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| Six states go to polls as Sanders hopes to close gap with Biden – live | Six states go to polls as Sanders hopes to close gap with Biden – live |
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| Michigan and Washington among states voting as markets await details of Trump’s coronavirus economic plan | Michigan and Washington among states voting as markets await details of Trump’s coronavirus economic plan |
| Traffic was light at a polling station on Detroit’s east side where no one showed up for at least 10 minutes. The station is in one of the city’s poorest neighborhoods and is likely near 100 percent African-American. That doesn’t bode well for Democrats. The low turnout among black voters in Detroit was a big part of why Hillary Clinton lost in the primary and general. | |
| However, several miles away, still on Detroit’s east side, a steady number of voters stopped in a precinct in another economically struggling neighborhood. The station is within sight of about 10 vacant homes. Charles, a young African-American voter, said he cast his ballot for Bernie Sanders. | |
| “We’ve never had a president that’s going to do the things he’s going to do — he’s something different,” Charles said. “Joe Biden just seems like the Democratic version of Donald Trump. You know, what do we have to lose?” | |
| Charles said he sees the vote in Detroit breaking down along generational lines. His older friends and family support Biden because he was Obama’s vice president and they know and trust him. His younger friends and family support Sanders. Several other older voters who stopped in the station ahead of Charles said they planned to vote for Biden, but declined to discuss why. | |
| Though he cast his ballot for Sanders, Charles doesn’t believe the progressive candidate is better suited than Biden to beat Trump. He said he isn’t sure about who would win in a match up between Trump and Sanders, but added, “I’m going to do my part. Anything can happen.” Are there enough Sanders supporters in Detroit doing their part for the Vermont senator to repeat his 2016 upset of Clinton? Charles said he believes there are. | |
| “He won it the last time, so I think he’s going to get a good turnout this time around,” he said. | |
| Donald Trump retweeted a false claim blaming Barack Obama for delays during the swine flu epidemic | Donald Trump retweeted a false claim blaming Barack Obama for delays during the swine flu epidemic |
| Mark Meadows joined the growing list of CPAC attendees in self-quarantine | Mark Meadows joined the growing list of CPAC attendees in self-quarantine |
| A coronavirus scare temporarily closed Washington HQ of Securities and Exchange Commission | A coronavirus scare temporarily closed Washington HQ of Securities and Exchange Commission |
| Joe Biden told a Detroit autoworker that he’s “full of shit.” | Joe Biden told a Detroit autoworker that he’s “full of shit.” |
| Donald Trump awarded another closed friend with a presidential honor | Donald Trump awarded another closed friend with a presidential honor |
| Enjoy the midday reprieve. We’ll have updates from primaries and caucuses across the country and more news after the break. Stay tuned. | Enjoy the midday reprieve. We’ll have updates from primaries and caucuses across the country and more news after the break. Stay tuned. |
| Donald Trump has paid tribute to Jack Keane, the retired general whom he will today award the presidential medal of freedom – the highest US honour which Trump recently gave to the rightwing shock jock Rush Limbaugh and will soon bestow upon two leading golfers. Retweeting Keane’s thoughts on the ceremony, Trump said the honour was “well deserved”. | Donald Trump has paid tribute to Jack Keane, the retired general whom he will today award the presidential medal of freedom – the highest US honour which Trump recently gave to the rightwing shock jock Rush Limbaugh and will soon bestow upon two leading golfers. Retweeting Keane’s thoughts on the ceremony, Trump said the honour was “well deserved”. |
| Keane and Trump go back a long way, the four-star general and Fox News analyst, another New Yorker, having twice turned down offers to be Trump’s secretary of defense but having served as an informal adviser. | Keane and Trump go back a long way, the four-star general and Fox News analyst, another New Yorker, having twice turned down offers to be Trump’s secretary of defense but having served as an informal adviser. |
| Keane is a named source for Trump and his Generals, a recent book by Peter Bergen, who writes that the general became “almost a shadow national security adviser” to Trump at a time when the president was notably failing to get on with HR McMaster, the general who officially filled that role. | Keane is a named source for Trump and his Generals, a recent book by Peter Bergen, who writes that the general became “almost a shadow national security adviser” to Trump at a time when the president was notably failing to get on with HR McMaster, the general who officially filled that role. |
