Election 2016

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Trump Likely to Lose Wis., but One Number Is Key

Blogger says he's in trouble only if he fails to get 35%

(Newser) - Donald Trump will likely lose Tuesday's primary in Wisconsin , and there will be great temptation when that happens to conclude that his candidacy is in real, this-time-we-mean-it trouble because of recent stumbles . Don't buy it, advises Nate Cohn in the New York Times . "His problem in Wisconsin...

DoJ Investigating Long Lines 'Fiasco' in Ariz. Primary

Complaints allege unacceptable waiting times in minority-heavy areas

(Newser) - Long lines at polling sites in Arizona's March 22 primary led Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton to call the night a "fiasco"—and the Justice Department to now investigate whether there were civil rights violations regarding what Stanton called "unacceptably disparate distribution of polling locations," Reuters...

Wisconsin Could Be Big Setback for Clinton, Trump

Polls suggest front-runners will struggle

(Newser) - Wisconsin holds its primaries Tuesday, and polls suggest that the Badger State is about to deliver big setbacks for both front-runners. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump both insist they can win the state, the Washington Post reports, but if recent polls are correct, Bernie Sanders and Ted Cruz will be...

Clinton, Sanders Set Date for NYC Showdown

Mayor steps in after days of disagreement

(Newser) - It's on: After days of disagreements , Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have settled on a date for a debate in New York City ahead of the state's April 19 primary. The debate, co-hosted by CNN and NY1, will be held on April 14 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard,...

One Forecast Gives Ryan 54% Chance of Being Nominee

Ryan himself: 'No, I've already said that's not me'

(Newser) - Paul Ryan, a man who is not running for president and swears that he doesn't want the job, continues to get about as much press about it as the official remaining candidates. In his Politico Playbook on Monday, Mike Allen talks to a Republican in the know who "...

Sanders Insiders: He Goofed in 2015

Should've gone after Hillary Clinton, and voters, sooner and more aggressively

(Newser) - What Bernie Sanders has touted as his devotion to his home state and his refusal to get negative against Hillary Clinton may be exactly what's hampered his campaign. That's according to more than 15 people in Sanders' camp—either professionally or personally—who tell the New York Times...

Trump: Kasich Is 'Taking My Votes'

It's 'unfair' that Ohio governor is allowed to stay in race

(Newser) - By obstinately staying in the Republican race, John Kasich is "taking" votes that rightfully belong to Donald Trump, according to Donald Trump. In Milwaukee on Sunday, Trump told reporters that the Ohio governor shouldn't be allowed to stay in a race that is impossible for him to win,...

N. Dakota Picks Cruz-Friendly GOP Delegates

But they will remain unbound at convention

(Newser) - North Dakota's GOP convention finished Sunday with the selection of 25 unbound delegates to the Republican National Convention—though that didn't stop Ted Cruz's campaign from declaring itself the winner after days of wrangling for delegates. At the convention, which the state GOP holds instead of a...

Trump Predicts Dire Future for US Economy

GOP candidate sees 'very massive recession' ahead

(Newser) - In a wide-ranging interview this week, Donald Trump said the US economy is headed for disaster—unless, it seems, he takes the reins. He also compared himself to the Lone Ranger and predicted the American people will "be falling asleep" if he becomes president. Among the highlights of his...

Carson: 'Better People' Than Trump? 'Probably'

Candidate also 'has some major defects,' and 'humility issue'

(Newser) - With friends like Ben Carson , Donald Trump might think about investing in some new ones. As the Hill reports, the onetime presidential rival and current supporter of the Donald was asked in an interview about his endorsement and began ticking off credentials such as Trump's business acumen, before concluding...

Rare Trump Admission: 'It Was a Mistake'

Candidate tells Maureen Dowd he shouldn't have retweeted Heidi Cruz photo

(Newser) - Maureen Dowd has an unlikely admission from Donald Trump, after a bruising week in which the brash candidate took heat for re-tweeting an unflattering photo of Heidi Cruz : "Yeah, it was a mistake," he tells the New York Times columnist. "If I had to do it again,...

Obama: Trump 'Doesn't Know Much' About the World

...or foreign policy, or nuclear policy, or Korea

(Newser) - At the end of the Nuclear Security Summit on Friday, President Obama took a question on the man the Economist deems a top global risk : Donald Trump. When asked about Trump's recent suggestion that Japan and South Korea get their own nuclear weapons to deal with any threat for...

No, This Is Definitely Not a Bernie Sanders Ad

It's an ad for free STD testing

(Newser) - Several billboards scattered around Los Angeles look at first glance like ads for Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign, but they actually ask, "Feel the Burn?" The ad campaign is the work of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, which is urging anyone who might feel painful symptoms of sexually transmitted diseases to...

1990 Trump Interview Is 'Remarkably Prophetic'

'Sucker-punch' and 'jerk-off' presidents figure prominently in Trump's 1990 chat with 'Playboy'

(Newser) - For those who say Donald Trump flip-flops on the issues, a "remarkably prophetic" interview he gave to Playboy in 1990 will prove either reassuring or frightening. The New York Times sifted through some of the 26-year-old quotes and compared them to things the GOP front-runner has said in 2016....

Poll: Trump Would Be Most Disliked Nominee Ever

His unfavorable rating hits 67%

(Newser) - The Republican Party establishment can't be thrilled with this milestone: A Washington Post-ABC News poll finds that Donald Trump has a 67% unfavorable rating, meaning that if he secures the nomination, he'd be "more disliked than any major-party nominee in the 32 years the survey has been...

Kasich Goes to NYC, Eats Pizza Incorrectly

He is forced to defend his use of a fork

(Newser) - John Kasich will have to do better if he wants to win over New York voters in next month's primary. The Ohio governor went to a Queens pizza shop on Wednesday and committed a local faux pas: He used a fork when eating a slice, reports ABC News . This...

Trump Offends Both Sides of Abortion Debate

He says he's 'like Ronald Reagan' on the issue

(Newser) - Donald Trump entered the national abortion debate on Wednesday as smoothly as a burning oil tanker slamming into a fireworks warehouse. After causing an outcry by saying that if abortions are banned, women who have them should be punished , he went on to claim the issue was "unclear" before...

Trump: Women Who Get Illegal Abortions Should Be Punished

Then he immediately reversed that opinion

(Newser) - If abortions are banned, which they should be, there needs to be "some form of punishment" for women who have them. So says Donald Trump in an interview with MSNBC's Chris Matthews scheduled to air Wednesday evening, Bloomberg reports. During the interview, Trump proclaimed himself pro-life multiple times...

Rubio to States' GOPs: I Still Want All My Delegates

Ex-POTUS contender trying to hold onto his wins to keep Trump from getting nomination

(Newser) - Donald Trump told Anderson Cooper on Tuesday he may not support the GOP nominee if it's not him. Former rival Marco Rubio, meanwhile, is doing everything he can to make sure Trump will eventually have to make that choice, trying to hold onto the 172 delegates he won to...

Donald Trump Abandons GOP Loyalty Pledge

Cruz, Kasich also won't commit to supporting nominee

(Newser) - This election season has delivered yet another oddity: a CNN town hall event featuring three Republicans who won't commit to supporting the Republican nominee. Donald Trump was the most direct when asked by Anderson Cooper whether he was sticking to his pledge "to support whoever the Republican nominee...

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