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Hoover Institution And Stanford University’s Lane Center Release Poll On California 2020 Presidential Primary

Monday, March 2, 2020
Hoover Institution, Stanford University

The Hoover Institution and Stanford University’s Bill Lane Center for the American West, in partnership with YouGov, have conducted its Golden State Poll of likely California primary voters in anticipation of this week’s Super Tuesday contests.

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FeaturedPolitics

Californians Finally Get To Play Presidential Kingmaker. Will They Blow It?

by Bill Whalenvia The Washington Post
Saturday, February 29, 2020

For 25 years, California’s attempts at presidential kingmaking have mostly failed. The state’s primaries have been held too late, or the outcomes couldn’t put any single candidate over the top. But this year, California may well give Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) an insurmountable delegate lead — meaning the Golden State would use its long-craved relevance to help make a self-described socialist the Democratic nominee for president of the United States.

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Area 45: Brady And Rivers: The State Of The Presidential Race

interview with David Brady, Douglas Riversvia Matters of Policy & Politics
Thursday, February 27, 2020

What their tracking survey reveals as the Democratic presidential candidates scramble for support.

PoliticsAnalysis and Commentary

What A Lucky “13” On The Primary Ballot Says About California Elections

by Bill Whalenvia California on Your Mind
Thursday, February 27, 2020

Of all the characters involved in next Tuesday’s California primary—the two billionaires whose impossible-to-miss advertising budgets are making it a banner year for local television; the “democratic socialist” who may make the Golden State his biggest delegate haul on “Super Tuesday”—my eye is on Charles Lightfoot III.

Analysis and Commentary

The Balkanized Democrats

by Bruce Thorntonvia FrontPage Mag.com
Thursday, February 27, 2020

The contentious Democrat primaries are exposing the fraud of “diversity.”

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Trump’s Chances For Reelection Are Looking Better And Better

by Victor Davis Hansonvia National Review
Thursday, February 27, 2020

Trump’s greatest advantage in 2020 may be his most likely opponent, the unapologetic socialist Senator Bernie Sanders.

In the News

Fact Check: Bernie Sanders Claims Medicare For All Would Save Money

quoting Charles Blahousvia Breitbart
Tuesday, February 25, 2020

CLAIM: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) claimed Tuesday night during the Democrat presidential debate that Medicare for All would save money compared to other options.

In the News

Trump Teases A New Media Strategy

quoting Casey B. Mulliganvia The Wall Street Journal
Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Meanwhile Sanders proposes an economic revolution.

Analysis and Commentary

The Economic Impact Of Sanders’ Radical Agenda

by Casey B. Mulliganvia Casey Mulligan
Tuesday, February 25, 2020

If fully implemented, but otherwise implemented wisely, Senator Sanders’ agenda for the economy would reduce real GDP and consumption by 24 percent. Real wages would fall more than 50 percent after taxes. Employment and hours would fall 16 percent combined. There would be less total healthcare, less childcare, less energy available to households, and less value added in the university sector. Although it is more difficult to forecast, the stock market would likely fall more than 50 percent.

InterviewsPolitics

Bill Whalen On The John Batchelor Show

interview with Bill Whalenvia The John Batchelor Show
Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Hoover Institution fellow Bill Whalen discusses the Democratic primaries and the challenges of trying to defeat Bernie Sanders.

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