memeorandum: Liberal Democrats Try to Push Hillary Clinton Left (Wall Street Journal)

2:25 PM ET, April 10, 2015

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Lauren Gambino / Guardian:

Exclusive: Hillary Clinton to launch presidential campaign on Sunday en route to Iowa - source — Hillary Clinton is planning to officially launch her US presidential campaign on Sunday while en route to Iowa, a source familiar with the campaign has confirmed to the Guardian.

Discussion: NBC News, Des Moines Register, The Gateway Pundit, Liberal Values, The New Republic, Washington Monthly, Washington Post, Shakesville, Bloomberg Business, The Daily Caller and Althouse

Brian Beutler / The New Republic:

Why Hillary Clinton's Campaign Frightens Democrats — Hillary Clinton, who reportedly will announce her candidacy this weekend, is such a prohibitive favorite to win the Democratic presidential nomination that she more or less cleared the field simply by behaving like someone who was going to run.

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Hillary Clinton / The Huffington Post:

A New Chapter — “Epilogue” from the paperback edition of HARD CHOICES by Hillary Rodham Clinton. Copyright © 2014 by Hillary Rodham Clinton. Reprinted by permission of Simon & Schuster, Inc. — “Where did Hillary go?” the President asked, looking around.

Discussion: Bloomberg Business, Washington Post, TPNN and New York Times

Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:

GOP: Stop Hillary — The Republican National Committee is kicking off a paid online ad campaign just ahead of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign announcement. Clinton is expected to make the much anticipated move as early as this weekend. — The ad campaign features this ad, called …

Discussion: Liberaland, FOX News Radio and Washington Free Beacon

CNN:

Hillary Clinton to announce 2016 bid Sunday with video — (CNN)Hillary Clinton will launch her presidential campaign Sunday with a video on social media announcing her candidacy, followed immediately by travel to build on the announcement, according to a source close to Clinton's campaign in waiting.

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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Hillary Clinton team woos reporters

Discussion: Fox News, Political Wire, ABC News and The Daily Caller

David Freedlander / The Daily Beast:
Hillary to Launch Campaign This Weekend With ‘Insane’ Fundraising Push

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Wall Street Journal:
Liberal Democrats Try to Push Hillary Clinton Left

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New York Times:
Hillary Clinton to Announce 2016 Run for President on Sunday

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Politico:
Hillary Clinton to announce White House run on Sunday

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Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg Business:
Hillary Clinton Plans Campaign Kickoff on Sunday

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Cameron Joseph / NY Daily News:
Hillary Clinton expected to announce 2016 presidential campaign Sunday: source

Discussion: Hot Air, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Business Insider and The PJ Tatler

Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:

Video Shows Rand Paul Walking Out Of Interview With Newspaper — Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) had yet another contentious interaction with the media on Friday when he reportedly walked out of an interview with The Guardian. — Staffers of The Guardian newspaper tweeted that Paul refused to answer …

Discussion: Politico, Hot Air, Washington Post, The Daily Caller, The Federalist and RedState

Eric Garland / The Hill:

WATCH: Rand Paul's short temper — Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is in the spotlight for his interactions with reporters. — A day after announcing his White House bid, Paul earned the wrong kind of attention for a testy on-air fight with “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, who Paul accused of “editorializing” in her questions.

Discussion: Daily Kos

Alex Isenstadt / Politico:

Lindsey Graham's strategy: Take down Rand Paul — Possible GOP presidential contender finds a foil — and a focus — in attacking rival from Kentucky. — Getty — South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham may still be weighing whether to run for president, but he already has a strategy …

Discussion: Bloomberg Business, The Hill, The Huffington Post, Washington Monthly, USA Today, RealClearPolitics Videos, Shakesville and New York Times

David Frum / The Atlantic Online:

Rand Paul, Media Darling — Lane Hickenbottom/Aaron Bernstein/Reuters/The Atlantic — If you're a member of the Washington media, odds are you've spent at least some time over the past 48 hours discussing Rand Paul's entry into the presidential race and his testy exchanges about abortion with an Associated Press reporter.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, National Journal, BarbWire.com, Patterico's Pontifications, Mediaite and New York Times

JR Ross / Politico:
Scott Walker's steep learning curve

Discussion: Daily Kos and The PJ Tatler

Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:

New York Times Kicks off NRA Convention Coverage with Massive Lie — The NRA Convention starts today, in Nashville, Tennessee. And so, rather predictably, the New York Times has started its day by lying about it. Per the Times's editorial board: … This is completely and utterly wrong.

Discussion: Salon, msnbc.com, Ed Driscoll, Hot Air, The Daily Caller and John Hawkins' Right Wing News

New York Times:

No Firing Pins, Please, as the N.R.A. Gathers — Seventy-thousand people are expected to attend the National Rifle Association's convention opening on Friday in Tennessee, and not one of them will be allowed to come armed with guns that can actually shoot. After all the N.R.A. propaganda about how …

Discussion: The Federalist, Tennessean.com, The PJ Tatler, Wall Street Journal and NPR

Paul Krugman / New York Times:

Where Government Excels — As Republican presidential hopefuls trot out their policy agendas — which always involve cutting taxes on the rich while slashing benefits for the poor and middle class — some real new thinking is happening on the other side of the aisle.

Discussion: JustOneMinute

Washington Post:
How progressives are pandering to the elderly

Discussion: CEPR, The Huffington Post, Campaign for America's Future, Los Angeles Times and Bloomberg Business

Josh Feldman / Mediaite:

Hannity Guest Leaves in Middle of Segment on Walter Scott Shooting: 'I'm Done!' — One of Sean Hannity's guests tonight got so pissed off in the middle of a heated argument on the Walter Scott shooting that he just up and left entirely. — Leo Terrell, who's blown up several times …

Discussion: The Huffington Post, Raw Story and Talking Points Memo

Pete Peterson / Wall Street Journal:

The Alinsky Way of Governing — What happens when those in power adopt ‘rules for radicals’ to attack their less powerful opponents. — Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalva, the ranking Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee, recently caused a stir by sending letters …

Discussion: Power Line

Kevin Cirilli / The Hill:

Will Chris Christie really run? — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has seen his presidential stock fall to the point where questions are being raised on whether he'll really enter the race. — It's a stunning turnaround for the governor, who not that long ago was seen as the Republican to beat.

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Shane Vander Hart / Caffeinated Thoughts:

Rick Santorum Talks to Iowa State Legislators — (Des Moines, IA) Yesterday afternoon, former U.S. Senator and 2012 Iowa Caucus winner Rick Santorum, held a brief meet and greet with several state legislators, hosted by State Representative Walt Rogers (R-Cedar Falls) who is the Iowa Chair for Santorum's organization Patriot Voices.

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