Although Sanders is registered as a Democrat with the Federal Election Commission, a lawsuit filed in Leon County asserts he is a political interloper and not a bona fide Democrat. “Defendant Sanders is clearly an Independent, and is clearly not a Democrat, by his own definitions. With Sanders now the clear front-runner to become the Democratic nominee for the White House, his rivals are looking to slow his momentum. “The lawsuit is ridiculous,” said Juan Peñalosa, the executive director of the Florida Democratic Party, which was named as a defendant in the lawsuit along with Sanders, the national Democratic Party and Florida Secretary of State Laurel Lee. Peñalosa said the state party had unanimously voted to place Sanders on the Florida ballot.

Michael Putney came to Local 10 in 1989 to become senior political reporter and host of "This Week In South Florida with Michael Putney." He is Local 10's senior political reporter.

Michael Putney came to Local 10 in 1989 to become senior political reporter and host of "This Week In South Florida with Michael Putney." He is Local 10's senior political reporter.

Michael Putney came to Local 10 in 1989 to become senior political reporter and host of "This Week In South Florida with Michael Putney." He is Local 10's senior political reporter.

Pete Buttigieg’s campaign is raising questions about the results of Nevada’s caucuses and asking the state Democratic Party to address more than 200 reports of problems allocating votes Saturday. The campaign is calling for the party to release more detail of the votes and address concerns before releasing final results. Bernie Sanders won Nevada’s caucuses, with Joe Biden a distant second and Buttigieg in third. Buttigieg’s deputy campaign manager Hari Sevugan says in a statement that the campaign’s own data shows a “razor thin” margin for second place and questioned whether the “irregularities and a number of unresolved questions” could change the final results. The party did not respond to a message Sunday seeking comment on the letter.

The party dumped its original plan to have people cast early caucus votes with an app downloaded on iPads. The Google app and iPads are trusted commercial tech tools — a contrast to the newly developed app used in Iowa. As in Iowa, Nevada’s caucuses are run by the state party and not state and local election officials. State party officials said they have been consulting with the Democratic National Committee, the Department of Homeland Security and technical experts. There's uncertainty about how early voters would be included in later stages of the caucus process.

The analysis of the Voatz app, which has mostly been used for absentee voters and overseas military personnel, found that attackers could “alter, stop or expose how an individual has voted.”Voting security experts have long argued that online voting is dangerously insecure. Although few voters are expected to cast ballots on such apps in the coming election, the report casts a harsh light on the looming proposition of online voting. In 2018, Alaska explored using an online voting system but shuttered the program because of security concerns. To some experts, a study finding holes in a smartphone voting app wasn't a shock. The app also was used in the 2016 Massachusetts Democratic Convention and the 2016 Utah Republican Convention.

The past evidence and also any new evidence.”The back-and-forth between Hostin and Klobuchar, the former top prosecutor in Minneapolis, concerned an Associated Press investigation into the case of Myon Burrell. Klobuchar, whose office prosecuted the case, has raised the case throughout her political career — even during her 2020 presidential campaign — as an example of how she helped find justice for victims of violence. After the AP’s story, Klobuchar said evidence in the case should be reviewed. But her exchange with Hostin was especially heated and took place at a pivotal moment in her candidacy. Sunny, I think you know that I care so much about justice, and this case must be reviewed.”___McDowell reported from Minneapolis.

MANCHESTER, N.H. – Voters are participating in the New Hampshire’s Democratic and Republican presidential primary on Tuesday afternoon before polls started closing at 7 p.m. While most Republican voters like Joyce Hutchins were casting the ballots for President Donald Trump, there was a lot of indecision among Democrats and independents. Voters who are not registered with either party can participate in the Democratic primary. Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg has been trying to take moderate Democrats’ votes away from Joe Biden, who predicted he was going to “take a hit” in New Hampshire too. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has been trying to take leftists Democrats’ votes away from Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

Roughly three-quarters of voters said they were not just dissatisfied but also angry with the Trump administration, according to a wide-ranging AP VoteCast survey of Democratic primary voters in New Hampshire on Tuesday. As in Iowa, Democratic voters in New Hampshire said health care and climate change are the most important issues facing the nation. DEMAND FOR CHANGEMost New Hampshire Democratic voters want a candidate who would fundamentally change the political system in Washington. Among voters who seek a fundamentally new political system, Sanders enjoyed a clear edge over other candidates, with about a third in support of him. CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE ECONOMYAlong with health care, about a third of New Hampshire’s Democratic voters name climate change as the top issue facing the nation.

(Kristopher Radder/The Brattleboro Reformer via AP)WASHINGTON, D.C. – Bernie Sanders won the young, the liberal and the disaffected in New Hampshire. A majority of voters who considered themselves “very liberal” supported Sanders, according to AP VoteCast. AP VoteCast is a wide-ranging survey of more than 3,000 Democratic primary voters in New Hampshire conducted for The Associated Press by NORC at the University of Chicago. Yet after months of campaigns and debates, New Hampshire voters were still settling on the ideal moderate choice. An overwhelming share of New Hampshire Democrats — nearly 8 in 10 — view the economy as unfair.

The leaflets went out to union members on Tuesday night before New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary was called for Sanders. Not an insignificant fact!”___11:45 p.m.Progressive firebrand Bernie Sanders has won New Hampshire’s presidential primary election. Sanders' campaign, in contrast, is almost entirely funded by grassroots contributors who give small amounts online. "But a fresh outlook is what makes new beginnings possible.”___10:35 p.m.Bernie Sanders is holding a narrow lead over Pete Buttigieg in early returns in the New Hampshire Democratic primary. Both Warren and Sanders have been careful not to criticize each other harshly for months as they compete in the Democratic presidential primary.