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Donald Trump Jr: 'GOP establishment just wants to hand this to Hillary' – live Charles Koch suggests GOP mega-donor brothers might support Clinton – live
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The Hillary Clinton camp is tripping over itself to pre-but Donald Trump’s anticipated makeover for the general election, releasing a new video spot warning viewers, “Donald Trump wants you to forget everything he’s said. Don’t.”The Hillary Clinton camp is tripping over itself to pre-but Donald Trump’s anticipated makeover for the general election, releasing a new video spot warning viewers, “Donald Trump wants you to forget everything he’s said. Don’t.”
Have a watch:Have a watch:
Clinton herself has been expanding on the theme:Clinton herself has been expanding on the theme:
Great to see @HillaryClinton taking on this "Donald Trump is becoming more Presidential" absurdity. pic.twitter.com/804SE7A81bGreat to see @HillaryClinton taking on this "Donald Trump is becoming more Presidential" absurdity. pic.twitter.com/804SE7A81b
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Here’s a link to video of the Bernie Sanders interview with CNN in which Sanders vowed to stay in the race through the last contest in mid-June, saying his goal was to increase voter participation in politics:Here’s a link to video of the Bernie Sanders interview with CNN in which Sanders vowed to stay in the race through the last contest in mid-June, saying his goal was to increase voter participation in politics:
Here is my full interview with @BernieSanders. #CNNSotu https://t.co/V1acGhKztuHere is my full interview with @BernieSanders. #CNNSotu https://t.co/V1acGhKztu
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Trump: men 'act like the wife' by changing diapersTrump: men 'act like the wife' by changing diapers
Real men don’t change diapers, Donald Trump told an interviewer in 2005. The interview was unearthed by Buzzfeed.Real men don’t change diapers, Donald Trump told an interviewer in 2005. The interview was unearthed by Buzzfeed.
Trump was asked by a host of the Opie and Anthony radio show whether he changed diapers. Melania Trump, his wife, was pregnant at the time with his fifth child, Barron.Trump was asked by a host of the Opie and Anthony radio show whether he changed diapers. Melania Trump, his wife, was pregnant at the time with his fifth child, Barron.
Buzzfeed’s Andrew Kaczynski narrates the conversation:Buzzfeed’s Andrew Kaczynski narrates the conversation:
“No, I don’t do that,” Trump said. “There’s a lot of women out there that demand that the husband act like the wife and you know there’s a lot of husbands that listen to that,” Trump added. “So you know, they go for it...“No, I don’t do that,” Trump said. “There’s a lot of women out there that demand that the husband act like the wife and you know there’s a lot of husbands that listen to that,” Trump added. “So you know, they go for it...
“If I had different type of wife, I probably wouldn’t have a baby, ya know, cause that’s not my thing. I’m really like a great father but certain things you do and certain things you don’t. It’s just not for me.”“If I had different type of wife, I probably wouldn’t have a baby, ya know, cause that’s not my thing. I’m really like a great father but certain things you do and certain things you don’t. It’s just not for me.”
Read the full piece here, and listen to the interview here:Read the full piece here, and listen to the interview here:
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Where in the world is Hillary Clinton? In a Philadelphia church talking about Harriet Tubman:Where in the world is Hillary Clinton? In a Philadelphia church talking about Harriet Tubman:
“Black Baptist churches may not seem like an obvious match for Clinton, a white Methodist from the Chicago suburbs,” writes Catherine Lucey in an analysis piece for the Associated Press. “But the Democratic presidential candidate, who’s been criticized for her tentative, even awkward political skills, often seems most at ease in house of worship. It’s where she’s shared her faith for many years and earned a loyal following”:“Black Baptist churches may not seem like an obvious match for Clinton, a white Methodist from the Chicago suburbs,” writes Catherine Lucey in an analysis piece for the Associated Press. “But the Democratic presidential candidate, who’s been criticized for her tentative, even awkward political skills, often seems most at ease in house of worship. It’s where she’s shared her faith for many years and earned a loyal following”:
“One thing not a lot of people really understand about her is the central role of faith in her life,” said Mo Elleithee, Clinton’s spokesman in her 2008 White House campaign.“One thing not a lot of people really understand about her is the central role of faith in her life,” said Mo Elleithee, Clinton’s spokesman in her 2008 White House campaign.
