The terrorist attacks in Brussels this week set a somber tone for the 2016 election campaign and challenged candidates to come up with solutions to stop the senseless violence. Meanwhile, the Stop Trump movement appears to be in full effect, with Teams Cruz and Kasich reportedly trying convince the delegates that the businessman is a bad choice. Meanwhile, Democratic candidates are setting their sights on Alaska, Hawaii and Washington ahead of Saturday’s contests. Republicans are getting a two-week break from the primaries.
Republican primaries
Donald Trump: Trump has launched several highly personal attacks on his rival Ted Cruz this week. His Twitter account posted, then quickly deleted, a threat against Ms. Cruz after he claimed the senator’s campaign had used a provocative photo of Melania Trump. Cruz has denied the accusations and called Trump a “coward” for attacking his wife. After Mr. Trump retweeted another unflattering tweet about Ms. Cruz, the Texas senator responded, saying, “Real men don’t attack women.” Trump currently has 9 point lead in California.
Ted Cruz: When Cruz wasn’t defending his wife to the Trump campaign this week, he was criticizing President Obama’s seemingly indifferent response to the terrorist attack in Brussels. The president, Cruz said, should have flown to Belgium immediately after hearing the horrific news. Cruz stirred up some controversy when he suggested that we monitor Muslim neighborhoods in the United States. During a visit to Argentina, Obama called the idea “un-American.” As candidates began to flock to Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker argued that Cruz was only a Republican left in the race to see who can beat Trump. Cruz and Trump are currently neck and neck in the Badger State.
Jan Kasich: Lindsey Graham may have endorsed Cruz, but he admitted Thursday that Kasich will a better presidentThe governor of Ohio is still resistive calls for an end to the campaign so Republicans are better prepared to defeat Trump. Impressively, Kasich is running even with Trump in Pennsylvania after the fight to get on the ballot. Maybe Kasich isn’t such a nuisance to the anti-Trump crowd after all?
Democratic primaries
Hillary Clinton anti-terrorism speech at Stanford University on Wednesday offered few solutions to the fight against terrorism and was full of insults for her Republican rivals. She easily beats Trump in a recent national Fox News poll, but lags behind Cruz and Kasich, suggesting she is looking further Bernie Sanders general election. But a recent national poll shows he may want to rethink his strategy. A Bloomberg poll Thursday shows the Vermont senator actually has exquisite edge over her. During a performance at The Young Turks on Wednesday, Sanders rejected say whether he would support Clinton if she won the nomination.
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Basic schedule
Saturday, March 26 – Democratic primaries in Hawaii, Alaska and Washington
