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The Tap: Friday, May 6, 2016

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The Tap covered election news, public policy, and other noteworthy events from February 2016 to February 2022.

Review of the day

The excerpts below were compiled from issue #15 of The Tap, which was published on May 7, 2016. READ THE FULL VERSION HERE.

Federal

  • Two prominent Republican politicians announced that they would not support Donald Trump in 2016, while a former vice president endorsed Trump..
    • Former Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush announced via a Facebook post that he would not endorse a candidate. “In November, I will not vote for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton, but I will support principled conservatives at the state and federal levels, just as I have done my entire life,” a portion of the post read.
    • Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) took a similar stance. “As for me, I absolutely will not support Hillary Clinton for president. She represents the third term of Barack Obama, and our nation cannot afford to continue those failed policies at home or abroad. I also cannot in good conscience support Donald Trump because I do not believe he is a reliable Republican conservative nor has he displayed the judgment and temperament to serve as Commander in Chief,” read his statement.
    • Former vice president Dick Cheney told CNN that he will support Trump’s presidential bid.
    • See also: Republicans and their declared positions on Donald Trump

State

Local

  • On May 6, San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer (R) stated that he did not endorse Donald Trump (R) and rejected his rhetoric toward both women and Latinos. “That's not who we are as San Diegans. That's the wrong approach,” Faulconer told The San Diego Union-Tribune. Faulconer previously endorsed Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), who dropped out of the presidential race in March 2016. Faulconer will face three challengers in a June mayoral election—two Democrats and a write-in candidate. San Diego is the most populous city in the United States to have a Republican mayor. It is the eighth-largest city in the country by population and California’s second-most populous city.
  • FILING DEADLINE: Deadline passed to run for five city council seats in Austin, Texas. The general election for these seats will be on November 8, 2016. Although all 10 seats were up for election in 2014 due to a redistricting referendum, five seats are up this year in order to create staggered elections going forward. The five council members elected this year will serve four-year terms.
  • FILING DEADLINE: Deadline passed to run for 10 school board seats across five of Mississippi's largest school districts. The general election for these districts will be on November 8, 2016.

Preview of the day

The excerpts below were compiled from issue #14 of The Tap, which was published on April 30, 2016. READ THE FULL VERSION HERE.

State

  • FILING DEADLINE: Mississippi
    • State judiciary: Four Mississippi Supreme Court seats and four Mississippi Court of Appeals seats are up for election in 2016. Mississippi conducts nonpartisan judicial elections and will not hold legislative elections in 2016, as it holds them in odd-numbered years.

Local

  • FILING DEADLINE: Deadline to run for five city council seats in Austin, Texas. The general election for these seats will be on November 8, 2016. Although all 10 seats were up for election in 2014 due to a redistricting referendum, five seats are up this year in order to create staggered elections going forward. The five council members elected this year will serve four-year terms.
  • FILING DEADLINE: Deadline to run for 10 school board seats across five of Mississippi's largest school districts. The general election for these districts will be on November 8, 2016.



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