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Carter Would Pick Trump Over Cruz

February 4, 2016 Buck Banks

I think I would choose Trump, which may surprise some of you. The reason is, Trump has proven already he’s completely malleable. I don’t think he has any fixed positions he’d go the White House and fight for. On the other hand, Ted Cruz is not malleable. He has far-right wing policies he’d pursue if he became president.

— Former President Jimmy Carter, saying he would pick Donald Trump over Ted Cruz for president, Politico reports.

— Sen. Lindsey Graham, quoted by the New York Times.

Governors Not Faring as Well as Senators in 2016 Primaries

February 4, 2016 Buck Banks

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Governors (past or present) sought a major party presidential nomination for the 2016 election, but eight of them have either dropped out or stopped trying to get on presidential primary ballots, according to Ballot Access News. In contrast, seven U.S. Senators (past or present) sought a major party presidential nomination, and only two have dropped out. Four Senators (past or present) are doing very well.

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

Month: February 2016

Carter Would Pick Trump Over Cruz

— Former President Jimmy Carter, saying he would pick Donald Trump over Ted Cruz for president, Politico reports.

Jeb’s Final Hurdle

If Rubio beats him badly in New Hampshire, Jeb is toast.

— Sen. Lindsey Graham, quoted by the New York Times.

Governors Not Faring as Well as Senators in 2016 Primaries

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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

“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

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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.