Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders swept to thumping outsider victories in the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday. Both candidates were able to seize on the fury of grass-roots voters to rock the elites who control American politics. Ohio Gov. John Kasich surged to a surprise second place in the GOP race. Marco Rubio faces renewed questions about his readiness after a shaky debate performance robbed him of momentum. And Jeb Bush, the one-time front-runner, did just enough to survive.
ABC 7 Anchor Ben Bradley is in New Hampshire operating on about two hours of sleep. He joined John with reaction to the primary results. (Listen here)
Indiana Senator Dan Coats joined John with reaction to the New Hampshire primary and also President Obama’s budget proposal. (Listen here)
Now that Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders, two candidates who aren’t exactly the first choices of their respective party establishments, have won in New Hampshire, could we be headed for a brokered convention? Carl Cannon, the Washington Editor for Real Clear Politics joined John with some historical perspective on the 2016 Presidential race. (Listen here)
Two hecklers tried to perform an exorcism of Ted Cruz at one of his campaign events in New Hampshire. Cruz laughed it off, saying they were clearly Bernie Sanders supporters.
A spokesperson for Donald Trump says that he “single-handedly brought back freedom of speech.” She says that when Trump does things like dropping the “P-word” to describe one of his opponents, he’s just speaking his mind, unlike other candidates out there.
When Bruce Rauner was on the show on Tuesday morning, he laughed at the suggestion by Crain’s Chicago Business Columnist Greg Hinz that it’s time for him to abandon the fight with the state legislature on the Illinois budget. Greg Hinz joined John with a response to Rauner’s comments. (Listen here)
Nick Berardini is the director of the new documentary “Killing Them Safely,” which takes a look at Taser International, the only company in the country that manufactures tasers. He joined John with reaction to the plan to increase the number of tasers used by Chicago police in response to the recent increase in officer-related shootings. (Listen here)
Meet Carla, America’s newest hero: She posted a video on Facebook claiming she just throat punched a McDonald’s employee. She asked said employee for their offer of an extra McRib for a dollar with the purchase of a regular-priced McRib. The employees replay, prompting the throat punch? “Well it don’t look like you need the extra McRib.” Carla was obviously displeased with this response, exclaiming “McScuse me?” and knocking “her *ss down.”
