| Remember way back in April when Bernie Sanders dropped four primaries and announced he was laying off hundreds of staffers and people thought the Bern was beginning to cool? Well, Sanders told us back then he was just refocusing his efforts for one big stand in California. |
| And now, ahead of the Golden State's June 7 contest, one thing yesterday became clear: Everything's coming up Bernie! |
| Sort of. |
| It's For the Record, a morning romp through the political headlines from USA TODAY. Sign up a friend (or enemy) today. |
| Wish they all could be California primaries |
| As we explained Tuesday, Sanders' plan to halt Hillary Clinton requires him to build a streak of primary wins that will let him flip a bunch of supderdelegates™ over to his side. And California, with its 475 (!) delegates, is a must-win primary for Sanders. |
| A new poll this week showed Sanders neck and neck with Clinton in the state, closing in by five points from a March version of the same survey. |
| Coming up Bernie, right? Sort of.
If Sanders is going to win, he needs to win big. He lags far behind Clinton, and California divvies its delegates up proportionally. That means Clinton could scrape together enough delegates needed to win the nomination-78, counting superdelegates-even if she loses. |
| But if Sanders could gin up a huge boost of publicity ahead of California's primary ... |
| OMG: This Sanders-Trump debate could really happen |
| After Clinton waved off a debate with him, Sanders set his sights on the only man left to argue with: Donald J. Trump. And Trump said yes. Sort of. |
| Sanders, via Jimmy Kimmel, challenged Trump to an inter-party rumble. Trump said yes, but only if they could raise $10-15 million for charity. |
| What kind of charity? Oh, "for maybe women's health issues or something," Trump said. That sounds worthy, but honestly the money could go toward Never Nudes awareness and we'd still be in support. Whatever it takes to make this happen. |
| "I am delighted that @realDonaldTrump has agreed to debate," Sanders tweeted Thursday afternoon. "Let's do it in the biggest stadium possible." |
| Should the two angry old white guys with bad hair duke it out, expect Hillary Clinton's name to be praised none too highly. |
| Trump clinches nomination; Americans clench something else |
| It's official: Donald Trump on Thursday secured enough delegates to snag the GOP nomination. |
| So then, who should be Trump's running mate? We asked astute politics watchers and activists for our new USA TODAY VP Power Rankings™, and Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker made the top of their list. |
| Experts said Corker, who made a buzzed-about visit to Trump Tower this week, would balance Trump well in that Corker has, you know, actual political experience. Another smart choice could be Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa, a veteran who could help Trump appeal to Republican women. |
| Also in the running: former "Crossfire" host Newt Gingrich. |
| Spoiler alert: Trump adviser Paul Manafort said not to expect a minority or a woman for the pick, however, because that would be "pandering." (Sorry, Joni.) |
| More from the campaign trail |
| • | 'Gordon Gecko has taken my children's future. Feel da Bern' (The Desert Sun) | | • | Clinton makes mildly tired Trump reference, says 'You're fired' won't work in White House (The Desert Sun) | | • | Sanders, in an out-of-context quote from his California rally: 'This is nuts' (The Desert Sun) | |
| A sneak peek at a Trump vs. Bernie debate |
| Comedy Central featured a Trump-Sanders debate last March, and it seemed like pure fantasy. Now? Maybe not so much. Enjoy. |
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