Sunday News: Hillary Clinton Romps in SC; Neo-Fascist Donald Trump Endorsed by Neo-Nazi Jean-Marie Le Pen

by Lowell

Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, February 28.

• Hillary Clinton easily defeats Bernie Sanders in South Carolina primary (“Easily” is a huge understatement; this was a historic, nearly 50-point victory. Wow.)
• Winners and losers from the South Carolina Democratic primary (“The question from here is whether Clinton can begin to put the race away in short order or if Sanders can hang around somehow — despite increasingly daunting delegate math.”)
• As Trump rolls into ‘Super Tuesday,’ Rubio hopes to hang on
• Is Mr. Trump a threat to democracy? (“His comments about changing libel laws to shut down criticism in the press are genuinely un-American.”)
• Jean-Marie Le Pen endorses Trump days after ex-KKK leader urges support (Well, neo-fascist Trump has got the neo-Nazi vote locked up, apparently. Heh.)
• What Hillary Clinton’s South Carolina Win Means (“Mrs. Clinton’s win on Saturday suggests that she could dominate other Southern states with large proportions of black voters, such as Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee, on Super Tuesday, March 1. “)
• Why South Carolina may be the first of many big losses for Bernie Sanders
• In South Carolina, Hillary Clinton showed how she’ll run against Donald Trump
• Bernie Sanders’ biggest problem, in one tweet (“Clinton winning black voters 84-10, bigger margin than Obama in 2008, when he won 78-19.” Wow!)
• With All Eyes On Trump, Clinton Is Winning The Democratic Nomination (“South Carolina may be the beginning of the end for Sanders.”)
• South Carolina sets up Super Tuesday endgame for Sanders (“Hillary Clinton’s romp dramatically narrows Bernie Sanders’ path forward.”)
• Trump retweets another white supremacist (“Trump manually retweeted @NeilTurner_, whose Twitter bio slams political correctness, says ‘#WhiteGenocide is real,’ and includes ‘#Trump2016.'”)
• Rubio Calls Trump A ‘Lunatic,’ Has Pledged To Support Him As Republican Nominee
• Inside the Republican Party’s Desperate Mission to Stop Donald Trump
• Schapiro: A primer for voting in Va.’s primary on Tuesday
• With Trump leading in Virginia, Rubio makes a big play (“In bellwether Prince William, some voters struggle with GOP candidates and pine for a better choice.” Anyone who thought this Republican field was a strong one, or even the strongest in memory, is an absolute imbecile.)
• Super Tuesday to test Clinton, Trump in Virginia
• Virginia Politics: Worries versus anger in the GOP primary (Republicans’ anger, fed by the Big Liars in the right-wing media echo chamber, is wildly overblown and wildly misplaced. Also highly destructive.)
• Editorial: Lead now on light rail
• De puerta a puerta con “Latinos por Hillary”
• Virginia Police Officer Killed Just One Day After Being Sworn In (Horrible.)
• Bill to extend coal tax credit reaches governor’s desk (Veto!)
• Chopped-down tree with eagle’s nest in Virginia Beach causes conflict between neighbors
• Virginia Beach councilman John Moss urges state to take back its funding for light rail
• Spring marches in ahead of schedule (“Highs head for the 60s today and stay up near there for the next couple days.”)