2016 Presidential Campaign Blog

American Military Heroes to Join Gov. Perry for “Ride with Rick” on June 6, 2015 in Iowa

American Military Heroes to Join Gov. Perry for “Ride with Rick” on June 6 in Iowa
Proceeds to benefit the Puppy Jake Foundation
 
Today, RickPAC announced the line-up of special guests who will join Gov. Perry in Perry, Iowa, on June 6 for Ride with Rick, an event benefiting the Puppy Jake Foundation. Following the event, Gov. Perry is inviting attendees to hit the road with him and his special guests to Boone to participate in Sen. Joni Ernst’s Roast and Ride.

Special guests include:

Retired U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Paul Craig
Retired U.S. Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell, author of Lone Survivor
Melanie Luttrell, wife of Marcus Luttrell
Navy SEAL Morgan Luttrell
Retired U.S. Marine Corps Captain Dan Moran
Retired U.S. Navy SEAL Pete Scobell
Retired U.S. Navy SEAL and Medal of Honor Recipient Mike Thornton
Brad Thor, New York Times bestselling author

Gov. Perry will be riding a motorcycle that belongs to Taylor Morris, a Navy explosive ordinance disposal technician from Cedar Falls, Iowa. Taylor served in Afghanistan, where he sustained injuries to all four of his limbs. Taylor asked Gov. Perry to use his motorcycle, which he purchased shortly before deploying, and has been unable to ride since being injured. For more about Taylor’s sacrifice, don’t miss this incredible story from theCHIVE.

Ride with Rick will take place at 11:00 a.m. on June 6 at the Hotel Pattee in Perry, IA. Following the event, the ride will start at the Hotel Pattee and end at the Central Iowa Expo.

http://www.eventbrite.com/e/ride-with-rick-tickets-17030022255

Proceeds from Ride with Rick will benefit the Puppy Jake Foundation, a non-profit organization in Iowa that trains and provides service dogs to wounded veterans. For more information about the Puppy Jake Foundation, please visit their website

Excerpts of Remarks Prepared for Delivery as Bernie Sanders Launches Presidential Campaign in Vermont

Bernie Sanders Launches Presidential Campaign in Vermont
 
BURLINGTON, Vt., – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday is launching his campaign for the Democratic Party presidential nomination. In a speech this evening, Sanders will lay out the serious challenges facing the country and detail an “Agenda for America” calling for specific proposals to provide bold solutions.

In remarks prepared for delivery at the outdoor event on the shore of Lake Champlain, Sanders said:

“Today, with your support and the support of millions of people throughout this country, we begin a political revolution to transform our country economically, politically, socially and environmentally. Today, we stand here and say loudly and clearly that: ‘Enough is enough. This great nation and its government belong to all of the people and not to a handful of billionaires, their Super PACs and their lobbyists.”

“Let me be very clear,” he added. “There is something profoundly wrong when the top one-tenth of 1 percent owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent and when 99 percent of all new income goes to the top 1 percent. There is something profoundly wrong when, in recent years, we have seen a proliferation of millionaires and billionaires at the same time as millions of Americans work longer hours for lower wages and we have the highest rate of childhood poverty of any major country on earth. There is something profoundly wrong when one family owns more wealth than the bottom 130 million Americans. This grotesque level of inequality is immoral. It is bad economics. It is unsustainable. This type of rigged economy is not what America is supposed to be about. This has got to change and, as your president, together we will change it.”

In his prepared remarks, Sanders discussed a number of issues confronting the country including the 2010 Supreme Court ruling that struck down laws regulating campaign finances. “My fellow Americans: Let me be as blunt as I can and tell you what you already know. As a result of the disastrous Supreme Court decision on Citizens United, the American political system has been totally corrupted and the foundations of American democracy are being undermined. What the Supreme Court essentially said was that it was not good enough for the billionaire class to own much of our economy. They could now own the U.S. government as well. And that is precisely what they are trying to do.”

He also addressed the planetary crisis of climate change. “When we talk about our responsibilities as human beings and as parents, there is nothing more important than leaving this country and the entire planet in a way that is habitable for our kids and grandchildren. The debate is over. The scientific community has spoken in a virtually unanimous voice. Climate change is real. It is caused by human activity and it is already causing devastating problems in the United States and around the world.”

Sanders said his campaign will focus on those and other substantive issues, not personal attacks or negative ads.

In the few weeks since he officially formed a presidential campaign committee on April 30, Sanders has lined up more than 100,000 supporters and volunteers through BernieSanders.com. (An expanded webpage was launched on Tuesday to coincide with the campaign kickoff.) Sanders also has raised millions of dollars, mostly in small contributions of about $40 per person.

After Tuesday’s rally in Burlington, where Sanders served as mayor in the 1980s, he will travel on Wednesday to New Hampshire, home of the first-in-the-nation presidential primary. On Thursday, he heads to Davenport, Iowa, for the first of several stops in the Hawkeye State, which holds the first presidential caucuses. He has begun building staffs in both states to help organize what will become a nationwide grassroots campaign.

