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| Donald Trump promises ‘very powerful endorsement today' – campaign live | Donald Trump promises ‘very powerful endorsement today' – campaign live |
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| Hilarious Rubio football video | |
| This is great. Independent Journal Review revisits the time last year when Marco Rubio bonked a kid in a head with a football. Here Rubio completes the pass. | |
| But then it gets really playful and really good. Have a look. Amazing Ben Carson cameo. Talk about Gifted Hands: | |
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| Thrice-elected Republican governor of New York and nonstarter 2016 presidential candidate George Pataki has thrown his support behind Florida senator Marco Rubio. | |
| George Pataki just endorsed @marcorubio on Fox News. | |
| The biggest endorsement news since nonstarter 2016 presidential candidate Rick Perry endorsed Ted Cruz yesterday? Inarguably. | |
| 1.15pm GMT | 1.15pm GMT |
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| Hello, and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. Did you watch the Democratic candidates’ forum last night? Hillary Clinton faced an uncomfortable question from the audience about why she does not inspire young people, and Bernie Sanders had to grovel for calling Planned Parenthood “establishment”. | Hello, and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. Did you watch the Democratic candidates’ forum last night? Hillary Clinton faced an uncomfortable question from the audience about why she does not inspire young people, and Bernie Sanders had to grovel for calling Planned Parenthood “establishment”. |
| Who won? It’s a forum, everybody wins! Read our full coverage here. Here’s the Clinton moment: | Who won? It’s a forum, everybody wins! Read our full coverage here. Here’s the Clinton moment: |
| ‘Very powerful endorsement today’, quoth Trump | ‘Very powerful endorsement today’, quoth Trump |
| Donald Trump is saying he’s got another big fish in the net. Sarah Palin was just a “special guest”, so who’s “very powerful”? Here’s video of the audio (because this is how we do TV now) of Trump’s boast: | Donald Trump is saying he’s got another big fish in the net. Sarah Palin was just a “special guest”, so who’s “very powerful”? Here’s video of the audio (because this is how we do TV now) of Trump’s boast: |
| VIDEO: @realDonaldTrump announces 'a very powerful endorsement' will be coming today. https://t.co/cJsMBcVcdY | VIDEO: @realDonaldTrump announces 'a very powerful endorsement' will be coming today. https://t.co/cJsMBcVcdY |
| Low whistle | Low whistle |
| New ABC/WaPo poll: 64% of Republicans now expect Donald Trump to be the GOP nominee, up sharply in last two months: pic.twitter.com/Xp1W7lwF8d | New ABC/WaPo poll: 64% of Republicans now expect Donald Trump to be the GOP nominee, up sharply in last two months: pic.twitter.com/Xp1W7lwF8d |
| There is a slew of new polling out this morning, and it all looks good for Trump, especially nationally where a CNN/ORC poll has him at 41%, followed by Texas senator Ted Cruz at 19%. | There is a slew of new polling out this morning, and it all looks good for Trump, especially nationally where a CNN/ORC poll has him at 41%, followed by Texas senator Ted Cruz at 19%. |
| But what about Iowa, which caucuses on Monday? The race between Cruz and Trump in Iowa remains tight, the way Quinnipiac sees it. And Jeb! is up a point! | But what about Iowa, which caucuses on Monday? The race between Cruz and Trump in Iowa remains tight, the way Quinnipiac sees it. And Jeb! is up a point! |
| Trump, Cruz Go Down To The Wire In GOP #Iowa Caucus Poll https://t.co/OjrPo806Vt #Election2016 #IAcaucus pic.twitter.com/FXLBflwNOw | Trump, Cruz Go Down To The Wire In GOP #Iowa Caucus Poll https://t.co/OjrPo806Vt #Election2016 #IAcaucus pic.twitter.com/FXLBflwNOw |
| As for the Democrats, an NBC News/Survey Monkey poll has Hillary Clinton holding a large national lead of 51-37 over Sanders, which is right in line with the polling averages. | As for the Democrats, an NBC News/Survey Monkey poll has Hillary Clinton holding a large national lead of 51-37 over Sanders, which is right in line with the polling averages. |
| Isn’t it strange how the first time Trump says something you kind of dismiss it, but then he does that trick where he says it again right away and then you catch yourself thinking: “Huh, Ted Cruz. Seems kind of nervous. Huh, America, we never win anymore. Huh, deals, why does Obama make such stupid deals.” | Isn’t it strange how the first time Trump says something you kind of dismiss it, but then he does that trick where he says it again right away and then you catch yourself thinking: “Huh, Ted Cruz. Seems kind of nervous. Huh, America, we never win anymore. Huh, deals, why does Obama make such stupid deals.” |
| Trump on Cruz: “He really does lie. He’s so nervous. I saw him the other day, he’s so nervous." | Trump on Cruz: “He really does lie. He’s so nervous. I saw him the other day, he’s so nervous." |
| Here’s how some of the Guardian politics team is deployed today: | Here’s how some of the Guardian politics team is deployed today: |
| Dan Roberts will be with Bernie Sanders in Des Moines, Iowa, where the senator is to meet with steel workers. Later in the day he’ll catch Hillary Clinton in Iowa as well, and even later in the day, Sabrina Siddiqui will catch Clinton again. | Dan Roberts will be with Bernie Sanders in Des Moines, Iowa, where the senator is to meet with steel workers. Later in the day he’ll catch Hillary Clinton in Iowa as well, and even later in the day, Sabrina Siddiqui will catch Clinton again. |
| Sabrina will also cross paths with Ted Cruz in Iowa today, while Ben Jacobs has his sights on a Donald Trump rally this afternoon. David Smith reports today from the White House. | Sabrina will also cross paths with Ted Cruz in Iowa today, while Ben Jacobs has his sights on a Donald Trump rally this afternoon. David Smith reports today from the White House. |
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