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| Donald Trump endorsed by Sheriff Joe Arpaio for president – campaign live | |
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| The Guardian’s Daniel Hernandez reports from Las Vegas, where Donald Trump’s scathing rhetoric about Latin American immigrants is galvanizing a movement in the community to pursue American citizenship - and to register to vote in key battleground states: | |
| In what campaigners are calling a “naturalization blitz”, workshops are being hosted across the country to facilitate Hispanic immigrants who are legal, permanent residents and will only qualify to vote in the 2016 presidential election if they upgrade their immigration status. | |
| Citizenship clinics will take place in Nevada, Colorado, Texas and California later this month, with other states expected to host classes in February and early March in order to make the citizenship deadline required to vote in November. | |
| Several labor unions and advocacy groups are collaborating on the project. In Las Vegas, organizers also intend to hold mock caucuses to educate new voters on the state’s complicated primary process. Nevada is the first early voting state to feature a large Latino population, and that group is eager to make itself known. | |
| “This is a big deal,” said Jocelyn Sida of Mi Familia Vota, a partner in the Nevada event. “We as Latinos are always being told that we’re taking jobs or we’re anchor babies, and all these things are very hurtful. It’s getting to the point where folks are frustrated with that type of rhetoric. They realize the only way they can stop this is by getting involved civically.” | |
| Read the whole article here: | |
| Related: Donald Trump's remarks spur Latino 'naturalization blitz' before election | |
| Trump, for his part, is clearly not worried. | |
| "Minorities Line Up Behind Donald Trump" #Trump2016 https://t.co/ClcvOgWOMy | |
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| Ted Cruz can add another conservative media endorsement to his collection: radio host, political commentator, bestselling author and Twitter gadfly Dana Loesch. | Ted Cruz can add another conservative media endorsement to his collection: radio host, political commentator, bestselling author and Twitter gadfly Dana Loesch. |
| In a statement released by the Cruz campaign, Loesch cited the Texas senator’s efforts to repeal Obamacare, protect second amendment rights and reduce the size of the federal government as the inspiration for her support. “I have said that I will pull for the most conservative in the race,” Loesch said. | In a statement released by the Cruz campaign, Loesch cited the Texas senator’s efforts to repeal Obamacare, protect second amendment rights and reduce the size of the federal government as the inspiration for her support. “I have said that I will pull for the most conservative in the race,” Loesch said. |
| As one of the original founders of the modern-day Tea Party movement, I watched grassroots conservatives support Ted Cruz’s David and Goliath success against Dewhurst and the Republican establishment. Cruz has fought to repeal Obamacare, shrink the size of government; he has defended our gun rights, our right to privacy, our sovereignty and borders. I personally feel that Ted Cruz is the best choice to reverse America’s road to ruin and am proud to support him in the 2016 Republican primary.” | As one of the original founders of the modern-day Tea Party movement, I watched grassroots conservatives support Ted Cruz’s David and Goliath success against Dewhurst and the Republican establishment. Cruz has fought to repeal Obamacare, shrink the size of government; he has defended our gun rights, our right to privacy, our sovereignty and borders. I personally feel that Ted Cruz is the best choice to reverse America’s road to ruin and am proud to support him in the 2016 Republican primary.” |
| Cruz is “thrilled” to have Loesch on board. “Dana is a fearless conservative who is not afraid to confront the liberal media bias head on,” the Cruz campaign released in a statement. “She is a passionate fighter for liberty and an important voice for conservatives. I am thrilled to have Dana on our team and work together to win the White House in 2016.” | Cruz is “thrilled” to have Loesch on board. “Dana is a fearless conservative who is not afraid to confront the liberal media bias head on,” the Cruz campaign released in a statement. “She is a passionate fighter for liberty and an important voice for conservatives. I am thrilled to have Dana on our team and work together to win the White House in 2016.” |
| Loesch’s endorsement comes on the heels of National Review’s publication of her “Against Trump” essay - flanked by 22 others - in which she stated that the current Republican frontrunner’s conservative bona fides “raises serious questions.” | Loesch’s endorsement comes on the heels of National Review’s publication of her “Against Trump” essay - flanked by 22 others - in which she stated that the current Republican frontrunner’s conservative bona fides “raises serious questions.” |
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| Sheriff Joe Arpaio endorses Donald Trump | Sheriff Joe Arpaio endorses Donald Trump |
| Another – big? – endorsement for Trump comes in, in the form of Maricopa County, Arizona, sheriff Joe Arpaio, the New York Times reports. | Another – big? – endorsement for Trump comes in, in the form of Maricopa County, Arizona, sheriff Joe Arpaio, the New York Times reports. |
| Arpaio is to campaign for Trump in Iowa in the 6-day blitz to the caucuses. | Arpaio is to campaign for Trump in Iowa in the 6-day blitz to the caucuses. |
| To say that Arpaio is an immigration hard-liner is to understate it, and to fail to capture the sheriff’s Draconian methods, which the federal court system has deemed abusive and unconstitutional. | To say that Arpaio is an immigration hard-liner is to understate it, and to fail to capture the sheriff’s Draconian methods, which the federal court system has deemed abusive and unconstitutional. |
