July 12, 2016 - Pensito

Trump’s Man Problem

July 12, 2016 Buck Banks

That he’s not getting the vote of blacks and Latinos is a given,
And he’s all but given up on garnering votes from women.
But it’s worthwhile to note,
While George and Mitt got their vote,
Donald Trump ain’t even firing up them working-class white men.

Another Thing Republicans Would Rather Do than Attend the GOP Convention

July 12, 2016 Buck Banks

I would rather attend the public hanging of a good friend.

— GOP strategist Will Ritter, quoted by Politico, on whether he’ll attend the Republican convention.

Clinton Way Ahead of Trump Among College Educated

July 12, 2016 Buck Banks

48% to 37%

Hillary Clinton’s lead over Donald Trump among white voters with at least a college degree, according to a new Purple Slice poll. In 2012, Mitt Romney won that group by 14 percentage points, according to exit polls.

Poll Finds Trump Ahead in Florida

July 12, 2016 Buck Banks

47% to 45%

Donald Trump’s lead over Hillary Clinton in the presidential race in Florida, according to a new OnMessage poll in Florida. For comparison, the HuffPost Pollster average shows Clinton ahead, 48% to 41%.

Jeb Bush Predicts Trump Won’t Deliver on Promises

July 12, 2016 Buck Banks

Trump, you know, to his credit was very smart at exploiting these kind of opportunities. He’s a master at understanding how the media works – more than anybody I’ve seen in politics. Kudos to him for, you know, kind of creating the environment and then manipulating the environment to his effect. The tragedy of this though, is that there isn’t going to be a wall built. And Mexico’s not going to pay for it. And there’s not going to be a ban on Muslims. None of that is – this is all like an alternative universe that he created. The reality is, that’s not going to happen. And people are going to be deeply frustrated and the divides will grow in our country.

— Jeb Bush, telling NBC News that voters are going to “feel betrayed” by Donald Trump if he wins the election.

Majority of Americans Say Clinton Should Face Charges

July 12, 2016 Buck Banks

56%

Of Americans — including 31% of Democrats — disagree with the FBI’s recommendation against charging Hillary Clinton with a crime for her State Department e-mail practices, according to new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

Kasich Is in a Predicament

July 12, 2016 Buck Banks

It is odd, isn’t it? It’s going to be strange.

— Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who “finds himself in a peculiar situation these days. He’s responsible for helping to safeguard a Republican convention he will not speak at, a nominee he will not support and an arena he probably will not step foot in,” the Washington Post reports.

Rudi Giuliani Explains the ‘Black Side’

July 12, 2016 Buck Banks

So if you want to deal with this on the black side, you’ve got to teach your children to be respectful to the police, and you’ve got to teach your children that the real danger to them is not the police. The real danger to them, 99 out of 100 times, is other black kids who are going to kill them; that’s the way they’re gonna die.

Day: July 12, 2016

Trump’s Man Problem

Another Thing Republicans Would Rather Do than Attend the GOP Convention

I would rather attend the public hanging of a good friend.

— GOP strategist Will Ritter, quoted by Politico, on whether he’ll attend the Republican convention.

Clinton Way Ahead of Trump Among College Educated

48% to 37%

Hillary Clinton’s lead over Donald Trump among white voters with at least a college degree, according to a new Purple Slice poll. In 2012, Mitt Romney won that group by 14 percentage points, according to exit polls.

Poll Finds Trump Ahead in Florida

47% to 45%

Donald Trump’s lead over Hillary Clinton in the presidential race in Florida, according to a new OnMessage poll in Florida. For comparison, the HuffPost Pollster average shows Clinton ahead, 48% to 41%.

Jeb Bush Predicts Trump Won’t Deliver on Promises

— Jeb Bush, telling NBC News that voters are going to “feel betrayed” by Donald Trump if he wins the election.

Majority of Americans Say Clinton Should Face Charges

56%

Of Americans — including 31% of Democrats — disagree with the FBI’s recommendation against charging Hillary Clinton with a crime for her State Department e-mail practices, according to new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

Kasich Is in a Predicament

It is odd, isn’t it? It’s going to be strange.

— Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who “finds himself in a peculiar situation these days. He’s responsible for helping to safeguard a Republican convention he will not speak at, a nominee he will not support and an arena he probably will not step foot in,” the Washington Post reports.

Rudi Giuliani Explains the ‘Black Side’

— Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, quoted by Politico.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“If you are committing fraud against the American people, all of us in public leadership should be trying to stop it and throw you in prison for enriching yourself off the American taxpayer.”

— Vice President JD Vance, on Fox News.

“Your generation has a great bullshit meter, because you’re fed bullshit online all day. And the Democratic Party brand right now is so bullshit.”

— Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D), quoted by The Atlantic, speaking to college students.

“We are done, Americans are done with endless conflict in the Middle East, spending trillions of dollars, American lives… this is insane and we have to call it for what it is.”

— Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), on CNN.

Numerati

+175,000

“The U.S. State Department announced on Monday that it has revoked more than 175,000 visas during President Donald Trump’s administration so far,” Fox News reports.

$4,600

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30%

A new American Research Group poll finds just 30% of Americans say they approve of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president and 67% say they disapprove.

61% to 35%