Here are the latest reports from The Washington Posts ‘Plum Line’.
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* Could a Trump-Sanders debate showdown actually happen? Maybe: Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver told CNN on Friday that the process for setting up a debate with Trump ahead of California’s June 7 primary is progressing. “There have been some communication between the campaigns. A number of networks have put forward proposals, including some that […]
Can Democrats soothe the Bern?
Democrats took new steps to soothe the Bern today, announcing a new process for setting the party platform that is designed to create a spirit of inclusion. The Democratic National Committee unveiled a new web site to allow ordinary voters to submit comments on the platform, and established a schedule of platform hearings across the […]
Donald Trump just made an extremely important promise. It’s one of his worst yet.
THE MORNING PLUM: Believe it or not, Donald Trump has now made a very important policy statement. Introducing what he billed as an “energy plan,” Trump promised to “cancel the Paris Climate Plan.” Unlike so much of what comes from Trump on policy, this is a genuinely clarifying moment, with potentially enormous long-term implications. The […]
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* And thus was America’s descent into madness and chaos nearly complete: With a triumphant pile of delegates in hand, Republican Donald Trump on Thursday claimed support from “almost everybody” in his party and turned his attention to his likely Democratic presidential opponent, Hillary Clinton, who is still locked in a divisive primary contest. The […]
Trump wants to make the GOP a ‘worker’s party.’ Here’s what he really means by that.
In an interview with Joshua Green, Donald Trump grew thoughtful and reflective as he contemplated the future of a Republican Party remade in the image of Donald Trump: I asked Trump what he thought the GOP would look like in five years. “Love the question,” he replied. “Five, 10 years from now — different party. […]
Trump’s attacks on other Republicans matter. They show he is unfit for the presidency.
Each week of this campaign seems to bring a new, and usually appalling, way in which Donald Trump is completely unlike ordinary politicians. The latest is that he is not only willing but apparently eager to attack other politicians in his own party. This tells us quite a bit about the campaign Trump running. But […]
Yes, Democrats will unify behind Clinton. This political scientist persuasively explains why.
THE MORNING PLUM: The California Democratic primary is tightening, and a Bernie Sanders victory on June 7th — while not altering the final outcome — would no doubt persuade him and his supporters to push for maximum concessions, perhaps all the way to the floor of the Democratic convention in Philadelphia. But no matter how […]
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* Mark Berman and Moriah Balingit report that conservative governors are working hard to solve the most important problems that their constituents face: Eleven states and state officials filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging the Obama administration over federal guidance directing schools to allow transgender students to use restrooms and other facilities that match their gender […]
GOP strategist: Trump’s attacks on Clinton over Whitewater are lunacy
Politico brings us a funny scoop that sheds new light on the fearsome political operation that Donald Trump is in the process of building: Donald Trump, who in recent days has accused Bill Clinton of rape and suggested he and Hillary Clinton may have had a role in the death of one of their close […]
What does the new Inspector General report actually tell us about Hillary Clinton’s emails?
Today the State Department’s inspector general released a report on Hillary Clinton’s email use during her time as secretary of state. Both Democrats and Republicans are going to spin the report to argue either that Clinton is completely blameless or that it reveals her to be history’s greatest monster. Donald Trump will likely say that […]
Elizabeth Warren just absolutely shredded Donald Trump. There’s a lot more like this to come.
THE MORNING PLUM: Early in the 2012 campaign, when top Democratic strategists were debating how to target Mitt Romney, they worked to hone their message about him down to a single, tight, pithy phrase. According to one senior Democrat in on the discussions, they finally settled on this: “When people like him do well, people […]
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* Bernie Sanders is still scraping and clawing: Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign requested a recanvass in Kentucky’s presidential primary Tuesday, where he trails Hillary Clinton by less than one-half of 1 percent of the vote. The Sanders campaign said it has asked the Kentucky secretary of state to have election officials review electronic voting machines […]
Which Democrats don’t like Hillary Clinton? A lot of younger ones.
It’s increasingly obvious that the national polling has tightened between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in part because Republicans coalesced behind Trump a lot faster than many anticipated (shocking, isn’t it?) while Democrats have yet to unify to the same degree behind Clinton (which isn’t surprising, since the Democratic primaries are not resolved yet). So […]
Can Bernie Sanders actually hurt Hillary Clinton on his way out?