| In 2012, the federal government filed a lawsuit against Arpaio, accusing him of racial profiling and numerous civil rights violations for allowing (and encouraging) his deputies to make broad sweeps of Latino neighborhoods and rounding up anyone who they suspect might be in the US illegally or who cannot produce papers on request. | In 2012, the federal government filed a lawsuit against Arpaio, accusing him of racial profiling and numerous civil rights violations for allowing (and encouraging) his deputies to make broad sweeps of Latino neighborhoods and rounding up anyone who they suspect might be in the US illegally or who cannot produce papers on request. |
| A year later, a federal judge ordered the appointment of an independent monitor to watch Arpaio after finding that his office engaged in racial profiling. | A year later, a federal judge ordered the appointment of an independent monitor to watch Arpaio after finding that his office engaged in racial profiling. |
| Can Arpaio help persuade Iowans to vote for Trump? The real estate mogul has chalked up a real TriFecta today, with Falwell-Rocker-Arpaio. | Can Arpaio help persuade Iowans to vote for Trump? The real estate mogul has chalked up a real TriFecta today, with Falwell-Rocker-Arpaio. |
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| Lauren Gambino | Lauren Gambino |
| A new Hillary Clinton ad says there’s more than one lifelong do-gooder in this race, reports Lauren Gambino: | A new Hillary Clinton ad says there’s more than one lifelong do-gooder in this race, reports Lauren Gambino: |
| Bernie Sanders has won praise for his steadfast dedication – over decades in public service – to fighting income inequality. In a new campaign ad, Hillary Clinton reminds voters that she, too, has kept up a decades-long commitment to protecting children and families.The new 60-second spot features a montage of archival footage of Clinton speaking about children and families throughout her five decades in public life. | Bernie Sanders has won praise for his steadfast dedication – over decades in public service – to fighting income inequality. In a new campaign ad, Hillary Clinton reminds voters that she, too, has kept up a decades-long commitment to protecting children and families.The new 60-second spot features a montage of archival footage of Clinton speaking about children and families throughout her five decades in public life. |
| The ad, which is set to air in the days leading up to Monday’s Iowa caucuses, opens with a clip from a 1979 interview in which Clinton, then the bespectacled first-lady of Arkansas, says that she is interested in the “area of children”.It continues with clips of the candidate speaking about children and families as a first lady, a state senator, a presidential candidate, secretary of state and presidential candidate again.The ad ends: “I’m Hillary Clinton, and I’ve always approved this message.” | The ad, which is set to air in the days leading up to Monday’s Iowa caucuses, opens with a clip from a 1979 interview in which Clinton, then the bespectacled first-lady of Arkansas, says that she is interested in the “area of children”.It continues with clips of the candidate speaking about children and families as a first lady, a state senator, a presidential candidate, secretary of state and presidential candidate again.The ad ends: “I’m Hillary Clinton, and I’ve always approved this message.” |
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| Fox mocks Trump for debate jitters | Fox mocks Trump for debate jitters |
| Donald Trump has been threatening to boycott Thursday night’s Republican debate over the presence of Fox News co-host Megyn Kelly, Trump’s top media bugbear. | Donald Trump has been threatening to boycott Thursday night’s Republican debate over the presence of Fox News co-host Megyn Kelly, Trump’s top media bugbear. |
| Fox has smacked back at Trump in a statement obtained by CNN: | Fox has smacked back at Trump in a statement obtained by CNN: |
| Fox News knocking Trump with a very Foxy statement https://t.co/p6Gwa4iZWY pic.twitter.com/nVgNeZ12FC | Fox News knocking Trump with a very Foxy statement https://t.co/p6Gwa4iZWY pic.twitter.com/nVgNeZ12FC |
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| Chris Christie, the New Jersey governor, can’t catch a break on this blizzard thing. All he wants to do is run for president of New Hampshire. | Chris Christie, the New Jersey governor, can’t catch a break on this blizzard thing. All he wants to do is run for president of New Hampshire. |
| But there were tragic deaths at the weekend in New Jersey, and flooding, and tens of thousands of people lost power, and he is the governor, but the storm’s over now, and what is he supposed to do, go down there with a mop? | But there were tragic deaths at the weekend in New Jersey, and flooding, and tens of thousands of people lost power, and he is the governor, but the storm’s over now, and what is he supposed to do, go down there with a mop? |
| Or, as Christie put it in a stop on his resumed New Hampshire campaigning schedule Monday night, | Or, as Christie put it in a stop on his resumed New Hampshire campaigning schedule Monday night, |
| I don’t know what you want me to do, you want me to go down there with a mop?” | I don’t know what you want me to do, you want me to go down there with a mop?” |
| It’s true, it is not for those who hold elected office to fill the heroic role of first responder in times of crisis. Unless, of course, you’re New Jersey senator Cory Booker: | It’s true, it is not for those who hold elected office to fill the heroic role of first responder in times of crisis. Unless, of course, you’re New Jersey senator Cory Booker: |
| On the topic of mops, @CoryBooker is in New Jersey right now helping constituents and Snapchatting the flood damage pic.twitter.com/8KqtcPsBl3 | On the topic of mops, @CoryBooker is in New Jersey right now helping constituents and Snapchatting the flood damage pic.twitter.com/8KqtcPsBl3 |
| Booker, a Democrat, declined to draw a contrast: | Booker, a Democrat, declined to draw a contrast: |
