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| Sanders and Clinton keep pushing for New York after Democratic debate – live | Sanders and Clinton keep pushing for New York after Democratic debate – live |
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| Trump blasts Colorado in op-ed | |
| Donald Trump has aired his frustration at Colorado’s quirky delegate assignment process – it’s a long story involving the state Republican party’s decision to skip a presidential preference vote at 1 March caucuses – well let’s read political scientist Josh Putnam, the authority on these things, on why they took that decision: | |
| that decision could be chalked up to a desire to skirt the new-for-2016 national party delegate binding requirements, a misunderstanding of the national party rules, or division within the state party organization. In reality, it is a little bit of all three. Practically though, the “how Colorado came to this point” question is less important than the “what effect the decision will have” one. | |
| Whatever the reasons for Colorado Republicans’ decision this year to assign delegates at a state convention, the result is plain: Ted Cruz won them all, after Trump failed to build an organization in the state to contest the convention and declined an invitation to speak at it. | |
| Trump has aired his frustration in a Wall Street Journal op-ed in which he says the will of the people has been circumvented and people should be outraged. | |
| Let me ask America a question: How has the “system” been working out for you and your family? | |
| I, for one, am not interested in defending a system that for decades has served the interest of political parties at the expense of the people. Members of the club—the consultants, the pollsters, the politicians, the pundits and the special interests—grow rich and powerful while the American people grow poorer and more isolated. | |
| No one forced anyone to cancel the vote in Colorado. Political insiders made a choice to cancel it. And it was the wrong choice. | |
| The full piece is here. He surely would have registered the same objections had he won the delegates as Cruz did. | |
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| Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. Last night was debate night for the Democrats, and, like any two bigshots with a score to settle, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders met down on the docks to sort out their differences. It was a rather bareknuckle affair that saw Sanders hitting Clinton for ties to banks and Clinton bruising Sanders over what she said was a lack of practical planning to back up his bold vision. | Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. Last night was debate night for the Democrats, and, like any two bigshots with a score to settle, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders met down on the docks to sort out their differences. It was a rather bareknuckle affair that saw Sanders hitting Clinton for ties to banks and Clinton bruising Sanders over what she said was a lack of practical planning to back up his bold vision. |
| Related: Brooklyn Democratic debate: eight things we learned | Related: Brooklyn Democratic debate: eight things we learned |
| Sanders has now flown to the Vatican to participate in a conference on economic and social issues. Stephanie Kirchgaessner will be with him in Vatican City. It is not thought he will meet the pope. | Sanders has now flown to the Vatican to participate in a conference on economic and social issues. Stephanie Kirchgaessner will be with him in Vatican City. It is not thought he will meet the pope. |
| While the Democrats debated, Republicans dined at a $1,000-a-plate celebration for the state party. The event was protested heavily by large groups who turned out to call for a higher federal minimum wage or simply to object to the existence of Donald Trump. Here’s our news report: | While the Democrats debated, Republicans dined at a $1,000-a-plate celebration for the state party. The event was protested heavily by large groups who turned out to call for a higher federal minimum wage or simply to object to the existence of Donald Trump. Here’s our news report: |
| Related: $1,000-a-plate Republican gala highlights clash of 'New York values' | Related: $1,000-a-plate Republican gala highlights clash of 'New York values' |
| Today we are following Bill and Chelsea Clinton campaigning in New York; Ohio governor John Kasich in Watertown and Utica, New York; Texas senator Ted Cruz in Binghamton and Rochester; and Donald Trump in Plattsburgh and in Hartford, Connecticut. Sabrina Siddiqui will be on the trail with Hillary Clinton. | Today we are following Bill and Chelsea Clinton campaigning in New York; Ohio governor John Kasich in Watertown and Utica, New York; Texas senator Ted Cruz in Binghamton and Rochester; and Donald Trump in Plattsburgh and in Hartford, Connecticut. Sabrina Siddiqui will be on the trail with Hillary Clinton. |
| Did you watch the debate last night? Who do you think turned in the stronger performance? | Did you watch the debate last night? Who do you think turned in the stronger performance? |
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| at 2.17pm BST | at 2.17pm BST |