Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

In after Baud. Damn.

I’d hate to be the candidate who lost to this guy.

Accused of treason; bitches about the ratings. I am in awe.

“Jesus paying for the sins of everyone is an insult to those who paid for their own sins.”

Everyone is in a bubble, but some bubbles model reality far better than others!

🎶 Those boots were made for mockin’ 🎵

It’s pointless to bring up problems that can only be solved with a time machine.

We are builders in a constant struggle with destroyers. keep building.

Never give a known liar the benefit of the doubt.

Oh FFS you might as well trust a 6-year-old with a flamethrower.

People are weird.

Pelosi: “He either is stupid, or he thinks the rest of us are.” Why not both?

Is it irresponsible to speculate? It is irresponsible not to.

Alternative history is always a weak argument. Always.

Thanks to your bullshit, we are now under siege.

And now I have baud making fun of me. this day can’t get worse.

When we show up, we win.

Do we throw up our hands or do we roll up our sleeves? (hint, it’s door #2)

There are no moderate republicans – only extremists and cowards.

Baby steps, because the Republican Party is full of angry babies.

The low info voters probably won’t even notice or remember by their next lap around the goldfish bowl.

Consistently wrong since 2002

My right to basic bodily autonomy is not on the table. that’s the new deal.

I really should read my own blog.

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  8. 8.

    jl

    @Adam L Silverman:

    ” Why do you have to go to the gym to watch the returns? ”

    There are GOP primaries tonight too. You would watch that kind of thing inside your own home?
    What kind of person are you, anyway?

  9. 9.

    David ?Canadian Anchor Baby? Koch

    Trumpocalypse Now

    ♫♫♫
    This is the end
    Beautiful friend
    This is the end
    My only friend, the end

    Of our elaborate plans, the end
    Of everything that stands, the end
    No safety or surprise, the end
    I’ll never look into your eyes…again

  10. 10.

    Mike J

    @Calouste:

    Adding to that: the Rolling Stones will play in Cuba over the Easter weekend

    They’re Brits. They could have gone to Cuba any time they wanted in the past 50 years, and probably have been on holiday several times.

  13. 13.

    Calouste

    Trump’s declared the winner in Alabama, Massachusetts, and Tennessee at poll closing.

  17. 17.

    scav

    No. Bursts of falling coconuts are far too innovative to rush untimly out of the world, especially on a day like today. Run with it. I’m readjusting today so that there were drifting coconut flakes outside all day.

  19. 19.

    Iowa Old Lady

    I go to the gym because it’s supposed to fight my depression, but lately I’ve come to believe that I’m depressed because I have to go and “feel better” part is that I’m so happy it’s over.

  23. 23.

    PaulW

    @David ?Canadian Anchor Baby? Koch:

    I wanna tell you ’bout Texas Radio and the Big Beat
    Comes out of the Virginia swamps
    Cool and slow with deadly precision
    With a back beat narrow and hard to master

    Some call it heavenly in its brilliance
    Others, mean and rueful of the Western dream
    I love the friends I have gathered together on this thin raft
    We have constructed pyramids in honor of our escaping
    For this is the land where the Pharaoh died…

  25. 25.

    PaulW

    I wish they’d not call states right as the polls close. At least give us the illusion that you’re COUNTING THE BALLOTS FIRST…

    We can wait. We waited 4 hours to watch the 1980 Mens hockey team beat Russia, we can wait an hour to find out Trump is obliterating all rational thought in Alabama and Georgia.

  27. 27.

    Bill E Pilgrim

    MSNBC just announced that Arkansas is closing at the bottom of the hour.

    Weird. I guess maybe nobody was going there.

  28. 28.

    Shana

    @khead: What a contented kitty!

    We got good news today: younger daughter applied to 2 grad schools for a Masters in Art History. She got into both, with one offering full scholarship and fellowship for the 2 year program including study abroad and internships. We’re over the moon.

  29. 29.

    danielx

    Should i readjust his ezpextations before i go to the gym to watxh the primary returns?

    You should definitely readjust something.

  30. 30.

    Calouste

    Looks like Rubio might be competitive in Virginia, almost literally because all the Beltway Republicans living in Northern Virginia are voting for him.

