Arizona's 'Sheriff Joe' Surprises Jane Sanders With Vermont History

by Mark Davis on March 15, 2016 at 3:54PM

is going to say some nice things about me."

Bernie Bits: Clinton Camp Says Sanders Ignored Black Vermonters

by Paul Heintz on February 18, 2016 at 2:39AM

Whether Sanders, who hails from the second-whitest state in the nation, can appeal to a more diverse electorate has been an open question since he joined the race 10 months ago. Writing last July in Seven Days, reporter Kevin J. Kelley found that many black and Latino Vermonters, Reed included, felt that Sanders had not done enough to understand the challenges they face. 

Bernie Bits: Sanders Drinks Beer on 'Colbert,' Eats Ice Cream on 'The View'

by Paul Heintz on February 11, 2016 at 8:49AM

Is Bernie's Folk Album Climbing the Charts?

by Dan Bolles on February 8, 2016 at 9:40AM

Bernie now almost certainly has the distinction of being the only 2016 presidential candidate to crack the Billboard charts. Last week, We Shall Overcome landed at 116 on the industry mag's Top New Artist chart.

Bernie Bits: Sanders to Trade the Trail for the White House

by Paul Heintz on January 26, 2016 at 11:02PM

Sanders has recently taken to comparing his insurgent campaign to that of Obama, who came from behind to beat Clinton in the 2008 Iowa caucuses. But during a press conference Tuesday in Iowa, the senator attempted to lower expectations. 

Bernie Bits: Obama Refers to Sanders as 'Bright, Shiny Object'

by Paul Heintz on January 25, 2016 at 7:23PM

are very different people, but I think in terms of what people are seeing in Iowa, I think the similarity in Iowa is this, which is large numbers of young people are being motivated to come out to the polls, a lot of nontraditional voters are motivated to come to the polls," Weaver said. "I think in terms of messaging of our chief opponent that seems to be very similar and I think that's reinforcing it as well: pie in the sky proposals, wrong experience, can't do foreign policy.

Bernie Bits: Sanders Dismisses Bloomberg Buzz, Newspaper Nods

by Paul Heintz on January 24, 2016 at 4:35PM

all due respect, we are taking on the media establishment," he said. "I expect that Secretary Clinton will get a lot of the endorsements from mainstream media.

New Bernie Ad Hits Ya Right in the Feels

by Dan Bolles on January 21, 2016 at 12:21PM

Bernie Bits: Sanders, Clinton Clash on Sunday Shows

by Paul Heintz on January 17, 2016 at 5:06PM

trying to figure out what it would mean for everybody to be put into that new system." Sanders defended his plan, saying on "State of the Union" that it would "save middle-class families thousands of dollars a year on their health care costs."

Bernie Bits: Clinton Hammers Sanders on Guns As Polls Tighten

by Paul Heintz on January 10, 2016 at 11:53PM