Ted Nugent Apologizes ~ Will Harry Reid? Hillary Clinton? Spike Lee? Obama?
In classic Larry Elder fashion, he points out the double-standard in the media and politics in our great land, via Ted Nugent. Bringing into the light of day...
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Sen. Rubio: Hillary could be defeated in 2016
Sen. Marco Rubio says he could beat Hillary Clinton if they both decided to run for president in 2016. More from CNN at http://www.cnn.com/ To license this a...
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An overwhelming majority of Democrats want Hillary Clinton to run in 2016, according to a New York Times/CBS poll released Wednesday.
More than 80 percent of self-described Democrats surveyed were supportive of Clinton running, with a margin of error of plus or minus six percent. 13 percent of Democrats didn't want her to run, and five percent said they didn't know enough to decide. 52 percent of Independents also said they wanted her to run.
Opinions were more divided when it came to Vice President Joe Biden, who has said there is a 50-50 chance he will run in 2016. 42 percent of Democrats wanted him to run, and 39 percent did not.
Respondents were also uncertain about Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), who was singled out by The New Republic in November as Hillary Clinton's biggest potential challenger. Only 22 percent of Democrats said they wanted Warren to run, and 56 percent said they didn't know enough about her to decide.
In contrast to the Democrats' unity, there was no clear favorite candidate among the Republicans surveyed. 41 percent said they'd like Jeb Bush to run, with 27 against a Bush candidacy. 39 percent were for Rand Paul running, and 21 percent were opposed.
One thing was clear: in the wake of the Fort Lee traffic scandal, more Republicans wanted New Jersey Governor Chris Christie not to run (41 percent) than wanted him to run (31 percent).
It's worth noting that the primaries are still two years away, and that polls tend to increase in accuracy as elections draw closer.
The poll had a margin of error of plus or minus three percent for the entire group surveyed, and a margin of error of plus or minus six percent for figures specifically about Democrats, Republicans, and Independents.
1,644 adults were surveyed by phone between Feb. 19-23. Of those surveyed, 519 described themselves as Republicans, 515 as Democrats, and 610 as independents. The poll included both land lines and cell phones.
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during the presentation of the Hillary Rodham Clinton Awards for Advancing Women in Peace and Security at Georgetown University, February 25, 2014 in Washington, D.C. Win McNamee, Getty Images
Clinton's would be by far the most-desired campaign at the moment (82 percent want her to run) but that's not to the exclusion of all others. Given a list of candidates to say "run," "not run", or no opinion, 53 percent of Democrats said "yes" to seeing a bid from at least one other, besides Clinton. By comparison only 29 percent of all Democrats picked Clinton exclusively of the candidates listed, without giving an affirmative to anyone else.
The others listed were Gov. Martin OMalley, D-Md.; Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.; Vice President Joe Biden, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-N.Y.
Biden, the second-most requested person in the poll, found Democrats overall marginally in favor of a bid from him, too.That includes Democrats who want to Clinton, specifically: They'd prefer Biden join the fray, too.
Importantly, for the other candidates, it isn't that Democrats said they ought not run. Rather, many people had no view one way or the other, in part because they did not know who these political figures were.
That helps put this kind of poll in context politically, and shows the limits of it as a measurement at this early stage. Political junkies like us might speculate about 2016 now and then, but most people - in what is surely a credit to their sanity - really aren't focused on it. So a lot of what's captured in this is basic name recognition. That counts for something in politics, but is hardly determinative.
Case in point is the response to Warren in the poll. She has said she isn't running, but some political insiders wondered whether progressive Democrats might call for her, anyway. The data shows that idea remains, at best, one confined to insiders and the media: most Democrats simply don't have a view on her.
Finally, another point meant to serve both as caveat and context. In pre-2008 speculation, the field looked to many to be dominated by Clinton and Republican Rudy Giuliani. And in 2007, Clinton led then-Sen. Barack Obama comfortably in a direct preference among Democrats nationwide. Measures like today's are fun, and they may indirectly become somewhat self-fulfilling for other candidates thinking of getting in. But they aren't predictors. The calendar and we all may get tired of saying this over the next year - does say 2014.
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CORAL GABLES, Fla. In an expansive speech here Wednesday night, Hillary Rodham Clinton said the path for the nations renewal lies in broadening the participation of women, the poor, young people and other disadvantaged people in the public debate.
Clinton framed an argument for inclusion and equality that could become a core theme of her 2016 presidential campaign, should she decide to run. She recalled one of the formative experiences of her youth, going to hear the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. speak on a cold night in Chicago, and said his message still resonates in the 21st century.
I sat on the edge of my seat as this preacher challenged us to participate in the cause of justice, not to slumber while the world changed around us, she recalled.
In her address to more than 6,000 students and faculty members at the University of Miami, Clinton said the nations future depends on whether it embraces the idea of full participation.
It is the work of this century to complete the unfinished business of making sure that every girl and boy, that every woman and man, lives in societies that respect their rights no matter who they are, respects their potential and their talents, gives them the opportunities that every human being deserves no matter where you were born, no matter the color of your skin, no matter your religion, your ethnicity or whom you love, she said.
Clinton began her remarks by commending Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) for vetoing anti-gay legislation that Clinton called discriminatory. Clinton said Brewer recognized that inclusive leadership is really what the 21st century is all about.
Clinton, who served under President Obama as secretary of state and championed health-care reform in the 1990s, delivered a strong defense of Obamas Affordable Care Act and urged young people in the audience to sign up for health coverage.
You cant sit here today and tell me for sure you wont have a car accident, you wont have a slip or a fall, you wont have some kind of disease that you never thought you would ever be stricken by, she said. You just dont know nobody knows.
Earlier Wednesday, Clinton endorsed efforts to change some provisions that have become problematic, such as the employee coverage requirement that has led some small businesses to move employees from full-time work to part-time work to avoid paying for their health care, according to CNN.
I think we are on the right track in many respects, but I would be the first to say if things arent working, then we need people of good faith to come together and make evidence-based changes, Clinton said in a keynote address to the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Societys annual meeting, in Orlando.
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Hillary Clinton makes case for full participation and equality