| Bergen, a CNN analyst, recounts Keane telling Trump one way to signal to North Korea he was serious about possible military action over its nuclear weapons programme would be “to stop sending military families to South Korea”. Trump, Bergen writes, subsequently ordered an evacuation of US civilians, sending official aides into a panic. | Bergen, a CNN analyst, recounts Keane telling Trump one way to signal to North Korea he was serious about possible military action over its nuclear weapons programme would be “to stop sending military families to South Korea”. Trump, Bergen writes, subsequently ordered an evacuation of US civilians, sending official aides into a panic. |
| The order never went through. | The order never went through. |
| Bergen also writes that Keane has not only offered Trump only positive advice. Keane blasted Trump’s infamous summit with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki in July 2018 as “stunning and disapponting”; supported the maintenance of a small US force in Afghanistan, against the president’s wishes; and stood against Trump’s urge to pull US troops out of Syria. | Bergen also writes that Keane has not only offered Trump only positive advice. Keane blasted Trump’s infamous summit with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki in July 2018 as “stunning and disapponting”; supported the maintenance of a small US force in Afghanistan, against the president’s wishes; and stood against Trump’s urge to pull US troops out of Syria. |
| Keane seems to have been of more use to Trump than another retired general the president has liked to have around. Keith Kellogg joined the national security council but, according to Bergen, was found to be “lazy, uninformed and not smart”, more likely to be found taking a nap or watching Fox News than doing any foreign policy work. | Keane seems to have been of more use to Trump than another retired general the president has liked to have around. Keith Kellogg joined the national security council but, according to Bergen, was found to be “lazy, uninformed and not smart”, more likely to be found taking a nap or watching Fox News than doing any foreign policy work. |
| Should Trump read Bergen’s book, which would admittedly seem unlikely, he might not like one paragraph in particular: | Should Trump read Bergen’s book, which would admittedly seem unlikely, he might not like one paragraph in particular: |
| “In the end,” Bergen writes, “the real ‘Deep State’ – retired senior generals such as Keane and officials at the Pentagon and state department – managed to keep many hundreds of American soldiers in Syria.” | “In the end,” Bergen writes, “the real ‘Deep State’ – retired senior generals such as Keane and officials at the Pentagon and state department – managed to keep many hundreds of American soldiers in Syria.” |
| The Deep State theory holds that unelected officials are working in concert to thwart Trump’s agenda. Aides to the president and supporters in the media regularly refer to it and it is reportedly one motivation for an attempted political purgeof the federal government. | The Deep State theory holds that unelected officials are working in concert to thwart Trump’s agenda. Aides to the president and supporters in the media regularly refer to it and it is reportedly one motivation for an attempted political purgeof the federal government. |
| As another author, James B Stewart, recently wrote, former White House counsellor and Trump campaign chief Steve Bannon, a prime mover in the invention and propagation of the Deep State line, says it is “a conspiracy theory for nut cases”. | As another author, James B Stewart, recently wrote, former White House counsellor and Trump campaign chief Steve Bannon, a prime mover in the invention and propagation of the Deep State line, says it is “a conspiracy theory for nut cases”. |
| During a visit to an auto plant, currently under construction in Detroit, Joe Biden rejected a worker’s claim that the Democratic presidential hopeful is “actively trying to end [the country’s] second amendment right”. | During a visit to an auto plant, currently under construction in Detroit, Joe Biden rejected a worker’s claim that the Democratic presidential hopeful is “actively trying to end [the country’s] second amendment right”. |
| In a sharp retort, Biden told the worker: “You’re full of shit.” | In a sharp retort, Biden told the worker: “You’re full of shit.” |
| “I support the second amendment,” Biden added. | “I support the second amendment,” Biden added. |
| After a bit of back and forth, the plant worker was then jeered and dismissed by colleagues, who told him let it go. Not before the vice president could tell the man not to “be such a horse’s ass”, of course. | After a bit of back and forth, the plant worker was then jeered and dismissed by colleagues, who told him let it go. Not before the vice president could tell the man not to “be such a horse’s ass”, of course. |
| “#BidensCognitiveDecline”: opponents take aim at Biden’s vitality | “#BidensCognitiveDecline”: opponents take aim at Biden’s vitality |
| It the latest (perhaps ageist/ableist) attempt to thwart Joe Biden’s surging poll numbers and mounting endorsements, both progressives and Republicans are ramping up their criticism of the democratic frontrunner’s cognition. | It the latest (perhaps ageist/ableist) attempt to thwart Joe Biden’s surging poll numbers and mounting endorsements, both progressives and Republicans are ramping up their criticism of the democratic frontrunner’s cognition. |
