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United States Election Project Monitors Early Voting

September 24, 2014September 25, 2014 Buck Banks

For those of you who practice or follow early voting, the United States Election Project maintains a spreadsheet of reports from state elections officials who voluntarily provide running stats.

The information provided by states differs, but some offer demographics or party affiliation. For up-to-the-minute info, follow USEP on Twitter at @ElectProject.

Ginsburg Ain’t Retiring. Period.

September 24, 2014 Buck Banks

Who do you think President Obama could appoint at this very day, given the boundaries that we have? If I resign any time this year, he could not successfully appoint anyone I would like to see on the court… So anybody who thinks that if I step down, Obama could appoint someone like me, they’re misguided. As long as I can do the job full steam…. I think I’ll recognize when the time comes that I can’t any longer. But now I can.

— Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, telling Elle magazine that says she’s not going to retire.

Romney’s 47 Percent Is True — and Bigger!

September 24, 2014 Buck Banks

Can I say that without getting in trouble like Gov. Romney. The 47 percent is true. It’s bigger now.

— Nevada congressional candidate Crescent Hardy (R), quoted by TPM.

Roberts: We’re Heading Toward National Socialism

September 24, 2014 Buck Banks

We have to change course because our country is heading for national socialism. That’s not right. It’s changing our culture. It’s changing what we’re all about.

— Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS), quoted by TPM.

D’Souza Sentenced for Violating Campaign Finance Laws

September 24, 2014 Buck Banks

5 years and $30,000

Sentence handed down by a federal judge to conservative writer/filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza, who was spared prison time but received five years’ probation for violating campaign finance laws, The Smoking Gun reports. For the first eight months of his probation, D’Souza will have to live in a “community confinement center” in San Diego. He will also have to pay a $30,000 fine, undergo “therapeutic counseling” and perform one day of community service per week during probation.

Newt Tweets Twaddle

September 23, 2014 Buck Banks

Newt Gingrich was up in arms over “courtesy.”
He says bombing ISIS with courtesy’s heresy.
But CNN got it wrong,
And Newt’s tweet was a bomb.
So sheepishly, he tweeted a retraction, for accuracy.

Warren: ‘Washington Actually Works Really Well’

September 23, 2014 Buck Banks

I think Washington actually works really well for those who have lots of money, lots of lobbyists, lots of lawyers,” she said in a First Draft interview. “It just doesn’t work very well for regular families.

— Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), in a First Draft interview, says she thinks the deck is stacked against ordinary Americans in the way Washington does business.

Biden Explains What’s Wrong with Washington in Five Words

September 23, 2014 Buck Banks

Politics has become too personal.

— Vice President Joe Biden, quoted by the New York Times, on why Washington doesn’t work well anymore.

Most Americans Say It Matters Which party Controls Congress

September 23, 2014 Buck Banks

40%

Of Americans say the specific party that controls Congress matters a great deal to them, while 29% say it matters a moderate amount and another 30% say it generally doesn’t matter to them, according to a new Gallup Poll.

A Quarter of U.S. Hispanics Say Immigration Is Most Important Issue

September 22, 2014 Buck Banks

25%

Of U.S. Hispanics name immigration as the top problem facing the U.S., assigning more importance to the issue than the general public does, according to Gallup. Among all adults, Republicans are now more likely than Democrats to say immigration is the number-one issue.

Month: September 2014

United States Election Project Monitors Early Voting

Ginsburg Ain’t Retiring. Period.

— Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, telling Elle magazine that says she’s not going to retire.

Romney’s 47 Percent Is True — and Bigger!

Can I say that without getting in trouble like Gov. Romney. The 47 percent is true. It’s bigger now.

— Nevada congressional candidate Crescent Hardy (R), quoted by TPM.

Roberts: We’re Heading Toward National Socialism

We have to change course because our country is heading for national socialism. That’s not right. It’s changing our culture. It’s changing what we’re all about.

— Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS), quoted by TPM.

D’Souza Sentenced for Violating Campaign Finance Laws

5 years and $30,000

Newt Tweets Twaddle

Warren: ‘Washington Actually Works Really Well’

I think Washington actually works really well for those who have lots of money, lots of lobbyists, lots of lawyers,” she said in a First Draft interview. “It just doesn’t work very well for regular families.

— Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), in a First Draft interview, says she thinks the deck is stacked against ordinary Americans in the way Washington does business.

Biden Explains What’s Wrong with Washington in Five Words

Politics has become too personal.

— Vice President Joe Biden, quoted by the New York Times, on why Washington doesn’t work well anymore.

Most Americans Say It Matters Which party Controls Congress

40%

Of Americans say the specific party that controls Congress matters a great deal to them, while 29% say it matters a moderate amount and another 30% say it generally doesn’t matter to them, according to a new Gallup Poll.

A Quarter of U.S. Hispanics Say Immigration Is Most Important Issue

25%

Of U.S. Hispanics name immigration as the top problem facing the U.S., assigning more importance to the issue than the general public does, according to Gallup. Among all adults, Republicans are now more likely than Democrats to say immigration is the number-one issue.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“They’ve invested heavily in AI labs. They’ve invested heavily in data centers. So, the first family has a financial stake in this industry, and as a result, the president of the United States is compromised.”

— “Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) on Monday said President Trump will likely not heed calls from technology leaders to implement guardrails on the development of artificial intelligence because of his family’s investments in the industry,” NewsNation reports.

— Jane Haman

“We’re working through some political issues in Israel. I think we agree with them on the end state. They just have a crazy election, and that makes them a little irrational in certain regards.”

— Jared Kushner, quoted by CBS News, on the lack of progress in Gaza.

Numerati

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.

$184 million

50%

38%

31%