  35. 35.

    Anya

    Can the average American citizen visit Cuba? My bags are packed to go there before Starbucks and McDonald’s.

  38. 38.

    Bill E Pilgrim

    @Roger Moore:

    “We still take in strangers if they’re haggard”

    Name the song that’s from. If anyone does your prize will be my complete amazement.

    Edit: I keep forgetting that there’s Google.

  43. 43.

    debit

    @Iowa Old Lady: Is there any kind of physical activity that you enjoy? I can’t exercise just for the sake of it, but I love riding my bike. Forcing yourself to do something you loathe is no way to help your depression, IMO.

  46. 46.

    PaulW

    @danielx:

    This is relative. Compared to neighboring states like South Carolina, Alabama and Florida, Georgia’s supposed to have some semblance of rationality and common sense.

    Of course, if they go 50 percent for Trump, that reputation should get flushed down the toilet.

  47. 47.

    Elie

    @Anya:

    As long as you connect through Canada or Mexico. They won’t stamp your passport. You can’t go direct from US — yet.

  51. 51.

    Bill E Pilgrim

    @realbtl: If I can figure out how to package my amazement, I’ll send it off.

    Well done.

    As you know, but I’ll write for others, his band is named The Strangers, so it was doubly clever.

  52. 52.

    Iowa Old Lady

    @debit:

    Is there any kind of physical activity that you enjoy?

    Turning pages or, nowadays, pressing the button on my kindle.

    ETA: It’s hard for me to believe that anyone enjoys the gym and yet, there they are.

  53. 53.

    Mike J

    @PaulW:

    Of course, if they go 50 percent for Trump, that reputation should get flushed down the toilet.

    It will be 50% of the Republicans. They’re crazy everywhere.

    I saw a hed somewhere yesterday wondering how Trump could win liberal Massachusetts. Same thing. The Republicans vote in the Republican primary, and they’re batshit insane.

  54. 54.

    PeakVT

    Looks like Trump will sweep the board.

    People at work asked who I voted for today and I said “Der Trumpenfuhrer.” Nobody batted an eye.

    *Sigh*

  55. 55.

    Technocrat

    Man, this is a seriously impressive vote-tracker from the Times:

    Here

    Their digital media is becoming the gold standard.

  58. 58.

    Mike in NC

    @Anya: No regular tourism in place at this time. For several years travel agencies have offered ‘people to people’ quasi-educational packages that generally are very expensive. Try searching on websites such as Tauck for more info. Maybe things will change in a couple of years.

  60. 60.

    FlyingToaster

    Once the hail stops, have him go out and collect a bowl of hail, and put it in the freezer. That’s what we did with the freak hail storm last August. WarriorGirl must have spent a week examining that (in one minute increments to keep it from melting).

    @Iowa Old Lady: Wrong exercise, I suspect.

    My PCP and I talked about it; I do once a week on the exercycle (I like biking), once a week swimming with WarriorGirl, and (just added) to start, once a month on the rowing machine. These are all things I like and have space in the schedule to do. And it does make me feel better. She’d asked me about the treadmill, and I have to admit, I like walking by the river, I do not like walking and staring at a stupid TV screen.

  62. 62.

    ? Martin

    Every single state for far either called for Trump or Trump is leading.
    Same for Clinton with the exception of Vermont where they very clearly love their Bernie.

  64. 64.

    Origuy

    @Anya:

    Can the average American citizen visit Cuba?

    Not as a tourist. From CNN

    U.S. citizens can legally travel to Cuba if they are engaging in 12 categories of activities such as professional research, participating in an athletic event, performing in a concert, working on a humanitarian project or taking part in educational activities.

  67. 67.

    Ohio Mom

    @Iowa Old Lady: I’m with you. I’ve gone through several spurts of exercising at the gym, for years each time around. It never takes, I never grow to like it. All those magazine articles that say after six months, it will be an unbreakable habit are wrong.

  69. 69.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    Simon Maloy ‏@ SimonMaloy 16m16 minutes ago
    my god there’d be no finer metaphor than DC suburb Republicans trying valiantly to halt Trump and coming up *just* short

    I guess Fox just called VA for Herr Drumptf

  72. 72.

