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| Clinton to meet with Al Sharpton as Jeb says 'I'm in it for the long haul' – live | Clinton to meet with Al Sharpton as Jeb says 'I'm in it for the long haul' – live |
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| Trump hops on 'Scalia-was-murdered' LOCO-motive | |
| In an interview Monday with conservative talk-radio giant Michael Savage, Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump allowed that there might be something to conspiracy theories, ascendant in the fever swamps of the far right, that Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia did not meet his death Saturday from the natural causes announced by the family. | |
| Savage asked Trump about the conjecture that Scalia, who led the court’s conservative bloc, was murdered. | |
| “It’s a horrible topic,” said Trump, “but they say they found the pillow on his face, which is a pretty unusual place to find a pillow. I can’t give you an answer... I literally just heard it a little while ago. It’s just starting to come out now, as you know, Michael.” | |
| “We need the equivalent of the Warren Commission and an autopsy,” Savage says. | |
| Scalia was found dead Saturday morning in his room at Cibolo Creek Ranch, a 30,000-acre luxury ranch outside Marfa, Texas, where the justice had been quail hunting. | |
| In an interview with the San Antonio Express-News Monday, ranch owner John Poindexter said Scalia was found with a pillow on his head. | |
| “He was seated near me and I had a chance to observe him,” Poindexter said of dinner the night before. “He was very entertaining. But about 9 p.m. he said, ‘it’s been a long day and a long week, I want to get some sleep.’ | |
| We discovered the judge in bed, a pillow over his head. His bed clothes were unwrinkled. He was lying very restfully. It looked like he had not quite awakened from a nap.” | |
| The influential Drudge Report had elevated the line of “thought” with a splash headline Monday: | |
| Oh this needs to be not a thing pic.twitter.com/ThNzSM2aeg | |
| (h/t: @jaketapper) | |
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| at 5.06pm GMT | |
| 4.16pm GMT | 4.16pm GMT |
| 16:16 | 16:16 |
| Clinton unveils barking dog impression | Clinton unveils barking dog impression |
| Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton barked like a dog at a rally in Nevada Monday. | Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton barked like a dog at a rally in Nevada Monday. |
| Clinton was talking about how Republican candidates tell lies. Then she lapsed into a reminiscence about one of her “favorite political ads of all time,” an old radio spot in Arkansas that mused, as she recollected: | Clinton was talking about how Republican candidates tell lies. Then she lapsed into a reminiscence about one of her “favorite political ads of all time,” an old radio spot in Arkansas that mused, as she recollected: |
| Wouldn’t it be great if somebody running for office said something, we could have an immediate reaction as to whether it was true or not? Well, we’ve trained this dog. And the dog, if it’s not true, he’s gonna bark! ” | Wouldn’t it be great if somebody running for office said something, we could have an immediate reaction as to whether it was true or not? Well, we’ve trained this dog. And the dog, if it’s not true, he’s gonna bark! ” |
| And then the dog was barking on the radio. And so people were barking at each other for days after that. | And then the dog was barking on the radio. And so people were barking at each other for days after that. |
| I tried to figure out how we could do that with the Republicans.” | I tried to figure out how we could do that with the Republicans.” |
| The crowd laughs and laughs. | The crowd laughs and laughs. |
| Arf! Arf! Arf! Arf! | Arf! Arf! Arf! Arf! |
| What do you got on that, Sanders? | What do you got on that, Sanders? |
| The question is, what kind of dog is that? Sounds like a terrier, right? Somebody here voted for cocker spaniel but then professed incomplete knowledge of dog breeds. But someone out there must know – tell us in the comments and we’ll carry the information to the readership at large! | The question is, what kind of dog is that? Sounds like a terrier, right? Somebody here voted for cocker spaniel but then professed incomplete knowledge of dog breeds. But someone out there must know – tell us in the comments and we’ll carry the information to the readership at large! |
| Via text: An alert reader notes that the annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show at Madison Square Garden in New York City is now under way. And guess which candidate took a break from the campaign trail today to hold a meeting with political organizer and operative Al Sharpton? | |
