense in the context of Burlington municipal politics decades ago, but it's a general election liability (which becomes a liability for electability-minded primary voters) and relatively little to do with his actual policy stances, which fit comfortably with the left wing of American liberalism.
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- Jan 2016
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www.whitehouse.gov www.whitehouse.gov
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how do we make technology work for us, and not against us
This is a critical question for both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue, and for every presidential candidate. But at least the President and Congressional leaders are talking about it--we've heard next to nothing from all the candidates for the White House, and next to nothing at all the debates.
I wonder: what happens to 18F, USDS, each agency's online engagement staff, etc. the day after a GOP candidate wins? What happens if the White House stays with Democrats? Beats me, and that's incredibly problematic.
Either way, Congress can and should also play a role in supporting--at least maintaining--the progress made on open source, adopting/creating better tech, outfits like 18F/USDS. Building out a Congressional-and-civil-society "tech transition survival" plan would be a great, bipartisan, bicameral project. I think it's also fully within the realm of possibility.
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- Jul 2015
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www.salon.com www.salon.com
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doubt that Sanders sees racism as a serious issue or recognizes the existence of white privilege.
Then why is he dismissive of #blacklivesmatter?
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I’m a progressive who mostly focuses on the working and middle class.”
this is like when women say "I'm not a feminist! I believe in full equality of the sexes!"
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