A Tale of Two Fundraisers – Clinton vs. Sanders

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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way – in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.

– Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

By now, most of you will have heard about political oligarch Hillary Clinton’s pair of “obscene” California fundraisers hosted by George Clooney this past weekend. For those of you who aren’t up to speed, here’s a quick recap from Variety:

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Comeback Kid – Sanders Slashes Clinton’s New York Primary Lead to 12 Points

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Nothing would please me more than to see Bernie Sanders defeat Hillary Clinton in the state of my birth, and where I spent most of my life: New York.

While it’s not going to be easy, the latest poll from Quinnipiac shows Sanders narrowing her lead to only 12 points. There’s a little less than three weeks until the April 19th primary, which means plenty of time to further close the gap.

Mother Jones reports:

Sanders is slowly gaining on Clinton in New York ahead of the April 19 primary. Clinton now leads Sanders by 12 points in New York’s Democratic primary, according to a Quinnipiac Poll released Thursday. A poll in February showed Sanders 21 points behind Clinton in New York, and another in March showed him 48 points behind.

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