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| Kasich to students concerned about rape: avoid parties with alcohol – live | Kasich to students concerned about rape: avoid parties with alcohol – live |
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| Here’s a transcript of an exchange between Donald Trump and campaign manager Corey Lewandowski as they learned that Florida prosecutors would not charge Lewandowski with battery in the manhandling of reporter Michelle Fields: | |
| Trump talks to Corey Lewandowski like he's a servant.https://t.co/74B416y6vT pic.twitter.com/KxGagC51Uv | |
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| Cruz tweets his conversation Thursday with late night host Jimmy Fallon in the guise of Donald Trump: | |
| ICYMI: a phone conversation with "Donald Trump" on @FallonTonight: https://t.co/YHxk7qOEBb | |
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| Sanders is flexing his Vatican visit today in the form of campaign materials featuring the pope and seemingly conflating their missions, his and the pope’s: | Sanders is flexing his Vatican visit today in the form of campaign materials featuring the pope and seemingly conflating their missions, his and the pope’s: |
| Bernie walking a fine line on sort of claiming the endorsement of the Pope https://t.co/XGeLMcUMog pic.twitter.com/CsVTmkFTZV | Bernie walking a fine line on sort of claiming the endorsement of the Pope https://t.co/XGeLMcUMog pic.twitter.com/CsVTmkFTZV |
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| Kasich advises student concerned about rape to avoid parties with lots of alcohol | Kasich advises student concerned about rape to avoid parties with lots of alcohol |
| Republican presidential hopeful John Kasich on Friday told a college student concerned about rape not to go to parties “where there’s a lot of alcohol.” | Republican presidential hopeful John Kasich on Friday told a college student concerned about rape not to go to parties “where there’s a lot of alcohol.” |
| Kasich, the Ohio governor, was participating in a town hall campaign event in Watertown, New York, in advance of the state presidential primary on Tuesday. | Kasich, the Ohio governor, was participating in a town hall campaign event in Watertown, New York, in advance of the state presidential primary on Tuesday. |
| A young woman who identified herself as a first-year student at St Lawrence University in Canton, New York, asked the candidate what he would “do in office as president to help me feel safer and more secure regarding sexual violence, harassment, and rape,” according to an ABC News report. | |
| Kasich told the student to draw on school resources. “You ought to absolutely know that if something happens to you along the lines of sexual harassment or whatever... you have a place to go where there is a confidential reporting, where there is an ability for you to access a rape kit, where that is kept confidential, but where it gives you the opportunity to be able to pursue justice, after you have had some time to reflect on it all,” he said. | Kasich told the student to draw on school resources. “You ought to absolutely know that if something happens to you along the lines of sexual harassment or whatever... you have a place to go where there is a confidential reporting, where there is an ability for you to access a rape kit, where that is kept confidential, but where it gives you the opportunity to be able to pursue justice, after you have had some time to reflect on it all,” he said. |
| The student said it was an issue she had to worry about. | The student said it was an issue she had to worry about. |
| “Well, I would give you – I’d also give you one bit of advice,” said Kasich, who has twin 16-year-old daughters. “Don’t go to parties where there’s a lot of alcohol.” | “Well, I would give you – I’d also give you one bit of advice,” said Kasich, who has twin 16-year-old daughters. “Don’t go to parties where there’s a lot of alcohol.” |
| Democratic National Committee spokeswoman Christina Freundlich released a statement saying “Republican presidential candidates like John Kasich and Donald Trump are insulting women every day on the campaign trail by blaming victims of sexual and domestic violence.” | Democratic National Committee spokeswoman Christina Freundlich released a statement saying “Republican presidential candidates like John Kasich and Donald Trump are insulting women every day on the campaign trail by blaming victims of sexual and domestic violence.” |
| Kasich came in for criticism in February for attributing an election victory in part to women “coming out of kitchens” to support him. | Kasich came in for criticism in February for attributing an election victory in part to women “coming out of kitchens” to support him. |
