NC Democratic Party rebounds in fundraising through June

“The next week after this debate will be a time when candidates try to build on what happened Thursday to define themselves for the American public”.

It has been argued that if Romney had run in 2012 as the moderate Republican governor of Massachusetts he might have won the presidency. This plays well with the Evangelical Christian base (important in Iowa, the first state to vote in the primary contest) but alienates the national electorate who perceive the Republican party as anti-women. First, Senate Democrats have an incentive to filibuster Republican bills so that they never reach the president’s desk.

The 1952 presidential election featured the ideal Republican candidate given this rising anxiety: legendary D-Day Commanding Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower.

“You’re starting off with a lot of candidates who have an initial group of support that reflect a particular element of the party, but nobody is close at this point to putting together a majority coalition”, said David Winston, a Republican pollster. Further, the influx of money as a result of the Citizens United ruling may have propelled and incentivized individuals with large personal wealth (think Republicans Donald Trump and Carly Fiorina) to declare their candidacies. Several democratic candidates up for election in Charlottesville and Albemarle were there for the watch party. Though leading in the GOP polls now, he alluded that he will be a horse of any color to get elected.

One of the most talked about the races is the State Auditor’s race. In fact most of the top candidates in the GOP field are staying very active on Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and Periscope.

Standing to Trump’s left on the debate stage will be former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, a favorite of the wealthy donors and business leaders that populate the establishment wing of the Republican Party. The four of these are: the libertarians, the Tea Party goers, the social conservatives and the establishment, although of course there’s plenty of overlap as well as other ideologies. In politics, however, the best-laid plans often go awry, and this level of control by the party establishment is nearly certain to get pushback from some Democrats.

She also rapped Kasich for rejecting federal funding that would have upgraded rail systems in Ohio, as well as promoted high speed rail.

“At this rate we won’t even have to do that much campaigning”, said Erin Monaghan, co-chair of the local Democratic committee.

One thing is sure, Clinton is going to follow the rules; she won’t do more than the six debates.

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