    ? Martin

    @Ohio Mom:

    exercising at the gym

    That may be your problem. I like to exercise but I hate gyms like few other things. I find that more natural exercises work better. Walking, play a sport like tennis, etc. Things that are either productive (hell, walk a few miles and buy a donut – you come out ahead) or fun. Gyms feel like factories to me.

  73. 73.

    Anya

    @Mike in NC: @Elie: I almost accompanied Canadian friends until my grandpa convinced my parents it was a bad idea. I just think he didn’t want some headlines about his granddaughter getting in trouble in Cuba.

  74. 74.

    Matt McIrvin

    @? Martin: Massachusetts Dem primary is really close, but no reports from Suffolk County yet, which I’d expect to be Clinton territory.

  76. 76.

    Mnemosyne

    @Iowa Old Lady:

    I used to take a group weight-training class where the instructor would say encouraging things to us and then answer back in a cartoon voice. It was pretty entertaining. That same place had a yoga instructor who was a former Army drill instructor, and he never quite lost that rasp. I always expected him to snap someday and say, “Drop and give me downward dog, maggots!”

    As debit said, the trick is to find something you actually like to do, or at least are interested in learning. If you’ve ever aspired to learn how to do ballet or swing dance, that counts as exercise, too. I haven’t been using it lately, but I love my 3-speed Dutch bike that I can use to do errands around the neighborhood, or even visit bookstores with resident cats.

  77. 77.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    Henry J. Gomez ‏@ HenryJGomez 1h1 hour ago
    Becoming clear why Kasich targeted Virginia: Not for a win but to keep Rubio from getting one.

    Ha! I’ve been waiting for a crab pot like this for years, but I never thought it would be for the honor of losing less to a billionaire cabbage patch doll.

  78. 78.

    Bill E Pilgrim

    I lurve the idea that “A Rubio victory” will now possibly enter the language as an expression, like “Pyrryhic victory” or “Potemkin village”

    A Rubic victory, maybe.

  79. 79.

    PeakVT

    Stop the presses! Cruz leading Trump in TX with 1% in.

    Which is clearly good news for Marco Rubio.

  80. 80.

    Anya

    Is it terrible that I want Trump to win every state? I knew his KKK support was a plus for the GOP primary voters. I wonder how will the pundit spin this? They’ll probably talk about Reagan Democrats and how Trump will win Burnie supporters and union democrats.

  85. 85.

    PaulW

    If Cruz loses Texas it’s over. I can’t imagine any other state backing him at that point.

    Once Cruz departs, Rubio’s going to find he won’t get the bulk of those voters, Trump likely will. A 2-man race is not going to do Rubio and the Establishment any favors anymore.

  86. 86.

    Iowa Old Lady

    @Mnemosyne: I actually started exercising years ago by taking ballet for the first time. I enjoyed that, but there are no classes around here. Most of the year, exercise has to be indoors because of the weather. Probably the most important thing I got from that was learning that I could enjoy doing something even though I was terrible at it with no hope of getting much better. Big lesson.

  87. 87.

    Mnemosyne

    Also, I hate colds and am currently waiting for G to bring me my favorite soup from Panera Bread.

  90. 90.

    Eric S.

    @FlyingToaster: I like running, not for everyone and I won’t peach, but I hate hate hate treadmilling. Sadly being a Chicago native sometimes I have to. Not today though! 25 degrees and blowing snow was acceptable running weather for me. I wish I had remembered my headband though. :-(

  92. 92.

    scav

    @? Martin: Walking somewhere green, with vegetation, trees, should entirely be better than a gym, even beyond the useless factor. Can’t stand gyms, but got rather entirely addicted to rearranging my life so I could walk part of the way to work (little less then 4 mi per day if I did both legs). Granted, a public transit lifestyle is conducive to that. Firmly rooted me in the seasons too.

  93. 93.

    pseudonymous in nc

    @Mike J:

    They could have gone to Cuba any time they wanted in the past 50 years, and probably have been on holiday several times.

    I’m sure one or two of them have had green cards or long-stay immigrant visas at some point, and once you’re a US resident then you’re subject to the embargo. Whether its terms were enforceable on non-citizens is another question — technically US residents aren’t allowed to buy Cuban rum in Europe — but you probably don’t want to rock the boat while you’re living the US and earning money from US sources.

