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Hoping to close in on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ahead of the New York primary, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is scheduled to hold a rally in the South Bronx on Thursday, where he will espouse his vision to get money out of politics, make college tuition free and combat climate change.
With 247 delegates up for grabs, New York is one of the biggest contests left, and Sanders would need a strong showing there to maintain his viability to beat Clinton and become the Democratic nominee. You can watch a live stream of the Bronx event at 7:00 p.m. EST right here.
Sanders, who is originally from Brooklyn, is intent on making New York a tight race. Sanders has been pushing for a debate there before the primary on April 19, and the Clinton campaign has seemed more open to that prospect recently.
Still, delegate math shows it will be tough for Sanders to win the Democratic nomination, and he faces several close contests in approaching states. While he’s won many of the caucuses and primaries across the country recently, he trails Clinton in averages of polls in New York by 27 points, according to Real Clear Politics. The most recent individual poll does show him gaining on Clinton in the Empire State, just 12 points behind.
New York City has strong spots for both Clinton and Sanders. In the Manhattan neighborhood of Harlem, Clinton, who has adopted the state as her home, has a strong lead. Sanders has made major inroads in his birth-borough, Brooklyn, according to Politico.
In the next state to vote for Democrats, Wisconsin, Sanders has caught up with Clinton in what is a statistical dead heat, according to RCP. Clinton’s lead has slowly dropped in Wisconsin over the past year from a high of 49 points ahead in April.
Clinton to climate activist: 'I'm so sick of the Sanders campaign lying about me'. Hillary Clinton, while being confronted Thursday by a climate activist about accepting donations from the fossil fuel industry, angrily accused Bernie Sanders' campaign of "lying" about her.
Eva Resnick-Day, an activist affiliated with Greenpeace and 350 Action, two climate organizations, asked Clinton if she will "reject fossil fuel money" from her campaign.
Greenpeace USA posted video after the exchange.
Clinton, clearly aggravated by the question, responded by raising her voice to the questioner and jabbing her finger toward the woman.
"I do not have, I have money from people who work for fossil fuel companies," Clinton said. "I'm so sick. I'm so sick of the Sanders' campaign lying about this. I'm sick of it."
This is not the first time 350 Action or Greenpeace have confronted Clinton over fossil fuel donations. The groups also questioned her on the issue during an Iowa City, Iowa, town hall in December and a Dover, New Hampshire, town hall in February.
Clinton is also routinely questioned on the rope line after events by people with pointed -- and at times aggressive -- questions. Clinton is generally able to either ignore the question or answer without getting angry.
Michael Briggs, Sanders' spokesman, did not respond to Clinton accusation that the campaign is lying about her, but stood by Greenpeace's question.
"The truth is that Secretary Clinton has relied heavily on funds from lobbyists working for the oil and gas industry," Briggs said, citing a Greenpeace article arguing that Clinton has taken donations from 57 oil, gas and coal industry lobbyists.
Nick Merrill, Clinton's spokesman, said Thursday that the Clinton campaign "has not taken a dollar from oil and gas industry PACs or corporations. The simple fact is that the Sanders campaign is misleading voters with their attacks."
The number in question, though, is donations from people who work for oil and gas companies. Under that metric, Clinton's has taken more than $300,000 from people who work for those companies, according to Greenpeace. Clinton's campaign has not received any money directly from oil and gas companies, as that would violate election law.
Merrill went on to note that "by the same metric, Bernie Sanders has taken more than $50,000 on this campaign from individuals working for oil and gas companies."
"Assuming they don't believe their own candidate is bought by the fossil fuel industry, they should stop the false attacks and do what they've claimed the campaign is about: debating the issues," Merrill concluded.
Resnick-Day, the Greenpeace questioner, said in a statement that she "was shocked and surprised at (Clinton's) reaction to my question."
"Secretary Clinton needs to listen to the people, not fossil fuel interests," Resnick-Day added.
Clinton's exchange with the activist came after a fiery event at the State University of New York at Purchase, where Clinton called out Sanders a number of times and confronted Sanders protesters who shouted her event.
Shortly into Clinton's speech, a small group of protesters stood up and yelled, "If she wins, we lose."
Clinton looked at them and said, "Oh, I know. Bernie people came to say that."
"I have earned 9 million votes in this election. I have 1 million more votes than Donald Trump and I have 2.5 million more votes than Senator Sanders," Clinton said to cheers as the protesters were escorted out.
Clinton has personally grown more frustrated with protesters in recent days, according to aides, annoyed by the fact that many of the protesters don't come to listen to proposals but are there just to disrupt.
Republicans jumped on the video of Clinton confronting the protester. American Crossroads, an anti-Clinton super PAC, sent reporters an email with the subject line, "Hillary loses temper with Greenpeace activist." The Republican National Committee called it a "testy" exchange.
Hillary Clinton Knocks Bernie Sanders Over Response to Donald Trump’s Abortion Comments. Let the New York primary begin.
While campaigning in her home state today, Hillary Clinton had her sights not so much on the GOP field (although she did go after them, too). But rather, on Bernie Sanders, who she chided for his response to Donald Trump’s controversial comments on abortion on Wednesday.
“Last night, Senator Sanders agreed that Donald Trump’s comments were shameful but then he said they were a distraction from, and I quote, 'a serious discussion about the serious issues facing America,’” the Democratic presidential candidate told the crowd of roughly 700 people at an event here in Purchase, New York -- prompting boos from some in the crowd.
"To me, this is a serious issue. And it’s a very serious discussion,” she continued. “Look, I know Senator Sanders supports a woman’s right to choose, but I also know Planned Parenthood Action and NARAL endorsed me because I have led on this issue. I have fought on this issue. And I know, given what’s happening in states across our country, we need a president who is passionate about this."
