memeorandum: The Enduring Solidarity of Whiteness (Ta-Nehisi Coates/The Atlantic)

5:30 PM ET, February 8, 2016

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Annie Karni / Politico:

Clinton weighs staff shake-up after New Hampshire — Hillary and Bill Clinton are so dissatisfied with their campaign's messaging and digital operations they are considering staffing and strategy changes after what's expected to be a loss in Tuesday's primary here, according to a half-dozen people …

Discussion: RedState, The Daily Caller, Talking Points Memo, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Politicus USA, Political Wire, Washington Free Beacon, The Week and America Rising

Jonathan Allen / Reuters:

Woman who accused Bill Clinton of assault to campaign against Hillary presidential run — One of the women who has accused former U.S. President Bill Clinton of sexual assault says she has agreed to work for an anti-Clinton political group being formed by a former advisor to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

Discussion: Hot Air, Washington Post, Washington Free Beacon, The Daily Caller and RealClearPolitics

Jonathan Martin / New York Times:

Bill Clinton Unleashes Stinging Attack on Bernie Sanders — MILFORD, N.H. — Bill Clinton uncorked an extended attack on Senator Bernie Sanders on Sunday, harshly criticizing Mr. Sanders and his supporters for what he described as inaccurate and “sexist” attacks on Hillary Clinton.

Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Clinton responds to rumors about a staff shake-up

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Politico

CNN:
Bill Clinton rips Sanders backers' ‘sexist,’ ‘profane’ attacks

Discussion: RT, Business Insider, The Daily Caller, Washington Free Beacon, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Talking Points Memo and American Spectator

Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Pressure on Lynch to step aside in Clinton email probe

Discussion: Instapundit and Hot Air

Rich Schapiro / New York Daily News:
Gloria Steinem, feminist icon, says young women support Bernie Sanders to meet ‘boys’ — then apologizes

Discussion: RedState, Washington Free Beacon and Washington Post

NBC News:
Bill Clinton Launches Attack on Bernie Sanders in New Hampshire

Discussion: Washington Post, Common Dreams, The Moderate Voice and New York Times

Andy Hiller / WHDH-TV:

7NEWS/UMass Lowell Poll NH Tracking Poll day 8 — This time tomorrow, some of the voting places in New Hampshire will already be open. — And our final tracking poll gives us a last look at where the candidates stand right now. — Watch 7News on mobile / desktop

Discussion: Political Wire

Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:

Marco Rubio Is In A Precarious Spot In New Hampshire — MANCHESTER, N.H. — Marco Rubio benefited from low expectations in Iowa. How else do you explain finishing third and getting a big bump in the polls? And before Saturday night's debate debacle, I thought expectations might be getting too high for Rubio in New Hampshire.

Discussion: Vox, Mother Jones, Raw Story, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and The Resurgent

Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Quick poll shows decline for Rubio

Discussion: ABC News, KXAN-TV, Rush Limbaugh, Breitbart, New York Times, BostonGlobe.com, No More Mister Nice Blog, Florida Politics, The Week, Betsy's Page, Scared Monkeys, The Gateway Pundit, Mother Jones, Hot Air, The Daily Beast, The Last Refuge and FiveThirtyEight

uml.edu:
CLOSE RACE FOR SECOND PLACE IN GOP PRIMARY BETWEEN 4 CANDIDATES

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and American Power

Bradford Richardson / The Hill:
Trump: I didn't lose Iowa

Discussion: AMERICAblog NewsAMERICAblog … and Daily Kos

CNBC:

Mexico won't pay a cent for Trump's ‘stupid wall’ — What does Mexico think of Donald Trump? — CNBC's Hadley Gamble speaks to Mexico's former president Felipe Calderón about Donald Trump's plan to build a wall across the Mexican border. — Donald Trump may want to build …

Discussion: RedState, Little Green Footballs, The Slot, The Week and Politico

Brian Latimer / NBC News:
Former Mexican President: We're Not Paying for a ‘Stupid’ Wall

Discussion: Mock Paper Scissors and AOL

Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Trump: Yes, I'd Tell Syrian Kids To Their Faces That They Can't Come To The U.S.

