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| The Trump campaign outlined their general election strategy to the Republican establishment this evening in a closed-door briefing to members of the Republican National Committee. | |
| Over heaping piles of seafood, plates of cheese and an open bar, newly hired Trump campaign staffers Paul Manafort and Rick Wiley as well as former presidential rival Ben Carson at the Diplomat Resort and Spa in Hollywood, Florida, tried to sell longtime party activists on their candidate’s ability to beat Hillary Clinton in November. | |
| This comes as part of a new charm offensive by Trump to become more of a traditional candidate that will include a foreign policy speech Wednesday at the National Press Club. The major and controversial shift in campaign strategy comes as Manafort has worked to sideline campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, who has urged the necessity of continuing to let “Trump be Trump” and maintaining an unconventional outsider campaign. | |
| Brushing past any concern that Trump might not be the nominee, Manafort and Wiley set out a general election argument where they insisted that Trump’s high negatives could be overcome. A recent NBC/Wall Street Journal poll showed that 65% of Americans have an unfavorable view of the Republican frontrunner. | |
| They insisted, however, that once voters got to know the real Trump as opposed to the public face he has presented while campaigning and while hosting the NBC reality show The Apprentice, they will warm to him. He said that persona was just an act. | |
| Manafort told reporters after the meeting: “We just have to present him in a way that shows all sides of Donald Trump.” They insisted to attendees that Clinton’s negatives were far harder to overcome and based on personality as well. Clinton is currently viewed negatively by 56% of voters according to the same poll. Notably, Manafort referred to Clinton as Crooked Hillary within the briefing, using the nickname that Trump bestowed upon her. | |
| The two staffers also laid out a state-by-state general election path for Trump. The Trump officials had two tiers of targets. The first group consisted of states George W Bush won in 2004 and that Barack Obama won in 2008. These include perennial swing states such as Ohio, Florida, Iowa and Nevada. | |
| The second group was what they described as “steel states”, which have not gone Republican since 1988: Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Connecticut. There, they believed that Trump could win over former Democrats and edge out Clinton. However, they relied on public polling data that, in some cases, was months old to make this argument and Trump was not winning in a single one of those states. | |
| Manafort and Wiley also took pains to reassure Republican party officials that they would work with state parties to raise money and support downballot candidates in November. As Manafort noted to reporters afterwards, the conversation was not just about expanding the map but how the campaign would “work with state parties to change the map”. | |
| This was meant to reassure longtime party officials inside the room that the Trump campaign had turned the page. As Matt Moore, the chair of the South Carolina Republican party described it, “it was a peace offering” that they would raise money and help state parties after the frontrunner had spent much of the campaign railing against party elders. | |
| Steve Duprey, a national committeeman from New Hampshire, told reporters: “They did more to reassure us that the Trump campaign is building out their infrastructure and understands the financial challenges of the general election.” | |
| Speaking about the shakeup in the campaign, he added: “I think all of us who have been at this a long time are more reassured that they are doing this with folks who done this before.” | |
| Related: Trying to woo GOP establishment, Trump camp says persona is all an act | |
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| There are some lines that even a politician won’t cross: | There are some lines that even a politician won’t cross: |
| Ted Cruz won't answer the question "is Joe Flacco elite?" Sad!https://t.co/SLQ4unN0KY | Ted Cruz won't answer the question "is Joe Flacco elite?" Sad!https://t.co/SLQ4unN0KY |
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| Donald Trump will change Republican party rules to make the nomination process more uniform if he becomes the GOP presidential candidate, Ben Carson said on Thursday. | Donald Trump will change Republican party rules to make the nomination process more uniform if he becomes the GOP presidential candidate, Ben Carson said on Thursday. |