Clinton points to her faith as having sustained her through hard times and informing her approach to public service. Her days in Arkansas, coupled with her strong religious beliefs, have helped her connect to churchgoers in black communities, where she enjoys overwhelming support. Democratic rival Bernie Sanders has visited churches, too, during the campaign, but doesn’t have the same rapport from the altar.Clinton points to her faith as having sustained her through hard times and informing her approach to public service. Her days in Arkansas, coupled with her strong religious beliefs, have helped her connect to churchgoers in black communities, where she enjoys overwhelming support. Democratic rival Bernie Sanders has visited churches, too, during the campaign, but doesn’t have the same rapport from the altar.
“The first time I ever walked into a black church with Hillary, she knew exactly where she was, you could see an exhale from her, a big smile came on her face, she didn’t just step into the building, she stepped into worshipping with them,” said Burns Strider, director of faith and values outreach during Clinton’s 2008 campaign. “I must have done that a hundred times with her.”“The first time I ever walked into a black church with Hillary, she knew exactly where she was, you could see an exhale from her, a big smile came on her face, she didn’t just step into the building, she stepped into worshipping with them,” said Burns Strider, director of faith and values outreach during Clinton’s 2008 campaign. “I must have done that a hundred times with her.”
Visits to churches prompt some of Clinton’s most candid, intimate moments.Visits to churches prompt some of Clinton’s most candid, intimate moments.
Read the full piece here.Read the full piece here.
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German chancellor Angela Merkel, in a joint appearance with Barack Obama, who is in Hannover today, hesitated to answer a question about whether she could imagine working with Donald Trump.German chancellor Angela Merkel, in a joint appearance with Barack Obama, who is in Hannover today, hesitated to answer a question about whether she could imagine working with Donald Trump.
Merkel gave a long, icy look when asked if she could envision working w/a future U.S. president who has called her refugee policies insane.Merkel gave a long, icy look when asked if she could envision working w/a future U.S. president who has called her refugee policies insane.
Succinct answer from Merkel: I'm too busy, and I'm watching the election with great interestSuccinct answer from Merkel: I'm too busy, and I'm watching the election with great interest
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Koch: Trump plan for Muslims 'reminiscent of Nazi Germany'Koch: Trump plan for Muslims 'reminiscent of Nazi Germany'
Republican superdonor Charles Koch shared scathing views on Sunday of the top two candidates in the party’s presidential nominating race, saying Donald Trump and Ted Cruz had presented policy proposals that were “reminiscent of Nazi Germany,” “monstrous” and “frightening.”Republican superdonor Charles Koch shared scathing views on Sunday of the top two candidates in the party’s presidential nominating race, saying Donald Trump and Ted Cruz had presented policy proposals that were “reminiscent of Nazi Germany,” “monstrous” and “frightening.”
In an exclusive interview with ABC News, Koch, the libertarian billionaire chieftain, with his brother David, of vast energy and manufacturing interests, was asked about a Trump plan to ban Muslim migrants to the United States. Koch replied that a corollary Trump suggestion to create databases of Muslims was worse.In an exclusive interview with ABC News, Koch, the libertarian billionaire chieftain, with his brother David, of vast energy and manufacturing interests, was asked about a Trump plan to ban Muslim migrants to the United States. Koch replied that a corollary Trump suggestion to create databases of Muslims was worse.
“What was worse was this, ‘we’ll have them all register.’ That’s reminiscent of Nazi Germany,” said Koch. “I mean that’s monstrous.”“What was worse was this, ‘we’ll have them all register.’ That’s reminiscent of Nazi Germany,” said Koch. “I mean that’s monstrous.”
Koch held a slightly less dim view of a Cruz promise to “carpet bomb” areas of the Middle East under Isis control. “Well, that’s gotta be hyperbole, but I mean that a candidate, whether they believe it or not, would think that appeals to the American people?” Koch told correspondent Jonathan Karl. “This is frightening.”Koch held a slightly less dim view of a Cruz promise to “carpet bomb” areas of the Middle East under Isis control. “Well, that’s gotta be hyperbole, but I mean that a candidate, whether they believe it or not, would think that appeals to the American people?” Koch told correspondent Jonathan Karl. “This is frightening.”
