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Hillary Clinton has turned up the rhetorical temperature on Donald Trump lately, albeit without a trace of irony as to her choice of venue:
“Ugly currents that lurked just the below the surface of our politics have burst into the open. And everyone sees this bigotry for what it is, therefore it is up to all of us to repudiate it,” Clinton said during a speech on race at the annual National Action Network convention, where she was joined by Al Sharpton.
You would think that means she thinks Trump is so bad he should be radioactive to others in politics, and sure enough, the Democratic message machine has gone to great lengths to paint even Trump’s most determined adversaries within the GOP as the “Party of Trump.” And one of the time-honored political rituals when a political figure is cast as beyond the pale is to demand that the politician give back campaign contributions. Trump himself has pledged to return money from a prominent white supremacist, while Hillary has pledged to refuse donations from the private prison industry, and is under pressure from Greenpeace to return donations from the fossil fuel industry, as well as facing questions about accepting a six-figure donation from Wal-Mart heiress Alice Walton (Hillary herself was on the Wal-Mart Board of Directors for six years).
But what about taking money from Trump and his family? Trump, of course, has been a long-time major donor to Democrats, including Hillary, Harry Reid and Chuck Schumer, and donated $100,000 to the Clinton Foundation. Trump’s wife Melania donated to Hillary in 2006. Trump’s children have also been frequent Democratic donors:
Ivanka, who hopped over to the Republican Party in November 2015, gave more than $83,000 directly to candidates and committees—and 92 percent of that went to Democrats, including Hillary Clinton, Cory Booker, Charles Schumer, Kirsten Gillibrand and Eleanor Norton Holmes. She also gave to the Democratic Congressional and Senatorial Campaign Committees.
(Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. have both donated to Chuck Schumer as well). Nevada Republican Dean Heller has returned campaign contributions from Trump, and in the Democratic primary to replace Steve Israel in NY-3, former Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi has been pressed by his opponent to do the same. Yet, the Clinton Foundation, Schumer and Andrew Cuomo have all refused to return Trump’s money. Even in the hotly-contested Democratic primary, in which Bernie Sanders has made a very big issue of Secretary Clinton’s fundraising, there’s been hardly a peep about the Clintons taking Trump’s money. A petition at Change.org to have her return the money has, at this writing, just 13 signatures.
Maybe the Clintons, and Democrats, don’t really see Trump as so far outside the mainstream of their party after all.
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The co-founders of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream were arrested at a U.S. Capitol protest on Monday
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A rough guide to controversies surrounding the Republican front-runner, from mafia ties to anti-trust violations to bankruptcy.
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Isn't it time for law enforcement rather than college tribunals to deal with serious allegations of sexual assault?
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A satirical portrait of Donald Trump that has been floating for week around the bowels of the social web (Reddit, Tumblr, Twitter) has finally caught the eye of Trump’s team — and they are not pleased. In fact, as Red State’s Leon Wolf reports, Trump has gone so far as to threaten the artist with a lawsuit .
That artist, Los Angeles based Illma Gore, depicted Trump as a scowling, pucker-faced, porn-star-esque, Montgomery Burns figure, replete with small genitals and garish gold jewelry. Thus far, the piece has fetched bids upwards of $141,770.
In and of itself, the piece is interesting. But what is perhaps more interesting is how quiet Trump’s supporters have been in response. Across the Internet, Trump sympathizers describe themselves defiantly as “free speech activists.” Where are they now that their candidate is making threats against an artist? Sad!
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Tennessee GOP leaders today approved a list of appointed delegates to the Republican National Convention over the protests of Donald Trump supporters who charged some had opposed the billionaire reality star and businessman.
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The Palestinian jubilation over yesterday's terror bombing in Jerusalem, the first of its kind since the suicide bombings during the Second Intifada more than a decade ago, is yet another reminder of the growing radicalization among Palestinians. The
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Donald Trump is ready to run for governor of New York if the state's Republicans will unify behind him, but state GOP Chairman Ed Cox says Trump should officially declare his candidacy if he's serious about seeking the state's top spot.
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The Trump droogs are ready for action.
Most Trump supporters are not ardent believers in the possibility of violence. But there are a certain number of Trumpster fires who are prepared to set fire to the convention in Cleveland should they not get their way. This morning on my morning show The Morning Answer in Los Angeles and Orange County, one caller phoned to express support for Trump’s call for ultra-violence: “If Trump gives us the word, we will certainly stomp some romp in Cleveland.”
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Hillary Clinton has another coughing fit
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While speaking at a campaign rally in Buffalo, New York, Donald Trump misspoke about the terror attacks on 9/11, instead referring to them as "7/11."
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Forbes warns delegates to vote for Trump or “expect an extremely vicious response…” “We want each at-risk delegate, while in Cleveland, to receive urgent phone calls from their families and neighbors, that there is a massive demonstration happening...
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“CO/WY "must not be allowed to vote." Collect email, phone, photos of delegates. Take "extremely aggressive action."”
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“GOP Delegates: "Switch your vote? Then risk having your life ruined." https://t.co/FRtJ1LRLZ5”
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The Donald continues to criticize a flawed primary process that has benefited him tremendously.
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Today’s debates aren't only littered with rhetorical distortions. In some ways, many of Democrats' most potent arguments are built on corrupt language.
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NBC's Hallie Jackson reports Cruz has changed his focus to Pennsylvania and making a play for the state's unbound delegates. Jackson, the network's Cruz correspondent, said even if Cruz has a third place finish in Pennsylvania, they'll win more than half the delegates.
"It's very telling that's Ted Cruz tonight is not in Brooklyn or Manhattan or any of the boroughs or state. He's in Pennsylvania," reported Jackson.
"He'll be in Philly for his watch party tonight," Jackson said. "That's indicative of where he and his campaign see this race going, to Pennsylvania, where they are looking to make a play for these unbound delegates. Even if they come in a distant third, a top campaign aide tells me, they will still, they believe, pick up more than half the delegates there."
"They're looking at more than 30," Jackson said.
Pennsylvania allots 71 delegates in the Republican primary; 17 of which are unbound.
How Pennsylvania selects delegates, via The Green Papers:
54 of the Commonwealth's 71 delegates to the Republican National Convention will be directly elected (their names appear on the ballot) in a LOOPHOLE type primary, in which delegates are elected separately from a presidential preference. Each of the 18 Congressional District is allocated 3 delegates (54 = 18 districts x 3 delegates/district). Rule 8.4 of the Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania's Rules states that all delegates elected by Congressional District "...shall run at large within the Districts and shall not be officially committed to any particular candidate on the ballot.".
17 (10 base at-large delegates plus 4 bonus delegates plus 3 RNC delegates) of the Commonwealth's 71 delegates to the Republican National Convention delegates are bound for the 1st ballot to the candidate who receives the most votes in the Pennsylvania Presidential Primary. The delegates are released if the candidate withdraws, suspends, or terminates his/her campaign or publicly releases his/her delegates. [Rule 8.3]
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Being Donald Trump?s confidante and hatchet man has its benefits, but ultimately, Zod?s mercy is sufficient unto itself, Corey Lewandowski has learned. Just 2 weeks ago, New York Magazi…
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Trump staffer claims she witnessed bribery but can't provide specifics.
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The funeral for Charles Lanam was held Monday afternoon.
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A lawsuit alleges that Fox News is supporting Donald Trump
