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You look at some of these caves and things out there one drone strike, boom, and they’re gone. I’m suggesting we do what we need to do to secure the border — whatever that is.
— GOP presidential hopeful Ben Carson, saying he’s is open to using military drone strikes on American soil to secure the border, CNN reports.
There are like 10 things I would change in the Constitution with a magic wand.
— Jeb Bush, quoted by the Washington Post, when asked if he supports revoking birthright citizenship.
Well I think he’s probably right, I am the most fabulous whiner. I do whine, because I want to win…I am a whiner, and I’m a whiner and I keep whining and whining until I win.
— Donald Trump, quoted by The Hill, saying he agreed with conservative author Rich Lowry that he is “the most fabulous whiner in all of American politics.”
32%
Donald Trump’s lead over the Republican field grew in the several days after his performance at the first GOP presidential debate. Trump’s lead was up 7 percentage points over last week’s poll, followed by Jeb Bush at 11%, Ben Carson at 9%, Scott Walker at 6% and Marco Rubio at 6%, according to a new Morning Consult poll. A new Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Trump leading with 24%, followed by Jeb Bush at 12%, No other candidate earned more than 8%.
We don’t want to destroy people’s jobs based on some theory that’s not proven.
— Gov. John Kasich, quoted by National Journal, on whether humans have caused climate change.
The thing is, income inequality is due to some people working harder and selling more things. If people voluntarily buy more of your stuff, you’ll have more money.
— Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), responding when asked if his flat tax plan would further separate the haves from the have-nots, Paul said that income inequality is the result of some Americans working harder than others, rather than economic policies, the Huffington Post reports.
I never thought I’d run for president. It’s audacious until you look at the other people.
— Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), quoted by Bloomberg political writer Melinda Henneberger, on Twitter.
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Donald Trump’s crushing lead over the GOP presidential field, followed by Jeb Bush at 13%, Scott Walker at 13%, Ben Carson at 6%, Mike Huckabee at 6%, Ted Cruz at 6%, Marco Rubio at 5% and John Kasich at 5%, according to a new Gravis Marketing national poll.
To what do we owe this bumper crop of candidates? There are three main reasons. 1. This year there is no obvious front-runner; it’s no one’s turn (in stark contrast with the Democratic primary). 2. The outside groups known as ‘super PACs’ make it easier to fund campaigns — and while they guarantee that more money is spent, they also make it easier to raise that money. 3. Republicans believe the next president may very well be a Republican and the nomination is worth winning. While being near the back of the pack in a large field might seem hopeless, strange things happen in politics, and the odds of being the next president are definitely worse if you don’t run.
— Stuart Stevens, writing in the New York Times.
What does worry me is that Trump really is a proven visionary. He’s brilliant at seeing the next ego-leveraging opportunity. He’s the first interloping network star to jolt a presidential race, but no way is he the last… What Trump is doing, and it’s a twisted kind of public service, is showing all of us how easy it is now to successfully manipulate a media in economic distress and a presidential process that caters, more and more, to an ever-dwindling bloc of extremists on either side.
