TwentySixteen: Sanders’s Stubborn Resolve Worries Democrats

From:twentysixteen@nationaljournal.com To: brinsterj@dnc.org Date: 2016-05-19 10:10 Subject: TwentySixteen: Sanders’s Stubborn Resolve Worries Democrats

To view this email as a web page, go to the link below, or copy and paste it into your browser's address window. http://view.mail.nationaljournal.com/?qs=45dd9ce67d1a1bf7febc672ab014df0bcba7b9b6cdedfb7130c5c919c4899945b3cf713165813da82b495731781b9d41fc049f37d46e566cddbf7d91fb1ed5f3 http://click.mail.nationaljournal.com/?qs=b87e440fdbc2611bd964ae3100a24e7c0586dd001f7539df384336feafb16637 http://click.mail.nationaljournal.com/?qs=b87e440fdbc2611be62e951bf7e013fdf079a381b27f12ef9ec3723d8f0abb54 http://click.mail.nationaljournal.com/?qs=b87e440fdbc2611b6a9cc34b5a4f973567d41ea89da9153c10374b3dcbb70e6e http://view.mail.nationaljournal.com/ftaf.aspx?qs=45dd9ce67d1a1bf7febc672ab014df0bcba7b9b6cdedfb7143c2c3caf09d8b75 The Lead Bernie Sanders's defiance is "highlighting the mistrust and alienation that Sanders's most ardent fans feel about" Hillary Clinton, "the Democrats and their 'rigged' system. Yet the whole spectacle also sent shudders through those supporting Clinton, who are growing increasingly irritated by Sanders's ever-presence in the race - and nervous that he is damaging Clinton. All of it seems to have come to a head in recent days, as bitterness on both sides has boiled over and prompted new worries that a fractured party could lead to chaos at the national convention and harm Clinton's chances against" Donald Trump "in November. Two realities seem to be fueling it all: The nomination is, for all intents and purposes, out of Sanders's reach yet his supporters are showing no signs of wanting to rally behind Clinton." ( http://click.mail.nationaljournal.com/?qs=dedbf494e00de4badf7c52a0cf9921f8cd1402cce33d7d575bb81f009fe887c7 Washington Post) Vice President Joe Biden said "there's no fundamental split in the Democratic Party," and expects the party to come together in the fall. ( http://click.mail.nationaljournal.com/?qs=dedbf494e00de4baaf2eeec64015be8d2dac8467cc499942e7d82985b3cf9165 Washington Post) "Unlike most runners-up, Sanders, a lifelong independent, has little desire to preserve his standing in the Democratic Party for future presidential bids. That reduces the ability of party leaders to pressure him to tone down his antagonism as the Democratic contest closes. It makes him more apt to paint Clinton and the party as his targets." ( http://click.mail.nationaljournal.com/?qs=dedbf494e00de4ba543bbfcc08e5c1d565886aedbb750c166a34b90ba20d6e49 Los Angeles Times) "Sanders is already well-po­si­tioned to shape the party's plat­form this sum­mer as well as lever­age his pop­ular­ity with the Demo­crat­ic base in­to a lead­er­ship po­s­i­tion in the Sen­ate next year-but only if he's ready to work for a Clin­ton vic­tory this au­tumn." ( http://click.mail.nationaljournal.com/?qs=dedbf494e00de4badc0a8d5cb58fb06e69b177c13c85444ffef719a517b65495 National Journal ) GOING THERE: "Trump brought up a decades-old rape accusation against Bill Clintonduring a Wednesday television interview, escalating his efforts to raise questions about the Clintons' record with women as his own behavior has come under scrutiny. While Trump has resurfaced allegations Bill Clinton has faced before, his exchange with Sean Hannity on Fox News Channel marked his most direct attempt yet to use the matter to undercut Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton." ( http://click.mail.nationaljournal.com/?qs=dedbf494e00de4ba0539b701410e6d3f4fa7499f13384aaa0a28429199ce4a7a Washington Post) Clinton campaign spokesman Nick Merrill responded by saying Trump is simply "doing what he does best, attacking when he feels wounded and dragging the American people through the mud for his own gain." ( http://click.mail.nationaljournal.com/?qs=dedbf494e00de4ba30413dbb0ff103562bb6c9656df600177030562789d38a69 CNN ) PROFITING OFF HIS RUN: "Business has boomed in ... Trump's financial empire during the time he has run for president, according to an analysis of his federal disclosure forms. The documents, including a lengthy filing released Wednesday and one from last July, show that revenue has increased by what Trump campaign statements say is almost­ $190­­ million, with gains coming from golf courses to branded merchandise to book royalties." ( http://click.mail.nationaljournal.com/?qs=dedbf494e00de4baf18366ccf4c504c7623ceb67743723236a4e19833adc0135 Washington Post) SCOTUS WATCH: "The in­creas­ingly nar­row road to the Su­preme Court usu­ally runs through Ivy League law schools, a prom­in­ent Su­preme Court clerk­ship, and a spot on a fed­er­al ap­peals court. But that con­ven­tion might soon be­come one of the many laid to waste by Don­ald Trump. Trump on Wed­nes­day re­leased a list of 11 po­ten­tial Su­preme Court justices-it­self an un­usu­al move, as pres­id­en­tial can­did­ates usu­ally speak only in the broad­est terms about what they'd look for in a justice, float­ing spe­cif­ic names only once a seat on the high court be­comes va­cant. ...Trump's nom­in­ees would also break the Ivy League's grip on Su­preme Court nom­in­ees. ...There's only one Ivy League law de­gree on Trump's list, and sev­er­al of his po­ten­tial nom­in­ees at­ten­ded law school at-gasp!