Tag Archives: 2016 elections

Posted yesterday by the BBC: “Five weeks of talking is almost over. Seven parties have been grilled in the Live Lounge. Hundreds of young voters joined us for three debates across the UK. The general election is coming on Thursday 7th May. Who wins? You decide.”

“First of all, we have to understand how the Constitution works, the president is required to carry out the laws of the land, the laws of the land come from the legislative branch. So if the legislative branch creates a law or changes a law, the executive branch has a responsibly to carry it out. It doesn’t say they have …

The cute narrator is Think Progress reporter Igor Volsky.

Yesterday Hillary Clinton stepped far aside from the 2016 GOP presidential field in a call for comprehensive immigration reform that includes a pathway to citizenship for undocumented workers. Via ABC News: She is the presumed favorite of Latino voters and, today in Las Vegas, Hillary Clinton doubled down on what is seen as a gateway issue for that voting bloc. …

UPDATE: I’ve replaced the live-stream with the AP’s recap.

Via NBC News: Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio lead the pack of Republicans seeking the GOP nomination for president, according to a new poll from NBC News and the Wall Street Journal. Asked which Republican hopeful would be their first choice to win the party’s primary, 23 percent of GOP primary voters chose Bush. An …

Sen. Lindsey Graham, who is due to join the GOP 2016 clown car, said yesterday that if the Supreme Court rules in favor of same-sex marriage, it will be “time for us to move forward as a society.” Graham added that he doesn’t see any way for a federal ban on same-sex marriage to be passed.

Yesterday’s Star Wars reference by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker got washed out in all of the hoopla about Ben Carson and Carly Fiorina. Pity.

“Ben Carson is an amazing physician — but can he fix what’s ailing America? Conservatives will be the judge, now that the famed doctor is throwing his surgical cap into the 2016 ring. Joining a crowded field that already includes Senators Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, and Carly Fiorina, Dr. Carson isn’t your run-of-the-mill presidential candidate — and that …

The story that will never die. Clinton will also testify about her private email server.

Tea Party darling Ben Carson officially tossed his bible into the 2016 presidential race this morning in a Detroit speech that was preceded by a glory hallelujah star-spangled Jesus frenzy that included a color guard, a gospel choir, and a performance by a Christian vocal quintet who sang God Bless America and The Battle Hymn Of The Republic. Things get …

Carly Fiorina is officially in the race. Fiorina, 60, has never held public office. A 2010 run for US senate collapsed amid images of private jets and million-dollar yachts. Now, she hopes the revived record of a dot-com businesswoman will vault her over the otherwise all-male Republican field of mostly professional politicians – or at least lead to a spot …

As with the pride sticker giveaway, entering the contest puts you on the Clinton 2016 email list.

Via the Detroit News: In Michigan on Monday, Carson will pray with a group of pastors at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History before officially launching his bid for the Republican presidential nomination before supporters at the Detroit Performing Arts Center. He chose to launch his campaign in his hometown, and his afternoon is booked with events …

Via Reuters: A majority of U.S. Republicans would attend the same-sex wedding of a loved one, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Wednesday, highlighting the political risks for Republican presidential candidates who stake out positions against gay marriage. Though some Republican White House hopefuls have tried to insert nuance into their positions on gay marriage – something that polling shows most …