Discussion: The Bob and Chez Show and Daily Kos

CNN:

Jeb Bush would ‘eliminate’ Citizens United — Washington (CNN)Despite being backed by the monumental Right to Rise super PAC, Jeb Bush said Monday he would “eliminate” the Supreme Court decision that paved the way for super PACs. — “If I could do it all again I'd eliminate the Supreme Court ruling” …

Discussion: ThinkProgress, RedState, Politico, The Hill, Hot Air, AMERICAblog NewsAMERICAblog … and Mediaite

Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Bush says he'd ‘eliminate’ Citizens United

Discussion: Political Wire

Franklin Foer / Slate:
The Return of Jeb Bush

Discussion: The Huffington Post, bradford-delong.com, The Week, Balloon Juice and Politico

Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:

Ted Cruz's Latest Dirty Trick Is Almost Too Much To Be Believed — Check out this mailer. — Senior Political Reporter, The Huffington Post — MANCHESTER, N.H. — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is out with a deceptive new mailer that masquerades as official government business and promises people there's a …

Discussion: Mediaite, Trail Blazers Blog, addictinginfo.org, AMERICAblog NewsAMERICAblog …, Talking Points Memo, The Week, Slantpoint, Daily Kos and The Bob and Chez Show

Michael Barbaro / New York Times:

Gay Voter to Marco Rubio: ‘Why Do You Want to Put Me Back in the Closet?’ — MANCHESTER, N.H. - A middle-age gay man confronted Senator Marco Rubio here on Monday over his opposition to same-sex marriage, pointedly asking, “Why do you want to put me back in the closet?” — “I don't,” Mr. Rubio replied.

Discussion: Washington Blade and AMERICAblog NewsAMERICAblog …

Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Time-Loop Party — By now everyone who follows politics knows …

Discussion: Washington Post and The National Memo

New York Times:
The Republicans in New Hampshire, Angry and Afraid

Discussion: Prairie Weather

Kevin Williamson / National Review:
The Uses of Marco Rubio

Discussion: Power Line

Financial Times:

Bloomberg says he is eyeing 2016 run for the White House — Oliver Ralph in London, Demetri Sevastopulo in New Hampshire and Matthew Garrahan in New York — Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire media owner and former New York mayor, has stated for the first time that he is considering a run …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Politico, Business Insider, The Slot, National Review and The Week

Anita Kumar / McClatchy Washington Bureau:

It was Clinton who required transcripts of her speeches — Former secretary routinely demanded a stenographer at paid speeches — Contracts indicate Clinton owns transcripts, controls their release — Democrat dogged by questions about transcripts days before voting — MANCHESTER, N.H.

Discussion: RedState, Washington Post, Washington Examiner, America Rising and Viking Pundit

Les Leopold / The Huffington Post:
Hillary Not Truthful About Wall Street Speaking Fees

Discussion: NewsBusters and The Mahablog

New York Post:
Hillary can't dodge Goldman Sachs questions forever

Discussion: JustOneMinute

New York Times:

Ego, Envy or Airtime? Joe Scarborough's Unusual Spat With Marco Rubio — MANCHESTER, N.H. — The message from a top producer at MSNBC was blunt: Joe Scarborough, the host of “Morning Joe” on MSNBC, was displeased that Senator Marco Rubio of Florida repeatedly appeared on rival cable news shows …

Discussion: Hot Air, Mediaite, The Slot, Yahoo Politics, Washington Post and Politico

Caitlin Cruz / Talking Points Memo:

Rubio Slams Media For Pointing Out He Repeated Himself 4 Times In Debate — Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent a fundraising email Monday that passed off New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's (R) attacks on the freshman senator's canned talking points as a controversy ginned up by the media.

Discussion: The Slot and addictinginfo.org

Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Christie Keeps Hitting Rubio: Clinton Would ‘Eat Him Alive’ On Debate Stage

Discussion: Political Wire

Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic:

The Enduring Solidarity of Whiteness — There have been a number of useful entries in the weeks since Senator Bernie Sanders declared himself against reparations. Perhaps the most clarifying comes from Cedric Johnson in a piece entitled, “An Open Letter To Ta-Nehisi Coates And The Liberals Who Love Him.”

Discussion: Hullabaloo

Miles Weiss / Bloomberg Business:

Geithner Gets JPMorgan Credit Line to Invest With Warburg Pincus — Warburg, management pledged $800 million for $12 billion fund — Credit lines can help executives meet such commitments — Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is preparing to borrow from JPMorgan Chase & Co …

Discussion: Vox, New York Times and Eschaton

Byron York / Washington Examiner:

As vote nears, a more radical Trump emerges — PLYMOUTH, N.H. — The loudspeakers blasted the Beatles' “Revolution” when Donald Trump took the stage at Plymouth State University on the Sunday before the New Hampshire primary. It's a new choice for Trump, and it doesn't matter …

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog