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2016 Republican Primary Tag

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on April 01, 2016 43 Comments
RNC Chairman Reince Priebus joined Fox News Thursday night to discuss the state of the GOP presidential race. Though Trump is the only candidate to outright denounce the GOP loyalty pledge publicly, both Cruz and Kasich have danced around the issue, alluding to their waning support for the eventual Republican presidential nominee. When asked about candidates walking back their support for the soon to be determined nominee, Priebus repeatedly claimed candidate threats were nothing more than disingenuous "posturing." He went on to suggest that candidates are obliged to support the nominee because of the assistance they've received from the RNC throughout their campaigns.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 31, 2016 21 Comments
Hillary Clinton was confronted by a Greenpeace activist as to whether Hillary would reject donations from people in the fossil fuel industry. Hillary did not take it well. The pressure of several straight wins by Bernie Sanders is starting to wear on her. The Weekly Standard reports:
"I am so sick, I am so sick," Clinton says, shouting and wagging her finger at the activist, "of the Sanders campaign lying about me. I'm sick of it." Greenpeace explained the exchange, "At a Hillary Clinton rally at SUNY Purchase campus today, the presidential candidate lost her patience with a Greenpeace activist who thanked her for her commitment to climate change then asked her whether she'll reject fossil fuel money moving forward. Pointing her finger at activist Eva Resnick-Day, Clinton claimed she only takes money from people who work for fossil fuel companies and called the accusations lies."
In case you missed the money quote:

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on March 31, 2016 181 Comments
In a CNN town hall Tuesday, Donald Trump disavowed the Republican loyalty pledge he signed in September. Trump's change of tune might cost him the 50 delegates he won in South Carolina. Zeke Miller reported for TIME:
The Palmetto State was one of several that required candidates to pledge their loyalty to the party’s eventual nominee in order to secure a slot on the primary ballot. Though Trump won all of the state’s delegates in the Feb. 20 primary, anti-Trump forces are plotting to contest their binding to Trump because of his threat on the pledge Tuesday.

Posted by Taryn O'Neill on March 30, 2016 29 Comments
On Tuesday morning, Ted Cruz kicked off a Women for Cruz coalition in the liberal stronghold of Madison, Wisconsin. The senator was joined by his wife Heidi, mother Eleanor, and former presidential candidate Carly Fiorina for a conversation on issues considered important to women. In a change of pace from prior events, Cruz gave a shortened stump speech and focused on the meaning of the term "women's issue," itself:
"This event this morning is a celebration of strong women. One of the most frustrating things about the Democrats is the Democrats love to pigeonhole women. Put 'em in a little box [and] you have a set of issues that are women's issues. Well, listen. I have news for the Democrat party: Women are not a special interest. Women are a majority of the United States of America and every issue is a women's issue."
Cruz went on to say that his campaign is about three issues, those being jobs, freedom, and security. Despite the Democrat party's effort to deem only issues advancing the progressive cause as valid women's issues, Cruz made a point to emphasize that these three crucial issues are inherently women's issues just as they are men's.

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on March 30, 2016 91 Comments
Seems like mere months ago, Donald Trump was cozying up with the Republican Party, signing pledges, and promising to support the eventual nominee. But that was September. The Donald has since had a change of heart.

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on March 29, 2016 183 Comments
Donald Trump's Campaign Manager, Corey Lewandowski was charged with misdemeanor battery in the case concerning former Breitbart News reporter, Michelle Fields. CCTV corroborates Fields original story that Lewandowski grabbed her with enough force to move her.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 29, 2016 54 Comments
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker appeared on the Charlie Sykes radio show in Wisconsin and endorsed ... Ted Cruz. It was a very strong endorsement for Cruz, not an anti-Trump endorsement. Walker said he was "all in" for Cruz. https://twitter.com/ZekeJMiller/status/714817364588634112 Scott Walker Statement Endorsing Ted Cruz

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on March 28, 2016 86 Comments
One of Senator Cruz's latest campaign ads sounds a little bit familiar. Worried, released late last week, has no mention of the Washington Cartel, DC insiders, or Obamacare -- Cruz's hallmark talking points. Instead, his campaign has opted for a soft embrace of a few Trumpisms.

