The Death Nancy Reagan - Part 2

Mail on Sunday: Reports " Former First Lady Nancy Reagan, 94, dies from heart failure at her Bel Air home: Tributes flood in to actress, activist and icon "

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Those that were alive in the 1980s recall that at the start there was the fear that the Cold War would go hot, the left thought Ronald Reagan would start World War 3, but the reverse happened, Ronald Reagan helped by his wife with the support of Lady Thatcher broke the ice with the USSR, there were talks, by the end of the Reagan Era the Cold War was a thing of history, it can be argued that 1960, 1980, 2000 were important election years in the US, and the right candidate won in 1980.  As said this is sad day for the US, but also for Eastern Europe, they went from under the hammer of the USSR to freedom, a debt that has its origins with the Reagans, Lady Thatcher and President Gorbachev of the then USSR. 

The Death of Nancy Reagan - End of an Era

BBC News:  Reports " Former First Lady Nancy Reagan has died at home in California at the age of 94. "

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THIS is a sad day for the Reagan family and for the US, it can be argued that without Nancy Reagan there would have never been a President Reagan.   The love and support of Nancy Reagan for her husband, allowed President Reagan to change the course of US and World history, the icons of 80s are leaving us, we shall always remember with fondness that Nancy Reagan always looked after husband, he is always thought the best of people, while Nancy saw the negatives.   This allowed for a great marriage and allowed President Reagan to follow through with his plans for the US and allowed Nancy Reagan to follow her own route as with her Just say No to drugs campaign.   A SAD day for us all. 

The New York Times vs. Donald Trump - Election 2016

The New York Times: Reports its view of  Donald Trump, " The Republicans seem to be reeling, unable or unwilling to comprehend that a shady, bombastic liar is hardening the image of their party as a symbol of intolerance and division....a man whose quest for the presidency revolves around targeting religious and racial minorities and people with disabilities, who flirts with white supremacists and the Ku Klux Klan, who ridicules and slanders those who disagree with him. "

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This blog on the whole NEVER agrees with the uber liberal NYT, but on this it is right, the question is WHAT is the Republican Party to do, fight Trump in the trenches or move to meet him and make some agreements on how he will behave and how should he get elected his relationship with the US Congress.    The question is can you trust the word of the Donald, he signed a pledge not run a third Party candidate, then when the election got shaky he bough it up again.   THE Republican Establishment needs to chose a candidate and make sure the other candidates get out of the way, in this roadmap someone would have to tell Rubio to get OUT, and support Cruz, the Party does not like Cruz but at least they hope to deal with him.   Sad time to be a Conservative Republican!

The Delegate Count - Election 2016

CNN - Politics: Reports on the Republicans side that Donald Trump has 332 delegates, Cruz 230, Rubio 113, Kasich 27, while on the Democratic side its, Clinton with 1,074 and Senator Sanders with 426. 

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It should be noted that HRC has 468 Super Delegates, this means that HRC will win the nomination, she will win other States and with the Super Delegats will get the nominatoin.   On the Republican side Rubio has to win Florida and Kasich Ohio, if they lose then it is OVER in the Republican race.   The Campaigns as noted will shift their agenda for the general election, next the Campaigns have to selct their VP.  It can be argued that Jeb Bush would be a good VP choice for Trump, you need a quiet VP that does not steal trhe limelight from the Chief.  Also it will bring in the Republican Establishment.   On the Democratic side it needs a ethnic candidate, either Hispanic or African American as to keep the base happy.   The first part of the race is over, its just the OTHER States to finish now. 

Carson OUT of 2016 Election - Election 2016

Guardian - US Politics Live: Reports in its 7.13pm post the following, that Dr Ben Carson has in effect withdraw from the race.

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This blog had great doubts about Doctor Carson after he stated that he would not be happy to see a Muslim President of the US, that to this blog was racist and against the spirit of the US system.  One can hope that Dr Carson will have a chance to rethink his views and become more moderate for the next election cycle, or could Dr Carson run for State office.   An interesting candidate lost in the heat of 2016. 

Trump and Super Tuesday - Election 2016

Daily Mail: Reports " Trump dominates Super Tuesday by winning SEVEN states: Tycoon crushes his rivals as Ted Cruz takes Texas, Alaska and a surprise victory in Oklahoma - knocking Marco Rubio out the race for second place...Democrat Hillary Clinton earned victories in seven states compared to Bernie Sanders' four but he beat expectations ... "

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The Trump and Clinton Campaign now need to change course and set their agenda for the November election, the Trump Campaign needs to make an agreement with the Republican Establishment that it will work with the Congress should it get elected, while HRC has to make a shift from the left to the center ground.   The left wing rhetoric that HRC uses will damage her in the general election, also she needs a center right VP, lets recall Sanders is on the extreme left, that kind of theme works for liberal Democrats it does not work for Main Street and Wall Street, and Wall Street will support a candidate that supports business, while Main Street wants tax cuts and no ObamaCare.  The Clinton Campaign has one worry that the Donald does not have, it needs money, thus HRC will need to keep Wall Street happy as to get money from them.   It is going to be long and hard fight for the Oval. 

Super Tuesday Results - Election 2016

BBC News: Reports " Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump have each won the most states on the biggest day of the race for the US presidential nominations. "

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In essence the Democratic Party fight is OVER, HRC will be the nominee, one can expected Senator Sanders to go on, but even he must get the fact that HRC will have the delegate count by the Democratic convention.   On the Republican side it was interesting reaction by the Donald, the article notes the following, " This was a strikingly different Donald Trump who met reporters on Tuesday night. His tone was conciliatory. He was quietly spoken. He said he would be a unifier - of the Republican Party, of the nation. He didn't crow and he didn't claim to be the nominee, but he clearly thinks the primary race is effectively over.  ".  This blog expects both Clinton and Trump to go to general election mode, lets see who can get to the bottom of the barrel first, this blog would bet on the Donald.