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| Cruz denies alliance with Kasich ahead of Indiana primary – campaign live | Cruz denies alliance with Kasich ahead of Indiana primary – campaign live |
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| Today in Campaign 2016 | |
| Scott Bixby | |
| Did one of your former colleagues compare you to the Prince of Darkness and tell the world that you are the least agreeable “son of a bitch” that they’d ever had the misfortune of working with? No? Then you had a better day than Texas senator Ted Cruz, who was put on blast in a speech former House speaker John Boehner gave to college students that was equal parts fire and brimstone. | |
| “Lucifer in the flesh,” Boehner told an audience at Stanford University last night, according to the Stanford Daily. “I have Democrat friends and Republican friends. I get along with almost everyone, but I have never worked with a more miserable son of a bitch in my life.” | |
| In a week when we thought nothing could get more bizarre than vice presidential would-be Carly Fiorina bursting into song, today was really a feat of political imagination. Here’s a quick rundown of the biggest news from the campaign trail today: | |
| I can't stand liars. | |
| That’s it for news from the campaign trail - tune in tomorrow for more up-to-the-second updates from the campaign. | |
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| White powder found at Trump Tower | |
| White powder has been found in the mail room at Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan, according to New York’s ABC 7, citing a Trump campaign source. | |
| The powder, discovered at roughly 8:15 pm in the fifth-floor mailroom of the mixed-use skyscraper, which houses the campaign headquarters of the Donald Trump campaign, as well as the headquarters of the Trump Organization and Trump’s penthouse residence. | |
| The affected floor has been evacuated, and police, fire and emergency services are on the scene. | |
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| A movie trailer about the unlikely film depicting the first date between Barack Obama and his wife Michelle has dropped. | A movie trailer about the unlikely film depicting the first date between Barack Obama and his wife Michelle has dropped. |
| The film, Southside with You, is a romantic dramedy and focuses on the couple’s first date in 1989, which featured a trip to the Art Institute of Chicago, a viewing of Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing and their first kiss outside an ice cream parlor. The film premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival and has received positive reviews. | The film, Southside with You, is a romantic dramedy and focuses on the couple’s first date in 1989, which featured a trip to the Art Institute of Chicago, a viewing of Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing and their first kiss outside an ice cream parlor. The film premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival and has received positive reviews. |
| The film is scheduled to be released on August 26. | The film is scheduled to be released on August 26. |
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| Cruz mailer: If Trump wins Indiana, nomination could be 'all but determined' | Cruz mailer: If Trump wins Indiana, nomination could be 'all but determined' |
| Gloom and doom is the attitude of the day over at the newly minted Cruz/Fiorina campaign headquarters, as the Texas senator’s campaign sends out a mailer to supporters warning them that if he loses the Indiana primary on May 3, billionaire frontrunner Donald Trump’s march to the Republican presidential nomination could be “all but determined.” | Gloom and doom is the attitude of the day over at the newly minted Cruz/Fiorina campaign headquarters, as the Texas senator’s campaign sends out a mailer to supporters warning them that if he loses the Indiana primary on May 3, billionaire frontrunner Donald Trump’s march to the Republican presidential nomination could be “all but determined.” |
| “In just five days, Hoosiers will cast their votes to determine which candidate will capture their 57 delegates. This is the single, biggest, most important day for our campaign so far,” Cruz writes. “Carly and I are barnstorming Indiana to capture every last vote – as we fight to win the GOP nomination. I can’t emphasize enough how important the vote in Indiana is going to be, and frankly, it could be the deciding factor. Friend, let me be blunt: I can’t win Indiana – and this nomination – if you don’t step forward right now.” | “In just five days, Hoosiers will cast their votes to determine which candidate will capture their 57 delegates. This is the single, biggest, most important day for our campaign so far,” Cruz writes. “Carly and I are barnstorming Indiana to capture every last vote – as we fight to win the GOP nomination. I can’t emphasize enough how important the vote in Indiana is going to be, and frankly, it could be the deciding factor. Friend, let me be blunt: I can’t win Indiana – and this nomination – if you don’t step forward right now.” |
