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Iowa Latino Newspaper Endorses Martin O'Malley for President

Iowa Latino Newspaper Endorses Martin O'Malley for President

Today, one of the most widely read Spanish-language publications in Iowa,  'El Latino,' endorsed Governor Martin O'Malley for President of the United States calling him “the most pro-Latino and pro-immigrant candidate in the history of this country.”

Key Point: "Martin O’Malley is someone who has led with humane principles of inclusion. To the Latino community, he offers actions not words...As a candidate, he was the first one to put forward the boldest and most humane immigration plan in this race. He was also the first one to call for an end to the mindless deportations that are separating our community....

"He’s the only candidate in this race that has always, even during presidential debates, remembered our community. We know he can actually get things done, he’s been proving his commitment to our community for over 20 years. Martin O’Malley is the most pro-Latino and pro-immigrant candidate in the history of this country. He deserves our support and this publication proudly endorses him."

Read the full endorsement in Spanish and translated below:

El Latino: O’Malley, The Best Choice

Iowa Latino Newspaper Endorses Martin O’Malley for President

The Latino vote in Iowa continues to grow and this year it seems that it could even make a bigger impact than before. After taking a close look at all of the democratic candidates running for President of The United States, our publication has decided to endorse the former Governor of Maryland, Martin O’Malley, as the next President of The United States.

Martin O’Malley is someone who has led with humane principles of inclusion. To the Latino community, he offers actions not words. As Governor of Maryland, O’Malley passed the ‘DREAM Act,’ gave driver licenses to the undocumented, kicked ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) out of the State, raised the minimum wage, invested in Latino small businesses and made Maryland public schools the best in the nation five years in a row. In addition, during the Central American refugee crisis in 2014, O’Malley mobilized his State to welcome over 5,150 refugee children that needed a home.

As a candidate, he was the first one to put forward the boldest and most humane immigration plan in this race. He was also the first one to call for an end to the mindless deportations that are separating our community. He is committed to shutting down all immigration detention centers and he will continue to denounce the massive immigration raids that currently are happening across the country. He’s the only candidate in this race that has always, even during presidential debates, remember our community. We know he can actually get things done, he’s been proving his commitment to our community for over 20 years. Martin O’Malley is the most pro-Latino and pro-immigrant candidate in the history of this country. He deserves our support and this publication proudly endorses him.

Des Moines Register Endorses Hillary Clinton for President

Des Moines Register Endorses Hillary Clinton for President

Endorsement: Hillary Clinton has needed knowledge, experience
The Register's Editorial – Des Moines Register
January 23, 2016

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/endorsement/2016/01/23/des-moines-register-caucus-endorsement-hillary-clinton/79240238/?hootPostID=5e89186aab3d9103057dd985e60a2a53
 
If there’s one thing Democrats and Republicans agree on this year, it’s the fact that the next president will face enormous challenges.
 
Domestically, this president must work with Congress in confronting the issues of immigration, health care, increased threats to national security, the disappearing middle class, the growing deficit, Social Security solvency, gun control, renewable energy, sentencing reform and more.
 
On the world stage, this president will have to work with foreign leaders in dealing with ISIS and other terrorists, climate change, the containment of nuclear threats posed in North Korea and Iran, the Russian incursions in Ukraine and foreign trade.
 
The presidency is not an entry-level position. Whoever is sworn into office next January must demonstrate not only a deep understanding of the issues facing America, but also possess the diplomatic skills that enable presidents to forge alliances to get things done.
 
By that measure, Democrats have one outstanding candidate deserving of their support: Hillary Clinton. No other candidate can match the depth or breadth of her knowledge and experience.
 
As first lady, she worked tirelessly on health care reform and, with bipartisan support, created the Children’s Health Insurance Program that provides coverage for 8 million children.
 
As a senator, she reached across party lines and joined forces with conservatives, including Sen. Lindsey Graham and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, to fight for job creation and universal health care.
 
As secretary of state, she helped secure international sanctions against Iran and redefined her job by expanding America’s diplomatic agenda to include poverty, women’s rights, the environment and other issues.
 
She is not a perfect candidate, as evidenced the way she has handled the furor over her private email server. In our endorsement of her 2008 campaign for president, we wrote that “when she makes a mistake, she should just say so.” That appears to be a lesson she has yet to fully embrace.
 
The Des Moines Register editorial board announces its endorsement of Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination for president.
 
Her changing stance on gay marriage, immigration and other issues has invited accusations that she is guided less by personal conviction than by political calculations. She refutes that, and argues persuasively that a willingness to change one’s thinking on specific issues, while remaining true to what she calls “the same values and principles,” is a virtue, one lacking in most politicians.
 
Over the course of two meetings, Clinton spent more than three hours with the editorial board, answering questions in a direct and forthright manner. She exhibited an impressive command of the issues, though we’d have liked to hear more from her on the debt and the future of Social Security. She was somewhat prickly and defensive when discussing her emails, but overall she was gracious, engaging and personable.
 
