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Welcome to the CNN Politics Nightcap and good Wednesday evening from Washington. Donald Trump soothed worried Republicans by announcing a joint fundraising plan with the party and announced Supreme Court prospects that pleased conservatives. Democrats, meanwhile, are facing deep divisions. Your bartender is Eric Bradner (http://www.cnn.com/profiles/eric-bradner?cid=nl_pol_071915_profile?sr=nl_pol_072215_bradner) . The tip jar: [email-masked] (mailto:[email-masked]) .

** 1968 redux? Democrats boil over
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The two-week sprint to California's primary could be the most acrimonious of the Democratic race, reports CNN's Chris Moody (http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/17/politics/bernie-sanders-democratic-establishment-battle-boils-over/index.html) . Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz pummeled Bernie Sanders' campaign over its actions in Nevada -- leading Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver to accuse her of "throwing shade."

How concerned are Democrats? California Sen. Dianne Feinstein invoked the 1968 chaos in Chicago in an interview with CNN's Manu Raju. She said: "I don't want to go back to the '68 convention (http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/18/politics/barbara-boxer-nevada-convention/index.html) , because I worry about what it does to the electorate as a whole -- and he should, too."

A rigged process? That's what Sanders' supporters on places like Reddit see -- and it's infuriating many Democrats. "Are they reading some chain email with bogus numbers?" California superdelegate Bob Mulholland asked The Washington Post's Dave Weigel (https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/a-fractured-democratic-party-threatens-clintons-chances-against-trump/2016/05/18/91e53d12-1c6c-11e6-b6e0-c53b7ef63b45_story.html?hpid=hp_rhp-top-table-main_sanders405pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory) .

Vice President Joe Biden says he's not worried about Sanders' supporters. He told reporters: "No, I'm not. Bernie Sanders is a good guy. Let Bernie run the race. There's nothing wrong with that."

Wasserman Schultz under fire: Van Jones says he'd rather have GOP Chairman (http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/280410-van-jones-i-wish-priebus-was-dnc-chair-over-wasserman-schultz) Reince Priebus than Wasserman Schultz.

Today's must-read: Bill Clinton falling asleep in a Quality Inn while watching a Fast & Furious movie, per Jason Zengerle's GQ profile of the former president (http://www.gq.com/story/bill-clinton-health-trump-and-hillary?mbid=social_twitter) .

** Trump's SCOTUS picks thrill the right
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Donald Trump pleased conservatives when he took the unprecedented step of unveiling a list of 11 people he'd consider for Supreme Court appointments if he's elected president. It's no wonder his party's base was pleased: Trump leaned on The Federalist Society and the Heritage Foundation (which had its own list of eight -- five of whom made Trump's list) to choose the names, reports CNN's Jeremy Diamond, who has the list here (http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/18/politics/donald-trump-supreme-court-nominees/index.html) .

"Red meat to conservatives" -- that's how American University law professor Steve Vladeck described the 11 candidates. The conservative Judicial Crisis Network's Carrie Severino said, "They all seem to share in common a record of putting the law and the Constitution ahead of their political preferences."

One does have an awkward social media history, though. (See Below)
Buzzing
https://twitter.com/JusticeWillett/status/610856791291916290
https://twitter.com/JusticeWillett/status/718280241752510465
It turns out Don Willett, the Texas Supreme Court justice who made Donald Trump's list, is anti-Trump, at least on Twitter. CNN's Daniella Diaz and Sophie Tatum round up (http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/18/politics/justice-don-willett-twitter-donald-trump/index.html) 13 times Willett mocked Trump. (Another fun fact about Willett: He worked with Ted Cruz in the Texas attorney general's office in the early 2000s. The two are good friends.)
Last Call

** Trump, RNC ink joint fundraising deals
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Donald Trump moved to cement his status as the GOP's leader by inking a deal with the Republican National Committee (http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/17/politics/donald-trump-rnc-joint-fundraising-deal/index.html) and 11 state parties allowing him to raise a total of $449,400 from each individual donor -- far more than the $2,700 maximum that individuals can give his campaign.

The deal allows Trump to pay himself back for the $50 million he loaned his campaign, as long as he does it before he's officially nominated. But Trump says he's not going to do that. In a statement, he said: "This money is a contribution made in order to 'Make America Great Again.' "

Here's how it all got done (http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/18/politics/trump-big-donors/index.html) , per CNN's Sara Murray and Theodore Schleifer.

About the timing: It came late Tuesday night, as Kentucky and Oregon primary results (http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/18/politics/kentucky-oregon-primary-highlights/index.html) were rolling in. On Wednesday, Trump revealed his Supreme Court list. Translation? Headlines are now focused on his court picks, not the fact that he's officially given up on self-funding his campaign.

Trump's personal finances: He also filed paperwork saying he made at least $560 million last year. The folks at CNNMoney break it down (http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/18/news/trump-finances/index.html) .

So much for that independent challenger. Mitt Romney has given up his efforts to recruit a third-party conservative candidate, and won't run himself. It's the latest evidence of the "Never Trump" movement's problem: Nobody is willing to do it (http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/18/politics/mitt-romney-never-trump-independent-2016-campaign/index.html) .

** Ohio's Senate race is super expensive
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Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman already flexed his muscles (http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2016/05/rob_portman_buys_15m_in_campai.html) last week by placing a huge $15 million reservation. Now, a Democratic group hoping to help Ted Strickland unseat him is swinging back. Senate Majority PAC, aligned with Harry Reid and Senate Democratic leadership, reserved $10 million in airtime to begin unloading on Portman in September, Politico's Burgess Everett reports (http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/ohio-majority-pac-rob-portman-223339) .

The total amount already committed in one of the nation's marquee Senate matchups: $50 million.
Straight Up

** "He's not a groper."
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-- Ivanka Trump, as she tore into The New York Times article (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/us/politics/donald-trump-women.html?action=click&module=InCaseYouMissedIt&region=Lists&pgtype=collection&_r=0) on her father's treatment of women in an appearance on CBS (http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/18/politics/ivanka-trump-times-father/index.html) .
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Tipsy

"Hashtag S-M-H." That's what Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz actually said about Bernie Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver accusing her of "throwing shade" Sanders' way.

Closing Time

James Clapper had to get security clearance for his hearing aids (http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/18/politics/hearing-aids-clapper-security-waiver/index.html) . ... Spike Mendelsohn plans a "Huuuge Burger (http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/18/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-burger-spike-mendelsohn/index.html) " at his D.C. staple "Good Stuff Eatery," with "a lot of pizzazz to it," if Donald Trump is elected. ... Megyn Kelly's much-hyped Trump interview was "bankrupt (https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2016/05/17/megyn-kellys-bankrupt-interview-with-donald-trump/) ."
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