The Koch brothers have spent untold millions over decades of efforts to reshape municipal and state governments, elect Republicans to congress, enact voter ID laws, combat gun control and discourage government regulation of all kinds. Early in the 2016 election cycle, David Koch predicted that Wisconsin governor Scott Walker would be the Republican nominee, and the brothers backed Walker’s campaign, which did not survive 2015.The Koch brothers have spent untold millions over decades of efforts to reshape municipal and state governments, elect Republicans to congress, enact voter ID laws, combat gun control and discourage government regulation of all kinds. Early in the 2016 election cycle, David Koch predicted that Wisconsin governor Scott Walker would be the Republican nominee, and the brothers backed Walker’s campaign, which did not survive 2015.
Charles Koch on Sunday said that he and his brother were displeased with the tenor of the Republican race this year, to the extent that he suggested, perhaps just for fun, that they might even support Democratic nominee-in-waiting Hillary Clinton.Charles Koch on Sunday said that he and his brother were displeased with the tenor of the Republican race this year, to the extent that he suggested, perhaps just for fun, that they might even support Democratic nominee-in-waiting Hillary Clinton.
“We would have to believe her actions would be quite different than her rhetoric. Let me put it that way,” Koch said. “But on some of the Republican candidates we would– before we could support them, we’d have to believe their actions will be quite different than the rhetoric we’ve heard so far.”“We would have to believe her actions would be quite different than her rhetoric. Let me put it that way,” Koch said. “But on some of the Republican candidates we would– before we could support them, we’d have to believe their actions will be quite different than the rhetoric we’ve heard so far.”
The Koch brothers, who once vowed to spend $1bn in the 2016 election cycle, were not actively spending money against Trump, he said.The Koch brothers, who once vowed to spend $1bn in the 2016 election cycle, were not actively spending money against Trump, he said.
“We read– I read, oh, we’ve given millions to this one, millions to that one, and millions to oppose Trump,” he said. “We’ve done none of that. We haven’t put a penny in any of these campaigns, pro or con.”“We read– I read, oh, we’ve given millions to this one, millions to that one, and millions to oppose Trump,” he said. “We’ve done none of that. We haven’t put a penny in any of these campaigns, pro or con.”
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And this is the bathroom in Charles Koch's personal office at Koch Industries hdqs in Wichita. pic.twitter.com/Ne645lsNDrAnd this is the bathroom in Charles Koch's personal office at Koch Industries hdqs in Wichita. pic.twitter.com/Ne645lsNDr
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Making another appearance on the circuit, Bernie Sanders expands a bit on his newly stated goal to change the larger presidential election on CBS’s Face the Nation.Making another appearance on the circuit, Bernie Sanders expands a bit on his newly stated goal to change the larger presidential election on CBS’s Face the Nation.
“What we are trying to do in this campaign,” Sanders says, “with some success, is bring people into the political process.”“What we are trying to do in this campaign,” Sanders says, “with some success, is bring people into the political process.”
The senator decries the low voter turnout of past elections, saying that the US has “one of the lowest voter turnouts” of industrialized nations, and that in the last election 63% of Americans didn’t vote. Sanders is close: per Politifact, 64.1% of the voting-eligible population did not vote in 2012.The senator decries the low voter turnout of past elections, saying that the US has “one of the lowest voter turnouts” of industrialized nations, and that in the last election 63% of Americans didn’t vote. Sanders is close: per Politifact, 64.1% of the voting-eligible population did not vote in 2012.
He says “I would hope that if I am the nominee then on election day” the US would have large voter turnout.He says “I would hope that if I am the nominee then on election day” the US would have large voter turnout.
Citing his remarkable support from young people and individual donors, he adds: “we are the future of the Democratic party.”Citing his remarkable support from young people and individual donors, he adds: “we are the future of the Democratic party.”
“We can change the dynamics of American politics so it is not just big money interests that elect candidates,” he continues, “but that we have a vibrant democracy where all people stand up.”“We can change the dynamics of American politics so it is not just big money interests that elect candidates,” he continues, “but that we have a vibrant democracy where all people stand up.”
He takes particular issue with closed primaries, saying that “in New York state 3 million independents were ineligible to vote”.He takes particular issue with closed primaries, saying that “in New York state 3 million independents were ineligible to vote”.
And at last he again vows to stay in the race through the final contests in June: “there is not a question of if we are going to continue, we are going to continue.”And at last he again vows to stay in the race through the final contests in June: “there is not a question of if we are going to continue, we are going to continue.”
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On Fox News Sunday, Donald Trump’s top adviser Paul Manafort spoke with host Chris Wallace, who asked the aide about his suggestion from earlier this week that Trump is “playing a part” in front of voters.On Fox News Sunday, Donald Trump’s top adviser Paul Manafort spoke with host Chris Wallace, who asked the aide about his suggestion from earlier this week that Trump is “playing a part” in front of voters.
