Cruz will re-enter race if he wins Nebraska

"Cruz dropped out of the presidential race last week, but he would consider restarting his campaign

if he wins Nebraska's Republican primary tonight.
"We launched this campaign intending to win. The reason we suspended the race last week is with Indiana's loss, I didn't see a viable path to victory," Cruz said Tuesday on Glenn Beck's radio program. "If that changes, we will certainly respond accordingly." FOX

Christie to lead Trump transition team

"Donald Trump has tapped Chris Christie to lead his transition team, which would prepare the political neophyte turned presumptive GOP nominee for the White House if he wins in the general election." msn

"ENABLER" vs. "Loose Cannon" - Fall Campaign Begins

"An unrestrained Donald Trump called Hillary Clinton an "unbelievably nasty, mean enabler" who "destroyed" the lives of her husband's mistresses during a rally in Oregon on Friday night.
The comments, made during an evening rally in Eugene, Ore., marked the sharpest tone he's taken against the Democratic frontrunner since becoming his party's presumptive nominee, and the first time he's been so direct in referencing Bill Clinton's affairs in months." NBC

"Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton explained her oft-repeated line that Donald

Trump is a “loose cannon” in a pre-taped interview with CBS News’ “Face the Nation” that focused much more on the presumptive GOP nominee than Democratic rival Bernie Sanders.
“Being a loose cannon means saying that other nations should go ahead and acquire nuclear weapons for themselves — when that is the last thing we need in the world today,” Clinton said in the interview, airing Sunday. “Being a loose cannon is saying we should pull out of NATO — the strongest military alliance in the history of the world, and something that we really need to modernize, but not abandon.” Politico

Greens reach out to SanderNistas

"Green Party is laying the path very early to lead a pack of [Bernie] Sanders supporters to the [Jill]

Stein campaign. This explains the reason the party recently said there will be a ‘Green welcome mat’ awaiting the Sanders crowd in July and why Stein recently publicly reached out to Bernie to continue the revolution. The Greens know that someone is in the buff but the Sanders gang has yet to catch on that their emperor has no clothes.”
The Greens just passed a major benchmark to gain federal funding. Every vote Jill Stein gets, even if she does not win, is a vote for further funding for the Greens. That is a brilliant type of long game. Even if the Greens lose in 2016, by 2018 they would have more resources for the midterm elections.” GPW

Hillary's Veepstakes begin

"Tim Kaine, 58, senator from Virginia and former governor of Virginia
He is, however, a moderate who will not contrast well with Clinton or energize the party's progressive wing. Kaine also voted to fast-track President Obama's Trans-Pacific Partnership, a move that angered most of the left. And his views on abortion are to the right of many Democrats: he’s a practicing Catholic who supported parental consent and informed consent laws in his state.

Julián Castro, 41, secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and former mayor of San Antonio
 ....he doesn't have much experience. Even his tenure as secretary of HUD hasn't earned him many plaudits. He was mayor of San Antonio, the seventh largest city in the U.S., but that's actually a part-time job—most of the running of the city is handled by an unelected city manager. Some worry Castro might not be able to handle the gig if he had to become president. And he doesn't speak Spanish, his parents having spoken only English to him growing up,...

Sherrod Brown, 63, senator from Ohio
He's from Ohio, a key swing state, and, like Kaine, might be able to swing other battleground states in the region. Add to that the fact that he's a pretty liberal guy—he voted against fast-tracking the TPP, for instance—which could help Clinton invigorate the party's progressive wing, who feel pretty burned about Sanders’s looming defeat. He's also known as something of a scrapper who would likely do well in the attack dog role.

Corey Booker, 47, senator from New Jersey and former mayor of Newark
If Clinton wants a black running mate, Booker’s the guy.

Deval Patrick, 59, former governor of Massachusetts
Patrick is black...he took a job at Bain Capital, Mitt Romney's firm, which is kind of a sticking point with the anti-Wall Street crowd.

