Month: October 2023
Trump Hits New Height of Hypocrisy
“Will Congressman Jamal Bowman be prosecuted and imprisoned for very dangerously pulling and setting off the main fire alarm system in order to stop a Congressional vote that was going on in D.C. His egregious act is covered on tape, a horrible display of nerve and criminality.”
— Donald Trump took to Truth Social to ask when Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) will be punished for pulling a House fire alarm.
Two-Thirds Want Term Limits for Supremes
68%
Politico/Morning Consult poll: “In addition to the 75 percent of voters — a bipartisan consensus of 81 percent of Democrats, 72 percent of Republicans and 69 percent of independents — who support a binding ethics code, roughly two-thirds of voters support term limits for the justices (68 percent).”
The Republican Clown Car Races On
“At every turn this past week, when the spotlight was on them, Republicans showed the public their worst: marching toward a government shutdown wholly of their own making; botching their first hearing in an impeachment inquiry into President Biden that was launched without serious forethought or evidence of criminal wrongdoing; squabbling and shouting by presidential candidates during a nationally televised debate that mostly ignored the elephant not onstage.”
— Dan Balz
DeSantis Super PAC Cuts More Than a Half Million in TV Ads in Iowa and News Hampshire
$530,000
“Never Back Down, the super PAC supporting Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s presidential bid, cut more than $530,000 in reserved time on broadcast television stations in Iowa and New Hampshire on Friday in what the group said was a shift in strategies following the second Republican debate,” Bloomberg reports.
Only Trump Rose in Polls After Second GOP Debate
61%
A new Morning Consult poll finds Donald Trump leading the Republican presidential race with 61%, followed by Ron DeSantis at 13%, Nikki Haley at 7%, Vivek Ramaswamy at 7%, Mike Pence at 5%, Chris Christie at 3%, Tim Scott at 1% and Doug Burgum at 1%. Every candidate except Trump has lost ground since the second debate — and he didn’t even participate.
California GOP Conclave Laughs at Plight of Elderly Victim of MAGA Political Violence When their wannabe dictator Dear Leader says, "Laugh," they say, "How loud?"
Yahoo News: “Former President Donald Trump drew laughs from California Republicans on Friday after he ripped Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and mocked her husband, Paul Pelosi, over a brutal hammer attack against him.
“’We’ll stand up to crazy Nancy Pelosi, who ruined San Francisco. How’s her husband doing, by the way, anybody know?’ said Trump in remarks at a California GOP convention.
“’And she’s against building a wall at our border even though she has a wall around her house, which obviously didn’t do a very good job.’
“Trump was referring to the attack that left Paul Pelosi with serious injuries after a man entered the Pelosis’ San Francisco home in an alleged attempt to kidnap the now-former House speaker in October 2022.”
Because of class-less, cruelty-is-the-point public displays like this California’s MAGA-driven Republican Party has been shedding registered voters since the 1990s. Today just 23.8 percent of Californians are registered Republicans. Democrats are 46.9 percent of the electorate – up 5 percentage points in the past five years; independents are 22.5%.)
