Subject: The Daily Trail: Trump won the primary season. He didn't win Paul Ryan.
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Date: Thu, 5 May 2016 20:49:12 -0400

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Behind the House speaker's decision to hold off on an endorsement.

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Trump won the primary season. He didn't win Paul Ryan. <http://link.washingtonpost.com/click/6662605.10422/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL25ld3MvcG9zdC1wb2xpdGljcy9wYWxvbWEvdGhlLWRhaWx5LXRyYWlsLzIwMTYvMDUvMDUvdGhlLWRhaWx5LXRyYWlsLXRydW1wLXdvbi10aGUtcHJpbWFyeS1zZWFzb24taGUtZGlkbi10LXdpbi1wYXVsLXJ5YW4vNTcyYjk3MjE5ODFiOTJhMjJkNTZmNDk1Lz93cG1tPTEmd3Bpc3JjPW5sX3RyYWls/5728a16715dd9659088b55adEde568c2c>

He may get the GOP nomination — but GOP unity remains a work in progress. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

PARTY HEALING UPDATE: It's not every day the top House Republican said he wasn't ready to support his party's presumptive nominee. To be more precise, until this afternoon it wasn't any day, because that had never happened in the modern era until House Speaker Paul Ryan said this afternoon that Donald Trump did not have his support. The speaker would be willing to endorse the mogul, he said <http://link.washingtonpost.com/click/6662605.10422/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL25ld3MvcG93ZXJwb3N0L3dwLzIwMTYvMDUvMDUvcGF1bC1yeWFuLWRlY2xpbmVzLXRvLXN1cHBvcnQtZG9uYWxkLXRydW1wLWltLW5vdC10aGVyZS1yaWdodC1ub3cvP3dwbW09MSZ3cGlzcmM9bmxfdHJhaWw/5728a16715dd9659088b55adC2b17fd5c> — if Trump can somehow unify the GOP.

"'I’m just not ready to do that, at this point, I’m not there right now, and I hope to, though, and I want to, but I think what is required is that we unify this party,' Ryan said on CNN’s 'The Lead,' in an interview with host Jake Tapper, when asked if would support Trump. 'And I think the bulk of the burden on unifying the party will have to come from our presumptive nominee.'

"'We’re not there yet,' Ryan said of party unity."

The House speaker, who had previously said he'd back the GOP nominee, was of course zigging less than a day after his Senate counterpart had zagged by way of a "Wednesday night statement saying he would support the nominee without any praise for Trump’s controversial candidacy," reported <http://link.washingtonpost.com/click/6662605.10422/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL3BvbGl0aWNzL3J5YW4tc2F5cy1oZS1pcy1ub3QtcmVhZHktdG8tYmFjay10cnVtcC1kZWVwZW5pbmctZ29wLWRpdmlkZS8yMDE2LzA1LzA1L2ZhYjRjNTkwLTEyZmYtMTFlNi04MWI0LTU4MWE1YzRjNDJkZl9zdG9yeS5odG1sP3dwbW09MSZ3cGlzcmM9bmxfdHJhaWw/5728a16715dd9659088b55adE00c6be3e> Philip Rucker, Paul Kane and Robert Costa.

"Ryan suggested he is concerned about whether Trump can unite Republicans and demonstrate the qualities associated with party icons Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan, while also giving a nod to the speaker’s one-time mentor Jack Kemp.

"'This is the party of Lincoln, of Reagan, of Jack Kemp, and we don’t always nominate a Lincoln and a Reagan every four years, but we hope that our nominee aspires to be Lincoln and Reaganesque, that that person advances the principles of our party and appeals to a wide vast majority of Americans,' he said." 

(That line may not figure into Ryan's pitch if he makes any joint stops with the GOP's likely nominee this fall.)

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Paul Ryan's CNN interview with Jake Tapper (Part 1)

Trump's response: party healing postponed. Again. "I am not ready to support Speaker Ryan's agenda," he said in a statement. "Perhaps in the future we can work together and come to an agreement about what is best for the American people. ..."

