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The Cruz-Rubio Civil War Is Pushing The GOP Right Into Trump’s Arms
The Gist: It has grown impossible to deny Trump is the frontrunner and the New York real estate mogul is getting dangerously close to clinching the nomination, but two of the GOP’s best hopes for stopping Trump are entangled in a bitter civil war.
Sanders Upsets Clinton In Michigan
The Gist: Bernie Sanders is projected to defeat Hillary Clinton in Tuesday’s Michigan primary in an upset victory in the state where both candidates invested in major campaign efforts.
Trump Turns Victory Speech Into QVC Pitch: I Got Steaks, Wine And Mags!
The Gist: Seemingly wounded by Mitt Romney’s critiques of his business acumen, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump put some of his Trump products on display for a national TV audience in what was supposed to be a victory press conference.
From The Reporter’s Notebook
The Better Business Bureau released a statement disputing claims from Donald Trump about his now-defunct business, Trump University, TPM’s Kristin Salaky wrote. The BBB explained in the statement that the elevation of Trump University’s grade from a “D-” to an “A+” was the result of no additional complaints being filed after the business was “winding down,” as well as the BBB’s policy of a three year roll-over period of complaints against a business. Trump U currently has no rating and has never been accredited by the BBB.
Agree or Disagree?
Josh Marshall: “I have a hard time remembering another political upset quite as big as Bernie Sanders’ totally unexpected victory last night over Hillary Clinton. But, Sanders would need to follow up with comparable victories in states like Illinois, Ohio or Florida to fundamentally shift the nature of the race. But this does force us to take a good look at the current polls in those states and see if there’s something not unique to Michigan which caused them to be so far off the actual result.”
BUZZING: Today in the Hive
From a TPM Prime member: “Before engaging in this discussion, let me first assert that the US Corporate Tax code is not as punitive as is consistently suggested by Corporate elites – yes the front line rate is high relative to other countries, but the front line rate is offset by an assortment of credits that largely/completely offset that higher rate depending upon what industry one is in. The assertion, however, that the use of prior losses to offset current profits is unfair is silly. The Corporate income tax is a tax on income. If you lose a billion in one year and then make a billion the next, there is no net profit. And if you tax that profit without allowing the deduction of prior losses, then you assure that all breakeven companies must be driven out of business because they are assured of aftertax losses.”
Related: 27 giant, profitable companies paid no taxes.
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What We’re Reading
If you tweet jokes about Trump, the Secret Service will find you. (Mashable)
Why working class whites can’t propel Donald Trump to ultimate victory. (The Week)
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