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are now in an extended process of negotiating the terms of his surrender. But I’m beginning to wonder if Sanders understands just how few cards he has left to play. Yesterday, the DNC announced the makeup of the committee that will decide the party’s platform, with Clinton choosing six members, […]
Donald Trump once described Bill Clinton’s women as unattractive losers
THE MORNING PLUM: Donald Trump is escalating his attacks on Bill Clinton’s character, as “part of a concerted effort to smother Hillary Clinton’s campaign message with the weight of decades of controversy,” the Post reports this morning. Central to this effort is Trump’s claim that “in the history of politics, Hillary Clinton’s husband abused women […]
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* Hillary Clinton is hitting Donald Trump where it hurts: Hillary Clinton got more personal with Donald Trump on Monday, poking the presumptive Republican nominee for his businesses’ four bankruptcies, including his failed casinos. “What little we know of his economic policies would be running up our debt, starting trade wars, letting Wall Street run […]
The Democratic establishment takes new steps to soothe the Bern
The Post’s Anne Gearan scoops the latest move by the Democratic establishment to try to minimize turbulence at the Democratic convention: Sen. Bernie Sanders will get highly unusual say over the drafting of the Democratic Party platform this year even if, as expected, he loses the primary contest to Hillary Clinton. The two Democratic candidates […]
What Hillary Clinton’s latest slogan — ‘we’re stronger together’ — really says about her candidacy
Hillary Clinton appeared on Meet the Press yesterday to talk about her campaign, Bernie Sanders, and Donald Trump. See if you’re clever enough to spot her new campaign slogan: Chuck Todd: Bernie Sanders has been talking about a political revolution. A future you can believe in. Obviously, Donald Trump with the Make America Great again, […]
Bernie Sanders knows the writing is on the wall. Here’s the proof.
THE MORNING PLUM: The sky-is-falling chorus let out a sustained wail this weekend, as new national polls showed the race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump tightening. One survey suggests part of the reason may be that Bernie Sanders supporters are reluctant to back Clinton — raising the stakes around the question of what Sanders […]
Sunday Open Thread
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* Donald Trump didn’t hold a rifle triumphantly over his head today, but just about: Donald Trump on Friday told the National Rifle Association that Hillary Clinton would take away the right to bear arms, moments after the gun group endorsed the presumptive GOP nominee at its annual meeting here. Calling the endorsement a “fantastic […]
Donald Trump’s corrupt bargain on guns
Donald Trump speaks before the National Rifle Association’s convention today, where he will enact a charade of cultural affinity for the assembled members, one utterly laughable in its insincerity. Not being there to ask them, I can’t say whether anyone in the hall actually believes that he means what he’ll say to them. But as […]
Stop freaking out, Democrats. The party will unify. Probably.
THE MORNING PLUM: Will Bernie Sanders burn it all down on the way out? While it is still always possible that things could get very contentious and destructive among Democrats, all the way to the convention and beyond, new data points out this morning suggest that he might not. A new New York Times/CBS poll […]
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* Mark Berman reports on the latest innovation in conservative lawmaking: Lawmakers in Oklahoma approved a bill Thursday that would make performing abortions a felony and revoke the medical licenses of any physician who assists in such a procedure. This sweeping measure, which opponents have described as unconstitutional and unprecedented, now heads to Gov. Mary […]
Hillary Clinton signals possible endgame for Dem primary battle
Hillary Clinton, appearing now on CNN, flatly declared Donald Trump unqualified for the presidency, and stated just as unequivocally that she will be the Democratic nominee. That signals a new level of aggressiveness on two fronts, one perhaps designed to send a clear signal: the general election is underway. But the Democratic primaries are not […]
Forget what you’ve heard. Donald Trump isn’t really challenging conservative orthodoxy.
There used to be a standard operating procedure for Republican presidential candidates when they got asked about the Supreme Court. Avoid talking about specific issues you hope the Court will decide, don’t mention any specific people you want to put on the bench, and just offer some vague principles that sound good to everybody but […]
Trump just accused Bill Clinton of ‘rape.’ Expect a lot more of this — from the whole GOP.
THE MORNING PLUM: Donald Trump went there last night on Fox News, accusing Bill Clinton of “rape.” In an exchange between Trump and Sean Hannity, the Fox host railed against recent media coverage of Trump’s treatment of women, asking whether women who have accused Bill Clinton of sexual misconduct would also be interviewed. And then […]
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