  94. 94.

    PaulW

    @PeakVT:

    Stop the presses! Cruz leading Trump in TX with 1% in.

    Which is clearly good news for Marco Rubio.

    That actually is. As long as they can keep Trump under 40 percent in any state – which they can do in a 3-man race with Cruz in it – the Establishment can pretend that Rubio has a shot controlling a contested convention.

  97. 97.

    Mnemosyne

    @Iowa Old Lady:

    There are approximately a billion ballet workout DVDs — apparently Sarah Jessica Parker endorsed this one.

    I’m surprised there are no ballet classes near where you live — do they not have classes for adults, or is there a dearth of little girls nearby? Usually even small towns have some kind of dance studio.

  98. 98.

    Cacti

    @PaulW:

    If Kasich had dropped out before today, it might have made a difference for Rubio.

    But he didn’t. Ha-ha! (in Nelson Muntz voice)

  101. 101.

    Mike J

    @pseudonymous in nc: I have participated in burning Cuban crops when I lived in London. When I lived there, my best friend went on holiday to Cuba, and the land of the free said I had to stay in the British winter.

  102. 102.

    Cacti

    Sanders seems to have settled into a lead in OK. MA is back and forth. Clinton has a huge lead in TX but not called for her so far.

  106. 106.

    Mnemosyne

    The Cuba talk is making me sad that I’ve lost touch with someone I used to work with at Weight Watchers. He was a genuine Red Diaper Baby who used to spend several weeks in Cuba every summer when he was a kid, and I can’t remember how. I think one of his parents was not a US citizen so they were able to go via that country.

  108. 108.

    Iowa Old Lady

    @Mnemosyne: I’d never have the self discipline to use a video in my home to exercise. Plus the social part is what I actually like. I’ll bet I could find a zumba class though. I think the Y has one. That would be a nice change. What I do now is a class that combine aerobics and strength training. The teacher varies activities. I’ve just been doing it a long time.

  109. 109.

    Bill E Pilgrim

    If everyone will turn to your hymnals, our song for tonight will be “Goodbye Rubio Tuesday”.

    And a one, and a…

  112. 112.

    Patricia Kayden

    Secretary Clinton’s speech in Florida is great. Loving her this time around.

  114. 114.

    Mnemosyne

    @David ?Canadian Anchor Baby? Koch:

    I liked Tina Fey’s gown best, but I’m a sucker for purple.

    @Iowa Old Lady:

    Zumba is REALLY fun, in part because it’s so cheesy. The instructors usually try to make it feel more like a dance party than exercise. Any workout gets boring if you do it long enough, so it may just be time for a change of pace.

  115. 115.

    David ?Canadian Anchor Baby? Koch

    I like what Hillary is wearing tonight.

    Sleek, simple, drapes well, and the color scheme is blends with her blonde hair

  117. 117.

    jl

    @I’mNotSureWhoIWantToBeYet: Kasich is also giving Trump a contest in VT.

    Might be some excuse for all of them to stay in the GOP presidential reality show.
    Rubio will have to think up some excuse to stay in, though.

    Listening to HRC speaking. Sounds like she is practicing a little more Sanders schtick. Bragging about, and thanking her many small contributors. Amoral corporations. We bailed out the corporations and they turn their backs on us now. We’re all in this together! HRC going to try to match Trump on populist economic themes for general.

    Edit: HRC has far more range and can hit more emotional notes than Sanders, when she is good. She sounds good tonight.

  118. 118.

    Nate Dawg

    What do you all think of Clinton’s turn to “love” and “kindness”? Is this going to work?

  120. 120.

    O. Felix Culpa

    @Anya: The pundits [sic] will blame Obama. Have already started. The blah man MADE them choose the KKK guy. Fkin’ logic, how does it work?

  124. 124.

    Felonius Monk

    @Baud:

    I’ve got some difficult decisions to make.

    Sleep on it. Tough decisions are best made after a good night’s sleep and a big breakfast. :-)

  125. 125.

    Nate Dawg

    @PaulW: Nope. Cruz wins Texas.

