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2:05 AM ET, March 9, 2016

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Elizabeth Wilner / The Cook Political Report:
Yes, There is an Anti-Trump Surge  —  The grid below by CMAG's Mitchell West lays out a GOP-sponsored “anti-Trump” air campaign that is growing by the week, from 9% of all Republican TV spots (individual airings of commercials) by all advertisers in the presidential race during the first week in February …
Discussion: Washington Post
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Patrick O'Connor / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Holds Three-Point Lead Over Ted Cruz in GOP Race, WSJ/NBC News Poll Finds  —  Primary voters say they would prefer any of businessman's rivals in a one-on-one contest  —  Donald Trump holds a narrow, three-point lead in the race for the Republican presidential nomination …
Guy Benson / Townhall.com:
Unelectable: Trump's Unfavorable Rating Spikes to 67 Percent Nationally  —  We've written about Donald Trump's uniquely terrible general election fundamentals before, as a complement to his worst-in-the-field numbers versus Hillary Clinton.  That hypothetical head-to-head data doesn't mean …
Peter Moore / YouGov US Opinion Center News:
Most Americans agree Trump is a ‘fraud’ and a ‘phony’  —  Just over half of Americans agree with Mitt Romney that Trump is a ‘fraud’ and a ‘phony’, but Republicans disagree … As the Trump campaign maintained its strong momentum Republican heavyhitters Mitt Romney and John McCain blasted the frontrunner in unusually blunt language.
Donald Trump / Yahoo Politics:
Trump romps in Michigan and Mississippi, tightening his grip on the nomination
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Sanders may pull off huge upset in Michigan [UPDATED: Sanders wins]  —  Heading into today's Michigan primary, the Real Clear Politics poll average showed Hillary Clinton leading Bernie Sanders by 21 points.  Yet with more than 60 percent of the vote (or the precincts, I'm not certain which), reported, Sanders is leading Clinton.
Discussion: Common Dreams and ABC News
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ABC News:
Republican Primary Exit Poll Analysis
Discussion: Associated Press and RedState
Associated Press:
Voices From Voters as They Cast Primary Ballots in 4 States
Discussion: Politico, Washington Post and ABC News
Bill Ruthhart / Chicago Tribune:
Clinton holds commanding lead over Sanders in Illinois
Tegna / WZZM-TV:
Amid high turnout, Michigan primary precinct runs out of Democratic ballots in mix-up … GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. - Polling places are busy on this primary election day in Michigan, with some locations reportedly running out of ballots.  —  Multiple callers at Plainfield Township precinct No. 3 …
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Kira Lerner / ThinkProgressPage Array:
Flint Polling Places Ran Out Of Ballots, Turned Voters Away
Discussion: WEYI and U.S. Uncut
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.
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 …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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Victor Morton / Washington Times:
Suspect in shooting of Ted Cruz rally pastor arrested at White House
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Sanders sues to allow 17-year-olds to vote in Ohio  —  's campaign has filed a lawsuit against Ohio's secretary of state to allow 17-year olds to vote in the Democratic primary on March 15, according to a CNN report.  —  Sanders's campaign manager told reporters in Michigan on Tuesday …
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CNN:
Sanders files suit against Ohio secretary of state in push to allow 17-year-olds to vote
Discussion: Washington Times
Raoul Wootliff / The Times of Israel:
Stabbing victim pulls knife out of own neck, kills terrorist  —  Israeli man hospitalized in moderate condition after Petah Tikva attack  —  An Israeli man who was stabbed multiple times Tuesday afternoon in a terror attack in Petah Tikva managed to remove the knife fromn his neck and use …
Keith Olbermann / Washington Post:
I can't stand to live in a Trump building anymore  —  Keith Olbermann is a news and sports commentator and reporter.  —  Okay, Donnie, you win.  —  I'm moving out.  —  Not moving out of the country — not yet anyway.  I'm merely moving out of one of New York's many buildings slathered …
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
Michael Kruse / Politico:
Trump on Nancy Reagan: ‘She was never very beautiful’  —  Earlier this week, after the death of Nancy Reagan, Donald Trump on Twitter called her “the wife of a truly great President” and “an amazing woman.”  —  “She will be missed!” he wrote.  —  In 2004, though, Trump wasn't as enthusiastic …
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Valerie Edwards For / Daily Mail:
Hero woman shoots her stalker in the throat after desperate chase through mall that began when he started following her in food court  — Ganobick got into her car and pulled out a knife and she pulled out a gun and shot him in the neck and buttocks  —  A Kentucky woman heroically turned …
Discussion: LewRockwell
Elena Schneider / Politico:
NRSC deletes tweet attacking Tammy Duckworth for ‘not standing up for our veterans’  —  The National Republican Senatorial Committee tweeted Tuesday that Illinois Senate Democratic candidate Tammy Duckworth, who lost both her legs while serving in the Iraq War, “has a sad record of not standing up for our veterans.”
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:   NRSC Deletes Tweet Saying Double Amputee Dem Doesn't ‘Stand’ For Vets
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Bernie Sanders Sign Defaced in Illinois - Vandals Leave Message  —  This sign was spotted in Collinsville, Illinois this week.  —  “I took half of your sign because you had one and I didn't.  I'm sure you understand.”  —  Socialism a great idea until it shows up in your front yard.
Discussion: Western Journalism
Jennifer Frederick / Hollywood Reporter:
George Martin, Producer and Arranger for The Beatles, Dies at 90  —  EMAIL ME  —  The so-called ‘Fifth Beatle’ signed the band (then minus Ringo) in 1962 and introduced lavish arrangements into their songs.  —  George Martin, the “Fifth Beatle” and British treasure who signed the Fab Four …
 
 
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Add Another Yuuge Failure to Trump's Pile: The Trump Network
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