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| Kasich will reportedly suspend campaign, clearing way for Trump – live | |
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| Kasich to suspend presidential bid – reports | |
| John Kasich will suspend his campaign for president, the Associated Press reports, after an earlier announcement that the governor had canceled events and was on his way home to Ohio. | |
| Kasich finishes with just 153 delegates – good for fourth place, after Trump, Cruz and Marco Rubio, who captured 171 delegates before dropping out in March. | |
| BREAKING: AP sources: Kasich to end his bid for White House; Trump to become presumptive GOP nominee for president. pic.twitter.com/1AUaQKs0rb | |
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| Trump veep committee to include Carson | |
| Donald Trump will set up a committee “soon” to pick a running mate in advance of the July convention, and the committee will include retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, Trump tells the New York Times: | |
| “I’ll set up a committee, and that I will do soon,” Trump said. “I think on the committee I’ll have Dr Ben Carson and some other folks.” | |
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| To think that for six days, she was a heartbeat, an election and about 700 delegates away from the presidency. | |
| What a difference a day makes. Carly Fiorina at Indy Airport & no one cares. (Pic: Steve Handelsman) #Election2016 pic.twitter.com/dyurOy2gia | |
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| “Donald Grump happens to have the most trash of any grouch in the world.” | |
| Trump once inspired a full Sesame Street sketch - Donald Grump - belittling grouches and hoarding trash https://t.co/T5XV9U005a | |
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| Trump would derail Paris climate deal, architects warn | Trump would derail Paris climate deal, architects warn |
| Fiona Harvey | Fiona Harvey |
| The election of Donald Trump would derail the landmark agreement on climate change reached in Paris last December, the architect of the accord has warned, writes the Guardian’s Fiona Harvey: | The election of Donald Trump would derail the landmark agreement on climate change reached in Paris last December, the architect of the accord has warned, writes the Guardian’s Fiona Harvey: |
| Trump is now virtually certain to be the Republican candidate for president and has said “I am not a great believer in manmade climate change”, leading to fears he would attempt to unpick the historic agreement if he became president. | Trump is now virtually certain to be the Republican candidate for president and has said “I am not a great believer in manmade climate change”, leading to fears he would attempt to unpick the historic agreement if he became president. |
| Without naming Trump, the former French foreign minister Laurent Fabius told an audience in London: “Think about the impact of the coming US presidential elections. If a climate change denier was to be elected, it would threaten dramatically global action against climate disruption.” | Without naming Trump, the former French foreign minister Laurent Fabius told an audience in London: “Think about the impact of the coming US presidential elections. If a climate change denier was to be elected, it would threaten dramatically global action against climate disruption.” |
| He said: “We must not think that everything is settled.” | He said: “We must not think that everything is settled.” |
| In response to a speech by Barack Obama at the opening of the Paris climate summit, Trump said: “I think one of the dumbest statements I’ve ever heard in politics, in the history of politics as I know it, which is pretty good, was Obama’s statement that our No 1 problem is global warming.” | In response to a speech by Barack Obama at the opening of the Paris climate summit, Trump said: “I think one of the dumbest statements I’ve ever heard in politics, in the history of politics as I know it, which is pretty good, was Obama’s statement that our No 1 problem is global warming.” |
| Read the full piece here: | Read the full piece here: |
| Related: Donald Trump's election would derail Paris climate deal, warns its architect | Related: Donald Trump's election would derail Paris climate deal, warns its architect |
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| Kasich cancels schedule, plans hometown announcement | Kasich cancels schedule, plans hometown announcement |
| Guardian Washington bureau chief Dan Roberts: | Guardian Washington bureau chief Dan Roberts: |
