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Americans’ Satisfaction with Country’s Direction On Rise

July 19, 2012 Buck Banks

28%

Level of Americans’ satisfaction with the direction of the country in July, up from 20% in June, roughly matching the highest levels of satisfaction seen in each of the prior two years, says Gallup. Democrats’ and independents’ satisfaction is up, but Republicans’ isn’t.

War on Drugs Is Lost — Coke Cheaper Now Than 30 Years Ago

July 16, 2012 Buck Banks

$117.26

Average street price of a gram of pure cocaine — 74% cheaper now in the U.S. than it was 30 years ago, an indication that supplies are more abundant than ever and the war on drugs has flopped, says The New York Times. Prices for heroin and methamphetamine have similarly fallen. Only marijuana has risen in price.

Prez Election to Be Decided by Less Than a Million Voters

July 16, 2012 Buck Banks

4%

Of the voters in six states — Virginia, Florida, Ohio, Iowa, New Mexico, and Colorado — or 916,643 people will decide the election, assuming that 48 percent of each state’s voters will go for Obama, and another 48 percent will decide for Romney. The American president will be selected by fewer than half the number of people who paid to get into a Houston Astros home game last year.

Tiny Fraction of U.S. Population Steering Election with Donations

July 16, 2012July 16, 2012 Buck Banks

.000063%

Of the U.S. voter population, or 196, Americans have given more than 80 percent of the super-PAC money spent in the presidential elections so far. A tiny number of Americans — .26% — give more than $200 to a congressional campaign; .05% give the maximum amount to any congressional candidate. Just .01% give more than $10,000 in any election cycle.

Republican Priorities are Different From Yours

July 13, 2012July 13, 2012 Trish

33

Number of opportunities, as of this week, that House Republicans have given themselves to be able to say that they voted against all or part of the Affordable Care Act. None of the votes made it through the Senate, but they did serve their intended purpose: to make House Republicans look like they are doing something when in fact, they are just hanging out in expensive suits and air conditioned offices, listening to one another talk as health care for them and their families is paid for by taxpayers.

Most Say Romney’s Wealth Not a Factor in Voting for Him

July 12, 2012 Buck Banks

75%

Of voters say Mitt Romney’s wealth makes no difference to their likelihood of voting for him, 20% of all voters and 19% of independents say it makes them less likely to vote for him, according to Gallup.

Record Low Number of Americans Express Confidence in TV News

July 11, 2012 Buck Banks

21%

Of Americans express a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in television news — a record low, according to Gallup. Confidence among liberals and moderates has fallen significantly and is now similar to that of conservatives.

GOP PAC to Spend $70 Million on Senate Races

July 11, 2012 Buck Banks

$70 Million

Amount American Crossroads is poised to inject into the battle for the Senate on behalf of Republicans, Roll Call reports.

The Mormon Church Gives Less Than 1 Percent to Humanitarian Causes

July 10, 2012 Buck Banks

$1.3 billion

Amount of charitable money the Mormon Church distributed in 178 countries over the past 25 years, equivalent to $52 million per year, or 0.7 percent of its annual income, according to Bloomberg Businessweek. By contrast, the Methodist Church gives approximately 29 percent of its annual income to humanitarian causes.

GOP to Make 31st Attempt to Create Jobs – Wait, No, Sorry – to Repeal Obamacare

July 9, 2012July 9, 2012 Jon Ponder

30

Number of floor votes in the House to repeal, defund or dismantle the Affordable Care Act since Republicans took control of the House in January 2011. They’ll vote to repeal it again on Thursday.

28%

Level of Americans’ satisfaction with the direction of the country in July, up from 20% in June, roughly matching the highest levels of satisfaction seen in each of the prior two years, says Gallup. Democrats’ and independents’ satisfaction is up, but Republicans’ isn’t.

$117.26

4%

.000063%

33

75%

Of voters say Mitt Romney’s wealth makes no difference to their likelihood of voting for him, 20% of all voters and 19% of independents say it makes them less likely to vote for him, according to Gallup.

21%

Of Americans express a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in television news — a record low, according to Gallup. Confidence among liberals and moderates has fallen significantly and is now similar to that of conservatives.

$70 Million

Amount American Crossroads is poised to inject into the battle for the Senate on behalf of Republicans, Roll Call reports.

$1.3 billion

30

Number of floor votes in the House to repeal, defund or dismantle the Affordable Care Act since Republicans took control of the House in January 2011. They’ll vote to repeal it again on Thursday.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

— Rick Wilson

— Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) on the “resign or be fired” ultimatum from the GOP’s Freedom Caucus just 174 days into his tenure as sp[eaker, reported by Punchbowl News.

“Trump’s head slowly dropped, his eyes closed. It jerked back upward. He adjusts himself. Then, his head droops again. He straightens up, leaning back. His head droops for a third time, he shakes his shoulders. Eyes closed still. His head drops. Finally, he pops his eyes open.”

— Law360 reports from the second day of Donald Trump’s “hush money” criminal trial.

— Jonathan Last

“He’s f**king crazy! The press often will ask me if I think Donald Trump is crazy. And I’ll say it this way: I don’t think he’s so crazy that you could put him in a mental institution. But I think if he were in one, he ain’t getting out!”

— New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R), quoted by the Associated Press two years ago. Sununu is now backing Trump for president.

Numerati

$71.1 million to $45.2 million

56% to 37%

270,000

50 of 96

New York Times: “Of the 96 possible jurors brought into the room, more than 50 raised their hands to say they couldn’t be fair. They were immediately excused.”

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