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All these rules are a lot simpler than the rules of foreign affairs or the rules of our economy. And if you want to be president, you are going to have to deal with things far more complicated than Republican delegate rules.
— Mitt Romney, in an interview with CNN, on Donald Trump’s complaints that the GOP primary is rigged.
$3 million
Amount Donald Trump has spent during his campaign on fuel for his Boeing 757 — more than he’s spent on staff and consultants — so that he can sleep at home in New York or Florida while on the campaign trail, reports National Journal.
50% to 48%
Hillary Clinton’s lead over Bernie Sanders nationally in the Democratic presidential race, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. That’s down from Clinton’s nine-point advantage a month ago, 53% to 44%. The RealClearPolitics polling average shows Clinton’s lead at just 1.4%.
Ted Cruz is Matt Bevin , on a national level… Democrats and Republicans alike dismiss his chances in a general election at their own risk. The main reason Cruz will be competitive for the presidency is the fundamental reality of the 2016 election. With the backdrop of a disaffected electorate and a deeply polarizing president leaving office after two terms, any Republican nominee benefits from being the candidate of change.
12
Number of Syrian refugees Pope Francis brought to Vatican City, that country he runs, following a visit to Lesbos, Greece, “a waypoint for hundreds of thousands of refugees escaping violence across the Middle East.” The three Muslim families will now be in the care of the Vatican, according to the National Catholic Reporter.
3%
Of California’s 17.2 million registered voters are members of the super-conservative American Independent Party. But, see, that “independent” part seems to be confusing people. A poll of 500 AIP members found 73 percent identified as having no party affiliation, according to The Los Angeles Times.
62%
Of Republican voters believe that, if no GOP presidential candidate wins a majority of delegates before the convention, the one with the most votes should be the party’s nominee, according to a new NBC/WSJ poll. That’s compared with 33% of Republicans who say the nominee instead should be the candidate whom convention delegates think would be the party’s best standard-bearer.
Look, nobody has better toys than I do. I can put them in the best planes and bring them to the best resorts anywhere in the world.
— Donald Trump, explaining to the New York Times how he could bribe delegates if he wanted to.
65%
Of registered voters view Donald trump unfavorably and 24% favorably, a 41-point difference, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll. Unlike with Mrs. Clinton, those numbers haven’t changed much over the past month. finds both parties’ presidential front-runners are growing increasingly unpopular. Among voters in both parties, 56% hold a negative view of Hillary Clinton and 32% hold a positive view. That 24-point gap is almost twice as wide as in a Journal/NBC poll last month, when 51% viewed her negatively and 38% positively, a 13-point gap.
The Republican National Committee, they’d better get going, because I’ll tell you what: You’re going to have a rough July at that convention. You’d better get going, and you’d better straighten out the system because the people want their vote. The people want their vote, and they want to be represented properly.
— Donald Trump, warning party leaders to reform GOP’s system for selecting a nominee or face a ‘rough July’ when it holds its convention in Cleveland,” the Washington Post reports.