Bernie Sanders in Video Talks About 2016 Campaign Hours Before the Official Launch in Burlington, Vermont

Bernie Sanders 2016 Presidential Campaign Website With Announcement Livestream Information

Jeb Bush to Visit Michigan on Thursday, May 28, 2015

JEB BUSH TO VISIT MICHIGAN ON THURSDAY
 
Tallahassee, FL – On Thursday, Right to Rise PAC Honorary Chairman Governor Jeb Bush will visit Emergent BioSolutions in Lansing for a business tour and an employee town hall. After the town hall, Governor Bush will deliver remarks at the Clinton County Republican Party and Ingham County Republican Party joint Lincoln Day Dinner.
 
Thursday, May 28, 2015
 
Event: Governor Bush to participate in a business tour and employee town hall
 
Location:      

Emergent BioSolutions
3500 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
Lansing, MI 48906
 
Start Time:   1:30 PM EDT
 
Event: Governor Bush to deliver remarks at the Clinton/Ingham GOP Lincoln Day Dinner
 
Location:      

Eagle Eye Golf Club
15500 Chandler Road
Bath Township, MI 48808
 
Start Time:   6:00 PM EDT

Bernie Sanders Town Meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Sunday, May 31, 2015 *Updated

Bernie Sanders Town Meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Sunday, May 31, 2015

Bernie Sanders is officially kicking off his campaign for president this week, and he's coming to Minnesota to discuss how to take back our country from the billionaires.

https://go.berniesanders.com/page/event/detail/berniescampaignlaunchtour/jvr

Minneapolis Town Meeting

Sunday, May 31, 2015 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

Note: coffee and bagels will be available at 9:30 AM, with the town meeting beginning at 10 AM.

New Location
Minneapolis American Indian Center
1530 East Franklin Avenue
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404

SEIU Local 26
706 North 1st St, Suite 110
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401

Bernie Sanders to Visit Iowa After Campaign Kickoff on May 28-30, 2015

Bernie Sanders to Visit Iowa After Campaign Kickoff
 
BURLINGTON, Vt. – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders returns to Iowa Thursday after a hometown campaign kickoff event tomorrow in the senator’s hometown. A town meeting in Davenport is the first stop in a three-day swing that includes public events in Muscatine, West Branch, Iowa City, Ames and Kensett.

Thursday, May 28, 2015

7 p.m.   Davenport town meeting, Rogalski Center, St. Ambrose University, 518 W. Locust St., Davenport

Friday, May 29, 2015

3 p.m.   Muscatine County Democrats town meeting, Bob Roach Little Theatre, Strahan Hall, Muscatine Community College, 152 Colorado St., Muscatine

7 p.m.    House party at the home of Dave Johnson and Jennie Embree, 326 N. Fourth St., West Branch

Saturday, May 30, 2015

10 a.m.   Iowa City town meeting, Robert A. Lee Community Recreation Center, Social Hall, 220 South Gilbert St., Iowa City

2 p.m.   Ames Grassroots for Bernie Celebration, Torrent Brewing Company, 504 Burnett Ave., Ames

5 p.m.   Tri-County Democrats town meeting,  Kensett Community Center,  300 Willow St., Kensett

Rick Santorum Town Hall Meeting in Davenport, Iowa on Thursday, May 28, 2015

Rick Santorum Town Hall Meeting in Davenport, Iowa on Thursday, May 28, 2015

Thursday, May 28, 2015

3:00pm CT:      Senator Santorum will hold his first event following his major announcement, a town hall meeting with concerned Iowans, at the "Original" Machine Shed restaurant in Davenport, IA.  In his remarks, Senator Santorum will address the need for the Republican Party to fight for hard working families and what it will take to defeat Secretary Clinton next November.
 
Location:
The "Original" Machine Shed Restaurant
7250 Northwest Boulevard
Davenport, IA

Marco Rubio Meet and Greet Event on Saturday June 6, 2015 in Ames, Iowa,

Marco Rubio Meet and Greet Event on Saturday June 6, 2015 in Ames, Iowa,

Saturday June 6, 9:30 a.m.

Holiday Inn Ames Conference Center 2609 University Blvd, Ames, IA

Join Florida Senator and Presidential Candidate Marco Rubio for a meet in Greet in Ames. The event is free but you MUST RSVP by emailing: jackwhitever26@gmail.com

Hillary Clinton to Visit South Carolina Democrats on Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Hillary Clinton to Visit Palmetto State Democrats
 
Columbia, SC -  Hillary Clinton will make her first campaign visit to the Palmetto state on Wednesday, May 27th. On her trip, she will deliver the keynote address to the South Carolina House Democratic Women’s Caucus and the South Carolina Democratic Women’s Council at their Third Annual Day in Blue. Clinton will hold a discussion with minority women small business owners and make brief remarks to the State House and State Senate Democratic caucuses.
 
Clinton will work to earn every vote in the 2016 South Carolina Primary, and take nothing for granted. Hillary for South Carolina’s growing grassroots campaign has launched phone banks and neighborhood parties across the state, and this past week opened an office in Columbia.  
 
Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Hillary Clinton will meet with minority women small business owners.

WHERE: Columbia, SC

Hillary Clinton will deliver the keynote address to the South Carolina House Democratic Women’s Caucus and the South Carolina Democratic Women’s Council at their Third Annual Day in Blue.
 
WHERE: Columbia Marriott located at 1200 Hampton St, Columbia, SC 29201

WHEN: 1:45 PM EST