2016 Campaign Watch

Before last night’s terror attack in France, presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump was expected to name Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate. That announcement, if it is to be made at all, will be postponed. But Roll Call has an interesting article this morning explaining the selection:

Who’s Mike Pence and Why Would Trump Pick Him? Mike Pence appears to check virtually all the boxes that Donald Trump signaled he’d put on his vice presidential search form:

He has a ...

In a speech announcing his endorsement of Hillary Clinton yesterday, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders effectively ended his campaign for the 2016 Democratic nomination. The New York Times reports:

Bernie Sanders Endorses Hillary Clinton, Hoping to Unify Democrats

After 14 months of policy clashes and moments of disdain, Senator Bernie Sanders endorsed Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination on Tuesday, clearing away the last major obstacle to a united front for the party heading into its convention this ...

It may seem too early be be figuring out who is to “blame” for Donald Trump‘s nomination as the GOP standard-bearer (for starters, he hasn’t actually been nominated yet, and second, he could yet go on to pull off what seems now would be a surprise victory in November). But Charlie Cook, a well-regarded political analyst, has opted to get a jump on things in this morning’s National Journal:

Republicans Have Only Themselves to Blame for Trump

The truth is that Re­pub­lic­ans ...