    There is no way in hell someone who is winning states is going to drop out for a lightweight choke artist who can’t win any. Just not happening.

  126. 126.

    PsiFighter37

    Alright, just finished my workout. What did we learn in the last 45 minutes?

  128. 128.

    Kay

    @Nate Dawg:

    I think it’s great. It sounds like she means it. It’s a general election for her now. That’s gives her a head start.

  129. 129.

    Ruckus

    @Iowa Old Lady:
    I used to enjoy the gym. Most days. But over the last 5-6 yrs not so much. Mainly because I can no longer do anything like I used to. Joints hurt too much, don’t have enough wind, and my ticker seems to be against the entire concept. Could be the meds, could be the heart attack, could be the age. Or it could be I hurt enough as it is without adding any extra.

  134. 134.

    Anya

    Clinton’s speech is more passionate and way better than Sanders’ speech. She’s also covering more hot-button issues.

  135. 135.

    Nate Dawg

    @Baud: She can come at his right if he’s gonna come at her left.

    This might be a significant realignment period.

  137. 137.

    Iowa Old Lady

    @Nate Dawg: We’ll have to see I guess.

    But I heard an interesting interview on Fresh Air today. The writer has a new book on single women, but she’d also written one on Clinton’s 2008 campaign. She said Penn advised Clinton to tone down anything emotional because it reminded people of stereotypes about women. But here was Obama doing this very inspirational speaking and it worked. I wondered at the time if Clinton’s talking about love now is a way to try to be more inspiring in a way that’s comfortable for her.

  141. 141.

    Ohio Mom

    Nope. I have tried lots of different physical fitness activities and none of them floated my boat. And as I get older, I find that the things I used to enjoy somewhat, like swimming, no longer have any appeal. The last time I tried to get regular exercise, I went the personal trainer route — I was glad to see the end of those sessions.

    But I know one day I’ll be back at it because I’m at the age when my bones need it. I’ll be like Iowa Old Lady, thrilled each time I’m done for the day.

  144. 144.

    Bill E Pilgrim

    This woman is going to demolish Trump.

    I’d vote for Bernie Sanders if he won the nomination, but — he won’t. And simply in terms of match ups, Clinton v. Trump, she’ll trounce him.

  146. 146.

    Mandalay

    @PaulW:

    Once Cruz departs, Rubio’s going to find he won’t get the bulk of those voters, Trump likely will.

    This. The clueless punditocracy has been assuring us for weeks that things will get stickier for Trump as opponents drop out, yet the exact opposite has been true.

    The Village collectively deserves some kind of Bill Kristol award for the mediocrity of their coverage of the GOP race.

  151. 151.

    Elie

    @Ohio Mom:

    Have you ever tried Tai Chi or Qui Gong? I swear by it… gentle movement, mind/body focus… lovely gentle music. See if you can find one in your area.

  152. 152.

    Mike J

    @Nate Dawg:

    She can come at his right if he’s gonna come at her left.

    Quoting a bible verse is coming at his right? MLK would have been surprised to hear that.

  153. 153.

    ? Martin

    That was an interesting speech from Clinton. I sense a pivot toward the general.

    Cruz wins OK and TX. Sanders now leading in OK.

  157. 157.

    PsiFighter37

    Have to say that Trump probably underperformed. He will win the vast majority of states, but he didn’t really dominate, and he will still be within reach when the winner-take-all states come up.

    Gotta say the next 2 GOP debates should be even more fun than usual. I bet Marco will get piled on for winning absolutely zero states, especially since Tailgunner Ted will probably come out with 2 victories.

  159. 159.

    JPL

    @Nate Dawg: 2nd, 3rd and 4th is the new number. Next time, I hear that children shouldn’t get participation trophies, I’m going to chant Rubio, Rubio, Rubio.

  166. 166.

    Cacti

    @efgoldman:

    Brave, Brave Sir Wonderboy Marco was ahead in Arkansas, isn’t any more.
    So once again he’s the Villagers’ winner! Second in MA, VT. VA; third every place else. SURGING!

    He’s also on track to lose a close one in AR.

  170. 170.

