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July 19, 2015

5 posts · Sunday

Sanders Draws Largest Crowd Yet

July 19, 2015 at 11:30 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 179 Comments

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) “drew more than 11,000 people to a rally Saturday night in downtown Phoenix — the largest crowd to date for a presidential candidate whose audiences have been swelling in recent months,” the Washington Post reports.

Said Sanders: “Somebody told me people are giving up on the political process. Not what I see here tonight.”

Trump Quote of the Day

July 19, 2015 at 11:20 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 49 Comments

“No, not at all… Very importantly, I got a standing ovation, the biggest ovation they had all weekend, by far. When I left the room, it was a total standing ovation. It was wonderful to see. Nobody was insulted…. I’m very disappointed in John McCain because the vets are horribly treated in this country.”

— Donald Trump, quoted by Politico, saying he does not owe McCain an apology for saying he’s only a war hero because he was captured.

Walker Doesn’t Know If Being Gay is a Choice

July 19, 2015 at 11:16 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 53 Comments

Gov. Scott Walker (R) said he is not sure if homosexuality is a choice, The Hill reports.

Said Walker: “I don’t know the answer to that question. That’s not even an issue for me to be involved in. I don’t have an opinion on every single issue out there.”

He added: “I am going to spend my time focusing on the issues I do know and can work on.”

Quote of the Day

July 19, 2015 at 9:03 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 48 Comments

“I believe that scouting would be better off, if they didn’t have openly gay scoutmasters.”

— Rick Perry, in an interview with NBC News.

Many GOP Donors Still on Sidelines

July 19, 2015 at 8:35 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 17 Comments

“Despite a wealth of choices in a crowded primary field, the vast majority of high-level Republican donors and fund-raisers have not yet backed any candidate financially, magnifying the importance of the coming debates as the presidential hopefuls seek to impress potential backers,” the New York Times reports.

“Only about a fifth of the 1,000 or so fund-raisers and their spouses who rallied around Mitt Romney, the Republican nominee in 2012, have given money to any of the 2016 candidates… Those who remain uncommitted — hundreds of volunteer ‘bundlers’ who could collect contributions from their friends and business associates — represent a huge pool of untapped campaign cash, potentially hundreds of millions of dollars, that could remake the primary campaign.”