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Donald Trump Will Not Attend Fox News Republican Debate

GOP front-runner Donald Trump surprised the folks over at Fox News this morning during a call-in interview where he informed the Fox & Friends hosts he will not be attending the upcoming Fox News Republican debate.

From Mediaite:

“Nobody told me about the debate,” said Trump during his phone interview, revealing that a longstanding commitment — a speech to what he estimates is “eight or nine thousand people” on the night of March 21 — is preventing him from attending.

The trio of Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt, and Brian Kilmeade tried to negotiate with the master negotiator a bit, with Earhardt offering, “The voters love them though!”

“No, you know who loves them? The networks,” clarified Trump. “Haven’t we had enough?” he asked at one point.

The debate, announced this past Monday, is set to take place in Salt Lake City on March 21st.

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Radio Show: LGBT Activist Aaron Baldwin Talks Presidential Primaries

Check out my latest BlogTalkRadio episode with San Francisco based LGBT activist Aaron Baldwin, who joins me to talk about the current state of the Democratic and Republican presidential campaigns.

With the Ohio, Florida, Illinois and North Carolina primaries coming up on Tuesday, and the past Michigan/Mississippi primaries behind us, there’s a lot to talk out.

Will Marco Rubio win his home state of Florida? Will John Kasich win his home state of Ohio?

What new twist will Donald Trump throw in the mix?

Hit play below to hear what Aaron thinks of this unpredictable election season.

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Lindsey Graham: We May Have To Rally Around Ted Cruz

Much to his own dismay, Sen. Lindsey Graham told Charlie Rose of CBS News that Republicans may have to throw their full support to Texas Sen. Ted Cruz if they were to have any chance of denying Donald Trump the Republican nomination for president.

This is especially notable due to Graham’s well-known disdain for Cruz.

“Ted Cruz is not my favorite by any means,” Graham said in a CBS interview. “But we may be in a position where we have to rally around Ted Cruz as the only way to stop Donald Trump.”

Graham, who not too long ago was running against Cruz and Trump for the GOP presidential nomination, said it’s still a long shot that Cruz could beat Trump. And the Texas senator isn’t exactly the most likable Republican in town.

Whether Cruz or Rubio is able to pick up fresh momentum, Graham said he’s preparing for the worst: for Trump to win the GOP presidential nomination, and then to face off with Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

“Senator, you seem to be saying that Hillary Clinton will beat Donald Trump,” said CBS host Charlie Rose.

“No, I’m not [seeming] to say that. I am saying that,” Graham said with a weak laugh. “Like a drum.”

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Dr. Ben Carson Drops Out Of Republican Race For President

After landing in 4th place at the Iowa Caucuses, followed by last place showings in New Hampshire and South Carolina, and pretty much coming in 4th in contests across the country on Super Tuesday, Dr. Ben Carson has told his supporters he’s pretty much reached the end of his presidential run.

From the Washington Post:

Ben Carson, the retired neurosurgeon who briefly led the Republican presidential race before his campaign began an extended public implosion, told his supporters in a statement Wednesday afternoon that he does not see a “path forward” and will not attend Thursday’s debate in Detroit.

Carson, however, did not formally suspend his campaign. Instead, he said in the statement that has decided to make a speech about his political future on Friday at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland, just outside of Washington.

“I do not see a political path forward in light of last evening’s Super Tuesday primary results,” the statement said. “However, this grassroots movement on behalf of ‘We the People’ will continue. Along with millions of patriots who have supported my campaign for President, I remain committed to Saving America for Future Generations.”

Rumors have been swirling that Republican leaders have been asking Carson to drop out of the presidential race and, instead, run for Marco Rubio’s senate seat in Florida where he lives.

I wonder if that will be part of his speech on Friday?

Stay tuned…

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Donald Trump To His Supporters: “I Love The Poorly Educated”

Speaking to his supporters after winning the Nevada Caucus, Donald Trump says he loves “the poorly educated.”

And the crowd roars!

By the way, Trump also crows about winning 44% of Nevada’s Latino vote. Not quite right.

Trump won 44% of Latino Republicans. In a recent poll, only 16% of Latino Nevadans identified as Republican. That means he was supported by about 7% of Latinos in Nevada (44% of 16 = 7.04). 

Put another way: 93% of Latinos in Nevada did not vote for Trump.

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Jeb Bush Drops Out

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has closed up shop after a dismal showing in the first three contests to be the 2016 Republican candidate for president.

A distant 4th place showing in South Carolina yesterday – getting only 8% of the vote – sealed Jeb’s fate.

Prior to South Carolina, there were poor showings in New Hampshire (4th place with 11%) and Iowa (6th place with only 2.8%).

Many pundits say it was just the wrong year for such an established political name. I personally felt no one wanted another Bush in the White House again after the sad state his brother left the country in back in 2008 losing over 700,000 jobs a month.

The Twitterverse was quick to respond:

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Donald Trump wins South Carolina Republican Primary

Sen. Ted Cruz and Sen. Marco Rubio are in a tight race for 2nd and 3rd place.

Every major media outlet says the remaining candidates (Ohio Gov. John Kasich, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Dr. Ben Carson) are far behind.

According to exit polls, Trump surprisingly won the majority of the evangelical vote.

#TedCruzBeware

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Academy Award Winner Morgan Freeman Narrates New Hillary Clinton Campaign Spot

A new campaign ad, narrated by Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman (that voice!), chronicles former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s journey from law school to working to reform juvenile justice, student debt, health care and more.

“She understand that our country can’t reach it’s potential unless we all do.”

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New Campaign Ad From Hillary Clinton

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Posted by Hillary Clinton on Saturday, February 13, 2016