    Anoniminous

    @efgoldman:

    Boy Blunder will stay in because there’s no reason for him to drop out. He’s politically dead after this year so he needs to cash in on the campaign grift and set himself up for the corporate speech-and-rubber-chicken circuit.

  171. 171.

    FlyingToaster

    @Eric S.: Chicago requires headgear of some sort, you know. Otherwise the blowing snow will freeze to your head :)

    I can’t run (asthma, never went completely away), but I can walk. I’m two blocks off the the Charles, so I can walk the bike path to Watertown Square and drop the mail in the box in front of the post office and walk home.

  172. 172.

    Kay

    @Corner Stone:

    She’s killing it. Smooth and assured.

    I don’t think it’s that, although that’s true. I think she’s enjoying this- she’s let her guard down.

    I keep thinking about Clinton and Obama playing tag team against Donald Trump, which will be amusing :)

    Imagine how offended Obama is by Trump. They’re opposites.

  173. 173.

    Baud

    @JPL: I wonder when the Establishment goes back to supporting Trump because Cruz is his only real competitor.

  176. 176.

    Elie

    @Ohio Mom:

    Oh Yeah! I think she changed out of it for the after parties. Not meant to move around in much but I enjoyed the “statement”.

  181. 181.

    Elie

    My husband’s favorite was Rooney Mara in that peek a boo slink white lacy thing with the little diamond cut out.

  183. 183.

    David ?Canadian Anchor Baby? Koch

    @Elie: That gown was very popular on social media. (photo)

    She’s beautiful, no doubt. But I didn’t think it fit her body frame – she not curvy on top.

  184. 184.

    Anoniminous

    @Baud:

    That’s not surprising since Texans and Okies and mostly moronic fools the same. What I find surprising is Sanders won Oklahoma. I really expect Clinton to run the boards outside of Vermont.

  186. 186.

    BD of MN

    Checking in from my 4th congressional district caucus. My precinct voted Bern over Hilz 53-22. Now off to find some dinner…

  187. 187.

    Anya

    @Kay: He called him carnival barker. And he sounded offended by this vulgarian’s co-dependent relationship with the media.

  190. 190.

    O. Felix Culpa

    @Baud: Given the hate that’s being spewed on the R side, I like the contrast that Hillary is drawing. Calling us to the better angels of our nature through the true gospel message of love for one’s neighbor. But then, I’m Episcopalian, so what do I know. ;-)

  192. 192.

    Anoniminous

    AP Delegate Count:

    Clinton 862
    Sanders 209

    With the Super Delegates Clinton’s locked it.

  193. 193.

    debbie

    According to TPM, Cruz has 39.something percent of the vote. If he says he’s happy with this, he’s lying through his teeth.

  194. 194.

    Mandalay

    @Anoniminous:

    …and set himself up for the corporate speech-and-rubber-chicken circuit.

    I’m doubtful. He’s prissy, he has way too much loser stink, and his actual achievements in real life don’t match those of the Kardashians.

    Stick the dumbfuck in a DC think tank and let him spew out pro-Israel papers for some sugar daddy.

  196. 196.

    Chyron HR

    @Anya:

    It doesn’t matter, John Cole says that states Democrats won’t carry in the general election don’t count in the primaries. That applies to BOTH candidates, right, JC?

  198. 198.

    Elie

    @Cacti:

    MN went until 9PM and as a caucus — well, may take a while

    (Lord help me I am part of the WA State caucus on 3/26. )

  200. 200.

    Patricia Kayden

    @Anya: No. So do I. The GOP need to own their bigotry which has culminated in Trump’s ascendancy. Great night for progressives.

  201. 201.

    Ultraviolet Thunder

    It’s been snowing in Detroit and I was looking forward to a promised work assignment on the road.
    Just got it: Nebraska. And I spent the last weekend in Ontario.
    I really hate winter up here in the north.

  202. 202.

    Origuy

    @Baud: Given the number of expats who frequent Balloon Juice, I’d say you’ll take Americans Abroad.

  205. 205.

    Kay

    Hugh Hewitt ‏@hughhewitt 2m2 minutes ago
    Hugh Hewitt Retweeted Nate
    It is still a Trump Hurricane but not Cat 5 or 4 or maybe even 3

    It is ridiculous how much I enjoy reading these denials :)

  206. 206.

