A CNBC senior political correspondent warns Democrats in this article they’d better have a Plan B ready in case Hillary’s November opponent isn’t Donald Trump. Trump, he says, “is accustomed to unflagging support, idol worship and winning.” But now, with the early adul[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Ongoing Presidential Campaign’
June 7th, 2016 - 2:41 pm § in Uncategorized
Hillary was picked by voters, not superdelegates
She won by getting more votes than Sanders. And she would win under any delegate-allocation system you can name. See below.[...]
June 7th, 2016 - 11:27 am § in Uncategorized
Racism’s last hurrah?
Now that Republicans have discovered their presidential candidate is a full-blown racist, maybe we can turn this election into a national referendum on racism, with white supremacists on one side (Trump) and everybody else on the other side (Hillary). Depending on how it turns out, maybe we can fina[...]
June 6th, 2016 - 7:23 pm § in Uncategorized
Expect to see more ads like this one
https://youtu.be/9QUYQUd0Qh8[...]
June 6th, 2016 - 6:33 pm § in Uncategorized
BREAKING NEWS — HILLARY CLINCHES!
The Democratic race is over. NBC and AOL reported tonight that Hillary Clinton has surpassed a majority of delegates. Those she won in Puerto Rico Sunday plus new pledges of support from superdelegates have put her over the top. She’s now the Democratic presumptive nominee.[...]
June 6th, 2016 - 1:23 am § in Donald Trump, Misc.
TRUMPIES: A Dating Site Dedicated To Trump Supporters
Apparently it’s hard to find love if you support Donald Trump. That was the idea behind David Goss’s decision to launch TrumpSingles.com, a dating website. Trumpies describes itself as a website for all true Americans and sweet chicks. THEINTELLECTUALIST.CO[...]
June 5th, 2016 - 2:38 pm § in Uncategorized
Trump pays female campaign staffers 1/3 less
“Donald Trump has paid men on his campaign staff one-third more than women, while Hillary Clinton has compensated men and women equally, according to a Globe analysis of payroll data for both campaigns. Trump’s campaign staff is also far less diverse than that of his likely Democratic oppon[...]
June 3rd, 2016 - 1:30 pm § in Uncategorized
Script for Trump U. class told students to commit fraud
The Trump University scandal just got a lot worse. “A Trump University seminar presentation advised students to try and boost their credit card limit by inflating their income by $75,000, according to documents made public in federal court this week. The instruction, legal experts said, could amou[...]
June 2nd, 2016 - 7:11 pm § in Politics
Nate Silver grades the pollsters
Some polls are more accurate than others. Nate Silver grades them here. A few of his ratings of well-known pollsters: A+ … Monmouth, ABC/Washington Post, Field, Elway A … SurveyUSA, Marist, Farleigh/Dickinson A- … Ipsos, Fox News, NBC/WSJ, Quinnipiac C+ … Rasmussen, Harris In[...]
May 31st, 2016 - 6:37 pm § in Uncategorized
Explaining the Trump phenomenon in a paragraph
“Trump is running not to be president of all Americans, but to be the clan leader of white Americans. Those white Americans who respond to his message hear his abusive comments, not as evidence of his unfitness for office, but as proof of his commitment to their tribe.” — David Fru[...]