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February 24, 2016
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Trump Wins Big At Nevada Caucuses
The Gist: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is one step closer to the Republican presidential nomination after clinching the Nevada caucuses just after midnight ET.
Obama Lays Out What He’s Looking For In Nominee In SCOTUSblog Post
The Gist: President Barack Obama detailed the qualifications he’s looking for in a nominee to fill the seat of late Justice Antonin Scalia.
Why Are Evangelicals Supporting The Unrepentant Donald Trump?
The Gist: As a New Yorker whose name is plastered across buildings in the city, Trump is synonymous with the capital of the secular society that evangelicals detest. And yet, Trump is resonating with the evangelical community.
From The Reporter’s Notebook
After a failed protest outside the NFL headquarters and stunted cultural critiques from the likes of Rudy Giuliani, talks of Beyoncé’s Super Bowl performance has largely stalled—until the Nation of Islam got involved.
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan announced that the group’s security detail, the Fruit of Islam, will provide security at future Beyoncé performances if the men in blue won’t step up. TPM’s Caitlin Cruz says the next move is on the police unions, whose reactions have been mixed at best.
Agree or Disagree?
“Barack Obama is our first black president. But both he and Bill Clinton faced the same American right – the hard right, which has become more dominant, entrenched and controlling of what was once American’s center-right party. Those toxic forces, that malignant resistance made Bill Clinton in some momentary sense or degree black because the nature of his political enemies mattered more than the color of his skin.” – Josh Marshall
Say What?!
“Well, the average person might understand it as truth serum. But, you know, there are ways where you decrease a person’s conscious defenses and they might be much more willing to give up information.”
-Ben Carson proposed using sedatives as an alternative to torture during an CNN interview.
BUZZING: Today in the Hive
From a TPM Prime member: “I could see Trump choosing a consigliore type rather than a political choice — if there’s one useful thing Trump does know, it’s how to put together a management team to run his business. Choosing a hands-on figure to act as a lieutenant but not take the limelight would be in keeping with his character and background.”
Related: Trump dodged the question when asked if he’d consider Sarah Palin as VP.
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What We’re Reading
How should Asian-Americans feel about the Peter Liang protests? ( The New York Times).
How a mechanical problem at one New York City subway station caused 625 delays (New York Magazine).
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