No, Republicans, The Louisiana Flood Is Not Obama’s Katrina
The problem with George W. Bush’s response to Hurricane Katrina wasn’t just the bad optics; it was that his actual response was consistent with those optics.
Sean Colarossi currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and was an organizing fellow for both of President Obama’s presidential campaigns. He also worked with Planned Parenthood as an Affordable Care Act Outreach Organizer in 2014, helping northeast Ohio residents obtain health insurance coverage.
The problem with George W. Bush’s response to Hurricane Katrina wasn’t just the bad optics; it was that his actual response was consistent with those optics.
It should be no surprise why Donald Trump has made pro-Russia comments and policy proposals.
“I’ve always said, if you run for president, you shouldn’t be allowed to use teleprompters,” Trump said last year.
The website’s latest projection shows Clinton expanding her electoral lead over Trump. She is now predicted to win 348 electoral votes to the Republican nominee’s 190.
“It’s become clear to me that I have an obligation to speak out — because I believe that Donald Trump represents a clear and present danger to our country.”
As Donald Trump rearranges the deck chairs on the sinking ship of his presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton appears to be having a good time.
If the alarm bell wasn’t already sounding in Trumpland, these results from their favorite pollster should do the trick.
Trump may promise to be the law and order candidate, but he can’t even restore order in his own presidential campaign.
“Don’t be complacent, my friends, because even though we’re doing fine right now, I’m not taking anybody anywhere for granted.”
This is about a desperate candidate and his supporters knowing full well that they are losing their grip on this race.
Eighty percent of U.S. terror attacks since 9/11 have been carried out by American citizens, not foreign refugees.
Even without a spoiler candidate, the presidential race in Utah has been competitive.
The guy who exploited 3,000 dead Americans for political gain now seems to forget Sept. 11 ever happened.
After several weeks of polls show Donald Trump falling behind not just in swing states, but also in typically red states, the Republican nominee is taking his campaign to … Connecticut.
“In private, Mr. Trump’s mood is often sullen and erratic, his associates say. He veers from barking at members of his staff to grumbling about how he was better off following his own instincts during the primaries.”
“A link on his page — that directs participants to donate — rewards registrants with an email that promises to ‘do everything we are legally allowed to do to stop crooked Hillary from rigging this election.'”
Donald Trump hasn’t just been a gift for Hillary Clinton – he’s been a godsend for Democratic Senate candidates across the country.
“Under current federal law, it’s illegal to try U.S. citizens at military commissions.”
It appears that the Obama-led military isn’t at all fazed by Trump’s ridiculous, fact-free remark.
Not only was the protester’s comment funny, but it also hits on a larger truth about Trump.
“This should not be a difficult decision, as Donald Trump’s chances of being elected president are evaporating by the day. “
Scarborough claimed that he was opposed to a Donald Trump presidency “from the very beginning.”
Clinton isn’t just pulling states out of the toss-up column; she’s pulling out of Trump’s column, too.
The increasingly unhinged Trump may have made his most shocking attack yet.
No mentally stable adult should ever go “wild” at the thought of assassinating a political opponent. Even the most partisan Americans would agree on that.
As Trump’s campaign continues to spiral out of control, the MSNBC wonk says it’s time to start thinking about a Clinton landslide.
Underneath Trump’s despicable call for violence against Hillary Clinton was the repeatedly debunked claim that she wants to abolish the Second Amendment.
In a state Mitt Romney won by 22 points, Clinton and Trump are in a tight race.
Teleprompter Trump tried to pivot to the economy this week in Detroit. Real Trump was having none of that.
It’s clear that Trump supporters are neither silent nor do they represent a majority. Instead, they are a loud sliver of America who can’t fathom the idea that most people are turned off by their candidate.
In less than 140 characters, Clinton destroyed Trump.
“My name is George Zimmerman, you know, that guy who killed Trayvon Martin?â€
“That’s ridiculous, that doesn’t make any sense. I don’t think anyone would take that seriously.”