| In response to a question from the Guardian, Carson – once a rival to Trump in the Republican race and now one of the billionaire’s most high-profile backers – said that he thought Trump was committed to changing the rules of the Republican Party so that they would be “consistent across the country and not this way here and that way there”. | In response to a question from the Guardian, Carson – once a rival to Trump in the Republican race and now one of the billionaire’s most high-profile backers – said that he thought Trump was committed to changing the rules of the Republican Party so that they would be “consistent across the country and not this way here and that way there”. |
| He added: “The only reason [for the current system] is if you wanted to manipulate the system.” | He added: “The only reason [for the current system] is if you wanted to manipulate the system.” |
| A source inside the briefing confirmed to the Guardian that Carson made similar remarks inside the room. | A source inside the briefing confirmed to the Guardian that Carson made similar remarks inside the room. |
| Carson, who was appearing as a surrogate for Trump at the RNC’s spring meeting in Hollywood, Florida, condemned the current system of nominating a Republican nominee as “corrupt”. | Carson, who was appearing as a surrogate for Trump at the RNC’s spring meeting in Hollywood, Florida, condemned the current system of nominating a Republican nominee as “corrupt”. |
| Related: Trump to change nomination rules if he becomes GOP nominee, Ben Carson says | Related: Trump to change nomination rules if he becomes GOP nominee, Ben Carson says |
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| In an email to campaign supporters, Vermont senator Bernie Sanders is using a major strike at Verizon Wireless as an example of the kinds of economic excesses he has built his campaign railing against - and as an opportunity to raise money. | In an email to campaign supporters, Vermont senator Bernie Sanders is using a major strike at Verizon Wireless as an example of the kinds of economic excesses he has built his campaign railing against - and as an opportunity to raise money. |
| “The CEO of Verizon makes almost $20 million a year in compensation. He leads one of the most profitable companies in the country,” Sanders writes. “Yet Verizon wants to take away employees’ health benefits. Verizon wants to outsource decent-paying jobs. Verizon wants to avoid paying federal income tax. And right now, Verizon is refusing to sit down and negotiate a fair contract with its employees.” | “The CEO of Verizon makes almost $20 million a year in compensation. He leads one of the most profitable companies in the country,” Sanders writes. “Yet Verizon wants to take away employees’ health benefits. Verizon wants to outsource decent-paying jobs. Verizon wants to avoid paying federal income tax. And right now, Verizon is refusing to sit down and negotiate a fair contract with its employees.” |
| “In other words, Verizon is just another major American corporation trying to destroy the lives of working Americans,” he continues. “But this time, Verizon’s employees are fighting back. Thousands of very brave employees of Verizon and Verizon Wireless are on strike until they can get a fair contract. They made a very difficult decision that puts their families at risk - but it’s a choice they made to stand up for justice against corporate greed.” | “In other words, Verizon is just another major American corporation trying to destroy the lives of working Americans,” he continues. “But this time, Verizon’s employees are fighting back. Thousands of very brave employees of Verizon and Verizon Wireless are on strike until they can get a fair contract. They made a very difficult decision that puts their families at risk - but it’s a choice they made to stand up for justice against corporate greed.” |
| “I’m asking you today to stand up and tell the CEO of Verizon that you think Verizon employees deserve a fair contract that protects health benefits, guarantees fair pay, and stops outsourcing,” he concludes. | “I’m asking you today to stand up and tell the CEO of Verizon that you think Verizon employees deserve a fair contract that protects health benefits, guarantees fair pay, and stops outsourcing,” he concludes. |
| Earlier this month, Sanders walked the picket line with Verizon protesters in New York, telling the roaring crowd that “You have chosen to stand up for dignity.” Nearly 40,000 Verizon Communications workers walked off the job two weeks ago in in one of the largest US strikes in recent years after contract talks hit an impasse. | Earlier this month, Sanders walked the picket line with Verizon protesters in New York, telling the roaring crowd that “You have chosen to stand up for dignity.” Nearly 40,000 Verizon Communications workers walked off the job two weeks ago in in one of the largest US strikes in recent years after contract talks hit an impasse. |
