February 18, 2016

Don’t Ask — Don’t!

February 18, 2016 Buck Banks

Debates just bring Marco Rubio down.
They turn his boyish smile into a frown.
So at South Carolina sessions,
He doesn’t take audience questions,
He’s holding town hall meetings without the “town.”

Pope Francis: Trump Is Not a Christian

February 18, 2016 Buck Banks

A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian.

— Pope Francis on Wednesday suggesting that Donald J. Trump ‘is not Christian’ because of the harshness of his campaign promises to deport more immigrants and force Mexico to pay for a wall along the border,” the New York Times reports.

Americans Evenly Split on Supreme Court Nomination

February 18, 2016 Buck Banks

47%

Of Americans want President Obama to appoint a new Supreme Court justice before he leaves office while 46% don’t want him to, according to a new CBS News poll. A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds that 43% want the Senate to consider an Obama nominee this year and 42% don’t.

Poll: Sanders Beats All GOP Candidates

February 18, 2016 Buck Banks

4 to 10 percentage points

Spread by which Sen. Bernie Sanders leads every possible Republican nominee in general election match ups by margins of 4 to 10 percentage points, according to anew Quinnipiac poll. Hillary Clinton trails or ties the leading Republicans in the November face-off.

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LePage Blames Asylum-Seekers for Bringing ‘Ziki’ Flies to Maine

February 18, 2016 Buck Banks

Asylum seekers — I think the biggest problem in our state — and I’ll explain that to you… And what happens is you get hepatitis C, tuberculosis, AIDS, HIV, the ‘ziki fly’ [sic] all these other foreign type of diseases that find a way to our land.

— Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R), saying that asylum seekers are the biggest problem for his state, MPBN News reports.

Trump Falls Behind Cruz Nationally

February 18, 2016 Buck Banks

28%

Ted Cruz’ lead in the national GOP horserace, followed by Trump at 26%, Marco Rubio at 17%, John Kasich at 11%, Ben Carson at 10% and Jeb Bush at 4%, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. Said pollster Bill McInturff: “When you see a number this different, it means you might be right on top of a shift in the campaign. What you don’t know yet is if the change is going to take place or if it is a momentary ‘pause’ before the numbers snap back into place. So, one poll post-Saturday debate can only reflect there may have been a ‘pause’ as Republican voters take another look at Trump. This happened earlier this summer and he bounced back stronger.”

S.C.’s Haley Endorses Rubio

February 18, 2016 Buck Banks

I wanted someone with fight. I wanted somebody with passion. I wanted somebody who has the conviction to do the right thing. But I wanted somebody humble enough (who) remembers that you work for all the people.

Day: February 18, 2016

Don’t Ask — Don’t!

Pope Francis: Trump Is Not a Christian

A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian.

— Pope Francis on Wednesday suggesting that Donald J. Trump ‘is not Christian’ because of the harshness of his campaign promises to deport more immigrants and force Mexico to pay for a wall along the border,” the New York Times reports.

Americans Evenly Split on Supreme Court Nomination

47%

Of Americans want President Obama to appoint a new Supreme Court justice before he leaves office while 46% don’t want him to, according to a new CBS News poll. A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds that 43% want the Senate to consider an Obama nominee this year and 42% don’t.

Poll: Sanders Beats All GOP Candidates

4 to 10 percentage points

Spread by which Sen. Bernie Sanders leads every possible Republican nominee in general election match ups by margins of 4 to 10 percentage points, according to anew Quinnipiac poll. Hillary Clinton trails or ties the leading Republicans in the November face-off.

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LePage Blames Asylum-Seekers for Bringing ‘Ziki’ Flies to Maine

Asylum seekers — I think the biggest problem in our state — and I’ll explain that to you… And what happens is you get hepatitis C, tuberculosis, AIDS, HIV, the ‘ziki fly’ [sic] all these other foreign type of diseases that find a way to our land.

— Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R), saying that asylum seekers are the biggest problem for his state, MPBN News reports.

Trump Falls Behind Cruz Nationally

28%

S.C.’s Haley Endorses Rubio

I wanted someone with fight. I wanted somebody with passion. I wanted somebody who has the conviction to do the right thing. But I wanted somebody humble enough (who) remembers that you work for all the people.

— South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R), endorsing Sen. Marco Rubio for president, reports The State.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“We are done, Americans are done with endless conflict in the Middle East, spending trillions of dollars, American lives… this is insane and we have to call it for what it is.”

— Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), on CNN.

44%

— Former President Bill Clinton, quoted by Deadline, in his July 4th message.

Numerati

$4,600

11

30%

A new American Research Group poll finds just 30% of Americans say they approve of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president and 67% say they disapprove.

61% to 35%

81

A Reuters analysis of Trump’s public comments from June 23 through July 6 (13 days) — when a string of left-wing Democratic candidates won their party’s primaries in New York — found he invoked communism 81 times.

A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian.

— Pope Francis on Wednesday suggesting that Donald J. Trump ‘is not Christian’ because of the harshness of his campaign promises to deport more immigrants and force Mexico to pay for a wall along the border,” the New York Times reports.

47%

Of Americans want President Obama to appoint a new Supreme Court justice before he leaves office while 46% don’t want him to, according to a new CBS News poll. A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds that 43% want the Senate to consider an Obama nominee this year and 42% don’t.

4 to 10 percentage points

Spread by which Sen. Bernie Sanders leads every possible Republican nominee in general election match ups by margins of 4 to 10 percentage points, according to anew Quinnipiac poll. Hillary Clinton trails or ties the leading Republicans in the November face-off. Tweet

Asylum seekers — I think the biggest problem in our state — and I’ll explain that to you… And what happens is you get hepatitis C, tuberculosis, AIDS, HIV, the ‘ziki fly’ [sic] all these other foreign type of diseases that find a way to our land.

— Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R), saying that asylum seekers are the biggest problem for his state, MPBN News reports.

28%

I wanted someone with fight. I wanted somebody with passion. I wanted somebody who has the conviction to do the right thing. But I wanted somebody humble enough (who) remembers that you work for all the people.

— South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R), endorsing Sen. Marco Rubio for president, reports The State.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“We are done, Americans are done with endless conflict in the Middle East, spending trillions of dollars, American lives… this is insane and we have to call it for what it is.”

— Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), on CNN.

44%

— Former President Bill Clinton, quoted by Deadline, in his July 4th message.

Numerati

$4,600

11

30%

A new American Research Group poll finds just 30% of Americans say they approve of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president and 67% say they disapprove.

61% to 35%

81

A Reuters analysis of Trump’s public comments from June 23 through July 6 (13 days) — when a string of left-wing Democratic candidates won their party’s primaries in New York — found he invoked communism 81 times.

Spread by which Sen. Bernie Sanders leads every possible Republican nominee in general election match ups by margins of 4 to 10 percentage points, according to anew Quinnipiac poll. Hillary Clinton trails or ties the leading Republicans in the November face-off.

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