| Kasich press conference in DC cancelled "He will make an announcement in Ohio at 5pm" his adviser tells reporters here. Sounds like he's out | Kasich press conference in DC cancelled "He will make an announcement in Ohio at 5pm" his adviser tells reporters here. Sounds like he's out |
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| Republicans weigh Garland against risk of Trump – or of losing senate | Republicans weigh Garland against risk of Trump – or of losing senate |
| The advent of Donald Trump as the Republican nominee has some conservative thinkers taking a second look at Merrick Garland, the DC circuit judge nominated by president Obama to fill the Supreme Court vacancy whom Senate leaders have vowed not to grant a hearing. | The advent of Donald Trump as the Republican nominee has some conservative thinkers taking a second look at Merrick Garland, the DC circuit judge nominated by president Obama to fill the Supreme Court vacancy whom Senate leaders have vowed not to grant a hearing. |
| “Our view is this: give the people a voice in filling this vacancy,” Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell said in March. By which he meant, let’s see if we can elect a Republican president (assuming we hold the senate majority) and nominate and confirm a more palatable candidate. | “Our view is this: give the people a voice in filling this vacancy,” Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell said in March. By which he meant, let’s see if we can elect a Republican president (assuming we hold the senate majority) and nominate and confirm a more palatable candidate. |
| Two key questions now face McConnell and judiciary committee chairman Chuck Grassley: Would Donald Trump nominate a more palatable Supreme Court nominee than Merrick Garland, from the Republican perspective? And what if Republicans lose their senate majority in an election in which disgust with Trump keeps Republicans away from the polls and creates a Democratic wave? | Two key questions now face McConnell and judiciary committee chairman Chuck Grassley: Would Donald Trump nominate a more palatable Supreme Court nominee than Merrick Garland, from the Republican perspective? And what if Republicans lose their senate majority in an election in which disgust with Trump keeps Republicans away from the polls and creates a Democratic wave? |
| If the latter scenario unfolds, a president Hillary Clinton could end up putting forward a new nominee to be confirmed by a Democratic senate. That would be a suboptimal result for the GOP. | If the latter scenario unfolds, a president Hillary Clinton could end up putting forward a new nominee to be confirmed by a Democratic senate. That would be a suboptimal result for the GOP. |
| And so there is a call on the right to let the nomination of Garland, by reputation an evenhanded and nonpartisan judge, proceed. | And so there is a call on the right to let the nomination of Garland, by reputation an evenhanded and nonpartisan judge, proceed. |
| Here’s Leon Wolf on conservative comment site RedState.com: | Here’s Leon Wolf on conservative comment site RedState.com: |
| Garland is not a great choice, but he is not a terrible one, either. And more than anything, he is old (for a modern Supreme Court appointment) and will be up for replacement in probably 10 years instead of 20 or 30. | Garland is not a great choice, but he is not a terrible one, either. And more than anything, he is old (for a modern Supreme Court appointment) and will be up for replacement in probably 10 years instead of 20 or 30. |
| Republicans must know that there is absolutely no chance that we will win the White House in 2016 now. They must also know that we are likely to lose the Senate as well. So the choices, essentially, are to confirm Garland and have another bite at the apple in a decade, or watch as President Clinton nominates someone who is radically more leftist and 10-15 years younger, and we are in no position to stop it. | Republicans must know that there is absolutely no chance that we will win the White House in 2016 now. They must also know that we are likely to lose the Senate as well. So the choices, essentially, are to confirm Garland and have another bite at the apple in a decade, or watch as President Clinton nominates someone who is radically more leftist and 10-15 years younger, and we are in no position to stop it. |
| Or, the Republicans could wait to see who wins the election and, if it is the Democratic frontrunner, offer then to hold hearings on Garland (if they still control the Senate). | Or, the Republicans could wait to see who wins the election and, if it is the Democratic frontrunner, offer then to hold hearings on Garland (if they still control the Senate). |