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| The debate over whether to give the citizens of Washington, DC the right to representation in Congress has always had an undercurrent of partisanship: The heavily Democratic city would almost certainly add two hard-left Democrats into the mix in the US Senate, plus a deep blue representative in the House of Representatives. | The debate over whether to give the citizens of Washington, DC the right to representation in Congress has always had an undercurrent of partisanship: The heavily Democratic city would almost certainly add two hard-left Democrats into the mix in the US Senate, plus a deep blue representative in the House of Representatives. |
| Most Republicans typically distance themselves from endorsing the District’s disenfranchisement for purely political reasons - it doesn’t look good to declare that a federal district with a population larger than three states should be deprived of congressional representation because that population leans left. Ohio governor John Kasich, however, was readily honest about the issue during a meeting with the Washington Post’s editorial board. | Most Republicans typically distance themselves from endorsing the District’s disenfranchisement for purely political reasons - it doesn’t look good to declare that a federal district with a population larger than three states should be deprived of congressional representation because that population leans left. Ohio governor John Kasich, however, was readily honest about the issue during a meeting with the Washington Post’s editorial board. |
| “What it really gets down to if you want to be honest is because they know that’s just more votes in the Democratic Party,” Kasich told the board about the movement to give congressional representation to Washingtonians. (The US constitution does not allow the federal district representation, as it is not a state.) | “What it really gets down to if you want to be honest is because they know that’s just more votes in the Democratic Party,” Kasich told the board about the movement to give congressional representation to Washingtonians. (The US constitution does not allow the federal district representation, as it is not a state.) |
| Kasich had voted against a measure that would give DC statehood while he served in the House of Representatives, and told the board that “Yes, I would it say probably is” still his position on the matter. | Kasich had voted against a measure that would give DC statehood while he served in the House of Representatives, and told the board that “Yes, I would it say probably is” still his position on the matter. |
| When asked if it was true that “if there were Republicans in the District, you would have a different position?” Kasich demurred. | When asked if it was true that “if there were Republicans in the District, you would have a different position?” Kasich demurred. |
| “It’s kind of hard for me to argue against it. I’d have to hear what the argument is.” | “It’s kind of hard for me to argue against it. I’d have to hear what the argument is.” |
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| Hillary Clinton on gun violence: | Hillary Clinton on gun violence: |
| That is 33,000 people a year. A year. If anything else were killing 33,000 Americans a year, you can bet we would be fully mobilized doing everything we possibly could to save lives. It is just too easy for people to reach for a gun to solve their problems. It makes no sense. | That is 33,000 people a year. A year. If anything else were killing 33,000 Americans a year, you can bet we would be fully mobilized doing everything we possibly could to save lives. It is just too easy for people to reach for a gun to solve their problems. It makes no sense. |
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| A man who piloted a one-person gyrocopter through some of the most restricted US airspace and landed on the lawn of the Capitol in Washington has been sentenced to 120 days behind bars, according to the Associated Press. | A man who piloted a one-person gyrocopter through some of the most restricted US airspace and landed on the lawn of the Capitol in Washington has been sentenced to 120 days behind bars, according to the Associated Press. |
| Florida resident Douglas Hughes has said his April 2015 flight in the bare-bones aircraft, which began in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, was a way to call attention to the influence of big money in politics. Hughes pleaded guilty in November to a felony for operating a gyrocopter without a license. | Florida resident Douglas Hughes has said his April 2015 flight in the bare-bones aircraft, which began in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, was a way to call attention to the influence of big money in politics. Hughes pleaded guilty in November to a felony for operating a gyrocopter without a license. |
| Prosecutors asked he be sentenced to 10 months in prison, arguing that the former mail carrier from Ruskin, Florida, put countless lives at risk. Hughes’ attorneys argued he should be allowed to remain out of jail. | Prosecutors asked he be sentenced to 10 months in prison, arguing that the former mail carrier from Ruskin, Florida, put countless lives at risk. Hughes’ attorneys argued he should be allowed to remain out of jail. |
