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View as a gridMontana At-Large: Dems Eye 2018 in Wake of Gianforte Victory | News & Analysis | Inside Elections
Inside Elections
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BOZEMAN, MONTANA -- Republican Greg Gianforte’s six-point win last week over musician Rob Quist to fill Montana’s lone U.S. House seat continues the GOP’s 20-year stranglehold on state congressional races.
Key Counties to Watch in Montana’s Special Congressional Election
Inside Elections
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BOZEMAN, MONTANA -- Wednesday's unusual confrontation between Republican Greg Gianforte and a political reporter have given a boost to Democratic hopes of picking off the vacant Montana at-large House seat previously held by now-Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. Although Democratic nominee Rob Quist has kept the race surprisingly close, Gianforte still entered the final stretch of the campaign with a slight advantage.
What happens if the Electoral College goes rogue?
CNN
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If everyone votes as intended, then Clinton will receive 232 electoral votes -- 38 shy of the 270 majority she needed to be elected President. So her fate is all but sealed. The scenario that could reverse it would require an extraordinary revolt by dozens of electors, with at least those 38 from states Trump won leaving him to back Clinton and bring her to 270.
Meet the 16 highest-paid White House staffers
CNN
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Sixteen staffers at the White House pulled in the maximum yearly salary of $176,461, according to a new report.
Hillary Clinton wins Guam Democratic caucuses
CNN
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Hillary Clinton won the Guam Democratic caucuses Saturday, capturing 59.5% of the vote to Bernie Sanders' 40.1%, according to official party results.
$182 million: Bernie Sanders equals Clinton
CNN
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The Vermont senator began his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination last year with a sizable financial disadvantage compared to front-runner Hillary Clinton. By the end of last June, Sanders had raised just shy of $14 million for his campaign, less than a third of the $47.5 million Clinton had raised for hers. But the Sanders campaign slowly and steadily eroded the former secretary of state's fundraising advantage. Sanders slightly edged Clinton in contributions in 2015's fourth quarter, but his fundraising operation didn't kick into high gear until 2016. His campaign has outraised Clinton's every month this year by at least 50%.
Clean sweep for Cruz in early stages of Colorado delegate hunt
CNN
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Cruz supporters won all the delegate slots in the state's 1st and 6th congressional districts, representing the Denver and Aurora areas. Delegates from the state's five other districts will be selected on Thursday and Friday. The state GOP opted not to hold a traditional presidential preference vote for 2016 and instead directly elects 21 delegates at a series of seven congressional district-level meetings, which began Saturday. An additional 13 delegates will be selected at the state convention next Saturday in Colorado Springs. Cruz now has 466 delegates overall, compared to 739 for Trump. Kasich trails with 145.
Bernie Sanders wins Democrats Abroad primary
CNN
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Sanders received 23,779 votes from American Democrats living in more than 170 countries. Clinton received 10,689 votes. He picked up an additional nine delegates, compared to four for Clinton. The contest marks the Vermont senator's 10th win so far this campaign season and his first victory since winning the Michigan primary on March 8. Clinton, who swept the primaries in Florida, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina, and Ohio last week, has won 19 contests overall. The nearly 35,000 votes cast in the global primary exceeds the 23,000 votes cast in the 2008 primary, when Barack Obama defeated Clinton 66% to 33%.
Rubio wins D.C. GOP convention
CNN
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Rubio spokesman Alex Conant quickly tweeted that Rubio's victory showed that the Florida senator can be a unifier. "DC's changed a lot in last decade. It's a minority-majority city that's embracing the future. And today voted for it," Conant tweeted. Rubio picked up 10 delegates in the vote, and John Kasich picked up 9. The results came soon after Texas Sen. Ted Cruz picked up nine of the 12 delegates awarded in Wyoming's county conventions. GOP front-runner Donald Trump gained one delegate, as did Rubio. One delegate is uncommitted. The other 14 delegates will be elected April 16 at the state convention.
Bernie leading in Democrats Abroad Primary in Newsland
CNN
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The results: Bernie Sanders, 21 votes; Hillary Clinton, six votes. One ballot was spoiled, perhaps a result of the voting having taken place at the Public Bar and Eatery in Wellington in the middle of the night. Democrats Abroad is the international arm of the Democratic National Committee and gives American Democrats living overseas the opportunity to participate in the presidential nomination process. The group was officially created during the 1964 presidential election by Americans living in London and Paris. In 1976 the organization held its initial global primary and sent its first voting delegation to the Democratic National Convention.
$153 million in Bill and Hillary Clinton speaking fees, documented
CNN
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In total, the two gave 729 speeches from February 2001 until May, receiving an average payday of $210,795 for each address. The two also reported at least $7.7 million for at least 39 speeches to big banks, including Goldman Sachs and UBS, with Hillary Clinton, the Democratic 2016 front-runner, collecting at least $1.8 million for at least eight speeches to big banks. The analysis was made at a time when Hillary Clinton has been under scrutiny for her ties to Wall Street, which has been a major focus of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on the campaign trail.
