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| Trump polling over Cruz in Indiana as Sanders vows to fight – campaign live | Trump polling over Cruz in Indiana as Sanders vows to fight – campaign live |
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| Heidi Cruz unbothered by rumors husband is Zodiac Killer | |
| Yahoo News’ Hunter Walker has asked Heidi Cruz to comment on comedian Larry Wilmore’s string of jokes at the White House correspondents’ dinner at her husband’s expense. Wilmore referred repeatedly to the good-times Internet habit of pretending that Ted Cruz is the Zodiac Killer, the mysterious and uncaptured serial murderer in California from the 1960s and 1970s. | |
| “Well, I’ve been married to him for 15 years and I know pretty well who he is, so it doesn’t bother me at all. There’s a lot of garbage out there,” Heidi Cruz said. | |
| But Cruz’s using a bleakly tinted filter to tweet a picture of himself and Indiana governor Mike Spence Monday with CNN anchor Dana Bash stoked the rumors anew: | |
| Great speaking with @DanaBashCNN alongside Gov. @mike_pence this afternoon! #ChooseCruz: https://t.co/uyE3WEApzo pic.twitter.com/tkbSinisnR | |
| This filter is very Zodiac Killer to me https://t.co/fUn51FAGVI | |
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| Here a serious play at the game of lowering expectations, from the husband of a certain top Hillary Clinton aide: | |
| I would not be at all surprised if Bernie wins Indiana. Many dems want to give a hat tip to him so long as HRC still wins. | |
| There hasn’t been a lot of polling in the Indiana race. Averages appear to show Clinton up in the race by about 7 points. But she was supposedly ahead in Michigan, too. | |
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| New Hampshire cancels move seen as curtailing Trump support | |
| Ben Jacobs | |
| An attempt by the New Hampshire Republican party to limit Donald Trump’s influence in a potential contested convention was halted Monday, when the state chair canceled a controversial online vote for positions on crucial committees just minutes after the voting deadline, writes Guardian politics reporter Ben Jacobs: | |
| In an email obtained by the Guardian, party chair Jennifer Horn said that although all 23 of the state’s delegates to the Republican National Convention participated in the vote, she was canceling it “in the interest of full transparency”. Instead, she summoned a delegates-only meeting in Concord on Friday where those unable to attend could participate via conference call. | |
| Initially, in an email sent out Saturday night, the state party’s executive director proposed a slate for the eight slots on convention committees reserved for New Hampshire delegates at the Republican gathering in Cleveland in July. The proposed slate included two supporters apiece of John Kasich, Jeb Bush and Ted Cruz and one supporter of Marco Rubio. The eighth slot was left vacant. | |
| Trump won overwhelmingly in the Granite State’s February primary, with 35% of the vote. His nearest competitor, John Kasich, only received 15% in what was then the first primary in the country. Under New Hampshire’s relatively proportional rules, by which any candidate who gets more than 10% of the vote receives delegates, Trump was awarded 11 of the state’s 23 delegates. | |
| Since then, the well-organized Cruz campaign has picked up stray delegates in other states that Trump won, such as Louisiana, and swept local contests inWyoming and Colorado. | |
| Read the full piece here: | |
| Related: New Hampshire halts controversial vote meant to limit Trump's delegate support | |
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| The Trump campaign has announced that the candidate will speak at Trump Tower in Manhattan tomorrow, following the closure of the last polling stations in Indiana at 6pm central / 7pm eastern. | |
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| Ted Cruz is fighting for every last vote in Indiana. | Ted Cruz is fighting for every last vote in Indiana. |
| Cruz arguing with Trump supporters in Indiana: "Do the math!" "Ok, lyin' Ted!" "Where's your Goldman Sachs jacket?" pic.twitter.com/0NoI1yHlgk | Cruz arguing with Trump supporters in Indiana: "Do the math!" "Ok, lyin' Ted!" "Where's your Goldman Sachs jacket?" pic.twitter.com/0NoI1yHlgk |
| .@tedcruz has extended back-and-forth with Donald Trump supporters who are shouting "Lyin' Ted" in his face pic.twitter.com/AqPbpWJf5c | .@tedcruz has extended back-and-forth with Donald Trump supporters who are shouting "Lyin' Ted" in his face pic.twitter.com/AqPbpWJf5c |
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| Nominal Ted Cruz running mate Carly Fiorina slipped off a stage at a Cruz rally Monday, according to a Hollywood Reporter dispatch. There’s no report as yet of any injury, details to come. | Nominal Ted Cruz running mate Carly Fiorina slipped off a stage at a Cruz rally Monday, according to a Hollywood Reporter dispatch. There’s no report as yet of any injury, details to come. |
| Carly Fiorina falls off stage at Ted Cruz's Indiana event https://t.co/Hvve1xl6x0 pic.twitter.com/yAVcOTyhb9 | Carly Fiorina falls off stage at Ted Cruz's Indiana event https://t.co/Hvve1xl6x0 pic.twitter.com/yAVcOTyhb9 |
