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| Sanders campaign raises record $46m in March – campaign live | |
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| Donald Trump’s incorporation in Delaware is getting a little bit of attention - from the candidate himself. | |
| Trump suggests he is polling well in neighboring Delaware "because I have so many corporations registered in Delaware...." | |
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| Bernie Sanders' campaign raises nearly $46 million in March | Bernie Sanders' campaign raises nearly $46 million in March |
| Vermont senator Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign has filed a report with the Federal Election Commission this evening showing that it raised nearly $46 million in the month of March, a new record for the senator’s campaign. | Vermont senator Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign has filed a report with the Federal Election Commission this evening showing that it raised nearly $46 million in the month of March, a new record for the senator’s campaign. |
| “Bernie’s grassroots campaign has now out-raised Secretary Hillary Clinton for three months straight,” said campaign manager Jeff Weaver in a statement. “We’re honored to have the strong support of 2.2 million passionate donors who have given more than 7 million times. It’s because of them that our campaign can take on the establishment and win eight of the last ten primaries and caucuses.” | “Bernie’s grassroots campaign has now out-raised Secretary Hillary Clinton for three months straight,” said campaign manager Jeff Weaver in a statement. “We’re honored to have the strong support of 2.2 million passionate donors who have given more than 7 million times. It’s because of them that our campaign can take on the establishment and win eight of the last ten primaries and caucuses.” |
| Sanders’ campaign received 1.7 million individual contributions in the month of March from more than 900,000 donors. His average campaign contribution in March was $26.20, a shade under the $27 he frequently call-and-responses during speeches on the campaign trail. Unlike former secretary of state, Sanders’ donors rarely max out - only 127 donors gave the $2,700 maximum allowed by federal law in March. | Sanders’ campaign received 1.7 million individual contributions in the month of March from more than 900,000 donors. His average campaign contribution in March was $26.20, a shade under the $27 he frequently call-and-responses during speeches on the campaign trail. Unlike former secretary of state, Sanders’ donors rarely max out - only 127 donors gave the $2,700 maximum allowed by federal law in March. |
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| After an emotional meeting with the mothers of victims of gun violence and police misconduct, Hillary Clinton held a rally at the Fillmore in Philadelphia. | After an emotional meeting with the mothers of victims of gun violence and police misconduct, Hillary Clinton held a rally at the Fillmore in Philadelphia. |
| A large Hillary for Pennsylvania sign hung from the second-level and the chandeliers glimmered blue. | A large Hillary for Pennsylvania sign hung from the second-level and the chandeliers glimmered blue. |
| “We had a very, very good day in New York Yesterday,” Clinton said, taking the stage around 7:30, over an hour after the rally was due to begin. | “We had a very, very good day in New York Yesterday,” Clinton said, taking the stage around 7:30, over an hour after the rally was due to begin. |
| Aides said there were 2,000 people came to hear Clinton speak at the trendy concert venue. | Aides said there were 2,000 people came to hear Clinton speak at the trendy concert venue. |
| At several points in her speech, small groups of protesters were escorted out of the event. Outside, a group chanted Black Lives Matter and urged voters not to support Clinton. | At several points in her speech, small groups of protesters were escorted out of the event. Outside, a group chanted Black Lives Matter and urged voters not to support Clinton. |
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| Even we know better than this... | Even we know better than this... |
| "We love Tom Brady, right?" asks Trump. Maryland crowd, full of Ravens fans, boos loudly. | "We love Tom Brady, right?" asks Trump. Maryland crowd, full of Ravens fans, boos loudly. |
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| Happy Federal Election Commission Filing Day! | Happy Federal Election Commission Filing Day! |
| First up: Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, which raised more than $29.3 million in the month of March, donated from roughly 400,000 people who made more than 670,000 contributions to the former secretary of state’s campaign. The average donation was roughly $45. | First up: Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, which raised more than $29.3 million in the month of March, donated from roughly 400,000 people who made more than 670,000 contributions to the former secretary of state’s campaign. The average donation was roughly $45. |
