February 3, 2016

Paul’s Last Call

February 3, 2016 Buck Banks

His libertarian positions just never gained traction,
And his poll numbers could be measured in fractions.
He made his stand
In the shadow of Ayn Rand,
But now Rand Paul’s toupee is out of campaign action.

Sanders Has Biggest Fundraising Day Following Iowa

February 3, 2016 Buck Banks

$3 million

Amount Sen. Bernie Sanders’ campaign raised in the 24 hours following his narrow loss in the Iowa caucuses, the Washington Post reports. Most interesting: 40% of those donors had not given to Sanders previously.

Trump Still Leads in N.H.

February 3, 2016February 3, 2016 Buck Banks

38%

Donald Trump’s lead in the GOP presidential race in New Hampshire, followed by Ted Cruz at 14%, Marco Rubio at 12%, Jeb Bush at 9% and John Kasich at 7%, according to a new University of Massachusetts-Lowell/7 News survey.

Trump Campaign Defects Clear After Iowa Loss

February 3, 2016 Buck Banks

Trump’s second-place finish in Iowa exposed an array of weaknesses in his campaign: His flashiness has started to grate on supporters like Goacher. He’s proved vulnerable to attacks on his ideological purity. And he failed to put together an effective ground operation. … All this raises questions about the novice candidate’s wherewithal to command the kind of sprawling and complex enterprise required to win the presidency. The skills that enabled Trump to build his business empire are not entirely the same as the ones he needs to win the world’s most powerful job.

— Los Angeles Times

Christie Characterizes Rubio as ‘Boy in the Bubble’

February 3, 2016 Buck Banks

Maybe he’ll do more than 40 minutes on a little stage telling everybody his canned speech that he’s memorized… Let’s get the boy in the bubble out of the bubble.

— Gov. Chris Christie, quoted by the Washington Post, blasting Marco Rubio’s tightly-controlled campaign appearances.

A First Vote is a Terrible Thing to Waste

February 3, 2016 Buck Banks

I want to be your first.

— Jeb Bush, quoted by The Week, when told by a college student that the 2016 election would be his first time voting.

Clinton Wins Iowa By Barest of Margins

February 3, 2016 Buck Banks

Day: February 3, 2016

Paul’s Last Call

Sanders Has Biggest Fundraising Day Following Iowa

$3 million

Amount Sen. Bernie Sanders’ campaign raised in the 24 hours following his narrow loss in the Iowa caucuses, the Washington Post reports. Most interesting: 40% of those donors had not given to Sanders previously.

Trump Still Leads in N.H.

38%

Donald Trump’s lead in the GOP presidential race in New Hampshire, followed by Ted Cruz at 14%, Marco Rubio at 12%, Jeb Bush at 9% and John Kasich at 7%, according to a new University of Massachusetts-Lowell/7 News survey.

Trump Campaign Defects Clear After Iowa Loss

— Los Angeles Times

Christie Characterizes Rubio as ‘Boy in the Bubble’

Maybe he’ll do more than 40 minutes on a little stage telling everybody his canned speech that he’s memorized… Let’s get the boy in the bubble out of the bubble.

— Gov. Chris Christie, quoted by the Washington Post, blasting Marco Rubio’s tightly-controlled campaign appearances.

A First Vote is a Terrible Thing to Waste

I want to be your first.

— Jeb Bush, quoted by The Week, when told by a college student that the 2016 election would be his first time voting.

Clinton Wins Iowa By Barest of Margins

0.3%

Margin by which Hillary Clinton won the Iowa Caucuses over Se. Bernie Sanders, CNN reports.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“They’ve invested heavily in AI labs. They’ve invested heavily in data centers. So, the first family has a financial stake in this industry, and as a result, the president of the United States is compromised.”

— “Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) on Monday said President Trump will likely not heed calls from technology leaders to implement guardrails on the development of artificial intelligence because of his family’s investments in the industry,” NewsNation reports.

— Jane Haman

“We’re working through some political issues in Israel. I think we agree with them on the end state. They just have a crazy election, and that makes them a little irrational in certain regards.”

— Jared Kushner, quoted by CBS News, on the lack of progress in Gaza.

Numerati

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.

$184 million

50%

38%

31%