Posted by New Neo on March 28, 2016 19 Comments
I cannot recall a campaign season even remotely like this one, where the majority of American voters dislike both frontrunners.  This was hinted at following the Florida primary and is confirmed by a recent CBS News/New York Times poll:
Compared to frontrunners in previous presidential primary races, Trump and Clinton's unfavorable ratings (57 percent and 52 percent respectively) are the highest in CBS News/New York Times Polls going back to 1984, when CBS began asking this question.

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on March 28, 2016 39 Comments
Trump Derangement Syndrome hits another American college campus. Last week, Aleister blogged about the hubbub at Emory University where students took chalk markings reading "Trump" as a hate message:
The latest example of Trump induced psychosis is unfolding at Emory University where students were horrified this week to find someone took a piece of chalk and wrote pro-Trump messages on campus sidewalks. The horror! Rather than simply ignoring this like any normal person would do, certain activists within the student body are demanding that the university president denounce this message of hate.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 26, 2016 117 Comments
Remember when Donald Trump threatened to "spill the beans" on Heidi Cruz? Yesterday Katrina Pierson, Trump's campaign spokesman, "spilled the beans" in an interview. Ironically, as Katrina was spilling the beans on Heidi, Trump SUPPORTERS were spreading wild rumors about Katrina and Ted Cruz (which she denies). Katrina tweeted yesterday about the rumors with an apparent lack of self awareness that the rumors were published by a magazine that has endorsed Trump, and were being spread by supporters of Trump: https://twitter.com/KatrinaPierson/status/713383676931772416

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 25, 2016 254 Comments
By now you likely have heard of The Thing. I've waited for some public comment from people allegedly involved in The Thing before posting anything about it, even though a couple of our commenters have done so in the comment section to other posts, and it's going wild on Twitter. The thing is about The Thing is that I don't want to spread what might be false rumors, on the other hand, The Thing is now a thing on TV and elsewhere, so it can't be totally avoided. In the age of Bill Clinton, John Edwards, and many others, I'm hesitant to say The Thing is not a thing because even the National Enquirer has gotten someTHING right in the past. The National Enquirer, though, carefully couched its reporting as there being rumors into which investigators are looking, not actually having evidence. It may have evidence, and it may just be doing a slow baited roll out getting people to commit publicly before revealing the evidence. Or it may have nothing but rumors, and is hoping the publicity draws out witnesses and other evidence.

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on March 24, 2016 96 Comments
Yet another attempt to end Senator Cruz's White House bid was shut down in courts Thursday afternoon. A New York appellate court upheld a lower court's decision to dismiss a case involving Senator Cruz's birthright. Reuters reports:
The New York Appellate Division agreed with the lower court ruling that the suit should be thrown out because it missed the deadline for filing an objection to Cruz's appearance on the April 19 ballot. Lawyers for Cruz successfully argued that the objectors had filed their petition nearly three weeks late.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 23, 2016 272 Comments
This may now officially be a series, "Can you imagine Trump in control of ...." Prior posts on topic: Current entry in the series: A small SuperPAC founded and run by Liz Mair did a mailer in Utah showing a public photo of Melania Trump from a magazine shoot 15 or so years ago. I have to say, Melania looked marvelous in the shoot. It's almost -- almost -- enough to make some anti-Trumpers reconsider. But it was a completely sleazy tactic attempting to "slut shame" Melania.

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on March 23, 2016 20 Comments
Didn't feel like staying up until 3:00 in the morning to watch election returns? Have no fear. I was dutifully eating gelato and cross-stitching, keeping tabs on the state of the union WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING. So here's what happened in no particular order:

On the Republican side:

Cruz won big in Utah, likely securing all 40 delegates there. Trump took Arizona where he won the state's 58 delegates. All 9 of America Samoa's delegates will go the the convention uncommitted.
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