| “How did I get elected? I didn’t have anybody for me,” Kasich told a Virginia audience. “We just got an army of people and many women who left their kitchens to go out and go door to door and to put yard signs up for me all the way back when things were different.” | “How did I get elected? I didn’t have anybody for me,” Kasich told a Virginia audience. “We just got an army of people and many women who left their kitchens to go out and go door to door and to put yard signs up for me all the way back when things were different.” |
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| On Wednesday we reported on the thousands of belligerent phone calls from Donald Trump supporters, including death threats, flooding the office of the chairman of the Colorado Republican party following the convention result awarding delegates to Ted Cruz. We linked to an IndyStar report detailing similiar problems in Indiana. | On Wednesday we reported on the thousands of belligerent phone calls from Donald Trump supporters, including death threats, flooding the office of the chairman of the Colorado Republican party following the convention result awarding delegates to Ted Cruz. We linked to an IndyStar report detailing similiar problems in Indiana. |
| Now the Republican Party chairman in Howard County, Indiana, has detailed those problems in an op-ed in the Washington Post. | Now the Republican Party chairman in Howard County, Indiana, has detailed those problems in an op-ed in the Washington Post. |
| The first email I opened had the subject line, “Trump Bull****.” The message was pretty simple: “You sorry mother******! I hope the worst for you and yours!” | The first email I opened had the subject line, “Trump Bull****.” The message was pretty simple: “You sorry mother******! I hope the worst for you and yours!” |
| The next email had the unambiguous subject line, “Traitor of the people and what was the Conservative party/now the conjoined twin of the Progressive left.” This missive carried a religious message: “God calls me to pray for my enemies and you are my enemy. Your thinking causes you to be a traitor to the citizenry. Imagine the disgrace U R.” | The next email had the unambiguous subject line, “Traitor of the people and what was the Conservative party/now the conjoined twin of the Progressive left.” This missive carried a religious message: “God calls me to pray for my enemies and you are my enemy. Your thinking causes you to be a traitor to the citizenry. Imagine the disgrace U R.” |
| What was the heinous offense that I committed that made me, according to one person, “the biggest traitor since Benedict Arnold?” | What was the heinous offense that I committed that made me, according to one person, “the biggest traitor since Benedict Arnold?” |
| Read the full piece here. | Read the full piece here. |
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| Cruz believes Texas dildo law was 'silly' | Cruz believes Texas dildo law was 'silly' |
| On Wednesday we reported on a legal brief Ted Cruz’s team produced when he was Texas attorney general defending a state law making it illegal to peddle sex toys such as dildos. The brief took a dim view of masturbation, which it called “autonomous sex,” and warned that couples willing to use sex toys may also “believe that hiring a willing prostitute or engaging in consensual bigamy would enhance their sexual experiences.” | On Wednesday we reported on a legal brief Ted Cruz’s team produced when he was Texas attorney general defending a state law making it illegal to peddle sex toys such as dildos. The brief took a dim view of masturbation, which it called “autonomous sex,” and warned that couples willing to use sex toys may also “believe that hiring a willing prostitute or engaging in consensual bigamy would enhance their sexual experiences.” |
| ACruz spokesman now says the senator was just defending the law because he had too, but he actually thought it “uncommonly silly,” AP reports: | ACruz spokesman now says the senator was just defending the law because he had too, but he actually thought it “uncommonly silly,” AP reports: |
| Cruz campaign spokeswoman Alice Stewart sought to distance the presidential candidate from his old legal brief, noting in an email that as solicitor general, Cruz had an obligation to defend Texas’ laws in court, regardless of whether he agreed with them. | Cruz campaign spokeswoman Alice Stewart sought to distance the presidential candidate from his old legal brief, noting in an email that as solicitor general, Cruz had an obligation to defend Texas’ laws in court, regardless of whether he agreed with them. |
| “Senator Cruz personally believes that the Texas law in question was, as (Supreme Court) Justice (Clarence) Thomas said in another context, an ‘uncommonly silly’ law,” Stewart said. “But the office was nevertheless duty-bound to defend the policy judgment of the Texas Legislature.” | “Senator Cruz personally believes that the Texas law in question was, as (Supreme Court) Justice (Clarence) Thomas said in another context, an ‘uncommonly silly’ law,” Stewart said. “But the office was nevertheless duty-bound to defend the policy judgment of the Texas Legislature.” |
