Earlier today Ted Cruz sent out a blitz of fundraising emails on the heels of his Iowa victory.  Here’s an example (screen grabbed), and pay attention to the two bullet points Cruz puts at the bottom of email:

♦  Referring to bullet point #1.  “I will never get — nor do I want — money from the DC lobbyists”, look at the truth: (more…)

Tonight candidate Donald Trump is holding a Rally in Milford, NH at the Hampshire Hills Athletic Club beginning at 7:00 PM EST.  There is an anticipated pre-rally press conference scheduled with media.

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TEXAS – A patient diagnosed with the Zika virus in Texas became infected after having sexual contact with another sufferer, health experts said today.

It marks the first case of sexual transmission of the virus in the US, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed.  Dallas County health officials said the patient’s partner fell ill after visiting a country where Zika is rife.

While six people in Harris County, close to Houston, have contracted the disease after traveling to affected regions, this is thought to be the first case of a person becoming infected on US soil, having not traveled. (more…)

Originally Written in April 2015 – Re posted exactly as previous outlined:

Until substantive and factual information reveals something divergent I’m sticking to my initial researched opinion that Marco Rubio’s campaign bid is purely a decepticon maneuver to plow through the field, and aid his mentor Jeb Bush.

(Via Allan Wall) Republican candidate Marco Rubio, in a chat with Jorge Ramos, in Spanish, made it clear that, on this issue, any differences between a President Rubio and President Obama would be insubstantial.

Matthew Boyle of Breitbart (a valuable source on immigration issues) has written up a report on the interview:

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), a 2016 GOP presidential candidate, said he believes that President Barack Obama’s first executive amnesty for so-called DREAMers—the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)—is “important” and he won’t reverse it himself if elected president. He delivered these remarks in a Spanish-language interview he gave to Univision’s Jorge Ramos.

So here is Rubio, speaking in Spanish to Jorge Ramos, a principal proponent of the Hispanicization of the U.S., telling him this. (more…)

There may indeed be a feeling of disappointment amid many political followers who support Donald Trump today. A sense of disappointment because he did not win the Iowa caucuses.

However, long-time readers here will probably not hold as much angst at the result; and just about all of us are overly familiar with the sense of futility against it all.

These 2016 events are predictable, very predictable.  They are so predictable we outlined exactly how they would take place back in 2013, more than two years ago.

Before reading further – GO HERE AND SEE – These events are not organic, they are born from a very specific origin.  We stated in November of 2013 that Senator Marco Rubio would be propped up by the political machine in the 2016 Presidential race, for a very specific purpose.

There are trillions of dollars at stake.  The characters who indulge themselves within the scheme and graft will do anything to retain their place, power and influence.  None of this is happenstance. (more…)

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.

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

After placing second in the Iowa caucuses Donald Trump delivers a brief speech prior to heading for New Hampshire:

We will keep this post at the top of the page throughout the evening and provide live updates as they come in.

At 11:30pm with 95% of Precincts reporting Candidate Ted Cruz appears to have won Iowa.  CNN is calling the race for Ted Cruz.

Additionally, Marco Rubio has done exceptionally well in the populous areas of Davenport, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and Des Moines.  In the major metropolitan areas Marco Rubio has placed first which has pushed, Cruz to second and Donald Trump third.

A significant percentage of the high voter turnout was to the benefit of Marco Rubio.  Donald Trump won some of the more conservative counties, but in the areas where the GOPe, or establishment Republican party, hold strength – Marco Rubio was able to pull enough votes from Trump to provide Cruz a victory and make the race closer.

The GOPe executed a strong game in Iowa.

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