| Here's a dramatization of what would happen if Hillary wins and Senate GOP offers to confirm Garland. https://t.co/ssUAaTWoVU | Here's a dramatization of what would happen if Hillary wins and Senate GOP offers to confirm Garland. https://t.co/ssUAaTWoVU |
| Update: here’s a reported analysis in Roll Call on the odds of Republicans keeping the senate in a Donald Trump election: | Update: here’s a reported analysis in Roll Call on the odds of Republicans keeping the senate in a Donald Trump election: |
| Q: How bad is the outlook for Senate Republicans? | Q: How bad is the outlook for Senate Republicans? |
| A: Pretty bad, according to many of the party’s own strategists. | A: Pretty bad, according to many of the party’s own strategists. |
| Republicans can afford to lose only a net of three Senate seats to hold their majority, and the party is already defending seven states — Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Florida, and Iowa — that President Barack Obama won twice. | Republicans can afford to lose only a net of three Senate seats to hold their majority, and the party is already defending seven states — Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Florida, and Iowa — that President Barack Obama won twice. |
| With Trump, though, many Republicans become despondent. One Senate campaign veteran last month estimated that the party had a 75 percent chance of losing the majority. Another put the odds at 80 percent. | With Trump, though, many Republicans become despondent. One Senate campaign veteran last month estimated that the party had a 75 percent chance of losing the majority. Another put the odds at 80 percent. |
| “I’m not saying people cannot win with him at top of the ticket, but remember how challenging Todd Akin was? That would look like child’s play compared to what we’re about to deal with with Trump,” Rob Jesmer, the former executive director of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said in early March. (Akin was the failed 2012 Missouri Senate Republican candidate of “legitimate rape” infamy.) | “I’m not saying people cannot win with him at top of the ticket, but remember how challenging Todd Akin was? That would look like child’s play compared to what we’re about to deal with with Trump,” Rob Jesmer, the former executive director of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said in early March. (Akin was the failed 2012 Missouri Senate Republican candidate of “legitimate rape” infamy.) |
| Read the full piece here. | Read the full piece here. |
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| Hillary Clinton sees a fundraising opportunity in the moment of mass realization that Trump has clinched it: | Hillary Clinton sees a fundraising opportunity in the moment of mass realization that Trump has clinched it: |
| Clinton, in Trump $$ email: "The whole world is counting on us to win this thing. And we owe it to them to step up." pic.twitter.com/GrFjDZmumy | Clinton, in Trump $$ email: "The whole world is counting on us to win this thing. And we owe it to them to step up." pic.twitter.com/GrFjDZmumy |
| There's only one candidate left who can stop a Trump presidency.Chip in now if you've got Hillary's back: https://t.co/HkpiIXhekF | There's only one candidate left who can stop a Trump presidency.Chip in now if you've got Hillary's back: https://t.co/HkpiIXhekF |
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| Republican John Kasich, the lone challenger holding out against Trump, has scheduled a press conference this morning at Dulles Airport. | Republican John Kasich, the lone challenger holding out against Trump, has scheduled a press conference this morning at Dulles Airport. |
| Guardian Washington bureau chief Dan Roberts is among the press in attendance: | Guardian Washington bureau chief Dan Roberts is among the press in attendance: |
| Waiting for John Kasich/ Obe Wan to show up at Dulles and every 5 mins this Star Wars theme strikes up from a laptop https://t.co/QZfNPOBpg7 | Waiting for John Kasich/ Obe Wan to show up at Dulles and every 5 mins this Star Wars theme strikes up from a laptop https://t.co/QZfNPOBpg7 |
| Our Only Hope#MayThe4thBeWithYou #StarWarsDayhttps://t.co/Bi2qNGw2oM | Our Only Hope#MayThe4thBeWithYou #StarWarsDayhttps://t.co/Bi2qNGw2oM |
| It’s not packed: | It’s not packed: |
| Media contingent awaiting @JohnKasich press conf at Dulles airport pic.twitter.com/RCiWvkqhma | Media contingent awaiting @JohnKasich press conf at Dulles airport pic.twitter.com/RCiWvkqhma |
