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Democrats Drawing Record Cash in Primaries

May 16, 2022 at 7:15 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Politico: “Super PACs and other organizations have already dropped more than $53 million in Democratic House primaries this year, according to OpenSecrets, with four more months of nominating contests to go. The outside spending has zoomed past the approximately $30 million spent in each of 2018 and 2020, much of it focused on safely blue seats, where different wings of the Democratic Party are battling to elect primary winners likely to go to Congress — and stay there for years.”

How Democrats Can Hang on to Congress in 2022

May 16, 2022 at 7:13 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

John Della Volpe: “The growing presence of Mr. Trump’s voice back on the national stage; the leak of Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion on abortion and the likely fall of Roe v. Wade; and the opportunity for Mr. Biden to make good on a campaign commitment to address the student debt crisis have formed ideal conditions for Democratic renewal. While older voters will prioritize each party’s pledges to reduce inflation this fall, younger voters will additionally weigh the broad set of values and vision for the future held by Democrats and Republicans.”

“Young Americans are more likely to vote when they see a tangible difference between the parties and feel the consequences of election outcomes. As Generation Z and young millennials were tuning into politics more closely, millions watched Mr. Trump roll back climate policy, undermine the Affordable Care Act, deliver tax breaks for the wealthy and pave the way for white nationalist theorists to enter the public square — all moves that were antithetical to the values of reducing inequality and standing up for those without a voice. These are values that we’ve found in young Americans across most points on the ideological spectrum.”

Every Election Has a Story

May 16, 2022 at 7:10 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Washington Post: “Political volatility has become commonplace in a nation as deeply and closely divided as America today. Seven of the last eight elections qualify as change elections — a shift in the balance in some important way. And, if Republicans were to capture the House and Senate in November, Biden would become the fifth consecutive president to see his party lose both chambers of Congress on his watch.”

“But other than Democratic nervousness, what is the story of this year? What is motivating voters? What forces are steering the election, other than the tides of history.”

“Analysts point to a nation weary at a time in which there seems no escape from disorder, whether it be the long bout with the coronavirus or soaring prices or rising crime rates in cities or surging crossings of undocumented immigrants at the southern border. Added to all of that is the brutal war of aggression in Ukraine launched without provocation by Russian President Vladimir Putin, a conflict that is redrawing the international order.”

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Jeff Bezos Criticizes Joe Biden in Twitter Spat

May 16, 2022 at 6:51 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos criticized the Biden administration in two tweets over the weekend for tying the corporate tax structure to rising inflation, the Wall Street Journal reports.

The tweets were spurred by one from President Biden on Friday, which said: “You want to bring down inflation? Let’s make sure the wealthiest corporations pay their fair share.”

Bezos responded by saying the two issues should be discussed separately: “Mushing them together is just misdirection.”

Chris Van Hollen Suffers ‘Minor Stroke’

May 16, 2022 at 6:46 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) announced late Sunday night that he was recovering from “a minor stroke,” the second Democratic lawmaker to fall ill from the ailment this year.

CNN reports the lawmaker was admitted to George Washington University Hospital over the weekend after he had been “experiencing lightheadedness and acute neck pain” while delivering a speech in his home state.

Biden Finally Admits the Bygone Era of D.C. Is Gone

May 16, 2022 at 6:35 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The fever didn’t break. And for the Biden White House, efforts at bipartisanship have finally taken a backseat,” Politico reports.

“To the frustration of many Democrats and some of his closest advisers, President Joe Biden has steadfastly spent more than a year in office insisting on trying to work across the aisle with Republicans.”

“It’s produced some notable legislative successes. But it’s also been colored by a fair dose of in-your-face GOP obstructionism. Now, more than a year later, Biden no longer believes that most Republicans will eventually drop their fealty to Donald Trump and show a willingness to engage. He himself admitted he was wrong.”

Lawyer Charged with Lying in Russia Probe Faces Trial

May 16, 2022 at 6:29 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“A federal trial begins Monday for a lawyer for the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign who is accused of lying to the FBI as it investigated potential ties between Donald Trump and Russia in 2016,” the AP reports.

“The case against Michael Sussmann, a cybersecurity attorney who represented the Clinton campaign in 2016, is the first trial arising from the ongoing investigation by special counsel John Durham and will test the strength of evidence he and his team have gathered while scrutinizing the early days of the Trump-Russia probe for potential misconduct.”

