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Politico says the campaigns are flying blind in Nevada: “There have been only two public surveys in Nevada this week, and pollsters warn that the caucuses — a system only recently implemented in the state and typically attended by very few Nevadans — are nearly impossible to predict. That’s frightening for those wondering whether Clinton can sustain her Nevada firewall or whether Sanders’ momentum can bring a surge of young voters to the caucuses.”

In this week’s address, President Obama discussed his upcoming trip to Cuba, a visit that will further advance the progress we’ve made since he announced the new chapter of U.S. – Cuba relations more than a year ago. Meanwhile, Governor Markell highlighted the commitment Delaware has made to investing in alternatives to incarceration.

Donald Trump was caught in a lie on live television. “For months, Donald Trump has claimed that he opposed the Iraq War before the invasion began — as an example of his great judgment on foreign policy issues,” BuzzFeed reports. “But in a 2002 interview with Howard Stern, Donald Trump said he supported an Iraq invasion.” Watch him squirm on CNN when confronted with his lies.

Antonin Scalia was taking favors from people with business before the court, because of course he was. Scalia’s West Texas Vacation Courtesy of Businessman With Prior Supreme Court Case By…

My biggest problem with Bernie has always been that he is not a Democrat, so this letter from a Vermonter posted at TPM hit me like a punch in the nuts. It is the best articulation of the anti-Sanders position I've heard.

Ed Note: this came in over the transom. The long and short of it is that there is a Bernie Sanders Super Tuesday strategy event this Saturday in Newark. (Newark Kempo Karate @ 120 Peoples Plaza, Newark De 19702. To RSVP click here: go.berniesanders.com

A progressive group is invoking the classic television show "The West Wing" via its star Martin Sheen to pressure GOP senators who face tough re-elections to hold hearings on President Obama's Supreme Court nominee. A robocall campaign by the liberal People For The American Way will get underway in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin and target Sens. Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Ron Johnson (R-WI), respectively, who are both up for re-election. People For The American way provided the TPM with the robocall in advance of the public announcement. Come inside for the audio of the call.

We can pinpoint the moment when Republicans stopped buying into our 230 year national experiment in democracy. It was August 29, 2008 when John McCain introduced Sarah Palin to a…