Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
4:40 PM ET, February 24, 2016

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
The Only Strategy For Hillary Clinton Is To Scorch The Earth  —  If Hillary Clinton manages to beat Bernie Sanders, the early primaries have already revealed that there's only one strategy for the general election against a Republican, be it Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, or Ted Cruz: Scorch the earth.
Discussion: New York Magazine and Taylor Marsh
RELATED:
David Wasserman / FiveThirtyEight:
Republicans' Last-Ditch Hope To Stop Donald Trump  —  If it's not obvious by now, a ship called the Republican Party is perilously close to being hijacked by a populist pirate named Donald Trump.  At the last three ports of call — New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada …
Manu Raju / CNN:
CNN exclusive: Harry Reid endorses Hillary Clinton  —  Washington (CNN)Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid announced Wednesday in an exclusive interview with CNN that he is endorsing Hillary Clinton for president, a sign that Democratic leaders are eager to put the party's contentious primary fight behind them.
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Rubio: 'You Don't Win The Nomination By How Many States You Win' (VIDEO)  —  Following another second-place finish in the Nevada GOP caucus, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) argued Wednesday that candidates don't win presidential primaries simply by winning individual states.
Michelle Hackman / Vox:
The broad support behind Trump's Nevada win should terrify the Republican establishment  —  Donald Trump won yet another smashing victory in Nevada last night, crushing Marco Rubio by 22 points with voters across the ideological spectrum, and even with Hispanics.
Jim Tankersley / Washington Post:
There's a very good reason for Rubio and Cruz not to destroy Trump  —  It has long been tempting to look at the rise of Donald Trump as a textbook case of what economists call a “collective action problem.”  It's what happens when a group of people fail to work together, for selfish individual reasons …
Discussion: American Power and National Review
Maeve Reston / CNN:
Trump scores big win in Nevada  —  Las Vegas (CNN)Donald Trump notched a resounding win in the Nevada caucuses Tuesday, channeling the roiling anger of Republican voters against the establishment and sweeping almost every category of the electorate to build his dominance in the delegate count.
Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg Business:
How Marco Rubio Blunted Ted Cruz—and Boosted Donald Trump
Adrian Carrasquillo / BuzzFeed:
Let's Not Get Carried Away With That “Trump Won Latinos” Entrance Poll
Mark Finkelstein / NewsBusters:
Mika Rips Rubio: ‘Sucking Up’ to Trump to be His VP Pick
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Scott Stump / TODAY.com:
Why isn't Marco Rubio targeting Donald Trump? Candidate defends choice after Nevada
Discussion: USA Today, Politico and NBC News
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Trump's romp in Nevada shows why conventional wisdom about his ceiling may be wrong
Adam Edelman / New York Daily News:
Donald Trump wins Nevada's messy GOP caucuses after contest was plagued by alleged voter fraud …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
President Barack Obama / SCOTUSblog:
A Responsibility I Take Seriously  —  The Constitution vests in the President the power to appoint judges to the Supreme Court.  It's a duty that I take seriously, and one that I will fulfill in the weeks ahead.  —  It's also one of the most important decisions that a President will make.
RELATED:
Washington Post:
Republican governor of Nevada Brian Sandoval being considered for Supreme Court  —  Brian Sandoval, the centrist Republican governor of Nevada, is being vetted by the White House for a possible nomination to the Supreme Court, according to two people familiar with the process.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
A Lot Weaker Than They Look  —  As I said before, let's not forget the massive stakes for Republicans in the next Supreme Court nominee.  Many Republicans would genuinely prefer to maintain control of the Supreme Court than elect the next President.  Republican control of the Court …
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Ayotte, Portman won't meet with an Obama SCOTUS nominee
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Daily Kos
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Reid: Grassley an inept chairman
Discussion: Yahoo Politics and Daily Kos
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Kelly Ayotte, Ron Johnson Hurt Reelection Prospects with Supreme Court Stance
Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump lands his first congressional endorsements  —  Donald Trump finally has official supporters in Congress.  —  Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) told POLITICO on Wednesday that he will support Trump for the Republican nomination, making him one of the first members of Congress …
RELATED:
Jerry Zremski / Buffalo News:
Chris Collins becomes first sitting member of Congress to endorse Trump  —  WASHINGTON - Rep. Chris Collins, a mainstream Republican from Clarence, on Wednesday became the first sitting member of Congress to endorse bombastic billionaire Donald Trump for president.
