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17 Mar

Ben Ginsberg Warns of ‘Political Guerilla Warfare’ at Contested GOP Convention

With prospects for the first contested Republican convention in 40 years on the rise, GOP super-lawyer and election-law expert Ben Ginsberg says that selecting the actual delegates at state conventions in the coming months will “be sort of spring training” for the summer showdown in Cleveland.Source: Ginsberg Warns of ‘Political Guerilla Warfare’ at Contested GOP ConventionVery interesting, detailed interview with...

18:21 / blog / Pocket / Audrey Perry Martin

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17 Mar

The End of GOP Optimism

Marco Rubio’s speech suspending his campaign after his crushing loss in the Florida primary was a requiem for an entire style of Republican politics. Rubio represented an upbeat, opportunity-oriented vein in the GOP that ran through George W.Source: The End of GOP Optimism...

18:21 / blog / Pocket / Audrey Perry Martin

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17 Mar

Trump as GOP presidential nominee could lean on party money

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump says he'll raise money for the Republican Party and there's a good reason why: It has the resources he lacks for a general election.Source: Trump as GOP presidential nominee could lean on party money...

18:21 / blog / Pocket / Audrey Perry Martin

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17 Mar

Utah Supreme Court Will Hear Republican Lawsuit on Party Nominations on April 4

On Monday, April 4, the Utah Supreme Court will hear Utah Republican Party v Herbert, 2016-0077. The court will decide whether a qualified political party has the right to provide that no candidate may qualify for its primary ballot unless that candidate shows significant support at a party caucus.Source: Utah Supreme Court Will Hear Republican Lawsuit on Party Nominations on...

18:21 / blog / Pocket / Audrey Perry Martin

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17 Mar

The Supreme Court and the battle for the U.S. Senate

With the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Election 2016 just got much more complicated. The GOP majority leadership in the Senate has threatened not to hold any hearings or votes on Merrick Garland, the Chief Judge of the D.C.Source: The Supreme Court and the battle for the U.S. Senate...

18:21 / blog / Pocket / Audrey Perry Martin

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17 Mar

2016 Democratic and Republican Delegate Count Update. Clinton 1,551, Sanders 792. Trump 674, Cruz 413, Rubio 172, Kasich 146

On so-called 'SUPER TUESDAY', 595 Republican National Convention delegates are bound to contenders for that Party's 2016 Presidential Nomination- while 799 Democratic National Convention delegates are also being pledged to presidential candidates in that Party- in most of the delegate selection eveSource: The Green Papers: What's New?...