memeorandum: Strong organization leaves Cruz poised for victory in Colorado (Maeve Reston/CNN)

7:55 AM ET, April 10, 2016

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The GOP must stop Trump — DONALD J. TRUMP'S VISION for the future of our nation is as deeply disturbing as it is profoundly un-American. — It is easy to find historical antecedents. The rise of demagogic strongmen is an all too common phenomenon on our small planet.

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Hadas Gold / Politico:

Boston Globe to publish fake front page on Trump presidency — The Boston Globe on Sunday will publish a satirical front page predicting headlines about a Donald Trump presidency alongside a “Stop Trump” editorial. — The fake front page will be the lead of the Globe's Sunday Ideas section and …

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Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Exclusive: Blocking Trump could hurt Republicans in election - Reuters/Ipsos poll

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Robert Tracinski / The Federalist:
Everything Awful About Donald Trump's Campaign In One Tweet

Discussion: Patterico's Pontifications

Tom LoBianco / CNN:

Trump, Kasich box out Cruz in Michigan delegation — Lansing, Michigan (CNN)Ted Cruz suffered a rare convention loss Saturday after delegates backing John Kasich and Donald Trump boxed him out of key positions in the Michigan delegation. — The Texas senator's campaign ran eight delegates …

Discussion: RedState

Maeve Reston / CNN:

Strong organization leaves Cruz poised for victory in Colorado — Colorado Springs, Colorado (CNN)Ted Cruz is dominating the intricate delegate selection process of the Colorado Republican Party, edging closer to a victory at the state's GOP convention Saturday where the last batch of the state's 37 delegates will be awarded.

Discussion: National Review and RedState

Des Moines Register:

Last Slide — CEDAR FALLS, Ia. — Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz captured 11 of the 12 national party convention delegates chosen at four party meetings held across Iowa on Saturday. — The near-sweep in Iowa's four congressional districts is the latest evidence …

Discussion: Politico, NBC News and RedState

Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:

Cruz camp accuses Trump and Kasich of teaming up in Michigan. They don't deny it. — What is a super PAC? … State of the 2016 race — This item has been updated. — With the presidential contest so closely contested this year, Republicans have to sweat the small stuff …

Discussion: NBC News

Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:

UNREAL. Colorado GOP Tweets Out: ‘We Did It #NeverTrump’ — The Colorado GOP held conventions this weekend to select delegates. — Ted Cruz did very well. — The Colorado Republican elites handed Cruz 30 of the 37 delegates across the state. The delegates are legally bound to support …

Discussion: Politico

Evan Osnos / New Yorker:
Trump's Convention Strategy: “The Fix Is In”

Discussion: Slantpoint

Dan Balz / Washington Post:

Why New York is pivotal for Sanders and for Clinton … NEW YORK — The Democratic presidential nominating contest has become a discussion about momentum, not mathematics, and that's become a major problem for front-runner Hillary Clinton in her battle against Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:

Sanders extends win streak with Wyoming victory — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders — is projected to win the Wyoming caucuses, giving him eight wins in the last nine contests. — The state awards just 14 delegates on a proportional basis, but the win is another jolt …

Discussion: Raw Story

New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Wins Wyoming Democratic Caucuses

Discussion: Outside the Beltway

Eric Bradner / CNN:
Wyoming Democratic caucuses: Bernie Sanders looks for another win

Discussion: Common Dreams

Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
Bernie Sanders Declared Winner of Wyoming Democratic Caucuses: AP

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Elliot Smilowitz / The Hill:
Trump: Sanders was right, Clinton is unqualified

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News

Adario Strange / Mashable:

Google's bipedal robot reveals the future of manual labor — Google recently put up its Boston Dynamics robotics unit up for sale, but that doesn't mean that the company is getting out of the automaton business — A new bipedal robot from Google's Schaft robotics was shown off on Friday …

ABC News:

Census Finds Least Diverse Part of Nation — America, the melting pot. — Most of it, anyway. — According to the Census Bureau, Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire all have mostly white populations — in fact, at least 96 percent of the population of each state is white.

Discussion: Mother Jones

Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

Found guilty of child molestation, ex-Chamblee cop drank poison — A retired Chamblee police officer is being treated for poison that he consumed while he was hearing the verdict at his molestation trial, authorities said. — Thursday, Kelless Twohearts Lory, 58, of Stone Mountain …

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Raw Story