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Vulnerable House Republicans Worried About ‘Trump Drag’ on Ticket Repeating 2022 Midterm Losses: Report
Post Date: 2023-05-30 21:37:00 by Charles_Byrd
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Vulnerable House Republicans are worried that former President Donald Trump will be a “drag” on the GOP down-ballot races in 2024, writes Cook Political Report editor-in-chief Amy Walter. Click for Full Text!
DeSantis’ ‘big government’ extends to record state budget
Post Date: 2023-05-28 02:57:26 by Charles_Byrd
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Gov. Ron DeSantis has presidential-size ambitions this year, and state lawmakers gave him a budget to match. With the governor potentially days away from announcing an expected run for president in 2024, legislators on Friday approved a record $117 billion spending plan that gives DeSantis another political springboard into the race. Click for Full Text!
DeSantis says he’ll consider pardoning Jan. 6 defendants, including Trump
Post Date: 2023-05-26 18:49:12 by Charles_Byrd
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Thursday that if elected president, he will consider pardoning all the Jan. 6 defendants — including former President Trump — on his first day in office. “On day one, I will have folks that will get together and look at all these cases, who people are victims of weaponization or political targeting, and we will be aggressive in issuing pardons,” DeSantis said on “The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show” podcast when asked about whether he will consider pardoning Jan. 6 defendants, including Trump, who is currently facing a federal investigation over his role on Jan. 6. Click for Full Text!
Trump tears into ‘The View’ co-host, ex-aide Alyssa Farah Griffin in online tirade: A 'sleazebag' and 'loser'
Post Date: 2023-05-22 18:42:47 by Charles_Byrd
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Former President Trump unloaded on his former staffer and "The View" co- host Alyssa Farah Griffin in a social media post on Saturday, calling her a "sleazebag," and "loser" after she criticized his performance in CNN's town hall. "Backbencher in the Trump Administration, Alyssa Farah, like so many other sleazebags, had only glowing reviews of the Trump Administration until long after she left," Trump posted on Truth Social. " A loser then, and a loser now!" Click for Full Text!
2024 Trump Nomination Would Hurt Down-Ballot Republicans, Poll Finds
Post Date: 2023-05-19 01:44:39 by Charles_Byrd
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A rematch of the 2020 election next year, pitting President Joe Biden against former president Donald Trump, would hurt down-ballot Republicans, a new poll has found. If Trump is at the top of the ticket, Democrats would have a five-point advantage in the generic congressional ballot, leading Republicans 47 to 42 percent. Without Trump, Democrats and Republicans are deadlocked at 44 percent, according to the survey from WPA Intelligence released Wednesday and obtained by National Review. Click for Full Text!
DeSantis still won't say whether he thinks Trump lost in 2020
Post Date: 2023-05-15 19:39:13 by Charles_Byrd
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Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida has been subtly making the case for months that he is more electable in 2024 than former President Donald Trump. He just hasn't said directly that Trump already lost the presidential election in 2020. Click for Full Text!
GOP watches as Trump’s problems with suburban women go on display
Post Date: 2023-05-15 19:37:30 by Charles_Byrd
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Former President Trump increasingly looks like the favorite to win the GOP’s presidential nomination, but that strength masks what many Republicans see as a huge weakness against President Biden: Trump’s problems with suburban women. All of Trump’s vulnerabilities with the key demographic were on high display during a rowdy town hall last week with CNN, where at one point the former president called moderator Kaitlan Collins a “nasty person.” Click for Full Text!
FAU Poll: Florida's Republicans Pick Trump Over DeSantis
Post Date: 2023-05-12 20:43:16 by Charles_Byrd
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A majority of Florida's registered Republican voters say they support former President Donald Trump as the 2024 GOP presidential nominee over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, according to a new poll conducted by Florida Atlantic University and Mainstreet Research. The poll of 1,081 registered voters showed that 69% of them said they support Trump, and another 18% said they somewhat support him, the results of the poll completed in April and released this week showed. Click for Full Text!
Ted Cruz’s Democratic Challenger: Better if Second Amendment Had Never Been Written
Post Date: 2023-05-11 19:30:43 by Charles_Byrd
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A Democratic congressman from Texas challenging Ted Cruz for the Senate seat the latter has held since 2013 once remarked that it would be better if the Second Amendment “had not been written.” This statement made by former professional football player Colin Allred was discovered in a video appearance he made in 2018. Click for Full Text!
Tucker tells news reporter he's running for president, then pulls classic move
Post Date: 2023-05-11 19:07:40 by Charles_Byrd
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While many Americans would love to see Tucker Carlson run for president now that the anchor has parted ways with Fox News, the popular pundit did, in fact, tell a reporter this week that he would be running for president and announcing his candidacy this week. But then, within moments, Carlson admitted he was just joking. Click for Full Text!
'Barely reanimated corpse': 89-year-old Sen. Feinstein returns
Post Date: 2023-05-11 19:02:38 by Charles_Byrd
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The 89-year-old Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., has returned, well, partly returned, to her Senate duties after a months-long absence due to illness that left even Democrats calling for her to quit. A report from ABC said her return again gave the Democrats a 51-49 majority that had left stalled a long list of issues that Democrats wanted to adopt without any GOP support. Click for Full Text!
Poll: 69 Percent Say Biden Family Allegations Serious Scandal
Post Date: 2023-05-11 18:15:50 by Charles_Byrd
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Voters across the political spectrum believe revelations from House GOP investigators about foreign payments to President Joe Biden's family are a serious scandal, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll released Thursday. The telephone and online poll of 982 likely U.S. voters conducted Monday through Wednesday showed 69% of respondents, including 43% of Democrats, 88% of Republicans and 72% of unaffiliated voters believe allegations of foreign influence peddling by Biden during his time as vice president and his family is a serious scandal. Click for Full Text!
