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WHAT'S THE STITCH? ------------------------------------------------------------ Stitch is a morning news speed-read highlighting the work and insights ofNewsmakers that is followed by a daily chat on hot political topics. ------------------------------------------------------------ ** TODAY'S SIDEWIRE CHATS ------------------------------------------------------------ * 10:30 a.m. ET — JAY BROWN (http://www.hrc.org/hrc-story/staff/jay-brown) , communications director at the Human Rights Campaign, joins the Stitch to talk about the fight over North Carolina's "bathroom bill." * 11:10 a.m. ET — DANNY DIAZ (http://fp1strategies.com/about/danny-diaz/) , who served as campaign manager for Jeb Bush, will chat with me about the state of the Republican Party heading into Donald Trump's Thursday meetings with GOP leaders. * 12:30 p.m. ET — DEB SAUNDERS (http://www.sfchronicle.com/author/debra-saunders/) debuts her recurring Sidewire Chat — "Talk Her Off A Ledge (https://sidewire.com/politics/dashboard/articles/55d0cf754c48f7dad0b6602d676baf8a) " — with California public affairs strategist ROB STUTZMAN (http://www.stutzmanpa.com/about-rob/#bio) . * 1:30 p.m. ET — PAUL KANE (https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/paul-kane) chats with KEVIN SHERIDAN (http://www.sheridanmediagroup.com/#!about/cjg9) , who served as communications director to then-vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan in the 2012 campaign. * 4:30 p.m. Eastern — TRACY SEFL (http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/Felsenthal-Files/July-2015/Tracy-Sefl-Hillary-Clinton/) debuts her recurring Sidewire Chat by talking with best-selling author and New York Times political writer MARK LEIBOVICH (http://markleibovich.com/bios/mark-leibovich) . ------------------------------------------------------------ ** TRUMP CLAIMS 'MANDATE' ------------------------------------------------------------ PATRICK HEALY & MAGGIE HABERMAN of the New York Times write Donald Trump has no plans to change his ways to appease Republican Party leaders. In an interview with the Times, Trump claimed a "mandate"and suggested he's doing just fine without the strategic help of a GOP establishment that he vanquished in the primaries. ------------------------------------------------------------ “I think I have a mandate from the people." —Donald Trump / NYT (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/12/us/politics/donald-trump-campaign.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0) ------------------------------------------------------------ "You win the pennant and now you’re in the World Series — you gonna change? ... People like the way I’m doing.” —Trump / NYT (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/12/us/politics/donald-trump-campaign.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0) ------------------------------------------------------------ As Patrick and Maggie point out, candidates don't usually claim mandates until after they've won a general election, but he's making clear to Republicans that he believes he is the leader of the party. He even tells JULIE PACE, JILL COLVIN & JULIE BYKOWICZ (http://bigstory.ap.org/article/087bc8bc5028405c80fa20cea70be877/ap-interview-trump-narrows-vp-list-he-moves-general) of AP (or some combination of them) that he thinks political data analytics are over-rated and that he'll keep running his general election campaign the way he ran his primary — big rallies and free media. At the same time, Trump is softening his tone toward House Speaker Paul Ryan in advance of their meeting Thursday. In an interview with Fox's Bill O'Reilly, Trump called the Wisconsin congressman a "very good man" whom Trump would like to see remain in the role of co-chairman of the Republican convention. THE KEY NUANCE HERE lies in the realm of personality. Trump understands it's not in his interest to totally antagonize Ryan, who is very popular with congressional Republicans and more popular with GOP voters than his predecessor, John Boehner. So, while they still have major differences on policy and style,Trump is backing away from the type of personal war he wages against people he perceives to be his adversaries. FOR HIS PART, RYAN is still withholding his blessing for Trump. He told the Wall Street Journal's Jerry Seib yesterday that the process of rapprochement won't happen overnight for the GOP. ------------------------------------------------------------ "We shouldn’t just pretend our party is unified when we know it is not. … It was a very, very bitter divisive primary. It’s going to take more than a week just to repair and unify this party." —Paul Ryan / WSJ (http://www.wsj.com/articles/paul-ryan-plans-to-talk-with-donald-trump-on-how-to-unify-gop-1462909941) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** DEMOCRATS