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Fake Electors Cooperate in Probe of Trump Scheme

May 11, 2022 at 10:16 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Prosecutors in Georgia investigating former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election have interviewed several individuals who served as fake GOP electors from the state,” CNN reports.

“Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ office appears to be trying to determine whether the pro-Trump electors in Georgia had any knowledge that their actions may have been a component of a broader and potentially illegal plot to pressure election officials and overturn Joe Biden’s victory.”

Twitter Ban May Have Been Good for Trump

May 11, 2022 at 10:03 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

The Wall Street Journal editorial board isn’t concerned about Donald Trump potentially being back on Twitter:

“If Mr. Trump is back in public view, picking fights on an hourly basis and blaming everyone else for his election defeat, he might remind voters why they grew tired of his antics and made him a one-term President.”

‘Green Lanternism’ Holds Down Biden’s Approval

May 11, 2022 at 9:33 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new FDU Poll finds just 38% of Americans approve of the job Joe Biden is doing as President, which is largely due to the belief that presidents have a lot of influence over things that they actually have very little control over.

“Political scientists refer to the belief that presidents could do more if they just tried as ‘Green Lanternism,’ referring to the DC Comics superhero whose power is limited only by his willpower, and it has become a major obstacle for Biden and Democrats going toward the 2022 midterm elections.”

Said pollster Dan Cassino: “Americans want someone to fix things. The president is someone, so they want him to fix things. The problem is that there just isn’t a lot that any president can actually do about most of these issues.”

57 House Republicans Voted Against Ukraine Aid

May 11, 2022 at 9:23 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Politico: “About five dozen House Republicans voted down a nearly $40 billion aid package to help Ukraine in a late-night Monday vote. They cited a mix of process problems and a desire for the U.S. to remain focused on domestic issues.”

It’s interesting that every House Democrat — including The Squad — supported the aid package.
Taegan

Trio of GOP Governors to Rally for Brian Kemp

May 11, 2022 at 9:08 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is headed to Georgia this weekend for a spate of campaign stops with Gov. Brian Kemp. Two other well-known state executives are right behind him,” the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports.

“Ducey will join Kemp at five stops around metro Atlanta on Saturday. Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie are also expected to rally for Kemp in the final weeks before the May 24 primary.”

Meanwhile, an internal memo obtained by the Atlanta Journal Constitution says that David Perdue’s camp predicts a “MAGA surge” that will force Kemp into a June runoff.

Inflation Barreled Ahead at 8.3% Last Month

May 11, 2022 at 8:35 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Inflation rose again in April, continuing a climb that has pushed consumers to the brink and is threatening the economic expansion,“ CNBC reports.

“The consumer price index, a broad-based measure of prices for goods and services, increased 8.3% from a year ago, higher than the Dow Jones estimate for an 8.1% gain.”

GOP Donors Increasingly Split Over Support for Trump

May 11, 2022 at 8:32 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“As the 2022 midterm elections approach, some GOP super PACs are spending millions of dollars to oppose primary candidates endorsed by Donald Trump — suggesting a deepening rift within the Republican Party,” ABC News reports.

“In several high-profile primaries, GOP donors — some dissatisfied with the direction of the national party as Trump teases another White House bid in 2024 — have poured large sums into supporting Republicans running against Trump-backed candidates, financial disclosures show.”

GOP Candidates Bash Each Other for Ties to China

May 11, 2022 at 8:29 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Washington Post: “Ties to China — even spurious, misleading or hyperbolic ones — have become an albatross for GOP candidates across the country in 2022 races and an animating presence in campaign stops and advertisements, with much of the Republican Party holding increasingly negative views of China after two years of the coronavirus and Trump’s rhetoric against the country.”

“Campaign strategists and candidates in a number of states said that tying candidates to China has become a prime attack in a GOP primary — with candidates seeking to differentiate themselves as they largely hew to Trump’s political agenda.”

Trump Is Still Winning Most of His Primaries

May 11, 2022 at 8:17 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Former President Donald Trump’s perfect 2022 endorsement record is no more. After all 36 Senate, House or governor candidates he endorsed in Texas, Indiana and Ohio won their primaries, last night Trump-supported businessman Charles Herbster lost his bid for Nebraska governor,” FiveThirtyEight reports.

