A new Gallup poll finds President Trump’s approval rate at 46%, the highest it’s been since he took office more than two years ago.
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Bonus Quote of the Day
“I hear he doesn’t want to go forward, but that’s up to him. I mean, I would like to. By every measure, we won the debate easily last night. I…
No Deal on New Pandemic Relief Package
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin failed to strike a coronavirus stimulus deal during a more than 90-minute meeting, CNBC reports. Save to FavoritesTwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail
Another Poll Shows Biden Clear Winner of Debate
A new FiveThirtyEight/Ipsos poll found debate watchers were pretty decisive in their verdict of last night’s performances: Only about one-third said Trump’s performance was “somewhat good” or “very good,” and…
Trump Claims He Doesn’t Know ‘Proud Boys’
President Trump claimed he doesn’t know who the “Proud Boys” are, after saying at the presidential debate last night that the far-right group should “stand back and stand by” in…
The Greatest Threat to U.S. Democracy Is the President
New York Times: “President Trump’s angry insistence in the last minutes of Tuesday’s debate that there was no way the presidential election could be conducted without fraud amounted to an…
Member of Congress Faces Death Threats from QAnon
Last month, the House Republican campaign committee falsely accused Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-NJ) of lobbying to “protect sexual predators,” BuzzFeed News reports. On Tuesday, followers of QAnon — a collective…
Trump Blew the First Debate
Josh Kraushaar: “It doesn’t take a savvy political analyst to conclude that Tuesday night’s debate was a disaster for President Trump. Trailing badly in the national polls and a critical…
The Attack on Voting
A must-read from Jim Rutenberg at the New York Times: “How President Trump’s false claim of voter fraud is being used to disenfranchise Americans.” Save to FavoritesTwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail
Pope Francis Refused to Meet with Pompeo
Vox: “While on a weeklong trip to Europe, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo planned to sit down with Pope Francis during a visit to the Vatican. But the Catholic leader…
Debate Ratings Dropped Sharply from 2016
Deadline: “In fast-affiliate results, last night’s 9-10:30 PM ET slugfest was watched live by an audience of 27.3 million on ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox.” “Total to total, that’s a…
Debate Commission Calls for More ‘Structure’ to Debates
The Commission on Presidential Debates issued a statement: Last night’s debate made clear that additional structure should be added to the format of the remaining debates to ensure a more…
Dead Heat In South Carolina
A new Quinnipiac poll in South Carolina finds Sen. Lindsey Graham (R) locked in a dead heat with challenger Jaime Harrison (D) in their U.S. Senate race, 48% to 48%….
Fox News Host Says Trump ‘Ruined the Biggest Layup’
Fox and Friends host Brian Kilmeade slammed President Trump for not condemning white supremacists during the first presidential debate with Joe Biden last night. Said Kilmeade: “Donald Trump ruined the…
Trump’s Theory of the Debate Was All Wrong
David Frum: “Trump walked onto that stage in Cleveland seven or eight points behind, because the traditional Republican advantage among upper-income and educated voters has dwindled; because non-college-educated white women…
Trump Campaign Erases Brad Parscale From Website
“President Trump’s campaign still won’t clarify the status of its erstwhile campaign manager Brad Parscale, who was taken into custody by police outside of his Florida home over the weekend,”…
Quote of the Day
“The country needs a strong Republican Party that’s done so much for our country, and to have it be hijacked as a cult at this time is really a sad…
New House and Senate Forecasts
The Economist just launched a new U.S. Senate forecast which gives Democrats a 69% chance to win a majority of seats in the chamber. The U.S. House forecast gives Democrats…
Poll Finds Biden the Runaway Winner of First Debate
A new Data for Progress poll shows that debate viewers thought Joe Biden decisively won the first presidential debate against President Trump, by a 52% to 39% margin. “The poll…
Barrett Won’t Pledge to Recuse from Election Cases
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett “did not commit to recusing herself from cases related to the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, according to her written responses to a…
Former GOP Governor and RNC Chair Will Vote for Biden
Former Montana governor and Republican National Committee Chair Marc Racicot (R) said he would not vote for President Trump, citing Trump’s character as fault enough to vote for Democrat challenger…
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