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Credit Photograph by Mark Kauzlarich/Reuters Barrier Status: ‘none’ INDIANAPOLIS (The Borowitz Report)—In choosing the former Hewlett-Packard C.E.O. Carly Fiorina as his running mate, Senator Ted Cruz hopes to tap into the immense popularity of one of the most beloved public figures in America. Minutes after the news of Cruz’s selection leaked, political insiders called the…
Only one week after announcing former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina as his running mate, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz officially suspended his presidential campaign on Tuesday night. Cruz’s run was a long, grueling journey with heated debates, controversial face-offs, countless interviews and appearances, and of course, iconic moments in internet history. More notable than his perseverance…
Kasich’s decision came after he improbably became the last challenger to Donald Trump, who emerged as the presumptive GOP nominee Tuesday night when Ted Cruz dropped out. Even before winning his home state of Ohio in March, Kasich was facing pressure to get out of the race, with no clear path to victory. His campaign…
It was only a cruel twist of fate that they were even watching CNN. Three months ago, Ted Cruz’s senior advisers were gathered around the makeshift bar at the Iowa state fairgrounds, where the Texas senator was set to hold what would soon be his Iowa caucus victory party. They’d been informed earlier in the…
It seems strange to say this about the man who, until last night, was one of the last three people standing in a Republican presidential primary that has come to resemble a cross between “Rollerball” and Insult Night at the local Chuckle Hut, but Ted Cruz was always a terrible candidate for the GOP nomination. Over…
TWITTERBOTS UNITED FAKE FOLLOWERS COULD WRECK THE ELECTION Donald Trump understands minority communities. Just ask Pepe Luis Lopez, Francisco Palma, and Alberto Contreras. These guys are among the candidate’s 7 million Twitter followers, and each tweeted in support of Trump after his victory in the Nevada caucuses earlier this year. The problem is, Pepe, Francisco,…
Photo Donald J. Trump, right, appeared with family members on NBC’s “Today” show in Manhattan on Thursday.Credit Richard Drew/Associated Press Updated, 8:37 p.m. | Donald J. Trump said Thursday that transgender people should be allowed to use whatever bathroom they feel most comfortable with — including at Trump Tower in New York. Dipping into a…
CREDIT: AP Photo/Mike Carlson Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks to Carly Fiorina while taping an interview with Sean Hannity during a campaign stop in Orlando, Fla., Friday, March 11, 2016. Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz is expected to announce former Hewlett Packard executive Carly Fiorina as his running mate on Wednesday,…
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Los Angeles-based pro-Clinton group denies involvement Several Facebook pages supporting Bernie Sanders were quickly shut down late Monday night after self-proclaimed Hillary Clinton supporters flooded some of the pages with pornographic images. The pro-Sanders pages, including Bernie or Bust, Bernie Believers and Bernie Sanders is my HERO, had a combined 250,000 followers. According to The Hill, The attack began around 9 p.m. EDT on Monday night and…