| Update: nothing apparently hurt. Video shows that Fiorina was quickly back on her feet: | Update: nothing apparently hurt. Video shows that Fiorina was quickly back on her feet: |
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| Clinton out-raises Sanders in April | Clinton out-raises Sanders in April |
| Hillary Clinton raised more money than Bernie Sanders last month for the first time in 2016, according to end-of-month totals released by the campaigns. | Hillary Clinton raised more money than Bernie Sanders last month for the first time in 2016, according to end-of-month totals released by the campaigns. |
| Clinton reported a $26m haul for April, while Sanders reportedly took in $25.8m – significantly down from his high-water-marks in February and March, when he took in $43.5m and $44m, respectively. | Clinton reported a $26m haul for April, while Sanders reportedly took in $25.8m – significantly down from his high-water-marks in February and March, when he took in $43.5m and $44m, respectively. |
| Sixty-five percent of Sanders’ fundraising in the cycle this far has come from small individual contributions, according to the campaign finance web site Open Secrets, compared with 19% for Clinton. Clinton has reported receipt of $133m in large individual contributions, versus $64m for Sanders. | Sixty-five percent of Sanders’ fundraising in the cycle this far has come from small individual contributions, according to the campaign finance web site Open Secrets, compared with 19% for Clinton. Clinton has reported receipt of $133m in large individual contributions, versus $64m for Sanders. |
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| North Carolina voters want transgender discrimination law repealed – poll | North Carolina voters want transgender discrimination law repealed – poll |
| Half of registered voters in North Carolina disapprove of a law barring transgender people access to their preferred bathrooms and nearly as many want the law repealed, according to a new survey from bipartisan polling firm Red America, Blue America. | Half of registered voters in North Carolina disapprove of a law barring transgender people access to their preferred bathrooms and nearly as many want the law repealed, according to a new survey from bipartisan polling firm Red America, Blue America. |
| Forty-eight percent of poll respondents said they believed the law, HB2, should be repealed, while 34% wanted the law to remain in place and 18% were not sure. | Forty-eight percent of poll respondents said they believed the law, HB2, should be repealed, while 34% wanted the law to remain in place and 18% were not sure. |
| The result appeared to hinge on political independents, who disapproved of the law 52-33. Republicans in the poll largely supported the law, which was signed by Republican governor Pat McCrory in March, while Democrats opposed it. | The result appeared to hinge on political independents, who disapproved of the law 52-33. Republicans in the poll largely supported the law, which was signed by Republican governor Pat McCrory in March, while Democrats opposed it. |
| Some North Carolinians believe the law has cost the state economically. In protest of the law, PayPal canceled plans for a facility in Charlotte, North Carolina, that would have created 500 local jobs, the Charlotte Observer reported, while “at least 20 conventions and events have dropped plans to come.” | Some North Carolinians believe the law has cost the state economically. In protest of the law, PayPal canceled plans for a facility in Charlotte, North Carolina, that would have created 500 local jobs, the Charlotte Observer reported, while “at least 20 conventions and events have dropped plans to come.” |
| “North Carolina did something that was very strong. And they’re paying a big price, there’s a lot of problems,” Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said last month. | “North Carolina did something that was very strong. And they’re paying a big price, there’s a lot of problems,” Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said last month. |
| McRory, who is in a re-election fight this year, has blamed the Charlotte mayor for the law, which the legislature signed in a special rush session after the city of Charlotte passed a local ordinance saying that people could use bathrooms in line with their gender identities, irrespective of what was on their birth certificates. | McRory, who is in a re-election fight this year, has blamed the Charlotte mayor for the law, which the legislature signed in a special rush session after the city of Charlotte passed a local ordinance saying that people could use bathrooms in line with their gender identities, irrespective of what was on their birth certificates. |
| “It’s absolutely not personal on my end,” McRory told the Observer on Friday. “We have to correct the record of both your newspaper and national newspapers … This whole bathroom idea was the political left’s idea, not the political right.” | “It’s absolutely not personal on my end,” McRory told the Observer on Friday. “We have to correct the record of both your newspaper and national newspapers … This whole bathroom idea was the political left’s idea, not the political right.” |
