April 13, 2016 - Pensito

What Price Democracy?

April 13, 2016 Buck Banks

On Cleveland do the pundits concentrate,
As the nomination equation they calculate.
But what will count at the convention
Is the most important calculation —
What exactly does it cost to buy a delegate?

College Roommate Burns Cruz on Twitter

April 13, 2016 Buck Banks

Ted Cruz thinks people don’t have a right to ‘stimulate their genitals.’ I was his college roommate. This would be a new belief of his.

— Craig Mazin, on Twitter.

If You Can’t Take the Jokes, Skip the Dinner

April 13, 2016 Buck Banks

I was asked by every single group of media available to mankind to attend this year. But I’ve decided not to go. Do you know why? I would have a good time and the press would say I look like I wasn’t having a good time.

— Donald Trump, saying he will not be attending this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, despite receiving a flurry of invitations from the media, The Hill reports.

Women — Especially Married Women — Dislike Trump

April 13, 2016 Buck Banks

70%

Of married women who plan to vote in November have a negative opinion of Donald Trump, according to a new Bloomberg Politics/Purple Strategies survey of women voters. Just under 60% of women voters think Trump’s comments about women are “offensive and embarrassing” and disqualify him from being a serious candidate.

Why Ryan Won’t Run

April 13, 2016 Buck Banks

The backdrop of all his denials is the political reality that Ryan would likely lose. Most public polling has him faring relatively poorly in a potential matchup with Clinton. … Ryan would be forced to launch and run a presidential campaign in three months. His experience from 2012 would help, but even the most talented campaigner would be at a disadvantage on such a compressed timetable.

— Politico

Trump Far Ahead in NY

April 13, 2016 Buck Banks

54%

Donald Trump’s lead in the GOP presidential race in New York, followed by John Kasich at 21% and Ted Cruz at 18%, according to a new NBC News/Marist poll. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton leads Bernie Sanders 55% to 41%.

Priebus Promises ‘No Games’ in Cleveland

April 13, 2016 Buck Banks

There won’t be any games in Cleveland. If someone’s at 1,237, they’re going to be the presumptive nominee. No one can get talked out of it. Nobody can be promised something to make that not happen.

Day: April 13, 2016

What Price Democracy?

College Roommate Burns Cruz on Twitter

Ted Cruz thinks people don’t have a right to ‘stimulate their genitals.’ I was his college roommate. This would be a new belief of his.

— Craig Mazin, on Twitter.

If You Can’t Take the Jokes, Skip the Dinner

I was asked by every single group of media available to mankind to attend this year. But I’ve decided not to go. Do you know why? I would have a good time and the press would say I look like I wasn’t having a good time.

— Donald Trump, saying he will not be attending this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, despite receiving a flurry of invitations from the media, The Hill reports.

Women — Especially Married Women — Dislike Trump

70%

Why Ryan Won’t Run

— Politico

Trump Far Ahead in NY

54%

Donald Trump’s lead in the GOP presidential race in New York, followed by John Kasich at 21% and Ted Cruz at 18%, according to a new NBC News/Marist poll. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton leads Bernie Sanders 55% to 41%.

Priebus Promises ‘No Games’ in Cleveland

There won’t be any games in Cleveland. If someone’s at 1,237, they’re going to be the presumptive nominee. No one can get talked out of it. Nobody can be promised something to make that not happen.

— RNC Chairman Reince Priebus, quoted by Politico.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

— Rick Wilson

— Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) on the “resign or be fired” ultimatum from the GOP’s Freedom Caucus just 174 days into his tenure as sp[eaker, reported by Punchbowl News.

“Trump’s head slowly dropped, his eyes closed. It jerked back upward. He adjusts himself. Then, his head droops again. He straightens up, leaning back. His head droops for a third time, he shakes his shoulders. Eyes closed still. His head drops. Finally, he pops his eyes open.”

— Law360 reports from the second day of Donald Trump’s “hush money” criminal trial.

— Jonathan Last

“He’s f**king crazy! The press often will ask me if I think Donald Trump is crazy. And I’ll say it this way: I don’t think he’s so crazy that you could put him in a mental institution. But I think if he were in one, he ain’t getting out!”

— New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R), quoted by the Associated Press two years ago. Sununu is now backing Trump for president.

Numerati

$71.1 million to $45.2 million

56% to 37%

270,000

50 of 96

New York Times: “Of the 96 possible jurors brought into the room, more than 50 raised their hands to say they couldn’t be fair. They were immediately excused.”

20%