| The case in question is a doozy of a sex toy sting: “Joanne Webb, a 43-year-old mother of three and former fifth-grade teacher, was arrested in 2003 after selling a sex toy to an undercover police officer during a gathering of adult couples similar to a Tupperware party held at a home in a Fort Worth suburb.” | The case in question is a doozy of a sex toy sting: “Joanne Webb, a 43-year-old mother of three and former fifth-grade teacher, was arrested in 2003 after selling a sex toy to an undercover police officer during a gathering of adult couples similar to a Tupperware party held at a home in a Fort Worth suburb.” |
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| Cruz replies to Trump op-ed | Cruz replies to Trump op-ed |
| In reply to Donald Trump’s contention in the Wall Street Journal this morning that the Colorado presidential delegation was essentially stolen, Ted Cruz points out that the delegates were elected, which is true. Tens of thousands of Colorado Republicans participated in caucuses at which delegates to county conventions were elected. There was simply no presidential preference poll at the caucuses, as there are for other states. | In reply to Donald Trump’s contention in the Wall Street Journal this morning that the Colorado presidential delegation was essentially stolen, Ted Cruz points out that the delegates were elected, which is true. Tens of thousands of Colorado Republicans participated in caucuses at which delegates to county conventions were elected. There was simply no presidential preference poll at the caucuses, as there are for other states. |
| Delegates elected to the county assemblies then elected district delegates, who elected state delegates, who elected national delegates at the state convention. Read more here and here. | Delegates elected to the county assemblies then elected district delegates, who elected state delegates, who elected national delegates at the state convention. Read more here and here. |
| .@tedcruz response to Trump WSJ OpEd: "65,000 people voted in the state of Colorado. Donald is unhappy with how they voted" | .@tedcruz response to Trump WSJ OpEd: "65,000 people voted in the state of Colorado. Donald is unhappy with how they voted" |
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| Here’s the scene outside a Donald Trump rally in Plattsburgh, New York, which is so far north it might as well be Canada: | Here’s the scene outside a Donald Trump rally in Plattsburgh, New York, which is so far north it might as well be Canada: |
| Trump t-shirts, some with crude slogans, are selling well. pic.twitter.com/DwN1S2eJhq | Trump t-shirts, some with crude slogans, are selling well. pic.twitter.com/DwN1S2eJhq |
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| Bill Clinton 'disappointed' by Sanders take on South | Bill Clinton 'disappointed' by Sanders take on South |
| At the debate last night, Bernie Sanders argued that his campaign was basically strong and had been all along with the notable exception of the deep South. “We got murdered in the deep South,” Sanders said, “the most conservative part of this great country.” | At the debate last night, Bernie Sanders argued that his campaign was basically strong and had been all along with the notable exception of the deep South. “We got murdered in the deep South,” Sanders said, “the most conservative part of this great country.” |
| The comment was seen by some as ill-considered for its disparagement of an entire region. But are Southern Democrats particularly conservative? | The comment was seen by some as ill-considered for its disparagement of an entire region. But are Southern Democrats particularly conservative? |
| If southern Dems are so conservative, then why is the median southern Dem member of Congress slightly more liberal than outside south? (1/2) | If southern Dems are so conservative, then why is the median southern Dem member of Congress slightly more liberal than outside south? (1/2) |
| Bill Clinton took up the Sanders comment in a New York campaign stop Friday on behalf of his wife. | Bill Clinton took up the Sanders comment in a New York campaign stop Friday on behalf of his wife. |
| “About the only thing that disappointed me about that debate last night was the sneering reference that her opponent made to the mammoth victory that she won in the South,” Sanders said. “‘Well that’s just the south. We know how conservative they are.’ Well, excuse me...” | “About the only thing that disappointed me about that debate last night was the sneering reference that her opponent made to the mammoth victory that she won in the South,” Sanders said. “‘Well that’s just the south. We know how conservative they are.’ Well, excuse me...” |
