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Kemberlee Kaye

Kemberlee Kaye is the Senior Contributing Editor of Legal Insurrection, where she has worked since 2014 and is the Director of Operations and Editorial Development for the Legal Insurrection Foundation. She also serves as the Managing Editor for CriticalRace.org, a research project of the Legal Insurrection Foundation.

She has a background working in immigration law, and as a grassroots organizer, digital media strategist, campaign lackey, and muckraker. Over the years Kemberlee has worked with FreedomWorks, Americans for Prosperity, James O'Keefe's Project Veritas, and US Senate re-election campaigns, among others. 

Kemberlee, her daughter, and her son live a lovely taco-filled life in their native Texas.

You can reach her anytime via email at kk @ legalinsurrection.com.

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on February 15, 2016 20 Comments
Justice Scalia's untimely passing has the entire political arena stressed. Senate Republicans refuse to confirm another justice until the next president is elected, but President Obama insists he will move forward with a nominee. NBC News has the breakdown:
While the president said Saturday was "a time to remember Justice Scalia's legacy," he did announce his intention to nominate a successor. The Republican Senate majority leader and chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee called for the decision to be delayed and left to the next president.

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on February 13, 2016 177 Comments
Welcome to our live Republican debate coverage. Tonight's debate will air on CBS, live from the Peace Center in Greenville, South Carolina. The debate begins at 9:00 PM ET. Obviously, the death of Justice Antonin Scalia sets a somber mood for the night. DEBATE OVER. Aleister nailed it: https://twitter.com/AmericanGlob/status/698710383738097664 https://twitter.com/VeraMBergen/status/698706876503080961

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on February 13, 2016 7 Comments
In this edition of Today in Political Attack Ads, "Hillary Clinton" goes gangster on a printer, the PAC wars heat up to melt a life-sized Donald Trump, and the Club for Growth doesn't mess around.

It feels good to be a Clinton

Attackee: Hillary Clinton Attacker: Ted Cruz A spoof from a relatively famous scene in the movie Office Space, Hillary and gang whoop up on a server. Pls print.

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on February 12, 2016 13 Comments
Thursday night, Mohammad Barry injured four at an Israeli-owned restaurant in Columbus, Ohio. According to witnesses, Barry began stabbing patrons with a machete, going booth by booth. Barry fled the scene but police were able to locate him. When Barry lunged at police wielding a knife and machete, police opened fire, killing him. The FBI is now investigating, but they're not saying why. No reports indicate whether or not the counterterrorism unit is involved.

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on February 12, 2016 8 Comments
So, this is awkward. Awkward because everyone knows it's true. Prior to introducing Hillary at a campaign event earlier this week, former President Bill Clinton said, "the hotter this election gets, the more I wish I were just a former President and just for a few months, not the spouse of the next one, because you know, I have to be careful what I say." Perfectly understandable. Buuuut, that's not where he stopped:

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on February 11, 2016 21 Comments
Welcome to our live debate coverage! Watch the debate live: [debate over, clips below] https://twitter.com/LegInsurrection/status/697990980398546944 https://twitter.com/whpresscorps/status/697991185768574976

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on February 11, 2016 12 Comments
We're pleased to present what will be a reoccurring election feature here at Legal Insurrection -- Today in Political Attack Ads. As long as the mud is flying, you'll find it here. Political attack ads are as old and colorful as America. To our cultural credit, negative ads are far less personal these days. "John Adams is a hideous hermaphroditicly character with neither the force or firmness of a man, nor the gentleness and sensibility of a woman," claimed Thomas Jefferson (one of my personal favorites). "Do you want to see your dwelling in flames?! Female chastity violated?! Children writhing on a pike!! Well that's what will happen if you vote for Thomas Jefferson!" warned John Adams. Back in 2010, Reason put together a video chronicling some of the best campaign rhetoric from the election of 1800.

