Election 2016

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Tuesday Could Deliver Big Surprises for Democrats

Michigan polling miss 'hangs over everything'

(Newser) - The Democratic votes on Tuesday may not provide the knockout results expected in the GOP race , but they'll still have a huge effect on the race—especially if Bernie Sanders can pull off more upset wins like the one in Michigan last week . At FiveThirtyEight , which gave Sanders just...

Sanders: Trump Needs to Stop Inciting Violence

At town hall, Democrats target Trump instead of each other

(Newser) - With his offer to pay the legal fees of a man who punched a protester, Donald Trump is "literally inciting violence" at his rallies and he needs to stop it, Bernie Sanders said at a town hall event in Ohio on Sunday. "Trump has got to get on...

In Home States, Kasich on Rise as Rubio Sinks

Florida senator trails Trump by 21% on his home turf as Ohio governor surges

(Newser) - The four men left duking it out for the Republican nomination look likely to soon be three after Tuesday's primaries: The latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News/Marist poll shows that in their home states, "the fortunes of Gov. John Kasich and Sen. Marco Rubio appear to be heading in...

Rubio Wins DC Caucuses
 Rubio Wins DC Caucuses 
Mar 12, 2016 9:18 PM CST

Rubio Wins DC Caucuses

With Kasich in second place

(Newser) - Marco Rubio has won Saturday's Republican presidential caucuses in Washington, DC, the AP reports. Per the Guardian , Rubio got 37% of the vote and John Kasich came in second with 35%. (Earlier, DC was described as the " race no one wants to win .") Elsewhere, Ted Cruz...

It's a Good Day for Cruz in Wyoming

He wins 9 of the 12 delegates up for grabs Saturday

(Newser) - Ted Cruz won most of the delegates at stake in Saturday's Republican county conventions in Wyoming. The Texas senator won nine of the 12 delegates that were up for grabs. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and billionaire businessman Donald Trump won one apiece. One delegate was uncommitted. The AP is...

GOP Caucus in DC Is 'Race No One Wants to Win'

But that could come back to haunt the candidates

(Newser) - Saturday's Republican caucus in Washington DC could very well be "the one race no one wants to win," the Wall Street Journal reports. That's because, as Politico notes, the remaining candidates have spent the campaign turning the phrase "DC Republicans" into a "campaign epithet....

Police Refute Trump's Claims About Safety at Chicago Rally

Five people were arrested and two officers injured at cancelled rally

(Newser) - Donald Trump cancelled a planned rally at the University of Illinois at Chicago on Friday night after hundreds of protestors set up inside and outside the event. The announcement was greeted by cheers from protestors and chants of "We want Trump" from supporters. CNN reports a few small fights...

Cruz Scores Sole Delegate in Guam

Territory's other GOP picks are uncommitted

(Newser) - In what Ted Cruz will doubtless be happy to consider a win, he was the only candidate to score a pledged delegate at Guam's Republican State Convention on Saturday. The party meeting in the Pacific territory elected a total of six delegates to the Republican National Convention, but only...

Rubio Is Cool With Supporters Voting for Kasich in Ohio

The Kasich campaign responds with a pretty sick burn

(Newser) - The Marco Rubio campaign is telling its supporters to vote for John Kasich in Ohio in an effort to keep Donald Trump from securing the nomination. “John Kasich is the one candidate in Ohio that can beat Donald Trump—that’s stating the obvious, that is indisputable," the...

Ben Carson Backs 'Cerebral' Trump

Ex-presidential candidate calls Trump a 'leader with an outsider's perspective'

(Newser) - Donald Trump may have once called out Ben Carson's "pathological temper" and likened him to a child molester , but in the world of campaign politics, rivals often have short memories—or extremely forgiving ones. Proof positive: Ben Carson's official endorsement of the GOP front-runner, which he announced...

Who Won, Lost GOP Debate
 Who Won, Lost GOP Debate 
THE RUNDOWN
Mar 11, 2016 6:26 AM CST

Who Won, Lost GOP Debate

Civility actually worked against John Kasich

(Newser) - After the escalating pattern of hostilities over the previous 11 GOP debates, the 12th offered what seemed like the strangest spectacle yet: four Republican candidates calmly discussing the issues , with nary a mention of bodily parts or functions. Marco Rubio was widely seen as having turned in the best performance,...

The Best Lines From Thursday's GOP Debate

'Donald, you are welcome to be president of the Smithsonian'

(Newser) - Though Thursday's Republican debate started with the four remaining candidates on their best behavior , that didn't mean there weren't some good lines. Donald Trump talked about how many Muslims hate America. Marco Rubio weighed in on climate change. Ted Cruz offered Trump an alternative job to president....

Trump on Visa Program He Uses: 'Very, Very Bad for Workers'

But 'I'm a businessman, and I have to do what I have to do'

(Newser) - Donald Trump admitted a business program he takes advantage of is "very, very bad for workers" and "shouldn't be allowed" during Thursday's Republican debate in Florida, the Hill reports. According to CNN , Trump's modeling agency uses the H-1B visa program. It's a program that...

GOP Candidates on Best Behavior to Start Debate

'I can't believe how civil it's been up here'

(Newser) - The Republican presidential debate Thursday in Florida was—as Harry Enten at FiveThirtyEight puts it—a "180-degree turn from the last debate" when Donald Trump famously reassured America on the size of his penis . The opening questions of the debate hit topics including trade, jobs, education, and social security....

Sources Say Carson Will Endorse Trump

He sees Trump as the GOP's best hope for the White House

(Newser) - Former rival Ben Carson is set to endorse Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump on Friday, the Washington Post reports, citing two sources "familiar with [Carson's] thinking." The two sat down together at a "luxury club" Trump owns in Florida and finalized the agreement on Thursday. The...

Video Shows Protester Getting Punched at Trump Rally

Alleged puncher has been charged

(Newser) - A black protester got sucker-punched by a white Donald Trump supporter at a campaign rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Wednesday, as multiple videos posted to social media show. Rakeem Jones was attending the rally with friends when at least one member of the group started shouting; as Jones was being...

Paul Ryan to 'Draft Ryan' PAC: Cut It Out

Group getting a cease-and-desist, courtesy of his political operation

(Newser) - Paul Ryan ultimately gave in to the calls that he run for speaker of the House, but it doesn't look like he's going to change his mind about running for president. A group called the Committee to Draft Speaker Ryan recently registered with the US Federal Election Commission...

The 15 Best Lines From the Democratic Debate

'I am not a natural politician'

(Newser) - Between attacks on Donald Trump , Hillary Clinton's admission she's not a "natural politician," and Bernie Sanders disingenuously praising Clinton's speech-giving ability, there were plenty of quotable moments at Wednesday's Democratic debate in Florida. Here are 15 of the best:

For Democrats, This Is Starting to Look Like 2008

But with Sanders in Clinton's old role

(Newser) - Wednesday night's fiesty Democratic debate in Florida was the last one on the schedule, but analysts say the biggest takeaway from the Hillary Clinton-Bernie Sanders clash is that these two are going to keep the battle up for a long time, possibly until June. Commentators are split on whether...

Clinton, Sanders Race to the Left on Immigration

'I would not deport children'

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders spent Wednesday's Democratic debate in Florida trying "to get to the left of each other on immigration," as Harry Enten at FiveThirtyEight puts it. Both candidates said they wouldn't deport children or people who aren't criminals. "I want to...

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