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Can Bernie Sanders Overhaul His Party?

By Michael Wolraich

He’s being asked to make nice and throw his support to Hillary, but this is not how great political movements get started, and a movement is exactly what Sanders is leading now.

Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks at a campaign rally in Salem, Oregon, U.S., May 10, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart - RTX2DQLF

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NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 05: Donald Trump settles into his new ride as the 2011 Indianapolis 500 Chevrolet Camaro SS Convertible Pace Car driver for the 100th Anniversary of the Indianapolis 500 with Jeff Belskus, CEO, Indianapolis Motor Speedway (L) at Trump Tower on April 5, 2011 in New York City. Trump will lead 33 IZOD IndyCar Series drivers to the start of the Indy 500 on May 29, 2011. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Indianapolis Motor Speedway)

When the Indy 500 Told Trump to Get Lost

By Michael Daly05.29.16

People march with an inflatable effigy of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump near American and Mexican flags during an immigrant rights May Day rally in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 1, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson - RTX2CD44

What Trump Doesn’t Get About Immigrants

By Jeff Nale, Pete Dexter05.29.16

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Trump Troll Popularized by PC Mob

By Robby Soave05.28.16

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When Political Rallies Were for Sex

By Jon Grinspan05.28.16

Inside the ‘Voters for Hillary’ Stock Market Scam

Inside the ‘Voters for Hillary’ Scam

By ProPublica05.27.16

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses members of the National Rifle Association during their NRA-ILA Leadership Forum during at their annual meeting in Louisville, Kentucky, May 20, 2016. REUTERS/John Sommers II TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTSF87S

Trump: Muslims, Scary; Guns, Eh...

By Dean Obeidallah05.27.16

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Is Sanders Our William Jennings Bryan?

By Michael Kazin05.27.16

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How Pepe Became a Nazi Trump Supporter

By Olivia Nuzzi05.26.16

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State Department’s Hidden Hillary Donors

By Shane Harris, Jackie Kucinich05.26.16

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They Gave Money to Trump—and Clinton

By Center for Public Integrity05.26.16

A supporter wears a large Bernie Sanders mask as people gather at a rally for U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders in National City, California, United States May 21, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake - RTSFCBP

The Racist Side of Bernie Supporters

By Keli Goff05.26.16

Riot police block off the Albuquerque Convention Center to anti-Trump protests following a rally and speech by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at the convention center where the event was held, in Albuquerque, N.M., Tuesday, May 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

How Trump’s New Mexico Rally Got Violent

By Kelly Weill05.25.16

FILE- In the Sept. 12, 2015 file photo, Baylor President Ken Starr waits to run onto the field before an NCAA college football game in Waco, Texas. Baylor University officials say regents are still reviewing an investigation into how the Texas school handled reports of rape and assault by football players and expect to announce any actions by June 3, 2016. Baylor issued the statement Tuesday, May 24, 2016, after reports that President Ken Starr was fired. The school said it would not respond to "rumors." (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Kenneth Starr, Historic Sleazeball

By Michael Tomasky05.25.16

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald walks to the stage past an American flag at a fundraising event where he appeared with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, U.S., May 19, 2016.

Trump Taps Tinseltown for Cash

By Asawin Suebsaeng05.25.16

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Dublin Shocked by Gangster Killing Video

By Tom Sykes05.25.16

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Trump Protesters ‘Riot’ at NM Rally

This 105-Year-Old Beat Trump’s Money Man

By Michael Daly05.25.16

U.S. President Barack Obama attends a press conference at the International Convention Center in Hanoi, Vietnam, 23 May 2016. REUTER/Luong Thai Linh/Pool - RTSFIKH

From Team Hillary to Vietnam Lobbyist

By Betsy Woodruff05.25.16

Former Republican presidential candidate Senator Marco Rubio (L) talks to reporter's while waiting for the Senate's subway to depart after voting on Capitol Hill in Washington March 17, 2016. REUTERS/Gary Cameron - RTSAY5J

Rubio’s New Hobby: Florida

By Patricia Murphy05.25.16

CHARLESTON, SC - FEBRUARY 22: Reality TV host and New York real estate mogul Donald Trump holds up a replica flintlock rifle awarded him by cadets during the Republican Society Patriot Dinner at the Citadel Military College on February 22, 2015 in Charleston, South Carolina. Trump and U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) were honored at the annual event. (Photo by Richard Ellis/Getty Images)

The Batsh*t Crazies on the NRA’s Board

By Cliff Schecter05.25.16

Bill Clinton pauses in thought during a campaign stop. He is on the Clinton/Gore campaign bus tour across the United States to campaign for the 1992 presidential elections. (Photo by ¬© Ralf-Finn Hestoft/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

Trump Revives Clinton Conspiracy Theory

By John Avlon05.25.16

Inside the Trump Vitamins 'Scam'

Inside the Trump Vitamin ‘Scam’

By Abby Haglage, Tim Mak05.25.16

Trump Math: He Pays Less, We Pay More

By David Cay Johnston05.24.16

President-elect Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy wave to supporters after speaking at his election night headquarters in Los Angeles at night on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 1980. Reagan swept to an unusually lopsided win over President Jimmy Carter. (AP Photo)

‘Ronald’ Trump: Replay of 1980?

By Meg Jacobs05.24.16

Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton (R) gestures while standing beside Bernie Sanders during a photo spray of the candidates during the first Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 13, 2015. Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton will finally square off with top rival Bernie Sanders in the party's first debate of the 2016 campaign as she seeks to prove she is the candidate to beat.AFP PHOTO / FREDERIC J. BROWN

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Why Bernie’s Crushing Trump

By Michael Tomasky05.24.16

CHARLESTON, WV - MAY 05: Supporters cheer for United States Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump during his rally at the Charleston Civic Center on May 5, 2016 in Charleston, West Virginia. Trump became the Republican presumptive nominee following his landslide win in indiana on Tuesday.(Photo by Mark Lyons/Getty Images)

Mr. Trump’s All-White Nostalgia Movement

By Joy-Ann Reid05.24.16

Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe watches as US President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign rally for McAuliffe at Washington-Lee High School in Arlington, Virginia on November 3, 2013. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

China Billionaire Tried to Buy Hillary?

By Betsy Woodruff, Gideon Resnick, Shane Harris05.23.16