| .@BillClinton on "sneering reference" Bernie Sanders made to @HillaryClinton's "mammoth victory" in the South.https://t.co/og4Xa8GX89 | .@BillClinton on "sneering reference" Bernie Sanders made to @HillaryClinton's "mammoth victory" in the South.https://t.co/og4Xa8GX89 |
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| Nebraska senator Ben Sasse, who has repeatedly criticized Trump for what Sasse judges to be an incomplete commitment to conservatism, says he’s voted early for Ted Cruz. | Nebraska senator Ben Sasse, who has repeatedly criticized Trump for what Sasse judges to be an incomplete commitment to conservatism, says he’s voted early for Ted Cruz. |
| Sasse becomes only the fourth senate colleague to explicitly back Cruz, after Mike Lee of Utah, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and James Risch of Idaho. | Sasse becomes only the fourth senate colleague to explicitly back Cruz, after Mike Lee of Utah, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and James Risch of Idaho. |
| Nebraska Republicans are scheduled to hold their primary on May 10. The state, with a high proportion of voters who identify as conservative Christians and who might share Cruz’s expressed skepticism about “New York values”, looks like promising ground for Cruz, who has performed well in neighboring Kansas, Wyoming and, yes, Colorado. | Nebraska Republicans are scheduled to hold their primary on May 10. The state, with a high proportion of voters who identify as conservative Christians and who might share Cruz’s expressed skepticism about “New York values”, looks like promising ground for Cruz, who has performed well in neighboring Kansas, Wyoming and, yes, Colorado. |
| Happy to report that Melissa and I just early-voted for @tedcruz to #StopTrump. Time for conservatives to unite here in winner-take-all Nebr | Happy to report that Melissa and I just early-voted for @tedcruz to #StopTrump. Time for conservatives to unite here in winner-take-all Nebr |
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| Hillary Clinton is out with an ad touting her New York Daily News and New York Times endorsements. The Daily News calls her a “true Democratic champion”: | Hillary Clinton is out with an ad touting her New York Daily News and New York Times endorsements. The Daily News calls her a “true Democratic champion”: |
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| The New York Post - the iconic New York tabloid responsible for such timeless woodcuts as Headless Body In Topless Bar and Khadafy Killed By Yankee Fan - has endorsed the presidential campaign of billionaire Queens native Donald Trump. | The New York Post - the iconic New York tabloid responsible for such timeless woodcuts as Headless Body In Topless Bar and Khadafy Killed By Yankee Fan - has endorsed the presidential campaign of billionaire Queens native Donald Trump. |
| “Trump is now an imperfect messenger carrying a vital message,” the Post’s editorial board writes. “But he reflects the best of ‘New York values’ - and offers the best hope for all Americans who rightly feel betrayed by the political class.” | “Trump is now an imperfect messenger carrying a vital message,” the Post’s editorial board writes. “But he reflects the best of ‘New York values’ - and offers the best hope for all Americans who rightly feel betrayed by the political class.” |
| Acknowledging that Trump is “a rookie candidate” making “rookie mistakes” in his presidential campaign, the editorial board nonetheless declares that the candidate “has the potential - the skills, the know-how, the values - to live up to his campaign slogan: to make America great again.” | Acknowledging that Trump is “a rookie candidate” making “rookie mistakes” in his presidential campaign, the editorial board nonetheless declares that the candidate “has the potential - the skills, the know-how, the values - to live up to his campaign slogan: to make America great again.” |
| The New York Post skews conservative in its coverage - its longrunning series of Anthony Weiner jokes is a good use-case - but didn’t waste ink commenting on the Democratic candidates for president, or on the non-Trump Republican candidates. | The New York Post skews conservative in its coverage - its longrunning series of Anthony Weiner jokes is a good use-case - but didn’t waste ink commenting on the Democratic candidates for president, or on the non-Trump Republican candidates. |
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| Cruz snags Rubio delegates in Oklahoma | Cruz snags Rubio delegates in Oklahoma |
| While Trump writes op-eds in the Journal, Cruz continues to pick off delegates, this time in Oklahoma: | While Trump writes op-eds in the Journal, Cruz continues to pick off delegates, this time in Oklahoma: |
