SUNDAY SHOW WRAP-UP: 2016 RACE IN THE SPOTLIGHT
March 20, 2016
2016 RACE
Trump predicts ‘a lot of unhappy people’ if he’s not GOP nominee “I don’t know what’s going to happen,” he told ABC’s “This Week.”
https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/273689-trump-there-are-going-to-be-a-lot-of-unhappy-people-if-im
Trump: Campaign aide accused in altercations is ‘spirited’ Trump said Lewandowski wanted protestors to take down “horrible, profanity-laced signs.”
https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/273690-trump-campaign-aide-accused-in-altercations-is-spirited
Trump: Protestors should take some of the blame “These are professional agitators,” he said.
https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/273688-trump-protestors-should-take-some-of-the-blame
Trump on Romney faith remark: It was a joke I dont think Mitt Romney is a smart person, Trump added on Sunday.
https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/273695-trump-on-romney-faith-remark-it-was-a-joke
Kasich: ‘Maybe Ted ought to get out’ of race Cruz said Friday that “there’s no good reason” for Kasich to stay in the race.
https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/273684-kasich-maybe-ted-ought-to-get-out-of-race
Kasich calls Trump’s riot prediction ‘outrageous’ “When he says that there could be riots, that’s inappropriate,” Kasich said.
https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/273679-kasich-trumps-riot-prediction-outrageous
Graham: Kasich is the most electable, but can’t win nomination Graham called on Kasich to work with Cruz to deny Trump the nomination.
https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/273694-graham-kasich-is-the-most-electable-but-cant-win
Priebus: ‘You let the process play out’ The RNC chairman was questioned about Trump’s claims about delegate counts.
https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/273687-priebus-you-let-the-process-play-out
GOP nominee likely to be one of current candidates, RNC chairman says I think it would be highly unlikely if its not.”
https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/273693-gop-nominee-likely-to-be-one-of-current-candidates-rnc
RNC chairman weighs in on Lewandowski incident: ‘Violence isn’t the answer’ “I think you leave these things up to the professionals.”
https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/273686-rnc-chairman-on-lewandowski-incident-violence-isnt-the
Sanders: The concept of super delegates is ‘problematic’ Sanders said super delegates should listen to the voters in their states.
https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/273691-sanders-the-concept-of-super-delegates-is-problematic
Sanders: ‘We think that the path forward is a pretty good path’ Sanders said he expects to do well in the states voting on Tuesday.
https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/273692-sanders-we-think-that-the-path-forward-is-a-pretty-good
SCOTUS BATTLE
Reid: Republicans will lose Senate seats over SCOTUS nominee Im kind of glad they’re doing it, but it’s so foolish, he said.
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/273681-reid-republicans-will-lose-senate-seats-over-scotus-nominee
McConnell: Garland is not a moderate “Barack Obama calling this judge a moderate doesn’t make him a moderate,” he said.
https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/273682-mcconnell-garland-is-not-a-moderate
McConnell dismisses criticism from George Will over SCOTUS nominee The columnist said the GOP stance “radiates insincerity.”
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/273683-mcconnell-dismisses-criticism-from-george-will-over-scotus
Kasich: Senate Republicans should meet with Garland The presidential candidate said he would consider Garland if elected.
https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/273667-kasich-senate-republicans-should-meet-with-garland
White House chief of staff sees ‘progress’ in Garland nomination Denis McDonough said Garland is “unbelievably qualified.”
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/273685-mcdonough-the-president-will-stand-by-garland-until-the-end-of
RUSSIA
Former UN ambassador: Putin is ‘up to something’ Bill Richardson said he thinks the Kremlin may have overextended in Syria.
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/273670-former-un-ambassador-putin-is-up-to-something
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