The presidential race has taken a dramatic shift in favor of Hillary Clinton. But now isn’t the time to slow down or let up.
Between 2000 and 2014, there were over 800 million votes cast in general elections in the United States. Of those ballots, there were only 35 credible cases of voter fraud.
The ad underscores a larger point: Opposition to Trump isn’t a partisan exercise; it’s an act of patriotism.
According to a new survey, less than 13 percent of Latinos plan to vote for the Republican nominee in November. Was it something he said?
His hateful rhetoric, lack of policy knowledge, and childish temperament have nothing to do with why he would lose to Clinton – it’s all the result of a rigged election system.
Though it’s become difficult to be shocked by anything Trump says, his harsh and disgusting attack on Clinton was still surprising.
Clinton’s appearance in Omaha is also a sign that she is fighting for every last electoral vote.
Donald Trump has spent over a year showing that he cannot be trusted to lead our country. But after the last 24 hours, it’s hard to see how anyone can justify voting for him.
Moody’s report last month on Donald Trump’s economic proposals – to the extent that they exist – brought a much different outcome.
If you’re planning on casting your ballot for Jill Stein this fall to “send a message,” you should know that you’re only sending one message – that you want Donald Trump in the White House.
After four successful days in Philadelphia, you’d be hard-pressed to find a Democrat in America that isn’t feeling proud and motivated. Trump’s angry, post-DNC meltdown gives them another reason to smile.
If Trump wants each candidate to be judged based on what their primary opponents have said about them, then all Democrats have to do is roll the tape.
“How does she do it? How does she keep going amid the sound and the fury of politics?” Chelsea Clinton asked. “It’s because she never, ever forgets who she’s fighting for.”
They’ve had enough of Donald Trump telling them they don’t belong here.
In this year’s speech, she obliterated last week’s Republican National Convention and hit Donald Trump for his obsession with himself.
Colbert’s brutal takedown of the GOP nominee came after an audience member asked, “If you had Donald Trump on your show tonight, what would you ask him?”
Gone are the days of Republicans describing the United States as a “shining city on a hill” or calling for a “kinder, gentler nation.” They’ve traded it all away for Trump – now they must own it.
“Trump has a passion, too,” Kaine said. “Himself.”
“No major party nominee in the history of this nation has ever known less or has been less prepared.”
After suffering life-altering injuries in a 2011 shooting, Gabby Giffords has had difficulty speaking. On Wednesday she had no problem declaring her support for Hillary Clinton.
Obama will use the opportunity not just to defend his record, but to urge voters to reject Donald Trump’s dystopian view of America.
Trump’s repeated comments about Russia would be puzzling but inconsequential if he was still hosting a reality show or driving casinos into the ground. The fact that he is running to be commander-in-chief makes them reckless and irresponsible.
On the second night of the DNC, Hillary Clinton made a surprise appearance following her husband’s prime-time speech.
Donald Trump used to be a member of the Bill Clinton fan club.
“She was there for me and that’s why I’m with her,” 9/11 survivor Lauren Manning said.
The media and voters should continue to put pressure on Donald Trump to release these important documents.
Clinton’s historic nomination is a moment in U.S. history that should transcend politics and be celebrated by all Americans. It also marks another historic barrier kicked down by the Democratic Party.
According to preliminary Nielsen numbers, 26 million viewers tuned into the star-studded opening night of the DNC – three million more than the Republican gathering took in.
“Don’t let anyone ever tell you that this country is not great, that somehow we need to make it great again. Because this right now is the greatest country on Earth.”
“America at our best, we stand up to bullies and we fight those who seek to demean and degrade other Americans. Even in times of crisis, we don’t abandon our values, we double-down on them.”
Donald Trump has said a lot of damning things over the past year. Democrats are making sure voters don’t forget them.
To distract from his campaign’s utter emptiness, he often says things ranging from ridiculous and offensive to reckless and childish. Today was no exception.