On Wednesday, Trump said during a forum on MSNBC that women who undergo abortions, if there were a ban on the procedure, should be punished. He later walked back his comment in a statement, but the remark drew backlash from leaders in both parties.
Sanders called the remark “shameful” and “beyond comprehension.” He then referred to it as “another stupid remark” by Trump that, Sanders suggested, is a distraction from “serious issues facing America.”
Clinton’s jab at Sanders came shortly after a small group of Sanders supporters interrupted her remarks at State University of New York at Purchase by shouting, “She wins, we lose.”
"The Bernie people came to say that, we’re very sorry you’re leaving,” Clinton, who rarely responds to hecklers, said back to the protesters as they walked out.
"What I regret is they don't want the contrast between my experience, my plans, my vision, what I know I can get done and what my opponent is promising,” she said. “I'll give you one example. He goes around telling young people he's going to give them free college. I wish it were so, but you go and read the fine print, which anybody should do anyone makes a promise about something being free. You read that fine print and said, yeah, it will be free if the governors of America put in about $28 billion.”
Sanders, who was born in Brooklyn, and Clinton are both bracing for a more heated than usual Democratic primary in New York.
Both candidates are expected to barnstorm the state in the coming weeks. A new Quinnipiac poll shows Clinton leading Sanders in the state by 12 points, 54 to 42.
Poll: Sanders ahead in Wisconsin.
While campaigning in her home state today, Hillary Clinton had her sights not so much on the GOP field (although she did go after them, too). But rather, on Bernie Sanders, who she chided for his response to Donald Trump’s controversial comments on abortion on Wednesday.
“Last night, Senator Sanders agreed that Donald Trump’s comments were shameful but then he said they were a distraction from, and I quote, 'a serious discussion about the serious issues facing America,’” the Democratic presidential candidate told the crowd of roughly 700 people at an event here in Purchase, New York -- prompting boos from some in the crowd.
"To me, this is a serious issue. And it’s a very serious discussion,” she continued. “Look, I know Senator Sanders supports a woman’s right to choose, but I also know Planned Parenthood Action and NARAL endorsed me because I have led on this issue. I have fought on this issue. And I know, given what’s happening in states across our country, we need a president who is passionate about this."
On Wednesday, Trump said during a forum on MSNBC that women who undergo abortions, if there were a ban on the procedure, should be punished. He later walked back his comment in a statement, but the remark drew backlash from leaders in both parties.
Sanders called the remark “shameful” and “beyond comprehension.” He then referred to it as “another stupid remark” by Trump that, Sanders suggested, is a distraction from “serious issues facing America.”
Clinton’s jab at Sanders came shortly after a small group of Sanders supporters interrupted her remarks at State University of New York at Purchase by shouting, “She wins, we lose.”
"The Bernie people came to say that, we’re very sorry you’re leaving,” Clinton, who rarely responds to hecklers, said back to the protesters as they walked out.
"What I regret is they don't want the contrast between my experience, my plans, my vision, what I know I can get done and what my opponent is promising,” she said. “I'll give you one example. He goes around telling young people he's going to give them free college. I wish it were so, but you go and read the fine print, which anybody should do anyone makes a promise about something being free. You read that fine print and said, yeah, it will be free if the governors of America put in about $28 billion.”
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Both candidates are expected to barnstorm the state in the coming weeks. A new Quinnipiac poll shows Clinton leading Sanders in the state by 12 points, 54 to 42.
Poll: Sanders ahead in Wisconsin.
Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders is leading front-runner Hillary Clinton by 5 percentage points in Wisconsin, according to a new Fox Business poll. Sanders has 48 percent among the state’s likely Democratic voters, while Clinton lags slightly behind with 43 percent.
The numbers align with a Public Policy Polling poll that came out earlier on Thursday, that showed the Vermont senator leading by 6 points. Clinton, however, holds a slight lead among women voters with 47 percent to Sanders’s 44 percent.
The numbers align with a Public Policy Polling poll that came out earlier on Thursday, that showed the Vermont senator leading by 6 points. Clinton, however, holds a slight lead among women voters with 47 percent to Sanders’s 44 percent.
Sen. Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign has raised nearly $40 million in March, according to his campaign. Bernie Sanders is pushing toward another massive fundraising haul in March, potentially surpassing his record-breaking totals last month.
As of Thursday morning, the Vermont senator's campaign said it had pulled in more than $39.7 million, and urging supporters to chip in to surpass the nearly $43.5 million they donated in February. All told, he will have raised an eye-popping $100 million so far in 2016.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks to a crowd gathered at the Phoenix Convention Center during a campaign rally on March 15 in Phoenix.
"If we were to raise more money by the end of this month at midnight tonight, it would send an unmistakable message to the media and the establishment: we are going to win this campaign and the White House," Sanders wrote in an email to supporters.
Sanders is coming off the best week of his campaign, sweeping three caucuses on Saturday in Alaska, Hawaii and Washington by large margins. The campaign said it raised a whopping $4 million in the 48 hours after the trio of victories, continuing a pattern of hundreds of thousands of donors giving small amounts in droves.
The cash glut will help Sanders compete in Wisconsin next week, where both campaigns expect a photo finish, as well in New York on April 19, where former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leads in the polls but Sanders plans to put up a major fight.
But even with fistfuls of cash to help pave the way, the road beyond the Badger State looks rough for Sanders' insurgent campaign.
He has tended to perform better in states holding caucuses, where independents are allowed to participate and candidates with a passionate following often win big. Wisconsin's primary is open to independents, giving Sanders the hope he can replicate his surprise victory in neighboring Michigan.
