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22%
Scott Walker’s lead over the GOP field in Iowa, followed by Donald Trump at 13%, Ben Carson at 8%, Jeb Bush at 7%, Ted Cruz at 7%, Mike Huckabee at 6%, Marco Rubio at 5% and Rand Paul at 5%, according to a new Monmouth University Poll.
99.97%
Percentage of eligible North Koreans who went to the polls on Sunday for tightly controlled local elections, according to state media, the Telegraph reports. “Pyongyang’s state news agency reported that voters were ‘singing and dancing’ as they cast their votes in polls to elect new provincial, city and county representatives put forward by the ruling party.”
11,000
Number of people Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) drew to a rally Saturday night in downtown Phoenix — “the largest crowd to date for a presidential candidate whose audiences have been swelling in recent months,” the Washington Post reports. Said Sanders: “Somebody told me people are giving up on the political process. Not what I see here tonight.”
Every Muslim that comes into this country has the potential to be radicalized – and they do their killing to honor their religion and Muhammad. During World War 2, we didn’t allow Japanese to immigrate to America, nor did we allow Germans. Why are we allowing Muslims now?
— Franklin Graham, urging in a Facebook post for a halt to all Muslims coming into the United States in the aftermath of shootings in Chattanooga that killed four Marines and one sailor.
If you want to ask me again, I’ll give you the same answer 50 more times. So if you want to waste your time on that question, go ahead.
— Gov. Scott Walker (R), quoted by the Wall Street Journal, refusing to answer any question about Donald Trump.
After watching and listening to Donald Trump since he announced his candidacy for president, we have decided we won’t report on Trump’s campaign as part of The Huffington Post‘s political coverage. Instead, we will cover his campaign as part of our Entertainment section… Our reason is simple: Trump’s campaign is a sideshow. We won’t take the bait. If you are interested in what The Donald has to say, you’ll find it next to our stories on the Kardashians and The Bachelorette.
— The Huffington Post, announcing it would no longer cover the candidate as a political story.
Iran is like the health care debate for Republicans. They’re filled with rage but not with ideas.
— David Axelrod, quoted by the Washington Post.