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"'There has been growing anxiety among members in purple and blue districts, marginal seats,' Rep. Peter T. King (R-N.Y.), a Ryan ally. 'Paul truly believes what he’s saying...It’s personal and sincere. But there is a political equation to all this. He knows what the feeling is inside of the House as much as anyone.'

"Ryan shocked some leading Republicans, who expected he would dutifully line up behind the presumptive nominee. William J. Bennett, a former Ronald Reagan administration official and a mentor to Ryan, said he was 'knocked out of my chair' as he watched Ryan on CNN.

"'This is a slap at the people,' Bennett said. 'He thinks he can nudge Trump in a certain direction, but it doesn’t make sense to expect Trump to have some kind of personality transformation. His approach was not conducive to unification, which is what the party needs.'"

Ryan spokesman Brendan Buck:

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IT BEGINS:

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A big general election move from the presumptive GOP nominee: today, Trump announced <http://link.washingtonpost.com/click/6662605.10422/aHR0cDovL3d3dy53YXNoaW5ndG9ucG9zdC5jb20vbmV3cy9wb3N0LXBvbGl0aWNzL3dwLzIwMTYvMDUvMDUvdHJ1bXAtY2FtcGFpZ24tYW5ub3VuY2VzLW5hdGlvbmFsLWZpbmFuY2UtY2hhaXItd2l0aC10aWVzLXRvLXdhbGwtc3RyZWV0LWFuZC1kZW1vY3JhdHMvP3dwbW09MSZ3cGlzcmM9bmxfdHJhaWw/5728a16715dd9659088b55adC2d68603a> a national finance chairman, a tangible reminder of the fact that his campaign won't be (and actually, never has been <http://link.washingtonpost.com/click/6662605.10422/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL25ld3MvdGhlLWZpeC93cC8yMDE2LzAzLzIxL2RvbmFsZC10cnVtcHMtc2VsZi1mdW5kZWQtcHJlc2lkZW50aWFsLWNhbXBhaWduLWlzLTEtdmVyeS10aHJpZnR5LWFuZC0yLW5vdC10aGF0LXNlbGYtZnVuZGVkLz93cG1tPTEmd3Bpc3JjPW5sX3RyYWls/5728a16715dd9659088b55adCa4972312>) entirely self-funded. And that might not be the Trump base's only hangup.

"[Steven] Mnuchin's profile in particular as a Wall Street businessman — he is chairman and CEO of a hedge fund in New York and was once a partner at Goldman Sachs — cuts against Trump's anti-elite image, casting a spotlight on the tricky messaging the campaign faces as it turns to an expensive general election fight," reported <http://link.washingtonpost.com/click/6662605.10422/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL25ld3MvcG9zdC1wb2xpdGljcy93cC8yMDE2LzA1LzA1L3RydW1wLWNhbXBhaWduLWFubm91bmNlcy1uYXRpb25hbC1maW5hbmNlLWNoYWlyLXdpdGgtdGllcy10by13YWxsLXN0cmVldC1hbmQtZGVtb2NyYXRzLz93cG1tPTEmd3Bpc3JjPW5sX3RyYWls/5728a16715dd9659088b55adC4d68eb18> Jose DelReal. (It's a resume that may mean a few more stories like this one <http://link.washingtonpost.com/click/6662605.10422/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5tb3RoZXJqb25lcy5jb20vcG9saXRpY3MvMjAxNi8wNS90cnVtcHMtbmV3LXRvcC1tb25leS1tYW4tbGVkLWJhbmstcHJvZml0ZWQtYmFpbG91dHM_d3BtbT0xJndwaXNyYz1ubF90cmFpbA/5728a16715dd9659088b55adCc3766d2a>.)

"Trump's campaign is now tasked with dramatically expanding its own donation base and potentially recalibrating the candidate's anti-super PAC position.

