Political battles are not that much different from traditional wars and battles.  Most of the attention is always focused on what’s visible, what you can see, the consequences.

However, it’s far away from the geography where the real stakes are determined.  Three levels: #1) The actual fighting, the battle space.  #2) The assembly of Generals at HQ.  #3) The cloistered closed-door meetings where the politicians decide.

The media keeps everyone focused on #1, it’s easier – there are “sides” etc.  But the GOPe roadmap, and the eye-opening “Splitter Strategy”, was found by focusing intense sunlight upon #3.

Now…

…When the stakes are at their highest, anyone is expendable.  As a consequence no-one is not expendable.

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Republican front-runner Donald Trump spoke with CBSN Tuesday about the Brussels terror attacks. He says that he would change U.S. border screening to be “extremely careful” about who is let in the country. Trump also discussed the possibility of a terror attack in the U.S., as well as interrogation tactics.

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In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “2016 Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Presidential Race and/or any of the candidates therein.

This thread will refresh daily and appear above the Open Discussion Thread.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.

For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †

We anticipate numerous (late night) updates to the election results. Therefore, depending on volume of inbound data, each results thread is numerically assigned as above. Today three States/Territories are voting in the presidential primary:

♦ Arizona Primary √ Donald Trump Wins

 ♦ Utah Caucus Χ Ted Cruz Wins

 ♦ American Samoa Caucus

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Candidate Donald Trump called in to the Michael Savage radio broadcast today to discuss current events in Brussels, Belgium and the presidential race:

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Stunningly, Piers Morgan pens an Op-Ed in the Daily Mail today asking: ‘when are people going to begin listening to Donald Trump about Islamic Terrorism’ (link).  However, Morgan stops short of explaining why Trump’s proposals make more sense than anyone else.

For decades the Western World, and the U.S. specifically, have approached The Islamic Jihad as a problem the non-Islamic local and global community can solve. If only we can attract enough Muslim allies to join us in the ideological fight.

It doesn’t work.

The emphasis is on the wrong syllable.

It’s time for a reset.

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This is just unreal. Absolutely unreal.

This absolute MUST WATCH video was recorded a little over a week ago as a message to presidential candidate Donald Trump from Brussels Belgium.

Stunning in its prescience.  Jaw dropping, and simultaneously heartbreaking, message in hindsight.

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Everything you ever needed to know about Presidential Candidate Ted Cruz is right here in this 30-second video:

Senator Ted Cruz has the unbelievable audacity to rush to the microphones and blame presidential candidate Donald Trump for the Brussels terrorist attacks earlier today.

Don’t try to obfuscate his words and claim he didn’t, it’s right there in the video.

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Arizona, Utah and American Samoa are voting today.  If you are voting in these elections today perhaps you would share a mid-day ground report from your neighborhood, city or polling location:

ARIZONA and UTAH Vote Today

• For information on polling locations in Arizona – CLICK HERE
• For information on Utah Caucus 7:00pm – CLICK HERE

Long Lines in Arizona Today

PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) – Many voters are facing big crowds and long wait times as they show up to cast their ballots in Arizona’s presidential preference election. LINK

What’s Going On Out There?