ARE HAVING TROUBLE FIGURING OUT TRUMP, TOO ------------------------------------------------------------ That was one of the big takeaways from yesterday's Sidewire Chatamong LIS SMITH, BEN LaBOLT & MAGGIE HABERMAN ------------------------------------------------------------ "Trump appears to be a much tougher target for Democrats. So far they haven't seem able to figure out precisely how they want to go at him." —Maggie Haberman / Sidewire 'Lis & LaBolt' (https://sidewire.com/politics/dashboard/articles/34b9056768065af9d260a7e9cb64e4fa/commentary/d236c462-7213-4d43-90e6-3ff33875c301) ------------------------------------------------------------ "Right extreme or loose cannon." —Ben LaBolt / Sidewire 'Lis & LaBolt' (https://sidewire.com/politics/dashboard/articles/34b9056768065af9d260a7e9cb64e4fa/commentary/bf96f571-6e8f-4f65-b23e-825bb4ecdc13) ------------------------------------------------------------ "Yes. I've noticed that. No easy playbook against such an anomalous candidate." —Lis Smith / Sidewire 'Lis & LaBolt' (https://sidewire.com/politics/dashboard/articles/34b9056768065af9d260a7e9cb64e4fa/commentary/054454c8-1f38-4cba-b4b3-582804746a40) ------------------------------------------------------------ "I got some pushback the other day for raising an eyebrow at the description by the Clinton campaign of Trump's debt comments as 'risky.' Eating a deli sandwich is 'risky.' This is a little different." —Haberman / Sidewire 'Lis & LaBolt (https://sidewire.com/politics/dashboard/articles/34b9056768065af9d260a7e9cb64e4fa/commentary/390f5ffc-876b-48bd-9836-358c56ba7d50) ------------------------------------------------------------ "Yes, I don't believe that a deli sandwich has the capability to collapse the global economy. But as a vegetarian, I'm open to exploring this idea more." —Smith / Sidewire 'Lis & LaBolt' (https://sidewire.com/politics/dashboard/articles/34b9056768065af9d260a7e9cb64e4fa/commentary/704a9c47-dd99-4b89-b88b-78d21ecbdf74) ------------------------------------------------------------ Read the whole conversation by clicking here (https://sidewire.com/politics/dashboard/articles/34b9056768065af9d260a7e9cb64e4fa) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** TRIVIAL PURSUITS ------------------------------------------------------------ ABOUT TODAY The Mexican-American War started 170 years ago. ONE THING TO KNOW ABOUT SPORTS TODAY Nick Bonino scored in overtime to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins over the Washington Capitals, 4-3, last night, sending the Penguins to the next round of the NHL's Stanley Cup playoffs. ONE THING TO KNOW ABOUT ENTERTAINMENT TODAY Actress Emma Watson's name appears in the Panama Papers (http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2016/05/10/emma-watson-named-panama-papers/84196712/) , but she says, through her reps, that she gains no financial advantage from having an offshore account. YESTERDAY'S TRIVIA BOB SHRUM was the first to correctly respond that Robert C. Byrd and Jennings Randolph were both elected to the Senate in 1958. TRIVIA LEADERBOARD After one day of tracking winners, Bob is leading the rest of the Sidewire community 1-0. TODAY'S TRIVIA It's a two-parter: Which founding father also founded what newspaper that still publishes today? Send answers to [email protected]. The first person to respond correctly wins the affirmation of being right and the responsibility of posing tomorrow's trivia question. WHAT TO DO WITH NEWS TIPS AND CORRECTIONS Please send them to [email protected]. ------------------------------------------------------------ ** MURPHY AND AXELROD SEE TIM KAINE AS STRONG VP PICK FOR CLINTON ------------------------------------------------------------ In the debut episode of Republican consultant MIKE MURPHY's "4 x 2" Sidewire Chat series, he and DAVID AXELROD both concluded that Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, a former governor and Democratic National Committee chairman, would be a good vice presidential running mate for Hillary Clinton. ------------------------------------------------------------ "My real (total) guess is HRC picks safe, loyal ex-Gov Kaine of VA. With Trump it is anybody's guess. Maybe Christie, his van Pappen, maybe Hulk Hogan." —Mike Murphy / Sidewire '4 x 2' (https://sidewire.com/politics/dashboard/articles/87c69d4487e05a25b64cd39c67cb6737/commentary/7d2de8c2-a7d8-4aac-b3f7-8daac0553fc5) ------------------------------------------------------------ "Kaine would a great choice: popular senator and former governor of swing state; well-liked in party; former Catholic missionary, fluent in Spanish. Another good one: my old client Tom Vilsack, Ag Secy and fmr IA Gov. Remember him?" —David Axelrod / Sidewire '4 x 2' (https://sidewire.com/politics/dashboard/articles/87c69d4487e05a25b64cd39c67cb6737/commentary/447fee53-28a8-446c-a8d6-f944d3d09cb5) ------------------------------------------------------------ Murphy, responding to a question from Axelrod about whether Speaker Ryan will ultimately embrace Donald Trump as the GOP's nominee, said this: ------------------------------------------------------------ "I think it will be hard to walk it all back now. And I think it is smart for Ryan to look to future, since 'Where were you on Trump?' question will be big in 2020. I'm hoping for show trials in 2017." —Mike Murphy / Sidewire '4 x 2' (https://sidewire.com/politics/dashboard/articles/87c69d4487e05a25b64cd39c67cb6737/commentary/78a29fc6-5f3d-4259-9ad5-a33614725759) ------------------------------------------------------------ For movie lovers, they both recommend the Spencer Tracy classic "The Last Hurrah (http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E07EEDD133FE43ABC4C51DFB6678383649EDE) ," a film about the final campaign of a fictional politician that is based at least partially on legendary Boston Mayor James Michael Curley. Read the whole conversation by clicking here (https://sidewire.com/politics/dashboard/articles/87c69d4487e05a25b64cd39c67cb6737) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** MCCAIN TALKS OBAMA VISIT TO HIROSHIMA, TRUMP'S COMMENTS ON JAPAN GETTING NUKES ------------------------------------------------------------ After news broke yesterday that President Barack Obama will visit Hiroshima, site of the first use of a nuclear weapon, SEN. JOHN McCAINtold STEVE CLEMONS that the appropriateness of the visit is dependent on what Obama says. They were talking in the debut episode of Steve's recurring Sidewire Chat, "The Convener." ------------------------------------------------------------ "President Obama has decided to visit Hiroshima -- the first city to know the devastation of an atomic bomb. Wondering if you think that this is healing or hurtful when it comes to US posture?" —Steve Clemons / Sidewire 'The Convener' (https://sidewire.com/politics/dashboard/articles/2fb2dbe68f6791c71ff552cb294158bd/commentary/43feb2f6-1ccd-4068-bf2c-f8faeeecdd79) ------------------------------------------------------------ "I think it depends on the message. As horrific as the bombing was I think it remains justified because of the loss of American and Japanese lives that the invasion would have caused." —Sen. John McCain / Sidewire 'The Convener' (https://sidewire.com/politics/dashboard/articles/2fb2dbe68f6791c71ff552cb294158bd/commentary/1be3504e-cfbd-4f0c-9c55-297c8d6ae68c) ------------------------------------------------------------ "I believe the emphasis should be on the enormous progress that Japan and our relationship have achieved in the intervening years." —McCain / Sidewire 'The Convener' (https://sidewire.com/politics/dashboard/articles/2fb2dbe68f6791c71ff552cb294158bd/commentary/36e53332-25f2-4c2d-8dab-c052a406473f) ------------------------------------------------------------ "I get the sense that there is global doubt in other countries of America's willingness to stand by them in time of need. Donald Trump has even said that Japan should consider arming itself with its own nuclear arsenal." —Clemons / Sidewire 'The Convener' (https://sidewire.com/politics/dashboard/articles/2fb2dbe68f6791c71ff552cb294158bd/commentary/16c52856-a22c-4b49-aa8b-ded916063187) ------------------------------------------------------------ "The removal of the nuclear umbrella from Japan and Korea would be a significant strategic mistake that could have serious repercussions for stability in the region." —McCain / Sidewire 'The Convener' (https://sidewire.com/politics/dashboard/articles/2fb2dbe68f6791c71ff552cb294158bd/commentary/ea96e9e4-b99a-4b20-9903-37757d5ae7a6) ------------------------------------------------------------ Read the whole conversation by clicking here (https://sidewire.com/politics/dashboard/articles/2fb2dbe68f6791c71ff552cb294158bd) ------------------------------------------------------------ ** TALKING ABOUT LAST NIGHT: SANDERS AND TRUMP WIN ------------------------------------------------------------ Without any remaining active opposition, Donald Trump won the West Virginia and Nebraska Republican primaries last night. More interesting, Bernie Sanders beat Hillary Clinton in West Virginia, 51 percent to 36 percent. * The Sanders win is embarrassing to Clinton * Sanders only netted about 5 delegates * Clinton leads Sanders by about 700 delegates, including superdelegates ------------------------------------------------------------ THE BIG QUESTION Is Trump better off sticking to the kind of campaign he's been running or a more traditional model that relies on data, field operations, advertising, etc.? ============================================================ Have feedback for us? Email ** [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) . 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