| .@CoryBooker: I can't speak to where @GovChristie wants to be; partnerships are so impt right now, I don't want to strain them w/ politics. | .@CoryBooker: I can't speak to where @GovChristie wants to be; partnerships are so impt right now, I don't want to strain them w/ politics. |
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| David Smith | David Smith |
| Wait, if this is true, then how come a single Republican candidate today alone has won endorsements from both Jerry Falwell and John Rocker? | Wait, if this is true, then how come a single Republican candidate today alone has won endorsements from both Jerry Falwell and John Rocker? |
| Robert Gates, a Republican stalwart and former US defence secretary who served under eight presidents, has derided the party’s election candidates for a grasp of national security issues that “would embarrass a middle schooler”, Guardian Washington correspondent David Smith reports: | Robert Gates, a Republican stalwart and former US defence secretary who served under eight presidents, has derided the party’s election candidates for a grasp of national security issues that “would embarrass a middle schooler”, Guardian Washington correspondent David Smith reports: |
| An ex-CIA director who first joined the White House under Richard Nixon, Gates joked that if frontrunner Donald Trump wins the presidency, he would emigrate to Canada. He condemned the media for failing to challenge candidates from both parties on promises he believes are unaffordable, illegal or unconstitutional. | An ex-CIA director who first joined the White House under Richard Nixon, Gates joked that if frontrunner Donald Trump wins the presidency, he would emigrate to Canada. He condemned the media for failing to challenge candidates from both parties on promises he believes are unaffordable, illegal or unconstitutional. |
| “The level of dialogue on national security issues would embarrass a middle schooler,” Gates said of the Republican contenders at a Politico Playbook event in Washington on Monday. “People are out there making threats and promises that are totally unrealistic, totally unattainable. Either they really believe what they’re saying or they’re cynical and opportunistic and, in a way, you hope it’s the latter, because God forbid they actually believe some of the things that they’re saying.” | “The level of dialogue on national security issues would embarrass a middle schooler,” Gates said of the Republican contenders at a Politico Playbook event in Washington on Monday. “People are out there making threats and promises that are totally unrealistic, totally unattainable. Either they really believe what they’re saying or they’re cynical and opportunistic and, in a way, you hope it’s the latter, because God forbid they actually believe some of the things that they’re saying.” |
| Read the full piece here: | Read the full piece here: |
| Related: Robert Gates: Republicans' grasp of national security is at a child's level | Related: Robert Gates: Republicans' grasp of national security is at a child's level |
| 6.20pm GMT | 6.20pm GMT |
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| Trump threatens debate boycott over Kelly | Trump threatens debate boycott over Kelly |
| Here’s more Donald Trump coverage for those Trump-famished politics watchers among you. | Here’s more Donald Trump coverage for those Trump-famished politics watchers among you. |
| Trump has threatened to boycott Thursday’s Republican presidential debate because co-hosting for Fox News will be Megyn Kelly, Trump’s improbable and sort of inexplicable media nemesis. | Trump has threatened to boycott Thursday’s Republican presidential debate because co-hosting for Fox News will be Megyn Kelly, Trump’s improbable and sort of inexplicable media nemesis. |
| You may remember that the last time the two met in a debate, last August, Kelly asked Trump about his history of negative comments about women, and afterwards he freaked out and seemed to accuse her of menstruating. | You may remember that the last time the two met in a debate, last August, Kelly asked Trump about his history of negative comments about women, and afterwards he freaked out and seemed to accuse her of menstruating. |
| So now Trump claims to be considering boycotting Thursday’s debate. He’s just launched a Twitter poll to answer the question. So far 1,344 people have voted and it’s about half-half. | So now Trump claims to be considering boycotting Thursday’s debate. He’s just launched a Twitter poll to answer the question. So far 1,344 people have voted and it’s about half-half. |
| Should I do the #GOPdebate? https://t.co/cjTywwIl85 | Should I do the #GOPdebate? https://t.co/cjTywwIl85 |
| In addition to his Twitter poll, the would-be-next-president has also taken to bitching on Instagram: | In addition to his Twitter poll, the would-be-next-president has also taken to bitching on Instagram: |
| “Make America Great Again and Also Safe from Meanie Megyn Kelly” would not fit on a hat. | “Make America Great Again and Also Safe from Meanie Megyn Kelly” would not fit on a hat. |
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| 6.07pm GMT | 6.07pm GMT |
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| John Rocker, the former Major League Baseball pitcher and late-1990s avatar of cinched ignorance, has scanned the Republican presidential field and identified a candidate he can get behind: Donald Trump. | John Rocker, the former Major League Baseball pitcher and late-1990s avatar of cinched ignorance, has scanned the Republican presidential field and identified a candidate he can get behind: Donald Trump. |
| “I think [Trump] has really woken America up,” Rocker told The Daily Caller, saying he was “absolutely” endorsing the mogul. | “I think [Trump] has really woken America up,” Rocker told The Daily Caller, saying he was “absolutely” endorsing the mogul. |
| Rocker was temporarily suspended from baseball after he was asked by Sports Illustrated in 1999 whether he would ever play for a New York City team. | Rocker was temporarily suspended from baseball after he was asked by Sports Illustrated in 1999 whether he would ever play for a New York City team. |
