Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Has a Message For Democrats: Vote For the Democratic Nominee “No Matter Who It Is”
JStone/Shutterstock I missed this on Sunday, but it’s something to keep in mind as the primary contests pick up: Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Sunday issued a warning to the Democratic Party to “rally behind” the party’s eventual presidential nominee or risk damaging their chances to defeat President Trump. Ocasio-Cortez, who endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders in…
Julián Castro Declares Iowa a “Complete Mess”
Charlie Neibergall/AP As the clock crept toward midnight in Iowa with no official results from the caucuses yet released, Elizabeth Warren’s campaign sent her most high-profile surrogate, Julián Castro—2020 presidential contender himself—to talk to reporters gathered at her event. Castro, Obama’s former secretary of housing and urban development, took the opportunity to hammer home one…
Trump Campaign Baselessly Suggests Iowa Caucuses Are “Rigged”
Yuri Gripas/CNP/Zuma With Iowa caucus results stalled as the state’s Democratic party performs “quality control” and addresses “inconsistencies,” Republicans are already alleging that the election is rigged. There is, of course, no evidence of that. Brad Parscale, President Donald Trump’s campaign manager, took to Twitter Monday night to speculate that “quality control” meant “rigged,” echoing Trump’s…
The Most Hilariously Bizarre Thing I Have Ever Seen Just Happened On CNN
Nancy Kaszerman/ZUMA The Iowa Caucus has turned into a real shit show. The results are delayed for…reasons. Who knows! Maybe an app is broken? I don’t know. But something amazing happened on CNN just now. One of the precinct captains was on the phone with Wolf Blitzer talking about how he was on hold with…
Republicans Are Spreading Voter Fraud Disinformation in an Election They’re Not Even Running In
Judicial Watch, a conservative group with a history of putting out false information, put out a quickly debunked report alleging voter fraud in Iowa on Monday. Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images Conservative groups are trying to peddle conspiracy claims of voter fraud to undermine an election that doesn’t even involve Republicans. Judicial Watch, a conservative…
In His First Major TV Interview in Seven Months, the President Made Fun of His Rival’s Height
Jeff Roberson/AP On Sunday, Fox News aired an interview between host Sean Hannity and President Donald Trump as part of the network’s pre-game Super Bowl show. It was mostly milquetoast, lame, and boring while trying to be special through pure belligerence—like Sean Hannity! It’s telling that the most meaningful part was Trump making fun of Michael Bloomberg’s…