Tag: Donald Trump
Warren Goes on the Trump Warpath
Donald Trump knows he’s a loser. His insecurities are on parade: petty bullying, attacks on women, cheap racism, flagrant narcissism.
— Sen. Elizabeth Warren, in a series of tweets designed to get under Trump’s skin.
Trump Unites GOP Fundraisers — In Opposition to Him
4.8 million
Amount raised by the Anti-Trump PAC, Bloomberg reports. “The prospect of a Donald Trump nomination is accomplishing what a diverse and talented field of Republican presidential contenders could not: uniting the party’s big-money donor establishment,” the New York Times reports. “Some of the wealthiest conservative givers in the country are helping pay for a series of last-ditch attacks to wound Mr. Trump, disclosures filed on Sunday night revealed, even after previously backing rival Republican candidates. And officials involved with the political groups have made clear that they are aggressively raising more money to fight Mr. Trump, hoping to deprive him of enough delegates to win the Republican nomination outright. That would set the stage for a contested convention in July.”
Trump Meets with the Washington Post Editorial Board, Discusses the Size of His Hands
The 2016 campaign for the U.S. presidency will likely always be remembered as the first time (and, let’s hope, the last) that a candidate’s genitals became an issue.
The candidate in question is Donald Trump, of course. And for everyone who is familiar with Trump’s history before he entered the presidential race, it is hardly surprising that he’s dragged presidential political discourse down to this unprecedented level of vulgarity.
Of Skullduggery and Demagoguery
As the presidential debates devolve into a Donald Trump monologue,
We’ve learned there’s more to campaigning than eating a state fair corndog.
The nation’s Founders tried everything
To constitutionally prevent this very thing —
A democratic political process hijacked by a dictatorial demagogue.
Trump has Spent $25 Million on His Campaign
$6.9 million
Amount Donald Trump put of his personal money into his presidential campaign in February, the Washington Post reports. “Since he began his White House bid last year, the billionaire real estate developer has lent or given his campaign nearly $25 million, according to Federal Election Commission reports. Although he maintains that he is self-funding the effort, his supporters have contributed $9.5 million, including $2 million in February.”
Utah Would Vote Democrat — Against Trump — for the First Time in 50 Years
48% to 37%
Margin by which Bernie Sanders would defeat Donald Trump in Utah in a head-to-head presidential contest. Hillary Clinton would defeat Trump, 38% to 36%. A new Deseret News/KSL poll finds that if Donald Trump becomes the Republican Party’s nominee, Utahns would vote for a Democrat for president in November for the first time in more than 50 years.
Trump Maintains National Lead
50%
Donald Trump’s lead over the Republican presidential race nationally, followed by Ted Cruz at 22% and John Kasich at 12%, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.
Secret of Trump’s Success: The ‘Liberal Media’ Has Given Him a Free Ride
Statistics on media coverage of the 2016 presidential race reveal how Donald Trump has managed to dominate the race. He did by commandeering media coverage and using the time to promote his brand of racist demagoguery.
The media has been complicit, of course, because it turns out that inflaming race hatred in America is good for ratings.
Amy Goodman laid it all on CNN’s “Reliable Sources” on Sunday.