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Clinton Derangement Syndrome Is Alive and Well  —  Memories: … This is all courtesy of Judicial Watch, the Scaife-funded outfit that brought us so much endless Clinton paranoia in the 90s.  To this day, most people—including an awful lot of reporters who ought to know better …
RELATED:
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Attorney general promises ‘independent’ review of Clinton email case
Discussion: Hot Air
Washington Post:
Aides' email-server testimony could throw Clinton campaign a curveball
Discussion: LawNewz
Aaron Williams / Alternet:
Noam Chomsky: We Owe the Rise of Trump to Fear and the ‘Breakdown of Society’  —  Leading GOP candidate is taking advantage of America's fears.  —  Noam Chomsky.  —  Noam Chomsky, 87, is without a doubt the most significant academic figure to cast a highly critical eye on U.S. foreign policies.
RELATED:
Jay Newton-Small / TIME:
Q&A: David Brock on Attacking Bernie Sanders
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgressPage Array:
Ben Carson Acknowledges His Presidential Campaign Might Be A Big Scam  —  As Ben Carson slid down the polls after cresting around Halloween, firms closely connected with his campaign advisors and consultants hauled in millions of dollars in Carson's campaign funds.
RELATED:
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Does Ben Carson Suspect His Campaign Was a Scam?
Discussion: The Stranger … and RedState
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Bernie's South Carolina surrender  —  COLUMBIA, S.C. — With just a few days until the South Carolina Democratic primary, Bernie Sanders is all but writing the state off.  —  He hasn't said that, of course, but his schedule reflects it.  —  Sanders was in Massachusetts Monday night and Virginia Tuesday morning.
RELATED:
Associated Press:
Texas Court Clears Ex-Gov. Rick Perry of 2nd Felony Charge  —  Texas' highest criminal court tossed the second and final felony charge against former Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday, likely ending a case the Republican says helped sink his short-lived 2016 presidential bid.
Quartz:
“I love the poorly educated”—Read Donald Trump's full Nevada victory speech  —  Presidential candidate Donald Trump easily won the Republican Nevada primary with over 44% of the votes in early counting, in a election marked by complaints of fraud and chaos.
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 4:40 PM ET, February 24, 2016.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 See Also: 
memeorandum: site main
memeorandum River: reverse chronological memeorandum
memeorandum Mobile: for phones
memeorandum Leaderboard: memeorandum's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
memeorandum RSS feed
memeorandum on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
Mario Trujillo / The Hill:
Obama nominates first black, female librarian of Congress
Discussion: ABC News, Washington Post and Techdirt
New York Sun:
As Trump Takes Lead Here Boris Johnson Makes Stand For an Independent Britain
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Watching Trump and Sanders, Mitt Romney says he gets it: 'We're just mad as hell'
Christopher Brito / New York's PIX11:
Mother of girl who died in Brooklyn apartment fire arrested, cops say
Discussion: WTVR-TV
Rush Limbaugh:
MUST HEAR!!!  Rush Blows the Lights Out in the Final Hour! …
 Earlier Items: 
Carl Campanile / New York Post:
Pro-Palestinian student group ‘harassing’ Jewish CUNY students
Eleanor Ainge Roy / Guardian:
The $400,000-a-year New Zealand job with three months' holiday that no one wants
Jacob Weisberg / New York Times:
What Today's Republicans Don't Get About Reagan
Nick Gass / Politico:
Melania Trump: ‘I followed the law’ as immigrant
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and The Week