| In other candidate moves today, Clinton is scheduled to speak at the Asian Pacific Congressional Institute in Washington before attending a fundraiser; Sanders holds a rally in Lexington, Kentucky, at 7.30pm this evening; and Bill Clinton will campaign in California. | In other candidate moves today, Clinton is scheduled to speak at the Asian Pacific Congressional Institute in Washington before attending a fundraiser; Sanders holds a rally in Lexington, Kentucky, at 7.30pm this evening; and Bill Clinton will campaign in California. |
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| Warren blasts Trump for 'racism, sexism, xenophobia' | Warren blasts Trump for 'racism, sexism, xenophobia' |
| Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts senator and progressive standard bearer, weighed in on the Indiana result last night, at some length and with some urgency of tone, on Twitter. | Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts senator and progressive standard bearer, weighed in on the Indiana result last night, at some length and with some urgency of tone, on Twitter. |
| “.@realDonaldTrump is now the leader of the @GOP. It’s real - he is one step away from the White House,” Warren began: | “.@realDonaldTrump is now the leader of the @GOP. It’s real - he is one step away from the White House,” Warren began: |
| Here’s what else is real: @realDonaldTrump has built his campaign on racism, sexism, and xenophobia. | Here’s what else is real: @realDonaldTrump has built his campaign on racism, sexism, and xenophobia. |
| There's more enthusiasm for @realDonaldTrump among leaders of the KKK than leaders of the political party he now controls. | There's more enthusiasm for @realDonaldTrump among leaders of the KKK than leaders of the political party he now controls. |
| .@realDonaldTrump incites supporters to violence, praises Putin, and is “cool with being called an authoritarian.” | .@realDonaldTrump incites supporters to violence, praises Putin, and is “cool with being called an authoritarian.” |
| .@realDonaldTrump attacks vets like @SenJohnMcCain who were captured & puts our servicemembers at risk by cheerleading illegal torture. | .@realDonaldTrump attacks vets like @SenJohnMcCain who were captured & puts our servicemembers at risk by cheerleading illegal torture. |
| And @realDonaldTrump puts out out contradictory & nonsensical national security ideas one expert called “incoherent” & “truly bizarre.” | And @realDonaldTrump puts out out contradictory & nonsensical national security ideas one expert called “incoherent” & “truly bizarre.” |
| What happens next will test the character for all of us – Republican, Democrat, and Independent. | What happens next will test the character for all of us – Republican, Democrat, and Independent. |
| It will determine whether we move forward as one nation or splinter at the hands of one man’s narcissism and divisiveness. | It will determine whether we move forward as one nation or splinter at the hands of one man’s narcissism and divisiveness. |
| I'm going to fight my heart out to make sure @realDonaldTrump’s toxic stew of hatred & insecurity never reaches the White House. | I'm going to fight my heart out to make sure @realDonaldTrump’s toxic stew of hatred & insecurity never reaches the White House. |
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| Zero tossup states? What fun is that? | Zero tossup states? What fun is that? |
| (N.B.: The Democrats don’t yet have a nominee and the Republicans don’t even technically have a nominee, and it’s rash to the point of reckless to take general election opinion polls at face value so far in advance. So: which of the state characterizations below is shakiest?) | (N.B.: The Democrats don’t yet have a nominee and the Republicans don’t even technically have a nominee, and it’s rash to the point of reckless to take general election opinion polls at face value so far in advance. So: which of the state characterizations below is shakiest?) |
| Wow. There are ZERO toss up states right now according to UVa's Center for Politics. pic.twitter.com/oEqSJ3vUHS | Wow. There are ZERO toss up states right now according to UVa's Center for Politics. pic.twitter.com/oEqSJ3vUHS |
| Update: for those who like maps, here’s another one, painting a much more favorable picture for the Republican nominee – giving him Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, Iowa, Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina and New Hampshire – but he still loses: | Update: for those who like maps, here’s another one, painting a much more favorable picture for the Republican nominee – giving him Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, Iowa, Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina and New Hampshire – but he still loses: |
