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Hillary Clinton Campaign Launches “RepublicansAgainstTrump.org”

Fresh off of being named the Democratic presumptive nominee, Hillary Clinton’s campaign has launched a new website aimed at courting disaffected GOP voters.

Via Politico:

The website, republicansagainsttrump.org, was registered on May 27 and launched on June 2, according to domain registration records. The Clinton campaign only appears to have begun buying ads to promote the site more recently.

The ads promise potential supporters a “free ‘Republicans Against Trump’ sticker” if you pledge to oppose Trump in the fall.

“Donald Trump is not qualified to be president. He does not represent my beliefs as a Republican and, more importantly, my values as an American. He does not speak for me and I will not vote for him,” reads the pledge.

The small print, if a visitor scrolls to the bottom of the page, reads: “Paid for by Hillary for America.”

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Donald Trump: “I Think You’d Have Riots” If I’m Not The Nominee

Republican front-runner Donald Trump, speaking to CNN’s Chris Cuomo, threatened the possibility of “riots” at the GOP convention this summer should he be denied his party’s nomination:

“I think we’ll win before getting to the convention, but I can tell you, if we didn’t and if we’re 20 votes short or if we’re 100 short and we’re at 1,100 and somebody else is at 500 or 400, because we’re way ahead of everybody, I don’t think you can say that we don’t get it automatically.

“I think it would be — I think you’d have riots. I think you’d have riots. I’m representing a tremendous, many, many millions of people.”

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What Happens At A ‘Contested’ Convention?

Folks are starting to talk more and more about the possibility of a “brokered” or “contested” Republican convention this election cycle.

But what does that mean? What are the rules for this?

Interestingly, the rules change slightly each round of voting at the convention. If Donald Trump were to reach the required 1,237 delegates he will secure the nomination.

If not?  Check below.

From the New York Times:

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National Republican Senatorial Committee Tweets (Then Deletes) Attack On Rep. Tammy Duckworth

The National Republican Senatorial Committee tweets an unfortunate attack on Democratic Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth.

Duckworth is a decorated military veteran from the Iraq war and the first disabled woman to serve in the House of Representatives.

The tweet was quickly deleted.

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Florida: Sun-Sentinel Editorial Board Can’t Endorse ANY GOP Candidate

This is unusual. And frankly, refreshing.

The editorial board of the Sun-Sentinel in Florida has chosen to not endorse any Republican candidate ahead of the March 15th primary.

The Sun Sentinel Editorial Board is not going to make an endorsement in Florida’s March 15 Republican presidential primary because the kind of person who should be running is not in the race.

We cannot endorse businessman Donald Trump, hometown Sen. Marco Rubio or Texas Sen. Ted Cruz because they are unqualified to be president. Ohio Gov. John Kasich is the best of the bunch, but if you measure a candidate by the caliber of his campaign, Kasich’s lack of traction and organization make a vote for him count for little.

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If he could survive the primary, Kasich would prove a strong candidate in November. Recent polls show he averages a 7.4 lead over Hillary Clinton, which is larger than the leads posted by Rubio, Cruz or Trump.

But while Kasich is the most qualified of the four candidates left standing, he lacks presidential presence. And he doesn’t have a chance of winning because the Republican base is in rebellion and he got out of the gate too late to build a viable campaign organization.

Perhaps in a more-rational election year, the Sun Sentinel would endorse John Kasich. But we can’t urge you to vote for someone who doesn’t have a chance of winning the nomination.

It’s notable that the Sun-Sentinel Editorial Board did enthusiastically endorse former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for the Democratic primary based on her experience, resume and steadiness.

(tipped by TRR reader Tony)

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Fox News Focus Group “Disgusted” After #GOPdebate

A focus group of Republican voters watching last night’s GOP debate were not thrilled with what they saw.

Asked for one-word answers to describe their take after the two hour slug fest, moderator Frank Luntz got responses like:

FOCUS GROUP MEMBER: Sophomoric.

FOCUS GROUP MEMBER: Embarrassment.

FOCUS GROUP MEMBER: Disappointing.

FOCUS GROUP MEMBER: Shameful.

FOCUS GROUP MEMBER: Despicable.

FOCUS GROUP MEMBER: Angering.

FOCUS GROUP MEMBER: Disgusting.

FOCUS GROUP MEMBER: School yard brawl.

From all accounts it looks like the favorite of the group was Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who came across as “the adult in the room.”

Watch below.

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Voter Fraud: Nevada College Republicans Urge Republicans Participate In Both Party Caucuses

College Republicans at the University of Nevada Reno have circulated a letter suggesting members caucus both at the Democratic Caucus Saturday and Tuesday’s Republican Caucus.

Here’s the game: Since the Republicans closed their registration rolls on Feb. 13, that’s the file that will be used on Feb. 23. Therefore, a Republican could show up at a Democratic caucus site on Saturday, switch to the Democratic Party, vote and then still participate on Tuesday because the party switch would not show up on the GOP caucus rolls.

This from the party that constantly screams “Voter Fraud!” all the time. It’s comical.

The head of the Nevada Democratic Party is not having it.

From The Hill:

“After reviewing Nevada law, we believe that registering under false pretenses in order to participate in the Democratic caucuses for purposes of manipulating the presidential nominating process is a felony,” Nevada Democratic Chairwoman Roberta Lange said in a statement.

“The Nevada State Democratic Party will work with law enforcement to prosecute anyone who falsely registers as a Democrat to caucus tomorrow and subsequently participates in the Republican caucuses on Tuesday.”

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) also lashed out at the “scheme,” calling the tactics “disgraceful.”

“These Republican plans to interfere with the integrity of Nevada’s Democratic caucuses are shameful and immoral,” Reid said in a statement. “Rather than letting voters decide and allowing our democratic system to work, Republicans are resorting to trickery and gimmicks in an attempt to subvert the will of the people. The Republican Party has long decried voter fraud, but with this latest scheme they are now encouraging it.”

“The American people deserve a fair voting process, and I will do everything in my power to ensure that these disgraceful Republican tactics do not interfere with the voice of Nevada voters.”

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Highlights From February 13th Republican Debate

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This Republican debate was one of the nastiest.Posted by POLITICO on Saturday, February 13, 2016