RationalWiki:What is going on with the elections?/May 2016

May 2016
Obama is 'ready to explode' onto 2016 campaign trail the moment Bernie inevitably drops out. "It's driving him crazy" to be mostly hands off at this time, the source added. Sen. Barbara Boxer to Sanders: "I love Bernie, he’s my friend for a long time. But you can't just diss everybody who supports Hillary Clinton." Trump has attacked U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel, the judge who oversaw the Trump University lawsuit, as a "hater" and has stated that he should be investigated for being a Mexican. 5 animal rights protestors rushed Bernie's stage at a California rally. (Autoplay video) Trump is a billionaire in name only. Clinton's biggest challenge may be convincing voters that she is an agent for change. Clinton’s lead over Trump may be bigger than you think Hillary Clinton puts forward a detailed 23-point plan to improve the lives of military families Trump camp concedes it's low on money "He's going to blame it on the RNC if he doesn't win in November," the first source said. "They're laying that groundwork now." California Governor Jerry Brown endorses Hillary Clinton for president Donald Trump has an easier path to victory than you think, according to Salon. How Cornel West hurts Bernie Sanders. Even this didn't stop Sanders from appointing him to the committee charged with forming the DNC Party Platform Libertarian Party: "We can have a circus too!" (So so NSFW) Sanders attacks top AIDS activist, partners with anti-PrEP group. Pigs fly as a mix of both Sanders and Clinton supporters issue a public letter criticizing Sanders for twisting their meeting and using it to help him in the upcoming California primary. Sanders says campaign isn't over if he doesn't win California. As long as donations keep rolling in, why stop? [http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/libertarians-johnson-weld-trump-gary-william-223703 Gary Johnson secures the Libertarian Party Nomination. Some early polls shows he's already pulling down 10% of the vote.] A violent protest breaks out at a Trump rally in New Mexico. Trump's plan on the environment is insane. Hillary Clinton supporters may be hiding in plain view [http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/05/donald-trump-backs-out-of-debate-with-bernie-sanders-223674 One day after suggesting the idea of a Trump-Sanders debate for charity, Donald Trump backs out. Surely his advisors had nothing to do with that decision.] Sanders is fundraising for Russ Feingold. Trump promises to turn the GOP into a National Socialist German "worker's party". The State Department's inspector general has criticized Hillary Clinton, as well as the State Department as a whole, for their callous disregard for cyber-security risks. Trump's top campaign, Paul Manafort, has made millions from representing arms dealers, warlords, dictators, and oligarchs. Clinton reneges on her promise to participate in a tenth debate with Sanders. (Autoplay video) Bernie Sanders chooses several famous progressives to sit on the DNC committee set up in order to help both Democratic campaigns compromise on their platforms. Trump peddles the disproven conspiracy that the Clintons murdered Vince Foster. Bernie to use his astute fundraising prowess to fund Wasserman-Schulz primary challenger Austria steps back from the brink as its far-right Presidential candidate loses by less than 1%. Cyprus elects the far-right party, Democratic Rally, to its parliament. WaPo/ABC polls show that the 2016 election will shape up as a contest of negatives. Trump overtakes Clinton in poll average for the first time. (The polling data itself.) Donald Trump says he would further deregulate Wall Street by scrapping Dodd-Frank. Trump: "Who the hell cares if there's a trade war?". Bernie Sanders has endorsed Tim Canova, Debbie Wasserman-Schultz rival. Official Nevada Democratic Party Press Release gives us a much needed reality check on the Sanders campaign’s conspiracy theories Donald Trump obtained the all-important endorsement of the NRA as the group says the Second Amendment is in danger if Clinton is elected. Trump in return promises to not let the gun-advocacy group down promising to get rid of gun-free zones. It's baffling why the NRA places so much trust in a Trump presidency as unsurprisingly his opinion on