Matt Taibbi | Is Joe Biden 'Electable' or Not? Thank God, Nobody Seems to Know

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28 April 19 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News GREAT READERSHIP, HORRIBLE SUPPORT - We have a wonderful day of readership underway - Thank You! Unfortunately, once again, people are ignoring funding. Won’t work, can’t work … never did work. Regardless of what they tell you. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Matt Taibbi | Is Joe Biden 'Electable' or Not? Thank God, Nobody Seems to Know  Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone Taibbi writes: "Maybe Joe Biden has been in politics too long. When he finally announced his run this week, he found he'd outlived the campaign cliché that once would have carried him to the White House: 'electability.'" READ MORE Mourners participate in a candle light vigil for the victims of the Chabad of Poway Synagogue shooting at the Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church on April 27, 2019 in Poway, Calif. (photo: Sandy Huffaker/AFP/Getty Images) California Synagogue Shooting Investigated As a Hate Crime After 1 Killed, 3 Injured Shannon Van Sant and James Doubek, NPR Excerpt: "A gunman opened fire at a California synagogue Saturday morning, killing one and wounding three more people." READ MORE Rep. Elijah E. Cummings. (photo: Alex Brandon/AP) Trump's Stonewalling Pushes House Democrats Towards Impeachment Sam Brodey and Betsy Woodruff, The Daily Beast Excerpt: "Donald Trump's declaration this week that his administration will stonewall 'all the subpoenas' from Congress has pushed House Democrats to rethink their impeachment calculus." READ MORE Demonstrators protest the shooting death of Corey Jones in West Palm Beach at a 2015 rally. (photo: Joe Raedle/AFP) 25 Years in Prison for Ex-Florida Policeman Who Shot Black Motorist Agence France-Presse Excerpt: "A former Florida police officer was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Thursday for fatally shooting a black man whose car had broken down on the highway." READ MORE Ayanna Pressley points to her supporters after winning the Democratic primary in Boston, September 4, 2018. (photo: Brian Snyder/Reuters) College Democrats at Over 40 Schools Boycott DCCC Over Pro-Incumbent Policy Zack Budryk, The Hill Budryk writes: "Young Democrats at more than 30 colleges nationwide plan to boycott the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) in protest of a new policy critics say is intended to freeze out challengers to incumbent representatives." READ MORE María Sosa stands with her husband, José Alberto, at their apartment in Panorama City, a Los Angeles neighborhood. Sosa waited months to receive the bond money she posted for her husband. (photo: Ivan Kashinsky/WP) ICE Is Holding $204 Million in Bond Money, and Some Immigrants Might Never Get It Back Meagan Flynn, The Washington Post Flynn writes: "U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is holding on to more than $200 million in bond money that belongs to immigrants who have been in the agency's custody, cash that has yet to be returned to thousands of immigrant families or the U.S. citizens who bailed them out, according to data obtained through open records requests." READ MORE Waorani community attend court hearing. (photo: Facebook/Amazon Frontlines) Ecuador's Indigenous Win Landmark Case Against Drilling teleSUR Excerpt: "The Amazonian Waorani community in Ecuador celebrated a significant legal victory Friday. A court in the Pastaza region ruled that the government had violated their rights when it sought to drill for oil on their land." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Update My Monthly Donation