During the debate last night Senator Ted Cruz was asked a direct question by Megyn Kelly about why didn’t Senator Jeff Sessions endorse him.  Cruz artfully avoided answering and instead deflecting his response  to falsely accuse Donald Trump of sending Hillary Clinton four campaign contributions in 2008.

Senator Cruz never answered the question.

So why doesn’t Senator Jeff Sessions support Ted Cruz?  The answer is within this video:

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Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.

For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †

…”Meet at The Old Mill, We Ride at Midnight”

#ColdAnger – After eight consecutive months of the Vichy Republican political class ridiculing patriotic Americans, our brothers and sisters in Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana and Maine now engage their moment to have their voices heard.

A visible and quantifiable moment to rise, unite, join with us and and state their collective refusal to be co-dependents in our national demise….

We Remember – December 23rd 2009 when Majority Leader Harry Reid passed a version of Obamacare through forced vote at 1:30am. The Senators could not leave, and for the two weeks previous were kept in a prolonged legislative session barred returning to their home-state constituencies.

It was, by all measures and reality, a vicious display of forced ideological manipulation of the upper chamber; shared again as a constant reminder for what set the stage, and what followed. (more…)

Cautious optimism is warranted.  For those who are fully immersed in the weeds of the U.S. Presidential race there is new found optimism in seeing at least one of the key globalist influencers announce he’s throwing in the towel (outlined below).

A secondary smile can now cross the faces of those who hold a comprehensive understanding of how damaging the TPP trade deal would be to the U.S. worker.

Both optimistic outlooks present themselves today as we take –at face value– the retreat of Rupert Murdoch from attempting any further influence in the U.S. presidential race.

Those who have followed closely since the GOPe constructs in late 2013 will understand the profound significance for Mr. Wall Street, Rupert Murdoch, admitting the nomination prospects of candidate Donald Trump now seem inevitable.

Remember what we previously predicted would happen if/when the “inevitability threshold” was reached?

We might just be “there”. (more…)

A solid Mississippi poll (full pdf below including crosstabs) shows candidate Donald Trump with a significant lead in the state.  [The Mississippi Primary is Tuesday March 8th]  State polling results show Donald Trump 41%, Ted Cruz 17% and Marco Rubio 16%.

MISSISSIPPI – Results from a statewide poll commissioned by Y’allPolitics and conducted by Magellan Strategies BR on Monday evening show that Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton both hold commanding leads heading into next week’s presidential primaries. Remarkably, both Trump and Clinton were winning not only by wide margins, but also across most every demographic and voter type. (more…)

Candidate Donald Trump will hold the third campaign event of the day tonight in New Orleans, Louisiana at the New Orleans Lakefront Airport beginning at 6:00pm CST and 7:00pm EST.

Live Stream Link – Alternate Live Stream #1 – Alternate Live Stream #2

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The second of today’s three Donald Trump rallies takes place in Cadillac, Michigan at the Wexford Civic Center beginning at 1:00 PM EST.

Live Stream Link – Alternate Live Stream #1 – Alternate Live Stream #2

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Candidate Donald Trump begins his campaign day in Warren, Michigan at the Macomb Community Expo Center- beginning at 9:00 AM EST.  It is the first of three events he has scheduled for Friday.

Live Stream Link – Alternate Live Stream #1 – Alternate Live Stream #2

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It has been said that successful politics, in general, is dependent upon the consumer holding a short-term memory.   Last night’s GOP debate debauchery is most certainly evidence of that.

It was only a few months ago when every single non-CNBC analyst, including media and ironically Fox News punditry, widely panned the October CNBC debate as a ridiculous presentation of intentional attacks upon presidential candidates.

However, will we see a similar reaction to an almost identical presentation last night?  Most likely not.  So, we must ask ourselves, what has changed?

Allow me to highlight the final two questions put by Fox News moderator Chris Wallace as an example.  These questions were less than 3 minutes apart:

Question #1 – “Senator Rubio … Please look at Mr. Trump and tell him why he’s unqualified to be President?”

~ 3:05 later ~

Question #2 – “Senator Rubio, will you support the party’s nominee even if it turns out to be Donald Trump?”

To say the Fox News team was at least as bad as the CNBC team would be an intellectually honest statement.   The entire media enterprise has devolved into a race to the bottom, and in complete honesty it’s not the fault of the candidates on the stage – they are being set up  to look like abject idiots. (more…)