by Phillip Stucky Voters overwhelmingly want the loser of the election in November, regardless of whether it is Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton or Republican nominee Donald Trump, to accept the results and move on, according to a Politico/Morning Consult poll published Friday. Sixty-eight percent of voters agreed that the loser should accept whatever the American…
by Josh Guckert During the third and final presidential debate last night, Donald Trump gave one of the more uncomfortable answers in history. When asked if he would accept the results of the November election, he refused to answer in the affirmative. He suggested that the election was “rigged,” stating that “millions of people” are registered…
by Michael Bastasch Democratic strategists and Hillary Clinton campaign staff discussed using cities struck by environmental catastrophes, like lead leaching into Flint’s water, to attract young minority voters. Democratic strategist Gina Glantz thought Clinton’s visit to Flint, Mich., in the wake of its water crisis was a “brilliant” move that could be replicated in other states to attract…
by Michael Bastasch Hillary Clinton’s inner circle proposed inviting a small group of reporters to lobbyist John Podesta’s home for an “off-the-record” dinner to talk about “the only people they should trust” with campaign news, leaked emails show. “Wonder if we shouldn’t parcel out reporters for each of us to call and say the only people…
by Andrew Follett Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has ended his campaign’s field operation in Virginia, effectively conceding the state to Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, a Trump campaign adviser told The Wall Street Journal. Trump’s campaign has long been trailing Clinton in Virginia, and likely never considered the state’s 13 electoral votes as crucial to his…
by Blake Neff Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s campaign joked about its lack of diversity in early 2015, saying it was filled with a “lotta white guys” except for a staffer who was “1/16 Apache.” The emails, leaked Thursday as part of WikiLeaks’ massive dump of emails in Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta’s inbox, were sent…
by Robert Donachie Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton wanted her campaign chairman John Podesta to publicly discredit Rep. Trey Gowdy before he went on national television to discuss her deleted e-mails, according to an e-mail leaked Thursday through WikiLeaks. Jennifer Palmieri, director of communications for the 2016 Hillary Clinton campaign, wrote an e-mail to staff where she says,…
by Brian Nichols Dear Langston Bowens, I recently had the pleasure of reading your opinion piece on Red Alert Politics, in which you detailed why you announced your resignation from your Co-Chair position at the New Mexico College Republicans after your branch decided not to support Donald Trump, the GOP nominee, but rather endorsed the…
by Kitty Testa New York Times reporter Mark Leibovich appears to have been working for the Hillary Clinton campaign in the summer of 2015 when he wrote a story for NYT Magazine called Re-Re-Re-Reintroducing Hillary Clinton. After recording and transcribing the interview, Leibovich emailed the Clinton campaign’s Director of Communications, Jennifer Palmieri, to request portions…
Leaked Emails: Hillary Campaign Admits Obama Economy Stinks By Dallas Brooks According to a recent treasure trove of Wikileaks emails from John Podesta, Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman, even those closest to her admit that Obama’s progressive tax and spend policies of the last 8 years have done little to stimulate the economy. This is in…