(CNN) — The Democratic National Committee is raising the polling and donor thresholds for qualifying for the party’s 20-20 presidential primary debates. Starting in the November debate, candidates will have to reach three percent in at least four DNC approved polls and raise money from 165-thousand separate donors. Until now, candidates had to gain two percent in the polls and…
Bill O’Reilly tonight defended his controversial declaration that slaves who built the White House were “well-fed and had decent lodgings,” claiming he is being unfairly attacked by “smear merchants.” The host of Fox News Channel’s “The O’Reilly Factor” made the comments Tuesday night in reference to first lady Michelle Obama’s speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on Monday,…
(CNN) – Twenty-one years ago, a Walmart store in Florida pulled shirts from its shelves, saying they were “offensive.” The shirts had a simple, empowering message: “Someday a woman will be PRESIDENT!” ABC Columbia mobile app users click here to watch. Categories: National News, Politics Tags: Democratic National Convention, DNC, Walmart
(CNN) – Former President Bill Clinton will deliver the keynote address on Tuesday night at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. ABC Columbia mobile app users click here to watch. Tags: Bill Clinton, convention, DNC, Hillary Clinton, Speech
AP COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Not all Bernie Sanders’ supporters are on board with his call to support Hillary Clinton, but some South Carolina delegates to the Democratic National Convention say he is now primed to be one of her chief campaigners. State Sen. Marlon Kimpson is a Clinton delegate at this week’s convention in Philadelphia. He says Sanders is…
(ABC News) – Watch the ABC News Network broadcast coverage of the Democratic National Convention each night, scheduled to air 10:00 p.m. -11:00 p.m. ET Categories: National News, Politics Tags: Democratic National Convention, DNC