| “I’d retire first,” Rocker said: | “I’d retire first,” Rocker said: |
| I’d retire first. It’s the most hectic, nerve-racking city. Imagine having to take the 7 Train to the ballpark looking like you’re riding through Beirut next to some kid with purple hair, next to some queer with AIDS, right next to some dude who just got out of jail for the fourth time, right next to some 20-year-old mom with four kids. It’s depressing... | I’d retire first. It’s the most hectic, nerve-racking city. Imagine having to take the 7 Train to the ballpark looking like you’re riding through Beirut next to some kid with purple hair, next to some queer with AIDS, right next to some dude who just got out of jail for the fourth time, right next to some 20-year-old mom with four kids. It’s depressing... |
| “The biggest thing I don’t like about New York are the foreigners,” Rocker continued: | “The biggest thing I don’t like about New York are the foreigners,” Rocker continued: |
| You can walk an entire block in Times Square and not hear anybody speaking English. Asians and Koreans and Vietnamese and Indians and Russians and Spanish people and everything up there. How the hell did they get in this country? | You can walk an entire block in Times Square and not hear anybody speaking English. Asians and Koreans and Vietnamese and Indians and Russians and Spanish people and everything up there. How the hell did they get in this country? |
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| And they’ve all, come, to look for Ameerrrriiicca | And they’ve all, come, to look for Ameerrrriiicca |
| Gray and flat Iowa landscape today. pic.twitter.com/e45u52QqjU | Gray and flat Iowa landscape today. pic.twitter.com/e45u52QqjU |
| Updated | Updated |
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| The Bern. Are you feeling it? Do you feel it now? | The Bern. Are you feeling it? Do you feel it now? |
| Bernie Sanders in 1988, on C-SPAN, as mayor of Burlington pic.twitter.com/yjdlSbkfVa | Bernie Sanders in 1988, on C-SPAN, as mayor of Burlington pic.twitter.com/yjdlSbkfVa |
| 5.39pm GMT | 5.39pm GMT |
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| Dan Roberts | Dan Roberts |
| Vermont senator Bernie Sanders does not think his campaign will match the historic momentousness of Barack Obama’s 2008 run, reports Guardian Washington bureau chief Dan Roberts in Des Moines: | Vermont senator Bernie Sanders does not think his campaign will match the historic momentousness of Barack Obama’s 2008 run, reports Guardian Washington bureau chief Dan Roberts in Des Moines: |
| An upbeat Sanders was enjoying the support of the Des Moines steelworkers union this morning. But there was one comparison he wasn’t going to make when pressed on parallels between his recent Iowa surge and that of a certain senator from Illinois eight years ago. | An upbeat Sanders was enjoying the support of the Des Moines steelworkers union this morning. But there was one comparison he wasn’t going to make when pressed on parallels between his recent Iowa surge and that of a certain senator from Illinois eight years ago. |
| “Obama in 2008 ran a campaign which is really going to stay in the history books,” replied Sanders when asked if he could reach similar levels of support here. “It was an unbelievable campaign. In places they ran out of ballots, as I understand. The [Iowa caucus] turnout was so extraordinary nobody expected it. Do I think in this campaign we are going to match that? I would love to see us do that. I hope we can. Frankly, I don’t think we can.” | “Obama in 2008 ran a campaign which is really going to stay in the history books,” replied Sanders when asked if he could reach similar levels of support here. “It was an unbelievable campaign. In places they ran out of ballots, as I understand. The [Iowa caucus] turnout was so extraordinary nobody expected it. Do I think in this campaign we are going to match that? I would love to see us do that. I hope we can. Frankly, I don’t think we can.” |
| At least he was getting asked the question, though. The press pack following Sanders has mushroomed in recent days after months of sparse attendance at his events. | At least he was getting asked the question, though. The press pack following Sanders has mushroomed in recent days after months of sparse attendance at his events. |
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| 5.23pm GMT | 5.23pm GMT |
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| Video: highlights from the Democratic town hall meeting in Iowa | Video: highlights from the Democratic town hall meeting in Iowa |
| 5.20pm GMT | 5.20pm GMT |
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| From the comments / Trump's endorsement | From the comments / Trump's endorsement |
| We asked you who you thought would be the “very powerful endorsement” unveiled today by Donald Trump. You did not have much time to answer, and yet answer you did. We did not identify any correct “Falwell” guesses – but there were strong entries otherwise. Viz.: | We asked you who you thought would be the “very powerful endorsement” unveiled today by Donald Trump. You did not have much time to answer, and yet answer you did. We did not identify any correct “Falwell” guesses – but there were strong entries otherwise. Viz.: |
| "I'm thinking of somebody verrrrrrry powerful" | "I'm thinking of somebody verrrrrrry powerful" |
| Since he's doing a Vulcan mind meld, it would have to be Mr. Spock. | Since he's doing a Vulcan mind meld, it would have to be Mr. Spock. |
| Jesus Christ? | Jesus Christ? |
| please be Clint Eastwood, please be Clint Eastwood.... | please be Clint Eastwood, please be Clint Eastwood.... |
| George W Bush | George W Bush |
| And... reaction: | And... reaction: |
| Jerry Falwell. No surprise there. Christian fundamentalist siding with the hate monger. | Jerry Falwell. No surprise there. Christian fundamentalist siding with the hate monger. |
