2016 Election

NEW YORK: Gay Pols To Endorse Hillary Clinton

From the New York Daily News: Ten gay and lesbian state and city Democratic elected officials on Tuesday are set to formally endorse Hillary Clinton for president, the Daily News has learned. Among those backing Clinton are state Sen. Brad Hoylman, a Manhattan Democrat and the state’s only openly gay senator, as well as Assembly members Deborah Glick (D-Manhattan), Daniel …

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LIVE VIDEO: Democratic Candidates Hold Town Hall

Tonight at 9PM Eastern the three Democratic presidential candidates will hold a town hall meeting at Iowa’s Drake University. The event will be moderated by CNN New Day anchor Chris Cuomo and can be viewed on CNN Go although your cable provider login will be required. YouTube live stream below. Watch along with us and weigh in.

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Bernie Sanders Comforts Weeping Woman After Her Story About Living On Minimum Wage [VIDEO]

The Sun-Times reports: A crowd at a Bernie Sanders’ event in Iowa Monday witnessed a woman break down in tears as she described what life is like living on just $12,000 a year, prompting the senator to try to console the emotional woman. At the event in Iowa Falls, the Vermont senator asked the crowd if anyone knew what it …

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Trump Hears Sermon On Humility At Iowa Church, Wingnuts Scream That The Church Is Pro-Gay

Humility. They knew he was coming. ABC News reports: On the second-to-last Sunday before the Iowa caucuses, Donald Trump settled into a fifth row pew of an Iowa church for a lesson in humility. “I don’t know if that was aimed at me … perhaps,” Trump said after the hourlong service at the First Presbyterian Church. One reading during the …

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POLL: With Bloomberg In The Mix

Via Morning Consult: Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has a ways to go if he wants to win as a third-party candidate for president. According to a new Morning Consult poll, Bloomberg, an independent, gets just 12 percent of voters when competing in a three-way race with the Democratic underdog candidate Bernie Sanders and Republican frontrunner Donald Trump. …

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Ben & Jerry’s Co-Founder Creates Bernie Sanders Flavor

The co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s is holding a contest to win pints of “Bernie’s Yearning” ice cream. Via The Hill: “Jerry and I have been constituents of Bernie Sanders for the last 30 years,” Ben Cohen said of the Vermont senator. But he noted that his company with fellow co-founder Jerry Greenfield is not directly involved with the flavor. …

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Log Cabin Republicans: Hillary Clinton Is Sexist

The Log Cabin Republicans this morning tweeted out a link to their letter to the editor of the Washington Post. It reads: In her Jan. 17 column, “Shame on Carly Fiorina,” Ruth Marcus oppugned Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina for claiming to “actually love spending time with [her] husband,” denouncing the candidate’s overt dig at Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton …

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Rick Perry Endorses Ted Cruz

This is a game-changer, said nobody. Via Politico: “Of those individuals who have a chance to win the Republican primary, at this juncture, from my perspective, Ted Cruz is by far the most consistent conservative in that crowd,” Perry said. “And that appears to be down to two people.” Perry, who is famously skilled at retail politics, will campaign with …

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IOWA: HRC Joins Clinton On Campaign Trail [VIDEO]

Yesterday in Iowa: The Human Rights Campaign proudly joins Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail today in Des Moines, Iowa, as she formally accepted our endorsement for president. “She doesn’t just voice her support, or vote her support for our community, she has been our partner in this fight and always willing to go to battle when we need her,” …

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Ted Cruz At Age 18: I Want To Take Over The World, Be Rich, And Star In A “Teen Tit Film” [VIDEO]

Politico reports: A new video of a teenaged Ted Cruz, posted Saturday on YouTube, shows a lankier and younger version of the future Republican presidential candidate sarcastically talking about his life’s goals —and they’re far more ambitious than the mere presidency. “Take over the world, world domination, you know, rule everything. Rich, powerful, that sort of stuff,” Cruz says. Off …

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Trump Spokeswoman Longs For “Pure Breeds”

We last heard about Trump campaign spokesperson Katrina Pierson when she wore a bullet necklace on CNN. Over the weekend reporters dug into Pierson’s Twitter history and as you can see, there are some racist doozies there. Pierson, it must be pointed out, is of mixed race herself. More examples below. A failed 2014 candidate for the US House who …

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Pew Survey: 38% Say Trump Would Be Terrible

Hillary didn’t do so great either. From Pew Research: A year before the next president takes office, voters are skeptical that any of the leading 2016 candidates would make a good president. Moreover, of nine candidates included in the survey, far more voters say each would make a “terrible” than “great” president. The latest national survey by the Pew Research …

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Tina Fey Returns To SNL As Sarah Palin [VIDEO]

You knew this was coming. The Daily Beast recaps: As the whole world predicted this past week, the return of Sarah Palin to the national stage in order to endorse Donald Trump for president meant the return of Tina Fey to Saturday Night Live. It couldn’t have taken long for Lorne Michaels to reach out to his Palin-impersonating all-star, and …

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IOWA: State’s Largest Newspaper Endorses Hillary

From the editorial board of the Des Moines Register: The presidency is not an entry-level position. Whoever is sworn into office next January must demonstrate not only a deep understanding of the issues facing America, but also possess the diplomatic skills that enable presidents to forge alliances to get things done. By that measure, Democrats have one outstanding candidate deserving …

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IOWA: Glenn Beck Endorses Ted Cruz

One day after he declared that Donald Trump has the makings of the next Adolf Hitler, Glenn Beck formally endorsed Ted Cruz while standing next to fellow nutjobs David Barton and Bob Vander Plaats. CBS News reports: Conservative media personality Glenn Beck is endorsing Sen. Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign, announcing the news Saturday on social media. The news comes just …

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Donald Trump: I Could Shoot Somebody In The Middle Of Fifth Avenue And Not Lose Any Voters [VIDEO]

CNN reports: Donald Trump boasted Saturday that support for his presidential campaign would not decline even if he shot someone in the middle of a crowded street. “I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose voters,” Trump said at a campaign rally here. After the event, Trump declined to answer when asked …

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Bloomberg’s Independent Bid Seems More Likely

The New York Times reports: Michael R. Bloomberg has instructed advisers to draw up plans for a potential independent campaign in this year’s presidential race. His advisers and associates said he was galled by Donald J. Trump’s dominance of the Republican field, and troubled by Hillary Clinton’s stumbles and the rise of Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont on the Democratic …

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Ted Cruz Busted Lying About Losing His Insurance Due To Obamacare, He Still Has Coverage [VIDEO]

On Thursday, Sen. Ted Cruz declared that he and his wife have no health insurance because their carrier canceled their policy due to Obamacare. As reported that day: Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz on Thursday said he does not have healthcare insurance because of ObamaCare. “I’ll tell you, you know who one of those millions of Americans is who’s lost …

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Glenn Beck: Trump Could Be The Next Adolf Hitler

“You should be freaking out. Look, we have nothing against Donald Trump as a man. We don’t. It’s just this is a very dangerous combination and I have been warning against it since Fox. I said keep your eyes open because it will come. The pendulum will swing the other way and it will be bad.  He’s talking about populism …

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VEEPSTAKES: Julian Castro Hits Clinton Campaign Trail

Not surprising, but interesting nonetheless. Politico reports: At home, Julián Castro’s been spending more time reading and watching television in Spanish, trying to get his speaking skills up to speed. On the job as Housing and Urban Development secretary, he’s been carefully working the levers in Washington, with coaching from Bill Clinton and a twin brother who’s a popular and …

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