| “We head into the homestretch of the primary in strong financial shape with the resources we need to continue to run a competitive race through the end of the primary and the road ahead,” campaign manager Robby Mook said in a statement accompanying the report. “Thanks to smart investments and the help of more than 1.1 million people who have donated to this campaign, Hillary Clinton has earned more than 2.5 million votes more than her opponent and opened up a nearly insurmountable pledged delegate lead.” | “We head into the homestretch of the primary in strong financial shape with the resources we need to continue to run a competitive race through the end of the primary and the road ahead,” campaign manager Robby Mook said in a statement accompanying the report. “Thanks to smart investments and the help of more than 1.1 million people who have donated to this campaign, Hillary Clinton has earned more than 2.5 million votes more than her opponent and opened up a nearly insurmountable pledged delegate lead.” |
| Of the $29 million, roughly $11 million was sourced from contributions of $200 or less. Clinton began April with $28,971,372.10 in cash on hand. | Of the $29 million, roughly $11 million was sourced from contributions of $200 or less. Clinton began April with $28,971,372.10 in cash on hand. |
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| Newt Gingrich: Donald Trump is 'the presumptive nominee' | Newt Gingrich: Donald Trump is 'the presumptive nominee' |
| In an editorial penned for the conservative Washington Times, former House speaker and onetime presidential candidate Newt Gingrich said that “the scale of Donald Trump’s victory in New York turned him from frontrunner into presumptive Republican nominee.” | In an editorial penned for the conservative Washington Times, former House speaker and onetime presidential candidate Newt Gingrich said that “the scale of Donald Trump’s victory in New York turned him from frontrunner into presumptive Republican nominee.” |
| “The champion of the stop Trump movement just won ZERO delegates,” Gingrich wrote of Ted Cruz’s crushing defeat in the Empire State. “Every analysis of the next few weeks indicates Trump’s margin will widen and he will move steadily closer to 1,237 [delegates]. Already, he is only 392 short before any undecided delegates, Rubio delegates, and the like are counted.” | “The champion of the stop Trump movement just won ZERO delegates,” Gingrich wrote of Ted Cruz’s crushing defeat in the Empire State. “Every analysis of the next few weeks indicates Trump’s margin will widen and he will move steadily closer to 1,237 [delegates]. Already, he is only 392 short before any undecided delegates, Rubio delegates, and the like are counted.” |
| “These are the numbers of a presumptive nominee, not a front runner. If this were any candidate but Donald Trump, the media would be saying his rivals’ efforts were hopeless and the establishment would be pressuring them to exit the race.” | “These are the numbers of a presumptive nominee, not a front runner. If this were any candidate but Donald Trump, the media would be saying his rivals’ efforts were hopeless and the establishment would be pressuring them to exit the race.” |
| “It is time for the GOP establishment to work with this new reality rather than wage war against it,” Gingrich concluded. | “It is time for the GOP establishment to work with this new reality rather than wage war against it,” Gingrich concluded. |
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| Retired pediatric neurosurgeon and onetime presidential candidate Ben Carson has come out against the replacement of Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill, telling Fox Business Network that Harriet Tubman, the Treasury Department’s chosen successor to Old Hickory, would be better placed on the little-used $2 note. | Retired pediatric neurosurgeon and onetime presidential candidate Ben Carson has come out against the replacement of Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill, telling Fox Business Network that Harriet Tubman, the Treasury Department’s chosen successor to Old Hickory, would be better placed on the little-used $2 note. |
| “I think Andrew Jackson was a tremendous secretary - I mean a tremendous president,” Carson said. “I mean, Andrew Jackson was the last president who actually balanced the federal budget, where we had no national debt.” | “I think Andrew Jackson was a tremendous secretary - I mean a tremendous president,” Carson said. “I mean, Andrew Jackson was the last president who actually balanced the federal budget, where we had no national debt.” |
| "I love Tubman, [but] we can find another way to honor her. Maybe a $2 bill?"—Ben Carson https://t.co/flYPTacBXC pic.twitter.com/Of6pimHIX0 | "I love Tubman, [but] we can find another way to honor her. Maybe a $2 bill?"—Ben Carson https://t.co/flYPTacBXC pic.twitter.com/Of6pimHIX0 |
| (That policy kicked off what would then become the longest economic depression in US history, but bygones.) | (That policy kicked off what would then become the longest economic depression in US history, but bygones.) |
| “I love Harriet Tubman. I love what she did, but we can find another way to honor her,” Carson said. “Maybe a $2 bill.” | “I love Harriet Tubman. I love what she did, but we can find another way to honor her,” Carson said. “Maybe a $2 bill.” |
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| In a conversation with the Washington Post, Ohio governor and Republican presidential candidate John Kasich explained his failure to catch on with either voters or the party establishment by declaring that Republican party leadership “doesn’t like ideas.” | In a conversation with the Washington Post, Ohio governor and Republican presidential candidate John Kasich explained his failure to catch on with either voters or the party establishment by declaring that Republican party leadership “doesn’t like ideas.” |
