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Number of U.S. senators who missed the vote on the confirmation of Loretta Lynch. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) “went on the Senate floor early Thursday afternoon to voice his strenuous objection to the nomination of Loretta Lynch as the next U.S. attorney general … A few hours later, however, Cruz missed the final vote on Lynch’s confirmation, making him the only senator recorded as not present,” the Huffington Post reports. “The senator’s office explained that he had to catch a flight to a fundraiser in Texas.”
From January 2011 through January 2015, Louisiana under Bobby Jindal ranked 32nd in job creation with 5.4 percent growth over four years. Wisconsin under Scott Walker ranked 35th, with 4.85 percent growth. New Jersey under Chris Christie ranked 40th, with 4.15 percent growth. This compares with a national average of 8.21 percent.
At the end of the day, when you put all the assets and liabilities on the table, it’s hard to see anyone but Rubio, Bush or Walker as the ultimate nominee. Sure, one of them could stumble or come up short in a key early state. It’s also highly likely that someone like Huckabee, Paul, Cruz and even Perry could win in Iowa. But, when you look at the candidate vulnerabilities instead of just their assets, these are the three who are the most likely to win over the largest share of the GOP electorate. Winning the ‘Evangelical’ or the ‘Establishment’ or the ‘Tea Party’ lane isn’t how you win the nomination. Cobbling together the broadest coalition is the key.
Hillary, a woman could do it.
— Rapper Waha Flocka Flame, endorsing Hillary Clinton’s run for president after he realized he is still seven years too young to qualify to run for president himself, Mediaite reports. At the tail end of a new interview with MTV News, the rapper added a comment that is unlikely to resonate with most of Hillary Clinton’s female supporters. “I just feel like when it’s the time of that month, they need to get the f**k out of that office,” he said, before quickly adding, “Nah, just playing.”
The challenge isn’t that some people are successful and some people aren’t. Taking from the successful people to provide for those that aren’t isn’t the solution. The solution is, How do you build capacity so people can achieve earned success?
— Jeb Bush, speaking after a closed meeting at the Metropolitan Republican Club on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, reports the Palm Beach Post.
