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Sanders Looks to Topple Warren in Her Home State

Sydney Ember and Shane Goldmacher at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 minutes ago

A victory in Massachusetts would not just give Mr. Sanders a significant share of the state’s 91 delegates but also inflict a symbolic blow to his closest ideological rival.

Massachusetts knows how to hold a grudge. 

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/grudge

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After 18 Years, Is This Afghan Peace, or Just a Way Out?

David E. Sanger at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

Afghanistan has gone from being the “good war” that the United States must win to the longstanding burden that, like the British, the Soviets and a series of others, it now seeks to unload.

Afghanistan was a crusade from the beginning.

Puritans do not tolerate.

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South Carolina Primary Day: Live Updates as Voters Head to the Polls

The New York Times at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

The South Carolina Democratic primary, where 54 delegates are at stake, is here. This will be the first time a majority black electorate will have their voices heard in the nomination process so far.

The reporters are guessing at 15:00

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Aging, Rising, Brainy, Booming: Super Tuesday Economies Pose Wider Test

Ben Casselman and Karl Russell at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago

The 14 states can be sorted into four general types. (Minnesota and Virginia may be more alike than you think.)

The press is guessing better.

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‘We’re the Base’: Black Democrats in South Carolina Want to Send a Message

Astead W. Herndon at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago

As many prepare to rally around Joe Biden in Saturday’s primary, black voters want it known that their views of electability are not shaped by predominantly white states like Iowa.

The Blacks of South Carolina are not owned.

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The Pied Pipers of the Dirtbag Left Want to Lead Everyone to Bernie Sanders

Nellie Bowles at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago

Many listeners would never repeat what these podcast hosts say. So why do they desperately want to hear from them?

Everyone is lying.

Who are they lying to And what end are they seeking?

The ends justify the means.

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Ready for South Carolina? This Week in the 2020 Race

Maggie Astor and Matt Stevens at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago

Joe Biden is looking to win Saturday’s primary as some Democrats worry about Bernie Sanders’s momentum coming out of the Nevada caucuses.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/south-carolina-2020-democratic-primary-03-01

https://www.nytimes.com/section/politics

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Mandy Moore Is Ready to Be Heard

Ilana Kaplan at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago

After a quiet decade and a painful divorce, the singer has a new studio album, a whole new set of fans and a favorite 2020 candidate. (His name is Pete.)

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/01/us/politics/pete-buttigieg-drops-out.html

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Open Thread

Ian Welsh at Ian Welsh - 7 hours ago

As usual, use the comments to this post to discuss topics unrelated to recent posts.

Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.

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Joe Biden’s Last Stand

Matt Flegenheimer and Katie Glueck at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago

He loves South Carolina. He said he will win South Carolina. He spent the days before the primary reminding South Carolina why it should love him back.

Joe Biden loves his pit.
Super Tuesday will show more of the near future.

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‘Border Security Is Also Health Security,’ Trump Says at Rally as Coronavirus Fears Grow

Katie Rogers at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago

While members of his administration tried to convey a calm and steady response, President Trump hosted another free-form political rally where he accused his enemies of stoking panic.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Masque_of_the_Red_Death

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Court Rules Congress Cannot Sue to Force Executive Branch Officials to Testify

Charlie Savage at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago

An appeals court dismissed a lawsuit brought by the House Judiciary Committee against President Trump’s former White House counsel, Donald F. McGahn II.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Masque_of_the_Red_Death

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Man_Walking_(book)

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Trump Accuses Media and Democrats of Exaggerating Coronavirus Threat

Peter Baker and Annie Karni at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago

The accusations came as other elements of the federal government moved to head off a broader wave of infections like those in China.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_wall#Opinions_and_responses

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When an Epidemic Looms, Gagging Scientists Is a Terrible Idea

Donald G. McNeil Jr. at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 17 hours ago

In an epidemic, suppression of bad news costs lives and eventually angers the public. The White House is in danger of repeating the error.

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Making Pitch to Voters, Bloomberg Peddles His Experience in a Crisis

Jeremy W. Peters and Maggie Haberman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 17 hours ago

Michael R. Bloomberg is trying to highlight the part of his record that conveys the competence and cool-headedness he says are missing in the White House.

"Fifty years of the wrong experience ."

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At CPAC, It’s Now an All-Trump Show

Annie Karni at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 17 hours ago

At the annual gathering of conservatives, one Republican was conspicuously absent among the Trump supporters — Mitt Romney. The conference organizer said he had been disinvited.

Puritanical responses do not innovate.

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Live Updates From the Campaign Trail in South Carolina, One Day Before its Primary

The New York Times at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 17 hours ago

The candidates are making their final pitches to voters in South Carolina, which will hold its Democratic primary on Saturday.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/02/29/us/elections/results-south-carolina-primary-election.html

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Here’s How Tom Steyer’s Lavish Spending Divided South Carolina Democrats

Stephanie Saul and Kim Barker at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 19 hours ago

The campaign of Tom Steyer, the hedge fund mogul, has elevated his spending to a new level in South Carolina. But the return on his investment is unclear.

Tom Steyer has scratched.

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Trump Taps John Ratcliffe for Director of National Intelligence

Michael Crowley, Julian E. Barnes, Nicholas Fandos and Maggie Haberman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 19 hours ago

It is not clear if the Republican congressman from Texas, whose name was floated for the post last year, can win Senate confirmation.

The Trump position is not improved.

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Government Eyes War Powers to Speed Medical Manufacturing Ahead of Virus

Noah Weiland and Emily Cochrane at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 20 hours ago

Alex M. Azar II, the health secretary, raised the prospect of invoking a Korean War-era law to expand production of materials for national security purposes in a potential coronavirus outbreak.

The deep state makes an effort.
Preparation is not typical of the Trump administration.
The walls are desperate measures. 

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