| Hughes was carrying letters for each member of Congress on the topic of campaign finance and the tail of his aircraft had a postal service logo. | Hughes was carrying letters for each member of Congress on the topic of campaign finance and the tail of his aircraft had a postal service logo. |
| In a court document they filed ahead of the sentencing hearing, prosecutors argued Hughes’ flight “put unsuspecting people in real danger, disrupted operations at the United States Capitol, and demonstrated a profound disrespect for the law and the legitimate rights of others”. Hughes “craved attention” and “violated important public safety laws because he wanted people to pay attention to his political views”, they wrote. | In a court document they filed ahead of the sentencing hearing, prosecutors argued Hughes’ flight “put unsuspecting people in real danger, disrupted operations at the United States Capitol, and demonstrated a profound disrespect for the law and the legitimate rights of others”. Hughes “craved attention” and “violated important public safety laws because he wanted people to pay attention to his political views”, they wrote. |
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| As we liveblog from the back of a bus on the outskirts of Philadelphia, we can say with confidence that we may have gone to the wrong campaign event today: | As we liveblog from the back of a bus on the outskirts of Philadelphia, we can say with confidence that we may have gone to the wrong campaign event today: |
| OMG. There's an alpaca show going on at the same venue as the Trump rally in Harrisburg. So happy right now. pic.twitter.com/EARrkmx0Ll | OMG. There's an alpaca show going on at the same venue as the Trump rally in Harrisburg. So happy right now. pic.twitter.com/EARrkmx0Ll |
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| Scott Bixby | Scott Bixby |
| Texas senator Ted Cruz is raising money off of Donald Trump’s comments this morning in favor of allowing transgender Americans to use public restrooms that comport with their stated gender identity, offering supporters the chance to pre-order a Trump-style red cap with the phrase “MAKE PC GREAT AGAIN” emblazoned above the brim. | Texas senator Ted Cruz is raising money off of Donald Trump’s comments this morning in favor of allowing transgender Americans to use public restrooms that comport with their stated gender identity, offering supporters the chance to pre-order a Trump-style red cap with the phrase “MAKE PC GREAT AGAIN” emblazoned above the brim. |
| Trump surprised many voters this morning when he told NBC’s Today Show that he opposed so-called “bathroom bills” like the one recently passed in North Carolina that criminalize using public restrooms that don’t match the gender stated on a person’s birth certificate. | Trump surprised many voters this morning when he told NBC’s Today Show that he opposed so-called “bathroom bills” like the one recently passed in North Carolina that criminalize using public restrooms that don’t match the gender stated on a person’s birth certificate. |
| “North Carolina did something that was very strong and they’re paying a big price. And there’s a lot of problems,” Trump said. “Leave it the way it is. North Carolina, what they’re going through, with all of the business and all of the strife - and that’s on both sides - you leave it the way it is. There have been very few complaints the way it is. People go, they use the bathroom that they feel is appropriate. There has been so little trouble.” | “North Carolina did something that was very strong and they’re paying a big price. And there’s a lot of problems,” Trump said. “Leave it the way it is. North Carolina, what they’re going through, with all of the business and all of the strife - and that’s on both sides - you leave it the way it is. There have been very few complaints the way it is. People go, they use the bathroom that they feel is appropriate. There has been so little trouble.” |
| Cruz, whose social conservatism has prompted frequent critiques of Trump’s “New York values,” hit back with the hat and a tweet that characterized Trump’s comments as “facilitating putting little girls alone in a bathroom” with grown men. | Cruz, whose social conservatism has prompted frequent critiques of Trump’s “New York values,” hit back with the hat and a tweet that characterized Trump’s comments as “facilitating putting little girls alone in a bathroom” with grown men. |
| We shouldn't be facilitating putting little girls alone in a bathroom w/ grown men. That's just a bad, bad, bad idea https://t.co/fpj3vUjKuF | We shouldn't be facilitating putting little girls alone in a bathroom w/ grown men. That's just a bad, bad, bad idea https://t.co/fpj3vUjKuF |
