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Women’s Healthcare in Florida Ranks at the Bottom Nationally

September 18, 2024 Buck Banks

48 out of 51

A recent study showed that for healthcare coverage, access and affordability for women, Florida ranks 48 out of 51 states including Washington, D.C. For prenatal care, the state comes in dead last – 51 out of 51, WUSF reports.

Institute: Democracy Declined Globally for the Eighth Straight Year

September 18, 2024 Buck Banks

47%

International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance said its Global Report on the State of Democracy, which measures democratic performance in 158 countries from 1975 till today, found that 47% of countries have experienced a decline in key democratic indicators over the past five years, marking the eighth consecutive year of global democratic backsliding. One in three elections are being disputed in some way and the average percentage of the voting age population that actually cast ballots has declined from 65.2% in 2008 to 55.5% in 2023. Globally, in nearly 20% of elections between 2020 and 2024, one of the losing candidates or parties rejected the result, and elections were being decided by court appeals at the same rate.

Harris Has Six-Point Lead Nationally

September 16, 2024 Buck Banks

52% to 46%

A new ABC News/Ipsos poll finds Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump among likely voters nationwide, 52% to 46%. It’s the same margin as before the debate which voters say Harris won by 58% to 36%.

Harris’ National Lead Grows

September 14, 2024 Buck Banks

50% to 46%

A new Data for Progress survey finds Kamala Harris now leading Donald Trump by four points nationally, 50% to 46%.

Harris Raised $47 Million After Debate

September 13, 2024 Buck Banks

$47 million

Kamala Harris raised $47 million in the first 24 hours following her debate with Donald Trump on Tuesday night, the New York Times reports. “That tally included donations from 600,000 people. It is her largest 24-hour fund-raising period since an initial burst of donations when she entered the race in July and raised $81 million on the first day.”

Swift Sends 300k to Vote.com

September 13, 2024 Buck Banks

306,422

NPR reports that as of 11 a.m. ET Wednesday there have been 306,422 visitors to Vote.gov referred from Taylor Swifts’s Instagram post Tuesday night endorsing Kamala Harris for president.

Debate Drew 67 Million Viewers

September 13, 2024 Buck Banks

67 million

New York Times: “Tuesday’s televised clash between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump drew 67.1 million live viewers, according to Nielsen, outdrawing Mr. Trump’s debate in June with President Biden by 31 percent.”

A Third of Voters Are Looking to Debate to Help Them Decide

September 10, 2024 Buck Banks

30%

A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll found 30% of registered voters said tonight’s debate will help them a great deal or good amount in making their selection for president. Roughly 69% said they do not think the event will help them very much or at all with their decision in November.

IRS Has Collected $1.3 Billion from Rich Tax Cheats

September 6, 2024 Buck Banks

$1.3 billion

“The IRS has collected $1.3 billion from high wealth tax dodgers since last fall, the agency announced Friday, crediting spending that has ramped up collection enforcement through President Joe Biden’s signature climate, health care and tax package signed into law in 2022,” the AP reports.

Florida Senate Race a Virtual Tie

September 6, 2024 Buck Banks

46% to 45%

A new The Hill/Emerson College poll in Florida finds Sen. Rick Scott (R) barely ahead of challenger Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D), 46% to 45% with another 9% still undecided.

48 out of 51

A recent study showed that for healthcare coverage, access and affordability for women, Florida ranks 48 out of 51 states including Washington, D.C. For prenatal care, the state comes in dead last – 51 out of 51, WUSF reports.

47%

52% to 46%

A new ABC News/Ipsos poll finds Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump among likely voters nationwide, 52% to 46%. It’s the same margin as before the debate which voters say Harris won by 58% to 36%.

50% to 46%

A new Data for Progress survey finds Kamala Harris now leading Donald Trump by four points nationally, 50% to 46%.

$47 million

306,422

NPR reports that as of 11 a.m. ET Wednesday there have been 306,422 visitors to Vote.gov referred from Taylor Swifts’s Instagram post Tuesday night endorsing Kamala Harris for president.

67 million

New York Times: “Tuesday’s televised clash between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump drew 67.1 million live viewers, according to Nielsen, outdrawing Mr. Trump’s debate in June with President Biden by 31 percent.”

30%

A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll found 30% of registered voters said tonight’s debate will help them a great deal or good amount in making their selection for president. Roughly 69% said they do not think the event will help them very much or at all with their decision in November.

$1.3 billion

“The IRS has collected $1.3 billion from high wealth tax dodgers since last fall, the agency announced Friday, crediting spending that has ramped up collection enforcement through President Joe Biden’s signature climate, health care and tax package signed into law in 2022,” the AP reports.

46% to 45%

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“Yes they can control the weather. It’s ridiculous for anyone to lie and say it can’t be done.”

— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), accusing Democrats of creating Hurricane Helene for political purposes.

“Liberty in Georgia includes in its meaning, in its protections, and in its bundle of rights the power of a woman to control her own body, to decide what happens to it and in it, and to reject state interference with her healthcare choices.”

— Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney finding that Georgia’s six-week abortion law violates Georgia’s Constitution, reports the AP.

“Maybe we’ll pay off the $35 trillion US debt in crypto. I’ll write on a little piece of paper ‘$35 trillion crypto we have no debt.’ That’s what I like.”

— Donald Trump, floating a plan to address the federal budget deficit and demonstrating his deep understanding of the crypto marketplace.

“To my friends in Nebraska, that one electoral vote could be the difference between Harris being president and not, and she’s a disaster for Nebraska and the world.”

— Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), quoted by Politico, on his trip to Nebraska to push for the state’s Republican leadership to change how it awards its electoral votes.

“I will if he does. That’s a trade-off I’d do.”

— George Clooney, on Jimmy Kimmel Live, responding to Donald Trump’s call for him “to get out of politics.”

Numerati

254,000

“The pace of hiring picked up strongly in September and the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1%, signs the economy had continued momentum in a month the Federal Reserve delivered its first interest-rate cut in four years,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

49% to 44%

A new Susquehanna poll finds Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump nationally among likely voters, 49% to 44%.

40 trillion

$55 million

Kamala Harris raised about $55 million in high-dollar events in California this weekend, a haul that pads her financial advantage over Donald Trump, Bloomberg reports.

57%

A new NBC News poll finds about 57% of voters report feeling negatively about Project 2025, with 51% saying they see the proposal “very” negatively and another 7% saying they view it “somewhat” negatively. Just 4% of voters reported viewing the conservative policy plan positively.