| Republicans have a massive electoral map problem that has nothing to do with Donald Trump https://t.co/PXm060UjyW | Republicans have a massive electoral map problem that has nothing to do with Donald Trump https://t.co/PXm060UjyW |
| “Here’s the underlying math,” writes the Washington Posts’s Chris Cillizza: | “Here’s the underlying math,” writes the Washington Posts’s Chris Cillizza: |
| If Clinton wins the 19 states (and D.C.) that every Democratic nominee has won from 1992 to 2012, she has 242 electoral votes. Add Florida’s 29 and you get 271. Game over. | If Clinton wins the 19 states (and D.C.) that every Democratic nominee has won from 1992 to 2012, she has 242 electoral votes. Add Florida’s 29 and you get 271. Game over. |
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| Here are a few tidbits from overnight not-to-be missed: | Here are a few tidbits from overnight not-to-be missed: |
| Ted Cruz ends campaign by accidentally hitting, elbowing his wife in the face pic.twitter.com/epO1tzKgTT | Ted Cruz ends campaign by accidentally hitting, elbowing his wife in the face pic.twitter.com/epO1tzKgTT |
| Tomorrow's front page:Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to mourn the @GOP https://t.co/ywZB1bH1na pic.twitter.com/7RsKFIrSYk | Tomorrow's front page:Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to mourn the @GOP https://t.co/ywZB1bH1na pic.twitter.com/7RsKFIrSYk |
| Donald Trump is the GOP's nominee — it's time for Cruz and Kasich to drop out https://t.co/Xqbm31wxxv pic.twitter.com/g31IZ562cX | Donald Trump is the GOP's nominee — it's time for Cruz and Kasich to drop out https://t.co/Xqbm31wxxv pic.twitter.com/g31IZ562cX |
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| Clinton leads Trump +26 among women - poll | Clinton leads Trump +26 among women - poll |
| The new CNN/ORC polls showing Clinton up 54-41 on Trump in a general election matchup depicts significant weaknesses for Trump among women and nonwhite voters. The presumptive Republican nominee performs less well with both groups than did 2012 nominee Mitt Romney, who lost by 126 electoral votes. | The new CNN/ORC polls showing Clinton up 54-41 on Trump in a general election matchup depicts significant weaknesses for Trump among women and nonwhite voters. The presumptive Republican nominee performs less well with both groups than did 2012 nominee Mitt Romney, who lost by 126 electoral votes. |
| In new @CNN @realDonaldTrump even w/@HillaryClinton among men but she leads +26 among women. Trump +9 w/whites, less than 1/2 Romney advtg | In new @CNN @realDonaldTrump even w/@HillaryClinton among men but she leads +26 among women. Trump +9 w/whites, less than 1/2 Romney advtg |
| There was a bright spot for Trump in the poll: voters seem to trust him more at handling the economy, CNN reports: | There was a bright spot for Trump in the poll: voters seem to trust him more at handling the economy, CNN reports: |
| Clinton is also more trusted than Trump on many issues voters rank as critically important, with one big exception. By a 50% to 45% margin, voters say Trump would do a better job handling the economy than Clinton would. | Clinton is also more trusted than Trump on many issues voters rank as critically important, with one big exception. By a 50% to 45% margin, voters say Trump would do a better job handling the economy than Clinton would. |
| Clinton this morning continues to take the fight to Trump, even as the paint is still drying on her most recent loss to Democratic rival Bernie Sanders: | Clinton this morning continues to take the fight to Trump, even as the paint is still drying on her most recent loss to Democratic rival Bernie Sanders: |
| "As he goes after women, as he goes after literally every group, I'm going to be their voice." —Hillary on Trumphttps://t.co/iNUo2EuTYO | "As he goes after women, as he goes after literally every group, I'm going to be their voice." —Hillary on Trumphttps://t.co/iNUo2EuTYO |
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| British prime minister David Cameron still thinks Donald Trump’s proposed Muslim ban is “divisive, stupid and wrong.” | British prime minister David Cameron still thinks Donald Trump’s proposed Muslim ban is “divisive, stupid and wrong.” |
| No 10 says Cameron has 'no intention' of withdrawing his "stupid, wrong' comment re Trump's Muslim ban plan - https://t.co/8RsfAovtla | No 10 says Cameron has 'no intention' of withdrawing his "stupid, wrong' comment re Trump's Muslim ban plan - https://t.co/8RsfAovtla |
| Andrew writes: | Andrew writes: |
