| Happy Opposite - er, Election - Day, Kentucky and Oregon! | | Oregon should be the more interesting race because it has more delegates and Bernie Sanders is supposed to be like the Messiah there. A resounding win in Oregon could inject new life into his mathematically improbable quest to win the Democratic nomination. (Republicans also are voting today in that state, not that it really matters. Thanks, Indiana, for ruining everyone's fun.) | | But on Opposite - er, Election - Day, the focus is on Kentucky, where Hillary Clinton is now struggling, and some say it's partially because of three words she uttered in March. Clinton and Sanders both want to put the coal industry "out of business," but Clinton made the mistake of actually saying it instead of wordsmithing concern for miners. And that mightily offended the parts of Kentucky with big coal operations, bless her heart. | | So, on Opposite - er, Election - Day, saying what you mean in a year where that is supposed to carry political weight may be hurting Clinton in one state. Meanwhile, she's inched ahead in Sanders' supposed Oregon stronghold. | | Huh. Opposite Day. Next time it's gonna be Go Jump Off a Cliff Day. Right, Squidward? | | SPEAKING OF OPPOSITES | | The thought crossed our minds: What if Democrats were voting according to Republican rules and vice versa? Would we have a more competitive Opposite - er, Election - Day? No, actually. The good folks at Five Thirty Eight did the math (so we don't have to - remember the bad idea that is us and math?) and found that Clinton's delegate lead would be triple what it is now if Dems were following GOP rules. It's a different story on the Republican side. If they were playing by Dem rules, Trump's delegate count would be a lot lower, a contested convention would almost be a definite, and people would actually care how Republicans in Oregon vote today. | | WHO GETS TO VOTE MORE? | | So, before we move on to the two big Trump stories of the day, which may make you feel dumber, let's talk about something important: the Voting Rights Act. This is the first presidential election since the Supreme Court struck part of the civil-rights law that requires certain states to get federal pre-approval before changing any of its election rules. States have since passed new voting requirements that some worry will suppress turnout among minorities and young people. So, there are lawsuits galore, and if any of them make it to the Supreme Court by November, the justices who can't agree whether the sky is blue could very well decide the election. Yay, Democracy! | | MORE FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL | | • | New York Times runs extensive piece on Donald Trump's dealings with women; whole world says, "Meh." Woman says she was misquoted, and suddenly, everyone's talking about it (USA TODAY) | | • | Btw, if you think the media never covers Donald Trump's good side, here's an article that proves otherwise (Washington Post) | | • | Republicans paid a staffer to visit the Clinton presidential library every day, hoping to dig up some dirt to use against her (USA TODAY) | | • | Historian: If Millennials had lived through the Cold War, they might not be so eager to support Bernie Sanders' big government ideas (Florida Today) | | | TOO DUMB (OR SMART?) FOR THIS | | Donald Trump challenged newly elected London Mayor Sadiq Khan to an IQ test on "Good Morning Britain." Insert your own intelligence joke here. Meanwhile, we at Team FTR decided to Google the smartest presidents of all time. And in less than a second, we had U.S. News and World Report's ranking at our fingertips, which told us John Quincy Adams was some sort of colonial Einstein. In other words: He was far too smart to run for office today. | | (Oh, and before we go, here are two unrelated observations about this story: 1) who makes Piers Morgan the host of a morning show? And 2) only Trump could say the following after basically telling other world leaders they're dumb: "I don't think I'm a divisive person. I'm a unifier.") | |
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