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Sanders drops 2020 bid, leaving Biden as likely nominee

Sanders drops 2020 bid, leaving Biden as likely nominee

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders ended his presidential bid on Wednesday, making Joe Biden the presumptive Democratic nominee to challenge President Donald Trump in a general election campaign that will be waged against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic. Sanders initially exceeded sky-high expectations about his ability to recreate […]

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Bernie Sanders awarded 16 of Utah’s 29 Democratic delegates

Bernie Sanders awarded 16 of Utah’s 29 Democratic delegates

SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders claimed 16 of Utah’s 29 delegates to the Democratic National Convention. The Utah Democratic Party announced the result Tuesday, formalizing the Vermont senator’s victory in the state’s primary election earlier this month, The Salt Lake Tribune reports. Utah was among 14 states participating in […]

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Bernie Sanders decisively wins Democratic primary in Utah

Bernie Sanders decisively wins Democratic primary in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The latest on the Democratic presidential primary and Super Tuesday (all times local): 11 p.m. Bernie Sanders has won California’s Democratic presidential primary. The state has 415 delegates at stake, the biggest haul on the electoral map. Sanders’ campaign has long seen the nation’s most populous state […]

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Utah holds Super Tuesday primary voting for the first time

Utah holds Super Tuesday primary voting for the first time

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah is holding its presidential primary for the first time on Super Tuesday, the high-profile series of contests in 14 delegate-rich states across the country. The Democratic front-runner is Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, though Utah voters have also been courted by moderates in the weeks […]

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Sanders sticks to progressive message as moderates drop out

Sanders sticks to progressive message as moderates drop out

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Bernie Sanders focused on President Donald Trump and his own progressive message on Monday even as his moderate Democratic rivals began to line up behind former Vice President Joe Biden. The Vermont senator started his speech by criticizing Trump with a nod to Utah’s status […]

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Sanders to rally in Utah on the eve of Super Tuesday

Sanders to rally in Utah on the eve of Super Tuesday

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — On the eve of Super Tuesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders is taking his campaign to Utah, where he’s the Democratic front-runner but moderate rivals are jockeying to take advantage of the conservative state’s rare undercurrent of dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump. Sanders spoke to a large, […]

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‘He’s one of us’: Sanders energizing red-state progressives

‘He’s one of us’: Sanders energizing red-state progressives

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) — It isn’t easy being a Bernie Sanders supporter in a conservative state like Oklahoma. Travis Wyman, a 40-year-old construction worker and online “social justice warrior,” says he and other Sanders fans can hear “fear-mongering words” like socialist and communist thrown at them many times a day. It’s done […]

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Bernie Sanders to speak in Salt Lake City next week

Bernie Sanders to speak in Salt Lake City next week

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will hold a rally in Utah next week. The Vermont senator will at the Utah State Fairpark at noon in Salt Lake City on Monday, the day before Utah becomes one of several states to vote in the series of […]

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Sanders campaign to open Utah headquarters, add new staff

Sanders campaign to open Utah headquarters, add new staff

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders campaign is expanding its Utah operation with a new state headquarters in Salt Lake City and staff hires. In a statement to The Associated Press Tuesday, the Sanders campaign said Jodi Clemens will serve as the state coordinator and Rose […]

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Sanders Says He Raised $25M in January, Will Bolster Ad Buys

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP)-Bernie Sanders says he raised a whopping $25 million in January and will use his presidential campaign’s flush bank account to increase television and digital advertising in 10 states. The Vermont senator spent $50 million during the final three months of 2019 and finished the year with $18.2 […]

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