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Republican sling insults after Kasich-Cruz alliance to stop Trump – campaign live | Republican sling insults after Kasich-Cruz alliance to stop Trump – campaign live |
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Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton leads Republican billionaire frontrunner Donald Trump by a mere three points in a national head-to-head poll. | |
According to a George Washington University survey, Clinton leads Trump by three percentage points nationally, 46% to 43%, with 11% undecided. Her primary opponent, Vermont senator Bernie Sanders, fares slightly better, taking 51% to Trump’s 40%. | |
“The Republican Party has a strongly favorable political environment for winning the White House,” pollster Ed Goeas said in a statement. “If a mainstream Republican candidate were the presumptive nominee, the GOP would likely be in a strong position for a lot of wins, top to bottom, in November.” | |
The poll also found that voters have highly negative views of almost all of the remaining candidates - of the five candidates still in the race, only Sanders and Ohio governor John Kasich have an unfavorable rating below 50% (44% and 29%, respectively). Clinton, Texas senator Ted Cruz and Trump are all disliked by a majority of those surveyed (56%, 55% and 65%, respectively). | |
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A major Jewish advocacy group has issued a scathing critique of remarks made by Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Saturday, in which the Vermont senator compared the suffering of those in Baltimore’s poorest neighborhoods is equivalent to that of Palestinians in the West Bank. | A major Jewish advocacy group has issued a scathing critique of remarks made by Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Saturday, in which the Vermont senator compared the suffering of those in Baltimore’s poorest neighborhoods is equivalent to that of Palestinians in the West Bank. |
“What do the serious issues Baltimore’s leadership and population are confronting have to do with daily Palestinian life in the West Bank?” said David Harris, CEO of the American Jewish Coalition, in a statement. “Inserting the Israeli-Palestinian conflict into unrelated American political discourse serves only one purpose, to encourage those who are narrowly focused on assailing Israel for any shortcomings, failings by the Palestinian Authority.” | “What do the serious issues Baltimore’s leadership and population are confronting have to do with daily Palestinian life in the West Bank?” said David Harris, CEO of the American Jewish Coalition, in a statement. “Inserting the Israeli-Palestinian conflict into unrelated American political discourse serves only one purpose, to encourage those who are narrowly focused on assailing Israel for any shortcomings, failings by the Palestinian Authority.” |
During a campaign event in Baltimore on Saturday, Sanders said that the poorest neighborhoods in the city had comparable quality of life to that of developing nations. | During a campaign event in Baltimore on Saturday, Sanders said that the poorest neighborhoods in the city had comparable quality of life to that of developing nations. |
“Poverty in Baltimore, and around this country, is a death sentence,” he said. “Fifteen neighborhoods in Baltimore have lower life expectancies than North Korea. Two of them have a higher infant mortality rate than the West Bank in Palestine.” | “Poverty in Baltimore, and around this country, is a death sentence,” he said. “Fifteen neighborhoods in Baltimore have lower life expectancies than North Korea. Two of them have a higher infant mortality rate than the West Bank in Palestine.” |
Harris contested Sanders’ characterization of life expectancy in the West Bank, stating that “life expectancy in the West Bank, according to the CIA World Factbook, exceeds that of Egypt and Jordan, not to mention many other countries.” | Harris contested Sanders’ characterization of life expectancy in the West Bank, stating that “life expectancy in the West Bank, according to the CIA World Factbook, exceeds that of Egypt and Jordan, not to mention many other countries.” |
“Furthermore, according to CIA statistics, infant mortality in the West Bank, at 13.08 deaths per 1,000 live births, actually compares favorably to most of the developing world,” Harris continued. “Turkey’s rate is 18.87, Brazil’s is 18.60, and Iran’s is 38.04. The US infant mortality rate, at 5.87, is far from where it should be, behind the United Kingdom, at 4.38, Australia at 4.37, France at 3.28, and Israel at 3.55.” | “Furthermore, according to CIA statistics, infant mortality in the West Bank, at 13.08 deaths per 1,000 live births, actually compares favorably to most of the developing world,” Harris continued. “Turkey’s rate is 18.87, Brazil’s is 18.60, and Iran’s is 38.04. The US infant mortality rate, at 5.87, is far from where it should be, behind the United Kingdom, at 4.38, Australia at 4.37, France at 3.28, and Israel at 3.55.” |
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Ohio governor John Kasich’s campaign has fired back at billionaire frontrunner/etiquette coach Donald Trump for criticizing Kasich’s “disgusting” eating habits: | Ohio governor John Kasich’s campaign has fired back at billionaire frontrunner/etiquette coach Donald Trump for criticizing Kasich’s “disgusting” eating habits: |
.@RealDonaldTrump, we were looking for some Trump steaks for the governor, but no one seems to sell them anymore. pic.twitter.com/zS5eLtfHOc | .@RealDonaldTrump, we were looking for some Trump steaks for the governor, but no one seems to sell them anymore. pic.twitter.com/zS5eLtfHOc |