Manafort said that his comments were taken out of context, and that he was talking about “settings”.Manafort said that his comments were taken out of context, and that he was talking about “settings”.
He argued that he was telling Republican party officials that there is in fact more than one “real Donald Trump”, and that the Trump voters see at rallies is just as real as the one officials will see “giving speeches on policy” and caring about Republican leaders.He argued that he was telling Republican party officials that there is in fact more than one “real Donald Trump”, and that the Trump voters see at rallies is just as real as the one officials will see “giving speeches on policy” and caring about Republican leaders.
The comment, Manafort said, was meant to reassure officials that Trump is “going to be involved in settings that are not rally-oriented”.The comment, Manafort said, was meant to reassure officials that Trump is “going to be involved in settings that are not rally-oriented”.
“The settings will start to change,” and Trump will adjust to “the context of that room”, Manafort said.“The settings will start to change,” and Trump will adjust to “the context of that room”, Manafort said.
“Look, when I’m out here I want to talk to you and show you who I am in this environment,” he said. “When I’m going to be giving a policy speech, I’m going to be giving a policy speech.”“Look, when I’m out here I want to talk to you and show you who I am in this environment,” he said. “When I’m going to be giving a policy speech, I’m going to be giving a policy speech.”
Then he accused Ted Cruz of being “the liar” for saying that Trump does not intend to build a wall or fulfill any of his other campaign promises to Make America Great Again.Then he accused Ted Cruz of being “the liar” for saying that Trump does not intend to build a wall or fulfill any of his other campaign promises to Make America Great Again.
“Cruz just made that up from whole cloth because he’s got to find something that gets folks away from the real campaign,” he added. “He’s got a failed candidacy and you can see that desperate kind of tactic … just like he did with Carson in Iowa and Rubio in Florida, he just makes things up when he feels cornered.”“Cruz just made that up from whole cloth because he’s got to find something that gets folks away from the real campaign,” he added. “He’s got a failed candidacy and you can see that desperate kind of tactic … just like he did with Carson in Iowa and Rubio in Florida, he just makes things up when he feels cornered.”
He argued that Cruz’s efforts to win delegates in Maine, a state where Trump won the popular vote, are “party disruption” that “at the end of the day [are] only going to hurt the party”.He argued that Cruz’s efforts to win delegates in Maine, a state where Trump won the popular vote, are “party disruption” that “at the end of the day [are] only going to hurt the party”.
“Cruz at the last minute broke the deal and effectively didn’t care about the local officials.” Manafort added that this was all set up “a month or two ago, and, frankly, before I was involved”.“Cruz at the last minute broke the deal and effectively didn’t care about the local officials.” Manafort added that this was all set up “a month or two ago, and, frankly, before I was involved”.
He linked all of this back to Trump’s touted shift toward less outrageous rhetoric. “We could’ve gone in there and tried to be disruptive,” he says, but Trump wants Republican officials to understand that he “cares about them”.He linked all of this back to Trump’s touted shift toward less outrageous rhetoric. “We could’ve gone in there and tried to be disruptive,” he says, but Trump wants Republican officials to understand that he “cares about them”.
“We’re going to run some traditional elections.”“We’re going to run some traditional elections.”
Related: Ted Cruz under fire from Maine governor over delegate carve-upRelated: Ted Cruz under fire from Maine governor over delegate carve-up
Finally Manafort fielded a question about Trump’s apparent reversal over a North Carolina law that would require transgender people use the bathroom of their gender identity assigned at birth. Trump initially said people should use whatever bathroom they feel comfortable with, then later put out a statement saying states should decide the issue.Finally Manafort fielded a question about Trump’s apparent reversal over a North Carolina law that would require transgender people use the bathroom of their gender identity assigned at birth. Trump initially said people should use whatever bathroom they feel comfortable with, then later put out a statement saying states should decide the issue.
“Trump thinks what he said, that it’s a states’ rights issue,” Manafort said. “It’s not a reversal, he told you what his position is. He said it’s a states’ rights issue.”“Trump thinks what he said, that it’s a states’ rights issue,” Manafort said. “It’s not a reversal, he told you what his position is. He said it’s a states’ rights issue.”