guns has shifted over the years from one extreme to another. Donald Trump accuses Bill Clinton of rape. (Autoplay video) Bernie Sanders Accepts Invitation To Debate Hillary Clinton On Fox News. DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz laughed when asked on Fox News about the network hosting a Democratic debate between Hillary and Mr. Mathematically Eliminated, so it's unlikely to ever happen. Liberal allies turning on Bernie Sanders after Nevada donnybrook This is obviously the work of Hillary $hills. Reid, Durbin, & Feinstein fear violence at Hillary's coronation. Donald Trump has released his list of potential SCOTUS nominees. Bernie takes Oregon while Hillary takes Kentucky, both by narrow margins. Nevada Democratic Party chairwoman Roberta Lange facing barrage of death threats to herself and her family from Sanders supporters after cell number leaks online. Centrist Democrats: We can work with President Trump. Sanders statement on the Nevada State Democratic Convention. Trump has denied that he pretended to be his own spokesman, John Miller, back in the 1990s; the only problem is that he admitted it was a joke in a court testimony. Trump is considering Newt Gingrich as his VP. Sheldon Adelson, Gingrich's main funder in 2012, may also give Trump $100 million in donations. Trump has hired prominent anti-abortion advocate, John Mashburn, as his policy director. Trump says he's unlikely to have good relationship with David Cameron Sanders calls on the Fed to bailout Puerto Rico by giving them an emergency line of credit. With the future of the Democratic party at stake, Sanders (who won 19 states) gets 3 appointments - Hillary's cronies get 72. Clinton wins more delegates at the Nevada caucus. Peter Thiel will back Trump as the GOP nominee. Trump: Muslim ban ‘just a suggestion’ Dan Quayle champions Donald Trump as more qualified than Hillary Clinton. Yes, the professional dumbass that can't spell potato thinks Trump is the smartest candidate. Trump attacks Clinton for being a neocon war hawk. The Democratic Convention will be hosted by Republican donors and anti-Obamacare lobbyists. Trump surges in support, almost even with Clinton in national U.S. poll. Ironically, Bernie Sanders, with his aggressive environmental policy positions, has just captured West Virginia, where the coal industry is very well established. Dana Milbank to eat his words regarding Trump and the nomination. The Phillippines elects its first transgender politician to its parliament. Rodrigo Duterte, also known as the "Punisher" for his zero tolerance policies on crime and the "Trump of the East" for his outrageous comments, has been elected president of the Phillippines. Trump says he likes Bernie ideas and will use his criticisms of Clinton against her. Palin to campaign for Ryan's (unnamed) primary opponent. Duuh, somebody tell her the primary was a month ago. The Unionist coalition remains in the majority after the Northern Ireland Assembly election. Trump promises to bankrupt the US which will create a global financial meltdown. While Trump begs for a meeting, the top GOP fundraiser snubs him. London elects a Muslim mayor despite a negative, religion-baiting campaign from his main opponent. Hillary is courting former Bush donors. Republicans dive headfirst into into the five stages of grief as Trump wins the primaries and becomes the party's presidential candidate. Trump now says he would raise the minimum wage if elected and has started his Latino outreach with a genius tweet. In anti-Trump news, GOP House Speaker, former VP candidate, and noted Crossfit enthusiast Paul Ryan says he is "not ready" to support Donald Trump yet, John McCain has said he might lose reelection due to Trump, both Bushes join Mitt Romney in skipping the GOP convention, and a GOP anti-Trump group holds talks to discuss third-party possibilities. Trump News: Liberal RINO & Rockefeller Republican Susan Collins ready to back Trump; McConnell and Ed Rollins on board; Ben Carson to head up VP search team. Kasich is out too. Now, there is only the Trump. Bernie Sanders has just won Indiana. He reiterated his earlier promise to fight till the very last state has voted, and polls show most Democrats want him to remain in the race.

Carly Fiorina breaks the record for shortest-ever VP run, as Ted Cruz drops out. The anointed one has been defeated.