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Report: Ted Cruz vetting Carly Fiorina for VP spot | Report: Ted Cruz vetting Carly Fiorina for VP spot |
Reports surfaced over the weekend that both Texas senator Ted Cruz and Ohio governor John Kasich were vetting potential running mates, but this is the clearest sign yet that the campaigns may be leaning on the deep field of also-rans as potential starting points in the hunt for a vice presidential nominee. | Reports surfaced over the weekend that both Texas senator Ted Cruz and Ohio governor John Kasich were vetting potential running mates, but this is the clearest sign yet that the campaigns may be leaning on the deep field of also-rans as potential starting points in the hunt for a vice presidential nominee. |
According to the Weekly Standard, citing a spokesperson for former Hewlett-Packard CEO and presidential candidate Carly Fiorina, the onetime California senate candidate is being vetted by Cruz’s campaign as a potential running mate. | According to the Weekly Standard, citing a spokesperson for former Hewlett-Packard CEO and presidential candidate Carly Fiorina, the onetime California senate candidate is being vetted by Cruz’s campaign as a potential running mate. |
“Normal stuff,” Sarah Isgur Flores told the Weekly Standard, which apparently include financial disclosures and meetings with campaign staffers. | “Normal stuff,” Sarah Isgur Flores told the Weekly Standard, which apparently include financial disclosures and meetings with campaign staffers. |
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The digs by Donald Trump against John Kasich are getting particularly personal today, with a jab at how the Ohio Governor eats. | The digs by Donald Trump against John Kasich are getting particularly personal today, with a jab at how the Ohio Governor eats. |
Trump on John Kasich: "I have never seen a human being eat in such a disgusting fashion" pic.twitter.com/AA6PDq9Mn5 | Trump on John Kasich: "I have never seen a human being eat in such a disgusting fashion" pic.twitter.com/AA6PDq9Mn5 |
Kasich does seem to enjoy holding events with food - which is standard campaign games, so nothing that unusual. But is his eating style “disgusting”? You decide... | Kasich does seem to enjoy holding events with food - which is standard campaign games, so nothing that unusual. But is his eating style “disgusting”? You decide... |
Does Donald Trump have a point? pic.twitter.com/bqf8V7k00D | Does Donald Trump have a point? pic.twitter.com/bqf8V7k00D |
Team Kasich tweeted a pretty decent quip in response to the eating uproar. | Team Kasich tweeted a pretty decent quip in response to the eating uproar. |
.@RealDonaldTrump, we were looking for some Trump steaks for the governor, but no one seems to sell them anymore. pic.twitter.com/zS5eLtfHOc | .@RealDonaldTrump, we were looking for some Trump steaks for the governor, but no one seems to sell them anymore. pic.twitter.com/zS5eLtfHOc |
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Basketball coach Bobby Knight backs Trump | Basketball coach Bobby Knight backs Trump |
Former Indiana University basketball coach Bobby Knight will appear at a Donald Trump rally on Wednesday, his campaign announced today. | Former Indiana University basketball coach Bobby Knight will appear at a Donald Trump rally on Wednesday, his campaign announced today. |
On the weekend Trump hinted at a possible endorsement from the famously aggressive coach, who coached the college basketball team from 1971-2000. | On the weekend Trump hinted at a possible endorsement from the famously aggressive coach, who coached the college basketball team from 1971-2000. |
“By the way, would I like to get Coach Bobby Knight, who is a great coach, his endorsement,” he said in Connecticut on Saturday. “Tough, strong, smart. I would like to get that for Indiana, I’ll tell you what. To me, that would be a great endorsement.” | “By the way, would I like to get Coach Bobby Knight, who is a great coach, his endorsement,” he said in Connecticut on Saturday. “Tough, strong, smart. I would like to get that for Indiana, I’ll tell you what. To me, that would be a great endorsement.” |
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Rupert Neate | Rupert Neate |
The Guardian’s Rupert Neate headed out to Wilmington, Delaware to visit one of the country’s biggest tax havens - used by leading presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. | The Guardian’s Rupert Neate headed out to Wilmington, Delaware to visit one of the country’s biggest tax havens - used by leading presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. |
There aren’t many things upon which Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump agree, especially as they court very different Delaware voters ahead of a primary on Tuesday. But the candidates for president share an affinity for the same nondescript two-storey office building in Wilmington. A building that has become famous for helping tens of thousands of companies avoid hundreds of millions of dollars in tax through the so-called “Delaware loophole”. | There aren’t many things upon which Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump agree, especially as they court very different Delaware voters ahead of a primary on Tuesday. But the candidates for president share an affinity for the same nondescript two-storey office building in Wilmington. A building that has become famous for helping tens of thousands of companies avoid hundreds of millions of dollars in tax through the so-called “Delaware loophole”. |