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| “Tonight’s rally” for Trump would be at the University of Iowa field house in Iowa City, Iowa, beginning at 7.30pm ET. Falwell will be there. | “Tonight’s rally” for Trump would be at the University of Iowa field house in Iowa City, Iowa, beginning at 7.30pm ET. Falwell will be there. |
| NBC embed @alivitali confirms Jerry Falwell Jr., chancellor of @LibertyU, is Trump's "very special guest" and endorser at tonight's rally | NBC embed @alivitali confirms Jerry Falwell Jr., chancellor of @LibertyU, is Trump's "very special guest" and endorser at tonight's rally |
| Ted Cruz, who launched his campaign at Falwell’s Liberty University, wanted to be the one hosting Falwell this week in Iowa. But Cruz did not get Falwell, and he did not get senior Iowa senator Chuck Grassley, who appeared at a Trump rally at the weekend (without officially endorsing Trump). | Ted Cruz, who launched his campaign at Falwell’s Liberty University, wanted to be the one hosting Falwell this week in Iowa. But Cruz did not get Falwell, and he did not get senior Iowa senator Chuck Grassley, who appeared at a Trump rally at the weekend (without officially endorsing Trump). |
| Which endorsement matters most in Iowa? Do any of them? | Which endorsement matters most in Iowa? Do any of them? |
| But in superheated campaign context, Grassley appearance may be more valuable to Trump than to others. https://t.co/1uv23mF1NY | But in superheated campaign context, Grassley appearance may be more valuable to Trump than to others. https://t.co/1uv23mF1NY |
| 4.54pm GMT | 4.54pm GMT |
| 16:54 | 16:54 |
| Donald Trump: the candidate evangelicals choose when evangelicals choose a candidate. | Donald Trump: the candidate evangelicals choose when evangelicals choose a candidate. |
| Great honor- Rev. Jerry Falwell Jr. of Liberty University, one of the most respected religious leaders in our nation, has just endorsed me! | Great honor- Rev. Jerry Falwell Jr. of Liberty University, one of the most respected religious leaders in our nation, has just endorsed me! |
| Jerry Falwell Jr is the third Corinthian. | Jerry Falwell Jr is the third Corinthian. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 5.01pm GMT | at 5.01pm GMT |
| 4.49pm GMT | 4.49pm GMT |
| 16:49 | 16:49 |
| Rumors of a Falwell endorsement of Trump had percolated last week, before it turned out that it was former Alaska governor Sarah Palin who was getting behind the Donald. | Rumors of a Falwell endorsement of Trump had percolated last week, before it turned out that it was former Alaska governor Sarah Palin who was getting behind the Donald. |
| Who’s Jerry Falwell Jr? The son of an influential, late televangelist by the same name, who was famous for jeremiads against homosexuality and for organizing “faith voters” to bring political pressure to bear under the banner of his “Moral Majority.” | Who’s Jerry Falwell Jr? The son of an influential, late televangelist by the same name, who was famous for jeremiads against homosexuality and for organizing “faith voters” to bring political pressure to bear under the banner of his “Moral Majority.” |
| Fallwell, Jr, is more a second amendment guy. | Fallwell, Jr, is more a second amendment guy. |
| In December, Falwell urged Liberty University students, staff and faculty to carry concealed weapons on campus to counter any possible armed attack like the mass shooting in San Bernardino, California. The AP reported: | In December, Falwell urged Liberty University students, staff and faculty to carry concealed weapons on campus to counter any possible armed attack like the mass shooting in San Bernardino, California. The AP reported: |
| Let’s teach them a lesson if they ever show up here,” President Jerry Falwell Jr told an estimated 10,000 students at the weekly convocation held on Friday in Lynchburg. | Let’s teach them a lesson if they ever show up here,” President Jerry Falwell Jr told an estimated 10,000 students at the weekly convocation held on Friday in Lynchburg. |
| The call-to-arms was met with rousing applause from students, but some said Falwell went too far when he appeared to be referring specifically to Muslims, the News & Advance reported. | The call-to-arms was met with rousing applause from students, but some said Falwell went too far when he appeared to be referring specifically to Muslims, the News & Advance reported. |
| “I’ve always thought if more good people had concealed carry permits, then we could end those Muslims before they walked in,” Falwell said. The final words of his statement could not be clearly heard on a videotape of the remarks. | “I’ve always thought if more good people had concealed carry permits, then we could end those Muslims before they walked in,” Falwell said. The final words of his statement could not be clearly heard on a videotape of the remarks. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 4.52pm GMT | at 4.52pm GMT |
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| Falwell endorses Trump: Washington Post | Falwell endorses Trump: Washington Post |
| Jerry Falwell, Jr, the president of Virginia-based Liberty University, the country’s biggest evangelical university, has endorsed Donald Trump six days before the caucuses in Iowa, a state with a goodly share of evangelical voters, the Washington Post scoops: | Jerry Falwell, Jr, the president of Virginia-based Liberty University, the country’s biggest evangelical university, has endorsed Donald Trump six days before the caucuses in Iowa, a state with a goodly share of evangelical voters, the Washington Post scoops: |
| BREAKING w/ @wpjenna: Jerry Falwell Jr. endorses Trump, gives blessing days before caucuses https://t.co/q5jEuvbGqo | BREAKING w/ @wpjenna: Jerry Falwell Jr. endorses Trump, gives blessing days before caucuses https://t.co/q5jEuvbGqo |
| Falwell called Trump “a successful executive and entrepreneur, a wonderful father and a man who I believe can lead our country to greatness again.” | Falwell called Trump “a successful executive and entrepreneur, a wonderful father and a man who I believe can lead our country to greatness again.” |
| Trump responded: | Trump responded: |
