Primary season is in full swing for the eight Democrats hoping to cinch the nomination, but, as Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders gains steam, critics warn his rise to the top could aid President Donald Trump's re-election.
Andy Puzder, former CEO of CKE Restaurants and a Republican once tapped to be President Donald Trump's Labor Secretary, told Cheddar Monday that a Sanders nomination would be a win for Republicans, arguing the Vermont Senator won't appeal to his own party's moderates.
"I think he's kind of hurt the Democratic party in two ways. One is if he's the nominee, there are a lot of moderate Democrats, a lot of Democrats in business who can't vote from him," due to his economic policies, said Puzder, who is now a senior fellow of public policy at Pepperdine University. He added, "If he's not the nominee, I don't see those Bernie supporters, the Bernie troops, out there voting for Mike Bloomberg, even if Mike Bloomberg is the nominee."
While Sanders pulls a devoted crowd of supporters who want to see some of his non-mainstream ideas come to fruition (think: Medicare-for-All), none of the moderate Democrats have been able to solidify the same type of support and seem to be splitting the moderate vote in early contests.
Former Vice President Joe Biden last weekend suggested a Sanders nomination could hurt candidates down-ballot who may not align with a far-left platform. Former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar, and Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren echoed those concerns.
Puzder also noted the strong economy that has manifested during the Trump administration. "I don't see anybody on that stage that has a reasonable chance of defeating an incumbent president in a good economy."
Citing a number of major polls, Puzder said a majority of Americans "think they're going to be better off economically next year than they are this year." If that's the case, he asked, would those people "vote for a guy who's going to blow up the economy?"
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A Michigan judge is putting sponges in the hands of shoplifters and ordering them to wash cars in a Walmart parking lot when spring weather arrives. Genesee County Judge Jeffrey Clothier hopes the unusual form of community service discourages people from stealing from Walmart. The judge also wants to reward shoppers with free car washes. Clothier says he began ordering “Walmart wash” sentences this week for shoplifting at the store in Grand Blanc Township. He believes 75 to 100 people eventually will be ordered to wash cars this spring. Clothier says he will be washing cars alongside them when the time comes.
The State Department had been in talks with Elon Musk’s Tesla company to buy armored electric vehicles, but the plans have been put on hold by the Trump administration after reports emerged about a potential $400 million purchase. A State Department spokesperson said the electric car company owned by Musk was the only one that expressed interest back in May 2024. The deal with Tesla was only in its planning phases but it was forecast to be the largest contract of the year. It shows how some of his wealth has come and was still expected to come from taxpayers.
At 100 years old, the Goodyear Blimp is an ageless star in the sky. The 246-foot-long airship will be in the background of the Daytona 500 — flying roughly 1,500 feet above Daytona International Speedway, actually — to celebrate its greatest anniversary tour. Even though remote camera technologies are improving regularly and changing the landscape of aerial footage, the blimp continues to carve out a niche. At Daytona, with the usual 40-car field racing around a 2½-mile superspeedway, views from the blimp aptly provide the scope of the event.
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