He drew the distinction that Trump’s initial comment was “his personal opinion” and the statement about “how would you handle the issue”, and didn’t quite answer when pressed on the question of Trump’s feelings about LGBT people.He drew the distinction that Trump’s initial comment was “his personal opinion” and the statement about “how would you handle the issue”, and didn’t quite answer when pressed on the question of Trump’s feelings about LGBT people.
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Priebus predicts 'historic' convention battlePriebus predicts 'historic' convention battle
Republican national committee chairman Reince Priebus said on Sunday that the party’s national convention could be a “pretty historic event” featuring a battle over who would be the party’s presidential nominee, with candidates Donald Trump and Ted Cruz running roughly evenly at recruiting loyal delegates.Republican national committee chairman Reince Priebus said on Sunday that the party’s national convention could be a “pretty historic event” featuring a battle over who would be the party’s presidential nominee, with candidates Donald Trump and Ted Cruz running roughly evenly at recruiting loyal delegates.
Priebus dismissed a vow by senator John McCain and other senior Republican figures to sit the convention out as an expression of their displeasure with the potential nominees.Priebus dismissed a vow by senator John McCain and other senior Republican figures to sit the convention out as an expression of their displeasure with the potential nominees.
“This is going to be potentially a pretty historic event,” Priebus said of the convention, in an interview with ABC News. “Some people gravitate toward that conflict, some people run from that conflict... It may very well be historic. The point is, though, eventually, we’re going to have a nominee, and we’re going to have a very stark contrast” with the Democrats.“This is going to be potentially a pretty historic event,” Priebus said of the convention, in an interview with ABC News. “Some people gravitate toward that conflict, some people run from that conflict... It may very well be historic. The point is, though, eventually, we’re going to have a nominee, and we’re going to have a very stark contrast” with the Democrats.
The idea that a third-party candidate might still have time to enter the race to capture Republican defectors was a “nothingburger,” Priebus said.The idea that a third-party candidate might still have time to enter the race to capture Republican defectors was a “nothingburger,” Priebus said.
“It’s a dumb idea and it’s never going to work and it’s not going to happen,” the party chair told host George Stepanopoulos. “I don’t know anyone truly serious that has any money behind them and the organization to make it happen... it’s a nothingburger.”“It’s a dumb idea and it’s never going to work and it’s not going to happen,” the party chair told host George Stepanopoulos. “I don’t know anyone truly serious that has any money behind them and the organization to make it happen... it’s a nothingburger.”
While Priebus acknowledged a “little bit of a lead” for Trump in the delegates race – the Associated Press has Trump ahead of Cruz 845-559 – the party chair called the race a “split decision” in terms of delegate loyalty. The Cruz campaign has worked to promote delegates at the state level who would cast ballots for him in any second or third round of voting at the national convention, should Trump fail to gain a majority of delegates in the first round, when most delegates would be bound by state results.While Priebus acknowledged a “little bit of a lead” for Trump in the delegates race – the Associated Press has Trump ahead of Cruz 845-559 – the party chair called the race a “split decision” in terms of delegate loyalty. The Cruz campaign has worked to promote delegates at the state level who would cast ballots for him in any second or third round of voting at the national convention, should Trump fail to gain a majority of delegates in the first round, when most delegates would be bound by state results.
“It’s pretty split, I mean obviously, you can see it out there,” said Priebus of his party’s ambivalence about the frontrunner. “I mean it’s a – it looks like a, you know, on the delegate front, obviously Trump’s got a little bit of a lead. But you look on the delegate selection front, it looks like a pretty split decision. ...“It’s pretty split, I mean obviously, you can see it out there,” said Priebus of his party’s ambivalence about the frontrunner. “I mean it’s a – it looks like a, you know, on the delegate front, obviously Trump’s got a little bit of a lead. But you look on the delegate selection front, it looks like a pretty split decision. ...
“Eventually everybody’s going to run out of time to analyze this, we’re going to have a nominee.”“Eventually everybody’s going to run out of time to analyze this, we’re going to have a nominee.”
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Donald Trump Jr: Republican establishment wants Clinton to winDonald Trump Jr: Republican establishment wants Clinton to win
Donald Trump Jr, the eldest son of the Republican presidential frontrunner, said on Sunday that he had “seen things that made me really question” whether Republican officials want the party’s eventual nominee to win the presidency.Donald Trump Jr, the eldest son of the Republican presidential frontrunner, said on Sunday that he had “seen things that made me really question” whether Republican officials want the party’s eventual nominee to win the presidency.