| Cruz tells voters that “Indiana is absolutely pivotal,” and that “if Trump wins all the delegates in Indiana, his nomination could be all but determined.” | Cruz tells voters that “Indiana is absolutely pivotal,” and that “if Trump wins all the delegates in Indiana, his nomination could be all but determined.” |
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| Perennial presidential candidate and former consumer advocate Ralph Nader told CNN today that Vermont senator Bernie Sanders should not drop out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, in part because Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton could be indicted. | Perennial presidential candidate and former consumer advocate Ralph Nader told CNN today that Vermont senator Bernie Sanders should not drop out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, in part because Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton could be indicted. |
| "Why should Bernie Sanders drop out?" -- Ralph Nader in an interview with @CarolCNN https://t.co/Hp7ytDHt0H | "Why should Bernie Sanders drop out?" -- Ralph Nader in an interview with @CarolCNN https://t.co/Hp7ytDHt0H |
| “Why why should Bernie Sanders drop out?” Nader, a former Green party nominee, asked CNN Newsroom. “There could be a scandal with Hillary Clinton. Those transcripts and closed door meetings with the big bankers and other corporations could be released.” | “Why why should Bernie Sanders drop out?” Nader, a former Green party nominee, asked CNN Newsroom. “There could be a scandal with Hillary Clinton. Those transcripts and closed door meetings with the big bankers and other corporations could be released.” |
| Asked what he would do in Sanders’ position, Nader dodged. | Asked what he would do in Sanders’ position, Nader dodged. |
| “Well, I would never have run in the Democratic Party, so that’s a question I cannot answer,” Nader said. “[Sanders] ran in the Democratic party and he’s doing very, very well. In fact, if independent voters could vote in those primaries this last Tuesday, he would have won them all.” | “Well, I would never have run in the Democratic Party, so that’s a question I cannot answer,” Nader said. “[Sanders] ran in the Democratic party and he’s doing very, very well. In fact, if independent voters could vote in those primaries this last Tuesday, he would have won them all.” |
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| Matthew Teague | Matthew Teague |
| Following the passage of the so-called “bathroom law” in North Carolina and an anti-LGBT religious liberty law in Mississippi, similar laws have percolated throughout the country. | Following the passage of the so-called “bathroom law” in North Carolina and an anti-LGBT religious liberty law in Mississippi, similar laws have percolated throughout the country. |
| It’s the largest legal push against LGBT rights in memory, according to Eunice Rho, advocacy and policy counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union. She told the Guardian that in 2016 more than 150 such bills have been proposed across the nation, many in the south. “It’s politically driven,” she said. “Politicians are preying on people’s fears of the unfamiliar.” | It’s the largest legal push against LGBT rights in memory, according to Eunice Rho, advocacy and policy counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union. She told the Guardian that in 2016 more than 150 such bills have been proposed across the nation, many in the south. “It’s politically driven,” she said. “Politicians are preying on people’s fears of the unfamiliar.” |
| On Wednesday, Tennessee governor Bill Haslam signed a bill into law that moves the argument in a new direction: it allows therapists and counselors to reject certain clients if the therapy goes against the practitioner’s “sincerely held principles”. It’s being widely interpreted as a loophole allowing therapists to reject gay, lesbian, transgender and other clients. | On Wednesday, Tennessee governor Bill Haslam signed a bill into law that moves the argument in a new direction: it allows therapists and counselors to reject certain clients if the therapy goes against the practitioner’s “sincerely held principles”. It’s being widely interpreted as a loophole allowing therapists to reject gay, lesbian, transgender and other clients. |
| Haslam has since issued a written statement saying that’s a misinterpretation. “The substance of this bill doesn’t address a group, issue or belief system,” he wrote. “I believe it is reasonable to allow these professionals to determine if and when an individual would be better served by another counselor better suited to meet his or her needs.” | Haslam has since issued a written statement saying that’s a misinterpretation. “The substance of this bill doesn’t address a group, issue or belief system,” he wrote. “I believe it is reasonable to allow these professionals to determine if and when an individual would be better served by another counselor better suited to meet his or her needs.” |