| The prime minister has no intention of withdrawing his comments, which were made in response to comments that Donald Trump made calling for a ban on Muslims entering the US. That was the context for the PM’s comments. | The prime minister has no intention of withdrawing his comments, which were made in response to comments that Donald Trump made calling for a ban on Muslims entering the US. That was the context for the PM’s comments. |
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| Hello, and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. That race was dramatically streamlined Tuesday night as Donald Trump scored a big win in Indiana, causing Texas senator Ted Cruz to suspend his campaign and clearing Trump’s way to the Republican nomination. | Hello, and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. That race was dramatically streamlined Tuesday night as Donald Trump scored a big win in Indiana, causing Texas senator Ted Cruz to suspend his campaign and clearing Trump’s way to the Republican nomination. |
| “I don’t know if he likes me or doesn’t like me,” Trump said of Cruz in a victory speech. “But he is one hell of a competitor. He has an amazing future.” | “I don’t know if he likes me or doesn’t like me,” Trump said of Cruz in a victory speech. “But he is one hell of a competitor. He has an amazing future.” |
| Bernie Sanders scored an upset victory on the Democratic side, beating Hillary Clinton by five points and vowing to fight on despite trailing in the delegates race. | Bernie Sanders scored an upset victory on the Democratic side, beating Hillary Clinton by five points and vowing to fight on despite trailing in the delegates race. |
| “The Clinton campaign thinks this campaign is over,” Sanders said. “They’re wrong.” | “The Clinton campaign thinks this campaign is over,” Sanders said. “They’re wrong.” |
| Click here for an interactive map of Indiana results: | Click here for an interactive map of Indiana results: |
| Related: Indiana primary results: track the votes, county by county | Related: Indiana primary results: track the votes, county by county |
| The current delegate standings are at bottom. | The current delegate standings are at bottom. |
| The “presumptive” Republican nominee, in the words of party chair Reince Priebus, hit on a series of interesting topics in morning show appearances on Wednesday, including his potential vice-presidential pick, his general election funding model, and his assertion a day earlier that Cruz’s father was involved in the JFK assassination. | The “presumptive” Republican nominee, in the words of party chair Reince Priebus, hit on a series of interesting topics in morning show appearances on Wednesday, including his potential vice-presidential pick, his general election funding model, and his assertion a day earlier that Cruz’s father was involved in the JFK assassination. |
| Trump did not back down on the JFK conspiracy theory. | Trump did not back down on the JFK conspiracy theory. |
| “I don’t think anybody denied it,” he said. | “I don’t think anybody denied it,” he said. |
| On @GMA, @realDonaldTrump declines to apologize for claim about Cruz's father: "I don't think anybody denied it" https://t.co/UTU8TkCvSE | On @GMA, @realDonaldTrump declines to apologize for claim about Cruz's father: "I don't think anybody denied it" https://t.co/UTU8TkCvSE |
| As for his fundraising, Trump said he would make a decision over the next week, and that he did not want to sell real estate to self-fund his campaign. Should Clinton be the Democratic nominee, she is expected to have a war chest that is already being filled by large donors contributing to outside political groups as well as individual donors. Trump has criticized that model as currying corruption. | As for his fundraising, Trump said he would make a decision over the next week, and that he did not want to sell real estate to self-fund his campaign. Should Clinton be the Democratic nominee, she is expected to have a war chest that is already being filled by large donors contributing to outside political groups as well as individual donors. Trump has criticized that model as currying corruption. |
| And the running mate? Trump said he would “most likely” choose an elected official who would definitely, lest there be any doubt, be a Republican. | And the running mate? Trump said he would “most likely” choose an elected official who would definitely, lest there be any doubt, be a Republican. |
| NEW CNN/ORC National Poll:Clinton: 54Trump: 41https://t.co/WEKqPE0u58 | NEW CNN/ORC National Poll:Clinton: 54Trump: 41https://t.co/WEKqPE0u58 |
| Thank you as always for reading and please join us in the comments! | Thank you as always for reading and please join us in the comments! |
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