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Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, flanked by fellow Democrats, including Nancy Pelosi, second from left. and Elizabeth Warren, far left, introduced the party’s new economic message on Monday in Berryville, Va. Credit Justin T. Gellerson for The New York Times

The Real Civil War in the Democratic Party

by Lee Drutman | Jul 29, 2017 | Opinion

As Democrats try to unite around their new “Better Deal” agenda, the supposed battle between the “socialist” left and the “corporatist” center seems to have collapsed into a bland but serviceable slogan, with a reasonably progressive economic agenda that both Senators...

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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden. AP

Sanders Pushes Back on Biden Claim that he’s Ready to Endorse Clinton

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 1, 2016 | World

Clinton clinched the party nomination earlier in June, by the time Sanders had stated he would work with Clinton to win over Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, he had yet to endorse Clinton and has kept his own election campaign alive. However,...

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Bernie Sanders gestures while speaking at a campaign rally, March 23, 2016 at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles, California. AFP / ROBYN BECK

Sanders Will Vote for Clinton, but No Endorsement Yet

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 25, 2016 | World

Bernie Sanders has said he will vote for Hillary Clinton in the U.S. presidential election in November, bowing to his rival for the Democratic nomination but stopping short of a full endorsement more than a week after the final primary contests. Asked on MSNBC whether...

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Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders holds a rally at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington March 25, 2016. REUTERS/David Ryder – RTSCAI8

Sanders Vows to Help Clinton DefeatTrump, but Keeps Campaign Alive

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 17, 2016 | World

Bernie Sanders vowed on Thursday to give a hand to Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in order to defeat Republican Donald Trump in the Nov. 8 election, however Sanders did not officially pull out of the race for the White House. “The major...

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Hillary Clinton delivers a speech in San Diego, California, Reuters

Clinton Clinches Democratic Presidential Nomination

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 7, 2016 | World

Hillary Clinton has reached the number of delegates required to clinch the Democratic U.S. presidential nomination, according to tallies by two U.S. media outlets. However, the campaign of her rival, Bernie Sanders, vowed to keep up the fight in a race that has...