| It is truly an honor to receive Jerry’s endorsement. Not only is he a high-quality person, with a wonderful family, whom I have great respect for – I also consider him a very good friend and his support means so much to me.” | It is truly an honor to receive Jerry’s endorsement. Not only is he a high-quality person, with a wonderful family, whom I have great respect for – I also consider him a very good friend and his support means so much to me.” |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 4.40pm GMT | at 4.40pm GMT |
| 4.35pm GMT | 4.35pm GMT |
| 16:35 | 16:35 |
| How exciting is this via crack Washington Post politics journo Robert Costa? | How exciting is this via crack Washington Post politics journo Robert Costa? |
| stay tuned... | stay tuned... |
| This is the thrill of a big national American election right here. What is it? Is it something? Is it nothing? | This is the thrill of a big national American election right here. What is it? Is it something? Is it nothing? |
| I'll guess something about Trump https://t.co/hHwkelXIQu | I'll guess something about Trump https://t.co/hHwkelXIQu |
| Hit the comments | Hit the comments |
| and give us your guesses, please. | and give us your guesses, please. |
| 4.18pm GMT | 4.18pm GMT |
| 16:18 | 16:18 |
| The Guardian’s Sabrina Siddiqui is on the Marco Rubio trail in Iowa this morning. They’ve been to Pella and to Oskaloosa so far. | The Guardian’s Sabrina Siddiqui is on the Marco Rubio trail in Iowa this morning. They’ve been to Pella and to Oskaloosa so far. |
| Here’s an elegant symmetry from Sabrina’s morning. At the Pella event, Rubio spoke about the millions spent on attack ads against him: | Here’s an elegant symmetry from Sabrina’s morning. At the Pella event, Rubio spoke about the millions spent on attack ads against him: |
| Rubio tells Iowans over $20 million in attack ads have been spent against him: "You don't get that money from $50 grassroots donations." | Rubio tells Iowans over $20 million in attack ads have been spent against him: "You don't get that money from $50 grassroots donations." |
| Then, in Oskaloosa, Rubio ran into a voter who confronted him about something she saw in one of the ads, on his record on immigration: | Then, in Oskaloosa, Rubio ran into a voter who confronted him about something she saw in one of the ads, on his record on immigration: |
| Voter asks Rubio to clarify his work on Gang of 8. "When I'm president ... that's not the way we're going to do it," he says. | Voter asks Rubio to clarify his work on Gang of 8. "When I'm president ... that's not the way we're going to do it," he says. |
| The woman said she was confused by a super PAC ad attacking his immigration record. https://t.co/aSWztP2hhk | The woman said she was confused by a super PAC ad attacking his immigration record. https://t.co/aSWztP2hhk |
| Negative ads in Iowa aren’t limited to anti-Rubio Super Pacs nor even Super Pacs. The Ted Cruz campaign has taken direct aim at Donald Trump in a new ad with the tagline “Donald Trump. New York values, not ours”: | Negative ads in Iowa aren’t limited to anti-Rubio Super Pacs nor even Super Pacs. The Ted Cruz campaign has taken direct aim at Donald Trump in a new ad with the tagline “Donald Trump. New York values, not ours”: |
| Our new TV ad starts airing statewide in Iowa tomorrow... #IACaucus https://t.co/ntbfiNKtZx | Our new TV ad starts airing statewide in Iowa tomorrow... #IACaucus https://t.co/ntbfiNKtZx |
| New study reveals that tackling improves odds to win football games. Some teams decide to try it out. https://t.co/SN1IpjfFAx | New study reveals that tackling improves odds to win football games. Some teams decide to try it out. https://t.co/SN1IpjfFAx |
| P.S.: | P.S.: |
| Your biggest ad spenders in Iowa: Team Bush $14.9M Team Rubio: $11.8M Team Clinton: $9.4M Team Sanders $7.4M https://t.co/gJrapcETGr | Your biggest ad spenders in Iowa: Team Bush $14.9M Team Rubio: $11.8M Team Clinton: $9.4M Team Sanders $7.4M https://t.co/gJrapcETGr |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 5.12pm GMT | at 5.12pm GMT |
| 4.03pm GMT | 4.03pm GMT |
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| There are a couple good new Donald Trump Twitter parody accounts going at the moment. | There are a couple good new Donald Trump Twitter parody accounts going at the moment. |
| England, France, they are taking advantage of us because our leaders have been stupid. That will change. | England, France, they are taking advantage of us because our leaders have been stupid. That will change. |
| .@TrumpRetweeps tweets out the Twitter bio of anyone @realDonaldTrump retweets. https://t.co/1WOhhxQ3VP | .@TrumpRetweeps tweets out the Twitter bio of anyone @realDonaldTrump retweets. https://t.co/1WOhhxQ3VP |
| Just a regular Joe, with a regular job. Your average white, suburbanite slob. | Just a regular Joe, with a regular job. Your average white, suburbanite slob. |
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| 16:01 | 16:01 |
| Ben Carson, the retired neurosurgeon who ran strong for president in early November of last year, has tweeted out a vote of confidence in his candidacy that ran in the Des Moines Register, the influential news outlet serving the influential early-voting state. | Ben Carson, the retired neurosurgeon who ran strong for president in early November of last year, has tweeted out a vote of confidence in his candidacy that ran in the Des Moines Register, the influential news outlet serving the influential early-voting state. |
| It’s a letter to the editor. Jim Wiese of Iowa City has “met Dr. Carson on three different occasions and I can assure you that he is a great American patriot who truly loves his country,” he writes. Click through for more. | It’s a letter to the editor. Jim Wiese of Iowa City has “met Dr. Carson on three different occasions and I can assure you that he is a great American patriot who truly loves his country,” he writes. Click through for more. |
| "Ben Carson has skills needed to unite Americans" https://t.co/FtIcyrn3yB via @DMRegister | "Ben Carson has skills needed to unite Americans" https://t.co/FtIcyrn3yB via @DMRegister |
