Tag Archives: 2016 elections

OH, MY LUGGAGE!: Ben Carson Bolts On Live CNN Interview In Detroit To Go Find His Luggage [VIDEO]

Via Mediaite: In the middle of a CNN interview in Detroit talking about the black community and Donald Trump, Ben Carson realized he didn’t know where his luggage was. So in kind of a hilarious moment, Carson cried “Oh, my luggage!” and walked off-camera. CNN’s Jeremy Diamond filled time by just recapping what’s been going on before Carson walked back. …

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Jill Stein Makes Virginia And New Hampshire Ballots

Richmond.com reports: Libertarian Gary Johnson, Green Party candidate Jill Stein and independent Evan McMullin have qualified for the presidential ballot in Virginia, the Department of Elections announced on Friday. Democrat Hillary Clinton will appear first on the ballot, followed by Republican Donald Trump, Johnson, Stein and McMullin. In order to qualify for the Virginia ballot, candidates had to submit the …

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MICHIGAN: Trump Runs Gauntlet Of Black Protesters Outside Visit To Black Detroit Church [VIDEO]

The Detroit News reports: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrived at a black church in Detroit on Saturday greeted by groups of protests from community, religious and labor activists who denounced his visit that is intended to reach out to the African American vote. The Rev. Lawrence Glass said during a protest outside the church that Trump’s heart is not …

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Colbert Tracks Down Trump’s “Top Cop” [VIDEO]

Raw Story recaps: Following up on Donald Trump’s assertion that he spoke to a top cop in Chicago, Late Night host Stephen Colbert claimed to have tracked down the senior police officer who reportedly told the GOP presidential nominee that the police should be allowed to get “tougher” with suspects. Appearing on The O’Reilly Factor with host Bill O’Reilly over …

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Triumph The Comic Dog Vs Trump Supporters [VIDEO]

Triumph the Comic Dog has released another clip from his Hulu summer election special. Watch below as he lobs hilarious questions at Trump supporters outside the Republican Convention. You might especially enjoy the carnival dunking tank gag starring an alleged gay married couple and an insult-hurling Muslim.

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REUTERS: Trump Isn’t Paying His Top Staffers

Reuters reports: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has run an unusually cheap campaign in part by not paying at least 10 top staffers, consultants and advisers, some of whom are no longer with the campaign, according to a review of federal campaign finance filings. Those who have so far not been paid, the filings show, include recently departed campaign manager …

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OHIO: Jill Stein Disappoints Tens Of Supporters

The Columbus Dispatch reports: Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein was scheduled to speak at Capital University in Bexley at noon today but it looks like she’s running a little late. That’s because instead of flying into Columbus, she accidentally went to Cincinnati instead, according to the Capital University Greens Student Organization who is sponsoring the event. Yes. You read …

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Florida Field Office Count: Hillary 51, Trump 1

The Trump campaign’s ground game in Florida doesn’t have ground OR game. Via the Tampa Bay Times: On Aug. 8, the Donald Trump campaign said its first two dozen campaign field offices would open across Florida within two weeks. Since then, not a single new Trump office has opened in America’s biggest battleground state, but Hillary Clinton’s campaign added another …

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Presidential Debate Moderators Revealed: Anderson Cooper, Chris Wallace, Lester Holt, Martha Raddatz

ABC News reports: The Commission on Presidential Debates has announced the names of the moderators of the four showdowns that are scheduled in the coming months. The first presidential debate will be moderated by NBC’s “Nightly News” anchor Lester Holt. That will be held at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, Monday, Sept. 26. The next debate will be the …

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New John McCain Ad: Vote For Me And I’ll Make Sure Hillary Doesn’t Totally Destroy Everything [VIDEO]

The Hill recaps: Sen. John McCain promises to be a check on Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in a new campaign video but doesn’t mention Donald Trump, his party’s nominee for president, even once. The Arizona Republican, who survived a tough primary this week, will face Democratic Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick in the general election. Election handicappers say Democrats have a …

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Clinton Campaign Raises $143M In August