Al Franken, 64, senator from Minnesota and former cast member of Saturday Night Live
Franken gives the GOP a lot of ammo: many of his remarks from before his career in politics, including his old SNL footage, will be resurfaced if Clinton picks him. And some may worry he doesn't have the temperament for the Oval Office.

Amy Klobuchar, 55, senator from Minnesota
She's a rising star from Minnesota, where the governor will replace her with another Democrat if she steps down to become veep.

Elizabeth Warren, 66, senator from Massachusetts
..... she's a woman. Other than that, she doesn't make much sense at all."
Newsweek

 

Man threatening to Kill Trump's Family

"The U.S. Secret Service is “looking into” a disturbing video in which a man brandishes handguns and seemingly threatens to kill Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, and his family.
“Your daughter, your wife and you are dead b***h! Look me in my eyes, b***h, I’m serious,” the man can be heard saying in the video posted online. “You want to put blacks back to slaves?”
The man later states, “I’m going to take your life. The heat bring me where you at. I’m gonna whack you up top. I’m gonna whack you for 20 bands, b***h. If I get caught, I’m gonna do the time because real n***** do the mother f***ing time. But, you know, I’m not gonna get caught, b***h.” TheBlaze

Hillary wins Guam Caucus

"Guam’s Democratic Party said Mrs. Clinton had won 60 percent of the vote to earn four of the seven delegates at stake

Often overlooked, Guam drew attention from both candidates, who ran radio advertisements in an effort to scoop up any possible delegates in the final stretch of primaries and caucuses." NYT

Trump-toon

Bob Dole supports Trump

"1996 Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole endorses Trump for president, campaign says." CNBC

TV Networks canel exit polls for last primaries

"The big television networks have traditionally paid for exit polls. On May 6, they canceled exit polls for the Kentucky Democratic presidential primary, and for both major party primaries in California and New Jersey." BAN

POLL: Kentucky- Hillary edging Sanders

"A new poll of Kentucky Democratic primary voters shows Hillary Clinton with a 5-point lead, 43-38, over rival Bernie Sanders in the quest for the Democratic nomination. 19% had yet to make up their minds. The poll was conducted by Public Policy Polling, a leading national polling firm." Politico

POLL: WV Sanders edging Hillary

"In the Democratic presidential race, 47 percent of likely Democratic voters backed Sanders, 43 percent said they supported Hillary Clinton, former U.S. Secretary of State, and 11 percent were not sure." MetroNews

Sanders chances in Oregon

"Oregon, however, is far more fertile ground for Sanders. Like the other Northwestern states where Sanders has won, its population is overwhelmingly white. And, in places like Portland, it embraces Sanders’ brand of progressive politics — the state’s largest city ranks third among big cities in per-capita contributions to his campaign. Oregon Democrat Jeff Merkley is the lone U.S. senator to have endorsed Sanders." Politico

Sanders swing through West Virginia

"Bernie Sanders, who had a rally last week in Huntington, is heading to West Virginia for more

campaign events. Sanders will be in McDowell County this morning for an invitation-only round-table. Sanders will be at the South Charleston Community Center on Thursday afternoon. His Morgantown rally will take place at the Waterfront Place Hotel on Thursday evening." wvgazettemail

Coal Association endorses Trump

"The West Virginia Coal Association board of directors has voted to endorse Donald Trump." FOX

Jeb says NO VOTE for Trump

"Former Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush says he will not vote for Trump in November." AP

Liberal Salon mad at Liberal NYT over Sanders coverage

"Why did the @nytimes bury Bernie's victory under news of John Kasich?" Salon

Trump Proclaims on Cinco de Mayo: 'I Love Hispanics!'

