memeorandum: Poll: Trump leads in GOP primary (John Howard/Capitol Weekly)

2:10 PM ET, April 22, 2016

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Kyle Cheney / Politico:

Delegates face death threats from Trump supporters — First it was an email warning Steve House, the Colorado GOP chairman, to hide his family members and “pray you make it to Cleveland.” Then there was the angry man who called his cell phone and told him to put a gun down his throat.

Discussion: Mediaite, Washington Examiner, The Week and Breaking News USA

Harper Neidig / The Hill:

Priebus slams ‘Never Trump’ movement, calls for GOP unity — Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus on Friday called for Republicans to unite ahead of the general election, striking back against the “Never Trump” movement. — “It is essential to victory in November …

Discussion: ABC News and Talking Points Memo

Associated Press:

Trump team tells GOP he has been ‘projecting an image’ — HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump's chief lieutenants told skeptical Republican leaders Thursday that the GOP front-runner has been “projecting an image” so far in the 2016 primary season and “the part that he's been playing is now evolving” …

Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo: GOPers Worry About Bringing Families To Convention After Pro-Trump Threats

Steve M. / No More Mister Nice Blog:
TRUMP CAMPAIGN DUPES MAINSTREAM MEDIA, WITH AN ASSIST FROM THE #NEVERTRUMPERS

Discussion: Politico, Washington Monthly, Washington Post and Bloomberg

Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Conservative activist sues the RNC, alleging delegate fraud

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit

Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump is playing ‘a part’ and can transform for victory, campaign chief tells GOP leaders

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Daily Kos, New York Times and Mediaite

New York Times:
Donald Trump to Reshape Image, New Campaign Chief Tells G.O.P.

Discussion: Mother Jones, Hot Air, CNBC, New York Post and Politico

WALV-TV:

EXCLUSIVE WTHR/HPI Poll: Trump, Clinton have small leads in Indiana, overall tight race — INDIANAPOLIS - — The results of the first statewide poll for Indiana's upcoming primary show a small lead for party front runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, with a tight race on both sides of the aisle.

Discussion: Hot Air

Hillary Clinton / Salon:

Hillary's primary success is a sham: Bernie Sanders will remain the true Democratic front-runner until the FBI finishes its Investigation — It's not over until the FBI clears Hillary Clinton— which it absolutely shouldn't — Bernie Sanders is the only Democratic candidate for president not linked to an FBI investigation.

Discussion: RedState

Jon Favreau / The Daily Beast: Hey, Berniacs: I Learned to Love Hillary and So Can You

Stephen A. Nuño / NBC News:
Poll: Trump Poised to Get Lowest Vote Ever Among Latinos

Discussion: The Bob and Chez Show, Business Insider and AOL

The Independent:

Boris Johnson has criticised the US president Barack Obama and suggested his attitude to Britain might be based on his “part-Kenyan” heritage and “ancestral dislike of the British empire”. — Writing a column for The Sun newspaper the outgoing Mayor of London recounted a story about a bust …

Discussion: Business Insider, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Gateway Pundit, Guardian, Washington Post, Infowars, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, The Week and The Atlantic

Telegraph:

As your friend, let me tell you that the EU makes Britain even greater — In 1939, President Franklin D Roosevelt offered a toast to King George VI in the White House. “I am persuaded that the greatest single contribution our two countries have been enabled to make to civilisation …

Thomas Penny / Bloomberg:
Obama Praises EU in U.K. Op-Ed Aimed at Swaying Brexit Vote

Discussion: Politico and Washington Post

Nicholas Soames / Guardian:
London mayor under fire over remark about ‘part-Kenyan’ Barack Obama

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Coffee House, NBC News and Mediaite

John Howard / Capitol Weekly:

Poll: Trump leads in GOP primary — Editors's Note: When Capitol Weekly's new CA120 series was launched, we promised to explore contemporary issues of importance to our readers through data-rich content. — One of our first articles, “In political polling, art and science join hands,” raised a question.

Discussion: The Last Refuge and Hot Air

Washington Post:
GOP veepstakes begin: Candidates start building lists and vetting prospects

Discussion: New York Magazine, Politico, miamiherald, The Daily Caller, National Review and Bloomberg

Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Is Indiana the last stand for the ‘Never Trump’ movement?