"'Steven is a professional at the highest level with an extensive and very successful financial background. He brings unprecedented experience and expertise to a fundraising operation that will benefit the Republican Party and ultimately defeat Hillary Clinton,' Trump said in a statement.

"But Mnuchin’s political allegiances may also raise eyebrows among Trump’s critics in the Republican Party, who have remained skeptical of the mogul’s conservative bona fides.

"A review of Mnuchin's past political donations shows that he has donated to Republican and Democratic politicians alike, according to OpenSecrets.org.

"In addition to donating to 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney, former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) and the Republican National Committee, Mnuchin has also donated to: then-Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.); then-Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.); 2000 Democratic presidential nominee Al Gore; 2004 Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry; Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.); and former Senate majority leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.), among others."

Yes. The primary season is definitely over.

In fact (montage time!) Donald Trump spent yesterday reversing course on multiple fronts:

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Donald Trump's day of contradictions

THE TRAIL AHEAD: Over the weekend, Donald Trump tweeted this:

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Over the past week, Trump has tweeted about his polls; about upcoming interviews; about campaign events; about feuds; about wins. But that was the only time he mentioned any of the issues he's running on. 

That wasn't unusual. His account tends to average roughly one issue-related campaign promise a week. 

Like Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton's campaign Twitter account this week focused most of all on...Donald Trump. (And on Hillary Clinton.) It also tweeted out a flurry of links to briefing papers or policy plans on small business development, women's health, the economy, substance abuse, the Zika virus....

The messaging contrast isn't a coincidence: Clinton is adopting a general election approach <http://link.washingtonpost.com/click/6662605.10422/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL3BvbGl0aWNzL2Nhbi1jbGludG9ucy1mb2N1cy1vbi1leHBlcmllbmNlLXN1Y2NlZWQtYWdhaW5zdC10cnVtcC13aGVyZS1vdGhlcnMtZmFpbGVkLzIwMTYvMDUvMDUvNGRkZDJkODAtMTE5Mi0xMWU2LTkzYWUtNTA5MjE3MjExNjVkX3N0b3J5Lmh0bWw_d3BtbT0xJndwaXNyYz1ubF90cmFpbA/5728a16715dd9659088b55adD9673eada> that looks...a lot like Jeb Bush's original 2016 strategy, sort of.

"Far ahead in the Democratic race for president, Hillary Clinton has embarked on a first round of general-election campaigning against Donald Trump featuring a low-key focus on policy and her own experience, in addition to the daily volley of attack and retort that already defines their contest," reports <http://link.washingtonpost.com/click/6662605.10422/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL3BvbGl0aWNzL2Nhbi1jbGludG9ucy1mb2N1cy1vbi1leHBlcmllbmNlLXN1Y2NlZWQtYWdhaW5zdC10cnVtcC13aGVyZS1vdGhlcnMtZmFpbGVkLzIwMTYvMDUvMDUvNGRkZDJkODAtMTE5Mi0xMWU2LTkzYWUtNTA5MjE3MjExNjVkX3N0b3J5Lmh0bWw_d3BtbT0xJndwaXNyYz1ubF90cmFpbA/5728a16715dd9659088b55adE9673eada> Anne Gearan.

"Hoping that the election will be waged on wider ground than her economics-centered primary battle against Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Clinton’s campaign is trying to present a contrast between someone who talks big — 'a loose cannon,' as Clinton often labels Trump — and someone who listens and gets things done.

"The strategy includes wonky appearances to discuss job creation, green energy and combating drug addiction — even in unfriendly states such as West Virginia, where Clinton spoke Monday in an effort to demonstrate, a senior aide said, that she would be a president 'for everyone.'

But "it’s an open question whether Clinton can wrest control of an election conversation in which Trump has proved adept at placing himself at the center...."

