2016 Election

The internet is in a furor this afternoon due to Hillary Clinton’s words about Nancy Reagan and AIDS. Via New Republic: Hillary Clinton is dead wrong about Nancy Reagan and AIDS. In an appearance on MSBC, Clinton praised the Reagans’ efforts to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS. “Because of both President and Mrs. Reagan, in particular Mrs. Reagan, we started a …

Today the Human Rights Campaign endorsed the reelections of nearly two dozen members of the House and Senate. There are only two Republicans on the list, Sen. Mark Kirk and Rep. Bob Dold, both of whom recently became the sole GOP co-sponsors of the Equality Act in each of their chambers. Via press release: “From supporting nationwide marriage equality, to …

Brian Tashman reports at Right Wing Watch: Rafael Cruz, the father of Sen. Ted Cruz, is no fan of the Supreme Court’s landmark gay marriage decision — calling it the work of Satan and destructive to society — or gay people in general, so it was no surprise to hear him bring up Nazi Germany in an interview last month …

Seriously. He said that. Via Mashable: “The audience hit back. That’s what we need a little more of.” This was Donald Trump’s response to a question about recent attacks on protesters at his campaign rallies that have drawn controversy, and even triggered criminal charges for those involved. During a press conference on Friday morning, a reporter asked about comments Trump …

NBC News reports: Ben Carson, the former pediatric neurosurgeon who dropped out of the Republican presidential race last week, endorsed Donald Trump on Friday, praising his “guts” and “energy.” Carson, the second ex-contender to back Trump, laid out why he is endorsing the Republican front-runner: There is “a lot more alignment … spiritually that I ever would have thought.” “There …

From their story: Make America hate again. An elderly goon who sucker-punched a black protester at a Donald Trump rally in North Carolina said he has no regrets about his hateful actions and warned the level of violence could be ramped up. “Next time we see him, we might have to kill him!” 78-year-old John McGraw told “Inside Edition” Wednesday …

From the National Review: An Ohio married couple with two young daughters has launched a movement called “Vote Trump Get Dumped,” which calls on people to refuse to have sex with Donald’s supporters. “I don’t want a sexist, racist, war-crime-threatening man leading my country,” wife, mother, and Vote Trump Get Dumped co-founder Chandler Smith told National Review Online on Wednesday. …

NBC News reports: In an interview with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Thursday night, Hillary Clinton suggested Republican front-runner Donald Trump is egging on violence at his raucous rallies. After a day dominated by stories about violence perpetrated by Trump supporters – and even allegedly his campaign manager – Clinton said she was “truly distraught and even appalled by a lot of …

At last night’s White House state dinner honoring Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, President Obama made a few jokes about the US election. The punch lines may be a bit obvious, but you’ll likely enjoy this.

Tonight’s GOP debate begins in Miami at 9PM Eastern. The event will be moderated by CNN’s Jake Tapper, with additional questions provided by right wing radio host Hugh Hewitt and CNN’s Dana Bash. CNN has already begun its coverage and embedded below is a bootleg live-stream. Watch along with us for My Yuge Penis II: The Revenge.

Grifter endorses grifter. From the Washington Post: Conservative favorite Ben Carson, who last week suspended his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, plans to endorse Donald Trump on Friday morning, according to two people familiar with his thinking. The endorsement, perhaps the most high-profile nod for Trump since New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie backed him, was finalized Thursday morning when …

Inside Edition reports: The Trump supporter who was filmed sucker punching a protester during Wednesday’s rally in North Carolina said: “Next time, we might have to kill him.” Multiple videos show the protester, 26-year-old Rakeem Jones, raising a middle finger to the crowd as security escorted him from the rally – before the unnamed supporter punched him to the ground. …

A couple of days ago Donald Trump made a big deal of showing the press a big pile of Trump Steaks. Just another lie. NBC News reports: Donald Trump has a beef with people who question whether he’s in the meat business, but what he peddled at a victory rally this week doesn’t appear to be Trump Steaks. The trademark …

But first the cops tackled and handcuffed the victim as the crowd cheered. The Washington Post reports: Multiple videos show a protester at a Donald Trump rally in North Carolina being sucker-punched by a Trump supporter. The videos, which appeared on social media early Thursday and are shot from different perspectives, show an African American with long hair wearing a …

Via Talking Points Memo: Sen. Marco Rubio drew a “disappointing” crowd for an event in his home state Wednesday night just days before a critical primary in the state, CNN reported. CNN’s Jason Carroll, who was on the ground in Hialeah, Florida, called the crowd “much, much smaller” than at Rubio’s past events and said the “couple hundred” supporters gathered …

Politico reports: Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” lasted all of two questions — neither of which were answered during a less-than-four-minute segment before he was booted off the show. Co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski spent nearly as much time talking about the governor — with Brzezinski blasting him over his refusal to answer questions during …

Tonight’s Democratic debate just began at Miami-Dade College. Watch via the live-stream embedded below and weigh in.

Brian Tashman reports at Right Wing Watch: Rafael Cruz, the father and campaign surrogate of GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz, launched into yet another rant about the Supreme Court in an interview today on “Breitbart News Daily,” this time warning that an additional “liberal justice” on the high court will destroy all of society. “One more justice like that,” the …

From the Orlando Sentinel: A new poll released Wednesday shows Donald Trump with a commanding 2 to 1 lead over Sen. Marco Rubio among likely Florida Republican primary voters in Tuesday’s presidential primary. The Quinnipiac University Poll shows Trump with a 45 percent to 22 percent lead over Rubio, an increase over his 44 to 28 percent lead in a …

ABC News reports: Should this matchup come about, the current advantage is Clinton’s. She leads Trump by 50-41 percent in vote preference among registered voters, her widest advantage in three ABC/Post polls since September. Among all adults, including those currently not registered, Clinton’s lead swells to 54-36 percent. And the public by 59-36 percent predicts that Clinton would win — …