“I think at this point the Republican establishment would rather just hand this thing over to Hillary,” Trump said in an interview with ABC News. “It doesn’t make any sense to me.”“I think at this point the Republican establishment would rather just hand this thing over to Hillary,” Trump said in an interview with ABC News. “It doesn’t make any sense to me.”
Trump the candidate has accused the party of rigging the nominating race with arcane rules for delegate selection, despite Trump’s disproportionately high capture of delegates when compared to his popular vote totals, thanks to winner-take-all rules for awarding delegates in some states.Trump the candidate has accused the party of rigging the nominating race with arcane rules for delegate selection, despite Trump’s disproportionately high capture of delegates when compared to his popular vote totals, thanks to winner-take-all rules for awarding delegates in some states.
Trump rival Ted Cruz, whose state-by-state organization has been more extensive than Trump’s to this point, has succeeded in gaining loyal delegates in numerous states where Trump won the most votes. Those delegates would have a chance to cast ballots for Cruz in a second round of voting at the national convention, should Trump fail to capture a 1,237 delegate majority.Trump rival Ted Cruz, whose state-by-state organization has been more extensive than Trump’s to this point, has succeeded in gaining loyal delegates in numerous states where Trump won the most votes. Those delegates would have a chance to cast ballots for Cruz in a second round of voting at the national convention, should Trump fail to capture a 1,237 delegate majority.
Trump Jr said it was the preference of the Trump campaign not to woo delegates, because that would not be fair.Trump Jr said it was the preference of the Trump campaign not to woo delegates, because that would not be fair.
“I think we’ll do some of that, I think that’s natural,” Trump Jr said. “I think [Trump’s] biggest thing is wanting to change the process. My father can do more wooing than anyone. He just doesn’t want to play the game that way... that’s not the way this country should be run. This isn’t America, this isn’t a country.”“I think we’ll do some of that, I think that’s natural,” Trump Jr said. “I think [Trump’s] biggest thing is wanting to change the process. My father can do more wooing than anyone. He just doesn’t want to play the game that way... that’s not the way this country should be run. This isn’t America, this isn’t a country.”
Challenged on whether the candidate planned to change his persona for the general election, as a top Trump aide promised Republican officials, Trump Jr said that his father would be making a “natural evolution.”Challenged on whether the candidate planned to change his persona for the general election, as a top Trump aide promised Republican officials, Trump Jr said that his father would be making a “natural evolution.”
“It’s not that it’s an act, he has to talk about things in a certain way,” said Trump Jr. “I think for him, it’s a very natural evolution, he’s switching over” for the general election.“It’s not that it’s an act, he has to talk about things in a certain way,” said Trump Jr. “I think for him, it’s a very natural evolution, he’s switching over” for the general election.
“He’s the only one of the candidates who has actually had an original thought for years.”“He’s the only one of the candidates who has actually had an original thought for years.”
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Sanders reframes goal as driving voter turnoutSanders reframes goal as driving voter turnout
Without wavering from his campaign’s insistence that he has a “path to victory” in the Democratic nominating race, Bernie Sanders reframed his role in the race on Sunday, saying that his goal was to increase voter participation in politics.Without wavering from his campaign’s insistence that he has a “path to victory” in the Democratic nominating race, Bernie Sanders reframed his role in the race on Sunday, saying that his goal was to increase voter participation in politics.
“If there’s a thing that I’m trying to do in this campaign, that is precisely what I’m trying to do,” Sanders told CNN’s Jake Tapper. Greater participation in elections by low-income and working class voters, he said, would “revitalize American democracy.”“If there’s a thing that I’m trying to do in this campaign, that is precisely what I’m trying to do,” Sanders told CNN’s Jake Tapper. Greater participation in elections by low-income and working class voters, he said, would “revitalize American democracy.”
“We have got to involve people, and it’s not easy – so many people have given up on the political process,” he said. “Our job is to bring them back.”“We have got to involve people, and it’s not easy – so many people have given up on the political process,” he said. “Our job is to bring them back.”
As noted in the previous block, turnout in the Democratic nominating race was measured by Pew Research last month at 11.7% – the highest since 1992. Republican turnout was measured at 17.3% of eligible voters, the highest since 1980.As noted in the previous block, turnout in the Democratic nominating race was measured by Pew Research last month at 11.7% – the highest since 1992. Republican turnout was measured at 17.3% of eligible voters, the highest since 1980.
