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A Significant Increase in Online Threats

March 22, 2023 at 11:35 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Intelligence sources told CBS News that there’s been a “significant increase” in threats and violent rhetoric online from domestic violent extremists as Donald Trump claimed he will be indicted by a Manhattan grand jury.

“Domestic violent extremists in online postings have warned that prosecutors from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office would cross a red line if Trump is indicted and it would be met with more violence than the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, the sources said. There have also been postings calling for civil war.”

McCarthy Tries to Keep the Peace on War Powers

March 22, 2023 at 11:00 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Politico: “Landing an agreement without exposing awkward internal divides may prove near-impossible. That’s because war powers are the rare topic that unite archconservatives with virtually every House Democrat in favor of repeal — while the majority of House Republicans, including many McCarthy allies, have opposed the idea of nixing the roughly 20-year Iraq War authorization.”

Prosecutors Want Sam Bankman-Fried Donations Returned

March 22, 2023 at 10:54 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Federal prosecutors are demanding that lawmakers disgorge political donations from indicted FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried and his employees, Semafor reports.

How Xi and Putin Could Test the U.S.

March 22, 2023 at 10:03 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Stephen Collinson: “Xi and Putin are united on a core foreign policy priority – discrediting and even dismantling a world order that they believe is built on Western hypocrisy and denies them due respect as great global powers. This resentment has festered in Putin’s mind ever since the Soviet Union collapsed, and he has tried for years to reshape the international system.”

“But according to Biden’s national security strategy, China is the only US competitor with ‘the economic, diplomatic, military, and technological power to’ reshape that order.”

David Ignatius: Here’s the real lesson from the showy Xi-Putin meeting.

Republicans Looking for Candidates Who Are Filthy Rich

March 22, 2023 at 10:00 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Politico: “So far, at least 10 candidates with sizable net worth are seriously considering self-funded Senate campaigns in more than a half-dozen swing states — many of them at the behest of the National Republican Senatorial Committee.”

“Both parties have relied on self-funders before. But this approach has taken on increasing importance for Republicans because they failed to counter Democrats’ massive grassroots fundraising in Senate races during the past two cycles.”

Democratic Donor Has Plan to Push Trump Out

March 22, 2023 at 9:00 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Democratic megadonor Reid Hoffman is exploring ways to edge Donald Trump out of the GOP presidential primary, Puck reports.

“Hoffman’s team is currently studying early voting states — party registration requirements, demographic groups, state G.O.P. nominating rules, media ecosystems, etcetera — to see where they can move the needle. And if they do inadvertently elect a President DeSantis? I’m told that Hoffman and adviser Dmitri Melhorn, at a high level, don’t view the Florida governor as an existential threat to democracy, unlike Trump, and believe he may even have the ability to successfully govern.”

Pence Seeks ‘Common Sense’ Social Security Reform

March 22, 2023 at 8:57 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Associated Press: “Pence on Tuesday called for ‘common sense and compassionate solutions’ to reform entitlement programs and the nation’s debt burden, suggesting changes to Social Security and Medicare programs hurtling toward insolvency, particularly for younger generations, without naming specific recommendations.”

DeSantis Is Fine with Trump’s Nickname

March 22, 2023 at 8:30 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Gov. Ron DeSantis, when asked about Donald Trump’s “Ron DeSantimonius” nickname for him:

“I don’t really know what it means, but I kinda like it, it’s long, it’s got a lot of vowels. We’ll go with that, that’s fine. I mean you can call me whatever you want, just as long as you also call me a winner because that’s what we’ve been able to do in Florida, is put a lot of points on the board and really take this State to the next level.”

Democrats Play It Cool on Possible Trump Indictment

March 22, 2023 at 8:00 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Politico: “For a Democratic Party that spent years battling with the former president and warning that his administration was ‘corrupt,’ this week could bring possible catharsis. Just don’t expect the issue to be front and center in Democrats’ messaging, either this week or anytime soon.”

Progressives Push for $20 Minimum Wage

March 22, 2023 at 7:58 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Politico: “After inflation rocketed upward last year, those pushing for higher minimum wages see a new opening to gain ground on raising worker pay.”

Trump Widens Lead Over DeSantis

March 22, 2023 at 7:48 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new Monmouth poll of Republican voters shows Donald Trump leading Ron DeSantis in a presidential primary, 41% to 27%.

Trump has made gains among nearly every voting bloc since the start of the year and is especially popular among strong MAGA supporters.

House Republicans Still Have No Budget

March 22, 2023 at 7:30 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Wall Street Journal: “Republicans have maintained they will pass a budget that aims to eliminate the deficit after 10 years. With cuts to Medicare and Social Security off the table, such a plan would require deep reductions in other parts of the federal budget. GOP members mostly expect to see a Republican budget plan at the end of April or in May.”

Tucker Carlson Urges Biden to Stop Trump Indictment

March 22, 2023 at 7:21 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Tucker Carlson pleaded with Joe Biden to stop the possible indictment of Donald Trump for the sake of America, the Daily Beast reports.

Said Carlson: “America will never be the same… You’ve got to hope that for the sake of the country, the Biden White House, which will be running against Trump, will put the country above partisanship and stop this.”

He added: “And that Merrick Garland at the DOJ will issue a very public statement saying that this is wrong—which it is—and therefore preserve for our grandchildren our justice system.”

McConnell Phones Senate Republicans

March 22, 2023 at 7:00 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Nearly two weeks after a fall that left him with a concussion and a broken rib, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) spoke on the phone with at least three of his Republican colleagues on Tuesday, expressing a desire to get back to the Capitol but not sharing an exact timeline for his return,” the Washington Post reports.

“The conversations mark the first time McConnell has spoken directly with anyone on his leadership team — apart from exchanging text messages — since his fall. McConnell had also not spoken directly with President Biden and Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), who both called shortly after the accident.”

Effort to Recall New Orleans Mayor Fails

March 22, 2023 at 6:59 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The effort to recall Democratic New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has failed, following an official count of petition signatures released by the Louisiana governor’s office Tuesday,” the AP reports.

Tim Scott Nears Campaign Launch

March 22, 2023 at 6:39 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Sen. Tim Scott’s preparations for a presidential run are well underway, putting the South Carolina Republican on track to be the next candidate to formally mount a White House bid,” Politico reports.

Key takeaway: “In public polling of the potential Republican presidential field, Scott is still registering in the low single digits. But Scott, a prolific fundraiser popular with both the donor class and with small-dollar contributors, is the only prospective presidential candidate sitting on more than $20 million in hard federal campaign dollars.”

Playbook: “Scott’s working to carve out a lane with evangelical Christians, embracing a much calmer and optimistic style than other notable hopefuls and candidates. Whether it actually works in a party where Trump’s brand of politics has been dominant remains to be seen.”

Trump Goes After Ron DeSantis

March 22, 2023 at 6:38 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Donald Trump took to Truth Social to say it would be unfair if Gov. Ron DeSantis were attacked for grooming young girls or being gay.

NBC News: “Trump’s post didn’t leave much to the imagination: It included a picture of a man, allegedly a younger DeSantis, standing with a group of young women, one of whom is holding a bottle.”

Quote of the Day

March 22, 2023 at 6:22 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“It does make the conversation of the primary all about Trump, which is a good dynamic he had going for him in 2016, everyone being asked to react to Trump. We’re right now fighting a primary so all that matters is the party, and we can deal with the general after…”

— A GOP operative, quoted by the Washington Post, on the impact of Donald Trump being indicted.

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goddard-bw-snapshotTaegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.

Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.

Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.

Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.

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