Updated with stories about Marco Rubio possibly being advised to drop out before Florida to duck a humiliating defeat and Hillary Clinton’s appearance on Faux News.
Michael Bloomberg
As Bruce Ackerman argued in the Los Angeles Times, a split in the electoral college denying any candidate the required 270 votes would turn the decision over to Congress,[1] which, as Bloomberg now sees it, would hand the presidency to the Republican candidate, that is, Donald Trump or Ted Cruz.
Michael R. Bloomberg, “The Risk I Will Not Take,” Bloomberg, March 7, 2016, http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2016-03-07/the-2016-election-risk-that-michael-bloomberg-won-t-take
Supercookies
The FCC doesn’t think they’re so tasty.
Cecilia Kang, “Verizon Settles With F.C.C. Over Hidden Tracking,” New York Times, March 7, 2016, http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/08/technology/verizon-settles-with-fcc-over-hidden-tracking.html
Marco Rubio
Sara Jerde, “CNN: Some Of Rubio’s Aides Are Suggesting He Drop Out Before Florida,” Talking Points Memo, March 7, 2016, http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/rubio-aides-suggesting-drop-out-florida
Hillary Clinton
Clinton is still denying that classified information was sent or received on her email server and, as I have said before, the Republicans will not let go of this issue.
Gabriel Debenedetti and Hadas Gold, “Hillary Clinton gets the Fox News treatment,” Politico, March 7, 2016, http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/hillary-clinton-fox-news-220399
Sara Jerde, “Fox News Host Grills Clinton At Town Hall On Her Email Server Use,” Talking Points Memo, March 7, 2016, http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/fox-host-grills-clinton-emails
- [1]Bruce Ackerman, “A presidential run by Michael Bloomberg could plunge the country into a constitutional crisis,” Los Angeles Times, February 25, 2016, http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-0225-ackerman-12th-amendment-bloomberg-20160225-story.html↩