| On Twitter, some progressives, including former 2016 third-party candidate Jill Stein took aim at the former vice-president’s many gaffes. Stein went as far as to question why Biden’s team limits his availability and scheduling. | On Twitter, some progressives, including former 2016 third-party candidate Jill Stein took aim at the former vice-president’s many gaffes. Stein went as far as to question why Biden’s team limits his availability and scheduling. |
| The attacks come from all sides as the Trump campaign and RNC ramped up their own mockery of Biden. | The attacks come from all sides as the Trump campaign and RNC ramped up their own mockery of Biden. |
| From Politico: | From Politico: |
| The president’s son, Donald Trump, Jr. later joined in the ridicule with an offensive* tweet alluding to Biden possibly having Alzheimers or dementia. | The president’s son, Donald Trump, Jr. later joined in the ridicule with an offensive* tweet alluding to Biden possibly having Alzheimers or dementia. |
| *Side note: As someone whose parent-in-law just passed away from a 10-year-battle, it’s fair to assume that Biden likely doesn’t have the disease. At 77, a person with dementia/Alzheimers would most likely have already begun losing motor functions. | |
| Supporters don’t appear concerned, however. Biden continues to do well among early caucuses and primaries and is expected to increase his delegate lead after tonight’s races. | Supporters don’t appear concerned, however. Biden continues to do well among early caucuses and primaries and is expected to increase his delegate lead after tonight’s races. |
| Andrew Cuomo bashed by justice groups for sanitizers made with prison labor | Andrew Cuomo bashed by justice groups for sanitizers made with prison labor |
| New York’s governor, Andrew Cuomo, is getting pushback for the state’s plan to produce more than 100,000 hand sanitizers in response the coronavirus update. | New York’s governor, Andrew Cuomo, is getting pushback for the state’s plan to produce more than 100,000 hand sanitizers in response the coronavirus update. |
| Organizations including Citizen Action of New York, Release Ageing People in Prison Campaign, and the Parole Preparation Project excoriated the governor for what they called a treatment of “incarcerated people with complete disdain”. | Organizations including Citizen Action of New York, Release Ageing People in Prison Campaign, and the Parole Preparation Project excoriated the governor for what they called a treatment of “incarcerated people with complete disdain”. |
| “We are disgusted at Governor Cuomo’s decision to exploit prison labor to push back the imminent public health crisis presented by Covid-19 while doing absolutely nothing for incarcerated people across the state,” the groups said in a joint statement released late Monday. | “We are disgusted at Governor Cuomo’s decision to exploit prison labor to push back the imminent public health crisis presented by Covid-19 while doing absolutely nothing for incarcerated people across the state,” the groups said in a joint statement released late Monday. |
| The governor announced in a press conference Monday that the production of the hand sanitizer is in response to price gauging from major producers. New York state is the country’s current center of the novel coronavirus, with more than 100 confirmed cases and 4,000 people under strict quarantine. | The governor announced in a press conference Monday that the production of the hand sanitizer is in response to price gauging from major producers. New York state is the country’s current center of the novel coronavirus, with more than 100 confirmed cases and 4,000 people under strict quarantine. |
| The groups also noted that while prisoners will manufacture the hand sanitizer, it would likely be considered contraband for incarcerated people to use. | The groups also noted that while prisoners will manufacture the hand sanitizer, it would likely be considered contraband for incarcerated people to use. |
| Election officials across Washington are instructing staff to wash their hands frequently and cough into tissues as they work to limit the spread of coronavirus in the state at the epicenter of the US outbreak, Hallie Golden reports from Seattle. | Election officials across Washington are instructing staff to wash their hands frequently and cough into tissues as they work to limit the spread of coronavirus in the state at the epicenter of the US outbreak, Hallie Golden reports from Seattle. |
| Anyone handling ballots is being told to wear gloves and masks too, and voters have been warned not to lick the envelopes on their postal ballots. The state is holding its primary elections on Tuesday, and is the second most delegate-rich state at stake. | Anyone handling ballots is being told to wear gloves and masks too, and voters have been warned not to lick the envelopes on their postal ballots. The state is holding its primary elections on Tuesday, and is the second most delegate-rich state at stake. |
