Ted Cruz's Border Crisis Antics No Help to 2016 Ambitions
Ted Cruz's latest effort at cultural sensitivity - using the ongoing border crisis as an excuse to target DREAMers - is gaining notoriety both inside the beltway and far beyond, and not in a good way. If the Texas Senator with grander ambitions thinks Latino voters aren't paying any attention to his anti-immigrant proposal, he should take a good look at Spanish-language TV, where his antics have been covered on stations coast to coast, from DC to Texas to California. As Univision reporter stated succinctly, "The only thing [Senator Cruz's plan] will do is assure that people like him will never get to the White House." Watch the coverage for yourself above.
VIDEO: Christie Aide Testifies She Texted With Gov About Bridgegate, Deleted Texts
While Chris Christie is in Iowa trying to pretend the Bridgegate scandal is no big deal, the governor's incoming chief of staff, Regina Egea, testified this afternoon that she texted with Christie about his George Washington Bridge scandal last fall, but subsequently deleted the texts.
VIDEO: A Media Firestorm For The Very Appreciative Rick Scott
Local news. National news. Everywhere you turn, someone is either fuming or just plain reduced to laughter over Rick Scott's refusal to answer questions. The governor is entangled in scandal after scandal, and keeping voters in the dark on where he stands on key issues, but nobody can get an answer from him on any of it.
I Think They Love Me In Iowa Too, Diane!
In just over twelve hours, Chris Christie will make his first appearance of the day in Iowa in an attempt…
Rep. Ellmers And That Elusive GOP Rebrand
Hmmm, the new GOP looks conspicuously like... the old GOP. I suppose you can give them credit for trying. After…
Walker-Appointed WEDC Chief DEFENDS Giving Tax Breaks To Outsourcers
Wow. When it was first uncovered that Scott Walker's WEDC was giving massive tax credits to companies that ship jobs…
NEW VIDEO — Rick Scott: The Man With No Answers
Voters and press alike are growing pretty sick of Rick Scott's utter refusal to answer questions. Ask him anything he doesn't feel like responding to, and he'll just give you the same canned talking point again and again. And again. In court, Rick Scott may get away with pleading the fifth, but on the campaign trail, it just won't cut it. Scott still hasn't explained why he improperly used on-duty police officers as campaign props, and he doesn't seem eager to clarify any time soon.
Scott Walker's WEDC Nightmare Continues
Scott Walker hasn't seen a good headline in a loooong time. Last week was no exception. Walker has been getting hammered by the media after a WKOW investigation revealed that Walker's economic development agency, WEDC, has given tax credits to companies that ship jobs overseas. Moreover, the companies at the heart of the controversy, and their board members, have donated significant money to the Walker campaign. The outsourcing debacle has been covered by ABC, NBC and CBS affiliates across Wisconsin, from Madison and Green Bay to LaCrosse and Wausau, and an AP story has been picked up across the country. Scott Walker is having all sorts of trouble bringing new jobs to Wisconsin. But he's pretty good at shipping them away.
Bruce Rauner: The Everyman With The $100,000 Extra Parking Spot
Guys, Bruce Rauner is just like me and you. His campaign bio boasts, "He still drives a 20-year-old camper van,…
Rick Scott: Master Of Wrongdoing, Cop Prop Edition (VIDEO)
Hey, Rick Scott is embroiled in scandal--it must be a day that ends in 'Y'. What now, you ask? At a campaign event this week, Rick Scott used on-duty officers as political props, having them stand behind him as he spoke about tackling crime. The officers have made it clear that they were under the impression that they were needed to provide security, and were unaware that this was a campaign event. Now, a former Broward County police officer has filed an official election complaint, as it's illegal to "‘directly or indirectly coerce’ any [public] employee to engage in political activity, and employees are prohibited from doing so while working.”