Donald Trump steamrolling toward nomination despite negative ad blitz
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About 60,000 TV ads — roughly one-fifth of all ads aired in the Republican presidential primary — have been critical of Donald Trump in some fashion. Continue Reading
Mexico finds it easier to focus on Trump than its own failings
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Experts accuse the Mexican government of thwarting its investigation of a student massacre and torturing suspects, but the top story in a prominent Mexican newspaper is about standing up to Trump. Continue Reading
Cruz-Kasich deal to stop Trump may not mean much
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Joy Gruben of Las Cruces is planning to vote for Ted Cruz in New Mexico’s Republican presidential primary in spite of a deal Cruz has with opponent John Kasich to not compete here. Continue Reading
Candidates’ deal to stop Trump could bring attention to New Mexico
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A deal announced Sunday between Republican presidential candidates Ted Cruz and John Kasich, aimed at stopping Donald Trump from securing the GOP nomination before the party’s convention in July, could make New Mexico’s upcoming primary more important. Continue Reading
Sanders spent $9 per vote in New York. Trump? About 13 cents.
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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders faltered in New York despite outspending front-runner Hillary Clinton on the television and radio airwaves. Continue Reading
Hundreds of 17-year-olds register to vote in this year’s June primaries
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Seventeen-year-old Daniel Ohiri has registered as a Democrat and is excited to vote for Hillary Clinton in this year’s presidential primary. Dakota Palomino, also 17, registered as a Republican and plans to vote for Donald Trump. Continue Reading
Trump disavows Super PACs, but pro-Trump PAC wants your money
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So who is Great America PAC? The Federal Election Commission says it’s a hybrid super PAC. But didn’t Trump say he was opposed to super PACs? Continue Reading
Local Border Patrol union votes to support Trump endorsement
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The vote was close — 14-13 in favor of continuing to support Trump, according to an El Paso Times reporter’s tweet. Continue Reading
Local Border Patrol agents challenge national union’s Trump endorsement
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On Tuesday, the agents will ask their local union to reject the national union’s endorsement. Continue Reading
After Wisconsin win, Cruz confronts the Northeast
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After a decisive win over Donald Trump in Wisconsin, U.S. Sen Ted Cruz is now staring down a string of GOP presidential primaries in northeastern states that tend to be more moderate and friendlier to his two Republican rivals, billionaire Donald Trump and Ohio Gov. John Kasich. Continue Reading
Super PACs and Trump’s wife: How a photo dispute highlights weakness in campaign finance rules
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Even if Donald Trump is correct in his unproven charge that a super PAC obtained a racy photo of Melania Trump from the Ted Cruz campaign, it’s doubtful the FEC would do anything about it. Continue Reading
Super PACs built a wall around Florida, and Trump destroyed it
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The Republican establishment’s ad blitz couldn’t rescue Marco Rubio, either. Continue Reading
Hell hath no fury like a voter scorned
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This isn’t about Donald Trump. It is about a determined segment of the population that has had enough and will continue to storm the gates to overturn the bipartisan failure in national politics being passed off as government. Continue Reading
Freedom of speech applies to everyone — even Donald Trump
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What the protesters who shut down Donald Trump’s Chicago rally failed to understand, and what Trump fails to practice, is that free speech is a two-way street. Continue Reading
Obama mocks GOP for giving rise to Trump
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President Barack Obama on Friday ridiculed the so-called “Republican establishment” for being “shocked” by the billionaire’s rise to presidential frontrunner. Continue Reading