Presidential candidate Senator Ted Cruz had a full apoplectic meltdown today.  During a radio appearance an unhinged Senator Cruz began lashing out and screaming at Sean Hannity.  (full audio below)   The internet lit up as people discussed the on-air meltdown wondering what could have possibly triggered such grossly unstable behavior.
Apparently the answer is found in this picture from Senator Cruz’s rally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Only a few dozen people showed up to hear candidate Cruz – in a city home to over 1.6 million people.

UPDATE:  It appears the Cruz campaign is trying to hide from such a horrible optic.

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SNAPSHOT: The “Authenticity Issue” is now crushing Ted Cruz

PPP has released a new poll from Maryland (full pdf below).  The top-line results are very good for candidate Donald Trump, but the internal results are even better.
Donald Trump is viewed as most favorable and retains increased polling popularity among all voters, winning every demographic, including women voters who rate his favorability (57%)  far above Ted Cruz (33%).  In addition Donald Trump easily beats Cruz and Kasich in head-to-head matchups.

Head To Head:  Trump 54% -vs- Cruz 34%

Key Point – In addition 90% of Trump supporters are solidly committed to his election.  Conversely, 51% of Cruz supporters and 47% of Kasich supporters said they are not committed and willing to change their vote to Donald Trump.
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New York Votes Today – Heavy Turnout !

In New York City and the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland,Orange, Putnam and Erie, polls open at 6:00am and close at 9:00pm. In all other counties polls open at 12:oo NOON and CLOSE at 9 PM – You can find your polling location and additional resources HERE

Candidate Donald Trump casts his vote today in New York

6:00pm EDT – If you are a New York voter perhaps you would share a ground report from your town, polling place or municipality.

What’s Going on Out There?

Reminder – Ignore Exit Polls.  It is critical that everyone votes for their candidate. Many of the delegates are awarded by congressional district total vote result. Every vote counts. Don’t take anything for granted, ignore the media… (more…)

A left-wing gay activist and Texas pastor, Jordan Brown, is now facing serious legal issues for manufacturing a fake lawsuit against the grocery store Whole Foods in Austin Texas.
“After a deeper investigation of Mr. Brown’s claim, we believe his accusations are fraudulent and we intend to take legal action against both Mr. Brown and his attorney” ~Whole Foods.
The controversy initially began when Pastor Jordan Brown posted the following video to his Facebook account, and then followed up the issue by hiring an attorney to sue Whole Foods:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p972qntg1qM
However, the entire incident is a complete fraud and thankfully Whole Foods is fighting back, including the release of store CCTV video showing Mr. Brown at the point of sale checking out and paying for his purchase.  (more…)

The same group that claims the Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United was good for electoral democracy – is now 100% supportive of Ted Cruz:

Visit Intellectual Froglegs Website Here
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The latest polling from Rutgers/Eagleton in New Jersey (full pdf below) shows Donald Trump with a significant lead over second place Governor John Kasich and Senator Ted Cruz.

Trump’s Garden State lead is more than Cruz and Kasich combined.

(New Jersey) Trump has 52 percent support, followed by Gov. John Kasich of Ohio with 24 percent and Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas with 18 percent, according to a survey of registered Republicans and Republican-leaning registered voters.
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D.A.P.A or Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents program – is the executive action Obama attempted in November of 2014 which was shut down by Federal Judge Andrew Hanen in February ’15 with the issuance of an emergency injunction.

• The DOJ appealed the Hanen injunction, on merit, to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals and lost.
• The DOJ then appealed the Hanen injunction, on standing, to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, and lost again. (Full Backstory) <– Absolutely critical read to understand the scope of what was argued today – includes prior court rulings.

The DOJ filed an appeal with the US Supreme Court. On January 19th, 2016 the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the case.
Today, April 18th, 2016, the court heard oral arguments –full pdf transcript below– decision expected in late June/July.  We bring you the direct source information so you can make up your own mind and don’t need the media’s interpretation.
The 108 page transcript of the 90 minute hearing is a GREAT READ:
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It really is quite stunning to see the voices who support Ted Cruz try and reconcile his prior support for the Trans-Pacific Trade issue.  Their obtuse position is fraught with intellectual dishonesty, and, quite frankly, a necessary head-in-the-sand approach.
We’ve previously outlined the issue HERE.   Senator Cruz supported the legislative trade-passage vehicle of TPA (Trade Promotion Authority) because ultimately the trade bill itself (TPP) benefits Wall Street’s interests.
However, the best way to understand the issue of his support is to actually listen to Ted Cruz explain in 2015 why he supported, then stopped supporting TPA:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE6HLbaAL0A
You can clearly see, in his own words, Senator Cruz stating he stopped supporting TPA because Senator Mitch McConnell lied to him about buying votes for a later re-authorization of the Import-Export bank, which Ted Cruz does not support.
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CBS via YouGov has released a series of battleground polls for New York, Pennsylvania and California (full pdf’s below).  Interestingly the polls are not identical questionnaires; instead they appear geographically nuanced, specifically on the Democrat queries.
However, there are some rather interesting trend similarities which are embedding as the campaigns of the three remaining republican candidates take on increased importance:

• The electorate has made up their mind.  There is only about 3% of the electorate who might change their vote.  There will not be any “surging” per se’.
• Donald Trump’s overall appeal is across all demographics and internal ideologies.
• Donald Trump wins with women voters, and higher information political consumers.
• Very Importantly – Trump is seen as most authentic and capable as a political change agent.
• Trump also leads with Hispanic voters in California, and absolutely crushes the competition with the Asian electorate.
• The most important issue in all three states (NY, PA, CA) are jobs/economy. And economic voters are overwhelmingly Trump voters.  (Trump also leads on the alternative issues – second place: security/terrorism)
• Conversely, Ted Cruz is seen as the most “inauthentic” candidate in the race.

NEW YORK

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D.A.P.A or Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents program – is the executive action Obama attempted in November of 2014 which was shut down by Federal Judge Andrew Hanen in February ’15 with the issuance of an emergency injunction.

• The DOJ appealed the Hanen injunction, on merit, to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals and lost.
• The DOJ then appealed the Hanen injunction, on standing, to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, and lost again. (Full Backstory)  <– Absolutely critical read to understand the scope of what will be argued tomorrow – includes prior court rulings.

The DOJ filed an appeal with the US Supreme Court.  On January 19th, 2016 the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the case.  The Court will hear oral arguments in the case tomorrow with a decision expected in late June/July – just as the 2016 presidential campaign, in which immigration has already played a major role, really starts to heat up.
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