But New York, with its 247 pledged delegates at stake, is "closed" -- that is, limited to registered Democrats, who exit polls in the states that have already voted show consistently supporting Clinton by significant margins. The next big contest is on April 26, when a total of 384 pledged delegates are at stake in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island – all of which are also closed primaries
Clinton leads with 1,266 pledged delegates, 228 more than Sanders' 1,038 delegates, a gap that will be difficult for Sanders to close without lopsided victories in some of those states, and California, the largest prize on the map, but most analysts predict that the climb is simply too steep for him to catch up. Those numbers do not include superdelegates, of which Clinton has 469 and Sanders 31.
Regardless, his campaign vows to stay in the race all the way to the convention in Philadelphia in July, and it will have more than enough cash to do so.
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Severe Weather Threat Continues as Damaging Storms Target Southeast Into Friday. Damaging severe thunderstorms will continue to flare up through Friday from parts of the Gulf Coast and Southeast, northward into the lower Mid-Atlantic region. Isolated tornadoes, hail, damaging wind gusts, and flash flooding all remain possible from the storms.
Multiple tornadoes were reported on Thursday across at least three states in the South, after tornadoes cut through parts of the plains on Wednesday.
NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has issued the following watch area:
A tornado watch is in effect until 8 a.m. EDT Friday for west-central Georgia. This watch includes Macon.
Early Thursday evening, a tornado ripped through New Hope, Mississippi, displaying a "debris ball" on radar, indicative of lofted debris from a tornado. Another storm in southwest Alabama, near Gilbertown, may have also produced a tornado based on radar signatures and damage reports.
Thursday night, the National Weather Service confirmed a tornado near Millport in Lamar County, Alabama. A likely tornado also caused damage near Priceville, Alabama.
More storm reports can be found toward the bottom of this article.
Below is a look at the current expectation for the severe weather threat into Friday.
Severe Weather and Flash Flooding Forecast
Friday:
- States Impacted: Multiple rounds of strong to locally severe storms are possible from Virginia to the Carolinas, south/central Georgia, northern Florida, southern Alabama, southern Mississippi, and southeast Louisiana, as a cold front slowly pushes southeast.
- Potential Impacts: Damaging wind gusts and large hail, though a few tornadoes are also possible.
- Cities: Columbia, South Carolina | Mobile | New Orleans | Raleigh
- Flash flooding will remain a threat from the Carolinas into Georgia, southern Alabama, the Florida panhandle, coastal Mississippi and southeast Louisiana.
Areas shaded red have the greatest chance of seeing severe weather.
States Impacted: A few strong to severe thunderstorms are possible in southern Georgia, as well as northern and central Florida before the cold front finally pushes offshore Saturday night.
Potential Impacts: Damaging wind gusts and large hail are the primary impacts, although an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out.
Areas shaded red have the greatest chance of seeing severe weather.
Saturday
- States Impacted: A few strong to severe thunderstorms are possible in southern Georgia, as well as northern and central Florida before the cold front finally pushes offshore Saturday night.
- Potential Impacts: Damaging wind gusts and large hail are the primary impacts, although an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out.
- Cities: Jacksonville | Orlando | Tampa
Thursday's Storm Reports
Earlier Thursday morning, two relatively weak tornadoes were reported in Louisiana.
Thunderstorm winds caused damage to buildings near Hardinsburg, Kentucky Thursday afternoon. A roof was blown off of the gym at Breckinridge County Middle School according to a National Weather Service report. Damage to trailer homes in Utica, Kentucky may have been caused by a tornado.
Trailers were also flipped by storms in Harned, Kentucky at Nancy Butler Trailer Park. In Louisiana, 2-inch diameter hail was reported from the town hall in Pollock late Thursday afternoon.
In Indiana, wind gusts reached 61 mph at South Bend Thursday afternoon. After additional rainfall on Thursday, Memphis, Tennessee was reporting March 2016 as their fourth wettest month on record.
Wednesday's Severe Weather
Wednesday afternoon, tennis ball size hail has been reported near Breckenridge, Texas. Golf ball size hail also covered the ground near El Dorado, Kansas. Multiple storm spotters reported a brief tornado near Dexter, Kansas late Wednesday afternoon.
Wind gusts reached as high as 70 mph at Burleson, Texas early Wednesday evening and 67 mph near Waurika, Oklahoma Wednesday afternoon.
Major flooding in Jonesboro, Arkansas prompted a flash flood emergency for the area, which has since been canceled. Some minor to moderate flash flooding was also reported in the greater Little Rock, Arkansas area.
On Wednesday evening, a tornado spun through the north side of the Tulsa, Oklahoma. Damage to buildings and power lines was reported in the Tulsa, Catoosa and Claremore vicinities. Heavy damage was also reported in the city of Dermott, Arkansas, due to a possible tornado late Wednesday night.
Tuesday's Storm Reports
A cluster of thunderstorms rolled across central to south Florida on Tuesday afternoon. The storms were accompanied by some hail, gusty winds, dangerous lightning and locally heavy rainfall.
Three firefighters were injured while responding to a fire when lightning struck an overhang near Boca West. A large tree was knocked down by thunderstorm winds, just to the northwest of Boca West. A wind gust to 56 mph was reported near Boca Grande.
In Nebraska, two rounds of thunderstorms caused marginally large hail across the state. In the morning, hail covered the ground in Albion, requiring a snow plow to clear the highway. Early in the evening, hail also covered the ground to the east of Arthur.
Sunday's Severe Weather Reports
A possible tornado was reported in western Kentucky on Sunday evening with reports of houses and barns damaged near Crofton and Hopkinsville, as well as power outages. Wind damage was also reported near Camden, Tennessee with numerous trees down, along with sheds blown away and a roof came off a barn.