| Washington now votes by mail for the Democratic primary instead of holding a caucus, which Tina Podlodowski, the chair of the Washington state Democrats, said is extremely positive given the outbreak, and should help prevent disruption. | Washington now votes by mail for the Democratic primary instead of holding a caucus, which Tina Podlodowski, the chair of the Washington state Democrats, said is extremely positive given the outbreak, and should help prevent disruption. |
| “Folks don’t have to worry,” she said. “Folks who are older don’t have to worry, they don’t have to be waiting in line for hours and hours.” | “Folks don’t have to worry,” she said. “Folks who are older don’t have to worry, they don’t have to be waiting in line for hours and hours.” |
| She said they have already seen good voter turnout. As of Monday, 1.5 million people had voted, which is already higher than the 2016 Republican primary. | She said they have already seen good voter turnout. As of Monday, 1.5 million people had voted, which is already higher than the 2016 Republican primary. |
| For Republicans, Donald Trump, who does not face any serious challengers, is the only candidate to appear on the party’s primary ballot. | For Republicans, Donald Trump, who does not face any serious challengers, is the only candidate to appear on the party’s primary ballot. |
| For Democrats, however, the primary is a crucial test of support for the two frontrunners, Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders, though other candidates who have dropped out in recent days, such as the progressive senator Elizabeth Warren, still remain on the ballot. | For Democrats, however, the primary is a crucial test of support for the two frontrunners, Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders, though other candidates who have dropped out in recent days, such as the progressive senator Elizabeth Warren, still remain on the ballot. |
| Kim Wyman, secretary of state of Washington, told the Guardian that if the outbreak does suddenly take a turn on Tuesday and post offices have to close or huge numbers of election staff get sick, officials are ready to respond accordingly by working together. | Kim Wyman, secretary of state of Washington, told the Guardian that if the outbreak does suddenly take a turn on Tuesday and post offices have to close or huge numbers of election staff get sick, officials are ready to respond accordingly by working together. |
| For example, she said, if a county auditor’s office were to get shut down because an employee is diagnosed with coronavirus, that would impact voting and results being released. In response, officials may need to contact the national guard to have a temporary facility set up or have everyone move to a satellite space at a separate office. | For example, she said, if a county auditor’s office were to get shut down because an employee is diagnosed with coronavirus, that would impact voting and results being released. In response, officials may need to contact the national guard to have a temporary facility set up or have everyone move to a satellite space at a separate office. |
| Wyman said it’s important to remember that ballot processing and other work will continue for the next 10 days. So staff will need to be prepared to respond to any potential impacts of coronavirus on counting long after Tuesday. | Wyman said it’s important to remember that ballot processing and other work will continue for the next 10 days. So staff will need to be prepared to respond to any potential impacts of coronavirus on counting long after Tuesday. |
| Good morning!Kenya Evelyn here taking over the live blog and right at the top: it’s all about primaries and caucuses in Mississippi, Missouri, Idaho, Michigan and Washington as former US vice-president Joe Biden looks to repeat his strong showing Super Tuesday. | Good morning!Kenya Evelyn here taking over the live blog and right at the top: it’s all about primaries and caucuses in Mississippi, Missouri, Idaho, Michigan and Washington as former US vice-president Joe Biden looks to repeat his strong showing Super Tuesday. |
| We’re also covering the latest in Washington as the Trump administration faces increasing backlash for its response to the coronavirus. | We’re also covering the latest in Washington as the Trump administration faces increasing backlash for its response to the coronavirus. |
| Stay tuned as we update you throughout the day. | Stay tuned as we update you throughout the day. |
| AP are reporting that Securities and Exchange Commission employees have been told to work remotely for the foreseeable future after a coronavirus scare at the agency’s Washington headquarters. | AP are reporting that Securities and Exchange Commission employees have been told to work remotely for the foreseeable future after a coronavirus scare at the agency’s Washington headquarters. |
| The agency, which oversees the financial markets, said it was informed Monday afternoon that a headquarters employee had received medical treatment for respiratory symptoms earlier in the day. The employee, who was not identified, was informed by a doctor that they may have been infected with the coronavirus and was referred for testing, the SEC said in a statement. | The agency, which oversees the financial markets, said it was informed Monday afternoon that a headquarters employee had received medical treatment for respiratory symptoms earlier in the day. The employee, who was not identified, was informed by a doctor that they may have been infected with the coronavirus and was referred for testing, the SEC said in a statement. |