| That was a slightly different explanation from the one he gave at the time: | That was a slightly different explanation from the one he gave at the time: |
| Ordinance defied common sense, allowing men to use women’s bathroom/locker room for instance. That’s why I signed bipartisan bill to stop it | Ordinance defied common sense, allowing men to use women’s bathroom/locker room for instance. That’s why I signed bipartisan bill to stop it |
| Pollster Brad Anderson of Red America, Blue America said the law may also be influencing the state’s attorney general race, in which the Republican candidate called on supporters at a rally to “keep our state straight.” | Pollster Brad Anderson of Red America, Blue America said the law may also be influencing the state’s attorney general race, in which the Republican candidate called on supporters at a rally to “keep our state straight.” |
| “It is a safe bet to say the new HB2 legislation has done the Republican party no favors in North Carolina,” Anderson said. “Independent voters oppose the law just as strongly as Republicans support it, which could be a problem for Republicans in November.” | “It is a safe bet to say the new HB2 legislation has done the Republican party no favors in North Carolina,” Anderson said. “Independent voters oppose the law just as strongly as Republicans support it, which could be a problem for Republicans in November.” |
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| GOP Congressman reserves stance on Trump-Clinton matchup | GOP Congressman reserves stance on Trump-Clinton matchup |
| First billionaire bankroller Charles Koch suggested that it was possible that he and his brother, David, would support Hillary Clinton over the Republican nominee. | First billionaire bankroller Charles Koch suggested that it was possible that he and his brother, David, would support Hillary Clinton over the Republican nominee. |
| Now Republican representative David Jolly of Florida, who’s running for the US senate, says he does not know whom he would support in a Clinton-Trump race. | Now Republican representative David Jolly of Florida, who’s running for the US senate, says he does not know whom he would support in a Clinton-Trump race. |
| “So, I’m going tell you something you rarely hear in elected official say: I don’t know,” Jolly told AM970 The Answer, in an interview flagged by BuzzFeed’s Andrew Kaczynski. “I truly don’t know.” | “So, I’m going tell you something you rarely hear in elected official say: I don’t know,” Jolly told AM970 The Answer, in an interview flagged by BuzzFeed’s Andrew Kaczynski. “I truly don’t know.” |
| Jolly said he called on Trump to drop out of the race after Trump called for a ban on Muslims. | Jolly said he called on Trump to drop out of the race after Trump called for a ban on Muslims. |
| “I also have strong disagreements with secretary Clinton,” Jolly says. “I’m a Republican, and I hope we can find a conservative leader.” | “I also have strong disagreements with secretary Clinton,” Jolly says. “I’m a Republican, and I hope we can find a conservative leader.” |
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| Campaign bloopers. Although anything looks like a blooper when you loop it over a | Campaign bloopers. Although anything looks like a blooper when you loop it over a |
| tuba | tuba |
| bassline like that and finish with an air horn. | bassline like that and finish with an air horn. |
| Oh no. OH GOD NO. https://t.co/OG9TerQn8u | Oh no. OH GOD NO. https://t.co/OG9TerQn8u |
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| This is a pretty bracing anti-Trump ad from the senate race in Arkansas. It accuses Trump of harassment, with selections from the catalogue of odious things Trump has said about women, including a few less well circulated examples: | This is a pretty bracing anti-Trump ad from the senate race in Arkansas. It accuses Trump of harassment, with selections from the catalogue of odious things Trump has said about women, including a few less well circulated examples: |
| So, how is it that a long-shot Senate candidate in AR produced a more powerful anti-Trump ad than any GOP rivals? https://t.co/VsC4No7dze … | So, how is it that a long-shot Senate candidate in AR produced a more powerful anti-Trump ad than any GOP rivals? https://t.co/VsC4No7dze … |
| In fairness, Trump's Republican rivals only had a measly couple of hundred million dollars to work with https://t.co/mgdzvTHaT4 | In fairness, Trump's Republican rivals only had a measly couple of hundred million dollars to work with https://t.co/mgdzvTHaT4 |
| Update: influential anti-Trump conservative voices think it hits the mark: | Update: influential anti-Trump conservative voices think it hits the mark: |
| Want a preview of the general election campaign for the Senate? Just watch this new ad. Damn. https://t.co/ewViNfEcIn | Want a preview of the general election campaign for the Senate? Just watch this new ad. Damn. https://t.co/ewViNfEcIn |
| Damn, son. https://t.co/aa19I5HfEh | Damn, son. https://t.co/aa19I5HfEh |