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| 15:58 | 15:58 |
| Bernie does Bernie | Bernie does Bernie |
| Lucia Graves | Lucia Graves |
| Meet the new Bernie Sanders: he’s now a real candidate, against Clinton’s robot, writes Guardian US columnist Lucia Graves: | Meet the new Bernie Sanders: he’s now a real candidate, against Clinton’s robot, writes Guardian US columnist Lucia Graves: |
| When you come at Bernie Sanders on how old he is, you’d better, as they say in Brooklyn, come correct. | When you come at Bernie Sanders on how old he is, you’d better, as they say in Brooklyn, come correct. |
| So when the CNN moderator sat down right next to the socialist turned real-life presidential frontrunner on Monday evening in Iowa and, after mistaking his age for 75, initially kind of half-joked – in that TV personality kind of way – that the 74-year-old senator was going on 75, well, the old man’s picked up some campaign-trail charm, now hasn’t he? | So when the CNN moderator sat down right next to the socialist turned real-life presidential frontrunner on Monday evening in Iowa and, after mistaking his age for 75, initially kind of half-joked – in that TV personality kind of way – that the 74-year-old senator was going on 75, well, the old man’s picked up some campaign-trail charm, now hasn’t he? |
| “I’m GOING on 75,” came the legitimately endearing faux-exasperation. “So are you!” | “I’m GOING on 75,” came the legitimately endearing faux-exasperation. “So are you!” |
| Then the moderator followed him across the stage at CNN’s faux-debate and purported to be tired. Sanders, as if inhabiting Larry David’s Saturday Night Live caricature because he smelled the votes a yuk away, deadpanned: “If you followed me around today, you’d be a lot more tired.” | Then the moderator followed him across the stage at CNN’s faux-debate and purported to be tired. Sanders, as if inhabiting Larry David’s Saturday Night Live caricature because he smelled the votes a yuk away, deadpanned: “If you followed me around today, you’d be a lot more tired.” |
| Oh, yeah, the still-a-socialist candidate also lectured tirelessly about his hard-left agenda in first-in-the-nation flyover country. “We will raise taxes,” Sanders declared. “Yes we will.” | Oh, yeah, the still-a-socialist candidate also lectured tirelessly about his hard-left agenda in first-in-the-nation flyover country. “We will raise taxes,” Sanders declared. “Yes we will.” |
| But meet the new Bernie Sanders: still lecturing, only now with a human course correction that could beat an increasingly robotic and vulnerable Hillary Clinton with less than a week to go before people actually – finally – start voting for a new American president. | But meet the new Bernie Sanders: still lecturing, only now with a human course correction that could beat an increasingly robotic and vulnerable Hillary Clinton with less than a week to go before people actually – finally – start voting for a new American president. |
| Read the full piece here: | Read the full piece here: |
| Related: Meet the new Bernie Sanders: he's now a real candidate, against Clinton's robot | Lucia Graves | Related: Meet the new Bernie Sanders: he's now a real candidate, against Clinton's robot | Lucia Graves |
| 3.39pm GMT | 3.39pm GMT |
| 15:39 | 15:39 |
| Trump has boasted of a “very powerful endorsement” today. | Trump has boasted of a “very powerful endorsement” today. |
| Could he mean South Carolina state senator Jake Knotts, who is to appear with the Donald at a rally in Lexington, S.C., on Wednesday? | Could he mean South Carolina state senator Jake Knotts, who is to appear with the Donald at a rally in Lexington, S.C., on Wednesday? |
| South Carolina is the third state to go in the American nominating bonanza. There’s not much polling in the state, but Trump has always looked strong there and the state’s conservative, pro-military but not pro-immigrant Republican electorate seems a fit with him. | South Carolina is the third state to go in the American nominating bonanza. There’s not much polling in the state, but Trump has always looked strong there and the state’s conservative, pro-military but not pro-immigrant Republican electorate seems a fit with him. |
| So who is Jake Knotts? In 2010 he called Nikki Haley, the Indian-American governor of the state, “a raghead,” the Washington Post reminds us. | So who is Jake Knotts? In 2010 he called Nikki Haley, the Indian-American governor of the state, “a raghead,” the Washington Post reminds us. |
| Trumpian to a T. | Trumpian to a T. |
| 3.23pm GMT | 3.23pm GMT |
| 15:23 | 15:23 |
| Trump outdoes himself in new polls | Trump outdoes himself in new polls |
| Mona Chalabi | Mona Chalabi |
| Another day, another batch of numbers, writes Guardian US data editor Mona Chalabi: | Another day, another batch of numbers, writes Guardian US data editor Mona Chalabi: |
| And as is so often the case, the latest US presidential election polls seem to be sending different messages about who’s up and who’s down. Here are a few words of analysis that might help you make sense of it all. | And as is so often the case, the latest US presidential election polls seem to be sending different messages about who’s up and who’s down. Here are a few words of analysis that might help you make sense of it all. |
| 1 | 1 |
| A CNN/ORC poll out today shows Donald Trump polling at 41% nationally while Texas Sen. Ted Cruz trails at a mere 19%. | A CNN/ORC poll out today shows Donald Trump polling at 41% nationally while Texas Sen. Ted Cruz trails at a mere 19%. |
| Change: This is the highest level of support Trump has received since CNN/ORC began polling this Republican nomination race. | Change: This is the highest level of support Trump has received since CNN/ORC began polling this Republican nomination race. |
| Method: A random national sample of 1,002 adults contacted by telephone between January 21 and 24. | Method: A random national sample of 1,002 adults contacted by telephone between January 21 and 24. |
| Margin of error: +/- 3 percentage points. | Margin of error: +/- 3 percentage points. |
