February 24, 2020

$509,512,884

Advertising Analytics says Mike Bloomberg’s presidential campaign has now spent $509,512,884 on advertising across all media types.

An Uneasy Crown

February 24, 2020 Buck Banks

Trump wants to govern as if he were royalty,
Extracting from the rabble servility and fealty.
He’s making lists of the faithless,
The traitorous, the treasonous,
And all others must pledge oaths of loyalty.

Clyburn Dismisses Sanders Campaign

February 24, 2020 Buck Banks

“I don’t see a whole lot of 2016 in this election. I see a whole lot of 1972.”

— Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC), quoted by the Charleston Post & Courier, comparing Bernie Sanders to George McGovern.

Scott: Sanders 2020 Mirrors Trump 2016

February 24, 2020 Buck Banks

“Bernie Sanders brings that outside game in a similar fashion that President Trump did in 2016. Think about the similarities. In 2016, Republican leadership, Republican wisdom said that there is no way in the world out of the 17 candidates, Donald Trump will be the president. I think it’s very similar.”

— Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) told CBS News that he believes that Sen. Bernie Sanders is the Democrat who poses the “biggest threat” to President Trump in November.

Congressional Incumbent Support Highest Since 2012

February 24, 2020 Buck Banks

59%

A new Gallup poll finds 59% of Americans say their own representative in Congress deserves to be reelected, and 35% say the same for most members of Congress. Both figures are the highest seen since 2012 and are on the high end of what Gallup has recorded over the past decade.

Most Think Trump Will Be Re-Elected

February 24, 2020 Buck Banks

65%

Whether or not they’re voting for him, a new CBS News poll finds 65% of registered voters nationwide think President Trump will definitely or probably be reelected, including more than a third of Democrats who think so. Republicans are especially optimistic: more than nine in 10 expect him to win.

All Dems Lead Trump in Michigan

February 24, 2020 Buck Banks

48% to 41%

A new University of Wisconsin poll in Michigan shows every Democrat beating President Trump in a general election match up: Bernie Sanders 48%, Trump 41%; Joe Biden 47%, Trump 43%; Pete Buttigieg 47%, Trump 41%; Elizabeth Warren 46%, Trump 43%; Amy Klobuchar 44%, Trump 41%.

Americans Should Be ‘Deeply Afraid’

February 24, 2020 Buck Banks

“As Americans, we should be frightened — deeply afraid for the future of the nation. When good men and women can’t speak the truth, when facts are inconvenient, when integrity and character no longer matter, when presidential ego and self-preservation are more important than national security — then there is nothing left to stop the triumph of evil.”

— Retired Navy Admiral William McRaven — U.S. special forces commander from 2011 to 2014, including the 2011 SEAL raid that killed Osama bin Laden — writes in the Washington Post.

Facebook Suspends 70 Bloomberg-Related Accounts

February 24, 2020 Buck Banks

70

Twitter announced that it is suspending 70 accounts that posted content supporting Mike Bloomberg’s presidential campaign, saying the messages violated its company rules, the Los Angeles Times reports.

$509,512,884

Advertising Analytics says Mike Bloomberg’s presidential campaign has now spent $509,512,884 on advertising across all media types.

“I don’t see a whole lot of 2016 in this election. I see a whole lot of 1972.”

— Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC), quoted by the Charleston Post & Courier, comparing Bernie Sanders to George McGovern.

— Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) told CBS News that he believes that Sen. Bernie Sanders is the Democrat who poses the “biggest threat” to President Trump in November.

59%

A new Gallup poll finds 59% of Americans say their own representative in Congress deserves to be reelected, and 35% say the same for most members of Congress. Both figures are the highest seen since 2012 and are on the high end of what Gallup has recorded over the past decade.

65%

48% to 41%

A new University of Wisconsin poll in Michigan shows every Democrat beating President Trump in a general election match up: Bernie Sanders 48%, Trump 41%; Joe Biden 47%, Trump 43%; Pete Buttigieg 47%, Trump 41%; Elizabeth Warren 46%, Trump 43%; Amy Klobuchar 44%, Trump 41%.

— Retired Navy Admiral William McRaven — U.S. special forces commander from 2011 to 2014, including the 2011 SEAL raid that killed Osama bin Laden — writes in the Washington Post.

70

Twitter announced that it is suspending 70 accounts that posted content supporting Mike Bloomberg’s presidential campaign, saying the messages violated its company rules, the Los Angeles Times reports.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“In America today‚ 2024, women have fewer rights than their mothers or their grandmothers had, because of Donald Trump. I don’t think we’re going to let him get away with it, do you?”

— President Biden at a campaign stop in Tampa, reported by Tampa Bay Times.

“Mr. Blanche, you’re losing all credibility with this court.”

— Judge Juan Merchan, quoted by NBC News, to Donald Trump’s lawyer in the “hush money” criminal trial.

— Miami Herald

“We care more about the safety of our staff than a name attached to an article.”

— Rep. Tony Gonzalez (R-TX), on CNN.

Numerati

77%

A new Siena poll finds that by a 54% to 30% margin, New Yorkers say Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial is “legitimate” — the view of 77% of Democrats and 44% of independents — rather than a “witch hunt,” the view of 66% of Republicans.

51% to 48%

300 million

Spotify said Taylor Swift’s new album was the first to have over 300 million streams in a single day on Friday.

28%

15% to 7%