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on February 11, 2016 22 Comments
I would not want to be Hillary Clinton this week (or any week for that matter). First, she's trounced by more than 20 points in New Hampshire's primary, then it's revealed that at least a dozen email accounts tossed top secret classified intel around her home-brewed email server, and now the Washington Post dished out this little scoop in all its glory. Whether the intel leaker is part of Team Hillary or the State Department, the WaPo does not make clear. Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea all received subpoenas from State Department investigators last fall requesting Clinton Foundation documents, "that may have required approval from the federal government during Hillary Clinton’s term as secretary of state."

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on February 11, 2016 26 Comments
Comedian and actor Carlo Bellario was arrested while shooting a low-budget film in residential Woodbridge, New Jersey last November. Unaware a movie was being filmed, neighbors called the cops. When police arrived on the scene, they learned the film's producers did not have proper permits to film in the neighborhood, nor did they have a permit to film with a prop gun. Because Bellario was wielding a soft-pellet pistol (considered a firearm in New Jersey), he was arrested, charged with weapons possession, and spent four days in jail.

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on February 09, 2016 123 Comments
Welcome to our New Hampshire primary liveblog. We'll be updating periodically, so be sure to refresh your browser for the latest news. If you're just joining us, check out our previous open thread for the shenanigans you may have missed today. Trump and Sanders quickly declared winners. WAJ very quick assessment:
Get ready for Team Hillary to play the race card on Bernie -- exploiting the tensions between white liberals and Black Lives Matter. She will pander like she's never pandered before. On the Republican side, too many survived for any one of them to mount an immediate challege to Trump. Chris Christie committed murder-suicide in taking down Rubio at the last debate without helping himself. Jeb will keep going because he's so emotionally invested in it - pride comes before a fall. Politico obtained Jeb's post-NH strategy memo - Bush plans scorched-earth attack on Kasich, Rubio. Kasich will be a one-hit wonder. Cruz is the most viable challenger to Trump.
As of just after midnight and 80% reporting, here is the count:

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on February 09, 2016 30 Comments
Welcome to our New Hampshire Primary open thread! Thanks for stopping by. We'll be updating with well, updates, headlines and other sundry news, but most importantly -- things that make me laugh. Be sure to refresh your browser tab frequently for the latest. I'll be manning the thread all evening. Have questions? Put them in the comment section and I'll do my best to answer. Polls close at 7:00 PM ET in most of the state. But in 20 some-odd communities, polls will close at 8:00 PM ET. We'll cover reaction and results as they trickle in, but in a separate post.

FLASH POLL: Which Republican is MOST LIKELY to DROP OUT after New Hampshire?

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on February 09, 2016 17 Comments
This is probably my favorite thing on the internet right now. Two dudes wearing "Settle for Hillary" t-shirts sat right behind the embattled Democratic candidate at a town hall event in New Hampshire. Aaaaaannnd no one seemed to notice.

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on February 08, 2016 9 Comments
During Saturday night's NH GOP debate, Marco Rubio was asked how he planned to tackle social issues with millennial voters, in particular issues of life and marriage. Rubio discussed abortion as a two-fold issue -- one dealing with women's rights and the other with the right to life. "I've chosen to err on the side of life," he said. Hillary Clinton's stance on abortion was pulled into his answer as Rubio called her views "extreme."

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on February 08, 2016 20 Comments
No one is happy. Not Bill. Not Hillary. Not the Democrats. No one. Apparently. This afternoon Politico that the Clinton campaign is considering a substantial staffing shakeup following what looks to be a loss in tomorrow's New Hampshire's primary.
Hillary and Bill Clinton are so dissatisfied with their campaign’s messaging and digital operations they are considering staffing and strategy changes after what’s expected to be a loss in Tuesday’s primary here, according to a half-dozen people with direct knowledge of the situation. The Clintons -- stung by her narrow victory in Iowa -- had been planning to reassess staffing at the campaign’s Brooklyn headquarters after the first four primaries, but the Clintons have become increasingly caustic in their criticism of aides and demanded the reassessment sooner, a source told POLITICO.
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