The Troubling Reason the Electoral College Exists
"As Americans await the quadrennial running of the presidential obstacle course now known as the Electoral College, it’s worth remembering why we have this odd political contraption in the first place. After all, state governors in all 50 states are elected by popular vote; why not do the same for the governor of all states, a.k.a. the president? The quirks of the Electoral College system were exposed this week when Donald Trump secured the presidency with an Electoral College majority, even as Hillary Clinton took a narrow lead in the popular vote".
http://time.com/4558510/electoral-college-history-slavery/?fbclid=IwAR1Nk3S0Sccs3R3C9aXEG1zU16jpYySBW3VveIWUyFQzoY5FTdIgZMLJhNs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives failed on Tuesday to override President Donald Trump's first veto, leaving in place the national emergency he declared last month to build a U.S.-Mexico border wall that Congress has not funded.
Democrats who control the House did not attract enough Republican support to reach the two-thirds majority vote needed for an override. With the 248-181 vote, Trump can continue scouring federal accounts for money he wants redirected to wall construction projects.
Meanwhile, the battle over the president's emergency declaration is now focused on the courts, with various legal challenges already underway.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-congress-emergency-vote/us-house-fails-to-override-trump-veto-in-border-wall-dispute-idUSKCN1R72CE
He is clearly violating the Constitution and the Republicans refuse to stop him. One step closer to communism.
Republican operatives fear putting fundraising data in Trump's hands
"WASHINGTON — The Republican Party’s efforts to build a small-dollar donation machine to keep up with the Democrats has hit a wall: a deep mistrust of President Trump and his campaign among Republican operatives.
Republican brass are crafting a new online fundraising tool to match the Democrats’ small-dollar fundraising juggernaut that helped carry them to victory in the 2018 midterm elections. But some GOP operatives who would be the ones to purchase the tool don’t want Trump and his family raiding their campaign lists for their own benefit, said campaign consultants reached by Yahoo News.
“They’re scared of adopting it. Imagine Trump owning our data — handing everything over to that guy, the guy who f****s with everybody, who has destroyed our party,” said a senior consultant for a conservative political group with national clients".
http://www.yahoo.com/news/gop-money-machine-stumbles-over-fears-of-putting-data-in-trumps-hands-122818990.html
House Armed Services chairman denies $1 billion transfer for Trump wall
"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee on Tuesday denied the Pentagon's plan to shift $1 billion to build a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico, a move that while largely symbolic, highlights the concern lawmakers have about using the defense budget to pay for the wall".
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-defense/house-armed-services-chairman-denies-1-billion-transfer-for-trump-wall-idUSKCN1R724J
Yes, let's allocate more resources for a nonexistent problem while other real problems now lose funding. What could go wrong?
Donald Trump takes a victory lap over Mueller result. Will it help him in 2020?
"WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump scored a huge political victory after special counsel Robert Mueller absolved him of conspiring with Russia to swing the 2016 election. The big question is whether the president can use the special counsel's finding to boost his re-election prospects.
Trump is already harvesting early fruits of his victory. The outcome of the nearly two-year investigation removes a cloud hanging over his 2020 race and frees up time for him to focus on his policy agenda. Congressional Republicans may be less likely to distance themselves from him. Congressional Democrats have to rethink how hard to go after Trump in their own investigations".
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/03/25/mueller-report-donald-trump-victory-boost-2020/3270097002/
Give him a week or two. he will say or do something stupid and right back to the bottom, he will go. Crooked liers like him can't help it.