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| Cruz says 'absolutely' path to victory without Indiana | Cruz says 'absolutely' path to victory without Indiana |
| Ted Cruz needs 672 more delegates to clear 1,237, according to the AP tally. Unfortunately, there are only 10 Republican contests left – and only 502 pledged delegates remain to be awarded. So any path Cruz has to the Republican nomination, barring some truly wild twist, involves Donald Trump failing to capture a 1,237 delegate majority, unleashing a chaos from which Cruz could emerge as the nominee. | Ted Cruz needs 672 more delegates to clear 1,237, according to the AP tally. Unfortunately, there are only 10 Republican contests left – and only 502 pledged delegates remain to be awarded. So any path Cruz has to the Republican nomination, barring some truly wild twist, involves Donald Trump failing to capture a 1,237 delegate majority, unleashing a chaos from which Cruz could emerge as the nominee. |
| Cruz said on Monday that he “absolutely” has a path to the nomination if he loses in Indiana, where the victor is expected to gather 40-some delegates. If Trump collects such a prize, he would need to grab about 45% of the remaining pledged delegates to cross the line, very doable for him based on past performance. (And Trump could get to 1,237 without winning Indiana.) | Cruz said on Monday that he “absolutely” has a path to the nomination if he loses in Indiana, where the victor is expected to gather 40-some delegates. If Trump collects such a prize, he would need to grab about 45% of the remaining pledged delegates to cross the line, very doable for him based on past performance. (And Trump could get to 1,237 without winning Indiana.) |
| The path Cruz sees to the nomination after an Indiana loss, in short, remains well-hidden to everyone else, and would seem to involve a sudden and drastic shift in momentum in the race of the kind that’s difficult to imagine. | The path Cruz sees to the nomination after an Indiana loss, in short, remains well-hidden to everyone else, and would seem to involve a sudden and drastic shift in momentum in the race of the kind that’s difficult to imagine. |
| WATCH: @TedCruz tells @ABC he "absolutely" has a path to victory if he loses Indiana primary https://t.co/ei4Ay1gSZ0 https://t.co/4kM5zeBk8Z | WATCH: @TedCruz tells @ABC he "absolutely" has a path to victory if he loses Indiana primary https://t.co/ei4Ay1gSZ0 https://t.co/4kM5zeBk8Z |
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| Both Trump and Clinton historically unpopular | Both Trump and Clinton historically unpopular |
| FiveThirtyEight’s Harry Enten notes the historic unpopularity, going back to 1988, of both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, at this stage in the nominating race. | FiveThirtyEight’s Harry Enten notes the historic unpopularity, going back to 1988, of both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, at this stage in the nominating race. |
| If you look @ net very fav ratings, it becomes clear dislike for Clinton/Trump is historic & not just a time trend. pic.twitter.com/KvZHvzy5ou | If you look @ net very fav ratings, it becomes clear dislike for Clinton/Trump is historic & not just a time trend. pic.twitter.com/KvZHvzy5ou |
| The figures below reflect the opinions of the public at large. Both Donald Trump and Ted Cruz are viewed favorably by a majority of Republican voters, according to polling. | The figures below reflect the opinions of the public at large. Both Donald Trump and Ted Cruz are viewed favorably by a majority of Republican voters, according to polling. |
| Clinton’s favorability among Democrats hit a new low last month, but remained as high as +36 or 66-30, according to Gallup. Bernie Sanders’ net favorability among Democrats was measured highest of all, at +52. | Clinton’s favorability among Democrats hit a new low last month, but remained as high as +36 or 66-30, according to Gallup. Bernie Sanders’ net favorability among Democrats was measured highest of all, at +52. |
| So the historic un-favorability of the frontrunners this cycle may in part be attributable to growing political polarization, in which a smaller share of partisans on one side are open to seeing the other side’s nominee as acceptable. | So the historic un-favorability of the frontrunners this cycle may in part be attributable to growing political polarization, in which a smaller share of partisans on one side are open to seeing the other side’s nominee as acceptable. |
| Clinton is historically unpopular at this point... Trump, though, is on another planet with the general electorate. pic.twitter.com/gaQI0ShWVT | Clinton is historically unpopular at this point... Trump, though, is on another planet with the general electorate. pic.twitter.com/gaQI0ShWVT |
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| Racing to close the deal in Indiana, Ted Cruz has rolled out a video ad featuring his endorsement by governor Mike Spence, whom Donald Trump was actively courting late last month. | Racing to close the deal in Indiana, Ted Cruz has rolled out a video ad featuring his endorsement by governor Mike Spence, whom Donald Trump was actively courting late last month. |