| Some news: Oklahoma's CD2 & CD3 reportedly chose 2 Cruz backers to occupy Rubio's unbound spots (h/t @todayinthezach). 2 more votes for Cruz | Some news: Oklahoma's CD2 & CD3 reportedly chose 2 Cruz backers to occupy Rubio's unbound spots (h/t @todayinthezach). 2 more votes for Cruz |
| The delegates are available because Oklahoma has decided that delegates won there by Marco Rubio don’t have to stick with Rubio – as Rubio himself would prefer, in hopes of wielding influence at the July convention. Rubio has 172 delegates now; NBC reports that 34 are up for grabs, from three states: | The delegates are available because Oklahoma has decided that delegates won there by Marco Rubio don’t have to stick with Rubio – as Rubio himself would prefer, in hopes of wielding influence at the July convention. Rubio has 172 delegates now; NBC reports that 34 are up for grabs, from three states: |
| Only 34 of the 172 delegates Rubio won in the primaries will be immediately up for grabs on the first ballot in Cleveland. That development is opening up a fierce competition to win these lapsed Rubio delegates, which are located in Oklahoma, Minnesota and Louisiana. | Only 34 of the 172 delegates Rubio won in the primaries will be immediately up for grabs on the first ballot in Cleveland. That development is opening up a fierce competition to win these lapsed Rubio delegates, which are located in Oklahoma, Minnesota and Louisiana. |
| “Our state rules say if someone is not on the ballot, they are free to vote for whomever they choose,” said Oklahoma GOP chair Pam Pollard, “and I support that.” | “Our state rules say if someone is not on the ballot, they are free to vote for whomever they choose,” said Oklahoma GOP chair Pam Pollard, “and I support that.” |
| Here’s the delegate race, omitting Rubio: | Here’s the delegate race, omitting Rubio: |
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| Ted Cruz is in Binghamton for a town hall event with Fox News star Sean Hannity: | Ted Cruz is in Binghamton for a town hall event with Fox News star Sean Hannity: |
| .@tedcruz at #ForumTheatre in upstate #NY for a Town Hall w/ @seanhannity #CruzToVictory #CruzCrew #Cruz2016 pic.twitter.com/wGdRDZiEeN | .@tedcruz at #ForumTheatre in upstate #NY for a Town Hall w/ @seanhannity #CruzToVictory #CruzCrew #Cruz2016 pic.twitter.com/wGdRDZiEeN |
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| Bernie Sanders launched one of his most powerful indictments of modern capitalism in his campaign in the Vatican on Friday, saying that the greatest challenge facing the world was a moral imperative to redirect “our efforts and vision to the common good”, writes the Guardian’s Stephanie Kirchgaessner: | Bernie Sanders launched one of his most powerful indictments of modern capitalism in his campaign in the Vatican on Friday, saying that the greatest challenge facing the world was a moral imperative to redirect “our efforts and vision to the common good”, writes the Guardian’s Stephanie Kirchgaessner: |
| The sweeping remarks were delivered in the shadow of St Peter’s dome, just about an hour after the Democratic presidential candidate touched down in Rome to take part in a conference in Vatican City. | The sweeping remarks were delivered in the shadow of St Peter’s dome, just about an hour after the Democratic presidential candidate touched down in Rome to take part in a conference in Vatican City. |
| Sanders praised the Roman Catholic church for its consistent social teachings on economic matters, saying “there are few places in modern thought that rival the depth and insight of the church’s moral teachings on the market economy”. | Sanders praised the Roman Catholic church for its consistent social teachings on economic matters, saying “there are few places in modern thought that rival the depth and insight of the church’s moral teachings on the market economy”. |
| Alluding to the words of Pope Leo XIII over a century ago that pointed to the “enormous wealth of a few as opposed to the poverty of the many”, he said the situation was far worse today. | Alluding to the words of Pope Leo XIII over a century ago that pointed to the “enormous wealth of a few as opposed to the poverty of the many”, he said the situation was far worse today. |
| Read the full piece here: | Read the full piece here: |
| Related: Bernie Sanders stresses 'common good' in Vatican attack on capitalism | Related: Bernie Sanders stresses 'common good' in Vatican attack on capitalism |
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| Sabrina Siddiqui | Sabrina Siddiqui |
| The Guardian’s Sabrina Siddiqui is in the press pool with Hillary Clinton at the Corsi Senior Center on E 116th St in East Harlem. | The Guardian’s Sabrina Siddiqui is in the press pool with Hillary Clinton at the Corsi Senior Center on E 116th St in East Harlem. |
