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Matt Baume Recaps LGBT Issues At Last Night’s GOP Debate

All-around smart guy Matt Baume recaps LGBT issues at last night’s 1st 2016 GOP debate:

You can see the fear in the GOP candidates’ faces when LGBT issues come up in a debate.

Only a few years ago, bashing LGBTs was red meat for fundraising. Now, their sound bites are fumbling, contradictory, and just outright gibberish.

Here’s what three candidates had to say about LGBTs, and how all three got it wrong.

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How Taiwanese Animators Viewed The GOP Debate

From the hysterical Taiwanese Animators:

America tuned in last night to watch 10 Republican hopefuls explain why they should be president.

The top polling candidates were invited to participate, including pack leader and billionaire businessman Donald Trump.

Moderator Megyn Kelly hit Trump for calling women fat pigs. Trump said that was true of Rosie O’Donnell and he didn’t care if Kelly didn’t like his comments about women.

Second-in-the-polls Jeb Bush said he should lead the GOP because his nickname is VETO Corleone in Florida while ninth-in-the-polls Chris Christie said he should lead because he cut New Jersey’s taxes and balanced the budget.

Rand Paul said he would end warrantless surveillance and that prompted Chris Christie to attack, who said Rand Paul was naive about terrorists and the tools needed to fight them.

But all eyes were on Trump, who was asked why he had donated money to Hillary Clinton. Trump said he donates to politicians to call in favors such as demanding Hillary Clinton to attend his weddings.

Pressed by Chris Wallace about his four bankruptcies, Trump was unapologetic about using the laws to build $10 billion in wealth.

At the end of the debate, God used Facebook video to ask the candidates whether they hear him.

And despite all that was fired at Trump nothing would stick. Will the billionaire extend his lead in the polls?

(h/t JMG)

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Donald Trump Lashes Out At Fox News After Debate

The Donald, unhappy with his “treatment” at the GOP goes after the Fox News debate moderators on Twitter with Megyn Kelly squarely in his crosshairs.

(Trump loves to retweet other people’s insults on his behalf as a passive aggressive thing.)

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GOP Hopefuls Reveal Their “Debate Rituals”

From Independent Journal Review:

Before 2016 Republican presidential contenders engage in the ritual of debate, they perform their own personal rituals of debate. Here’s what goes on before they hit the stage.

Bustle notes that although the video was just uploaded to YouTube, several of the featured candidates here are not going to be a part of the main debate taking place tonight at 9PM on Fox News. But those not in the “top 10” will get a chance to share their views on an earlier chat at 5PM.

(h/t JMG)

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Fox News Announces Which GOP Hopefuls Made The First Debate Stage

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Fox News announced the “top 10” Republican presidential hopefuls who – by an average of the 5 most recent national polls – are in the top 10, making them eligible for the first GOP debate.

And the “winners” are:

1) Trump
2) Bush
3) Walker
4) Huckabee
5) Carson
6) Cruz
7) Rubio
8) Paul
9) Christie
10) Kasich

Which leaves Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Bobby Jindal, Lindsey Graham, Carly Fiorina, George Pataki, and Jim Gilmore watching from the sidelines.

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Campaign Ad: Ted Cruz Is Desperate To Get Attention

This is honestly one of the dumbest campaign ads I’ve ever seen. Is this supposed to make him look tough?

GOP presidential hopeful Sen. Ted Cruz wants you to believe he cooks bacon by wrapping it around the barrel of a high-powered gun.

SRSLY?

From the folks who brought you Dr. Ben Carson playing “Operation” and Sen. Lindsey Graham destroying his cell phone.

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First Campaign Ads From Hillary Clinton: “Dorothy” & “Family Strong”

Hillary Clinton’s campaign shared her first campaign ads today, with a focus on the inspiration she saw in her mother, Dorothy.

The first tells the story of her mother’s journey from being abandoned as a child to inspiring her own children.

The second takes that lesson and shares how it inspired Hillary to work on children’s issues from the time she graduated law school, working for the Children’s Defense Fund instead of cashing in at a large law firm.

It’s nice to see positive campaign spots, as opposed to the attack ads we’re already seeing on the other side.

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First GOP Presidential Debate: Who’s In & Who’s Out?

According to the last five national polls, this is how the pecking order looks.

Remember, Fox News decided only the top 10 get to take part in the first GOP debate being held this Thursday.

1. Trump: 19.8%
2. Walker: 13.2%
3. Bush: 13.0%
4. Paul: 6.4%
5. Carson: 6.4%
6. Rubio: 6.2%
7. Huckabee: 5.8%
8. Cruz: 5.8%
9. Christie: 3.2%
10. Kasich: 3.2%
11. Perry: 2.6%
12. Santorum: 1.4%
13. Jindal: 1.4%
14. Fiorina: 0.6%
15. Pataki: 0.6%
16. Graham: 0.4%
17. Gilmore: 0.0%

(via NBC News)

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Donald Trump: Obama Has Done Nothing For Blacks, I Will Win The Minority Vote

Appearing on ABC News’ This Week, Donald Trump said President Obama has done “nothing” for African-Americans, and he predicts he will carry the black vote in the upcoming 2016 presidential election.

Via Raw Story:

“He has set a very low bar and I think it’s a shame for the African-American people,” Trump told ABC’s Jonathan Karl. “And by the way, he has done nothing for African-Americans. You look at what’s going on, at their income levels, you look at what’s gone on with their youth.”

“I thought that the would be a great cheerleader for this country, I thought he would do a fabulous job for the African-American citizens of this country.”

“He has done nothing,” Trump insisted. “They are worse than just about ever, they have problems now in terms of unemployment numbers… Here you have a black president who has done very poorly for the African-Americans in this country.”

The billionaire candidate concluded with a prediction: “I think I will win the black vote, I think I will win the Hispanic vote.”