| But Spence, who signed a law placing new restrictions on abortions in March, rebuffed Trump’s overtures to back Cruz, whom he praises as a “principled conservative”. | But Spence, who signed a law placing new restrictions on abortions in March, rebuffed Trump’s overtures to back Cruz, whom he praises as a “principled conservative”. |
| “I’m a Reagan conservative,” Spence says in the new ad. “I see Ted Cruz as a principled conservative who’s dedicated his career to advocating the Reagan agenda.” | “I’m a Reagan conservative,” Spence says in the new ad. “I see Ted Cruz as a principled conservative who’s dedicated his career to advocating the Reagan agenda.” |
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| Workers fight for dignity in Trump's Las Vegas hotel: 'You don't talk to the boss' | Workers fight for dignity in Trump's Las Vegas hotel: 'You don't talk to the boss' |
| Oliver Laughland | Oliver Laughland |
| Maricella Olvera encounters Donald Trump on occasion, but she’s careful not to say a word. The 47-year-old cleans the penthouse at the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas, where Trump, his family, and celebrity guests often come to stay. She cleans around them in silence. Trump is always uninterested, report the Guardian’s Oliver Laughland and Mae West: | Maricella Olvera encounters Donald Trump on occasion, but she’s careful not to say a word. The 47-year-old cleans the penthouse at the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas, where Trump, his family, and celebrity guests often come to stay. She cleans around them in silence. Trump is always uninterested, report the Guardian’s Oliver Laughland and Mae West: |
| “The policy is: you don’t talk to the boss,” she said at her small one-bedroom home, on the joyously named Sing Song Way in the city’s northern suburbs. | “The policy is: you don’t talk to the boss,” she said at her small one-bedroom home, on the joyously named Sing Song Way in the city’s northern suburbs. |
| While Olvera may be silent at work, she and a collective of cleaners, bar workers, and kitchen staff at the Trump hotel have been a thorn in the billionaire’s side for the past year, using what voice they have to remind the public of the hypocrisy that surrounds his audacious run for the presidency and his record as an employer. | While Olvera may be silent at work, she and a collective of cleaners, bar workers, and kitchen staff at the Trump hotel have been a thorn in the billionaire’s side for the past year, using what voice they have to remind the public of the hypocrisy that surrounds his audacious run for the presidency and his record as an employer. |
| Although Trump has touted himself as “the greatest jobs president that God has ever created”, these workers point to the fact they are paid on average $3 less than the thousands of unionised hotel workers in Las Vegas who work identical jobs and enjoy a host of other benefits, including pensions and free health insurance, not available to Trump employees. | Although Trump has touted himself as “the greatest jobs president that God has ever created”, these workers point to the fact they are paid on average $3 less than the thousands of unionised hotel workers in Las Vegas who work identical jobs and enjoy a host of other benefits, including pensions and free health insurance, not available to Trump employees. |
| Earlier this month, following a protracted dispute with Trump and his co-owner, casino billionaire Phil Ruffin, the National Labor Relations Board officially certified a union for over 500 staff at the hotel. Workers argue they have been subjected to surveillance, intimidation, and unlawful dismissal as they have sought to organize. | Earlier this month, following a protracted dispute with Trump and his co-owner, casino billionaire Phil Ruffin, the National Labor Relations Board officially certified a union for over 500 staff at the hotel. Workers argue they have been subjected to surveillance, intimidation, and unlawful dismissal as they have sought to organize. |
| Read the full piece here: | Read the full piece here: |
| Related: 'You don't talk to the boss': in Trump's Las Vegas hotel, workers are fighting for dignity | Related: 'You don't talk to the boss': in Trump's Las Vegas hotel, workers are fighting for dignity |
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| Seattle police used pepper spray to disperse black-clad anti-capitalist protesters authorities say threw rocks, flares, bricks and Molotov cocktails at officers during a rowdy May Day gathering, the Associated Press reports: | Seattle police used pepper spray to disperse black-clad anti-capitalist protesters authorities say threw rocks, flares, bricks and Molotov cocktails at officers during a rowdy May Day gathering, the Associated Press reports: |
| At least nine people were arrested Sunday evening. Authorities said five officers were hurt, none seriously. | At least nine people were arrested Sunday evening. Authorities said five officers were hurt, none seriously. |