Hail was also reported on Sunday with hail up to the size of golf balls in French Lick, Indiana, near Bluffton, Indiana and near Greenfield, Tennessee.
Heavy rain and flooding was also observed in portions of the Southeast. The Savannah International Airport recorded their wettest March day on record with 3.81 inches of rain on Sunday.
Fox Business Network Poll: Cruz leads in Wisconsin. Ted Cruz leads Donald Trump in the Republican nomination contest in Wisconsin, according to a Fox Business Network Poll released Thursday.
Cruz garners 42 percent among Wisconsin likely GOP primary voters, while Trump receives 32 percent. John Kasich comes in third with 19 percent.
Among just those who say they will “definitely” vote, Cruz’s lead over Trump widens to 46-33 percent, and Kasich gets 16 percent.
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There is a big gender gap. Women back Cruz over Trump by a 19-point margin (46-27 percent). The two candidates are much closer among men: Cruz gets 40 percent to Trump’s 35 percent.
Cruz’s advantage over the real estate mogul also comes from self-described “very” conservative voters, who give him a 36-point lead (61 percent Cruz vs. 25 percent Trump).
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White evangelical Christians voting in the GOP primary prefer Cruz over Trump by 49-28 percent. Trump has beaten Cruz among this key voting bloc in more than 10 contests so far, according to the Fox News exit poll.
Cruz is ahead of Trump among those with a college degree (42-30 percent) as well as those without a degree (44-34 percent).
Independents can vote in Wisconsin’s open primary -- and are more inclined to back Trump (37 percent) than Cruz (26 percent) or Kasich (26 percent).
Meanwhile, independents are equally likely to opt to vote in the Republican primary (50 percent) as the Democratic primary (50 percent).
The Wisconsin primary is April 5. Even so, more than one in five likely GOP primary voters say they might change their mind over the next few days (22 percent). That includes 40 percent of Kasich supporters, 18 percent of Cruz supporters, and 15 percent of Trump supporters.
The ambivalence of Kasich supporters is better news for Cruz than Trump, as the Ohio governor’s backers are more than twice as likely to name Cruz as their second choice candidate.
Dissatisfaction with the current slate of candidates is clear.
Many wish there were another name on the ballot. If Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker were still in the race, 44 percent of GOP primary voters say they would vote for him. That puts him more than 20 points ahead of the pack: Trump gets 21 percent, Cruz 17 percent and Kasich 12 percent.
In that hypothetical scenario, 59 percent of Cruz’s supporters and 31 percent of Trump’s, defect to Walker.
Walker, one of the first GOP heavyweights to drop out of the race, endorsed Cruz Tuesday.
If the general election ends up being Trump against Democrat Hillary Clinton, only 55 percent of GOP primary voters would be happy with their choices, while 42 percent would “seriously consider” voting for a third party candidate or not vote at all.
Among Cruz backers, over half would consider voting for a third party (43 percent) or stay home (13 percent).
This Fox Business Network Poll was conducted under the joint direction of Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R). The telephone poll (landline and cellphone) was conducted March 28-30, 2016 with live interviewers among a random sample of 1,602 Wisconsin voters selected from a statewide voter file. Results for the 742 likely Republican primary voters have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.
Cruz garners 42 percent among Wisconsin likely GOP primary voters, while Trump receives 32 percent. John Kasich comes in third with 19 percent.
Among just those who say they will “definitely” vote, Cruz’s lead over Trump widens to 46-33 percent, and Kasich gets 16 percent.
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There is a big gender gap. Women back Cruz over Trump by a 19-point margin (46-27 percent). The two candidates are much closer among men: Cruz gets 40 percent to Trump’s 35 percent.
Cruz’s advantage over the real estate mogul also comes from self-described “very” conservative voters, who give him a 36-point lead (61 percent Cruz vs. 25 percent Trump).
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White evangelical Christians voting in the GOP primary prefer Cruz over Trump by 49-28 percent. Trump has beaten Cruz among this key voting bloc in more than 10 contests so far, according to the Fox News exit poll.
Cruz is ahead of Trump among those with a college degree (42-30 percent) as well as those without a degree (44-34 percent).
Independents can vote in Wisconsin’s open primary -- and are more inclined to back Trump (37 percent) than Cruz (26 percent) or Kasich (26 percent).
Meanwhile, independents are equally likely to opt to vote in the Republican primary (50 percent) as the Democratic primary (50 percent).
The Wisconsin primary is April 5. Even so, more than one in five likely GOP primary voters say they might change their mind over the next few days (22 percent). That includes 40 percent of Kasich supporters, 18 percent of Cruz supporters, and 15 percent of Trump supporters.
The ambivalence of Kasich supporters is better news for Cruz than Trump, as the Ohio governor’s backers are more than twice as likely to name Cruz as their second choice candidate.
Dissatisfaction with the current slate of candidates is clear.
Many wish there were another name on the ballot. If Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker were still in the race, 44 percent of GOP primary voters say they would vote for him. That puts him more than 20 points ahead of the pack: Trump gets 21 percent, Cruz 17 percent and Kasich 12 percent.
In that hypothetical scenario, 59 percent of Cruz’s supporters and 31 percent of Trump’s, defect to Walker.
Walker, one of the first GOP heavyweights to drop out of the race, endorsed Cruz Tuesday.
If the general election ends up being Trump against Democrat Hillary Clinton, only 55 percent of GOP primary voters would be happy with their choices, while 42 percent would “seriously consider” voting for a third party candidate or not vote at all.
Among Cruz backers, over half would consider voting for a third party (43 percent) or stay home (13 percent).
This Fox Business Network Poll was conducted under the joint direction of Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R). The telephone poll (landline and cellphone) was conducted March 28-30, 2016 with live interviewers among a random sample of 1,602 Wisconsin voters selected from a statewide voter file. Results for the 742 likely Republican primary voters have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.