    David ?Canadian Anchor Baby? Koch

    so far 538.com is 8 for 8 in projecting Democratic Party outcomes for Super Tuesday

    no bad.

  208. 208.

    Cacti

    @Elie:

    (Lord help me I am part of the WA State caucus on 3/26. )

    Really?

    I moved to WA from AZ just over a year ago, so I’ll be a first time caucus participant (in WA or anywhere else).

    How does it work?

  211. 211.

    Ready

    Kasich stole VA from Rubio and have it to Trump.

    A vote for Kasich is a vote for Trump.

    But anti trump vote looking good tonight, if not anti trump candidates!

  213. 213.

    Kay

    “Critics have wondered- is Rubio viable considering he hasn’t won a single state?”

    That’s an actual quote. Those nitpicking critics.

  214. 214.

    PsiFighter37

    CNN is making fun of Rubio not winning any states but still declaring victory.

    If Rubio drops out, who will the establishment support? They absolutely loathe Cruz, maybe even moreso than Trump.

  216. 216.

    Chyron HR

    @Ready:

    How long do we have to wait for your boy Jeb to invoke “Hammer Time” and destroy Trump? You’ve been promising it for months now.

  218. 218.

    Matt McIrvin

    @Mike J:

    I saw a hed somewhere yesterday wondering how Trump could win liberal Massachusetts. Same thing. The Republicans vote in the Republican primary, and they’re batshit insane.

    Massachusetts Republicans are totally crazy for Trump.

    I’ve also heard of a fair number of nominal Democrats/Democratic-voting independents crossing over to vote for anybody but Trump, because they don’t give a crap about either Clinton or Sanders but just hate Trump. But I don’t think they’re coordinating who they’re voting for (sorry, Peter Beinart).

  220. 220.

    Gin & Tonic

    @PsiFighter37:

    Alright, just finished my workout. What did we learn in the last 45 minutes?

    We learned you’re some kind of a lightweight, exercising for only 45 minutes.

  221. 221.

    FlipYrWhig

    @PsiFighter37: My blue-sky scenario is John McCain running as an independent Republican at the behest of Lindsey Graham and Kelly Ayotte among others.

  223. 223.

    Kay

    @Baud:

    Why does he get such special treatment? It’s crazy. OTOH I wanted him to win, because he’s not very smart.

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    Anya

    @Kay:Hugh Hewitt is such a weasel. He was on Don Lemon last night and he said he was dissapointed in Trump because he should’ve said “KKK is an evil organization.” To me, he sounded like he was saying, “why couldn’t he say what the people want to hear?” Of course he transitioned to attacking Hillary.

    ETA: I seriously dislike Van Jones. When did he become such a hack?

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    Mike J

    @Cacti:

    I moved to WA from AZ just over a year ago, so I’ll be a first time caucus participant (in WA or anywhere else).

    How does it work?

    In ’08, the whole LD met in a middle school gym. We broke out by precincts, each had several tables pushed together.

    In out precinct, we went around and introduced ourselves, and then we let people speak in favor of their candidate, alternating several times. No set limit, but everybody felt like they got all their points in for each side. We took a vote, and the coördinator told us how many delegates each side got to choose for the county convention.

  227. 227.

    pseudonymous in nc

    I am surprised that MassholesForTrump.com is apparently unregistered.

  228. 228.

    Elie

    @Cacti:

    You have to get good volunteers to help you run each caucus site (by precinct). You have to record all the attendees, track their first and final vote and do the arithmetic around calculating how many reps are sent to the next round to determine which candidate actually ends up with the WA delegates at the Convention…. We are trying to scare up about 5-6 volunteers to manage the administrative functions at the caucus sites. Not easy. Lots of people want to attend the caucuses but not too many want to actually work to help them go well..

  229. 229.

    David ?Canadian Anchor Baby? Koch

    @Baud: red states with high white populations have been trained not to like Hillary. For example, Obama won Idaho 80-17 and Kansas 74-26 in 2008. Was Obama that good – no. He benefited from the spoon fed anybody but clinton vote in those type of states.

  232. 232.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    @KP: Is Rubio high? He might not know he lost. Maybe they should download a patch.

