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Trump Disapproval Rate Skyrockets

February 8, 2017 Buck Banks

54%

The Gallup daily tracking poll finds President Trump’s approval rate at 42% to 54% disapprove.

Sen. Warren Reads the Letter about Attorney-General Nominee Jeff Sessions That the GOP Doesn’t Want You To Hear

February 8, 2017February 8, 2017 Jon Ponder

The optics of what happened on the Senate floor last night ought to be horrific. The Republican Senate leader, an elderly white man from a border state, essentially told a woman Democratic senator to shut up and sit down just as she was about to read a letter from an African-American civil rights icon.

Adding to the outrage — the letter was already part of the congressional record, and had been for 31 years.

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A Parliamentary Objection

February 7, 2017March 17, 2017 Buck Banks

He might be our so-called president,
And he might be the White House’s sole resident,
But when Trump goes to London,
Because of his “racism and sexism,”
He won’t be allowed to address Parliament.

Pelosi: It’s Too Soon to Talk About Impeachment

February 7, 2017 Buck Banks

When and if he breaks the law, that is when something like that will come up.

— House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, saying so-called President Trump hasn’t acted in a way that warrants impeachment — yet, Politico reports.

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Don’t Credit Trump with Creating ‘Disruption’

February 6, 2017 Buck Banks

We must resist a bad habit infecting political commentary that sees Trump’s irresponsibility, bigotry and casual cruelty as a heroic form of “disruption” aimed at bringing down “the establishment.” No. The people in the streets rallying against Trump are not the establishment. Those political and business leaders who are, for now, playing along with and enabling Trump very much are the establishment.

— E.J. Dionne

Political Turmoil Is Good for SNL

February 6, 2017 Buck Banks

19%

Political turmoil has been very, very good to “Saturday Night Live,” Variety reports. “Overall, SNL viewership for the season to date is up 19% in adults 18-49 (3.5 vs. 2.9 rating) and up 22% in total viewers (10.6 million vs. 8.7 million) over the comparable period in the 2015-16 season. This marks the show’s strongest ratings performance in 22 years, since the 1994-95 season, according to NBC.

Sanders Says Trump Is a ‘Fraud’

February 6, 2017 Buck Banks

It is hard not to laugh, to see President Trump alongside these Wall Street guys. I have to say this Jake, and I don’t mean to be disrespectful, this guy is a fraud.

— Sen. Bernie Sanders, in an interview on CNN.

Brits: Trump Is a Threat to World Stability

February 6, 2017 Buck Banks

64%

Of the British public believe Donald Trump is a threat to international stability and a clear majority believe he will be a bad president, according to a new Opinium/Observer poll.

Schumer: My Job Is to Make Sure Trump Doesn’t ‘Get Away with Stuff’

February 6, 2017 Buck Banks

The number one thing that’s going to determine whether we win or lose? If Trump’s at 35% we could take back the Senate. If Trump’s at 55%, we could lose the whole ball of wax. So part of my job is to make sure that we don’t let Trump get away with stuff.

— Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), quoted by the Washington Post.

A Message from Germany, the New Leader of the Free World

February 5, 2017 Jon Ponder

Month: February 2017

Trump Disapproval Rate Skyrockets

54%

The Gallup daily tracking poll finds President Trump’s approval rate at 42% to 54% disapprove.

Sen. Warren Reads the Letter about Attorney-General Nominee Jeff Sessions That the GOP Doesn’t Want You To Hear

A Parliamentary Objection

Pelosi: It’s Too Soon to Talk About Impeachment

When and if he breaks the law, that is when something like that will come up.

— House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, saying so-called President Trump hasn’t acted in a way that warrants impeachment — yet, Politico reports.

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Don’t Credit Trump with Creating ‘Disruption’

— E.J. Dionne

Political Turmoil Is Good for SNL

19%

Sanders Says Trump Is a ‘Fraud’

It is hard not to laugh, to see President Trump alongside these Wall Street guys. I have to say this Jake, and I don’t mean to be disrespectful, this guy is a fraud.

— Sen. Bernie Sanders, in an interview on CNN.

Brits: Trump Is a Threat to World Stability

64%

Of the British public believe Donald Trump is a threat to international stability and a clear majority believe he will be a bad president, according to a new Opinium/Observer poll.

Schumer: My Job Is to Make Sure Trump Doesn’t ‘Get Away with Stuff’

The number one thing that’s going to determine whether we win or lose? If Trump’s at 35% we could take back the Senate. If Trump’s at 55%, we could lose the whole ball of wax. So part of my job is to make sure that we don’t let Trump get away with stuff.

— Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), quoted by the Washington Post.

A Message from Germany, the New Leader of the Free World

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“One woman at a rally in New Jersey told me last week that she was ‘nauseously optimistic.’ That may capture a lot of people’s last-minute jitters.”

— Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), quoted by Axios, on what Democrats feel ahead of the midterm elections.

“I think Congress made a mistake not protesting turning the Rose Garden into what looks like the entrance to Liberace’s bathroom.”

— Former President Bill Clinton, quoted by The Wrap.

“Boy, they are scraping the bottom of the barrel. It feels like a real desperation play to me, because it has got zero basis in the law.”

— Republican election law expert Ben Ginsberg, quoted by Politico, on the Trump administration’s effort to invalidate Alaska’s election results.

Numerati

3,824

$1.4 billion

-35 points

31%

63% to 38%

KFF Poll: “With the 2026 midterm campaigns in full swing and early voting about to begin, there is a wide enthusiasm gap between partisan voters, with Democratic voters 25 percentage points more likely than Republican voters to say they are ‘more motivated’ than usual to vote (63% vs. 38%).”

54%

The Gallup daily tracking poll finds President Trump’s approval rate at 42% to 54% disapprove.

When and if he breaks the law, that is when something like that will come up.

— House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, saying so-called President Trump hasn’t acted in a way that warrants impeachment — yet, Politico reports. Tweet

— E.J. Dionne

19%

It is hard not to laugh, to see President Trump alongside these Wall Street guys. I have to say this Jake, and I don’t mean to be disrespectful, this guy is a fraud.

— Sen. Bernie Sanders, in an interview on CNN.

64%

Of the British public believe Donald Trump is a threat to international stability and a clear majority believe he will be a bad president, according to a new Opinium/Observer poll.

The number one thing that’s going to determine whether we win or lose? If Trump’s at 35% we could take back the Senate. If Trump’s at 55%, we could lose the whole ball of wax. So part of my job is to make sure that we don’t let Trump get away with stuff.

— Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), quoted by the Washington Post.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“One woman at a rally in New Jersey told me last week that she was ‘nauseously optimistic.’ That may capture a lot of people’s last-minute jitters.”

— Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), quoted by Axios, on what Democrats feel ahead of the midterm elections.

“I think Congress made a mistake not protesting turning the Rose Garden into what looks like the entrance to Liberace’s bathroom.”

— Former President Bill Clinton, quoted by The Wrap.

“Boy, they are scraping the bottom of the barrel. It feels like a real desperation play to me, because it has got zero basis in the law.”

— Republican election law expert Ben Ginsberg, quoted by Politico, on the Trump administration’s effort to invalidate Alaska’s election results.

Numerati

3,824

$1.4 billion

-35 points

31%

63% to 38%

— House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, saying so-called President Trump hasn’t acted in a way that warrants impeachment — yet, Politico reports.

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