Yahoo News/YouGov Poll: Biden Leads Trump by 2 Points
Post Date: 2023-05-10 20:37:26 by Charles_Byrd
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President Joe Biden holds a slim two-point lead over former President Donald Trump in a new poll from Yahoo! News and YouGov released on Wednesday. Click for Full Text!
Trump was just found liable for sexual abuse. GOP pundits say it won't hurt him with Republican voters.
Post Date: 2023-05-10 20:35:39 by Charles_Byrd
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Former President Donald Trump's comeback presidential campaign suffered a major setback after he was found liable of sexual abuse in a civil rape trial on Tuesday, and GOP strategists warn that its true political cost will come by next fall in what could be a tight re-match with President Joe Biden. A New York jury deliberated for under three hours before finding in favor of columnist E. Jean Carroll, who accused Trump of raping her in the mid- 1990s and subsequently defaming her by saying she made up the accusation for publicity. The jury did not find that Trump raped Carroll, an accusation he has repeatedly denied. Click for Full Text!
Arizona Senate Race Unclear With Sinema, Lake Uncertain
Post Date: 2023-05-10 20:00:31 by Charles_Byrd
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With the recent announcement by Democrat-turned-Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema that she has not decided to seek re-election next year, the battle for her seat is now in a state of uncertainty. Arch-liberal Democrat Rep. Ruben Gallego declared for the Senate when Sinema was still a Democrat and under fire from left-wing groups and organized labor for her steadfast support of maintaining the filibuster in the Senate. Click for Full Text!
DeSantis: Would Build Wall, Use Military on Cartels
Post Date: 2023-05-09 21:28:04 by Charles_Byrd
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, expected to announce his candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination by next month, said that if he were in a position to affect national immigration policy, he'd use the U.S. military to target Mexico's drug cartels and resume construction of the border wall. "Yes and yes," the governor said during a Miami press conference, when asked if he'd build a wall and use the military against the cartels, The Floridian reported Tuesday. Click for Full Text!
DeSantis Makes Major Move Signaling 2024 Run
Post Date: 2023-05-09 19:47:29 by Charles_Byrd
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday took a huge step toward declaring his candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination by severing ties with a major state-level political committee. According to Politico, DeSantis renamed his political committee to "Friends of Ron DeSantis," the most concrete sign he will soon launch his candidacy. DeSantis filed a notice with the state Friday indicating he was no longer associated with the committee and would no longer be raising money directly or indirectly for the organization. Click for Full Text!
Sen. Paul: Banning TikTok Risky for GOP
Post Date: 2023-05-08 19:59:22 by Charles_Byrd
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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said banning TikTok will backfire on the GOP with young voters. Paul has aligned himself with Congressional progressives like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., in opposing a ban. Click for Full Text!
White House Bars NY Post From Biden Event
Post Date: 2023-05-08 19:55:36 by Charles_Byrd
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The White House prevented the New York Post from attending President Joe Biden's press briefing on Monday as potential charges against his son, Hunter Biden, loom. In an email, Biden administration officials informed the Post that it could not field any reporters at the undisclosed location, which features the set of a fake White House and about 50 theater-style seats for attendees. Click for Full Text!
Trump, DeSantis, Pence To Descend Upon N.C. GOP Convention
Post Date: 2023-05-08 19:45:36 by Charles_Byrd
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A trio of potential frontrunner 2024 Republican presidential nominees are slated to descend upon North Carolina next month for a GOP Convention. Former President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and Former Vice President Mike Pence will make speeches in North Carolina in June, the North Carolina GOP announced Monday. Click for Full Text!
Biden approval slips to new low in wake of 2024 campaign launch: survey
Post Date: 2023-05-08 19:31:45 by Charles_Byrd
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President Biden’s approval rating has dipped to a new low in a poll taken in the wake of his 2024 reelection bid announcement. The Washington Post-ABC News survey found the president’s approval rating fell 6 percentage points between February and May, with the share of those who say they approve of the way Biden’s handling his job dropping from 42 to 36 percent. Fifty-six percent of respondents in the new poll disapprove. Click for Full Text!
The GOP Has a Gen Z Problem
Post Date: 2023-05-07 19:11:43 by Charles_Byrd
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There’s no way to sugarcoat it. The Republican Party has performed abysmally with young voters in recent elections. This cannot continue to be swept under the rug for much longer if the Stupid Party wants to avoid extinction. Some figures should terrify everyone who doesn’t support a full-blown Marxist takeover of our failing country. Click for Full Text!
Biden Black Voters Lacking '20 Enthusiasm
Post Date: 2023-05-07 18:32:54 by Charles_Byrd
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LaJoia Broughton, a 41-year-old small-business owner, considers herself a fan of President Joe Biden. He's provided opportunities for Black-owned business while bringing integrity to the White House, she said. Her decision for 2024 is not in doubt. Click for Full Text!
RFK Jr. to Debut Campaign at Crypto Conference
Post Date: 2023-05-07 18:27:08 by Charles_Byrd
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will make his debut appearance as a presidential candidate at a cryptocurrency conference in Miami later this month. Kicking off the keynote address for the 2023 Bitcoin conference, Kennedy will speak on May 19th. Click for Full Text!
Trump's Senate backers are fine with him skipping 2024 primary debates: 'Most of it's for entertainment anyway'
Post Date: 2023-05-03 20:13:39 by Charles_Byrd
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In recent days, former President Donald Trump has suggested that he may skip upcoming GOP primary debates, arguing there's little political upside to sharing a stage with his opponents. Republican senators who've endorsed his 2024 presidential campaign say they're just fine with that. Click for Full Text!
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