    Maybe, like the wee Mayhew, someone is telling little Marco that it’s raining coconuts and he won all he primaries

  233. 233.

    Kay

    @Anya:

    Hugh Hewitt is such a weasel.

    It’s not nice but I’m completely enjoying their anguish over the GOP crack-up.

  234. 234.

    David ?Canadian Anchor Baby? Koch

    @Baud: That’s okay. As long as you pile up delegates you can have a major say in the virtual platform and you can become the virtual keynote speaker. You can blow them away with a Cuomo/Obama like speech.

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    Libby's Person

    @FlyingToaster: What is the weather going to be like up there this weekend? The dog and I are supposed to head that way from NC for an event this weekend. will the roads be clear? (And yes, I am a little crazy…)

  238. 238.

    Mike J

    @Elie:

    We are trying to scare up about 5-6 volunteers to manage the administrative functions at the caucus sites.

    You with King Co Dems? I’ll volunteer, who should I email?

  239. 239.

    Ohio Mom

    @Anya: Good for your mom, really. But I can’t stand zumba-type music, hated palates, yoga was merely meh. I’m telling you, I’ve given exercise a fair trial.I wish I liked it but I can’t imagine I ever will.

  240. 240.

    Anya

    @Kay: Oh, I am enjoying too. Before Trump’s refusal to denounce KKK, Hugh Hewitt would’ve ignored the issue and went on spreading lies about POTUS and attacking Hillary with RWNJ issues. I loved how this discombobulated him.

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    Nate Dawg

    Wonder how many Cream-puffs Trump had to give Chris Christie to get this sort of service.

    Have you *ever* seen a politician so quickly debase themselves? It’s stunning.

  247. 247.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    When I turn on my TV, it’s just Nicole Wallace babbling like an idiot and interrupting Eugene Robinson. Then again, I portably would’ve flipped off a Trump appearance

    Nick Confessore ‏@ nickconfessore 2m2 minutes ago
    The look on Christie’s face as his eyes bore into the back of Trump’s head.
    Simon Maloy ‏@ SimonMaloy 5m5 minutes ago
    Christie legitimately looks like he’s in a hostage video

  248. 248.

    Mandalay

    @Nate Dawg:

    Have you *ever* seen a politician so quickly debase themselves?

    How about Marco Rubio last week?…

    Feb 24

    “I’m not in this race to attack anyone… I didn’t run for office to tear up other Republicans“

    Feb 29

    You know what they say about men with small hands?

    “the man with the worst spray tan in America.”

    “He doesn’t sweat cause his pores are clogged from the spray tan that he uses,”

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    the Conster, la Citoyenne

    @Anya:

    She’s finding the message. She’s going to get better and better with it too. She’s no Obama (no one is or will ever be that guy), but he’s going to have her back going into the general. The visuals of the two of them together will be great. They’ve got this.

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    FlyingToaster

    @Libby’s Person: It’s supposed to snow on Friday, and then be clear on Saturday and Sunday. Morning lows in the 20s, afternoon highs in the 40s.

    The snow is listed as <1"; no guarantee that it will snow at all. Check WeatherUnderground* on Thursday night, by which time the model will have firmed up.

    * The Website, not the TV show. Which I like, but doesn't really do much for giving regional forecasts unless it's about blizzards, tornadoes and hurrcanes.

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    I'mNotSureWhoIWantToBeYet

    @Ohio Mom: Jack LaLanne hated exercise, also too:

    Mr. LaLanne said that working out was “a pain in the gluties. But you gotta do it. Dying is easy. Living is tough. I hate working out. Hate it. But I like the results.”

    At his peak condition, Mr. LaLanne once bragged that he held the world record in push-ups, claiming he could perform more than 1,000 in under 25 minutes.

    He was amazing. I read somewhere that, IIRC, he would get up at 3-4 AM to start his morning exercise routine.

    Cheers,
    Scott.
    (Who has trouble finding the time, because he doesn’t make the time.)

  258. 258.

    Bill Arnold

    @Technocrat:
    Wow! I was looking for that level of detail for a little while, and didn’t think to look at The NYTimes.
    (For anyone who didn’t notice, the Republican results link above includes a link to a similar page for Democrats.)

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