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Hillary Clinton, Tim Kaine first official appearance

Tim Kaine took the stage alongside Hillary Clinton in Miami Saturday and offered his first greeting to voters as a vice presidential nominee -- in Spanish. "Bienvenidos a todos," the Virginia senator said, a phrase that translates to "welcome to everyone." Clinton and Kaine's first joint appearance as running mates at a campaign rally here marked the official unveiling of the Democratic ticket. The duo will face off against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence. Published by cnn.com Updated 2227 GMT (0627 HKT) July 23, 2016 Tim Kaine selected as Hillary Clinton's running mate

The key post-convention battleground states

Now that the conventions are over, CNN's John King breaks down what both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump need to do in order to win. Published by cnn.com Source: CNN

Ted Cruz is 'Lucifer in the flesh', says former speaker John Boehner

‘Never worked with a more miserable son of a bitch,’ says Boehner, but presidential hopeful Cruz counters: ‘I don’t even know the man’ John Boehner, the former House speaker, has called presidential candidate Ted Cruz “Lucifer in the flesh” in remarks that expose the depth of discontent within the Republican party. Speaking at a town hall-style event for students at Stanford University in California on Wednesday, Boehner called front-runner Donald Trump his “texting buddy”, but offered a more graphic response when asked about the Texas senator. “Lucifer in the flesh,” the former speaker said. “I have Democrat friends and Republican friends. I get along with almost everyone, but I have never worked with a more miserable son of a bitch in my life.” His comments were first reported by Stanford’s student newspaper. Cruz, campaigning in Fort Wayne, Indiana on Thursday ahead of the state’s 3 May primary, responded by saying Boehner was letting his “inner Trump come out”. Published By -...

Wake up, Cruz and Kasich _ the GOP convention will never nominate you | The Reporter25

Let's imagine for a moment that Donald Trump will not be the Republican candidate for President. There are three ways this fantasy and it's likely to nothing more than a fantasy becomes a reality. One is that something Trump does is so outrageous and disgusting that knocks him out of the race and by default Ted Cruz becomes the candidate. (You can stop laughing sadly now: I'm sure we all know now that's not going to happen.) The second is that Ted Cruz wins 80% of delegates Republicans going forward, pass Trump and takes it on the first ballot at the Convention in July. At a time when no one seems to believe that this scenario is feasible even the field of Cruz, who doesn't mind talking. Top Stories :   Instagram playboy reveals why he’s risking his life for $600K The third is that Trump does not ensure enough delegates to win on the first ballot and the GOP goes up in subsequent ballots to take her away from him and give the appointment to someone else. This is pos...