Election 2020 – Page 2

Democrats Need to Create a Unity Ticket

February 26, 2020 Buck Banks

“If this election turns out to be just between a self-proclaimed socialist and an undiagnosed sociopath, we will be in a terrible, terrible place as a country. How do we prevent that? … That’s all I am thinking about right now. My short answer is that the Democrats have to do something extraordinary — forge a national unity ticket the likes of which they have never forged before. And that’s true even if Democrats nominate someone other than Bernie Sanders.”

Bloomberg’s Plan: ‘Spend Trump Out of Office’

February 26, 2020 Buck Banks

“We’re going to spend Trump out of office.”

— Mike Bloomberg campaign manager Kevin Sheekey, in an interview with Vanity Fair.

Biden Ad Goes for Sanders’ Jugular in South Carolina

February 25, 2020 Jon Ponder

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%.

Tulsi Gabbard is still campaigning for president,
Though we wonder if she’s really a Russian malcontent.
She has said that she
Will back the Dem nominee,
But we’re willing to wager she’ll just vote “present.”

Poll: Two-Thirds Choose Eradication Over Trump Re-Election

February 10, 2020 Buck Banks

62%

A new UMass Lowell poll found that 62% of New Hampshire Democrats would rather see a giant meteor strike the earth and extinguish all human life than see President Trump get re-elected.

— Thomas Friedman

“We’re going to spend Trump out of office.”

— Mike Bloomberg campaign manager Kevin Sheekey, in an interview with Vanity Fair.

“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%.

62%

A new UMass Lowell poll found that 62% of New Hampshire Democrats would rather see a giant meteor strike the earth and extinguish all human life than see President Trump get re-elected.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

— President Trump, quoted by the Washington Post, during a 20-minute interview with Donald Trump Jr. on his online show “Triggered.”

“Tony Fauci has nothing to do with NFL Football. They are planning a very safe and controlled opening. However, if they don’t stand for our National Anthem and our Great American Flag, I won’t be watching!!!”

— President Trump ripped Dr. Anthony Fauci for suggesting football might not be played this year due to the coronavirus.

— Dr. Samantha Whiteside, a Tulsa emergency physician, writing in Tulsa World.

“This is deep swamp revenge porn on the part of John Bolton.”

— White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, quoted by CNN, on John Bolton’s new tell-all book.

“Do you get the impression that the Supreme Court doesn’t like me?”

— President Trump, on Twitter.

Numerati

47

24%

59%

A new Monmouth poll finds 59% of Democratic primary voters believe having a woman of color as Joe Biden’s running mate would increase the ticket’s chances of victory. Just 5% say such a pick would make a Democratic win less likely, 16% say it would make no difference and 20% are not sure.

50.5% to 41.3%

61% to 35%