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Local News, Politics / Elections

Donald Trump Jr. Calls Out Joe Biden’s Economic Plan

The President's son hosted a press call with Trump Victory to give his thoughts on the plan.
Paola Belloso,

WASHINGTON – In a 20 minute call with journalists, Donald Trump Junior took a number of shots at Joe Biden’s economic plan. Donald Trump Junior said Biden’s plan would destroy employment numbers and small businesses. He also says it would hurt middle class families. “The reality is that Joe Biden is not capable of making those decisions himself. His track…

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Local News, North Dakota News, Politics / Elections

Bernie Sanders supporter ‘scared’ for the nation now more than ever

Andrea Denault says she does not believe former Vice President Joe Biden is capable of beating Donald Trump
Raya Quttaineh,

FARGO, N.D. — Some Bernie Sanders supporters in the area are weighing their options after he withdrew from the Democratic presidential nomination race. Andrea Denault of Fargo says it’s important for voters to remember that although Sanders is no longer running for president, his name is still on the ballot. States that have yet to vote in the Democratic primaries…
Politics / Elections

Sanders Drops 2020 Bid, Leaving Biden as Likely Nominee

Sanders plans to talk to his supporters later Wednesday.
Kendra Johnson,

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders, who saw his once strong lead in the Democratic primary evaporate as the party’s establishment lined swiftly up behind rival Joe Biden, ended his presidential bid on Wednesday, an acknowledgment that the former vice president is too far ahead for him to have any reasonable hope of catching up. The Vermont senator’s announcement makes…

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Politics / Elections

Democratic National Convention Moved from July to August

Joe Radske,

MILWAUKEE, WI— The Democratic National Convention has been moved from July to August. The DNC was scheduled for the week of July 13, 2020 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In a release from the Democratic National Convention Committee the convention was pushed back to the week of August 17, 2020. In light of the unprecedented health crisis facing our country, the Democratic…
Local News, North Dakota News, Politics / Elections

Dem-NPL: Possibility of getting results of ND caucuses on Wednesday

Austin Erickson,

FARGO, N.D. – A Democratic-NPL spokesperson says we may have to wait until Wednesday to see results from North Dakota’s caucuses. Voters in North Dakota’s Democratic caucus saw long lines at the F-M Labor Temple, the only precinct in Fargo. Some say they had to wait in line for two hours. Democrats were expecting a big surge in turnout thanks…

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North Dakota News, Politics / Elections

North Dakota Voters Prepare for presidential caucus

Fourteen Democratic delegates are up for grabs
Raya Quttaineh,

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota supporters of both Democratic presidential candidates say they’re optimistic about Tuesday’s caucuses. “We certainly have energized and committed voters who are supporting Sen. Sanders and those who are supporting Vice President Biden,” says North Dakota Democratic-NPL Chairwoman Kylie Oversen. Voting begins at 11 a.m. and will go until 7 p.m. There are 14 polling locations…

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Politics / Elections

Bloomberg Ends Presidential Campaign, Endorses Biden

Kendra Johnson,

WASHINGTON–Mike Bloomberg announced he is ending his bid for president on Wednesday. In a statement, Bloomberg said that the results from Super Tuesday make his nomination “virtually impossible.” He said he will continue to fight to defeat Donald Trump by endorsing Joe Biden saying, “I’ve always believed that defeating Donald Trump starts with uniting behind the candidate with the best…

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Politics / Elections

Biden Claims 9 Super Tuesday Victories, Including Texas

The Associated Press has allocated 453 delegates to Biden, 382 to Sanders so far.
KVRR Staff,

WASHINGTON–A resurgent Joe Biden scored victories from Texas to Massachusetts on Super Tuesday, revitalizing a presidential bid that was teetering on the edge of disaster just days earlier. But his rival Bernie Sanders seized the biggest prize with a win in California that ensured he — and his embrace of democratic socialism — would drive the Democrats’ nomination fight for the foreseeable…

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Minnesota News, Politics / Elections

Joe Biden Wins Minnesota Primary

KVRR Staff,

Joe Biden has won Minnesota’s Democratic presidential primary according to the Associated Press. The state has 75 delegates at stake. Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s abrupt withdrawal from the presidential race gave Bernie Sanders a sudden opportunity to lock up her home state on Super Tuesday. Instead, Biden won the state after receiving Klobuchar’s endorsement. Sanders easily won Minnesota’s caucuses in…