CNN Poll: Cruz holds wide lead over Trump in Wisconsin. Ted Cruz holds a wide lead over Donald Trump in Wisconsin less than a week from the state's primary, and Bernie Sanders has a narrow edge over Hillary Clinton, a new Marquette University Law School poll shows.
Cruz, the Texas senator, tops the Republican field with 40% support, compared to Trump's 30% and Ohio Gov. John Kasich's 21%.
Sanders, meanwhile, has 49% backing to Clinton's 45% in the Democratic race.
The 2016 presidential campaign has descended on Wisconsin ahead of the state's April 5 contest. It's the only major primary before New York's two weeks later, and is seen as a gauge of momentum for the GOP establishment's anti-Trump efforts.
The poll also showed that Sanders beats all Republican candidates in head-to-head matchups in the Badger State. He topped Kasich, 46% to 44%, and crushed Cruz, 52% to 29%, and Trump, 54% to 35%.
Kasich easily bested Clinton head-to-head, with 48% support to her 39%. Clinton and Cruz tied with 44% apiece. And Clinton easily beat Trump, 47% to 37%.
Those numbers could offer ammunition to both Sanders and Kasich, who have argued that polls show them as their parties' most electable candidates. And they could help Cruz make the case that Trump would lose to Clinton -- though the results show weakness for him, too.
The survey was conducted March 24-28, before CNN's Republican town hall on Tuesday night in Milwaukee. The margin of error on the Republican side is plus or minus 5.8 percentage points; with the Democrats, it's 6.3 points.
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Cruz, the Texas senator, tops the Republican field with 40% support, compared to Trump's 30% and Ohio Gov. John Kasich's 21%.
Sanders, meanwhile, has 49% backing to Clinton's 45% in the Democratic race.
The 2016 presidential campaign has descended on Wisconsin ahead of the state's April 5 contest. It's the only major primary before New York's two weeks later, and is seen as a gauge of momentum for the GOP establishment's anti-Trump efforts.
The poll also showed that Sanders beats all Republican candidates in head-to-head matchups in the Badger State. He topped Kasich, 46% to 44%, and crushed Cruz, 52% to 29%, and Trump, 54% to 35%.
Kasich easily bested Clinton head-to-head, with 48% support to her 39%. Clinton and Cruz tied with 44% apiece. And Clinton easily beat Trump, 47% to 37%.
Those numbers could offer ammunition to both Sanders and Kasich, who have argued that polls show them as their parties' most electable candidates. And they could help Cruz make the case that Trump would lose to Clinton -- though the results show weakness for him, too.
The survey was conducted March 24-28, before CNN's Republican town hall on Tuesday night in Milwaukee. The margin of error on the Republican side is plus or minus 5.8 percentage points; with the Democrats, it's 6.3 points.
Elizabeth Warren Slams Donald Trump's Lies About Being a Business Success.
Fresh off of her delightful Twitter takedown listing all the ways she believes Donald Trump is a "loser," Sen. Elizabeth Warren appeared on the Late Show on Wednesday to shred the Republican front-runner's self-touted reputation as a successful businessman.
"The truth is that he inherited a fortune from his father, he kept it going by cheating and defrauding people, and then he takes his creditors through Chapter 11," Warren told host Stephen Colbert.
"We have an economy that is in real trouble," she added. "But when the economy is in this kind of trouble, calling on Donald Trump for help is like if your house is on fire, calling an arsonist to come help out."
In contrast, the Massachusetts senator said the Democratic presidential candidates are discussing real issues that actually matter to Americans.
"The Democrats are doing exactly what we should be doing," she said. "We're out talking about the issues that affect hardworking families: student loans, Social Security, more cops on Wall Street, trade."
She concluded by encouraging Democrats to vote for whoever picks up the party's nomination, whether it be Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton.
"The truth is that he inherited a fortune from his father, he kept it going by cheating and defrauding people, and then he takes his creditors through Chapter 11," Warren told host Stephen Colbert.
"We have an economy that is in real trouble," she added. "But when the economy is in this kind of trouble, calling on Donald Trump for help is like if your house is on fire, calling an arsonist to come help out."
In contrast, the Massachusetts senator said the Democratic presidential candidates are discussing real issues that actually matter to Americans.
"The Democrats are doing exactly what we should be doing," she said. "We're out talking about the issues that affect hardworking families: student loans, Social Security, more cops on Wall Street, trade."
She concluded by encouraging Democrats to vote for whoever picks up the party's nomination, whether it be Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton.
4 Things To Know About Donald Trump's Foreign Policy Approach
In recent days, Donald Trump has given a series of in-depth interviews shedding some light on what he means by the policy he calls "America First." The interviews are giving a clearer picture of the Republican presidential hopeful's approach to foreign policy.
Here are four things to know about Donald Trump's foreign policy:
1. It's unpredictable...by design.
Reporters covering Donald Trump never know what he'll say or do next. And that's the way he likes it. Trump thinks it's an advantage for the United States to keep foreign leaders guessing.
"I always say we have to be unpredictable," Trump told the Washington Post editorial board. "We're totally predictable. And predictable is bad."
Trump has spoken highly of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who also likes to confound expectations. Putin's invasion of Crimea and his recent military intervention in Syria both took international observers by surprise. That can be an important element of military success. Trump, for instance, refused to rule out the use of nuclear weapons in battling ISIS in Europe or the Middle East.
"I would never take any of my cards off the table," Trump said in a town hall meeting on MSNBC.
But critics warn the approach can be taken too far.
"The unpredictability shifts into unreliability. Then you pay a high price for that," says Peter Feaver, who worked for the National Security Council under George W. Bush and Bill Clinton.