Los Angeles. (Photo by Melina Mara/The Washington Post)

Chris Cillizza has the same question <http://link.washingtonpost.com/click/6662605.10422/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL25ld3MvdGhlLWZpeC93cC8yMDE2LzA1LzA1L2hpbGxhcnktY2xpbnRvbi13aWxsLXNvb24tcmVhbGl6ZS1kb25hbGQtdHJ1bXAtaXMtdmVyeS1oYXJkLXRvLXJ1bi1hZ2FpbnN0Lz93cG1tPTEmd3Bpc3JjPW5sX3RyYWls/5728a16715dd9659088b55adDd2486e50>. "The prevailing wisdom in political circles following Donald Trump's emergence as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee is that he has very little chance of beating Hillary Clinton in the fall election. That she and her team of experienced operatives will carve Trump up like a Thanksgiving turkey, using his many controversial remarks to build a case that he is fundamentally unfit for the office he is seeking. That her political experience will turn him into a blubbering fool, both on the campaign trail and on the debate stage.

"Might happen. Could happen. But Clinton would do well to study the 16 Republican candidates who held that same belief and watched as Trump systematically destroyed them on his march to the nomination. If we learned anything about Trump during the primary campaign, it's this: He's very, very difficult to run against." Here's how <http://link.washingtonpost.com/click/6662605.10422/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL25ld3MvdGhlLWZpeC93cC8yMDE2LzA1LzA1L2hpbGxhcnktY2xpbnRvbi13aWxsLXNvb24tcmVhbGl6ZS1kb25hbGQtdHJ1bXAtaXMtdmVyeS1oYXJkLXRvLXJ1bi1hZ2FpbnN0Lz93cG1tPTEmd3Bpc3JjPW5sX3RyYWls/5728a16715dd9659088b55adEd2486e50> it could work — how it might not.

THE VIEW FROM THE TRAIL:

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(Here's part of their performance: "Viva Hillary tambien")

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A mariachi band playing at Hillary Clinton's East LA event. "Viva Hillary tambien"

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Sanders wasn't the only candidate in the state <http://link.washingtonpost.com/click/6662605.10422/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL3BvbGl0aWNzL2luLXdha2Utb2Ytbm9taW5hdGlvbi12aWN0b3J5LXRydW1wLXRyYXZlbHMtdG8td2VsY29taW5nLXdlc3QtdmlyZ2luaWEvMjAxNi8wNS8wNS8zNGRkN2QwZS0xMmQ2LTExZTYtODFiNC01ODFhNWM0YzQyZGZfc3RvcnkuaHRtbD93cG1tPTEmd3Bpc3JjPW5sX3RyYWls/5728a16715dd9659088b55adC2b077b13> today: "For his first rally since becoming the presumptive Republican nominee, Donald Trump ventured on Thursday to West Virginia, a state that believed in him when few did," reports <http://link.washingtonpost.com/click/6662605.10422/aHR0cDovL3d3dy53YXNoaW5ndG9ucG9zdC5jb20vcG9saXRpY3MvaW4td2FrZS1vZi1ub21pbmF0aW9uLXZpY3RvcnktdHJ1bXAtdHJhdmVscy10by13ZWxjb21pbmctd2VzdC12aXJnaW5pYS8yMDE2LzA1LzA1LzM0ZGQ3ZDBlLTEyZDYtMTFlNi04MWI0LTU4MWE1YzRjNDJkZl9zdG9yeS5odG1sP3dwbW09MSZ3cGlzcmM9bmxfdHJhaWw/5728a16715dd9659088b55adC8fcddfc4> Jenna Johnson.

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Also at the Trump rally: Bo Copley, the West Virginia miner who confronted Hillary Clinton over her coal comments this week. (The 2008 flashbacks — they're back again <http://link.washingtonpost.com/click/6662605.10422/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL2Jsb2dzL3BsdW0tbGluZS93cC8yMDE0LzAyLzE4L2pvZS10aGUtcGx1bWJlci1nZXRzLWEtbmV3LWpvYi8_d3BtbT0xJndwaXNyYz1ubF90cmFpbA/5728a16715dd9659088b55adC2f32c6b1>):

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Trump seemed to still be easing into his new party leadership role — several times during his West Virginia rally, he told the crowd that now that he was the presumptive nominee, they should "stay home Tuesday" and save their votes for fall. 

