MORNING MESSAGE
Sanders’
intentions are not a secret. He has stated them clearly from the beginning of
his remarkable presidential run. He hopes to win the nomination. And he intends
to build a “political revolution” to change the direction of the party and the
country, to challenge the corrupted politics and rigged rules that work only for
the few and not the vast majority. As movement builder, he has every reason to
stay in the race ... He has a responsibility to take his message across the
country, to educate and proselytize. As a candidate, he stays in the race
because voters keep him in...
California, HERE WE COME
Clinton
and Sanders have heavy California schedules. NYT: “…Clinton will head West
for almost four days of fund-raisers and campaign events in Los Angeles, Orange
County, Riverside, Salinas, San Jose and other parts … ‘You’re going to see me
running all over California,’ Mr. Sanders told ABC News …”
“Bernie
Sanders supporters sue to have California’s voter registration extended until
election day” reports LAT: “At issue is whether voters understand the rules
for the presidential primary, which differ from those governing other elections
in California.”
NYT
explores Bernie’s potential “legacy”: “…if he does try to redirect the
energy behind his candidacy into a new liberal organization, the task may not be
easy. His campaign has brought together disparate individuals and volunteer
groups that might be inclined to go their separate ways after the primary.”
“Bernie
World Debates What’s Next” reports Buzzfeed: “Those closest to Sanders
insist that the senator himself remains focused on the final contests. The
question of what’s next, they say, should and will be his alone to answer, how
and when he wants to answer it … Nearly everyone who’s touched the Sanders
campaign seems to have an opinion on the matter…”
NYT’s
Paul Krugman argues people should remember what worked under Bill Clinton:
“One big lesson of the Clinton boom [is] that lavishing tax cuts on the rich is
the key to prosperity, and that any rise in top tax rates will bring retribution
from the invisible hand — is utterly false … The other big lesson [is] the
single most important thing policy can do to help workers is aim for full
employment.”
Trump
far behind in Ohio organization. WSJ: “Mr. Trump doesn’t have any
general-election staff in the state, and senior aides in New York and Washington
haven’t made contact with the state Republican Party.”
EARTH ROASTING
“Earth’s
Temperature Just Shattered the Thermometer” reports Bloomberg: “The Earth is
warming so fast that it’s surprising even the climate scientists who predicted
this was coming … it might seem premature to talk about setting a new yearly
record after just three months of data, but these months have been such an
extreme departure from the norm that Gavin Schmidt, who directs NASA’s Goddard
Institute for Space Studies, has already made the call.”
“Trump
acknowledges climate change — at his golf course” reports Politico: “Donald
Trump says he is ‘not a big believer in global warming.’ He has called it ‘a
total hoax,’ … [But he] is applying for permission to erect a coastal protection
works to prevent erosion at his seaside golf resort … explicitly cit[ing] global
warming and its consequences…”
BREAKFAST SIDES
Obama
predicts TPP passage at Vietnam presser. The Hill quotes: “The politics of
it will be noisy … [But] I’m confident that we’ll get them done this time, as
well, although there will be ups and downs and bumps along the way.”
Speaker
Paul Ryan letting far right run the floor. Politico: “Last week,
conservatives twisted Ryan’s arm into allowing panel hearings on impeaching the
IRS commissioner … the mayhem that broke out on the House floor last week is
likely just the opening act in a summer of headaches that will follow Ryan’s
management overhaul.”
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