| Clinton arrived at about 10:45am ET and was expected to address a group of seniors here, but she will first tour one of the apartment units attached to the senior center, Sabrina reports. | Clinton arrived at about 10:45am ET and was expected to address a group of seniors here, but she will first tour one of the apartment units attached to the senior center, Sabrina reports. |
| Also: dominoes. | Also: dominoes. |
| Hillary Clinton plays dominoes - and wins - at a senior citizen home in East Harlem. pic.twitter.com/wv8ejHXbqe | Hillary Clinton plays dominoes - and wins - at a senior citizen home in East Harlem. pic.twitter.com/wv8ejHXbqe |
| The building includes low-income housing for seniors and is managed by the New York City housing authority. It is under the Union Settlement Association and is funded by the NYC Department for the Aging, according to this particular facility’s program manager Luz Lara. She added that the center predominantly services Latinos, but has seen a growing number of Asian Americans and African Americans. | The building includes low-income housing for seniors and is managed by the New York City housing authority. It is under the Union Settlement Association and is funded by the NYC Department for the Aging, according to this particular facility’s program manager Luz Lara. She added that the center predominantly services Latinos, but has seen a growing number of Asian Americans and African Americans. |
| The senior center, which is below the housing, was bustling with seniors playing pool and dominos in a recreational room prior to Clinton’s arrival. The center services roughly 100 seniors a day, per the manager. In addition to the tenants, others come here for lunch, to socialize, and to receive case assistance for housing and medical needs. | The senior center, which is below the housing, was bustling with seniors playing pool and dominos in a recreational room prior to Clinton’s arrival. The center services roughly 100 seniors a day, per the manager. In addition to the tenants, others come here for lunch, to socialize, and to receive case assistance for housing and medical needs. |
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| It appears that Hillary Clinton went out after the debate last night and ended up crashing on a couch in east Harlem, and now is trying to figure out why she is in this kitchen. | It appears that Hillary Clinton went out after the debate last night and ended up crashing on a couch in east Harlem, and now is trying to figure out why she is in this kitchen. |
| (In fact Clinton is on a tour of a New York City Housing Authority building for seniors.) | (In fact Clinton is on a tour of a New York City Housing Authority building for seniors.) |
| Via local NY1: | Via local NY1: |
| More @HillaryClinton in East Harlem. pic.twitter.com/zUQANAdHBG | More @HillaryClinton in East Harlem. pic.twitter.com/zUQANAdHBG |
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| Trump blasts Colorado in op-ed | Trump blasts Colorado in op-ed |
| Donald Trump has aired his frustration at Colorado’s quirky delegate assignment process – it’s a long story involving the state Republican party’s decision to skip a presidential preference vote at 1 March caucuses – well let’s read political scientist Josh Putnam, the authority on these things, on why they took that decision: | Donald Trump has aired his frustration at Colorado’s quirky delegate assignment process – it’s a long story involving the state Republican party’s decision to skip a presidential preference vote at 1 March caucuses – well let’s read political scientist Josh Putnam, the authority on these things, on why they took that decision: |
| that decision could be chalked up to a desire to skirt the new-for-2016 national party delegate binding requirements, a misunderstanding of the national party rules, or division within the state party organization. In reality, it is a little bit of all three. Practically though, the “how Colorado came to this point” question is less important than the “what effect the decision will have” one. | that decision could be chalked up to a desire to skirt the new-for-2016 national party delegate binding requirements, a misunderstanding of the national party rules, or division within the state party organization. In reality, it is a little bit of all three. Practically though, the “how Colorado came to this point” question is less important than the “what effect the decision will have” one. |
| Whatever the reasons for Colorado Republicans’ decision this year to assign delegates at a state convention, the result is plain: Ted Cruz won them all, after Trump failed to build an organization in the state to contest the convention and declined an invitation to speak at it. | Whatever the reasons for Colorado Republicans’ decision this year to assign delegates at a state convention, the result is plain: Ted Cruz won them all, after Trump failed to build an organization in the state to contest the convention and declined an invitation to speak at it. |
