A Quickly Canceled 1987 Sitcom Predicted the Year of Qaddafi’s Death

Where Has This Elizabeth Warren Been?

By Sarah Jones

The Warren campaign suffers from self-inflicted wounds.

1:49 p.m.

Bloomberg was probably hoping for much lower

Record breaker: 19.7 million tuned in to NBC and MSNBC for debate last night, setting an all-time high for a Democratic primary debate

—@koblin

1:03 p.m.

Debate Infighting Won’t Kill Democrats’ Chances in November

Until Democrats argue about their genitals, there’s a long way down to the behavior Republicans modeled before winning everything in 2016.

1:02 p.m.

A good poll for Bernie in California – though also a decent one for Biden

CALIFORNIA DEM PRIMARY POLL: #2020Dem nomination preference:
24% @BernieSanders
17% @JoeBiden
13% @MikeBloomberg
10% @EWarren
9% @PeteButtigieg
5% @TomSteyer
4% @AmyKlobuchar
2% @TulsiGabbard
13% undecided#SuperTuesday #CaliforniaPrimary https://t.co/l4BbXxxuFt

—@MonmouthPoll

12:38 p.m.

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Roger Stone Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison

By Adam K. Raymond

Stone was convicted last November of lying to Congress, obstructing justice, and witness tampering.

10:41 a.m.

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‘Right-Wing Extremist’ Kills 9 in Attack on German Bars

By Adam K. Raymond

The shooting in Hanau targeted shisha bars popular with young Kurdish and Turkish people.

10:08 a.m.

Trump keeps getting good polling news

President Donald Trump’s job approval remains elevated at 49% in the latest Gallup poll, the same as in the previous poll and up five points from an early January poll conducted before Trump was acquitted by the Senate in his impeachment trial.

As in the prior poll, conducted Jan. 16-29, the approval rating from the Feb. 3-16 poll reflects record polarization for a single Gallup poll, with 87 percentage points separating the ratings of Republicans (93%) and Democrats (6%). Forty-three percent of independents approve of Trump, the highest rating for him among the group to date.

Trump Job Approval Steady at 49%

—Gallup

8:05 a.m.

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Why Do Corporations Speak the Way They Do?

By Molly Young

The pernicious spread of garbage language.

1:21 a.m.

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Who Won (and Lost) the Democratic Debate in Nevada

By Eric Levitz

Elizabeth Warren raged against the dying of her campaign’s light, while Michael Bloomberg withered under scrutiny.

12:56 a.m.

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‘Are You Trying to Say I’m Dumb?’ Klobuchar and Buttigieg Get Testy at Debate

By Chas Danner

Senator Klobuchar and Mayor Pete’s feud intensified during the Democratic primary debate in Nevada.

12:39 a.m.

Bernie’s Rivals Aren’t Going to Do Him Any Favors at the Convention

In a last debate question, it became clear that Sanders won’t necessarily win the nomination with just a plurality of pledged delegates.

12:31 a.m.

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Could Elizabeth Warren’s Dominant Debate Performance Save Her Campaign?

By Gabriel Debenedetti and Benjamin Hart

And other burning questions from a fiery Democratic clash in Las Vegas.

Key Moments From the Democratic Debate in Nevada

By Matt Stieb

Warren soared, Buttigieg and Klobuchar quarreled, and Bloomberg had a target on his back.

Bloomberg Walks Onto the Stage and Into a Buzzsaw

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The former mayor should have stayed far away from the Las Vegas debate.

Elizabeth Warren’s One-Two Punch for Conquering Washington

The policy-oriented senator has at least a good start on a plan for enacting her plans.

Bloomberg Defends Stop and Frisk With Lies at Democratic Debate

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By Benjamin Hart

Later, Elizabeth Warren pummeled him over his history of using nondisclosure agreements.

Elizabeth Warren Goes to War on Bloomberg in Nevada Debate

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By Chas Danner

Warren started off the debate with a brutal attack on Bloomberg, in which she highlighted his sexist comments.

Key Nevada Union Decides Against Endorsing Any Presidential Candidate

Despite tensions between the powerful Culinary Union and Sanders supporters, Biden couldn’t snag an endorsement, which is a bad sign for him.

2/19/2020

Lots of Sanders vs Buttigieg so far

Obviously Bloomberg is gonna be at the center of tonight’s attacks, but he’s…not the one leading the polls. Buttigieg is by far the most intent on keeping some focus on the guy who’s far ahead of the pack in recent polling (Bernie). -gd

—@intelligencer

2/19/2020

Warren pounces

Warren just knifed Bloomberg live on the debate stage by bringing up his use of fat broads and horseface.

Oh wow that was just brutal. She rehearsed this line all week and had her hands up to make sure she delivered the line first.

—@NumbersMuncher

2/19/2020

How many voters are left to convince?

NEW: As the debate begins, Nevada Democrats announce a grand total of nearly 75,000 people early voted ahead or Saturday’s caucus.

For context, turnout was only 84,000 in 2016. pic.twitter.com/M1DKT4Z1a8

—@meganmesserly