The receptionist at 1209 North Orange Street isn’t surprised that a journalist has turned up unannounced on a sunny weekday afternoon. | The receptionist at 1209 North Orange Street isn’t surprised that a journalist has turned up unannounced on a sunny weekday afternoon. |
“You know I can’t speak to you,” she says. A yellow post-it note on her computer screen reads “MEDIA: Chuck Miller” with the phone number of the company’s director of corporate communications. Miller can’t answer many questions either, except to say that the company does not advise clients on their tax affairs. | “You know I can’t speak to you,” she says. A yellow post-it note on her computer screen reads “MEDIA: Chuck Miller” with the phone number of the company’s director of corporate communications. Miller can’t answer many questions either, except to say that the company does not advise clients on their tax affairs. |
The Guardian is not the first media organisation to turn up at the offices of Corporation Trust Centre, and it’s unlikely to be the last. | The Guardian is not the first media organisation to turn up at the offices of Corporation Trust Centre, and it’s unlikely to be the last. |
This squat, yellow brick office building just north of Wilmington’s rundown downtown is the registered address of more than 285,000 companies. That’s more than any other known address in the world, and 15 times more than the 18,000 registered in Ugland House, a five-storey building in the Cayman Islands that Barack Obama called “either the biggest building in the world, or the biggest tax scam on record”. | This squat, yellow brick office building just north of Wilmington’s rundown downtown is the registered address of more than 285,000 companies. That’s more than any other known address in the world, and 15 times more than the 18,000 registered in Ugland House, a five-storey building in the Cayman Islands that Barack Obama called “either the biggest building in the world, or the biggest tax scam on record”. |
Officially, 1209 North Orange is home to Apple, American Airlines, Coca-Cola, Walmart and dozens of other companies in the Fortune 500 list of America’s biggest companies. Being registered in Delaware lets companies take advantage of strict corporate secrecy rules, business-friendly courts and the “Delaware loophole”, which can allow companies to legally shift earnings from other states to Delaware, where they are not taxed on non-physical incomes generated outside of the state. | Officially, 1209 North Orange is home to Apple, American Airlines, Coca-Cola, Walmart and dozens of other companies in the Fortune 500 list of America’s biggest companies. Being registered in Delaware lets companies take advantage of strict corporate secrecy rules, business-friendly courts and the “Delaware loophole”, which can allow companies to legally shift earnings from other states to Delaware, where they are not taxed on non-physical incomes generated outside of the state. |
Read the rest of the article here. | Read the rest of the article here. |
Related: Trump and Clinton share Delaware tax 'loophole' address with 285,000 firms | Related: Trump and Clinton share Delaware tax 'loophole' address with 285,000 firms |
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Trump warns RI to 'lock doors' because of Syrian refugees | Trump warns RI to 'lock doors' because of Syrian refugees |
Donald Trump warned attendees of his Warwick, Rhode Island rally today that Syrian refugees could break into their homes - a racist-fueled line since there’s no evidence of crimes by Syrian refugees in the area. | Donald Trump warned attendees of his Warwick, Rhode Island rally today that Syrian refugees could break into their homes - a racist-fueled line since there’s no evidence of crimes by Syrian refugees in the area. |
Donald Trump says there are a lot of Syrian refugees resettling in Rhode Island, "lock your doors, folks" | Donald Trump says there are a lot of Syrian refugees resettling in Rhode Island, "lock your doors, folks" |
Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo refused to bow to pressure to ban Syrian refugees in her state last year, after President Obama announced an increase in refugees and other governors quickly tried to declare their state shut to Syrians escaping its brutal civil war. | Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo refused to bow to pressure to ban Syrian refugees in her state last year, after President Obama announced an increase in refugees and other governors quickly tried to declare their state shut to Syrians escaping its brutal civil war. |
The first Syrian refugee family arrived in Rhode Island in February, with a small welcome party cheering them as they arrived at the airport, reported the Providence Journal. | The first Syrian refugee family arrived in Rhode Island in February, with a small welcome party cheering them as they arrived at the airport, reported the Providence Journal. |
“I am very happy, very gratified and very optimistic to be here,” said Hussein Ghazala, who arrived with his wife and their three children aged 8, 7, and 6. | “I am very happy, very gratified and very optimistic to be here,” said Hussein Ghazala, who arrived with his wife and their three children aged 8, 7, and 6. |
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Republican candidates sling insults after Kasich/Cruz alliance | Republican candidates sling insults after Kasich/Cruz alliance |
The tit-for-tat between Trump and the Kasich/Cruz alliance is continuing, with Ted Cruz declaring Trump’s campaign part of the “Washington cartel” (Trump always tries to align himself as anti-establishment) on Monday morning in Indiana. | The tit-for-tat between Trump and the Kasich/Cruz alliance is continuing, with Ted Cruz declaring Trump’s campaign part of the “Washington cartel” (Trump always tries to align himself as anti-establishment) on Monday morning in Indiana. |