| Related: Tennessee continues anti-LGBT legal onslaught with 'therapist bill' | Related: Tennessee continues anti-LGBT legal onslaught with 'therapist bill' |
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| An unbound Republican delegate in Pennsylvania who had previously endorsed John Kasich appears to have resigned himself to the fact that billionaire Republican frontrunner Donald Trump is the presumptive nominee - and says he would never vote for Texas senator Ted Cruz. | An unbound Republican delegate in Pennsylvania who had previously endorsed John Kasich appears to have resigned himself to the fact that billionaire Republican frontrunner Donald Trump is the presumptive nominee - and says he would never vote for Texas senator Ted Cruz. |
| “I would never vote for Ted Cruz,” former New Hampshire senator Judd Gregg told a local ABC affiliate in Manchester, New Hampshire. “I’d write in Paul Ryan or someone before I’d vote for Ted Cruz.” | “I would never vote for Ted Cruz,” former New Hampshire senator Judd Gregg told a local ABC affiliate in Manchester, New Hampshire. “I’d write in Paul Ryan or someone before I’d vote for Ted Cruz.” |
| “I presume Donald Trump is going to be the nominee,” Gregg, a two-term senator, said, before calling Cruz “a person of little character. He’s a demagogue’s demagogue and he shouldn’t be trusted with the responsibilities of the office.” | “I presume Donald Trump is going to be the nominee,” Gregg, a two-term senator, said, before calling Cruz “a person of little character. He’s a demagogue’s demagogue and he shouldn’t be trusted with the responsibilities of the office.” |
| “I presume I’d vote for the Republican nominee if it is Trump, but Cruz should be nowhere near the presidency.” | “I presume I’d vote for the Republican nominee if it is Trump, but Cruz should be nowhere near the presidency.” |
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| John Kasich told spectators at an Oregon town hall event that Donald Trump’s hopes of swaying unbound delegates to support his bid for the Republican nomination are unfounded, and that if he wants to become the nominee, “he better get exactly what he needs.” | John Kasich told spectators at an Oregon town hall event that Donald Trump’s hopes of swaying unbound delegates to support his bid for the Republican nomination are unfounded, and that if he wants to become the nominee, “he better get exactly what he needs.” |
| “When you have a 73% negative rating among married women and you think you are going to the convention, and you lose 15 straight polls to Hillary Clinton, and you get crushed in the electoral college, and we know that if you are the nominee, you’re going to lose the senate, the supreme court, the courthouse and the state house...” Kasich told the crowd, “I don’t think so.” | “When you have a 73% negative rating among married women and you think you are going to the convention, and you lose 15 straight polls to Hillary Clinton, and you get crushed in the electoral college, and we know that if you are the nominee, you’re going to lose the senate, the supreme court, the courthouse and the state house...” Kasich told the crowd, “I don’t think so.” |
| Trump has the support of 953 bound delegates and 41 unbound delegates, putting him at 994 total delegates, within striking distance of the 1,237 needed to clinch the Republican nomination. Neither Kasich nor fellow Republican hopeful Ted Cruz can feasibly acquire the necessary number of delegates to reach that threshold before the party’s convention in July. | Trump has the support of 953 bound delegates and 41 unbound delegates, putting him at 994 total delegates, within striking distance of the 1,237 needed to clinch the Republican nomination. Neither Kasich nor fellow Republican hopeful Ted Cruz can feasibly acquire the necessary number of delegates to reach that threshold before the party’s convention in July. |
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| An organization dedicated to fighting anti-Semitism has issued a statement urging billionaire Republican frontrunner Donald Trump to reconsider the use of “America First” as his “ill-advised” campaign slogan to describe his foreign policy doctrine. | An organization dedicated to fighting anti-Semitism has issued a statement urging billionaire Republican frontrunner Donald Trump to reconsider the use of “America First” as his “ill-advised” campaign slogan to describe his foreign policy doctrine. |
| “The most noteworthy leader of the ‘America First Committee’ was Charles Lindbergh, who sympathized with the Nazis and whose rhetoric was characterized by anti-Semitism and offensive stereotypes, including assertions that Jews posed a threat to the US because of their influence in motion pictures, radio, the press, and the government,” wrote the Anti-Defamation League in in a statement. | “The most noteworthy leader of the ‘America First Committee’ was Charles Lindbergh, who sympathized with the Nazis and whose rhetoric was characterized by anti-Semitism and offensive stereotypes, including assertions that Jews posed a threat to the US because of their influence in motion pictures, radio, the press, and the government,” wrote the Anti-Defamation League in in a statement. |
