Interesting view of the primary system from the GOP front runner https://t.co/fMCaKywDmT — Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) April 9, 2016 Donald Trump’s delegate lead over Ted Cruz, according to Real Clear Politics, is 743 to 520, with still well over a dozen primaries remaining. With that lead, Trump wonders why he’s still made to campaign: Isn't […]
President Obama addressed what’s been happening in Congress and on the 2016 campaign trail today, calling out divisive rhetoric: President Obama brought many things to Capitol Hill, but one of them was not his self-awareness, so others helped out: Obama suggested earlier this month that any polarization that has taken place during his presidency isn’t […]
http://twitter.com/#!/JREakin/status/444838254203125760 As Twitchy reported, posters depicting a “bad boy” version of Ted Cruz have been popping up around Beverly Hills, where the senator is scheduled to speak tonight. But we couldn’t help but wonder: what does Cruz think about all this? This morning, we got our answer: http://twitter.com/#!/tedcruz/status/444834924609019904 Ha! Talk about making the most of […]
Disgraced former CBS News anchor Dan Rather — who was forced out of CBS in 2006 for his bogus report on George W. Bush and the Texas Air National Guard— had a warning last night for Ted Cruzahead of the Wisconsin primary today. He said, “This is a very important vote tomorrow and Trump has […]
A new poll out from Public Policy Polling suggests that Ted Cruz’s Canadian birth might be a problem for the candidate on caucus day with 47% of Iowa Republicans saying someone who is born outside of the U.S. shouldn’t be allowed to run for president: Oof. Could this be one explanations for why Cruz is […]
The Smarter Sentencing Act is being reintroduced by a bipartisan coalition of conservative and liberal senators. Update: A White House official said the Obama administration “applauds” the effort. View this image › Getty Images Andrew Burton WASHINGTON — The White House and prominent Democratic senators have once again joined forces with the most prominent names […]
http://twitter.com/#!/quinnbowman/status/465964229661437952 During an exchange on the Senate floor, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, calling for the Senate to join the House in investigating Benghazi, had some questions about the night of the attack. Cruz asked Democrat Sen. Menendez if President Obama slept the night of September 11, 2012. Here’s the response Menendez offered: http://twitter.com/#!/ShannonBream/status/465966960166322176 Really? Here’s […]
http://twitter.com/#!/MelissaTweets/status/515632241896980480 Pollster Frank Luntz on Friday released his latest favorability numbers for some likely 2016 candidates, and it’s not pretty. Favorability ratings - Hillary Clinton: 52% - Rand Paul: 34% - Jeb Bush: 34% - Ted Cruz: 31% - Chris Christie: 31% http://t.co/WpeHs9cdXb — Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) September 26, 2014 @FrankLuntz @kbdabear The 52% number is all the evidence you need for […]
http://twitter.com/#!/MustardSeedish/status/463102210453168128 The hashtag #MayThe4thBeWithYou was big today, and #HappyStarWarsDay is still trending: Sen. Ted Cruz used the occasion to offer a reminder that the Rebel Alliance—“the people”— face a tough battle against the Empire, or “Washington, DC establishment” as Cruz described them. Cruz says in the video that “the people will prevail”: http://twitter.com/#!/SenTedCruz/status/463092770434191360 The Force […]
http://twitter.com/#!/SenTedCruz/status/456564239226785792 The Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced a plan to put the lesser prairie chicken on a list of threatened species. Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback and other state officials criticized the decision, which could adversely affect agriculture, oil and gas drilling, and wind farms. (Yes, wind farms. Al Gore must be pretty conflicted.) Yesterday, Tea Party favorite Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, […]