"The presumptive Republican presidential nominee used the holiday to dine on a taco bowl and proclaim: "I love Hispanics!"
"Happy #CincoDeMayo!" Trump said in a post on his Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts Thursday." NBC 

FBI Interviewed Hillary Clinton Aides Over Email Investigation

"Hillary Clinton's top aides when she was Secretary of State have been interviewed by the FBI "within the past few months," officials familiar with her email investigation confirmed to NBC News on Thursday.
Among them was Huma Abedin, who will soon also be deposed by lawyers for Judicial Watch in their separate Freedom of Information case against the State Department." NBC
 

Hillary Special "$4.99"

"The New York Italian Deli in Brandywine, Maryland, is offering a Hillary Clinton special that is sure to turn some heads.
“Four Piece Chicken: 2 small breasts with 2 large thighs,” a sign reads for the special that costs $4.99,..." Breitbart

Hispanics protest Hillary

"MONTEREY PARK, California — Protesters took to the streets outside East Los Angeles College on Thursday to demonstrate against Democrat presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton, who was inside the college gymnasium for a Cinco de Mayo campaign rally.

Dozens of protesters — including from the Black Lives Matter movement and the East L.A. Brown Berets, some of whom sported masks — waved Mexican flags and brandished signs with slogans including “Clinton Crime Family,” “Hillary for Prison 2016” and “Bernie 4 President.” Breitbart

Romney won't support Trump

"Add Mitt Romney to the list of Republicans who won’t support Donald Trump as the presumptive party nominee.
"I see way too much demagoguery and populism on both sides of the aisle and I only hope and aspire that we'll see more greatness,” the GOP nominee in 2012 said on Thursday night." Politico


 

Perry on Trump's VP slot

"Rick Perry tells CNN he is willing to be Trump's VP runningmate." P1

House Speaker Paul Ryan not ready to support Trump as GOP nominee.

"After House Speaker Paul Ryan walked back from his previous pledge that he would support the

eventual Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump is taking on the Wisconsin Republican with a pointed statement of his own.

"I hope to support our nominee, I hope to support his candidacy going forward," Ryan said in an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper on Thursday afternoon. "I'm just not ready to do that at this point. I'm not there right now."

A short time later, the presumptive Republican nominee responded with his own dig at the most powerful elected Republican in the country.

"I am not ready to support Speaker Ryan's agenda," Trump wrote in a statement. "Perhaps in the future we can work together and come to an agreement about what is best for the American people. They have been treated so badly for so long that it is about time for politicians to put them first!"

Ryan had repeatedly pledged to support the Republican nominee, telling reporters on March 1 that "my plan is to support the nominee."

But Ryan said today that Trump needs to unite conservatives around shared values and principles before he can back the real estate mogul.

"I think he needs to do more to unify this party," Ryan said. "At this point, I'm just not ready to jump in." ABC

PSL candidate La Riva on Trump & Sanders

"The Gloria La Riva for President Campaign remarked on the latest development in the 2016 U.S.

elections. “The frontrunners Trump and Hillary Clinton embody the rigged nature of the elections.
“The Republican Party campaign began with 17 candidates, each trying to outdo the other in bigoted, anti-worker and pro-war rhetoric. Now it has narrowed to Trump, whose openly racist, anti-Muslim and anti-woman threats received billions of dollars of free media publicity, helping to propel him to the forefront,” stated La Riva, reacting to the primary results.
“Trump has built such a large and devoted following by taking advantage of the fears and insecurity brought on by the last decade of capitalist crisis and stagnation.” La Riva continued, “We can only stop him by pointing out the true culprits — the big banks and corporations and their loyal servants in Washington, who have slashed living standards across the board and condemned an entire generation to underemployment.”
La Riva added that the surprising victory of Bernie Sanders over Hillary Clinton is evidence that the people are hungry for change: “People in Indiana, particularly young people, have flooded to the polls in favor of the Sanders campaign to reassert their belief in a progressive movement. They are calling for free quality education, housing, and healthcare, and they understand that it’s Wall Street and the banks that have dragged down an entire generation.” IPR