#ThanksTrump. Politico reports: Hillary Clinton raised $143 million in August, a total that includes her own campaign’s collections as well as money for joint fundraising committees with the national and state parties. Her campaign hailed the monthly fundraising haul Thursday as its best of the campaign cycle. The Democratic nominee has more than $68 million on hand, and its average …

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Matt Lauer To Moderate Clinton/Trump Forum

Deadline reports: Before the debates get underway, NBC News’ Today co-anchor Matt Lauer will moderate the first joint candidate event of the 2016 general election. The NBC News/MSNBC Commander-in-Chief Forum on Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at New York’s Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. The one-hour event will simulcast live at 8 PM ET on the NBC broadcast network and …

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Hillary +7 In New USA Today National Poll

A little bit better than the tightening seen in other polls this week. Via Politico: Hillary Clinton holds a 7 percentage-point head-to-head advantage over Donald Trump in the latest national Suffolk University/USA Today poll out Thursday, leading by the same margin in a four-way matchup as well. The Democratic nominee earned the support of 48 percent of the 1,000 likely …

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RNC Officials Give Eric Trump “Grim Prognosis” On Father’s Narrow Path To Possible Electoral College Win

This explains last night. The New York Times reports: Mr. Trump’s course adjustment emerged in an atmosphere of growing urgency and alarm within his campaign. Over the last week, close associates have told both Mr. Trump and members of his family that he is in real danger of losing the race, according to a half-dozen people close to the Trump …

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Hispanic Trump Surrogates Hit The Exit

High-profile Hispanic supporters of Donald Trump have pulled or are considering pulling their support after last night’s raging speech: Jacob Monty, a member of Trump’s National Hispanic Advisory Council, has resigned, and Alfonso Aguilar, the president of the Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles, said in an interview that he is “inclined” to pull his support. “I was a strong supporter …

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MEXICO: Former President Vicente Fox Denounces “False Prophet” Trump’s “Opportunistic” Visit [VIDEO]

Talking Points Memo reports: Former Mexican President Vicente Fox on Wednesday morning said that the Mexican people do not want Donald Trump to visit the country, despite Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto’s invitation for the Republican nominee to attend a meeting. “We don’t like him. We don’t want him. We reject his message. I don’t understand why President Pena has …

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That Time Trump Campaign CEO Steve Bannon Attacked Mitt Romney For Dodging The Vietnam Draft

Buzzfeed reports that during the 2012 campaign, current Trump campaign CEO Steve Bannon blasted Mitt Romney and his sons for avoiding military service. Ahem. Listen below. From their article: Bannon made the remarks in an October 2012 interview on Conservative Republican Forum Radio, when he was still chairman of Breitbart News and promoting his documentary, The Hope and the Change. …

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FLORIDA: Polk County Polling Clerk Fired After Telling Voter That Independents Are Not Allowed To Vote

From Orlando’s ABC affiliate: A Polk County Polling Clerk has been fired after an issue at the polls Tuesday morning. According to Supervisor of Elections Community Services Director P.J. Leiva, A voter went to Precinct 216, located on South Lakeside Avenue, looking to vote Independent. The voter was told she couldn’t vote because she was independent, and they didn’t have …

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Marco Rubio: If Reelected To The Senate, I Might Not Serve The Full Six Years Because You Never Know

Politico reports: Marco Rubio on Monday refused to commit to serving a full six-year term in the Senate should he win reelection. And the former Republican presidential candidate subtly suggested that if he ran for the White House again, he would be prepared to leave politics behind if he lost. “No one can make that commitment because you don’t know …

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Donald Trump Jr. Retweets False Claim That Hillary Is Secretly Paying Pollsters To Fake Their Results

Via Mediaite: Donald Trump Jr. retweeted Tuesday a Trump supporter’s claim that his father’s general election opponent Hillary Clinton was secretly paying off pollsters to fudge poll results. Trump should have realized however that the email– supposedly between Clinton and Democratic polling firm Public Policy Polling– was fake, judging by the fact that it looks really, really, really fake. PPP …

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