| “The undercurrents of anti-Semitism and bigotry that characterized the America First movement – including the assumption that Jews who opposed the movement had their own agenda and were not acting in America’s best interest – is fortunately not a major concern today,” said Jonathan A. Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League. | “The undercurrents of anti-Semitism and bigotry that characterized the America First movement – including the assumption that Jews who opposed the movement had their own agenda and were not acting in America’s best interest – is fortunately not a major concern today,” said Jonathan A. Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League. |
| “However, for many Americans, the term ‘America First’ will always be associated with and tainted by this history. In a political season that already has prompted a national conversation about civility and tolerance, choosing a call to action historically associated with incivility and intolerance seems ill-advised.” | “However, for many Americans, the term ‘America First’ will always be associated with and tainted by this history. In a political season that already has prompted a national conversation about civility and tolerance, choosing a call to action historically associated with incivility and intolerance seems ill-advised.” |
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| At an event in Oregon, Ohio governor and Republican candidate for president John Kasich told supporters that after Donald Trump’s electoral wipeout earlier this week, he had considered dropping out of the race for the Republican nomination. | At an event in Oregon, Ohio governor and Republican candidate for president John Kasich told supporters that after Donald Trump’s electoral wipeout earlier this week, he had considered dropping out of the race for the Republican nomination. |
| “I thought about, ‘Should I keep going? Should I carry on? What is this all about?’” Kasich said. But in the end, it came down to a conversation with his wife. | “I thought about, ‘Should I keep going? Should I carry on? What is this all about?’” Kasich said. But in the end, it came down to a conversation with his wife. |
| “I was down home yesterday for a short time, and things were a little bit crazy... and I saw my wife carrying some clothes from the upstairs bedroom down into the closet in the basement and I said, ‘here, lemme grab some of that,” Kasich said. | “I was down home yesterday for a short time, and things were a little bit crazy... and I saw my wife carrying some clothes from the upstairs bedroom down into the closet in the basement and I said, ‘here, lemme grab some of that,” Kasich said. |
| “And I said, ‘what do you think, sweetie? I’m inclined to keep going.’ She looked at me, she said - just simple words because she’s not a politician - she said, ‘The people need a choice, and if you don’t give ‘em a choice, who will?’” | “And I said, ‘what do you think, sweetie? I’m inclined to keep going.’ She looked at me, she said - just simple words because she’s not a politician - she said, ‘The people need a choice, and if you don’t give ‘em a choice, who will?’” |
| “And so I’ve decided to keep going,” he concluded, to loud applause. | “And so I’ve decided to keep going,” he concluded, to loud applause. |
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| In an interview with Politico, a former high-ranking member of Mitt Romney’s failed 2012 presidential campaign has compared billionaire Republican frontrunner Donald Trump to party icon Ronald Reagan, and said that Trump will win the nomination. | In an interview with Politico, a former high-ranking member of Mitt Romney’s failed 2012 presidential campaign has compared billionaire Republican frontrunner Donald Trump to party icon Ronald Reagan, and said that Trump will win the nomination. |
| “You could sense a more growing sense of reality that, in fact, Trump is going to be the nominee,” said Ron Kaufman, a former advisor to Romney and one of the main engineers of his presidential campaign in 2012. “He was a populist more than a conservative,” Kaufman said of Reagan. “He was a western populist; Trump is an eastern populist.” | “You could sense a more growing sense of reality that, in fact, Trump is going to be the nominee,” said Ron Kaufman, a former advisor to Romney and one of the main engineers of his presidential campaign in 2012. “He was a populist more than a conservative,” Kaufman said of Reagan. “He was a western populist; Trump is an eastern populist.” |
| Romney returned to the national stage years after his loss with a blistering indictment of Trump, dubbing the frontrunner “a phony” and “a fraud” in an address in Salt Lake City, Utah. | Romney returned to the national stage years after his loss with a blistering indictment of Trump, dubbing the frontrunner “a phony” and “a fraud” in an address in Salt Lake City, Utah. |