Discussion: Politico, Wall Street Journal and Washington Times

Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit: HANNITY: There Will Be No Contested Convention - Things Are Happening Behind the Scenes (VIDEO)

Megan Apper / BuzzFeed:

Prince Once Wrote A Donald Trump Song And It Is Spectacular — It is a ‘90s romantic ballad and it is called “Donald Trump (Black Version).” — Outside of his own hits, the late Prince was famous for having writing, instrumental, or production credits on other artists’ albums. — Mike Blake / Reuters

Discussion: Washington Post, Media Matters for America, Gothamist, alan.com, Raw Story, Business Insider and The Week

WCMH-TV:

Eight dead after shootings in Pike County, whereabouts of suspect unknown — PIKE COUNTY, OH (WCMH) — Police are responding to multiple scenes near the Pike and Adams county line where at least eight people are dead. — Law enforcement sources tell NBC4 there are a total of four scenes near Piketon, Ohio along Union Hill Road.

Discussion: WOOD-TV, WJTV, WIAT-TV, NBC News and KFOR-TV

WCPO:

Pastor: 2 adults, 5 children shot to death at multiple Pike County locations — PEEBLES, Ohio — Multiple people are dead after shootings at multiple locations on Union Hill Road in Pike County just northeast of Peebles, according to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Q13 FOX News, NOLA River and KTLA

Fox News:
Shooter reportedly on the loose after 7 killed in southern Ohio

Discussion: CBS New York and The Daily Caller

Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:

Virginia Governor Restoring Voting Rights to Felons — WASHINGTON — Gov. Terry McAuliffe of Virginia will use his executive power on Friday to restore voting rights to more than 200,000 convicted felons, circumventing his Republican-run legislature. The action will overturn a Civil War-era provision …

Discussion: Washington Post, Vox, The Atlantic, Mother Jones, Feeds, FOX News Radio, Refinery29, DCist, AMERICAblog NewsAMERICAblog …, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Guardian, Washington Free Beacon, The Week and Balloon Juice

TMZ.com:

Prince — Treated for Drug Overdose Days Before Death — TREATED FOR DRUG OVERDOSE DAYS BEFORE DEATH — EXCLUSIVE — Prince was treated for a drug overdose 6 days before his death ... multiple sources tell TMZ. — We broke the story ... Prince's private jet made an emergency landing in Moline …

Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:

U.S. Suicide Rate Surges to a 30-Year High — WASHINGTON — Suicide in the United States has surged to the highest levels in nearly 30 years, a federal data analysis has found, with increases in every age group except older adults. The rise was particularly steep for women.

Discussion: USA Today, Sky Dancing, Wall Street Journal, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, neo-neocon, The Week, STAT and New York Magazine

Travis / Uber Global:

Growing and growing up — Today we announced a settlement in two important class-action lawsuits: O'Connor (California) and Yucesoy (Massachusetts). The key issue at stake in both cases is whether drivers using the Uber app should be classified as independent contractors or employees.

Discussion: USA Today, Associated Press, Washington Post, Common Dreams, The Hill, TechCrunch, Computerworld, Consumerist, 89.3 KPCC, KQED News, Mother Jones, Engadget and Drudge Retort

New York Times:
Uber Settles Cases With Concessions, but Drivers Stay Freelancers

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Forbes, New York Magazine and The Verge

Peter Willis / mirror:

Inside Prince's bizarre life at Paisley Park: This is what happened when we visited the music icon — When the Daily Mirror's Peter Willis went to interview the music legend at his Paisley Park mansion in 2010 it was even weirder than he could have imagined

Discussion: Washington Post, New York Times, Associated Press, CANNONFIRE and Refinery29, more at Mediagazer »

Rory Carroll / Guardian:

Secretive group of Hollywood conservatives suddenly dissolves — The announcement by the Friends of Abe fueled speculation that infighting over Donald Trump's candidacy had drained commitment — The Friends of Abe has acted as a clandestine club for Hollywood conservatives for more than a decade …

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News

Maggie Haberman / New York Times:

Donald Trump's More Accepting Views on Gay Issues Set Him Apart in G.O.P. — Elton John and his longtime boyfriend, David Furnish, entered a civil partnership on Dec. 21, 2005, in England under a law the country had just enacted granting recognition to same-sex couples.

Discussion: Washington Post and Mediaite

Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg View:

Politicians' Promises and #NeverTrump's Evolution — 1. Yup, politicians usually attempt to keep their promises, and they often succeed. Timothy Hill at FiveThirtyEight looks at the research. (My old item on this is here.) — 2. Andrew Rudalevige at the Monkey Cage on the Supreme Court arguments …

Discussion: Washington Monthly