| “Frankly, my Republican Party doesn’t like ideas,” Kasich told the Washington Post’s editorial board this morning. “They want to be negative against things.” | “Frankly, my Republican Party doesn’t like ideas,” Kasich told the Washington Post’s editorial board this morning. “They want to be negative against things.” |
| Stump speeches by opponents Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, who have highlighted what they see as cabals of wealthy influencers and foreign agents undermining the country’s future, are “over-dramatized,” according to Kasich. “We’ve had worse times in this country, far worse times in this country. We’ll be fine.” | Stump speeches by opponents Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, who have highlighted what they see as cabals of wealthy influencers and foreign agents undermining the country’s future, are “over-dramatized,” according to Kasich. “We’ve had worse times in this country, far worse times in this country. We’ll be fine.” |
| Although Kasich himself wasn’t without dire predictions for the future of the nation, telling the Washington Post that if Trump or Cruz end up as the party’s presidential nominee, “I think we’ll probably get wiped out, probably lose the United States Senate, the courthouse, the statehouse.” | Although Kasich himself wasn’t without dire predictions for the future of the nation, telling the Washington Post that if Trump or Cruz end up as the party’s presidential nominee, “I think we’ll probably get wiped out, probably lose the United States Senate, the courthouse, the statehouse.” |
| “After that, there will be this soul-searching,” he said. | “After that, there will be this soul-searching,” he said. |
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| Following news that three Michigan government officials are facing charges in connection with the Flint water crisis, former secretary of state and Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton issued a statement. | Following news that three Michigan government officials are facing charges in connection with the Flint water crisis, former secretary of state and Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton issued a statement. |
| “Senate Republicans have pushed through today’s energy bill at the expense of the people of Flint, who are still waiting for clean water and critical aid for rebuilding their infrastructure,” Clinton said. “It is unconscionable for this bill to move forward without this desperately-needed aid. It’s important that people be held responsible for the water poisoning in Flint - but it’s not enough. I will not stop fighting for the families of Flint until they receive the help all Americans should expect, and the justice all people deserve.” | “Senate Republicans have pushed through today’s energy bill at the expense of the people of Flint, who are still waiting for clean water and critical aid for rebuilding their infrastructure,” Clinton said. “It is unconscionable for this bill to move forward without this desperately-needed aid. It’s important that people be held responsible for the water poisoning in Flint - but it’s not enough. I will not stop fighting for the families of Flint until they receive the help all Americans should expect, and the justice all people deserve.” |
| Clinton is referring to the Senate’s passage of an energy bill that does not contain $250 million in aid for Flint, the result of a Republican hold on the aid package. | Clinton is referring to the Senate’s passage of an energy bill that does not contain $250 million in aid for Flint, the result of a Republican hold on the aid package. |
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| Ben Jacobs | Ben Jacobs |
| Ted Cruz echoed Mark Antony on Wednesday: “John Kasich is a decent and honorable man.” Of course, in Cruz’s opinion, Kasich was trying to kill the Republican Party in November by serving as a lackey of Donald Trump, suggesting that the Ohio governor was only staying in the presidential race because “it may be John is auditioning to be Donald’s vice president.” | Ted Cruz echoed Mark Antony on Wednesday: “John Kasich is a decent and honorable man.” Of course, in Cruz’s opinion, Kasich was trying to kill the Republican Party in November by serving as a lackey of Donald Trump, suggesting that the Ohio governor was only staying in the presidential race because “it may be John is auditioning to be Donald’s vice president.” |
| Cruz, who once again openly admitted that “we are on a path to a contested convention,” shrugged off both disappointing election results in New York Tuesday night and all but conceded the Acela primary states on April 26. Instead he assured reporters “I am not gong to reach 1237 delegates but Donald isn’t going to reach 1,237 delegates either.” | Cruz, who once again openly admitted that “we are on a path to a contested convention,” shrugged off both disappointing election results in New York Tuesday night and all but conceded the Acela primary states on April 26. Instead he assured reporters “I am not gong to reach 1237 delegates but Donald isn’t going to reach 1,237 delegates either.” |
| The drama for Cruz is that while he is in good shape in upcoming races in May, John Kasich is far better positioned than him in most of the delegate contest next week. | The drama for Cruz is that while he is in good shape in upcoming races in May, John Kasich is far better positioned than him in most of the delegate contest next week. |