Reports are emerging this morning that Trump will go ahead and sign the RNC’s pledge to support the GOP nominee. No indy or third party run. At least that’s the pledge. And why not sign it? A pledge to Reince Priebus will not bind Trump or prevent him from mounting his own general election campaign if that’s what Trump later decides to do.
So what does the RNC get out of this? Not only “not much,” but this is perfect for Trump and terrible for the RNC.
It’s just a matter of time before Trump starts hawking English as the official language, but in the meantime he’s doing everything he can to make Jeb crazy.
Kentucky clerk goes back to same federal judge for yet one more bite at the apple in delaying issuing same-sex marriage licenses.
It’s obscured a bit by the utterly indefensible legal position of the Kentucky clerk refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses, but Amanda Marcotte astutely observes how the episode reveals that mainstream conservatives have basically given up the fight on gay marriage.
The CEO of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce says Trump was very conciliatory in a private meeting this week:
The Donald Trump that I met today and that I sat with today was very different from the Donald Trump that I saw in the media … He was a gentleman. He listened much more than he spoke. He asked questions.
In case you’ve missed it, Caitlin MacNeal catches you up on the latest Fox News-driven meme: Black Lives Matter is a “hate group” inciting violence against police officers.
Obama secures enough Senate votes to overcome potential veto of Iran deal.
Denali gets its official name change but loses 10 feet off its summit elevation.
Really great piece on the Denali naming pseudo-controversy from the Alaska point of view. Give it a read.
Ed Kilgore on Ben Carson: “Carson’s distinguished life and his whole manner of presentation numbs the mind to his extremism—except to the initiated, who nod knowingly at every reference to Alinsky and ‘political correctness.'”