Why are the liberals and the establishment Republicans so very scared of Donald Trump? They are demonizing him in the press, trying to railroad his campaign and accusing him of inciting riots. They are scared because Trump will not bow down to their demands. He will not follow their stupid, politically-correct agenda — an agenda […]
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Trump still not a sure thing for GOP
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has decided that sexism in the quest for victory is no vice. Trump’s supporters have regularly asked why his long string of primary successes has not led his Republican opponents to accept him as “the presumptive nominee,” the phrase he used about himself Tuesday night. The candidate helpfully answered the question […]
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Trump beats expectations in latest victories
By Jonathan Bernstein Bloomberg View The good news for Donald Trump continued Tuesday night. He’s closer to the nomination. But he’s not there yet. Trump was long expected to win in the primaries in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut, Delaware and Rhode Island, so pulling off that sweep wasn’t anything special. But across all five states, Trump’s […]
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Trump showing little regard for party unity
Give Donald Trump credit for planning ahead. He is preparing to be a sore loser. Trump’s complaints that he is being undone by a rigged system crafted by a corrupt Republican Party is the dress rehearsal for his campaign’s closing argument should it come up short in Cleveland. Trump will, in his telling, have been […]
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Student says faculty mocked his Donald Trump hat
SOUTH PORTLAND — A Maine high school student says he was ridiculed by faculty members when he wore a red baseball cap bearing Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign slogan. South Portland High School student Connor Mullen says he expected students to taunt him when he started wearing the hat to school three weeks ago. […]
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Trump’s plan for federal debt is pure fantasy
WASHINGTON — Trumpanomics doesn’t compute. The media keep piling on Donald Trump, because he keeps saying things that are controversial, impractical, undesirable and — in some cases — simply impossible. Into this last category has now tumbled something new: Trump told Washington Post reporters Robert Costa and Bob Woodward that he could eliminate the $19 […]
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Can no longer hide Trump failings
Donald Trump never ceases to amaze, but his answer at a CNN town hall about the pledge he had taken to support the Republican Party’s nominee was still jaw-dropping. Not only did Trump say that the pledge is null and void as far as he’s concerned, he also went further and told CNN’s Anderson Cooper […]
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Video shows teen protestor pepper-sprayed at Trump rally
Warning: Profanity used in videos FIRST ON JANESVILLE COMMUNITY PAGE:Protester throws a punch and gets sprayed at #Trump rally in #JanesvilleVideo courtesy of Chris Conry Posted by Janesville Community Page on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 JANESVILLE, Wis. — Police are looking for a man who pepper-sprayed a 15-year-old girl as opponents and supporters of Republican […]
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Future looking rather gloomy
Reading the letters to the editor recently, there are still a few caring people left (William Berlinghoff, March 16; Jenny Orr, Heidi Webber and Dennis O’Neil, March 18). They took the time to remind people that those people who care need to stick together to fight the evil in this state, this country and in […]
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Trump wrong about U.S. being poor
WASHINGTON — We are a very wealthy society, and we shouldn’t forget it. Donald Trump apparently has — along with many other people. Visiting recently with The Washington Post editorial board, here’s how Trump explained his suggestion that the United States limit its overseas military commitments, including support for NATO, founded in 1949: “I think […]