quoted.today: Political Quick Hits; Why hasn’t the media’s prediction of Donald Trump’s demise come true?
Why hasn’t the media’s prediction of Jeb Bush’s rise come true? “People assume that they know who Jeb Bush is, and that’s part of the struggle the Bush campaign has” (19 shares).
Why hasn’t the media’s prediction of Donald Trump’s demise come true? “The problem with the media is that the voters who support Trump hold the media in contempt” (13 shares).
This upcoming weekend’s New York Times Magazine has a long piece on Trump. Their takeaway: “He campaigns in poetry in much the same way a wild hog sips chardonnay” (44 shares).
“I want to grab Rand by the lapels and say, ‘What are you doing?’” (22 shares). That’s from PurplePAC leader Ed Crane, who has suspended raising money for his super PAC. Crane thinks Rand has backtracked from his libertarian views.
On Tuesday Lena Dunham, Millennial actress, author, screenwriter, producer, and director, released her interview with Hillary Clinton. “I was terrified about losing my identity and getting lost in the wake of Bill’s force-of-nature personality” (5).
“I’ve never seen so much expended on so little” (30 shares). That’s Bill Clinton defending Hillary in the ongoing controversy over her email server.
“The only GOP candidate holding elected office who draws double-digit support for the nomination is Sen. Marco Rubio” (10 shares).
“It’s so weird — she looks like one of us, but she’s not” (27 shares), said novelist Jennifer Weiner about celebrating Carly Fiorina’s candidacy while hating her policies.
“Politics is a fact-free zone. People just say things” (5), said Carly Fiorina while defending her record as CEO of of Hewlett-Packard.
“Donors are demanding a lot these days, man” (7 shares), said Republican lobbyist Theresa Kostrzewa. She describes donor’s attitude as, “I gave $2,700. I’m entitled to 2,700 opinions” (16).
Sen. Elizabeth Warren: “Economic justice is not — and has never been — sufficient to ensure racial justice” (51 shares).
“It doesn’t feel like we’re trying to get to the truth” (112 shares). That’s Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards testifying before the Republican-controlled House Oversight Committee.
Bright outlook from a recent poll: “78 percent of those responding said the Citizens United ruling should be overturned” (63 shares).
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Originally published at tinyletter.com.
