MORNING MESSAGE
Environmentalists
may debate over whether Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders would be better on
climate. But what is indisputable is that both accept climate science and
propose policies based on science that would cut carbon pollution. Trump, on the
other hand, is pure poison for the planet. Period.
Sanders, TRUMP INCH TOWARD DEBATE
Trump
offers Bernie debate if $10-15 million raised for charity. W. Post quotes
Sanders’ response: “I think we’re going to have to rent out the largest
stadium you have here in California. I can’t wait for that, because we’re going
to ask Mr. Trump why he thinks giving hundreds of billions of dollars in tax
breaks to the richest people in this country is a good idea.”
Young
Turks offers to host for $1M. Politico: “Cenk Uygur, host of The Young
Turks, announced Thursday that his online news network would donate $1 million
to a charity of the candidates’ choosing to air a debate … Uygur called [Trump’s
$10M] demand ‘unrealistic’ and an ‘excuse.'”
Several
Democratic Senators livid. Politico: “…said Sen. Joe Manchin[,] ‘That
confirms what we’ve been saying. Why would you expect Bernie should be
considerate … He’s not a Democrat.’ … ‘It’s peculiar,’ said Sen. Sherrod Brown.
‘It’s all about Bernie trying to get the advantage in California. It’s not going
to work.’ A minority of Democratic lawmakers, though, said they’d be fine with
Sanders going toe-to-toe with Trump on TV, if only to unmask the Republican
nominee as a false advocate for working people.”
Trump
picks target states. W. Post: “…which states will Trump target? California.
Ohio, where he plans to spend a lot of money. Michigan. New York, his home state
which was once represented by Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton in the
U.S. Senate. Florida, where he owns several golf resorts and a private club
where he often lives. And Virginia, which is also home to a Trump golf
course.”
CLINTON STRUGGLES TO FOCUS ON TRUMP
Clinton
presses Trump on tax returns. W. Post quotes: ““Either he’s paying no taxes
or he’s paying very little. The only way to find out which it is is for him to
release. Ether he’s as wealthy as he claims or maybe he’s not, the only way to
find out is for him to release.”
But
can’t count on California. Politico: “Clinton officials are predicting, at
best, a very tight contest … Clinton campaigned hard across the state on a
four-day swing this week … A California loss would cement the notion that even
if Clinton isn’t what Trump would call a ‘total loser,’ neither is she a
decisive winner…”
Quirks
in CA process challenge for Sanders. Politico: “The biggest problem for
Sanders has to do with independent voters … they must request a Democratic
ballot — an extra step that is crucial for turnout in a state where 60 percent
of the electorate votes by mail … Educating those independent voters about the
clunky process was part of a field organizing strategy that Sanders’ former
California state director, Michael Ceraso, was pushing for before he parted ways
with the campaign earlier this month … But the campaign decided to go in a
different direction, focusing its dwindling resources on television
advertising.”
OBAMA IN HIROSHIMA
Obama
calls for end of nuclear weapons. NYT: “‘Technological progress without an
equivalent progress in human institutions can doom us,’ Mr. Obama said, adding
that such technology ‘requires a moral revolution as well.’ … ‘We must have the
courage to escape the logic of fear and pursue a world without them,’ he said,
although he quickly added: ‘We may not realize this goal in my lifetime, but
persistent effort can roll back the possibility of catastrophe.'”
Obama
says world leaders are “rattled” by Trump. W. Post: “[Obama said,] ‘they’re
rattled by it — and for good reason — because a lot of the proposals that he’s
made display either ignorance of world affairs or a cavalier attitude … instead
of actually thinking through what it is that is required to keep America safe
and secure and prosperous … [Trump responded,] ‘When you rattle someone, that’s
good because many of the world, as you know, many of the countries in our world,
our beautiful world, have been absolutely abusing us and taking advantage of
us.'”
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