| Will Clinton pop up at WKC? We’re going to keep this live video stream in an open tab JIC. | |
| Wally the Greater Swiss Mountain Dog is all smiles! #WKCDogShow pic.twitter.com/joAjx1dGcv | |
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| Rubio ad mistakes Vancouver for US city | Rubio ad mistakes Vancouver for US city |
| A new Marco Rubio video ad spot recasting Ronald Reagan’s “Morning in America” to attack Barack Obama begins with a panning shot of Vancouver, Canada – instead of a city located in the United States and inhabited by US voters. | A new Marco Rubio video ad spot recasting Ronald Reagan’s “Morning in America” to attack Barack Obama begins with a panning shot of Vancouver, Canada – instead of a city located in the United States and inhabited by US voters. |
| Is Rubio trying to say that Obama has been so bad for the USA that the good cities aren’t even located here anymore? | Is Rubio trying to say that Obama has been so bad for the USA that the good cities aren’t even located here anymore? |
| Is he subtly pointing out that Canada is part of America, too, in the sense that it is part of the North American continent? | Is he subtly pointing out that Canada is part of America, too, in the sense that it is part of the North American continent? |
| Or did one of his video producers simply mess up? | Or did one of his video producers simply mess up? |
| The Rubio ad, which tracks a classic 1984 Reagan re-election ad shot-for-shot, subverts the sunny message of the original to argue that Obama has failed to restore economic promise and optimism in the country. | The Rubio ad, which tracks a classic 1984 Reagan re-election ad shot-for-shot, subverts the sunny message of the original to argue that Obama has failed to restore economic promise and optimism in the country. |
| The ad lumps Democratic hopeful Hillary Clinton in with the president, and concludes with the question, “Why would we ever want four more years, again, of that?” | The ad lumps Democratic hopeful Hillary Clinton in with the president, and concludes with the question, “Why would we ever want four more years, again, of that?” |
| On Sunday, the Vancouver Sun recognized the skyline as Vancouver. “It’s unmistakably Vancouver,” correspondent Scott Brown wrote. “The tugboat also appears to be flying a Canadian flag.” | On Sunday, the Vancouver Sun recognized the skyline as Vancouver. “It’s unmistakably Vancouver,” correspondent Scott Brown wrote. “The tugboat also appears to be flying a Canadian flag.” |
| Judge for yourselves: | Judge for yourselves: |
| The Reagan ad concluded on the question: “Why would ever want to return to where we were less than four short years ago?” | The Reagan ad concluded on the question: “Why would ever want to return to where we were less than four short years ago?” |
| Here’s the classic, which boasts of “interest rates at about half the record highs of 1980” and that “this afternoon, 6,500 young men and women will be married.” (The prime lending rate hit the historical record high of 21.50% in December 1980 and indeed halved by late 1984.) | Here’s the classic, which boasts of “interest rates at about half the record highs of 1980” and that “this afternoon, 6,500 young men and women will be married.” (The prime lending rate hit the historical record high of 21.50% in December 1980 and indeed halved by late 1984.) |
| Between Rubio’s ads and Ted Cruz’s birth, Canada is all over this year’s US election. | Between Rubio’s ads and Ted Cruz’s birth, Canada is all over this year’s US election. |
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| at 3.56pm GMT | at 3.56pm GMT |
| 3.17pm GMT | 3.17pm GMT |
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| The fine print and “crosstabs” of that PPP South Carolina survey – “crosstab” refers to the crosstabulation of two variables, such as 1/candidate and 2/BBQ sauce preference – are rich and tangy with just a hint of sweetness. | The fine print and “crosstabs” of that PPP South Carolina survey – “crosstab” refers to the crosstabulation of two variables, such as 1/candidate and 2/BBQ sauce preference – are rich and tangy with just a hint of sweetness. |
| Joking aside, the poll, which is by a reputable pollster (PPP earns a B- in FiveThirtyEight’s pollster ratings), represents but one entry in the shifting universe of data we currently inhabit – and yet it points to some discomfiting qualities of the South Carolina Republican base. | Joking aside, the poll, which is by a reputable pollster (PPP earns a B- in FiveThirtyEight’s pollster ratings), represents but one entry in the shifting universe of data we currently inhabit – and yet it points to some discomfiting qualities of the South Carolina Republican base. |