"We could become untrustworthy," Feaver says. "And we would squander what has been the United States' great advantage over the last 25 years, which is while other countries complain about the United States, they basically prefer the United States to be the global leader than any other possible candidate."
2. It's all about the deal.
Speaking to a pro-Israel group, Trump likened talks with the Palestinians to the kind of business negotiation he's famous for.
" I know about deal making," Trump said. "That's what I do. I wrote 'The Art of the Deal.'"
Indeed, reporters from The New York Times who conducted a lengthy interview about foreign policy with Trump concluded that he approaches "almost every current international conflict through the prism of a negotiation."
For the most part, Trump thinks the United States has been getting the bad end of the bargain.
"You look at what the world is doing to us at every level, whether it's militarily or in trade or so many other levels, the world is taking advantage of the United States," Trump told CNN. "And it's driving us into literally being a third-world nation."
It's not surprising that someone who built his business fortune through dealmaking would lean on that experience in foreign affairs. But critics say Trump is short-sighted in approaching each encounter as a zero-sum game, where a gain for China, for example, is automatically a loss for the United States.
"He fails to realize that there are a lot of win-win agreements in the world," says Daniel Drezner of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. "By threatening to drive harder bargains, he might manage to eke out a slightly larger share of the pie. But he also threatens to blow up that pie in the process."
3. There's more overlap than you might think with President Obama.
Some of Trump's foreign policy pronouncements have a familiar ring, although he tends to say loudly what others only whisper.
"You have countries in NATO that are getting a free ride," Trump complained on CNN. "It's very unfair. The United States cannot afford to be the policeman of the world anymore, folks. We have to rebuild our own country."
President Obama and his defense secretaries have also pressed NATO members to spend more on their own defense. And Obama has complained that countries in the Middle East are all too willing to have the U.S. fight their battles for them.
"Perhaps most surprisingly is the extent to which [Trump] overlaps with some of President Obama's positions," Feaver says. "Where there's a sharp difference, of course, is that President Obama wanted to do less in the Middle East in order to do more in Asia. And Trump is talking about doing less in the Middle East and less in Asia."
Indeed, Trump has threatened to withdraw U.S. forces from Japan and South Korea, unless those countries agree to cover a much larger share of the cost.
4. Critics say he's ill-informed.
Trump has recently named a handful of his foreign policy advisors, but insists he also keeps his own counsel. "I understand this stuff," Trump told CNN. "I mean, I really do understand this stuff."
Many foreign policy practioners disagree. More than 100 Republican national security experts signed an open letter challenging Trump's policy positions and his competence.
One of them, Max Boot of the Council on Foreign Relations, warned in a separate essay that the billionaire businessman is "singularly unqualifed to be commander in chief."
"It's just a stunning degree of ignorance this guy has," says Drezner, another signer. "Fifteen years ago, people were talking about whether George W. Bush knew enough about foreign policy when he became president. George W. Bush is George Kennan compared to Donald Trump," he said, referring to the scholarly Cold War diplomat.
Even the name Trump has given to his brand of foreign policy alarms some observers. Trump has embraced the label "America First," a slogan that was also used by isolationists in the ill-fated effort to keep America out of World War II.
In recent days, Donald Trump has given a series of in-depth interviews shedding some light on what he means by the policy he calls "America First." The interviews are giving a clearer picture of the Republican presidential hopeful's approach to foreign policy.
Here are four things to know about Donald Trump's foreign policy:
1. It's unpredictable...by design.
Reporters covering Donald Trump never know what he'll say or do next. And that's the way he likes it. Trump thinks it's an advantage for the United States to keep foreign leaders guessing.
"I always say we have to be unpredictable," Trump told the Washington Post editorial board. "We're totally predictable. And predictable is bad."
Trump has spoken highly of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who also likes to confound expectations. Putin's invasion of Crimea and his recent military intervention in Syria both took international observers by surprise. That can be an important element of military success. Trump, for instance, refused to rule out the use of nuclear weapons in battling ISIS in Europe or the Middle East.
"I would never take any of my cards off the table," Trump said in a town hall meeting on MSNBC.
But critics warn the approach can be taken too far.
"The unpredictability shifts into unreliability. Then you pay a high price for that," says Peter Feaver, who worked for the National Security Council under George W. Bush and Bill Clinton.
"We could become untrustworthy," Feaver says. "And we would squander what has been the United States' great advantage over the last 25 years, which is while other countries complain about the United States, they basically prefer the United States to be the global leader than any other possible candidate."
2. It's all about the deal.
Speaking to a pro-Israel group, Trump likened talks with the Palestinians to the kind of business negotiation he's famous for.
" I know about deal making," Trump said. "That's what I do. I wrote 'The Art of the Deal.'"
Indeed, reporters from The New York Times who conducted a lengthy interview about foreign policy with Trump concluded that he approaches "almost every current international conflict through the prism of a negotiation."
For the most part, Trump thinks the United States has been getting the bad end of the bargain.
"You look at what the world is doing to us at every level, whether it's militarily or in trade or so many other levels, the world is taking advantage of the United States," Trump told CNN. "And it's driving us into literally being a third-world nation."
It's not surprising that someone who built his business fortune through dealmaking would lean on that experience in foreign affairs. But critics say Trump is short-sighted in approaching each encounter as a zero-sum game, where a gain for China, for example, is automatically a loss for the United States.
"He fails to realize that there are a lot of win-win agreements in the world," says Daniel Drezner of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. "By threatening to drive harder bargains, he might manage to eke out a slightly larger share of the pie. But he also threatens to blow up that pie in the process."
3. There's more overlap than you might think with President Obama.
Some of Trump's foreign policy pronouncements have a familiar ring, although he tends to say loudly what others only whisper.