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| Buzzfeed News has obtained archival footage of billionaire Republican frontruner Donald Trump telling NBC Nightly News that a woman who accused boxer Mike Tyson of rape - of which he was later convicted - had only herself to blame. | Buzzfeed News has obtained archival footage of billionaire Republican frontruner Donald Trump telling NBC Nightly News that a woman who accused boxer Mike Tyson of rape - of which he was later convicted - had only herself to blame. |
| Uncovered footage of Trump in the Mike Tyson rape case blaming the victim, saying Tyson was "railroaded" in the case https://t.co/xlCevjswTb | Uncovered footage of Trump in the Mike Tyson rape case blaming the victim, saying Tyson was "railroaded" in the case https://t.co/xlCevjswTb |
| “You have a young woman that was in his hotel room late in the evening at her own will,” Trump in the video, which originally aired in February 1992. “You have a young woman seen dancing for the beauty contest - dancing with a big smile on her face, looked happy as can be.” | “You have a young woman that was in his hotel room late in the evening at her own will,” Trump in the video, which originally aired in February 1992. “You have a young woman seen dancing for the beauty contest - dancing with a big smile on her face, looked happy as can be.” |
| “It’s my opinion that to a large extent, Mike Tyson was railroaded in this case,” Trump said later in the video. | “It’s my opinion that to a large extent, Mike Tyson was railroaded in this case,” Trump said later in the video. |
| In 1992, an Indiana jury found Tyson, who has endorsed Trump’s presidential bid, guilty of raping an 18-year-old beauty pageant contestant. Desiree Washington, who held the title of Miss Black Rhode Island at the time, testified that sexually assaulted her in an Indianapolis hotel room. Facing a maximum of 60 years in prison, Tyson was sentenced to six and served three. | In 1992, an Indiana jury found Tyson, who has endorsed Trump’s presidential bid, guilty of raping an 18-year-old beauty pageant contestant. Desiree Washington, who held the title of Miss Black Rhode Island at the time, testified that sexually assaulted her in an Indianapolis hotel room. Facing a maximum of 60 years in prison, Tyson was sentenced to six and served three. |
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| Ahead of the so-called “Acela primaries” next week, Texas senator Ted Cruz has released three new advertisements as part of a statewide buy in Pennsylvania, in the hopes that the Keystone State will get reacquainted with him after his blistering loss in the New York Republican primary earlier this week. | Ahead of the so-called “Acela primaries” next week, Texas senator Ted Cruz has released three new advertisements as part of a statewide buy in Pennsylvania, in the hopes that the Keystone State will get reacquainted with him after his blistering loss in the New York Republican primary earlier this week. |
| The first ad, titled Right, is a 19-second spot that aims to contrast Cruz’s plan for the nation with that of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. | The first ad, titled Right, is a 19-second spot that aims to contrast Cruz’s plan for the nation with that of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. |
| “Obama was a failure,” the announcer declares. “Hillary could be worse. We have to get this right. Ted Cruz will. Repeal ObamaCare. Grow jobs. Destroy ISIS.” | “Obama was a failure,” the announcer declares. “Hillary could be worse. We have to get this right. Ted Cruz will. Repeal ObamaCare. Grow jobs. Destroy ISIS.” |
| “Jobs, freedom, security: Cruz.” | “Jobs, freedom, security: Cruz.” |
| The second advertisement, Solutions, is a 30-second spot that lauds the Texas senator as caring more about America’s future than “bickering” with his opponents like schoolchildren. | The second advertisement, Solutions, is a 30-second spot that lauds the Texas senator as caring more about America’s future than “bickering” with his opponents like schoolchildren. |
| “I don’t think the people of America are interested in a bunch of bickering schoolchildren,” Cruz says in the ad. “They’re interested in solutions, not slogans. This is the single moms, the truck-drivers and the steelworkers and the mechanics with callouses on their hands. This is all the young people coming out of school that aren’t able to find a job.” | “I don’t think the people of America are interested in a bunch of bickering schoolchildren,” Cruz says in the ad. “They’re interested in solutions, not slogans. This is the single moms, the truck-drivers and the steelworkers and the mechanics with callouses on their hands. This is all the young people coming out of school that aren’t able to find a job.” |
| “As president, I will repeal Obamacare, pull back the EPA and all the regulators that are killing small businesses and manufacturing. We’re going to see wages going up, we’re going to see opportunity. We need a president who stands with the American people.” | “As president, I will repeal Obamacare, pull back the EPA and all the regulators that are killing small businesses and manufacturing. We’re going to see wages going up, we’re going to see opportunity. We need a president who stands with the American people.” |