| Not only do SCGOP voters support Trump’s ban on Muslims entering the country – a sizable minority would keep gay people out, too, and for good measure wish that the South had won the Civil War, the poll finds: | Not only do SCGOP voters support Trump’s ban on Muslims entering the country – a sizable minority would keep gay people out, too, and for good measure wish that the South had won the Civil War, the poll finds: |
| Trump voters in SC support his Muslim ban 80/9. 31% also support ban on gays entering the country: https://t.co/SG853baqb9 | Trump voters in SC support his Muslim ban 80/9. 31% also support ban on gays entering the country: https://t.co/SG853baqb9 |
| This cross-tab on South Carolina Republicans is terrifying https://t.co/kagSYyCzTn pic.twitter.com/c35ZF0C3EZ | This cross-tab on South Carolina Republicans is terrifying https://t.co/kagSYyCzTn pic.twitter.com/c35ZF0C3EZ |
| 70% of Trump voters think Confederate flag should still be flying, 20% don't. Wish South had won Civil War, 38/24: https://t.co/SG853baqb9 | 70% of Trump voters think Confederate flag should still be flying, 20% don't. Wish South had won Civil War, 38/24: https://t.co/SG853baqb9 |
| By far the best crosstab from this morning's @ppppolls South Carolina poll https://t.co/n3Ko4XE2U2 pic.twitter.com/El8dN5NY69 | By far the best crosstab from this morning's @ppppolls South Carolina poll https://t.co/n3Ko4XE2U2 pic.twitter.com/El8dN5NY69 |
| Still some signs that Trump has a lowish ceiling. Only 50% favorability in this SC poll, tied with Rubio 1-on-1. https://t.co/lSoyv5TF5H | Still some signs that Trump has a lowish ceiling. Only 50% favorability in this SC poll, tied with Rubio 1-on-1. https://t.co/lSoyv5TF5H |
| In separate polling, an increasing share of the Republican party appears to expect Trump to be the nominee: | In separate polling, an increasing share of the Republican party appears to expect Trump to be the nominee: |
| Thank you! #MakeAmericaGreatAgain pic.twitter.com/tIBB3BMUvp | Thank you! #MakeAmericaGreatAgain pic.twitter.com/tIBB3BMUvp |
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| 2.39pm GMT | 2.39pm GMT |
| 14:39 | 14:39 |
| That packed house for Jeb Bush in Charleston last night may have been filled with supporters of... other people. | That packed house for Jeb Bush in Charleston last night may have been filled with supporters of... other people. |
| Of 41 people @byronyork talked to at day's George/Jeb rally, just 4 were sure of voting Jeb. https://t.co/FpMiv5V26c pic.twitter.com/6vpCb15dJE | Of 41 people @byronyork talked to at day's George/Jeb rally, just 4 were sure of voting Jeb. https://t.co/FpMiv5V26c pic.twitter.com/6vpCb15dJE |
| What I heard over and over at W rally: Love the Bushes, leaning Trump anyway. https://t.co/kNlsGDAcM4 pic.twitter.com/YrzcfcUxZm | What I heard over and over at W rally: Love the Bushes, leaning Trump anyway. https://t.co/kNlsGDAcM4 pic.twitter.com/YrzcfcUxZm |
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| at 2.39pm GMT | at 2.39pm GMT |
| 2.29pm GMT | 2.29pm GMT |
| 14:29 | 14:29 |
| Clinton holds 40-point margin with African Americans in South Carolina – poll | Clinton holds 40-point margin with African Americans in South Carolina – poll |
| A Public Policy Polling survey released Monday showed Bernie Sanders gaining ground on Hillary clinton among African-American voters in South Carolina, who make up a solid majority of the state’s Democratic electorate. | A Public Policy Polling survey released Monday showed Bernie Sanders gaining ground on Hillary clinton among African-American voters in South Carolina, who make up a solid majority of the state’s Democratic electorate. |
| But she’s still up 40 with African-Americans, by PPP’s lights: | But she’s still up 40 with African-Americans, by PPP’s lights: |
| SC Poll: 63% of African-American voters back @HillaryClinton pic.twitter.com/PEVf5vx5VA | SC Poll: 63% of African-American voters back @HillaryClinton pic.twitter.com/PEVf5vx5VA |
| The same poll, which was conducted on Sunday and Monday – after the debate Saturday night in which Donald Trump skewered supposed Republican pieties such as George W Bush’s having “kept us safe” and Planned Parenthood being a tool of Satan – showed Trump leading the Republican field by 17 points, which is slightly narrower than the polling averages would have it: | The same poll, which was conducted on Sunday and Monday – after the debate Saturday night in which Donald Trump skewered supposed Republican pieties such as George W Bush’s having “kept us safe” and Planned Parenthood being a tool of Satan – showed Trump leading the Republican field by 17 points, which is slightly narrower than the polling averages would have it: |
| New SC poll: @realDonaldTrump with 17-point lead pic.twitter.com/uqImhtHKqf | New SC poll: @realDonaldTrump with 17-point lead pic.twitter.com/uqImhtHKqf |
| 1.43pm GMT | 1.43pm GMT |
| 13:43 | 13:43 |