“At the same time, this loss isn’t evidence that Trump’s influence with the Republican base is slipping. Herbster was far from a perfect candidate — most notably, eight women accused him of unwanted sexual advances, including groping and forcible kissing.”

Amy Walter: “It’s a mistake to conclude that Trump’s influence on the party is waning.”

New York Times: “In the next two weeks, Mr. Trump is backing two more Republican candidates for governor, in Idaho and Georgia, both of whom are challenging Republican incumbents and neither of whom is favored to win.”

Club for Growth Starts Ad Blitz for Kathy Barnette

May 11, 2022 at 8:14 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“After months of a bruising television ad war between Dr. Mehmet Oz and David McCormick and their allies, the relatively shoestring campaign of Kathy Barnette, a conservative commentator showing surprising strength in the polls, will receive a late boost in the Republican primary for Senate in Pennsylvania,” the New York Times reports.

“The Club for Growth, the pro-business and anti-tax group, began booking television ads on Tuesday on behalf of Ms. Barnette worth $2 million.”

CNN: How Trump’s endorsement of Oz gave Kathy Barnette an unexpected opening in Pennsylvania.

Trump Lawyer Urged Throwing Out Absentee Ballots

May 11, 2022 at 8:11 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Attorney John Eastman urged Republican legislators in Pennsylvania to retabulate the state’s popular vote — and throw out tens of thousands of absentee ballots — in order to show Donald Trump with a lead, according to newly unearthed emails sent in December 2020,” Politico reports.

Soldier’s Wife Says Ukrainian Kids Should Be ‘Cut’ Up

May 11, 2022 at 8:04 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“In what is perhaps a disturbing sign of the effectiveness of Russian propaganda over the past two months, the wife of a Russian soldier in Ukraine has reportedly been caught urging him to torture Ukrainian children who refuse to support Moscow,” the Daily Beast reports.

From the recording: “I would inject them with drugs, and if it worked, I’d look into their eyes and say ‘Die, suffer.’ I would cut their wee wees and carve stars out of their backs, and actually cut out parts of their ear every day, their finger, so that they’d hurt so bad.”

When even her husband appears taken aback, she shoots back: “I just hate these Ukrainians, I hate them.”

Lindsey Graham Called Biden ‘Best Person to Have’

May 11, 2022 at 7:58 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) blasted Donald Trump for “playing the TV game” and called Joe Biden “the best person to have” coming to the White House in an interview right after the Jan. 6 riot, according to leaked audio.

A Show Vote on Roe

May 11, 2022 at 7:55 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Senate Democrats will forge ahead today to try and codify a right to abortion, but there might not be 50 votes in favor, let alone enough to defeat a Republican filibuster,” Politico reports.

Quote of the Day

May 11, 2022 at 7:39 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“If you wanted to kill a bunch of MAGA voters in the middle of the heartland, how better than to target them and their kids with this deadly fentanyl?… It does look intentional. It’s like Joe Biden wants to punish the people who didn’t vote for him and opening up the floodgates to the border is one way to do it.”

— J.D. Vance (R), in an interview with Gateway Pundit.

Shanghai’s Lockdown Leaves Thousands in Its Streets

May 11, 2022 at 7:38 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Shanghai’s lockdown has kept tens of millions of residents trapped indoors for a month and a half. Thousands of others in China’s wealthiest city have found themselves in the opposite predicament: living in the street,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

Biden Stresses Contrast With GOP Economic Agenda

May 11, 2022 at 7:36 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“President Biden argued Tuesday that congressional Republicans would worsen inflation and raise taxes on American families, part of a growing effort to cast the GOP as obstructing his agenda and fixated on culture wars instead of governing,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“With midterm elections looming, Mr. Biden remains weighed down by low approval ratings and rising public frustration with high prices fueled by the pandemic, government spending and the war in Ukraine. Now he is eager to take the offensive and put pressure on Republicans to defend their own plans.”

Russia Has Seized Much of Eastern Ukraine

May 11, 2022 at 6:55 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Russia’s nearly three-month-old invasion of neighboring Ukraine has been punctuated by flawed planning, poor intelligence, barbarity and wanton destruction,” the New York Times reports.

“But obscured in the daily fighting is the geographic reality that Russia has made gains on the ground.”

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