Oz Leads as Barnette Surges in Pennsylvania

May 15, 2022 at 9:11 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new Emerson College poll in Pennsylvania finds Mehmet Oz leading the GOP Senate race with 28%, followed by Kathy Barnette at 24%, and David McCormick at 21%.

In the GOP gubernatorial race, Doug Mastriano has surged to first place with 34%, while Lou Barletta trails with 22%.

Elise Stefanik Blasted for ‘Despicable’ Facebook Ads

May 15, 2022 at 7:06 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) was blasted by the Albany Times Union over “despicable” new Facebook ads it says push the racist “replacement theory.”

Men Dominate GOP Messaging Over Abortion

May 15, 2022 at 6:39 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The Republicans in Congress who most used the word “abortion” in social media posts and press releases recently were all men except one, Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, according to data compiled by Quorum.,” Axios reports.

Full Range of Midterms to Play Out Tuesday

May 15, 2022 at 6:32 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The full political tensions expected during the 2022 campaign season will play out in primaries occurring Tuesday, when voters in Idaho, Kentucky, North Carolina, Oregon and Pennsylvania go to the polls,” Axios reports.

“The largest group of primary contests to date will include tests of former President Trump’s endorsement, highly competitive bouts between moderate and progressive Democrats — and a make-or-break moment for one of Congress’ most controversial members.”

CNN: Trump could be facing an endorsement Waterloo this week.

Biden Privately Orders Staff Into Campaign Mode

May 15, 2022 at 6:31 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“President Biden is telling White House aides to shift into campaign mode, reminding them even small mistakes can be costly and demanding they take opportunities to highlight differences with Republicans,” Axios reports.

“His private exhortations over the past month are another indication he wants to make November’s congressional and gubernatorial contests into choices between two competing acknowledgmentvisions, rather than a referendum on his two years in office.”

Fetterman Says He Suffered a Stroke

May 15, 2022 at 4:22 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, a leading Democratic candidate vying for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat, says he suffered a stroke on Friday but is on his way to a full recovery, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

“Fetterman said doctors told him he suffered no cognitive damage and that he could return to the campaign trail after resting and recovering.”

The Democratic primary is on Tuesday.

New York Times: “The development upended his ability to engage voters in-person during the most intense stretch of the race. Still, he has been leading his main Democratic rival, Representative Conor Lamb, by double digits in sparse public polling.”

Barnette Can’t Provide ‘Context’ for Anti-Islamic Tweets

May 15, 2022 at 4:18 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Kathy Barnette, a Republican Senate candidate in Pennsylvania who has climbed in the polls against two big-spending rivals, on Sunday sought to downplay her past Islamophobic messages on social media, telling a Fox News host that some of them were “not even full thoughts,” nor “even full sentences” but rather, prompts intended to facilitate a conversation, the New York Times reports.

Nebraska Governor Wants No Exceptions for Abortion Ban

May 15, 2022 at 2:45 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts (R) declared that he wants his state to pass a law banning all abortion with no exceptions for incest or rape, stating that it’s his “intention” to call a special legislative session to take “further steps” to “protect preborn babies,” the Daily Beast reports.

Said Ricketts: “Those are babies, too. If Roe v. Wade, a horrible constitutional decision, gets overturned by the Supreme Court, which we’re hopeful of, here in Nebraska we’ll take further steps to protect those preborn babies.”

Russia Has Lost a Third of Ground Forces in Ukraine

May 15, 2022 at 2:40 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

British military intelligence said that Russia has probably lost around a third of the ground forces it deployed to Ukraine and its offensive in the Donbas region “has lost momentum and fallen significantly behind schedule,” Haaretz reports.

Quote of the Day

May 15, 2022 at 2:34 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“I spent a decade working in counterterrorism. The rhetoric we are seeing from leaders of my party — the Republican Party — is directly fueling violence and a spike in domestic terrorism. This is not a partisan observation. This is a public safety warning.”

— Former Department of Homeland Security Chief of Staff Miles Taylor, on Twitter.

Support for Abortion Rights Hits New High

May 15, 2022 at 11:07 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Support for abortion rights has reached a record high, and nearly two-thirds of Americans oppose the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, according to a new national NBC News poll conducted after the leak of a draft opinion that would strike down the constitutional right to abortion.”

“What’s more, the survey finds abortion climbing up the list of issues that Americans believe are the most important, and that Democratic interest in the upcoming midterms has increased since earlier this year.”

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