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September 8, 2017
26 posts · Friday
Trump Accomplishments May Look Very Different
Mike Allen: “There’s a chance this Republican president, with a Republican Congress, ends the year with this list of accomplishments: increasing spending, permanently lifting the cap on debt, propping up Obamacare after failing to repeal it, and offering new protections to children of illegal immigrants.”
Dent Will Not Run for Re-Election
Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA), “who has led a shrinking group of centrist Republicans and frequently clashed with President Trump, announced Thursday night that he will not seek reelection next year,” the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
“Democrats, who had previously made no moves to challenge for his seat, quickly pounced, signaling that they intended to try to take control in a district where registered Democrats slightly outnumber Republicans — but where Trump won by eight percentage points.”
Democrats Frustrated with Bernie Backers
Politico: “Prominent Democrats are increasingly riled by attacks from Bernie Sanders’ supporters, whose demands for ideological purity are hurting the party ahead of the 2018 midterms and 2020 presidential election, they say. But it’s not just the outside agitators that Democratic lawmakers, operatives, and activists are annoyed with: They’re tired of what they see as the senator’s hesitance to confront his own backers, either in public or through back channels.”
“Tensions boiled over recently when a handful of Sanders loyalists bashed freshman Sen. Kamala Harris — a rising star in the party and potential 2020 hopeful — as an establishment tool. Democrats were also rankled that other prominent Sanders allies said support for single-payer health care should be a litmus test for candidates.”
White House Considering at Least Six for Fed Chair
Bloomberg: “The breadth of the search goes against the narrative that has taken hold in Washington and on Wall Street that the Fed chair nomination is a two-horse race between National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn and current Fed Chair Janet Yellen, whose term expires in February.”
“Some of the other possible contenders include former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh, Columbia University economist Glenn Hubbard and Stanford University professor John Taylor, one of the people familiar said. Lawrence Lindsey, a former economic adviser to President George W. Bush, has been discussed. Former US Bancorp CEO Richard Davis and John Allison, the former CEO of BB&T Corp., have also been considered.”
Clinton Will Appear on Colbert
New York Times: “The appearance will come one week after the book hits shelves. And the network promises that Mrs. Clinton will sit down with Mr. Colbert to discuss her writing, as well as ‘her run for the White House in 2016’ and ‘her thoughts on the current administration.'”
Trump Has a Magical Hold on His Base
A new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll finds that President Trump has 98% approval with Republicans who voted for him in both the primary and the general.
Axios: “Don’t underestimate Trump’s power to do whatever the hell he wants and still keep his base voters. If they stayed with him through Charlottesville and Access Hollywood, they’re not going anywhere over a Beltway deal. Trump has an almost magical hold on his voters.”
Quote of the Day
“You want to kill the Republican party? You want to have us divided forever? Walk away from the promise to repeal and replace Obamacare without taking your best shot.”
— Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), quoted by McClatchy, on his “lonely quest” to repeal and replace Obamacare.