| 2 | 2 |
| A national poll from the Washington Post/ABC News gives Trump 37% of support while Cruz comes in second with 21%. | A national poll from the Washington Post/ABC News gives Trump 37% of support while Cruz comes in second with 21%. |
| Change: Trump’s support is steady compared to a month ago. | Change: Trump’s support is steady compared to a month ago. |
| Method: 356 Republican-leaning registered voters were contacted from January 21 and 24. | Method: 356 Republican-leaning registered voters were contacted from January 21 and 24. |
| Margin of error: +/- 5.5 percentage points. | Margin of error: +/- 5.5 percentage points. |
| 3 | 3 |
| Today’s Quinnipiac University poll of Iowa voters has Trump polling at 31% and Cruz at 29%. | Today’s Quinnipiac University poll of Iowa voters has Trump polling at 31% and Cruz at 29%. |
| Change: Virtually no change since their last Quinnipiac poll earlier this month. | Change: Virtually no change since their last Quinnipiac poll earlier this month. |
| Method: 651 Iowa likely Republican Caucus participants were contacted between January 18 and 24 by real people via landlines and cell phones. | Method: 651 Iowa likely Republican Caucus participants were contacted between January 18 and 24 by real people via landlines and cell phones. |
| Margin of error: +/- 3.8 percentage points. | Margin of error: +/- 3.8 percentage points. |
| Analysis | Analysis |
| That CNN/ORC poll might sound like the best of the bunch (decent number of respondents, low margin of error), but when you take a closer look it gets tricky. | That CNN/ORC poll might sound like the best of the bunch (decent number of respondents, low margin of error), but when you take a closer look it gets tricky. |
| That’s because the topline numbers about Republican candidates are only based on 405 registered voters who are Republicans or Republican-leaning. Suddenly, the margin of error jumps to 5 percentage points. | That’s because the topline numbers about Republican candidates are only based on 405 registered voters who are Republicans or Republican-leaning. Suddenly, the margin of error jumps to 5 percentage points. |
| That doesn’t change the fact that Trump appears to be significantly ahead of Cruz nationally (although the margin could be much narrower at 36-24) but it does show the fragility of polling numbers that are based on such a small number of US voters. | That doesn’t change the fact that Trump appears to be significantly ahead of Cruz nationally (although the margin could be much narrower at 36-24) but it does show the fragility of polling numbers that are based on such a small number of US voters. |
| Here’s another thing that’s worth keeping in mind: It’s easy to focus on answers to the rather simplistic (and very hypothetical) question:“If the primary or caucus in your state were today, for whom would you vote?” But it’s every bit as interesting to consider what people say when they’re asked who they definitely wouldn’t vote for and who they might vote for. | Here’s another thing that’s worth keeping in mind: It’s easy to focus on answers to the rather simplistic (and very hypothetical) question:“If the primary or caucus in your state were today, for whom would you vote?” But it’s every bit as interesting to consider what people say when they’re asked who they definitely wouldn’t vote for and who they might vote for. |
| In a write-up of their poll, the Washington Post added up respondents’ first and second choices and found that the race tightened a little, with Trump at 49% and Cruz at 39%. | In a write-up of their poll, the Washington Post added up respondents’ first and second choices and found that the race tightened a little, with Trump at 49% and Cruz at 39%. |
| One last point to keep in mind: Research has repeatedly shown that one of the best ways to predict whether someone will vote is to look at whether they have voted in the past. As Ryan Struyk at ABC points out, those Quinnipiac polling numbers look very different when you only take previous voting attendance into account. | One last point to keep in mind: Research has repeatedly shown that one of the best ways to predict whether someone will vote is to look at whether they have voted in the past. As Ryan Struyk at ABC points out, those Quinnipiac polling numbers look very different when you only take previous voting attendance into account. |
| From new Quinnipiac poll in Iowa: Previously attended (67%): Cruz 31, Trump 28, Rubio 12. First-timers (33%): Trump 38, Cruz 25, Rubio 15. | From new Quinnipiac poll in Iowa: Previously attended (67%): Cruz 31, Trump 28, Rubio 12. First-timers (33%): Trump 38, Cruz 25, Rubio 15. |
| Still, whichever way you slice these numbers, there’s one clear takeaway: Trump is doing great. | Still, whichever way you slice these numbers, there’s one clear takeaway: Trump is doing great. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 4.59pm GMT | at 4.59pm GMT |
| 2.59pm GMT | 2.59pm GMT |
| 14:59 | 14:59 |
| Hilarious Rubio football video | 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. | 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: | But then it gets really playful and really good. Have a look. Amazing Ben Carson cameo. Talk about Gifted Hands: |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 3.13pm GMT | at 3.13pm GMT |
| 2.46pm GMT | 2.46pm GMT |
| 14:46 | 14:46 |
| Thrice-elected Republican governor of New York and nonstarter 2016 presidential candidate George Pataki has thrown his support behind Florida senator Marco Rubio. | 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. | George Pataki just endorsed @marcorubio on Fox News. |
| The biggest endorsement news since nonstarter 2016 presidential candidate Rick Perry endorsed Ted Cruz yesterday? Inarguably. | The biggest endorsement news since nonstarter 2016 presidential candidate Rick Perry endorsed Ted Cruz yesterday? Inarguably. |
| 1.15pm GMT | 1.15pm GMT |
| 13:15 | 13:15 |
| 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. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 2.13pm GMT | at 2.13pm GMT |