Bernie's New Ads On Social Security and Trade, and Latest Cal. Results

Bernie's new ad on Biden and social security. https://t.co/KpukMa7cz1

— TomP__TomWells 🌹 (@TomP__TomJWells) March 4, 2020

In the 1995 comments, Biden suggests the U.S. should “freeze” federal spending, including Social Security, Medicare Medicaid and veterans’ benefits. He continues: “And I not only tried it once. I tried it twice. I tried it a third time. And I tried it a fourth time.”

CNBC

One of the 30-second segments is a near-duplicate of an ad Sanders released in January, which promoted audio of Biden’s remarks from the Senate floor in 1995. At the time, the former Delaware lawmaker was advocating freezing federal spending for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid during a debate over a balanced budget amendment.

“Well, we’ve got some bad news for them. We are not going to cut Social Security. We’re going to expand benefits,” Sanders says in the latest ad.

Politico

I understand that Bernie has this ad running in Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, and Washington reminding voters about his and Biden’s record on Social Security. 

Another ad is about job killing trade deals:

Another spot released Wednesday by Sanders’ campaign highlights a union auto worker hailing the senator’s longtime opposition to trade deals. The ad then flashes images of Biden and President Donald Trump as the auto worker criticizes “the banksters that have been robbing us blind and stealing our pensions and destroying our communities.”

Politico

And the latest on California:

90% reporting

415 delegates available

			Votes
Candidate		Delegates	Percent	Count
Bernie Sanders		155	33.6%	1,004,879
Joe Biden		93	24.9%	744,031
Michael Bloomberg		14	14.3%	426,954
Elizabeth Warren		9	12%	359,353

The battle has just begin!

Not me, Us.

This campaign is about asking one fundamental question: Which side are you on?

Are you on the side of the drug companies, the health insurance industry and the fossil fuel industry?

Or are you on the side of the working families of this country? pic.twitter.com/4SuKuSfg3M

— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) March 4, 2020

Update I: 

No final delegate vote.  Cal still is counting mail in ballots.

But it looks close to a tie overall if current trends continue:

Separate by FOUR delegates if current trends hold (only Bernie and Biden are viable in CA): pic.twitter.com/O4UYi0bZsu

— Lisa Pease (@lisapease) March 4, 2020