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Majority of Democrats Think Sanders Could Win

February 22, 2016 Buck Banks

76%

Of Democrats now believe Sen. Bernie Sanders could win the general election, a 21 percentage point increase from the last time the survey was conducted in December, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll.

Why Trump Doesn’t Need to Spend Money on TV Ads

February 22, 2016 Buck Banks

$1 million

Amount Optimus calculates the air time for Donald Trump’s Monday press conference received from cable news networks was worth in paid media.

Biden Says Trump Could Be Nominee, but Not President

February 22, 2016 Buck Banks

I think it is very possible he could be nominated and depending on how this all plays out. I would take him seriously in terms of being able to win because he’s appealing to fear.

— Vice President Joe Biden, asserting that Donald Trump could end up clinching the Republican nomination, while adding that he “would be surprised” if Trump got elected, Politico reports.

Trump’s ‘Dean Scream?’ – Turn out the Lights!

February 22, 2016February 23, 2016 Jon Ponder

A protester briefly sabotaged a Trump rally yesterday by switching off the stage lights. Caught in the dark in mid-rant on the stage, Trump went first addressed the situation with sarcasm and then went into a rage — displaying the sort of seemingly erratic behavior that disqualified at least one candidate in the past.

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We’re NOT Going to Say Trump Is a Vulgar, Mobbed-up, Philandering Liar

February 19, 2016February 19, 2016 Jon Ponder

Seriously. We’re not going to say Trump is a vulgar, mobbed-up, philandering liar.

See the video…
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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.

Month: February 2016

Majority of Democrats Think Sanders Could Win

76%

Of Democrats now believe Sen. Bernie Sanders could win the general election, a 21 percentage point increase from the last time the survey was conducted in December, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll.

Why Trump Doesn’t Need to Spend Money on TV Ads

$1 million

Amount Optimus calculates the air time for Donald Trump’s Monday press conference received from cable news networks was worth in paid media.

Biden Says Trump Could Be Nominee, but Not President

I think it is very possible he could be nominated and depending on how this all plays out. I would take him seriously in terms of being able to win because he’s appealing to fear.

— Vice President Joe Biden, asserting that Donald Trump could end up clinching the Republican nomination, while adding that he “would be surprised” if Trump got elected, Politico reports.

Trump’s ‘Dean Scream?’ – Turn out the Lights!

We’re NOT Going to Say Trump Is a Vulgar, Mobbed-up, Philandering Liar

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.

Tweet

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.

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.

76%

Of Democrats now believe Sen. Bernie Sanders could win the general election, a 21 percentage point increase from the last time the survey was conducted in December, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll.

$1 million

Amount Optimus calculates the air time for Donald Trump’s Monday press conference received from cable news networks was worth in paid media.

I think it is very possible he could be nominated and depending on how this all plays out. I would take him seriously in terms of being able to win because he’s appealing to fear.

— Vice President Joe Biden, asserting that Donald Trump could end up clinching the Republican nomination, while adding that he “would be surprised” if Trump got elected, Politico reports.

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.

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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