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| Poll: Republican party's favorability drops to lowest point since 1992 | Poll: Republican party's favorability drops to lowest point since 1992 |
| A survey of 2,008 American adults conducted by the Pew Research Center has found that the public’s negative opinion of the Republican party has spiked to levels not seen in nearly a quarter-century. | A survey of 2,008 American adults conducted by the Pew Research Center has found that the public’s negative opinion of the Republican party has spiked to levels not seen in nearly a quarter-century. |
| Only 33% of the American public has a favorable view of the Republican party, while nearly two-thirds - 62% - say that they have an unfavorable view of the party. It’s an increase in negative views of the party from last October, when a still-not-great 58% told Pew Research Center that they viewed the Republican party unfavorably. | Only 33% of the American public has a favorable view of the Republican party, while nearly two-thirds - 62% - say that they have an unfavorable view of the party. It’s an increase in negative views of the party from last October, when a still-not-great 58% told Pew Research Center that they viewed the Republican party unfavorably. |
| The frustration with the direction of the party has even passed on to card-carrying members of the party, only 68% of whom view the Republican party positively. By comparison, the Democratic party is viewed positively by 88% of its members. Just 28% of independents view the Republican party favorably. | The frustration with the direction of the party has even passed on to card-carrying members of the party, only 68% of whom view the Republican party positively. By comparison, the Democratic party is viewed positively by 88% of its members. Just 28% of independents view the Republican party favorably. |
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| Donald Trump’s big foreign policy speech at the National Press Club in Washington, DC yesterday has received a cold reception from the editorial board of the New York Times, which derided the address as failing to exhibit “much grasp of the complexity of the world, understanding of the balance or exercise of power, or even a careful reading of history.” | Donald Trump’s big foreign policy speech at the National Press Club in Washington, DC yesterday has received a cold reception from the editorial board of the New York Times, which derided the address as failing to exhibit “much grasp of the complexity of the world, understanding of the balance or exercise of power, or even a careful reading of history.” |
| In an editorial titled Donald Trump’s Strange Worldview, the Grey Lady’s editorial board summed up a potential “Trump Doctrine” as: “When one has a hammer, everything looks like a nail. And when one’s experience is limited to real estate deals, everything looks like a lease negotiation.” | In an editorial titled Donald Trump’s Strange Worldview, the Grey Lady’s editorial board summed up a potential “Trump Doctrine” as: “When one has a hammer, everything looks like a nail. And when one’s experience is limited to real estate deals, everything looks like a lease negotiation.” |
| This unilateral approach makes for good television, but this is the real world, in which other nations have agendas, too. Mr. Trump says he is ‘going to be working very closely with our allies in the Muslim world, all of which are at risk from radical Islamic violence.’ But how will he gain cooperation for his ‘unpredictable’ war on the Islamic State while enforcing a ‘pause’ that prevents Muslims from entering this country, and forcing those living here to register themselves? | This unilateral approach makes for good television, but this is the real world, in which other nations have agendas, too. Mr. Trump says he is ‘going to be working very closely with our allies in the Muslim world, all of which are at risk from radical Islamic violence.’ But how will he gain cooperation for his ‘unpredictable’ war on the Islamic State while enforcing a ‘pause’ that prevents Muslims from entering this country, and forcing those living here to register themselves? |
| How does one ‘apply leverage on China necessary to rein in North Korea,’ while slapping a trade-killing tariff on Chinese imports? It’s correct that many of our NATO allies aren’t paying their agreed-upon share of its costs - but what happens to the United States’ overseas bases if we ‘walk?’ | How does one ‘apply leverage on China necessary to rein in North Korea,’ while slapping a trade-killing tariff on Chinese imports? It’s correct that many of our NATO allies aren’t paying their agreed-upon share of its costs - but what happens to the United States’ overseas bases if we ‘walk?’ |
| The editorial concludes that Trump has failed to demonstrate “any willingness to learn or to correct his past errors. For someone who claims he is ready to lead the free world, that is inexcusable.” | The editorial concludes that Trump has failed to demonstrate “any willingness to learn or to correct his past errors. For someone who claims he is ready to lead the free world, that is inexcusable.” |