Trump Policy Specifics #1 – Compelling Mexico to Pay for the Wall

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"Compelling Mexico to Pay for the Wall" is item number 1 on Trump's Web Site "positions" tab. I've stripped out some irrelevant material and left the rube-goldbergian machinations that Trump is going to use to get the Mexican Government to pay $5-10 billion for the construction of a border wall. You can read the plan below, but basically... he is going to use some powers given to the President under the Patriot Act to threaten to stop wire transfers from the US to Mexico. The threat alone will bring Mexico to heal. Cinchy.

Prince is Dead

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Prince, the legendary singer and songwriter, is dead, his publicist confirmed in a statement. Prince was 57. Prince’s body was discovered at his compound in Paisley Park in Chanhassen, Minnesota,…
Thursday Open Thread [4.21.16]

Thursday Open Thread [4.21.16]

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Now this is interesting:
Sen. Bernie Sanders' (I-VT) campaign manager, Jeff Weaver, said on Wednesday that the senator will remain a Democrat after the 2016 presidential election. [...] "Well, he is a Democrat. He’s said he’s a Democrat, and he’s gonna be supporting the Democratic nominee, whoever that is," Weaver responded. And when asked of Sanders was now a "Democrat for life," Weaver said, "Yes, he is."
Ben and I were discussing in the comments yesterday the future of Bernie Sanders, and he was aiming for VP or Majority Leader of the Senate, and I was going for something more informal: a leader of a wing of the Democratic Party in the Senate and nationwide, who will have considerable sway on a President Clinton. This comment by Weaver indicates Bernie maybe taking that latter track, and if he does, good for him and great for the party.
First Delaware Poll of Presidential and Congressional Primary

First Delaware Poll of Presidential and Congressional Primary

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Gravis Marketing, which does not have a good track record, having been called the worst polling firm in America, and which incorrectly predicted a close 53-47 six point race between Hillary and Bernie in New York last week when it turned out to be a 16 point race, has polled our great state of Delaware. So take its results with a boulder of salt. That said, it finds Hillary leading Bernie by 7, 45-38, and Trump leading all with 55% to Kasich's 18, to Cruz's 15. The more important numbers from this poll, however, are found on the Congressional Primary in the Democratic Party. It finds Townsend with a 7 point lead over Barney, 19-12, with Rochester getting 8 percent. A whopping 61 percent said they are unsure who they’ll vote for in the September primary.