"You have countries in NATO that are getting a free ride," Trump complained on CNN. "It's very unfair. The United States cannot afford to be the policeman of the world anymore, folks. We have to rebuild our own country."
President Obama and his defense secretaries have also pressed NATO members to spend more on their own defense. And Obama has complained that countries in the Middle East are all too willing to have the U.S. fight their battles for them.
"Perhaps most surprisingly is the extent to which [Trump] overlaps with some of President Obama's positions," Feaver says. "Where there's a sharp difference, of course, is that President Obama wanted to do less in the Middle East in order to do more in Asia. And Trump is talking about doing less in the Middle East and less in Asia."
Indeed, Trump has threatened to withdraw U.S. forces from Japan and South Korea, unless those countries agree to cover a much larger share of the cost.
4. Critics say he's ill-informed.
Trump has recently named a handful of his foreign policy advisors, but insists he also keeps his own counsel. "I understand this stuff," Trump told CNN. "I mean, I really do understand this stuff."
Many foreign policy practioners disagree. More than 100 Republican national security experts signed an open letter challenging Trump's policy positions and his competence.
One of them, Max Boot of the Council on Foreign Relations, warned in a separate essay that the billionaire businessman is "singularly unqualifed to be commander in chief."
"It's just a stunning degree of ignorance this guy has," says Drezner, another signer. "Fifteen years ago, people were talking about whether George W. Bush knew enough about foreign policy when he became president. George W. Bush is George Kennan compared to Donald Trump," he said, referring to the scholarly Cold War diplomat.
Even the name Trump has given to his brand of foreign policy alarms some observers. Trump has embraced the label "America First," a slogan that was also used by isolationists in the ill-fated effort to keep America out of World War II.
Trump doubles down on nuclear talk: 'Europe is a big place'.
"I don't want to take cards off the table, I'd never do that," Trump said during a phone interview on "The O'Reilly Factor," adding, "the last person to press that button would be me."
Guest host Eric Bolling acknowledged not ruling out using nuclear weapons against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), but pressed Trump about the possibility of using them in Europe.
"Europe is a big place. I'm not going to take cards off the table," Trump said.
Trump raised eyebrows Wednesday for insisting during a town hall on MSNBC that he wouldn't take nukes off the table in any situation, including in Europe.
The businessman has argued that he wants to remain unpredictable on foreign policy matters and has suggested a U.S. military presence in Japan and South Korea be replaced by their own nuclear arsenals.
White House press secretary Josh Earnest said Thursday it'd be "catastrophic" if countries like Japan and South Korea obtained nuclear weapons, citing opposition to nuclear proliferation.
During his Fox News interview, Trump appeared to tout his opposition to the Iraq War in an attempt to cast himself as cautious on major foreign policy decisions.
"The last person that wants to play the nuclear card, believe me, is me," Trump said.
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"But you can never take cards off the table, either from a moral stan– from any standpoint, and certainly from a negotiating standpoint."
How 1990 Trump compares with 2016 Trump. Ben Domenech of The Federalist and the panel discuss the parallels between an interview Donald Trump gave in a 1990 issue of Playboy and his 2016 message now.
Between Playboy’s Pages, a Peek at How a Future Donald Trump Would Campaign.
Between Playboy’s Pages, a Peek at How a Future Donald Trump Would Campaign.
Bookended by ads for Trojan condoms and Malibu Ultra Light cigarettes, the lengthy interview in Playboy magazine is a remarkably prophetic document. Twenty-six years ago this month, Donald J. Trump sat down with Glenn Plaskin, a celebrity columnist, and, over a glass of chilled Coke, offered a grievance-filled economic agenda, a searing denunciation of weak-kneed American leadership and a keen understanding of his appeal to blue-collar Americans that uncannily resembled the White House campaign he is waging today — without Twitter, which didn’t yet exist.
A glossy time capsule, the interview is testament to consistency, stubbornness or stuntedness, depending on your view.
Below are excerpts from the original interview, along with an analysis of how they stack up against his 2016 message.
On which Americans would support a hypothetical Trump bid for the White House:
1990 “The working guy would elect me. He likes me. When I walk down the street, those cabbies start yelling out their windows.”
2016 The working guy is electing him, state after state, as he marches to the Republican nomination.
On the aspirational power of his ostentatious wealth — the yacht, towers and planes:
1990 “Props for the show. ... The show is Trump, and it’s sold-out performances everywhere. I’ve had fun doing it and will continue to have fun, and I think most people enjoy it.”
2016 Now they are props for his campaign, signifying his financial success and voters’ desire to replicate it. Mr. Trump’s gold-plated 757 is a fixation of cable news, its landings and takeoffs chronicled live. And in Iowa, the real estate mogul offered free rides to children aboard his $7 million helicopter.
On allies taking advantage of America’s generosity:
1990 “We Americans are laughed at around the world for losing a hundred and fifty billion dollars year after year, for defending wealthy nations for nothing, nations that would be wiped out in about 15 minutes if weren’t for us. Our ‘allies’ are making billions screwing us.”
2016 He makes precisely the same argument today, wondering why the United States adheres to costly “one-sided” defense agreements with nations like Japan and South Korea — and suggesting that they develop their own nuclear capabilities so America need not rush to their aid.
A page from the Playboy interview with Mr. Trump.
On whom he would trust to carry out his vision in government:
1990 “I think if we had people from the business community — the Carl Icahns, the Ross Perots — negotiating some of our foreign policy, we’d have respect around the world.”
2016 On this, Mr. Trump is strikingly consistent, right down to his mention of Mr. Icahn, a billionaire corporate raider, as an archetypal negotiator. Mr. Trump still names him as a future member of his cabinet.
