{"id":20243,"date":"2016-02-28T08:21:24","date_gmt":"2016-02-28T16:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=20243"},"modified":"2016-02-28T08:21:24","modified_gmt":"2016-02-28T16:21:24","slug":"open-thread2282016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/02\/28\/open-thread2282016\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–2\/28\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am feeling a little better today, but not much, so I\u2019m staying down, and this is today\u2019s only article.<\/font><\/p>\n

Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

Today\u2019s took me 3:28 (average 5:02).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

From The New Yorker<\/a>: <\/font>Making good on one of his key campaign promises, President Obama signed an executive order on Tuesday relocating the United States Congress to Guant\u00e1namo Bay, Cuba.<\/p>\n

The President seemed to relish signing the order, calling the relocation a \u201cwin-win for America,\u201d and indicating that Congress could be moved to its new headquarters \u201cimmediately.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t envision doing any renovations to the facility down there,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is ready to house Congress right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Andy! What a spectacular idea!!<\/font><\/p>\n

From The New Yorker<\/a>: <\/font>Aides to the G.O.P. front-runner, Donald Trump, expressed concern on Friday that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie\u2019s endorsement of their candidate might overshadow equally impressive words of praise that Trump received yesterday from the former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke.<\/p>\n

The scheduling of Christie\u2019s endorsement just one day after the K.K.K. luminary\u2019s boost was \u201cobviously far from ideal,\u201d the Trump aide Harland Dorrinson said.<\/p>\n

Andy, it’s a valid concern. Duke may make Trump a Hooded Hairball, but Hateful Hairball together with PIGnocchio, are Bully Brosexuals.<\/font><\/p>\n

From NY Times<\/a>: <\/font>Drawing overwhelming support from the African-American voters who deserted her here eight years ago, Hillary Clinton<\/a> won her first resounding victory of the 2016 campaign<\/a> in South Carolina on Saturday, delivering a blow to Senator Bernie Sanders<\/a> of Vermont as their fight turns to the 11 states where Democrats vote on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

After supporting Barack Obama in 2008, black voters, who will be the dominant force in the coming Southern primaries, turned out in droves for Mrs. Clinton here. They chose her over Mr. Sanders by more than six to one, while white voters narrowly favored her as well, according to exit polls.<\/p>\n

The rout was both politically and psychologically meaningful for Mrs. Clinton and her allies, who have been waiting for a moment that validated her candidacy with the level of unqualified intensity that South Carolina delivered. The huge margin of victory \u2014 she won nearly 74 percent of the vote \u2014 will extend her lead over Mr. Sanders in delegates needed to clinch the Democratic nomination. But the results also helped her extinguish any doubts about her ability to win big with Democrats and about her broad appeal among minority voters, who will be decisive in many delegate-rich primaries in March.<\/p>\n

Sadly, this is what I expected.  Here\u2019s the delegate count<\/a>,<\/font><\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n

State<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Date<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Delegates<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Clinton<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Sanders<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Delegate<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

Allocation<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Open\/<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

Closed<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

(2,382 Needed to Win)<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

–<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

4763<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

543<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

85<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

–<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

–<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Delegates Won<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

–<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

4051<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

90<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

65<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Superdelegates<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

–<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

(712)<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

453<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

20<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

 <\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Iowa<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

February 1<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

44 (8)<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

23<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

21<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Caucus<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Semi-open<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

New Hampshire<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

February 9<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

24 (8)<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

9<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

15<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Primary<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Semi-closed<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Nevada<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

February 20<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

35 (8)<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

19<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

15<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Caucus<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Closed<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

South Carolina <\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

February 27<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

53 (6)<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

39<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

14<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Primary<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Open<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

<\/font><\/p>\n

If Hillary sweeps the South in March, it\u2019s over, but we need to keep Bernie in it to hold her feet to the fire.<\/font><\/p>\n

Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

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