| Hello, and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. Here’s what’s happening: | Hello, and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. Here’s what’s happening: |
| In a packed and excited rally in Charleston, South Carolina, last night, former president George W Bush introduced “a man I am proud to call my big little brother: Jeb Bush”. | In a packed and excited rally in Charleston, South Carolina, last night, former president George W Bush introduced “a man I am proud to call my big little brother: Jeb Bush”. |
| “There seems to be a lot of name-calling going on, but I want to remind you what our good dad told me one time: labels are for soup cans,” W said, to general hilarity. | “There seems to be a lot of name-calling going on, but I want to remind you what our good dad told me one time: labels are for soup cans,” W said, to general hilarity. |
| So much laughter ... Behind him Jeb, Senator Lindsey Graham and Laura Bush turned to each other and chuckled like he’s Andy Kaufman. | So much laughter ... Behind him Jeb, Senator Lindsey Graham and Laura Bush turned to each other and chuckled like he’s Andy Kaufman. |
| You forget how very Texan W’s accent is, compared with his brother’s. What a different persona he inhabits. | You forget how very Texan W’s accent is, compared with his brother’s. What a different persona he inhabits. |
| Building on the electrifying energy of W’s return to the political spotlight after eight years in cold storage, Jeb went on TV and threw down a gauntlet in South Carolina – declaring he’d come in “better than fifth”. | Building on the electrifying energy of W’s return to the political spotlight after eight years in cold storage, Jeb went on TV and threw down a gauntlet in South Carolina – declaring he’d come in “better than fifth”. |
| "I think we'll do better than 5th here... I'm in it for the long haul" @JebBush on #SouthCarolina @CBSThisMorning pic.twitter.com/JotnFtWcWN | "I think we'll do better than 5th here... I'm in it for the long haul" @JebBush on #SouthCarolina @CBSThisMorning pic.twitter.com/JotnFtWcWN |
| Related: George W Bush’s support for Jeb is only a reminder of his disastrous legacy | Owen Jones | Related: George W Bush’s support for Jeb is only a reminder of his disastrous legacy | Owen Jones |
| We have a passel of correspondents on the ground in South Carolina to bring you news from the scene ahead of Saturday’s Republican primary there: Adam Gabbatt is with Bernie Sanders in Columbia; Sabrina Siddiqui is trailing Marco Rubio; and Ben Jacobs has Ted Cruz on the menu, with a side of Rick Perry. | We have a passel of correspondents on the ground in South Carolina to bring you news from the scene ahead of Saturday’s Republican primary there: Adam Gabbatt is with Bernie Sanders in Columbia; Sabrina Siddiqui is trailing Marco Rubio; and Ben Jacobs has Ted Cruz on the menu, with a side of Rick Perry. |
| Lauren Gambino, meanwhile, is attending an event in New York with Hillary Clinton and Al Sharpton, and in Nevada our West Coast bureau chief Paul Lewis and senior reporter Maria La Ganga are covering the run-up to the Democratic caucuses on Saturday. | Lauren Gambino, meanwhile, is attending an event in New York with Hillary Clinton and Al Sharpton, and in Nevada our West Coast bureau chief Paul Lewis and senior reporter Maria La Ganga are covering the run-up to the Democratic caucuses on Saturday. |
| (After Saturday the parties switch states, with the GOP Nevada caucuses next Tuesday and the Democratic South Carolina primary on Saturday 27 February. Here’s a calendar.) | (After Saturday the parties switch states, with the GOP Nevada caucuses next Tuesday and the Democratic South Carolina primary on Saturday 27 February. Here’s a calendar.) |
| Postscript: in another universe, one without prostitutes or bridges respectively, these two politicians might have been running against each other for president, and one of them might have won: | Postscript: in another universe, one without prostitutes or bridges respectively, these two politicians might have been running against each other for president, and one of them might have won: |
| Christie returns to N.J. for budget speech: What lawmakers want him to say https://t.co/G8E49K62ca pic.twitter.com/hq9kmmUNjK | Christie returns to N.J. for budget speech: What lawmakers want him to say https://t.co/G8E49K62ca pic.twitter.com/hq9kmmUNjK |
| Spitzer accuser a young, jobless ex-hooker who lives a life of luxury – New York Post | Spitzer accuser a young, jobless ex-hooker who lives a life of luxury – New York Post |
| Related: Former New York governor Eliot Spitzer investigated for 'assault' on woman | Related: Former New York governor Eliot Spitzer investigated for 'assault' on woman |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 1.44pm GMT | at 1.44pm GMT |