1
With Black Voters and a Suburban Surge, Joe Biden Took Texas
Mr. Biden notched his most significant Super Tuesday win in a state where
he had previously looked weak. “It felt like momentum because it was
momentum,” an El Paso congresswoman said.
New, urban Texas knows it is not wealthy.
2
Court Bans Agents Who Botched Carter Page Surveillance From Seeking Wiretaps
An opinion and ruling by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court also
accepts a series of reforms the F.B.I. said it would make following a
damning inspector general report.
There seems to be some attempt to bring domestic intelligence to heel.
3
Steve Bullock Is Poised to Run for Senate in Montana, Officials Say
After months of insisting he would not challenge the Republican incumbent,
Mr. Bullock, the governor and ex-Democratic presidential candidate, has
until Monday to file to run in Montana.
Fewer Republicans in the senate will be a good thing.
4
Translator Accused of Revealing U.S. Secrets Amid Tensions With Iran
Prosecutors said a contractor shared the names of informants — among the
government’s most closely held secrets — to a Lebanese man with ties to an
Iran-backed group.
Documents for translation are supplied to translators by intelligence command.
The translation task is mechanical.
This prosecution looks like cover up.
5
Criticized for Coronavirus Response, Trump Points to Obama Administration
The president said a “very detrimental” decision adopted under his
predecessor initially hampered the ability to enact widespread testing for
the virus.
Another failure by the Trump administration.
6
House Passes $8.3 Billion Emergency Coronavirus Response Bill
The spending package dwarfs what the Trump administration requested to
confront the outbreak.
The senate must pass the bill and Trump must sign it.
Super majorities in congress can overcome a veto.
7
Who Are the Anti-Dairy Protesters Who Interrupted Joe Biden’s Big Night?
A coalition of activists determined to end the dairy industry has been
using the Democratic primaries to get attention.
Cows make human food out of grass for a price.
Some humans see the price as high.
8
The Coronavirus. The Stock Market. Now Biden’s Comeback Adds to Trump’s Bad Week.
The president who believes he can control events is confronted by further
evidence that he cannot.
Synergism is not a novelty.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synergism
9
An Undiplomatic Diplomat Wins Power in Trump’s Washington
Richard Grenell, prone to pique and caustic tweets, is running the
intelligence agencies in an acting capacity. He could be there for a while.
Grenell may have been C.I.A.
10
Biden’s Delegate Lead Is Small, but Could Be Hard to Overcome
Bernie Sanders had an advantage on Super Tuesday he will not see again:
many early votes cast before moderates coalesced around one candidate.
Democrats are most concerned with stopping the Trump bleeding.
11
Michael Bloomberg Drops Out of 2020 Race
He endorsed Joseph R. Biden Jr. and said that he planned to remain involved
in the 2020 presidential campaign.
Bloomberg had no path to personal victory.
12
Super Tuesday Results and Live Updates: Biden and Sanders Look Ahead as Bloomberg Exits
Overnight, the Democratic presidential race flipped on its head, with Joe
Biden emerging as the delegate leader and Bernie Sanders facing new
pressure to challenge him.
Without a win there is no progress.
13
Bernie’s Road Forward
As we all know now Obama’s intervention for Biden worked, and Biden won
more delegates on Super Tuesday than Bernie. Biden has 397 delegates.
Bernie has 356 delegates. This isn’t a large lead, though it is exacerbated
by the existence of super-delegates. Nonetheless, in a 1:1 first round
race, Sanders could easily win before the […]
A tie or near tie is a loss for both.
A united vote is necessary.
14
On Politics: Biden’s Big Comeback
The race suddenly narrows, and Sanders faces a major challenge: This is
your morning tip sheet.
I am not unhappy Sanders is not winning.
15
How to Threaten a Political Movement, 30 Seconds at a Time
Ads against Medicare for All aired during the Democratic debates. Between
the lines, you could almost hear an industry putting party leaders on
notice.
"What the traffic will bear" is the goal of business.
The health care industry is first a business.
16
Elizabeth Warren Slides to Third Place in Massachusetts
The result was a worst-case scenario for the senator in her home state,
which surprisingly tilted toward Joe Biden.
The issue was electability.
That is the primary issue.
17
Democrats Decide That Joe Biden, as Risky as He Ever Was, Is the Safest Bet
The former vice president had the Super Tuesday of his dreams, winning in
places he hasn’t even set foot in recently.
Joe Biden is not frightening.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Frogs_Who_Desired_a_King
18
Alabama Senate Race: Jeff Sessions Fights to Reclaim Seat
The former attorney general is seeking to win back the Senate seat he held
for two decades in a primary contest that has turned into a contest of
loyalty to President Trump, who fired him.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Frogs_Who_Desired_a_King
19
Trump Makes Room for Experts, but Still Takes a Leading Role on Coronavirus
Appearing before cameras sometimes multiple times a day to talk about the
outbreak, the president has offered rosy assessments and unproven or even
false assertions.
Trump has been noted for stiffing his contractors.
His shelter has been bankruptcy.
20
Biden Revives Campaign, Winning Nine States, but Sanders Takes California
The voting on the biggest day of the Democratic presidential campaign increasingly suggested a two-person race between candidates representing competing wings of the party.Warren is staying in the contest.
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