Day: July 19, 2017
Generic Ballot Gives Dems a Wide Lead Over GOP
14 points
A new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds Democrats lead Republicans in the generic congressional ballot by 14 points, 52% to 36%.
GOP Healthcare Is an Epic Fail
“By any measure, the collapse of the Senate health-care bill represents an epic failure for the Republican Party and a major embarrassment for President Trump. The crusade that animated — and bound — conservatives for seven years proved to be a mirage, an objective without a solution. Power comes with consequences.”
— Dan Balz
Ryan’s Approval Rating Even Lower than Trump’s
34%
A new Bloomberg poll finds more people now view Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) in a negative light rather than a positive one, 48% to 34%. Just six months ago, only 31% held a negative view of Ryan, while 47% looked at him favorably.
GOP Healthcare Bill Only Had 20 Percent Support
20%
A new Public Policy Polling survey finds that just 20% of voters support the health care bill that was being considered by Congress until last night, to 57% who are opposed to it. Even among Republicans there’s only very narrow support for it: 35% in favor, 34% opposed, and 31% not sure.
Putin: ‘I Would Tell You More about Donald Trump If No Journalists Were Here’
NEW Video: Putin: I would tell you more about Donald Trump if journalists were not here. #TrumpRussia pic.twitter.com/UXX1AwWBhN
— Scott Dworkin (@funder) July 18, 2017
