Hillary Clinton secures Democratic presidential selection, by AP check

A 'burst of a minute ago backing from superdelegates' seems to put Clinton over the edge to wind up the primary female presidential candidate of a noteworthy gathering

Hillary Clinton's lack of empathy has her limping to the finish line | TheNews Linzer

As the California primary looms, building a rapport with voters – an emotional connection with working Americans – must be Clinton’s biggest priority

This is a time of high anxiety for supporters of Hillary Clinton.

The polls show a tightening race between Clinton and a Republican nominee who, among other things, wants to date his own daughter, deport 11 million US residents, and start a trade war with China.

Other polls show a close contest in the final Democratic primary in California, between Clinton and a challenger who, among other things, wants to raise taxes on everyone and is proud to call himself a socialist.

Since the only common factor in these two sets of troubling polls is Hillary Clinton, there must be a connection. Right?

Wrong. Let’s start with the Democratic race against Bernie Sanders, who shows no sign of throwing in the towel in this nomination battle.

The most recent polling last week, by the Public Policy Institute of California, shows that Clinton is leading Sanders by just two points, down from a seven-point lead in March.




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Sanders condemns 'anointment' of Clinton as feud with party intensifies | TheNews Linzer

Senator criticizes Democrats’ ‘undemocratic’ party process
Clinton says general election polls this early ‘mean nothing’
Clinton: Trump presidency will put ‘kids at risk of violence and bigotry’

Bernie Sanders wins Oregon primary while Clinton claims narrow win in Kentucky | TheNews Linzer

Sanders overcame state’s closed primary, which allows only registered Democrats – not independents – to vote, while Clinton declared victory in Kentucky

Paul Ryan offers to step down as GOP convention chair if Donald Trump asks |TheNews Linzer

The speaker of House, who has declined to endorse the presumptive Republican nominee, made comment as Trump chasm between party leaders widens

Paul Ryan told reporters on Monday that he is willing to step down from role as co-chairman of the Republican National Convention in July if Donald Trump asks him to do so.

The comment, made in an interview with the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, was the latest sign that many Republican leaders are willing to walk away from their party’s presumptive nominee and distance themselves from the controversy and chaos of his campaign. Many believe Trump will lose badly in a general election, and that he could take senators and representatives down with him.

Ryan declined to endorse Trump last week, telling CNN: “I’m just not ready to do that at this point. I’m not there right now.”

Trump at first responded with statement: “I am not ready to support Speaker Ryan’s agenda.”

He later expressed disappointment, telling NBC on Sunday: “He called me, I think, to congratulate me about New York, ’cause I won by massive numbers.” Continue reading....





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Facebook to sponsor GOP convention despite Zuckerberg's veiled dig at Trump

In April, Zuckerberg talked of ‘fearful voices building walls’ – but Facebook insists that sponsorship of Republican convention is not an endorsement

Facebook will sponsor the Republican and Democratic national conventions this summer providing “financial and other support” – despite pressure from progressive organizations and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s own veiled criticisms of presumptive Republican candidate Donald Trump’s anti-immigration rhetoric.

“This support allows Facebook to facilitate an open dialogue among voters, candidates and elected officials during the conventions, just as it has during other critical moments in the US elections and in elections around the world,” Erin Egan, Facebook’s vice president of public policy, said in a statement.

Facebook maintains that its sponsorship of the GOP convention, which will reportedly include a “lounge”, does not constitute an endorsement, but the announcement has angered a coalition of organizations that have launched campaigns urging technology companies and other corporations not to sponsor the party of Trump. Continue reading...





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Trump forced from his motorcade amid chaotic protests at California convention

• Hundreds stormed area where frontrunner went to address Republicans
• With entrance blocked, Trump was forced to exit vehicle to access hotel

Protesters in California forced Donald Trump to leave his motorcade and walk along a highway on Friday, amid chaotic demonstrations in which activists torched an American flag and set fire to a piñata of the Republican frontrunner.

Hundreds of protesters repeatedly tried to storm the hotel where Trump was due to address the California Republican convention in Burlingame, near San Francisco International Airport.

Some protesters managed to get inside the Hyatt Regency by booking rooms in advance. When inside they unfurled two large Stop Hate banners from the upper floors that could be seen from outside, where protesters hurled eggs, clashed with baton-wielding police, and blocked roads. Continue reading...






Published By - Theguardian.com - Sports New, LifeStyle News, Politics news, UK and world political comment and analysis: Saturday 30 April 2016 00.10 BST

Obama warns against campaign anger: US election 2016

Obama stated candidates have to now not a hotel to the "insults" and "clearly now not violence towards other people". Mr. Donald Trump, who leads the race from the Republican nomination, has canceled his Chicago rally after combating broke out between his supporters and protestors. His rivals and others accused him of using inflammatory rhetoric.

Then on Saturday, Mr. Trump failed miserably in the Republican caucuses in Washington d.c. and Wyoming.

Mr Obama, who will stand down in January to after the presidential elections of November, was speaking at a democratic party fundraiser in Dallas on a Saturday.

He said: "what the folks who are running for Office should focus on is how we can make it even better not the insults and threats of the school yard and the production data, do not split along lines of tribe and faith."

The clash at the Trump Chicago he recovered on Friday began more than an hour before the event was due to start, and continued after it was cancelled.

tremendous anger

On Saturday, Mr. Trump campaigning in Ohio, one of the key State as well as Florida and Ohio--hold primaries on Tuesday.

In Dayton, Ohio, he was surrounded briefly by secret service personnel on the stage after a man tried to breach a security fence.

Donald Trump has taken a strong stance on immigration, promising to build a "great wall" on the border with Mexico.

Comment on the relationship between Muslims and us earlier this week, he said: "Islam hates us."

 Mr Trump denied fostering Division.
"I represent a large group of peoples that for have a lot of anger," he said. "There is tremendous anger out there on both sides."

His Trump rivals for the nomination of Republican Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz has called the incident "sad".

Texas Senator Cruz accused Mr Donald Trump of creating an environment that to just encourages this kind of nasty language.

Kasich told him rhetoric Donald trump (makes it most difficult) to support him.

Ted Cruz won a convincing victory in the closed session of Wyoming while Rubio narrowly beat Mr. Kasich in Washington DC. Trump to a distant third in both contests.

Cruz also wins on the territory of the island of Guam.

In the Democratic race. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is continuing his challenge against first Hillary Clinton.

Mrs. Clinton won the votes of the Democrats ' first in the Northern Mariana Islands