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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Inside the bitter last days of Bernie's revolution — There's no strategist pulling the strings, and no collection of burn-it-all-down aides egging him on. At the heart of the rage against Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party, the campaign aides closest to him say, is Bernie Sanders.
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New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Wins California, Bolstering Claim to Nomination — Hillary Clinton claimed the Democratic presidential nomination on Tuesday night after decisive victories in the California, New Jersey and New Mexico primaries, and she quickly appealed to supporters of Senator Bernie Sanders …
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New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Is Said to Plan Large Layoff From Campaign Staff — UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Senator Bernie Sanders plans to lay off at least half his campaign staff Wednesday as his battered presidential bid continues on despite Hillary Clinton's being declared the presumptive Democratic nominee …
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Primary wins show Hillary Clinton needs the left less than pro-Sanders liberals think — THE BIG IDEA: The scope and scale of Hillary Clinton's victories last night ameliorates much of the pressure that she has been under to pander to Bernie Sanders and his supporters.
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The Atlantic and Sky Dancing
New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Made History, but Bernie Sanders Stubbornly Ignored It — Revolutions rarely give way to gracious expressions of defeat. — And so, despite the crushing California results that rolled in for him on Tuesday night, despite the insurmountable delegate math and the growing pleas …
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Vox, Common Dreams, Politico and CANNONFIRE
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Top supporters of Bernie Sanders gently tell him: It's time — THE MORNING PLUM: — Hillary Clinton decisively defeated Bernie Sanders in the big delegate-rich states of California and New Jersey, and in a rousing, emotional speech last night, she laid claim to a piece of American history …
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
BOOM! Hillary Clinton CAUGHT COLLUDING With AP to Announce Delegate Win Before California! — On Monday night - the day before California's primary election - the Associated Press announced Hillary Clinton had finally secured enough delegates to win the Democratic Party nomination.
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New York Times, The Hill and Liberty Unyielding
NBC News:
First Read: Trump Starts the General After Squandering a Head Start
First Read: Trump Starts the General After Squandering a Head Start
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The Federalist and NBC News
Gail Collins / New York Times:
What Hillary Imagines — Hillary Clinton. First woman presidential nominee.
Los Angeles Times:
Editorial Bernie Sanders supporters have to face the facts: Hillary Clinton has won
Editorial Bernie Sanders supporters have to face the facts: Hillary Clinton has won
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Daily Kos
Tara Golshan / Vox:
Hillary Clinton's victory speech: “Don't let anyone tell you that great things can't happen”
Hillary Clinton's victory speech: “Don't let anyone tell you that great things can't happen”
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Washington Monthly, Daily Wire, Hullabaloo, The Moderate Voice, Hot Air and Althouse
Tara Golshan / Vox:
Donald Trump actually read his victory speech from a teleprompter. Here's the transcript.
Donald Trump actually read his victory speech from a teleprompter. Here's the transcript.
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Next for Democrats: A delicate dance to broker peace between Clinton and Sanders
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Trump unleashes teleprompter-powered attack on Clinton
Trump unleashes teleprompter-powered attack on Clinton
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The last domino: Hillary Clinton will definitely win more pledged delegates than Bernie Sanders
The last domino: Hillary Clinton will definitely win more pledged delegates than Bernie Sanders
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The Week, New York Magazine and Guardian
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Dump the G.O.P. for a Grand New Party — If a party could declare moral bankruptcy, today's Republican Party would be in Chapter 11. — This party needs to just shut itself down and start over — now. Seriously, someone please start a New Republican Party! — America needs a healthy two-party system.
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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Conservative Radio Host Hugh Hewitt Says GOP Should Change Convention Rules to Dump Trump — Conservative talk show host Hugh Hewitt argued Wednesday morning that the Republican Party should make an unprecedented effort to change the Republican National Convention rules to allow them to dump Donald Trump as their nominee.
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Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit and Daily Wire
Streiff / RedState:
BREAKING. Hugh Hewitt Calls For Convention To Reject Trump (FULL AUDIO) — Whoa. — This morning talk show host Hugh Hewitt called for the GOP convention to change the rules to allow for an alternative candidate to be selected. (Full disclosure, Hewitt is affiliated with Salem Media Group which owns RedState.)
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The Resurgent
Catherine Ho / Washington Post:
Renee Ellmers loses North Carolina GOP primary — Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-N.C.) lost her bid for reelection Tuesday, becoming the first GOP congressional incumbent to lose their seat in 2016. — Ellmers, who was elected in 2010 amid the tea party takeover of the House …
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Once a Tea Party Star, Renee Ellmers Goes Down in Primary Defeat
Once a Tea Party Star, Renee Ellmers Goes Down in Primary Defeat
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Justin Quesinberry / WNCN:
Ellmers called ‘mean girl on steroids’ after NC Congresswoman remarks on woman's weight
Ellmers called ‘mean girl on steroids’ after NC Congresswoman remarks on woman's weight
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Wall Street Journal:
Saving Speaker Ryan — His conservative critics don't seem to mind if Republicans lose the House majority. — The impulse of some conservatives for self-destruction this year seems to have no limits. Many of the same people who paved the way for Donald Trump are now trying to excommunicate …
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The Resurgent
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Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
Donald Trump's Most Politically Correct Speech (Aided by a TelePrompter)
Donald Trump's Most Politically Correct Speech (Aided by a TelePrompter)
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Associated Press, Daily Kos, Washington Post and Media Matters for America
Francis Wilkinson / Bloomberg:
The Republican Party Can Get Even Worse
Donald J. Trump / Donald J Trump for President:
DONALD J. TRUMP STATEMENT REGARDING TRUMP UNIVERSITY — It is unfortunate that my comments have been misconstrued as a categorical attack against people of Mexican heritage. I am friends with and employ thousands of people of Mexican and Hispanic descent. The American justice system relies on fair and impartial judges.
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Hatch: ‘Be nice’ to ‘first-time candidate’ Trump
Oliver Jj Lane / Breitbart:
REPORT: Migrants Burn Down Asylum Centre After Not Receiving Ramadan Wake Up Call — A massive fire at Düsseldorf's major international trade fair grounds yesterday has been followed by reports that the blaze was set deliberately by migrants who were angry because of Ramadan.
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
The taunt Clinton supporters think will haunt Trump gets airtime in new ad — The scene of Donald Trump mocking a New York Times reporter with a congenital disability garners the presumed Republican nominee some of his highest negative ratings among focus groups, POLITICO has learned.
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New York Times
Ace / Ace of Spades HQ:
So, Who Is the GOP Going to Install as Its Nominee Instead of Trump? — I feel that the GOP Establishment played along with Trump for what they felt was a reasonable period of pretending, but now, a Decent Interval has passed, and they can abandon Trump. — Lindsey Graham calls for people to begin unendorsing Trump, and then...
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Hot Air
Joseph Lawler / Washington Examiner:
Goldman Sachs: Obamacare forcing hundreds of thousands into part-time work — Obamacare is forcing hundreds of thousands of people into part-time work, according to a new analysis from the bank Goldman Sachs. — In a research note sent out Wednesday, bank economist Alec Phillips concluded that …