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Bad news, The Donald won South Carolina.
Good news, he seems to have knocked out Jeb Bush in the process.
Giving credit where it is due, Trump has lasted longer than I would have thought. Some of this is due to the man himself, some to the open primaries where Democrats and independents could vote, but a lot has to due with the overcrowded GOP field and the ineptness of the other candidates.
It is too soon to declare him the nominee. As the field thins even more he could be overshadowed.
CNN wonders, “Where is Bernie Sanders’ gun control plan?“:
“… Bernie Sanders said that his campaign was assembling a “comprehensive package” of plans to address gun violence in the United States. Months later, the insurgent candidate has failed to live up to that pledge. Sanders’ campaign has yet to issue a detailed policy paper on gun control … his campaign does not list fighting gun violence on his more than 20-position-long issue page on his website …”
Bernie’s plan is to ignore this stinker of an issue. CNN is unwilling or unable to grasp that.
The New Republic then asks, “Why Don’t Bernie Sanders’s Millennial Supporters Care About His Record on Guns?“:
“… Gun control has become a key issue within the Democratic Party … Polls consistently show that most Democrats, and even half of independents, favor stricter gun laws. And yet, Clinton’s attacks don’t seem to be working: Sanders continues to close the gap in national polls. Do his famed Millennial supporters even care about his record on guns? “Oh yeah, it’s just not much of an issue for me,” said Arona Kessler, 29, a professional pro-choice advocate from Alexandria, Virginia … Jason Mazza, a 21-year-old college student on Long Island … “Overall though, gun control isn’t really that important of an issue to me.” …”
Answer: Because they don’t care about gun control. It is one thing to give an affirmative answer to a poll question and another very different thing to actively go out and do something in support of that issue.
“… These sentiments must be disheartening to the gun control groups that have injected themselves into the primaries, largely breaking in favor of Clinton …”
Cue Nelson Muntz.
If the Democrat base is saying they do not think gun control is that important, then what exactly are the gun control groups which support Hillary Clinton bringing to the table along with their endorsement? Nothing. Hence, there is no reason for Bernie to pander to them.
The Donald is making lame threats about suing Ted Cruz because he had the audacity to list some of the donations he had given to Democrats in the past.
It includes donations totally $84,000 to Andrew Cuomo over the years.
Bonus: In 2014 Trump donated $5000 to Ted Cruz’s leadership PAC.
Everytown is hiring staff for their New York City office:
This is Mike Bloomberg’s money at work.
In a shameless pandering move, Jeb Bush sent out this Tweet:
America. pic.twitter.com/TeduJkwQF3
— Jeb Bush (@JebBush) February 16, 2016
Fair enough. Although I don’t really like him, he does have a decent record on guns.
Little Andrew then had to open his mouth and suddenly Jeb starts looking a whole lot better than before:
“… “I think unfortunately too much of the politics is about a race to the bottom and playing to peoples’ fears,” Cuomo said. “To say that a handgun is America — I mean, what are you trying to say? You’re really playing to peoples’ fears in the worst sense. I don’t think it’s helpful. I don’t even think it works politically.” …”
This from the man whose political career on the national stage came to end when he decided to promote gun control.
About time someone asked this question:
“… Do you really want Donald Trump choosing the next Supreme Court justice? By all indications, meanwhile, Trump hasn’t given a moment’s thought to the Constitution. I wouldn’t be surprised if he thinks the U.S. Constitution is a luxury yacht …”
Exactly. I could see him choosing anyone from Judge Wapner to Judge Dredd.
NRA often goes overboard with the hysterics, but they are dead-on with this statement:
“… “In my view, all the chips are on the table in this election because the impact is who gets the Supreme Court,” said the NRA’s chief, Allan D. Cors …”
The Senate has to confirm any new nominee and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell does not appear interested in holding hearings until after the election:
“… “The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice,” he said in a statement. “Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new President.” …”
Democrats are upset, but it did not take long for their own words to come back to haunt them:
“… Charles Schumer decried the intent of many Senate Republicans to prevent President Barack Obama from appointing the successor to deceased Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. But less than a decade ago, Schumer advocated doing the same exact thing if any additional Supreme Court vacancies opened under former President George W. Bush …”
Both parties have an interest in delaying seating a new justice. They can use the issue to raise money and excite the base for the upcoming fall elections.
Justice Antonin Scalia dropped dead while on a hunting trip in Texas.
The last thing we need is Obama appointing another SCOTUS Justice. I do not know if the Senate is obligated to take up appointments in a timely manner or if they can hold it over until after the election.
Maybe this will motivate people to start taking the election more seriously.
“… Runaway victories by Trump and the populist Vermont senator Sanders have unsettled groups such as Connecticut Against Gun Violence and the Newtown Action Alliance … Neither candidate stands up to their litmus test like Clinton, the gun-control groups say, citing Sanders’ voting record and Trump’s machismo rhetoric … Clinton’s stumble could create an opening for another favorite gun-control crusader, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who is weighing a third-party bid for president. “Of course, Bloomberg has been very helpful on our issue, and we would see (his possible candidacy) as a good thing,” said Ron Pinciaro, executive director of Connecticut Against Gun Violence …”
Oh my God are these people people deluded.
The Donald has a proven record of supporting gun control while Bernie has a D- rating from NRA. Pinciaro should be happy with this plus what they’ve gotten out of Hillary which is a heck of a lot more than they deserve considering their astroturf status.
“… “There is some concern that as to how supportive (Sanders) would be to our causes,” Pinciaro said …”
Really?
“… Scott Wilson, president of the 21,000-member Connecticut Citizens Defense League, said Sanders isn’t much of an upgrade from Clinton for gun owners. “I don’t really see Sanders as a protector of the Second Amendment,” Wilson said. “I believe, being from Vermont, he’s tolerated the fact that people own guns there.” …”
Yep. Plus Bernie just might not care that much about the issue.
“… Trump previously declared his support for an assault weapons ban in his 2000 book, “The America We Deserve.” “It’s so hard to say with Trump, because his positions are so different from his positions at other times,” Pinciaro said. “You wonder if some of his positions are geared toward the electoral constituency, (as opposed) to what he really believes.” …”
He’s full of it. The only thing Trump believes in is himself.