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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.
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Associated Press:
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.
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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 …
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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.
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Tasneem Nashrulla / BuzzFeed:
Here's Why This Educated, Liberal Couple Is Considering Voting For Donald Trump — “Yes, we could be like the good citizens who voted for a ‘tameable’ Hitler in 1933 to get things back on track. But the alternatives look worse,” the couple wrote in a letter to the Financial Times. — The letter reads:
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NBC News:
FOLLOW LIVE: Updates from Super Tuesday States
FOLLOW LIVE: Updates from Super Tuesday States
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New York Times:
Donald Trump Overwhelms G.O.P. Rivals From Alabama to Massachusetts
Donald Trump Overwhelms G.O.P. Rivals From Alabama to Massachusetts
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Tara Golshan / Vox:
Bernie Sanders's victory speech: Super Tuesday is not “winner take all”
Bernie Sanders's victory speech: Super Tuesday is not “winner take all”
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Adviser: Carson staying in even if he gets shut out on Super Tuesday
Adviser: Carson staying in even if he gets shut out on Super Tuesday
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Dareh Gregorian / New York Daily News:
Bad news for The Donald on Super Tuesday as court rules N.Y. attorney general's Trump University …
Bad news for The Donald on Super Tuesday as court rules N.Y. attorney general's Trump University …
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David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Super Tuesday Republican primaries: Trump projected to win in at least 7 states
Super Tuesday Republican primaries: Trump projected to win in at least 7 states
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.
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Republican Business Leaders Look to Raise Money to Stop Trump
Republican Business Leaders Look to Raise Money to Stop Trump
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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.
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Mother Jones:
Live Super Tuesday Updates: Trump and Clinton Rack Up Wins … It's Super Tuesday, when citizens in 12 states (and American Samoa) will cast their votes in the Republican and Democratic nominating contests. If polls prove accurate, Hillary Clinton should open a substantial delegate lead …
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Sanders Campaign Will Travel On, but Path to Victory Is All but Blocked
Sanders Campaign Will Travel On, but Path to Victory Is All but Blocked
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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
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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell Say No to Klan (but Maybe to Donald Trump)
Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell Say No to Klan (but Maybe to Donald Trump)
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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.
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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Carson Calls Meeting Of GOP Candidates After Race Takes ‘Turn For The Worse’
Carson Calls Meeting Of GOP Candidates After Race Takes ‘Turn For The Worse’
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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.
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Patrick Brennan / Marco Rubio:
Open Letter from Marco: Donald Trump Is No Joke — He's Dangerous
Open Letter from Marco: Donald Trump Is No Joke — He's Dangerous
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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 …
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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.
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Super User / dni.gov:
Bin Laden's Bookshelf — In the weeks following the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan by United States forces, U.S. Intelligence Community analysts sifted through the recovered digital and hard copy materials in search of clues that would reveal ongoing al-Qa'ida plots …
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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:
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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.”
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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 …
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