| In Not Easy, Cruz’s third ad, Cruz’s campaign lumps Clinton together with Republican frontrunner Donald Trump as a pair of wealthy elites who “just don’t get it.” | In Not Easy, Cruz’s third ad, Cruz’s campaign lumps Clinton together with Republican frontrunner Donald Trump as a pair of wealthy elites who “just don’t get it.” |
| Quoting Clinton, who told Diane Sawyer that she took immense speaking fees because “we came out of the White House not only dead-broke but in debt,” and Trump, who told a debate audience that “It has not been easy for me... My father gave me a small loan of a million dollars,” an announcer intones: | Quoting Clinton, who told Diane Sawyer that she took immense speaking fees because “we came out of the White House not only dead-broke but in debt,” and Trump, who told a debate audience that “It has not been easy for me... My father gave me a small loan of a million dollars,” an announcer intones: |
| “They just don’t get it. Ted Cruz does. That’s why he’ll cut taxes for working families. Roll back regulations. And repeal ObamaCare. Jobs, freedom, security for you. For a change.” | “They just don’t get it. Ted Cruz does. That’s why he’ll cut taxes for working families. Roll back regulations. And repeal ObamaCare. Jobs, freedom, security for you. For a change.” |
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| John Kasich to Pennsylvania voters: 'Citizen, govern thyself' | John Kasich to Pennsylvania voters: 'Citizen, govern thyself' |
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| With a national debt clock ticking beside him, Ohio governor John Kasich told a crowd of roughly 500 students, employees and locals at Penn State’s Brandywine campus in remote Media, Pennsylvania, that if they have a problem, he’s not planning on fixing it. | With a national debt clock ticking beside him, Ohio governor John Kasich told a crowd of roughly 500 students, employees and locals at Penn State’s Brandywine campus in remote Media, Pennsylvania, that if they have a problem, he’s not planning on fixing it. |
| “You think I’m gonna fix your drug problem?” Kasich asked the crowd. “Come on folks. You wanna fix your drug problem, you fix it right here. Where do you fix it? You fix it in the schools.” | “You think I’m gonna fix your drug problem?” Kasich asked the crowd. “Come on folks. You wanna fix your drug problem, you fix it right here. Where do you fix it? You fix it in the schools.” |
| “You unhappy with your schools? Fix ‘em!” Katich continued. “Why don’t you just do it - why don’t you just fix it? What are we waiting on?” | “You unhappy with your schools? Fix ‘em!” Katich continued. “Why don’t you just do it - why don’t you just fix it? What are we waiting on?” |
| “You worried about poverty? Welfare? That’s not a hard one to fix either, really,” Kasich told the crowd. (According to US census data, about 6.1% of families and 7.9% of the population of Media live below the poverty line, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.) | “You worried about poverty? Welfare? That’s not a hard one to fix either, really,” Kasich told the crowd. (According to US census data, about 6.1% of families and 7.9% of the population of Media live below the poverty line, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.) |
| “Why don’t we start fixing things? Why don’t we believe in ourselves?” | “Why don’t we start fixing things? Why don’t we believe in ourselves?” |
| The largely working-class crowd was muted for most of his speech, with the largest bout of applause reserved for a line that seemed to run counter to his narrative of community-based self sufficiency: “Your job, if you’re a public official, is to raise peoples’ lives. If you’re not doing that, then get out - plain and simple.” | The largely working-class crowd was muted for most of his speech, with the largest bout of applause reserved for a line that seemed to run counter to his narrative of community-based self sufficiency: “Your job, if you’re a public official, is to raise peoples’ lives. If you’re not doing that, then get out - plain and simple.” |
| The Ohio governor highlighted his connection to Pennsylvania and its Rust Belt citizens, describing a hardscrabble childhood as the son of a coal miner in a town where “if the wind blew the wrong way, people found themselves out of work.” | The Ohio governor highlighted his connection to Pennsylvania and its Rust Belt citizens, describing a hardscrabble childhood as the son of a coal miner in a town where “if the wind blew the wrong way, people found themselves out of work.” |
| Pointing to a counter that ticked away the amount of American national debt, Kasich attempted to explain the connection between sovereign debt and the local economy in Media. | Pointing to a counter that ticked away the amount of American national debt, Kasich attempted to explain the connection between sovereign debt and the local economy in Media. |
