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CNN:
Donald Trump's ground game — (CNN)Donald Trump — who made a fortune in part by lending his name to business ventures on which he left a light touch — appears poised to take a similar approach to building his ground game. — The presumptive GOP nominee has argued he can put as many as 15 states …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Today in 'Donald Trump's Campaign Is a Garbage Fire' — I love the smell of garbage in the morning. Smells like <s>victory</s> massive defeat. — If Donald Trump were an otherwise normal candidate — with a reasonable knowledge of public policy and no pronounced affection for authoritarian rulers …
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Donald Trump's Advice to Panicked Republicans: Man Up — Donald J. Trump has some advice for panicked Republicans in Washington who are melting down over his most incendiary statements: Man up. — “Politicians are so politically correct anymore, they can't breathe,"Mr. Trump …
Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:
Elizabeth Warren to Call Donald Trump A “Loud, Nasty, Thin-Skinned Fraud” in Upcoming Speech — Sen. Elizabeth Warren is preparing to launch her latest attack on Donald Trump over his comments about the judge overseeing the fraud case against Trump University, calling the presumptive GOP presidential nominee …
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Andrew Rosenthal / New York Times:
Why Republicans Won't Renounce Trump — When Donald Trump attacked a federal judge whose parents were born in Mexico, Hispanic Americans were outraged. Other minority groups saw a pattern of bigotry. Democrats had a hard time concealing their glee. Republican leaders pretended they disapproved.
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
PAUL RYAN To Campaign for Hillary Clinton on “Face the Nation” - Trash Trump as Racist
PAUL RYAN To Campaign for Hillary Clinton on “Face the Nation” - Trash Trump as Racist
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Matt Bai / Yahoo:
The black hole within Donald Trump
The black hole within Donald Trump
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Slate, Political Wire, New York Times and Daily Kos
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Warren: Trump is a ‘loud, nasty, thin-skinned fraud’
Warren: Trump is a ‘loud, nasty, thin-skinned fraud’
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Kasich: It's ‘hard to say’ if I'll support Trump
Kasich: It's ‘hard to say’ if I'll support Trump
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Donald Trump Hires Pollster for New York
Donald Trump Hires Pollster for New York
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Wow She's Right
Wow She's Right
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CANNONFIRE and ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Sanders supporters warn Obama: Don't try to stop Bernie — Bernie Sanders' supporters have some advice for President Barack Obama: Back off. — Thursday morning in the Oval Office, Obama will take his not-so-subtle campaign to ease Sanders out of an active campaign directly to the senator himself.
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Margaret Talev / Bloomberg:
Obama Meets Sanders as President Nears Clinton Endorsement — Democrats want Sanders' supporters to turn out for Clinton — Sanders has vowed to campaign through June 14 D.C. primary — President Barack Obama and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders discussed at the White House on Thursday …
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Warren has concerns about being Clinton's VP: report — (D-Mass.) reportedly has concerns about being Hillary Clinton — 's running mate. — Warren, who is expected to endorse the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee soon, was unsure about the prospects of having two women running …
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Hot Air
MJ Lee / CNN:
Sanders meets with Obama, Reid ahead of final contest
Sanders meets with Obama, Reid ahead of final contest
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Clinton ally Warren weighs potential VP role, sees hurdles - sources
Exclusive: Clinton ally Warren weighs potential VP role, sees hurdles - sources
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Maya Rhodan / TIME:
President Obama: ‘I Am Worried About the Republican Party’
President Obama: ‘I Am Worried About the Republican Party’
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Liberty Unyielding
Christopher Massie / BuzzFeed:
Ed Rendell: Warren Is Not Ready To Be Commander-In-Chief, Shouldn't Be VP
Ed Rendell: Warren Is Not Ready To Be Commander-In-Chief, Shouldn't Be VP
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
There Are More White Voters Than People Think. That's Good News for Trump. — One of the biggest reasons Donald Trump is considered to be a long shot to win the presidency is the diversity of the country. — As Joe Scarborough of MSNBC put it, “There are not enough white voters in America …
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Ron Fournier / The Atlantic:
Hillary Clinton's Truth Problem — The day after she sealed the Democratic presidential nomination, Hillary Clinton took a victory lap of the nation's top newsrooms and delivered the most predictable and practiced comments. She honored her mother. She trashed Donald Trump. She wooed Bernie Sanders' supporters.
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Stuart Rothenberg / Washington Post:
Trump continues to Violate Campaign Rule No. 1
Trump continues to Violate Campaign Rule No. 1
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New York Magazine
Christian Gollayan / New York Post:
Turns out dating is really hard if you support Trump — Lifelong Republican David Goss, 35, was hanging out with his conservative friends in February when he came up with the idea of TrumpSingles.com, a dating website for supporters of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Roseanne Barr: ‘We would be so lucky’ if Trump won — Comedian Roseanne Barr is rooting for presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump — to win the general election over likely rival Hillary Clinton — “I think we would be so lucky if Trump won,” she told The Hollywood Reporter.
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Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Morning Joe dishes on Trump, Zucker — Joe Scarborough is mastering the art of dealing Donald Trump the derision Trump loves to rain on others. — The “Morning Joe” co-host, former Florida congressman and longtime Friend of Donald found himself under fire during the early months …
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Bloomberg:
Welcome to Larry Page's Secret Flying-Car Factories — With Zee.Aero and Kitty Hawk, the Google co-founder looks to the skies. — Three years ago, Silicon Valley developed a fleeting infatuation with a startup called Zee.Aero. The company had set up shop right next to Google's headquarters …
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Andrew Kirell / The Daily Beast:
Deepak Chopra: Trump Is ‘Emotionally Retarded, Maybe Mentally Retarded’ — The guru lamented how The Donald brings out the ‘worst’ in America—and then proceeded to lob insults. — The political rise of Donald Trump is so disturbing, even New Age guru Deepak Chopra has lost his good vibes.
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
David Jolly considering withdrawing from Senate race — Under intense local, state and national pressure, U.S. Rep. David Jolly is considering whether to drop his bid for U.S. Senate and run for reelection against former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist. — Jolly's campaign would neither confirm nor deny …
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National Review
John Harwood / CNBC:
Trump nom - Archaeologists will be studying the ruins for a while: GOP strategist — 'Jeb wasn't built for the stupidest campaign in the world': GOP strategist — CNBC's John Harwood interviews Mike Murphy, the former head of Jeb Bush's “Right to Rise” super PAC.