| Among other precautions, the agency “is encouraging headquarters employees to telework until further guidance,” it said. The SEC is the first major federal agency to employ teleworking in an effort to contain the virus’ spread. | Among other precautions, the agency “is encouraging headquarters employees to telework until further guidance,” it said. The SEC is the first major federal agency to employ teleworking in an effort to contain the virus’ spread. |
| It said the scattering of headquarters employees to work from their homes or other remote locations will not affect operations. “Even with increased telework, the SEC remains able and committed to fully executing its mission on behalf of investors, including monitoring market function and working closely with other regulators and market participants,” said the agency. | It said the scattering of headquarters employees to work from their homes or other remote locations will not affect operations. “Even with increased telework, the SEC remains able and committed to fully executing its mission on behalf of investors, including monitoring market function and working closely with other regulators and market participants,” said the agency. |
| Appealing to individual demographics of voters has been an increasingly important part of election strategy over the last couple of decades as black and Latino voters begin to make up larger proportions of the voter base in key battleground areas. | Appealing to individual demographics of voters has been an increasingly important part of election strategy over the last couple of decades as black and Latino voters begin to make up larger proportions of the voter base in key battleground areas. |
| Holly Otterbein and Laura Barrón-López have been looking at what is described as a Sanders’ “blind spot” for Politico: | Holly Otterbein and Laura Barrón-López have been looking at what is described as a Sanders’ “blind spot” for Politico: |
| They conclude that “Just as in 2016, Sanders’ inability to secure the backing of most African-American voters — particularly those who are middle-aged and older — is suffocating his campaign.” | They conclude that “Just as in 2016, Sanders’ inability to secure the backing of most African-American voters — particularly those who are middle-aged and older — is suffocating his campaign.” |
| Read it here - Politico: ‘There’s a blind spot’: Sanders reboots black voter outreach | Read it here - Politico: ‘There’s a blind spot’: Sanders reboots black voter outreach |
| For another view of how the Democrats are - or aren’t - reaching out to the Elaines of 2020, and how Donald Trump is taking advantage of that, here’s Steve Phillips: | For another view of how the Democrats are - or aren’t - reaching out to the Elaines of 2020, and how Donald Trump is taking advantage of that, here’s Steve Phillips: |
| Phillips, the host of the Democracy in Color podcast, has written for us about how Trump works harder than the Democrats to reach black voters. | Phillips, the host of the Democracy in Color podcast, has written for us about how Trump works harder than the Democrats to reach black voters. |
| Strong words from Fox Business host Trish Regan last night, as my colleague Martin Pengelly in New York reports. | Strong words from Fox Business host Trish Regan last night, as my colleague Martin Pengelly in New York reports. |
| Barry Eichengreen, professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley has written for us about what the G7 and G20 economies needs to do to combat economic slowdown caused by the coronavirus outbreak. We are expecting to hear details on Donald Trump’s plans today. Eichengreen says: | Barry Eichengreen, professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley has written for us about what the G7 and G20 economies needs to do to combat economic slowdown caused by the coronavirus outbreak. We are expecting to hear details on Donald Trump’s plans today. Eichengreen says: |
| Yesterday Trump said his administration and Congress would be “discussing a possible payroll tax cut or relief, substantial relief, very substantial relief, thats big, thats a big number. We’re also going to be talking about hourly wage earners getting help so that they can be in a position where they’re not going to ever miss a paycheck.” | Yesterday Trump said his administration and Congress would be “discussing a possible payroll tax cut or relief, substantial relief, very substantial relief, thats big, thats a big number. We’re also going to be talking about hourly wage earners getting help so that they can be in a position where they’re not going to ever miss a paycheck.” |
| Read Eichengreen’s argument here - Fighting coronavirus’s economic effects will take more than interest rate cuts | Read Eichengreen’s argument here - Fighting coronavirus’s economic effects will take more than interest rate cuts |