Her chief opponent for the nomination, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, has proven to be an honorable and formidable campaigner, and it’s very likely that without him in the race, candidates in both parties wouldn’t be discussing America’s growing inequality in wealth and income.
 
Sanders has tapped into the public’s anger and frustration with Washington, without demonizing government and resorting to the cheap demagoguery favored by Donald Trump and others. He has shown himself to be a man of courage and principle who has the ability to rally others to his cause.
 
But Sanders admits that virtually all of his plans for reform have no chance of being approved by a Congress that bears any resemblance to the current crop of federal lawmakers. This is why, he says, voters can’t simply elect him president, but must instead spark a “political revolution.”
 
Easier said than done. Congress has the largest Republican majority since the 71st Congress of 1929-31.
 
A successful Sanders presidency would hinge on his ability to remake Washington in his own image. It’s almost inconceivable that such a transformation could take place, even with Democrats controlling both chambers of Congress.
 
As for Martin O’Malley, the data-driven, wonkish former Maryland governor who has gained little traction in the campaign so far, he seems better suited to a Cabinet-level job in a Clinton White House.
 
In the final analysis, Iowa Democrats will have to choose between the lofty idealism of Bernie Sanders and the down-to-earth pragmatism of Hillary Clinton. For some, this will be a choice of whether to vote with their hearts or their heads.
 
Clinton has demonstrated that she is a thoughtful, hardworking public servant who has earned the respect of leaders at home and abroad. She stands ready to take on the most demanding job in the world.
 
This endorsement is the opinion of The Des Moines Register’s editorial board:
 
David Chivers, president and publisher
 
Amalie Nash, executive editor and vice president for news and engagement
 
Lynn Hicks, opinion editor
 
Clark Kauffman, editorial writer
 
Andie Dominick, editorial writer
 
Brian Smith, engagement editor

Des Moines Register Endorses Marco Rubio for President

Des Moines Register Endorses Marco Rubio for President
"Rubio promises specific answers for the issues in these voters’ lives."

The Des Moines Register is endorsing Marco Rubio for the Republican Nomination. The Des Moines Register previously endorsed Joni Ernst in the 2014 Senate primary and Mitt Romney in 2012 presidential caucus and general election.

Endorsement: Marco Rubio can chart new direction for GOP

The Des Moines Register
Editorial Board
January 23, 2016
http://dmreg.co/1WFiQZt

Republicans have the opportunity to define their party’s future in this election. They could choose anger, pessimism and fear. Or they could take a different path.

The party could channel that frustration and pursue true reform. It could renounce its fealty to the economic elite and its fixation with tax cuts for the wealthy.

It could instead emphasize the interests of the middle class and promote policies, not just rhetoric, that champion workers, families and small businesses. It could be the party of opportunity and optimism.

It could be the party in which the son of an immigrant bartender and maid could become president.

Sen. Marco Rubio has the potential to chart a new direction for the party, and perhaps the nation, with his message of restoring the American dream. We endorse him because he represents his party’s best hope.

That hope rests partly in the electoral calculus of the country. Republicans should have learned from 2012 that they cannot win with Republicans alone. Recent polling shows Rubio has higher favorability ratings among independents than all candidates but Ben Carson, as well as positive ratings among Latinos.

Rubio promises specific answers for the issues in these voters’ lives. “It’s been a long time since the Republican Party has talked to a single mother raising two children who is struggling at $15 or $14 or $13 an hour. It’s been a long time since the Republican Party has had an agenda that talks to students,” he told the Register’s editorial board.

Our hope, however, does not rest solely on his ability to welcome new people to the party. We believe Rubio can inspire the base with his ideas on improving the economy, education system and social programs.

In two meetings with the editorial board, the whip-smart senator displayed an impressive grasp of public policy detail, reeling off four-point plans on foreign policy and other issues. He proposes overhauling higher education and promoting vocational training, helping workers threatened by automation acquire skills rewarded by a new economy.

Rubio would prime that new economy by embracing innovation. He would auction off portions of the wireless spectrum controlled by government, allowing freer flow of online traffic. He’d remove barriers to enable the next Uber to take off. He’d require a cost-benefit analysis of federal regulations.
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Ben Carson Trust in God Townhall in Ames, Iowa on Sunday, January 24, 2016

Ben Carson Trust in God Townhall in Ames, Iowa on Sunday, January 24, 2016

When:
Sunday, January 24, 2016 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM (CST)

Where:
City Church of Ames, Community Room
2400 Oakwood Road
Ames, Iowa

Hosted By:
Carson America

Register for this event now at :http://www.eventbrite.com/e/trust-in-god-townhall-ames-iowa-tickets-20988947507

Ben Carson Trust in God Townhall at Faith Bible Baptist College in Ankeny, Iowa on Monday, January 25, 2016

Ben Carson Trust in God Townhall at Faith Bible Baptist College in Ankeny, Iowa on Monday, January 25, 2016

