Election 2016

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Hillary Holds Slim Kentucky Lead, Loses in Oregon

Kentucky primary too close to call with 99% reporting

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton is clinging to a razor-thin lead over Bernie Sanders in Kentucky's Democratic primary and lost to him by a solid 6 points in the Oregon primary on Tuesday, CNN reports. In Kentucky, where Clinton is considered the favorite, she has 212,549 votes (46.8%) to Sanders'...

Wire Star Allegedly Attacked Bernie Fans, Is Arrested

Wendell Pierce is a Hillary Clinton supporter

(Newser) - Wendell Pierce, the actor best known for his roles in The Wire and Treme, was arrested early Sunday after what sources say was a late-night political argument in an Atlanta hotel. Sources tell TMZ that Pierce, a Hillary Clinton supporter, became enraged when he discovered a couple he was chatting...

Chaos Erupts at Nevada Dem Convention

Security ended up clearing the room

(Newser) - The Nevada Democratic Convention turned into an unruly and unpredictable event, after tension with organizers led to some Bernie Sanders supporters throwing chairs and to security clearing the room, organizers said. Friction between Sanders' supporters and state Democratic Party leaders had flared throughout the day on Saturday. The convention was...

Ben Carson May Have Accidentally Revealed Trump's VP Shortlist

Oops?

(Newser) - Oops? Per a story in the Washington Post Sunday, Ben Carson may have accidentally revealed Donald Trump's VP shortlist. During a ride-along with a reporter, Carson was asked about a new poll listing the best-liked potential running mates for Trump: John Kasich, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Sarah Palin, Chris...

Some GOPers Apparently Asked Mark Cuban to Run Against Trump

'Bluster and volume, combined with substance'

(Newser) - It seems a handful of dissatisfied Republicans have decided to go the fight-fire-with-fire route when it comes to the 2016 presidential election, attempting to recruit Mark Cuban to run as an independent. The Washington Post reports a group of Republicans, including Mitt Romney, has been reaching out to prospective third-party...

Boehner 'Not Surprised' if Biden Takes Clinton's Spot

Ex-speaker also disses Bernie, Elizabeth Warren, and Ted Cruz

(Newser) - For a retired speaker of the House, John Boehner has had a lot to say lately. Over the past couple of weeks, he's likened Ted Cruz to Lucifer and bragged about the House GOP's victory against ObamaCare , and now he's moved on to his next target: Hillary...

Even After 19th Win, Sanders Still Needs a Miracle

W. Virginia win will keep campaign alive until June

(Newser) - Bernie Sanders not only won the West Virginia primary on Tuesday, he won every county—but the victory still barely makes a dent in Hillary Clinton's delegate lead. Analysts say that while the Democratic race now looks more certain than ever to continue through the last day of voting,...

Ted Cruz Says He Might Get Back in the Race

It's all up to Nebraska now

(Newser) - The good voters of Nebraska may pull a Melisandre and resurrect the lifeless corpse of Ted Cruz's presidential campaign on Tuesday. Cruz, who dropped out of the race after losing the Indiana primary last week, tells Glenn Beck he might jump back into the race if he somehow wins...

Budweiser Renaming Itself 'America' This Summer

But it's only temporary

(Newser) - In an election year filled with the phrase "Make America Great Again," it's perhaps appropriate that Anheuser-Busch InBev is introducing packaging for Budweiser that, as USA Today puts it, is going to "throw some America on it." Per Advertising Age , the company confirmed Tuesday it...

Bernie Could Nab 'Yuge' Win in W. Virginia

Polls point to 'yes'—but FiveThirtyEight says it still won't significantly help his delegate count

(Newser) - Bernie Sanders has doggedly remained in the race for the Democratic nomination, and Tuesday's primary in West Virginia seems likely to offer him some validation. Writing at FiveThirtyEight, Harry Enten argues that the Vermont senator is "likely to win" against Hillary Clinton in the Mountain State, citing two...

Donald Trump Has New Job for Chris Christie

Trump was loyal supporter to head transition team

(Newser) - Donald Trump is tapping Chris Christie for a new position—and it's not vice presidential nominee . Trump has named Christie to lead Trump's transition team should he win the presidency in November, NBC News reports. The team will be tasked with naming candidates for cabinet posts and filling...

Mitt Romney Takes Meeting About Third- Party Run

William Kristol is looking for someone to run

(Newser) - Mitt Romney and William Kristol met privately "over glasses of water" Thursday to discuss running a third-party candidate and the possibility that candidate might be Romney himself, the Washington Post reports. Kristol, a conservative commentator and editor of the Weekly Standard, has been a major part of the #NeverTrump...

Hillary Clinton Gets the Win in Guam Caucuses

But Bernie Sanders still won the day in delegates

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton is the projected winner of the not-super-important Guam caucuses, the Hill reports. According to Politico , unofficial results have Clinton winning with 60% of the vote to Bernie Sanders' 40%. Both Clinton and Sanders had done minimal campaigning in Guam, with Sanders promising to visit if he's elected...

Trump Foes Need 3rd-Party Candidate by Monday

Texas filing deadline is rapidly approaching

(Newser) - If you're a conservative with political ambitions—and, ideally, with a few hundred million dollars burning a hole in your pocket—now is the time to get in touch with the #NeverTrump movement. Anti-Donald Trump conservative activists have stepped up their efforts to find a third-party alternative, but they'...

Trump Attempts Latino Outreach With Taco Bowl

'I love Hispanics!'

(Newser) - Would Donald Trump use Cinco de Mayo to shore up his historically awful favorability numbers with Latino voters? You better believe it! The presumptive Republican nominee tweeted a photo of himself eating a taco salad Thursday along with the message "Happy #CincoDeMayo! The best taco bowls are made in...

Vicente Fox to Trump: Come to Mexico, I'm Sorry

Ex-Mexican president preaches forgiveness, says we should all 'love thy neighbor'

(Newser) - Donald Trump's status as the GOP's presumptive nominee appears to be effecting some changes of heart. His latest mea culpa comes from Vicente Fox, Mexico's former president who ranted about Trump's wall-building scheme in February and continued his anti-Trump diatribe in a tweetstorm last month, telling...

Warren: I'll Fight 'Toxic' Trump Every Step to White House

Mass. senator goes on Facebook rant against presumptive GOP nominee

(Newser) - Donald Trump is now the GOP's presumptive nominee , and that has some moving straight into "defeat Trump" mode. Count Elizabeth Warren among their number with what Fortune calls an "epic" social-media rant Tuesday night following Trump's big win in Indiana. In her Facebook diatribe against the...

The #NeverTrump Movement's Last Remaining Options

Waking up after Indiana

(Newser) - Donald Trump is now being described as the inevitable GOP nominee by just about everybody outside John Kasich's campaign —but that doesn't mean the GOP has to like it. After Ted Cruz dropped out Tuesday night , RNC leader Reince Priebus tweeted that the party should unite behind...

Sanders: 'One of the Great Political Upsets' Is Possible

'I sense some great victories coming,' he says after Indiana win

(Newser) - The GOP race may be all but over after Tuesday's Donald Trump victory in Indiana , but Bernie Sanders made it clear that the Democratic primaries still matter—and he intends to win them. "I sense some great victories coming, and I think while the path is narrow—and...

Kasich Campaign: 'It's Up to Us to Stop Trump'

Ohio governor isn't going anywhere, aides say

(Newser) - Back when there were almost 20 GOP candidates, including the likes of Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, and Chris Christie, not many people would have bet on the herd being thinned down to just Donald Trump and John Kasich. But that is where the race stands after Trump's big win...

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