memeorandum: Poll Finds Majority of Voters Disapprove of Republicans' Supreme Court Delay (Siobhan Hughes/Wall Street Journal)

11:10 AM ET, March 9, 2016

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Eric Bradner / CNN:

CNN/ORC Poll: Trump, Clinton leading in Florida, Ohio — Washington (CNN)Donald Trump is leading two of his Republican presidential rivals in their home states, topping Sen. Marco Rubio in Florida and Gov. John Kasich in Ohio, new CNN/ORC polls show. — Hillary Clinton, meanwhile …

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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:

Marco on the brink — SARASOTA, Fla. — With mounting losses and his chances that voters deliver him the Republican nomination near-nonexistent, Marco Rubio is flirting with the same political “death spiral” that swallowed Jeb Bush only three weeks ago. — He's fending off rumors of quitting …

Discussion: Daily Kos, JustOneMinute and Wall Street Journal

Washington Post:

Poll: Clinton leads Trump, aided by Obama coalition … Powered by the same coalition that twice elected Barack Obama, Democrat Hillary Clinton holds a clear lead over Republican Donald Trump in a hypothetical matchup for the November election, according to the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll.

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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:

Only Trump Can Trump Trump — Donald Trump is a walking political science course. His meteoric rise is lesson No. 1 on leadership: Most voters do not listen through their ears. They listen through their stomachs. If a leader can connect with them on a gut level, their response is: “Don't bother me with the details.

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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:

Rubio shut out in delegates from Tuesday voting — (R-Fla.) was shut out of delegates from voting in four states voting on Tuesday after poor performances in Hawaii, Idaho, Michigan and Mississippi. — Rubio's night began by missing the 15-percent threshold for receiving any delegates in Michigan and Mississippi.

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Tampa Bay Times:
Marco Rubio not ready to be president

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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Marco Rubio Never Had A Base

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Elizabeth Wilner / The Cook Political Report:
Yes, There is an Anti-Trump Surge

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Katie Glueck / Politico: GOP establishment creeps toward Cruz

Guy Benson / Townhall.com:
Unelectable: Trump's Unfavorable Rating Spikes to 67 Percent Nationally

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Donovan Slack / USA Today:
Poll: Romney helps more than hurts Trump with Republicans

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Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:

What The Stunning Bernie Sanders Win In Michigan Means — Bernie Sanders made folks like me eat a stack of humble pie on Tuesday night. He won the Michigan primary over Hillary Clinton, 50 percent to 48 percent, when not a single poll taken over the last month had Clinton leading by less than 5 percentage points.

Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:

Sanders stuns Clinton in Michigan — DETROIT — Bernie Sanders scored one of the biggest victories of his underdog campaign Tuesday by beating Hillary Clinton in Michigan, a delegate-rich state where she led by double digits in the closing days before voting.

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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Sanders sues to allow 17-year-olds to vote in Ohio

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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Sanders Sues Ohio Over Law Keeping 17-Year-Olds From Voting In Primary

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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Sanders wins surprise, narrow victory in Michigan

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CNN:
Sanders files suit against Ohio secretary of state in push to allow 17-year-olds to vote

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Yamiche Alcindor / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Sues Over Ohio Rule Barring 17-Year-Olds From Primary

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Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Sanders may pull off huge upset in Michigan [UPDATED: Sanders wins]

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New York Times:
Trade and Jobs Key to Victory For Bernie Sanders

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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:

Carly Fiorina Endorses Ted Cruz For President — Former Republican presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina endorsed Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) at a Wednesday campaign event in Miami. — “I checked the box for Ted Cruz, and I'm here to tell you why,” Fiorina said of her vote in Virginia's primary.

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Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump Wins 3 States, but Still Has Work to Do

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Matthew Burns / WRAL-TV: WRAL News poll: Trump, Clinton poised to win NC

Mark Davis / Dallas Morning News: Here are 6 arguments for and against Trump. All are valid.

Eric Wang / USA Today:

Liberals should thank Scalia for right to blast GOP on Supreme Court: Column — Conservative justice would smile at ads targeting Republican senators sponsored by groups that would ban their own ads. — The late and ever-colorful Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia raised some eyebrows …

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Siobhan Hughes / Wall Street Journal:
Poll Finds Majority of Voters Disapprove of Republicans' Supreme Court Delay

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Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
The Conservative Era Is Over — Antonin Scalia's death …

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Jonathan Ellis / Mashable:

All the lies Donald Trump told in his election night infomercial — Donald Trump had plenty to celebrate on Tuesday night after winning the Republican primaries in Mississippi and Michigan. — But that didn't really matter. He was still pissed at Mitt Romney for making fun of his companies.

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Hadas Gold / Politico:

Trump campaign manager gets rough with Breitbart reporter — Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski forcibly yanked Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields out of the way after his press conference in Florida on Tuesday night. — Fields was attempting to ask Trump a question as he exited the press conference.

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Windy City Media Group:

Second Wachowski filmmaker sibling comes out as trans — The second sibling of the filmmaking duo known as The Wachowskis has come out as transgender. — Lilly Wachowski, 48, sibling of Lana, 50, came out in a statement to Windy City Times, after being threatened with outing by other media.

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Levi Pulkkinen / seattlepi.com:

Explosion levels buildings in North Seattle — 9 firefighters hurt in early morning explosion at Seattle's Greenwood neighborhood — An explosion leveled much of a commercial block and injured nine firefighters in Seattle's Greenwood neighborhood early Wednesday morning.

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Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:

EXCLUSIVE: Jon Voight Endorses Donald Trump for President — LOS ANGELES — Hollywood legend Jon Voight has endorsed Republican Donald J. Trump for President of the United States. — In an interview with Breitbart News Tuesday evening, the Oscar-, Emmy-, and Golden Globe-winning actor said …

CNN:

Idaho pastor shooting: Suspect arrested at White House fence — (CNN)Kyle Andrew Odom, the suspect in the shooting of an Idaho pastor, was taken into custody Tuesday at the White House, a source at the U.S. Secret Service told CNN. — Odom was taken into custody by the Secret Service …

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Victor Morton / Washington Times:
Suspect in shooting of Ted Cruz rally pastor arrested at White House

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit

CNN:

Exit polls: Mississippians, Michiganders angry or dissatisfied — Washington (CNN)Republicans voting in Mississippi and Michigan on Tuesday said they were worried about the economy and many said they were “angry” at the federal government, according to early exit poll results.

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Bloomberg Business:

Republican National Committee Sues for Clinton Aides' E-Mails — The Republican National Committee filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking State Department records and e-mails of associates of Hillary Clinton from early 2013 to late 2015. The suit was filed in federal court in Washington.

Discussion: Politico

New York Times:

How Trump Could Be Blocked at a Contested Republican Convention — Mr. Trump could lose support as delegates become free to vote as they please. — Most states “bind” their delegates to candidates based on primary results. But most delegates are released if no candidate wins a majority …

Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:

HuffPo's Grim: 54 Private Jets at Meeting to Stop Trump — Huffington Post reporter Ryan Grim told CNN's Brooke Baldwin on Tuesday that “something like 54 private jets” had arrived at an elite meeting of tech CEOs, GOP party insiders and big donors set on stopping Donald Trump before he wins the Republican nomination.

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