When:
Monday, January 25, 2016 from 9:00 AM to 10:15 AM (CST)

Where:
Faith Bible Baptist College
1900 NW 4th St.
Ankeny, Iowa

Hosted By:
Carson America

Register for this event now at :http://www.eventbrite.com/e/trust-in-god-townhall-ankeny-iowa-tickets-20989019723

Town Hall with Gov. John Kasich at the Alton American Legion in Alton, New Hampshire on Thursday, February 4, 2016

Town Hall with Gov. John Kasich at the Alton American Legion in Alton, New Hampshire on Thursday, February 4, 2016

When:
Thursday, February 4, 2016 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM (EST)

Where:
Alton American Legion Post 72
164 Wolfeboro Highway (Route 28)
Alton, NH 03809

Hosted By:
Kasich for America

Register for this event now at :
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/alton-town-hall-w-gov-john-kasich-tickets-20988557340

Event Details:

Please join Ohio Gov. John Kasich for a special Town Hall event in Alton.

Tickets are not required for this event but we'd appreciate your RSVP. Thank you!

Doors Open: 5:30pm
Program Begins: 6:00pm

Town Hall with Gov. John Kasich in Pelham, New Hampshire on Thursday, February 4, 2016

Town Hall with Gov. John Kasich in Pelham, New Hampshire on Thursday, February 4, 2016

When:
Thursday, February 4, 2016 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM (EST)

Where:
Sherburne Hall
6 Village Green
Pelham, NH 03076

Hosted By:
Kasich for America

Register for this event now at :
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/pelham-town-hall-w-gov-john-kasich-tickets-20988517220

Event Details:

Please join Ohio Gov. John Kasich for a special Town Hall event in Pelham.

Tickets are not required for this event but we'd appreciate your RSVP. Thank you!

Doors Open: 9:30am
Program Begins: 10:00am

Glenn Beck Endorses Ted Cruz for President

Glenn Beck Endorses Ted Cruz for President

HOUSTON, Texas – Today, the Cruz for President campaign announced the endorsement of Glenn Beck. Nationally syndicated TV and radio host, Beck is a conservative political commentator, author, television network producer, filmmaker, entrepreneur and one of America’s leading conservative voices. His radio show, The Glenn Beck Program is heard by millions across the country on over 400 radio stations.
 
“Glenn is a good friend and a fearless and reliable conservative,” said Cruz. “Glenn has been a relentless fighter for liberty, for limited government, and for restoring the country we all love so much. His powerful voice and passion played a critical role in my Senate victory and I am now proud to have him in our corner in 2016.”
 
Beck inspires millions of conservatives by consistently and fiercely defending the Constitution, advocating for limited government, opposing Obama’s lawless actions, and defending life and marriage and our second amendment right to keep and bear arms. He was a leading figure in the rise of the Tea Party movement to take the power away from Washington and restore it to the American people.
 
“We need a new George Washington,” said Beck. “Today’s Washington will not be found in the garish light of gold, but rather, in the bold service of a man who stands tirelessly for what he deeply believes — that government should be of the people, by the people, and for the people. That is why I am endorsing Senator Ted Cruz as the next President of the United States of America.”
 
Beck grew up in Mount Vernon, Washington and started his career in radio at the early age of 13. He started hosting his own talk radio show on WFLA-AM in Tampa, Florida. Soon after, he was offered the opportunity to go national with The Glenn Beck Program that first debuted on 47 stations and is now nationally syndicated on over 400. He was given the 2008 Marconi Award for Network/Syndicated Personality of the Year from the National Association of Broadcasters and is the author of seven #1 New York Times Bestsellers.

Town Hall with Gov. John Kasich in Derry, New Hampshire on Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Town Hall with Gov. John Kasich in Derry, New Hampshire on Wednesday, February 3, 2016

When:
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM (EST)

Where:
West Running Brook Middle Brook School, Cafeteria
1 W Running Brook Ln
Derry, NH 03038

Hosted By:
Kasich for America

Register for this event now at :
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/derry-town-hall-w-gov-john-kasich-tickets-20978599556

Event Details:

Please join Ohio Gov. John Kasich for a special Town Hall event in Derry.

Tickets are not required for this event but we'd appreciate your RSVP. Thank you!

Doors Open: 5:30pm
Program Begins: 6:00pm

Town Hall with Gov. John Kasich at the Raymond VFW in Raymond, New Hampshire on Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Town Hall with Gov. John Kasich at the Raymond VFW in Raymond, New Hampshire on Wednesday, February 3, 2016

When:
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM (EST)

Where:
Raymond VFW Post 4479
39 Main Street
Raymond, NH 03077

Hosted By:
Kasich for America

Register for this event now at :
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/raymond-town-hall-w-gov-john-kasich-tickets-20978483208

Event Details:

Please join Ohio Gov. John Kasich for a special Town Hall event in Raymond.

Tickets are not required for this event but we'd appreciate your RSVP. Thank you!

Doors Open: 12:00pm
Program Begins: 12:30pm