US Election 2016

Halperin and McKinnon have dinner with the Republican Establishment where they discuss how Donald Trump is interrupting the GOP cycle given that he is not as informed, articulate, and poised as the rest of the party.…

U.S. Code › Title 18 › Part I › Chapter 29 › § 599
Promise of appointment by candidate

Whoever, being a candidate, directly or indirectly promises or pledges the appointment, or the use of his influence or support for the appointment of any person to any public or private position or employment, for the purpose of procuring support in his candidacy shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if the violation was willful, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.

Florida Senator Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) suspended his campaign for president in a speech in Miami, FL on Tuesday.…

…According to the Center for Responsive Politics, Soros Fund Management is one of John Kasich’s top financial contributors.…

Yesterday, I stumbled across something Ben Carson said that brought me to a screeching halt.

In an interview with The Hill in which Carson defended his decision to endorse the guy who compared him to pathological pedophiles, Carson said:

“I needed to know that he could listen to other people, that he could change his opinions, and that some of the more outlandish things that he’s said, that he didn’t really believe those things,” Carson said.

When asked which statements Trump might back away from, Carson demurred.

“I’ll let him talk about that because I don’t think it’s fair for me to relay a private conversation,” he said.

Oh, really? So, Donald Trump really doesn’t believe some of the things he said, but you aren’t going to tell us which of the things he said that he doesn’t believe?!

That’s like saying, “Here’s a plate of cookies a friend of mine baked. Help yourself. He put poison in one of them and pointed it out to me, but because he pointed it out to me in private, I’m not going to tell you which one it is.”…

GOP presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) announced endorsements from more than 100 Missouri and Florida pastors and faith leaders on Monday…

Andrew Klavan is angry! So he's voting for Donald Trump.…

Donald Trump Has Close Call in Dayton, Secret Service Steps in to Protect… Saturday, March 12, 2016: At a Donald Trump for President rally in Dayton, OH, the U.S. Secret Service had to step in to protect Mr. Trump after a scare from a protester. …

Donald Trump canceled his rally at the UIC Pavilion Friday evening due to concerns about safety, according to his spokesperson. …a total of five arrests were made and two police officers suffered minor injuries including one who was hit in the head with a bottle and required stitches. The Chicago Fire Department said two civilians also suffered minor injuries and were transported to Stroger and Loretto hospitals.… As the crowd waited for the event to begin, it became apparent that it included at least hundreds of protesters. Activist Jedidiah Brown told me he and other infiltrators were on a mission to disrupt Trump's speech as often as possible.… At the announcement, undercover protesters who had entered the Pavilion as Trump supporters broke into wild celebration, shouting "We stopped Trump! We stopped Trump!" The ensuing chaos included pushing, shoving and a few fistfights with several people taken away by Chicago and UIC police.… "The police, they don't seem to be doing anything to get anyone out of here, so everyone in the parking garage started to get weapons out of their car, they're ready to fight," said a caller… "There's hate in that pavilion," says protester Sophia Sarabia. "We believe with our prayer and our drums, we can overcome this hate with love. God is love."…

Former Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma… said Rubio was the most “trustworthy” and electable of the candidates, while Cruz has difficulty getting things done and would have too much difficulty winning support from voters who didn’t wholeheartedly agree with his ideas, and he dismissed Trump as a “carnival barker.”…

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) endorsed Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) as his choice to become the next president of the United States Thursday afternoon.… hinted that other senators will soon endorse him, and called on Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) to drop out.…

…Mitt Romney said he wasn’t running for President of the United States. He said he wasn’t going to do it all weekend long. According to political pundit Fred Karger, Romney has offically filed with the FEC…

Donald Trump took the opportunity at his press conference last night to rebut Mitt Romney’s list of failed Trump brand products by displaying them on stage. It made for a nice photo op.

Only it was all so blatantly false and misrepresented that anyone willing to look beyond the surface would find Romney’s words confirmed.…

…And I will do my part to stop that felonious hag from ever becoming President of the country I love. Even if that means holding my nose and casting my vote for a Republican nominee whom I do not support in the primaries.

Sometimes we may have to lose a battle to win a war.…