Sanders began to retrain his focus on turnout in an interview at the weekend, in which he was asked to explain why he had lost primary contests in 16 states with unusually large income inequality.Sanders began to retrain his focus on turnout in an interview at the weekend, in which he was asked to explain why he had lost primary contests in 16 states with unusually large income inequality.
“Poor people don’t vote,” Sanders said. “I mean, that’s just a fact.”“Poor people don’t vote,” Sanders said. “I mean, that’s just a fact.”
On Sunday, Sanders rejected calls for him to exit the race, including from former top Barack Obama adviser and current Hillary Clinton supporter David Plouffe, who tweeted this week that Sanders’ quixotic quest for the nomination was “fraud.”On Sunday, Sanders rejected calls for him to exit the race, including from former top Barack Obama adviser and current Hillary Clinton supporter David Plouffe, who tweeted this week that Sanders’ quixotic quest for the nomination was “fraud.”
Sanders has run a stunningly strong campaign fueled by passionate supporters. But raising $$ stating you have path to nomination is fraud.Sanders has run a stunningly strong campaign fueled by passionate supporters. But raising $$ stating you have path to nomination is fraud.
“David Plouffe is working for Hillary Clinton,” Sanders said. “The idea that we should not vigorously contest this election when the largest state in the USA, California, has not voted... of course we’re going to give every person in this country the right to [decide] what kind of president they want.”“David Plouffe is working for Hillary Clinton,” Sanders said. “The idea that we should not vigorously contest this election when the largest state in the USA, California, has not voted... of course we’re going to give every person in this country the right to [decide] what kind of president they want.”
California and five other states hold Democratic contests on 7 June, and the last voting is a week later in Washington, DC.California and five other states hold Democratic contests on 7 June, and the last voting is a week later in Washington, DC.
“I think we do have a path to victory,” Sanders said. “We’re going to fight for every last vote until California and the DC primary.”“I think we do have a path to victory,” Sanders said. “We’re going to fight for every last vote until California and the DC primary.”
Sanders declined an invitation from Tapper to engage in veepstakes speculation about who the Democratic running mate might turn out to be.Sanders declined an invitation from Tapper to engage in veepstakes speculation about who the Democratic running mate might turn out to be.
“I think that Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders or Donald Trump needs to start talking to the real issue facing the American people, and that is that we have a vast level of income inequality,” Sanders said.“I think that Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders or Donald Trump needs to start talking to the real issue facing the American people, and that is that we have a vast level of income inequality,” Sanders said.
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Sanders: 'poor people don't vote'Sanders: 'poor people don't vote'
Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders explained that he had lost primaries in 16 states with high income inequality “because poor people don’t vote.”Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders explained that he had lost primaries in 16 states with high income inequality “because poor people don’t vote.”
“I mean, that’s just a fact,” Sanders said in an interview with NBC News, in response to a question about his losses in states with a large wealth gap. “That’s a sad reality of American society. And that’s what we have to transform.”“I mean, that’s just a fact,” Sanders said in an interview with NBC News, in response to a question about his losses in states with a large wealth gap. “That’s a sad reality of American society. And that’s what we have to transform.”
Sanders has predicated his campaign on a promise to assuage growing wealth and income inequality in the United States, and he has received support from a record number of grassroots donors whose small contributions have consistently added up to monthly fundraising totals that dwarf those of his opponent, Hillary Clinton.Sanders has predicated his campaign on a promise to assuage growing wealth and income inequality in the United States, and he has received support from a record number of grassroots donors whose small contributions have consistently added up to monthly fundraising totals that dwarf those of his opponent, Hillary Clinton.
Yet Clinton, owing in part to stalwart support from African Americans, has notched big victories in southern states with some of the lowest median incomes in the country.Yet Clinton, owing in part to stalwart support from African Americans, has notched big victories in southern states with some of the lowest median incomes in the country.
“We have one – as you know, one of the lowest voter turnouts of any major country on Earth,” Sanders told NBC. “We have done a good job bringing young people in. I think we have done – had some success with lower income people. But in America today – the last election in 2014, 80% percent of poor people did not vote.”“We have one – as you know, one of the lowest voter turnouts of any major country on Earth,” Sanders told NBC. “We have done a good job bringing young people in. I think we have done – had some success with lower income people. But in America today – the last election in 2014, 80% percent of poor people did not vote.”