“The entire Trump campaign is run by Washington lobbyists, it’s the Washington cartel. Donald Trump is the system,” said Cruz. | “The entire Trump campaign is run by Washington lobbyists, it’s the Washington cartel. Donald Trump is the system,” said Cruz. |
Interesting how everyone is campaigning so hard to be a part of the system that they claim to not want to be a part of. | Interesting how everyone is campaigning so hard to be a part of the system that they claim to not want to be a part of. |
Trump then lashed out on Twitter against John Kasich saying that people should still back him in Indiana - even if he’s not campaigning there, as part of his alliance with Cruz. | Trump then lashed out on Twitter against John Kasich saying that people should still back him in Indiana - even if he’s not campaigning there, as part of his alliance with Cruz. |
Kasich just announced that he wants the people of Indiana to vote for him. Typical politician - can't make a deal work. | Kasich just announced that he wants the people of Indiana to vote for him. Typical politician - can't make a deal work. |
However, Kasich’s adviser John Weaver noted that the plan wasn’t to endorse the other in those states, but instead focus their spending. | However, Kasich’s adviser John Weaver noted that the plan wasn’t to endorse the other in those states, but instead focus their spending. |
We're not telling voters who to vote for in IN, only where we are going to spend resources to ultimately defeat Hillary. They get it. | We're not telling voters who to vote for in IN, only where we are going to spend resources to ultimately defeat Hillary. They get it. |
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Suzanne Goldenberg | Suzanne Goldenberg |
Tom Steyer, the environmental activist and deep-pocketed Democratic donor, has said he will spend $25m to mobilise young voters in battleground states on election day next November. | Tom Steyer, the environmental activist and deep-pocketed Democratic donor, has said he will spend $25m to mobilise young voters in battleground states on election day next November. |
The grassroots organising drive, on more than 200 college campuses in seven swing states, represents a departure for Steyer, who has focused on raising the profile of climate change in previous election cycles. | The grassroots organising drive, on more than 200 college campuses in seven swing states, represents a departure for Steyer, who has focused on raising the profile of climate change in previous election cycles. |
The campaign will deploy at 203 campuses in the swing states of Pennsylvania, Iowa, Ohio, New Hampshire, Nevada, Illinois and Colorado - which are expected to be pivotal in the contests for the White House and Congress. | The campaign will deploy at 203 campuses in the swing states of Pennsylvania, Iowa, Ohio, New Hampshire, Nevada, Illinois and Colorado - which are expected to be pivotal in the contests for the White House and Congress. |
“We don’t think that climate change can be separate from the other critical issues that are on the table in 2016,” he told a conference call with reporters, going on to define global warming as a justice issue. “In terms of talking to voters, to try to separate climate change from economics, to try and separate it from clean air and clean water is impossible and a mistake. We are going to be talking about this in broad terms. We are going to be connecting it to other issues.” | “We don’t think that climate change can be separate from the other critical issues that are on the table in 2016,” he told a conference call with reporters, going on to define global warming as a justice issue. “In terms of talking to voters, to try to separate climate change from economics, to try and separate it from clean air and clean water is impossible and a mistake. We are going to be talking about this in broad terms. We are going to be connecting it to other issues.” |
The green billionaire spent nearly triple the budget for his millenial voters’ project – $70m – supporting congressional candidates with strong climate records in the 2014 midterms – but to little effect. | The green billionaire spent nearly triple the budget for his millenial voters’ project – $70m – supporting congressional candidates with strong climate records in the 2014 midterms – but to little effect. |
Two of Steyer’s high-profile picks lost their races to Republicans Cory Gardner of Colorado and Joni Ernst of Iowa. | Two of Steyer’s high-profile picks lost their races to Republicans Cory Gardner of Colorado and Joni Ernst of Iowa. |
This time around Steyer said his NextGen Climate group would focus on registering millennial voters and getting them to the polls next November – using traditional grassroots organising, social media tools such as Snapchat, and on-campus events. | This time around Steyer said his NextGen Climate group would focus on registering millennial voters and getting them to the polls next November – using traditional grassroots organising, social media tools such as Snapchat, and on-campus events. |
The former hedge fund manager gave $17m to NextGen Climate so far, making him the top super Pac donor of 2016, and he has said he plans to spend more in this election cycle than the $70m he spent on the 2014 midterms. | The former hedge fund manager gave $17m to NextGen Climate so far, making him the top super Pac donor of 2016, and he has said he plans to spend more in this election cycle than the $70m he spent on the 2014 midterms. |
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