The West Virginia Republican Party would actually like a few of those votes next week, to be honest.

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<http://link.washingtonpost.com/click/6662605.10422/aHR0cDovL2xpLndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9jbGljaz9zPTE5MDkmc3o9MTE2eDE1JmxpPSU3QiU3QmFkaGFzaCU3RCU3RCZ3cG1tPTEmd3Bpc3JjPW5sX3RyYWls/5728a16715dd9659088b55adI888270e0>   <http://link.washingtonpost.com/click/6662605.10422/aHR0cDovL2xpLndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9jbGljaz9zPTk1OTE5JnN6PTY5eDE1JmxpPSU3QiU3QmFkaGFzaCU3RCU3RCZ3cG1tPTEmd3Bpc3JjPW5sX3RyYWls/5728a16715dd9659088b55adJf1664ae0>

TRAIL MIX: Hillary Clinton is apparently courting both Bernie Sanders supporters and Bush donors <http://link.washingtonpost.com/click/6662605.10422/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5wb2xpdGljby5jb20vc3RvcnkvMjAxNi8wNS9oaWxhcnktY2xpbnRvbi1idXNoLWRvbm9ycy0yMjI4NzI_d3BtbT0xJndwaXNyYz1ubF90cmFpbA/5728a16715dd9659088b55adCff0ae43c>. (1992 has never seemed quite so long ago...)

—Asked if he had anything he would like to say to self-proclaimed supporters who have sent reporter Julia Ioffe anti-Semitic messages, Donald Trump said he did not <http://link.washingtonpost.com/click/6662605.10422/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5qdGEub3JnLzIwMTYvMDUvMDUvbmV3cy1vcGluaW9uL3BvbGl0aWNzL3RydW1wLW5vLW1lc3NhZ2UtZm9yLWZvbGxvd2Vycy13aG8tZmxvb2RlZC1yZXBvcnRlci13aXRoLWFudGktc2VtaXRpYy1hYnVzZT93cG1tPTEmd3Bpc3JjPW5sX3RyYWlsIy5WeXN1cldNZWlIcy50d2l0dGVy/5728a16715dd9659088b55adCc1430870>: “I don’t have a message to the fans. A woman wrote an article that was inaccurate."

—Could Trump face a third-party challenger? Maybe <http://link.washingtonpost.com/click/6662605.10422/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5wb2xpdGljby5jb20vYmxvZ3MvMjAxNi1nb3AtcHJpbWFyeS1saXZlLXVwZGF0ZXMtYW5kLXJlc3VsdHMvMjAxNi8wNS9jb25zZXJ2YXRpdmVzLWFnYWluc3QtdHJ1bXAtdGhpcmQtcGFydHktY2hhbGxlbmdlci0yMjI4NjE_d3BtbT0xJndwaXNyYz1ubF90cmFpbA/5728a16715dd9659088b55adC29b22069>.

—Both times Hillary Clinton ran for president, white Democratic men have been over 20 points less likely <http://link.washingtonpost.com/click/6662605.10422/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL25ld3MvdGhlLWZpeC93cC8yMDE2LzA1LzA1L3doaXRlLW1hbGUtZGVtb2NyYXRzLWhhdmUtZGlzcHJvcG9ydGlvbmF0ZWx5LXZvdGVkLWFnYWluc3QtaGlsbGFyeS1jbGludG9uLWZvci1laWdodC15ZWFycy1ydW5uaW5nLz93cG1tPTEmd3Bpc3JjPW5sX3RyYWls/5728a16715dd9659088b55adC53e811ec> to support her than white women have.