Some post-RNC national polls show Trump leading or tied with Hillary Clinton. A new electoral projection shows that Clinton still has the long-term advantage.
“It’s okay – Congress will stop him if he tries to do anything insane”
Donald Trump thought Hillary Clinton would make a “great president” before he was running against her.
On Monday, a unified Democratic Party will travel to Philadelphia to deliver a positive message to the voters: America is already great.
Calling Trump’s wealth a disadvantage was stunningly stupid, but it’s par for the course.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Clinton is close to choosing the Spanish-speaking Virginia senator.
He will take the stage on Thursday and say, “I am your voice.” But we’ve known Donald Trump for a long time. We know what he stands for. A speech in Cleveland won’t change that.
As Mike Pence introduces himself to the country on Wednesday night, it’s important we don’t lose sight of what he really is: a right-wing extremist that has no business being Vice President of the United States.
The GOP has been attempting to privatize or cut Social Security since the beginning of time, whether it’s through the actions of Republican presidents or right-wing budgets proposed in Congress.
Sorry, Republicans: Donald Trump doesn’t really care about making America great again.
Paul Ryan’s speech wasn’t just the oratorical version of NyQuil, but it was also one big attempt to revise history in his party’s favor – and it failed big time.
The dreadful first night of the RNC – from chaos on the floor, to Rudy Giuliani shouting onstage, to Melania reading from Michelle Obama’s 2008 speech – is likely just a taste of what’s to come for the Trump campaign.
If you’re not terrified, you aren’t paying attention.
The GOP spent the first night of the RNC recycling one if its favorite (and discredited) attack lines of the 2012 presidential campaign.
Voters shouldn’t forget all the ways the presumptive GOP nominee has already damaged America’s national security.
While Republicans were concerned about protestors outside the arena, it is those on the convention floor that have caused the most trouble so far.
It is the actions of their own party that have made police work more dangerous than it should be.
The Democratic Party, on the other hand, just finished drafting a 2016 platform that vowed to expand Social Security.
Once again, the grandstanding Trump is exploiting a terrorist attack and stoking fears in order to score political points.
The mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi, called the attack “the worst tragedy in the history of Nice.”
It’s official: On Friday in New York, Donald Trump will announce the poor soul who he’s chosen to be his running mate.
There wasn’t much in the results to indicate a significant shift in the trajectory of the race. Hillary Clinton is still the clear favorite.
Helping send an unfit and unhinged man to the White House is hardly a meaningless act.
He basically told us what we already know about Trump – that he will say and do anything to win votes, even if he knows he can’t follow through.
This is yet another Republican myth we can add to the growing landfill of right-wing lies.
We should be listening to and emulating those who bring us together, not using this moment to deepen tensions that were bad enough before this week began.
Clinton hopes to blunt any possible momentum that Donald Trump may get out of the Republican National Circus – er, Convention – in Cleveland.
Two national surveys out Thursday show Trump continuing to lose badly to Clinton. Sad!
“This is not a black issue,” the president said. “This is an American issue.”
Rick Wilson, one of the most outspoken #NeverTrump Republican figures, tore into Trump’s “neo-Nazi” fanbase on Tuesday night, saying Trump supporters “range in sophistication from the guys who are fairly clever race-baiters to the crazies in mom’s basement screaming for Hot Pockets and a new Holocaust.” Watch the full segment below, via MSNBC: Wilson said:…
How can this spray-tanned man-child be so close to the presidency?
“If [Christie] would start doing his job instead of following Donald Trump around, holding his coat, maybe we could really get New Jersey’s economy going again.”
As if Donald Trump being the nominee didn’t make the party a caricature already; now they want to convince the American people that the most important task of government is to investigate an investigation.
Why does Donald Trump repeatedly compliment barbaric dictators?
This is the guy who wants to criminalize abortion, defund Planned Parenthood, and repeal the same health care law that has given millions of women access to free contraceptives.