| The clashes in Seattle followed a peaceful march in the city earlier in the day by advocates for workers and immigrants, just one of several events in cities nationwide Sunday to call for better wages for workers, an end to deportations and support for an Obama administration plan to give work permits to immigrants in the country illegally whose children are American citizens. | The clashes in Seattle followed a peaceful march in the city earlier in the day by advocates for workers and immigrants, just one of several events in cities nationwide Sunday to call for better wages for workers, an end to deportations and support for an Obama administration plan to give work permits to immigrants in the country illegally whose children are American citizens. |
| In Los Angeles hundreds of May Day marchers took to the streets chanting slogans and carrying signs and at least one Donald Trump piñata. | In Los Angeles hundreds of May Day marchers took to the streets chanting slogans and carrying signs and at least one Donald Trump piñata. |
| Read further here: | Read further here: |
| Related: May Day protesters rally against Trump, deportations in Seattle and Los Angeles | Related: May Day protesters rally against Trump, deportations in Seattle and Los Angeles |
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| Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. A Marist poll released at the weekend had Donald Trump ahead of Ted Cruz by 15 points, 49-34, in the Republican race in Indiana, which holds primaries tomorrow and which could significantly simplify Trump’s path to winning the Republican presidential nomination outright. (Trump’s lead in the Marist poll was about double his lead in polling averages.) | Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. A Marist poll released at the weekend had Donald Trump ahead of Ted Cruz by 15 points, 49-34, in the Republican race in Indiana, which holds primaries tomorrow and which could significantly simplify Trump’s path to winning the Republican presidential nomination outright. (Trump’s lead in the Marist poll was about double his lead in polling averages.) |
| If talk of a contested convention is diminishing on the Republican side, however, Vermont senator Bernie Sanders has predicted such a twist in the Democratic race. Sanders said on Sunday that he would continue battling against Hillary Clinton, revealing plans for a new series of mega-rallies in California. | If talk of a contested convention is diminishing on the Republican side, however, Vermont senator Bernie Sanders has predicted such a twist in the Democratic race. Sanders said on Sunday that he would continue battling against Hillary Clinton, revealing plans for a new series of mega-rallies in California. |
| “She will need superdelegates to take her over the top at the convention in Philadelphia,” Sanders said. “In other words the convention will be a contested contest.” | “She will need superdelegates to take her over the top at the convention in Philadelphia,” Sanders said. “In other words the convention will be a contested contest.” |
| Related: Bernie Sanders vows a contested convention despite 'tough road' ahead | Related: Bernie Sanders vows a contested convention despite 'tough road' ahead |
| The Republican fight for Indiana, meanwhile, saw Texas senator Ted Cruz make a last-ditch series of attacks on Donald Trump on Sunday. “No one is going to clinch it on the first ballot. I’m not and Donald Trump is not either,” Cruz said. “It’s why Donald Trump is so desperate to say it’s over now... It’s going to be a contested convention.” | The Republican fight for Indiana, meanwhile, saw Texas senator Ted Cruz make a last-ditch series of attacks on Donald Trump on Sunday. “No one is going to clinch it on the first ballot. I’m not and Donald Trump is not either,” Cruz said. “It’s why Donald Trump is so desperate to say it’s over now... It’s going to be a contested convention.” |
| Trump made headlines in the Hoosier state by accusing China of “the greatest theft in the history of the world” and of “raping” the United States. | Trump made headlines in the Hoosier state by accusing China of “the greatest theft in the history of the world” and of “raping” the United States. |
| In other news, president Obama tickled his audience in his final turn at the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday by poking fun at Trump and Clinton and concluding his remarks with a mic drop. | In other news, president Obama tickled his audience in his final turn at the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday by poking fun at Trump and Clinton and concluding his remarks with a mic drop. |
| Related: Barack Obama in surprise swipe at Clinton at final correspondents' dinner | Related: Barack Obama in surprise swipe at Clinton at final correspondents' dinner |
| And it’s Harvard for Malia Obama, after a gap year: | And it’s Harvard for Malia Obama, after a gap year: |
| Related: Malia Obama to attend Harvard – but will hold off until 2017 for 'gap year' | Related: Malia Obama to attend Harvard – but will hold off until 2017 for 'gap year' |
| Thanks as always for joining us, and jump right in in the comments to tell us what you think will happen in Indiana. | Thanks as always for joining us, and jump right in in the comments to tell us what you think will happen in Indiana. |