—"Officials: Scant evidence Clinton had malicious intent in handling of emails <http://link.washingtonpost.com/click/6662605.10422/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL3dvcmxkL25hdGlvbmFsLXNlY3VyaXR5L2ZlZGVyYWwtcHJvc2VjdXRvcnMtaW4tdmlyZ2luaWEtYXNzaXN0aW5nLWluLWNsaW50b24tZW1haWwtcHJvYmUvMjAxNi8wNS8wNS9mMDI3N2ZhYS0xMmYwLTExZTYtODFiNC01ODFhNWM0YzQyZGZfc3RvcnkuaHRtbD93cG1tPTEmd3Bpc3JjPW5sX3RyYWls/5728a16715dd9659088b55adC7f121e09>"

—Pro-Trump super PAC strategist Jesse Benton has been found guilty on campaign finance violation charges <http://link.washingtonpost.com/click/6662605.10422/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL25ld3MvcG9zdC1wb2xpdGljcy93cC8yMDE2LzA1LzA1L3RydW1wLXN1cGVyLXBhYy1zdHJhdGVnaXN0LWZvdW5kLWd1aWx0eS1vZi0yMDEyLWNhbXBhaWduLWZpbmFuY2UtdmlvbGF0aW9ucy8_d3BtbT0xJndwaXNyYz1ubF90cmFpbA/5728a16715dd9659088b55adC9441de1c> relating to former congressman Ron Paul's 2012 presidential bid.

—The Bush family's Trump snub "is no punishment at all in the eyes of many conservatives," notes <http://link.washingtonpost.com/click/6662605.10422/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL25ld3MvcG9zdC1wb2xpdGljcy93cC8yMDE2LzA1LzA1L2J1c2hlcy1zbnViLW9mLXRydW1wLWhhcy1yb290cy1pbi1yZXB1YmxpY2FuLWJhc2UtYW5nZXIvP3dwbW09MSZ3cGlzcmM9bmxfdHJhaWw/5728a16715dd9659088b55adCe9d12a6b> Dave Weigel.

—Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) and his deputy won't be backing <http://link.washingtonpost.com/click/6662605.10422/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL2xvY2FsL21kLXBvbGl0aWNzL2RlbW9jcmF0cy1wbGFjZS1ob2dhbi1vbi1hLXNpbGVudC05LXRydW1wLWxpc3QvMjAxNi8wNS8wNC84ZTUwMDZlYS0xMjRmLTExZTYtODFiNC01ODFhNWM0YzQyZGZfc3RvcnkuaHRtbD93cG1tPTEmd3Bpc3JjPW5sX3RyYWls/5728a16715dd9659088b55adC2f8eb0ec> Trump. Sens. John McCain, Tom Cotton and Dan Sullivan will be <http://link.washingtonpost.com/click/6662605.10422/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYnV6emZlZWQuY29tL2FuZHJld2thY3p5bnNraS90aHJlZS1zZW5hdG9ycy1zYXktdGhleS1kaXNhZ3JlZS13aXRoLXRydW1wLWJ1dC13aWxsLXN1cHBvcnQ_dXRtX3Rlcm09LmliblYxWWFQRDEmd3BtbT0xJndwaXNyYz1ubF90cmFpbCMubWlYZGc4a1dFZw/5728a16715dd9659088b55adC65babb8d>.

—The GOP's 2012 nominee is planning to skip <http://link.washingtonpost.com/click/6662605.10422/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL25ld3MvcG9zdC1wb2xpdGljcy93cC8yMDE2LzA1LzA1L21pdHQtcm9tbmV5LXdpbGwtc2tpcC10cnVtcHMtbm9taW5hdGluZy1jb252ZW50aW9uLWluLWNsZXZlbGFuZC8_d3BtbT0xJndwaXNyYz1ubF90cmFpbA/5728a16715dd9659088b55adCe4296821> its 2016 nominating convention, a Mitt Romney spokesman confirmed today, the day after a Bush spokesman confirmed that neither of that family's former presidents had any plans to attend either.