No, Hillary Clinton did not win Iowa because of a coin flip
CNN
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Coin flips -- specifically "games of chance" -- are used in rare circumstances at precinct caucuses to adjudicate ties or resolve issues created by rounding errors. At stake at these precinct-level coin flips is the one remaining slot in that precinct for a campaign to send a delegate to attend that precinct's county convention. Coin flips are not used to decide which candidate wins a state convention delegate or national convention delegate. How many coin flips were there on Monday night? The Iowa Democratic Party does not have comprehensive records on how many coin flips/games of chance were held Monday evening.
Guide to Political Committees
CNN
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Readers of presidential tea leaves often look for several signs that someone is planning to run for the White House: trips to Iowa and New Hampshire, the release of non-controversial memoirs, and in recent years, the creation of various patriotically named political committees on his or her behalf.
'Camp David' chronicles messy path to peace
CNN
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Washington (CNN) - They stood in front of the White House on a sunny day 35 years ago, their hands clasped together and big grins on their faces. The three world leaders, one Arab, one Orthodox Jew, and one born-again Christian, had just signed what would become the Middle East's most enduring peace treaty. And all it took was a trip to the woods.
RNC questions timing of Clinton document release
CNN
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The Republican National Committee alleged Friday that previously confidential papers from the Clinton White House were improperly withheld from the public for over a year and requested the National Archives provide its correspondence with the offices of Bill and Hillary Clinton regarding the review and release of the material.
Confidential Clinton White House documents nearing release
CNN
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Washington (CNN) - Tens of thousands of previously confidential documents from the Clinton administration are nearing public release, the National Archives said Wednesday. The documents, numbering approximately 33,000 pages and spanning the eight years of Bill Clinton's presidency, consist of confidential communications between the former Democratic President and his advisers, and potentially then-first lady Hillary Clinton.
Confidant's diary: Clinton wanted to keep records for 'revenge'
CNN
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Fayetteville, Arkansas (CNN) - Shortly before Hillary Clinton's effort to pass health care reform died in the summer of 1994, the first lady asked a close friend and confidant for advice on "how best to preserve her general memories of the administration and of health care in particular." When asked why, according to the friend's June 20, 1994, diary entry, Clinton said, "Revenge."
7 things you didn't know you didn't know about the State of the Union
CNN
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Washington (CNN) - If you tune in to CNN's coverage of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address on Tuesday night, you'll find plenty of intelligent reporting, insightful analysis, and a robust and thoughtful discussion of the most important issues facing our nation.
You won't find any of that here. But where else will you find the answers to burning questions such as, "What color necktie did Obama wear in 2011?" and "What the heck is that thing in front of John Boehner?"
To be or not to be... a politician
CNN
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(CNN) - Addressing the firestorm Thursday over the George Washington Bridge controversy, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie declared, "I am not a bully." The statement, which was made in response to a reporter's question, is the latest of a long line of existential declarations made over the years by politicians in a wide variety of circumstances. Below is a light-hearted look back at some memorable statements politicians have made over the years addressing what it means "to be" (or not to be).
First on CNN: Bill Clinton's $106 million speech circuit windfall
CNN
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Washington (CNN) - As former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton embarks on her new career as a paid speaker, she joins a lucrative family business that already has earned her husband more than $100 million since leaving office in 2001. And despite the sluggish economy, business is booming.
Much talk, few laws: Low productivity of 112th Congress
CNN
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Under the 112th Congress, 220 laws were enacted, according to congressional records. This was the smallest number of laws enacted in at least 40 years, dating back to 1973. Eighteen percent of those laws dealt with naming or renaming post offices and federal buildings.
California's oldest delegate gives command performance in Charlotte
CNN
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Charlotte, North Carolina (CNN) - He's not the oldest person attending the Democratic National Convention, but Stephen E. Sherman may be the most resourceful. Although the California delegate survived the Great Depression, World War II, and segregation over the course of his 91 years, there was one little thing that almost prevented him from witnessing the renomination of the nation's first black president: the billfold containing his ID and convention credentials that he left sitting at home shortly before his cross-country flight. But that's when "The Commander" took over.
The Al Gore you never knew
CNN
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Charlotte, North Carolina (CNN) - He has one of the most recognizable names in American politics, but there's a lot you don't know about Albert Gore, Jr. For instance, he was a Green Beret and master parachutist in the Army with 91 jumps under his belt and the rank of colonel. He has a fondness for cigars and pipes, lit or unlit. And in 1998, he retired from a 51-year career as a Methodist minister. No, Col. Albert Nottly Gore, Jr., is not the Albert Arnold Gore, Jr., who served as U.S. Senator from Tennessee, vice president, and 2000 Democratic presidential nominee.