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Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz on Thursday said front-runner Donald Trump had defied “common sense” and embraced political correctness by coming out against North Carolina’s law barring people from using public restrooms of the opposite sex. “He said he thought men should be able to go into the girls bathroom if they want,” scoffed Mr. Cruz, a U.S. senator from Texas. “Let me ask you, have we going stark raving mad? This is political correctness. This is nonsense.”

Donald Trump on Thursday hammered a controversial North Carolina law that requires transgender people to use bathrooms that correspond with the gender listed on their birth certificate. Trump told NBC that North Carolina is "paying a big price" for the controversial legislation, and said the state has created problems that did not previously exist.

It's a Ted Cruz sweep in Wyoming. Cruz won 14 of 14 Republican National Convention delegates up for grabs at the Wyoming state convention here Saturday. The crowd here was clearly in Cruz's corner, as the Texas senator was the only candidate to make the trip to Casper -- ahead of a major snowstorm -- and Sarah Palin, scheduled to speak for Trump, previously canceled.

Donald Trump is poised to win New York in a landslide on Tuesday but he could leave as many as two-dozen critical delegates on the table by failing to win an outright majority in every corner of the state, according to new congressional district-level polling provided to POLITICO. http://politicalmachination.com/poll-new-york-2016-presidential-primary-2/

Tonight Colorado CD-7 is selecting 3 delegates to the GOP National Convention.

Only 6 candidates who did not appear on Cruz slate won: Gov Dalrymple, his wife (?), AG Stenehjem, Gary Emineth, John Olson & Kelly Schmidt

Ted Cruz grabs all three CD-1 delegates: Scott Gessler, Justin Everett, and Tony Sanchez. Congratulations! #ChooseCruz

....But among the voters most likely to turn out, the poll shows the race between Trump and Cruz is nearly tied, with Trump at 36% versus Cruz at 35%. The difference illustrates how a low turnout in the June 7 primary could hurt Trump and boost Cruz....

Latest Poll Cruz 53% Kasich 29% Trump 11%

Iowa Republican Wants To Rewrite Tax Code Friday, November 08, 2002, 3:42:08 PM (Johnston-AP) -- Steve King, congressman-elect from western Iowa, says he'll push for a seat on the House Ways and Means Committee and use it to push for the elimination of the income tax in favor of a national sales tax. The Kiron Republican concedes that obtaining a seat on the tax-writing committee will be a tough job for a freshman to accomplish. King is a state senator. His term doesn't expire this year, which means he'll resign at some and a special election will be held to...

(Ely-AP) -- A eastern Iowa man is facing charges that he tried to kill and eat his neighbor's pet goat. Nineteen-year-old Timothy Ferguson of Ely is charged with livestock abuse and possession of marijuana. Police say they were called to a home near Ely on October 30th after a neighbor found the goat tethered to a tree with its throat cut. Police say that Ferguson told officers that he intended to eat the goat. Livestock abuse carries a maximum penalty of two-years in prison and a five-thousand dollar fine. Ely is just southeast of Cedar Rapids. Copyright The Associated Press

Jay leno just brought out three dogs, one with a Bush sign, one with a Gore sign, and one with a ? depicting undecided voters. Whichevers dog's butt the undecided dog sniffed, Jay said would be the winner. The undecided dog walked back and forth (typical) while the Gore dog tried to "play" with Jay Leno's leg (kind of what Al is doing to the media)....finally the ? dog came to his senses and took a big whiff of Bush. The smile on the ? dog was one of complete satisfaction