-pub­lic uni­versit­ies." ( http://click.mail.nationaljournal.com/?qs=dedbf494e00de4ba83501ceb2c667ac1c4715169a3a8a55d11e492cdc48403de National Journal) The list includes the brother of Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), Thomas Lee, and the ex-wife of a prominent conservative Wisconsin radio host who's antagonized Trump. ( http://click.mail.nationaljournal.com/?qs=b87e440fdbc2611b82df99fca4e488fca80b38305a6c9b6abba688a0f5d2ae1c AP ) FIRST TO BAT: "A former aide to Hillary Clinton when she was secretary of state testified behind closed doors for two hours Wednesday in the first in a series of depositions that are likely to raise more questions about Mrs. Clinton's use of a private email server just as she prepares for an election campaign against ... Trump. The former aide, Lewis A. Lukens, testified under oath about his knowledge of Mrs. Clinton's private email system as part of a lawsuit brought against the State Department by a conservative legal advocacy group, Judicial Watch." ( http://click.mail.nationaljournal.com/?qs=b87e440fdbc2611b3cfb13e1d243d2ba69fd810c8ce39646ff3695e59ae60b5a New York Times) NUMBER OF THE DAY: 75. The number of delegates shy of 1,237 Trump is from officially claiming the GOP nomination, according to NBC News's http://click.mail.nationaljournal.com/?qs=b87e440fdbc2611b87f15f002f88182f394e79f5f4a6709395148543eabe27c9 delegate tracker . Clinton is 85 delegates away from clinching the Democratic nomination. http://click.mail.nationaljournal.com/?qs=b87e440fdbc2611bb965e4474f43e40cf33501f4f6b609e4e2e031b414ee7312 Travel Tracker Trump is holding a fundraiser for Chris Christie in New Jersey tonight. Trail Mix Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld (R) will serve as former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson's (R) running mate on the Libertarian Party line. ( http://click.mail.nationaljournal.com/?qs=b87e440fdbc2611b2fb087ebeacf84f964fa7eba6b7dbb211d31f3acd0250629 AP ) Mitt Romney said he's not actively trying to recruit an independent candidate. ( http://click.mail.nationaljournal.com/?qs=b87e440fdbc2611bbfd25047ffeb114c658c07e3dfdfbb39553d5d7ab343df6a Yahoo News) Rep. Cathy McMorris Rogers (R-WA), the highest ranking Republican woman in the House, said in a http://click.mail.nationaljournal.com/?qs=b87e440fdbc2611b2935f07e52604dae086ab1377b5d1998d6a5c5d75377e2b1 Facebook post that she will support Trump. Rep. Chris Collins (R-NY), an early Trump backer, said he thinks Trump's border wall would be more of a "virtual wall" and described Trump's call to deport 12 million undocumented immigrants as just a "rhetorical deportation." ( http://click.mail.nationaljournal.com/?qs=b87e440fdbc2611b7a8a0aa4cfc6d15dde52ba6acd8242a8c28bf9ec4fa2a1bc Buffalo News) Trump "tapped lawyer A.B. Culvahouse Jr...to help vet his vice presidential picks. Culvahouse "ran the vetting process for Republican presidential nominee John McCain in 2008 that ultimately selected Sarah Palin." ( http://click.mail.nationaljournal.com/?qs=b87e440fdbc2611ba8dbc2368d1bc29b0bd9c6f4464a877f2bb43e5f01d7eb84 Bloomberg) "Candidates in the five most expensive Senate races this election cycle raised $120 million through April-nearly twice as much as the five priciest Senate campaigns raised by this point in 2012," in part due to a windfall of donations from donors uninterested in giving to Trump. ( http://click.mail.nationaljournal.com/?qs=b87e440fdbc2611bf9fca651b2fcf1c17a08759561e0bc88c94b5e64f8fcc822 Wall Street Journal) WASHINGTON STATE (R) PRIMARY: 5 days. U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS (D) CAUCUSES: 16 days. PUERTO RICO (D) CAUCUSES: 17 days. ELECTION DAY COUNTDOWN: 173 days. ---------------------------------------- This email was sent by: National Journal 600 New Hampshire Ave. N.W. Washington, DC, 20037, US We respect your right to privacy - visit the following URL to view our policy. 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