Sanders may be overestimating turnout, in fact. Turnout in the Democratic nominating race was measured by Pew Research last month at 11.7% – the highest since 1992, not counting the outlying 2008 cycle, in which enthusiasm for a competitive race between Clinton and Barack Obama drove turnout to almost 20%.Sanders may be overestimating turnout, in fact. Turnout in the Democratic nominating race was measured by Pew Research last month at 11.7% – the highest since 1992, not counting the outlying 2008 cycle, in which enthusiasm for a competitive race between Clinton and Barack Obama drove turnout to almost 20%.
Republican turnout was measured at 17.3% of eligible voters, the highest since 1980.Republican turnout was measured at 17.3% of eligible voters, the highest since 1980.
“If we can significantly increase voter turnout so that low income people and working people and young people participated in the political process, if we got a voter turnout of 75 percent, this country would be radically transformed,” Sanders said.“If we can significantly increase voter turnout so that low income people and working people and young people participated in the political process, if we got a voter turnout of 75 percent, this country would be radically transformed,” Sanders said.
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Hello, and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House, just two days out from elections in five eastern states that are expected, if you think polls are worth a penny, to further bolster the leads of frontrunners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.Hello, and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House, just two days out from elections in five eastern states that are expected, if you think polls are worth a penny, to further bolster the leads of frontrunners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.
Trump’s campaign has undergone an Extreme Makeover worthy of reality TV, with the hiring of experienced political operatives, ad spending and actual speech rehearsal. Trump’s new majordomo, Paul Manafort, a former adviser to a Kremlin-backed Ukrainian president, will be making the gab-show rounds.Trump’s campaign has undergone an Extreme Makeover worthy of reality TV, with the hiring of experienced political operatives, ad spending and actual speech rehearsal. Trump’s new majordomo, Paul Manafort, a former adviser to a Kremlin-backed Ukrainian president, will be making the gab-show rounds.
But we may be most eager to hear this morning from Republican National Committee chair Reince Priebus, who said at a party meeting this week that the nomination would not be awarded to any candidate who does not hit 1,237 delegates, as stipulated in the rulebook. Trump is the only one who might get there before the convention, and yet he faces stubborn resistance from party holdouts who vow never to support him. Does it all keep Priebus awake at night? We’ll hear what he has to say.But we may be most eager to hear this morning from Republican National Committee chair Reince Priebus, who said at a party meeting this week that the nomination would not be awarded to any candidate who does not hit 1,237 delegates, as stipulated in the rulebook. Trump is the only one who might get there before the convention, and yet he faces stubborn resistance from party holdouts who vow never to support him. Does it all keep Priebus awake at night? We’ll hear what he has to say.
Between Republican insurgent Ted Cruz’s plots to force a contested convention and Trump’s success along the ladder of chaos, the race has (inevitably) drawn comparisons with the novel/show Game of Thrones, and even broken up a secretive clique of Hollywood conservatives. Here’s how the bar graphs look:Between Republican insurgent Ted Cruz’s plots to force a contested convention and Trump’s success along the ladder of chaos, the race has (inevitably) drawn comparisons with the novel/show Game of Thrones, and even broken up a secretive clique of Hollywood conservatives. Here’s how the bar graphs look:
Nor is Bernie Sanders ready to concede defeat to Hillary Clinton in the Democratic nominating contest. The senator from Vermont is making appearances on four of the five Sunday talk shows as he tries to rebound from a difficult loss in New York. Sanders has spent the weekend trying to woo voters in Pennsylvania and Maryland, the two biggest states to vote this Tuesday.Nor is Bernie Sanders ready to concede defeat to Hillary Clinton in the Democratic nominating contest. The senator from Vermont is making appearances on four of the five Sunday talk shows as he tries to rebound from a difficult loss in New York. Sanders has spent the weekend trying to woo voters in Pennsylvania and Maryland, the two biggest states to vote this Tuesday.
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And Charles Koch, chief executive of Koch Industries and one of the biggest conservative donors in a generation, has granted an unusual interview to ABC. Koch and his brother David promised to spend nearly $1bn on the 2016 presidential election to get a conservative back in the White House, but have largely kept to the sidelines of the tumultuous Republican primary.And Charles Koch, chief executive of Koch Industries and one of the biggest conservative donors in a generation, has granted an unusual interview to ABC. Koch and his brother David promised to spend nearly $1bn on the 2016 presidential election to get a conservative back in the White House, but have largely kept to the sidelines of the tumultuous Republican primary.
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