—Now some people are refusing <http://link.washingtonpost.com/click/6662605.10422/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL25ld3MvdGhlLWZpeC93cC8yMDE2LzA1LzA1L3doeS1hLXRydW1wLWJhY2tpbmctdG93LXRydWNrLWRyaXZlci1zYXlzLWhlLXJlZnVzZWQtc2VydmljZS10by1hLXNhbmRlcnMtc3VwcG9ydGVyLz93cG1tPTEmd3Bpc3JjPW5sX3RyYWls/5728a16715dd9659088b55adC827176d8> to tow cars for or rent apartments to people based on the presidential candidate they support, because 2016.

#TBT! Here's the lede of The Washington Post's post-primary season, pre-convention report on how <http://link.washingtonpost.com/click/6662605.10422/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL25ld3MvYXJ0cy1hbmQtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC93cC8yMDE2LzA1LzA1L3BvbGl0aWNhbC1qb3VybmFsaXN0cy1ncmFwcGxlLXdpdGgtYW4tdW5leHBlY3RlZC1ub21pbmVlLWRvZXMtdGhpcy1zb3VuZC1mYW1pbGlhci8_d3BtbT0xJndwaXNyYz1ubF90cmFpbA/5728a16715dd9659088b55adDcde183df> Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz.) wrested the nomination process away from the GOP establishment. (You can find the full story here <http://link.washingtonpost.com/click/6662605.10422/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL25ld3MvYXJ0cy1hbmQtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC93cC8yMDE2LzA1LzA1L3BvbGl0aWNhbC1qb3VybmFsaXN0cy1ncmFwcGxlLXdpdGgtYW4tdW5leHBlY3RlZC1ub21pbmVlLWRvZXMtdGhpcy1zb3VuZC1mYW1pbGlhci8_d3BtbT0xJndwaXNyYz1ubF90cmFpbA/5728a16715dd9659088b55adEcde183df>.)

Another #TBT! Direct from 1977: The Presidential Boogie. (h/t @pvolpe <http://link.washingtonpost.com/click/6662605.10422/aHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9wdm9scGU_d3BtbT0xJndwaXNyYz1ubF90cmFpbA/5728a16715dd9659088b55adCc60acc0c>)

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Presidential Boogie (1977)

YOUR DAILY TRAIL PIT STOP: Hope you had a good holiday <http://link.washingtonpost.com/click/6662605.10422/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL25ld3MvdGhlLWZpeC93cC8yMDE2LzA1LzA1L2RvbmFsZC10cnVtcC1raWNrcy1vZmYtaGlzLWhpc3BhbmljLXZvdGVyLW91dHJlYWNoLXdpdGgtYS1kZWxpY2lvdXMtY2luY28tZGUtbWF5by10YWNvLWJvd2wvP3dwbW09MSZ3cGlzcmM9bmxfdHJhaWw/5728a16715dd9659088b55adCb6298f59>, everyone.

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(No, we will not do a taco reax tweet roundup. Life is too short to spend part of it collecting real-time reaction to a holiday-themed Midtown lunch special, and we're not getting any younger. But if you want more information about what happened after this tweet, here it is <http://link.washingtonpost.com/click/6662605.10422/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL3BvbGl0aWNzL3RydW1wLWNlbGVicmF0ZXMtY2luY28tZGUtbWF5by13aXRoLXRhY28tYm93bC1mcm9tLWhpcy10b3dlci8yMDE2LzA1LzA1L2FiMThlMGI2LTEyZmYtMTFlNi04MWI0LTU4MWE1YzRjNDJkZl9zdG9yeS5odG1sP3dwbW09MSZ3cGlzcmM9bmxfdHJhaWw/5728a16715dd9659088b55adC2c5cfd39>.)

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