Clinton sweeps the south, but Sanders still has momentum in the north
After Hillary Clinton won so big in the South, Bernie Sanders faces an uphill struggle for the nomination.
Keith Locke
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Odd alignments in the flag debate
Two years ago I welcomed John Key’s promise to hold a flag referendum. At last we could get rid of the Union Jack from our flag and have one that didn’t look like Australia’s. Many on the left had long argued for a flag change and now we had some significant support from the right.
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Mixed message from Nevada, but Sanders campaign still has the momentum
Sanders has been expanding his national vote, from around 30% (averaging the main polls) at the beginning of the year to 42% now. As he goes along he is sweeping thousands of young people into his campaign team.
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Why the attacks on Bernie aren’t working
Confusion reigns in the Clinton camp after Bernie Sanders trounced Hillary in New Hampshire, 60% to 38%.
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Sanders campaign over the first big hurdle
Bernie Sanders’ campaign for the US President is well and truly launched. The media are now treating him as a serious challenger after he held Hillary Clinton to a draw in Iowa yesterday.
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As with Corbyn, the establishment underestimated Sanders
The US political establishment is a little less cocky now that Bernie Sanders is surging in the polls. The latest polls show him ahead in the New Hampshire primary race and the Iowa caucuses.
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Police take a year to disclose secret search of activists’ home
The use of this provision against political activists does sound alarm bells.