| “When this number goes up, the number of jobs for our graduates goes down. And when that number goes down, the number of job opportunities for our families goes up,” Kasich said. | “When this number goes up, the number of jobs for our graduates goes down. And when that number goes down, the number of job opportunities for our families goes up,” Kasich said. |
| But despite the ticker and the opening monologue about local political change as the engine for economic growth, Kasich spent most of his time in Media attempting to distance himself both from his “radical” primary opponents and the Republican establishment. Describing the Republican Party as “my vehicle, and not my master,” Kasich told the chuckling audience that “the only person that tells me what to do is my wife.” | But despite the ticker and the opening monologue about local political change as the engine for economic growth, Kasich spent most of his time in Media attempting to distance himself both from his “radical” primary opponents and the Republican establishment. Describing the Republican Party as “my vehicle, and not my master,” Kasich told the chuckling audience that “the only person that tells me what to do is my wife.” |
| “The anxieties are real, people feel really ripped off in many cases, and I think it;s being fed in a lot of cases by talk radio, and talk television,” Kasich said, of the reason that the Republican Party appears so divided in this election cycle.His opponents’ argument is “that they’re throwing all the pieces off the chess board so they can start the game over again.” | “The anxieties are real, people feel really ripped off in many cases, and I think it;s being fed in a lot of cases by talk radio, and talk television,” Kasich said, of the reason that the Republican Party appears so divided in this election cycle.His opponents’ argument is “that they’re throwing all the pieces off the chess board so they can start the game over again.” |
| “Anger sells. Strife sells,” Kasich said. “But that’s not where we wanna live, is it?” | “Anger sells. Strife sells,” Kasich said. “But that’s not where we wanna live, is it?” |
| Kasich left after speaking and answering questions for roughly 45 minutes. When he began, the national debt clock was at $19,252,130,990,144,000 and change. When he left, the national debt clock had risen by more than $48 billion, to $19,252,179,093,543,000 and change. | Kasich left after speaking and answering questions for roughly 45 minutes. When he began, the national debt clock was at $19,252,130,990,144,000 and change. When he left, the national debt clock had risen by more than $48 billion, to $19,252,179,093,543,000 and change. |
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| John Kasich, apparently an action-movie buff, used the example of a James Bond chase scene to describe how the US can fight international terrorism. | John Kasich, apparently an action-movie buff, used the example of a James Bond chase scene to describe how the US can fight international terrorism. |
| In a town hall here at the Brandywine campus of Penn State in Media, Pennsylvania, the father of a 9/11 survivor asked Kasich whether he would use “all of America’s tools and power - military, economic, moral - to keep our country safe?” | In a town hall here at the Brandywine campus of Penn State in Media, Pennsylvania, the father of a 9/11 survivor asked Kasich whether he would use “all of America’s tools and power - military, economic, moral - to keep our country safe?” |
| First off, Kasich said, he would streamline the military and its attendant contractors. “We have more people working in bureaucratic functions than we have people actually serving in the military,” Kasich said. “The United States is gonna have to be involved in heaping the world to come together in two areas: intelligence gathering and policing.” | First off, Kasich said, he would streamline the military and its attendant contractors. “We have more people working in bureaucratic functions than we have people actually serving in the military,” Kasich said. “The United States is gonna have to be involved in heaping the world to come together in two areas: intelligence gathering and policing.” |
| Then, he made a somewhat tortured reference to “the helicopter scene” in Spectre, the most recent James Bond film, which Kasich had watched on the campaign jet the night before. “Like him, we need to pull out of this, have confidence in ourselves, and have leaders who don’t promise what they can’t deliver.” | Then, he made a somewhat tortured reference to “the helicopter scene” in Spectre, the most recent James Bond film, which Kasich had watched on the campaign jet the night before. “Like him, we need to pull out of this, have confidence in ourselves, and have leaders who don’t promise what they can’t deliver.” |
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