“While I disagree with her on many issues, I will vote for Mrs. Clinton. I will be hopeful and resolute in my belief that being a good American who loves his country is far more important than parties or winning and losing. I trust she can lead. All Republicans may not like the direction, but they can live to win or lose another day with a real candidate,” Hanna declared.
LaunchWashington’s crowded contest for Lieutenant Governor gets lively
“The realist, the fighter, the outsider, and the really, really experienced one — that’s how you might think about the four top candidates in the race for lieutenant governor, which will be narrowed down to two spots [this Tuesday],” writes Crosscut’s Tom James.
LaunchWarren Buffett rips Trump on tax returns, bankruptcies at rally
What will Donald Trump say about Warren Buffett in the wake of today’s rally with Hillary Clinton in Omaha, Nebraska? That he’s a failure? Buffett is only one of the most successful businessmen in American history. Buffett’s fortune is real, unlike Trump’s.
LaunchKhizr Khan calls Trump a ‘black soul’ and says Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan have ‘moral’ obligation to repudiate him
There used to be some things that were sacred in American politics, that you don’t do, like criticizing the parents of a fallen soldier, even
LaunchGuide to Day Three of the 2016 Democratic National Convention
As announced by the Democratic National Convention Committee, here is the run of show for the third day of the 2016 Democratic National Convention. In
LaunchGuide to Day Two of the 2016 Democratic National Convention
As announced by the Democratic National Convention Committee, here is the run of show for the second day of the 2016 Democratic National Convention. In
LaunchGuide to Day One of the 2016 Democratic National Convention
As announced by the Democratic National Convention Committee, here is the run of show for the first day of the 2016 Democratic National Convention. In
LaunchKrystal Ball: The progressive case for Tim Kaine as Vice President
Krystal Ball argues that progressive activists should look at Kaine’s merits as well as his flaws — and lays out the case for why he’d make a good successor to Joe Biden
LaunchJon Stewart takes over Stephen Colbert’s Late Show desk and it is glorious
Jon Stewart Takes Over Colbert’s Late Show Desk (via CBS)
LaunchDonald Trump’s former ghostwriter calls him a “sociopath”
I feel a deep sense of remorse that I contributed to presenting Trump in a way that brought him wider attention and made him more
LaunchBernie Sanders to launch two new organizations: The Sanders Institute and Our Revolution
Bernie Sanders has given USAToday a preview of his future plans, saying that he plans to launch an organization called The Sanders Institute to raise awareness of structural problems like money in politics, and another called Our Revolution to recruit, train, and fund progressive campaigns.
LaunchThe Republican Party’s war on voting is working
It made me physically ill… It was like a gut punch. I never thought, after all the years of dedicating my life to helping advance
LaunchTrump Institute offered get-rich schemes with plagiarized lessons
That Trump Institute, what criminals they are… They wanted to steal my money. — West Haven resident Carol Minto (The New York Times: Trump Institute
LaunchTim Eyman pens another ode to Pam Roach, fails to mention all the campaigns she’s lost
Serial public disclosure law offender Tim Eyman can’t get enough of his sweetheart Washington State Senator Pam Roach, who has frequently gotten into trouble for
LaunchBernie Sanders talks campaign’s next steps after White House visit
PBS: “Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders spoke with the media outside of the White House on Thursday after a meeting with President Barack Obama. Senator Sanders said he would look to a full count of the California primary’s votes and looks forward to Washington, D.C.’s Democratic primary on Tuesday. He also added that he was planning to meet with presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton in the near future.”
LaunchWhite House: President Obama spoke tonight with both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders
President Barack Obama telephoned both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders tonight to offer his congratulations to them on running inspiring campaigns, the White House said
LaunchElizabeth Warren excoriates Donald Trump (again) at Massachusetts Democratic Convention
Elizabeth Warren excoriates Donald Trump (again) in speech to the Massachusetts State Democratic Convention in Lowell.
LaunchThe media have reached a turning point in covering Donald Trump. He may not survive it.
“It’s possible that when we look back over the sweep of this most unusual campaign, we’ll mark this week as a significant turning point: the time when journalists finally figured out how to cover Donald Trump,” writes Paul Waldman.
LaunchDonald Trump could threaten U.S. rule of law, scholars say
This is how authoritarianism starts, with a president who does not respect the judiciary… You can criticize the judicial system, you can criticize individual cases,
LaunchHillary Clinton clobbers Donald Trump in landmark campaign speech
Denouncing Trump, Clinton declared: “He is not just unprepared; he is temperamentally unfit to hold an office that requires knowledge, stability and immense responsibility. This is not someone who should ever have the nuclear codes because it’s not hard to imagine Donald Trump leading us into a war just because somebody got under his very thin skin.”
LaunchTrump may be doing permanent damage to Washington’s Republican Party
“Was last Tuesday one of the worst moments for local Republicans in recent history? When it comes to their party’s long-term chances in Washington state, it may well have been,” writes consultant and analyst Benjamin Anderstone.
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