Cruz’ gamified Iowa ground game could be formidable

Cruz’ gamified Iowa ground game could be formidable

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This is interesting. Ted Cruz has literally gamified his Iowa ground game. It almost makes me want go to Tedcruz.org and sign up to see who in Delaware is the points king.
The Cruz mobile app, which game-ifies the campaign process — users win points for sharing their contact lists or for posting messages of support to Facebook and Twitter — has close to 30,000 downloads, according to Chris Wilson, head of analytics for the campaign.
2015: The Good. The Bad. The Ridiculous.

2015: The Good. The Bad. The Ridiculous.

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Because this list is generally a critical review of the year's events, I've decided not to place Beau Biden's death or Joe's flirtation with running for President on the lists.  Who is to say how one should react under such circumstances? And how does one rank a death? Answer to both questions: I don't know. So, I won't do it. We start as always, with the list with the fewest nominees: The Good.  Because, let's face it, on balance, this was not a good year for Delaware.  Much closer to an annus horribilis, or whatever Queen Elizabeth calls it. Wherever possible, I've linked to an article that provides context.
Tuesday Open Thread [1.5.2016]

Tuesday Open Thread [1.5.2016]

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The Republicans are stuck in the 90's:
According to CNN, the heckler stood up just a few feet from Clinton and shouted at her. Clinton rebuked her once, and then when the heckler tried again to get Hillary’s attention during a lull in the action, she started shouting again. That’s when Clinton shut her down. “You are very rude and I’m not never ever going to call on you. Thank you.” That shut down New Hampshire state Rep. Katherine Prudhomme O'Brien, who later admitted she was there to try and bring up Bill Clinton's sexual pecadilloes in the town hall.
How is Hillary responsible for Bill's indiscretions? It is the height of sexism to suggest that she is. This has been Sen. Rand Paul's hobbyhorse, saying that Hillary Clinton shouldn't be president because Bill Clinton is bad.
[J]effrey T. Kuhner, a WRKO radio host in Boston asked Paul if sexual harassment and assault claims against former president Bill Clinton “and her role in trying to cover it up and protect him” were a legitimate campaign issue. Paul initially replied that it is not “necessarily her fault,” that “her husband has committed serial infidelities,” but then slammed the former Secretary of State for having spoken out against sexual assaults in a recent campaign speech.
First off, this is the first time I have ever heard any Republican allege that Hillary herself was involved in covering up Bill's affair with Monica. All accounts, including such partisan accounts as the Starr Report, state unequivocally that Hillary was in the dark about it until Bill told her in August 1998, before his national address admitting the affair. Second, I don't get the Republican logic here: If one's husband has a consensual adulterous affair, that means the wife cannot ever speak out against or even oppose sexual assault? Third, if this is all they've got, Republicans better start planning for a 40 state wipeout and the loss of the House.