memeorandum: Republican Group to Intensify Campaign Against Trump (Maggie Haberman/New York Times)

2:40 AM ET, March 2, 2016

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Viewer's Guide: After Super Tuesday, Cold Hard Delegate Math — Presidential candidates will wake up Wednesday morning to the cold, hard truth of delegate math. It might give the front-runners some breathing room, but for the rest of the field the truth may hurt.

Discussion: Politico, ABC News and Yahoo Politics

Anna Palmer / Politico:

Top Rubio adviser preparing donors for dismal Super Tuesday — Marco Rubio's top campaign adviser huddled with roughly 40 bundlers and K Streeters Tuesday morning to prepare them for a difficult primary election night—as well as to brief them on the campaign's plan for what to do next.

Discussion: Vox, National Review, Associated Press, ABC News, Washington Post, The Week, Western Journalism, Hot Air, Florida Politics and Balloon Juice

Justin Wolfers / New York Times:

‘Donald Drumpf’ Is Beating Rubio and Cruz for Second in Google Searches — Tuesday morning I wrote about how real-time Google search data can provide useful election forecasts. With half the day gone and voters in Super Tuesday states still at the polls, Google Trends reveals a striking observation …

Discussion: Mashable, The Atlantic, Independent Journal Review, SFist, Mediaite, Shakesville, Common Dreams and CBS Los Angeles

New York Times:
Donald Trump Overwhelms G.O.P. Rivals From Alabama to Massachusetts

Discussion: Mother Jones, Vox, The Huffington Post, Washington Post, TalkLeft and Raw Story

Tarini Parti / BuzzFeed:
Establishment Republicans Are Furious With John Kasich

Discussion: The Week

NBC News:
Super Tuesday Results: Relive Clinton and Trump's Big Night

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon and Politicus USA

Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Adviser: Carson staying in even if he gets shut out on Super Tuesday

Discussion: Politico, Townhall.com, The Gateway Pundit, Talk Media News, No More Mister Nice Blog and The Week

Dareh Gregorian / New York Daily News:
Bad news for The Donald on Super Tuesday as court rules N.Y. attorney general's Trump University …

Discussion: ThinkProgressPage Array, Shakesville and RedState

Paul Singer / USA Today:

Seven N.J. newspapers call on Christie to resign — 48 Shares — Seven New Jersey newspapers issued a joint editorial Tuesday calling on Gov. Chris Christie to resign in the wake of his failed presidential campaign and his subsequent endorsement of rival Donald Trump.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, UPI and National Review

Asbury Park Press:

Step down, Gov. Christie — What an embarrassment. What an utter disgrace. — We're fed up with Gov. Chris Christie's arrogance. — We're fed up with his opportunism. — We're fed up with his hypocrisy. — We're fed up with his sarcasm. — We're fed up with his long neglect …

Discussion: New York Magazine, Mediaite, Truth Revolt, NBC News and CBS New York

Nate Cohn / New York Times:

Sanders Campaign Will Travel On, but Path to Victory Is All but Blocked — Bernie Sanders has vowed to fight for the presidential nomination until the Democratic convention, but the results this evening suggest that he is not anywhere close to being on track to amass a majority of pledged delegates.

Discussion: Hit & Run

Abby Phillip / Washington Post:

Super Tuesday Democratic primaries: Clinton projected to win in 7 states, Sanders in 4 — MIAMI — Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton racked up a string of wins across the south on Super Tuesday, as she widened her lead in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination over rival Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Discussion: Politico, Yahoo Politics and Associated Press

Tara Golshan / Vox:
Bernie Sanders's victory speech: Super Tuesday is not “winner take all”

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, New York Times, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Salon, US News and New York Magazine

Mother Jones:
Live Super Tuesday Updates: Trump and Clinton Rack Up Wins

Discussion: Washington Post

New York Times: Minority Voters Push Hillary Clinton to Victories

Ben Kamisar / The Hill:

Trump: Ryan can get along with me or ‘pay a big price’ — (R-Wis.) that he'll have to pay the price if he doesn't get along with Trump as president after Ryan repudiated him for failing to disavow an endorsement from David Duke. — “I'm going to get along great with Congress.

Discussion: Washington Post

Maggie Haberman / New York Times:

Republican Group to Intensify Campaign Against Trump — A “super PAC” that was formed by members of the Ricketts family is boosting its staff and planning a full-fledged campaign against Donald J. Trump — and his surrogates — in an effort to thwart his rise, including hiring …

Discussion: Yahoo Politics, Slantpoint, Talking Points Memo and Florida Politics

Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Republican Business Leaders Look to Raise Money to Stop Trump

Discussion: Washington Post, CNN, Business Insider and addictinginfo.org

Jordan Fabian / The Hill:

Republicans rebuff Obama in meeting on SCOTUS nomination — There were no signs of a breakthrough as President Obama met Tuesday with Senate Republican leaders pledging to block anyone he nominates to the Supreme Court. — Senate Majority Leader (R-Ky.) and Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley

Discussion: The Atlantic and Shakesville

Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell Say No to Klan (but Maybe to Donald Trump)

Discussion: NBC News, Towleroad, National Review, Talking Points Memo and John Hawkins' Right Wing News

Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:
GOP Senator: Even If Trump Meant It On The KKK, He's Still A Better Choice Than A Democrat

Discussion: Washington Post, Hit & Run, Slantpoint, addictinginfo.org, Campaign for America's Future, Associated Press and Daily Kos

Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:

Trump drives Republican turnout to record, Democrats lack enthusiasm — Republicans continued to shatter turnout records in their presidential primaries and caucuses Tuesday, while Democrats lagged behind in what analysts said was a clear indication of an enthusiasm gap heading into the general election.

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit

Tasneem Nashrulla / BuzzFeed:
Here's Why This Educated, Liberal Couple Is Considering Voting For Donald Trump

Discussion: Hullabaloo, addictinginfo.org and Independent Journal Review

Eric Levenson / Boston Globe:

Did Bill Clinton violate election rules by going into a polling location? — Hillary Clinton's campaign has been “reminded” not to solicit votes near polling sites after President Bill Clinton ventured into a polling location in Boston on Tuesday, the Secretary of the Commonwealth's office said.

Discussion: CBS Boston, WAVY-TV, Mediaite and WBUR

Steve Annear / BostonGlobe.com: Did Bill Clinton violate election rules in Mass.?

Al Weaver / Washington Examiner:

Carson camp: 'We clearly don't know' our path to nomination — Ben Carson is staying in the race for the Republican nomination even though his campaign admits that it's not clear at all that Carson has a viable path to victory, and they don't have a plan to win. — “Well, we clearly don't know.

Discussion: Breitbart, Politico, Slantpoint, NBC News, The Week, Mediaite, BizPac Review, The Daily Caller, Hullabaloo and Florida Politics

Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Carson Calls Meeting Of GOP Candidates After Race Takes ‘Turn For The Worse’

Discussion: The Week

Christian Post:

Donald Trump Is a Scam. Evangelical Voters Should Back Away (CP Editorial) — Editors' Note: The Christian Post has not taken a position on a political candidate before today. We are making an exception because Trump is exceptionally bad and claims to speak for and represent the interests of evangelicals.

Discussion: Yahoo Politics, The Daily Caller and Independent Journal Review

Patrick Brennan / Marco Rubio:
Open Letter from Marco: Donald Trump Is No Joke — He's Dangerous

Discussion: Mediaite, Fox News Insider and Lawyers, Guns & Money

Neetzan Zimmerman / The Hill:

Clinton to voter: 'Why don't you go run for something?' — was involved in brief confrontation with a young woman during a campaign stop in Minnesota Tuesday afternoon as voters headed to the polls to cast their ballot in the state's primary. — The Democratic presidential front-runner …

Discussion: Politico, Raw Story, The Daily Caller and Mediaite

Robert Imrie / WAOW-TV:

Merrill man, 22, accused of “waterboarding” his girlfriend — MERRILL (WAOW) - An angry 22-year-old Merrill man waterboarded his girlfriend, covering her mouth with a wash cloth before dumping three cups of water on her face to force her to talk about another man, according to a criminal complaint.

Discussion: FOX6Now.com and Associated Press

Chicago Tribune:
Man accused of waterboarding girlfriend

Discussion: Chicagoist

Hadas Gold / Politico:

The media's Trump reckoning: ‘Everyone was wrong’ — David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker, told his readers last summer that Donald Trump was running for president to promote his own brand and that the “whole con might end well before the first snows in Sioux City and Manchester.”

Discussion: The Atlantic

Hunter Walker / Yahoo Politics:

The night Hillary Clinton regained her inevitability

Dennis Daugaard / South Dakota State News:

Gov. Daugaard Vetoes HB 1008 — Office of Gov. Dennis Daugaard — 500 E. Capitol Ave. Pierre, S.D. 57501 — 605-773-3212 — CONTACT: Tony Venhuizen or Kelsey Pritchard at 605-773-3212 — PIERRE, S.D. - Gov. Dennis Daugaard has vetoed the following bill:

Discussion: ThinkProgressPage Array, The Daily Caller, Towleroad and Washington Post

Erik Kirschbaum / Los Angeles Times:

Refugees buying one-way tickets home after finding Germany intolerable — Refugees from different countries attend an information session in Berlin in late February. — With a one-way ticket home to Iraq in his hands and seven months' worth of frustration over intransigent German bureaucracy in his heart …

Discussion: RedState and The Daily Caller

Los Angeles Times:

Why millennials are staying away from homeownership despite an improving economy — The number of millenials purchasing homes is low, due in part to demographic and industry changes. — For millions of young adults who make up the largest and best-educated generation in American history …

Discussion: Mother Jones