On the lameness of previous presidents:
1990 “We’re still suffering from a loss of respect that goes back to the Carter administration, when helicopters were crashing into one another in Iran. That was Carter’s emblem. There he was, being carried off from a race, needing oxygen. I don’t want my president to be carried off a racecourse. I don’t want my president landing on Austrian soil and falling down the stairs of his airplane. Some of our presidents have been incredible jerk-offs. We need to be tough.”
2016 In only slightly more polite terms, Mr. Trump makes the same case now: American leaders are “stupid” and “weak” (if better oxygenated), and the country desperately needs his no-nonsense, bruising style. A favorite line on the stump still echoes from 1990: “We gotta be tough.”
On his lust for the counterpunch:
1990 “When somebody tries to sucker-punch me, when they’re after my ass, I push back a hell of a lot harder than I was pushed in the first place. If somebody tries to push me around, he’s going to pay a price. Those people don’t come back for seconds. I don’t like being pushed around or taken advantage of.”
2016 This presciently summarized Mr. Trump’s debate style throughout the 2016 campaign: Criticize me and I will pulverize you. Just ask “low-energy” Jeb Bush, “Little Marco” (better known as Senator Marco Rubio of Florida) and “Lyin Ted” (Senator Ted Cruz of Texas), whose attempts to mock Mr. Trump drew his unyielding wrath.
On the loyalty he shows to staff members, and they to him:
1990 “I have had the same people working for me for years. Rarely does anybody leave me.”
2016 That boast applies this year, to Mr. Trump’s peril, in the case of his campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, who has been charged with battery in Jupiter, Fla., accused of grabbing a reporter at a rally. Mr. Trump, saying he does not “discard people,” is standing by Mr. Lewandowski.
On what it would take to make him run for president:
1990 “I don’t want to be president. I’m 100 percent sure. I’d change my mind only if I saw this country continue to go down the tubes.”
2016 Apparently, it did.
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A glossy time capsule, the interview is testament to consistency, stubbornness or stuntedness, depending on your view.
Below are excerpts from the original interview, along with an analysis of how they stack up against his 2016 message.
On which Americans would support a hypothetical Trump bid for the White House:
1990 “The working guy would elect me. He likes me. When I walk down the street, those cabbies start yelling out their windows.”
2016 The working guy is electing him, state after state, as he marches to the Republican nomination.
On the aspirational power of his ostentatious wealth — the yacht, towers and planes:
1990 “Props for the show. ... The show is Trump, and it’s sold-out performances everywhere. I’ve had fun doing it and will continue to have fun, and I think most people enjoy it.”
2016 Now they are props for his campaign, signifying his financial success and voters’ desire to replicate it. Mr. Trump’s gold-plated 757 is a fixation of cable news, its landings and takeoffs chronicled live. And in Iowa, the real estate mogul offered free rides to children aboard his $7 million helicopter.
On allies taking advantage of America’s generosity:
1990 “We Americans are laughed at around the world for losing a hundred and fifty billion dollars year after year, for defending wealthy nations for nothing, nations that would be wiped out in about 15 minutes if weren’t for us. Our ‘allies’ are making billions screwing us.”
2016 He makes precisely the same argument today, wondering why the United States adheres to costly “one-sided” defense agreements with nations like Japan and South Korea — and suggesting that they develop their own nuclear capabilities so America need not rush to their aid.
A page from the Playboy interview with Mr. Trump.
On whom he would trust to carry out his vision in government:
1990 “I think if we had people from the business community — the Carl Icahns, the Ross Perots — negotiating some of our foreign policy, we’d have respect around the world.”
2016 On this, Mr. Trump is strikingly consistent, right down to his mention of Mr. Icahn, a billionaire corporate raider, as an archetypal negotiator. Mr. Trump still names him as a future member of his cabinet.
On the lameness of previous presidents:
1990 “We’re still suffering from a loss of respect that goes back to the Carter administration, when helicopters were crashing into one another in Iran. That was Carter’s emblem. There he was, being carried off from a race, needing oxygen. I don’t want my president to be carried off a racecourse. I don’t want my president landing on Austrian soil and falling down the stairs of his airplane. Some of our presidents have been incredible jerk-offs. We need to be tough.”
2016 In only slightly more polite terms, Mr. Trump makes the same case now: American leaders are “stupid” and “weak” (if better oxygenated), and the country desperately needs his no-nonsense, bruising style. A favorite line on the stump still echoes from 1990: “We gotta be tough.”
On his lust for the counterpunch:
1990 “When somebody tries to sucker-punch me, when they’re after my ass, I push back a hell of a lot harder than I was pushed in the first place. If somebody tries to push me around, he’s going to pay a price. Those people don’t come back for seconds. I don’t like being pushed around or taken advantage of.”
2016 This presciently summarized Mr. Trump’s debate style throughout the 2016 campaign: Criticize me and I will pulverize you. Just ask “low-energy” Jeb Bush, “Little Marco” (better known as Senator Marco Rubio of Florida) and “Lyin Ted” (Senator Ted Cruz of Texas), whose attempts to mock Mr. Trump drew his unyielding wrath.
On the loyalty he shows to staff members, and they to him:
1990 “I have had the same people working for me for years. Rarely does anybody leave me.”
2016 That boast applies this year, to Mr. Trump’s peril, in the case of his campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, who has been charged with battery in Jupiter, Fla., accused of grabbing a reporter at a rally. Mr. Trump, saying he does not “discard people,” is standing by Mr. Lewandowski.
On what it would take to make him run for president:
1990 “I don’t want to be president. I’m 100 percent sure. I’d change my mind only if I saw this country continue to go down the tubes.”
2016 Apparently, it did.
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