| Trump has aired his frustration in a Wall Street Journal op-ed in which he says the will of the people has been circumvented and people should be outraged. | Trump has aired his frustration in a Wall Street Journal op-ed in which he says the will of the people has been circumvented and people should be outraged. |
| Let me ask America a question: How has the “system” been working out for you and your family? | Let me ask America a question: How has the “system” been working out for you and your family? |
| I, for one, am not interested in defending a system that for decades has served the interest of political parties at the expense of the people. Members of the club—the consultants, the pollsters, the politicians, the pundits and the special interests—grow rich and powerful while the American people grow poorer and more isolated. | I, for one, am not interested in defending a system that for decades has served the interest of political parties at the expense of the people. Members of the club—the consultants, the pollsters, the politicians, the pundits and the special interests—grow rich and powerful while the American people grow poorer and more isolated. |
| No one forced anyone to cancel the vote in Colorado. Political insiders made a choice to cancel it. And it was the wrong choice. | No one forced anyone to cancel the vote in Colorado. Political insiders made a choice to cancel it. And it was the wrong choice. |
| The full piece is here. He surely would have registered the same objections had he won the delegates as Cruz did. | The full piece is here. He surely would have registered the same objections had he won the delegates as Cruz did. |
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| Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. Last night was debate night for the Democrats, and, like any two bigshots with a score to settle, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders met down on the docks to sort out their differences. It was a rather bareknuckle affair that saw Sanders hitting Clinton for ties to banks and Clinton bruising Sanders over what she said was a lack of practical planning to back up his bold vision. | Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. Last night was debate night for the Democrats, and, like any two bigshots with a score to settle, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders met down on the docks to sort out their differences. It was a rather bareknuckle affair that saw Sanders hitting Clinton for ties to banks and Clinton bruising Sanders over what she said was a lack of practical planning to back up his bold vision. |
| Related: Brooklyn Democratic debate: eight things we learned | Related: Brooklyn Democratic debate: eight things we learned |
| Sanders has now flown to the Vatican to participate in a conference on economic and social issues. Stephanie Kirchgaessner will be with him in Vatican City. It is not thought he will meet the pope. | Sanders has now flown to the Vatican to participate in a conference on economic and social issues. Stephanie Kirchgaessner will be with him in Vatican City. It is not thought he will meet the pope. |
| While the Democrats debated, Republicans dined at a $1,000-a-plate celebration for the state party. The event was protested heavily by large groups who turned out to call for a higher federal minimum wage or simply to object to the existence of Donald Trump. Here’s our news report: | While the Democrats debated, Republicans dined at a $1,000-a-plate celebration for the state party. The event was protested heavily by large groups who turned out to call for a higher federal minimum wage or simply to object to the existence of Donald Trump. Here’s our news report: |
| Related: $1,000-a-plate Republican gala highlights clash of 'New York values' | Related: $1,000-a-plate Republican gala highlights clash of 'New York values' |
| Today we are following Bill and Chelsea Clinton campaigning in New York; Ohio governor John Kasich in Watertown and Utica, New York; Texas senator Ted Cruz in Binghamton and Rochester; and Donald Trump in Plattsburgh and in Hartford, Connecticut. Sabrina Siddiqui will be on the trail with Hillary Clinton. | Today we are following Bill and Chelsea Clinton campaigning in New York; Ohio governor John Kasich in Watertown and Utica, New York; Texas senator Ted Cruz in Binghamton and Rochester; and Donald Trump in Plattsburgh and in Hartford, Connecticut. Sabrina Siddiqui will be on the trail with Hillary Clinton. |
| Did you watch the debate last night? Who do you think turned in the stronger performance? | Did you watch the debate last night? Who do you think turned in the stronger performance? |
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