Day: October 26, 2017
Brewer Hints that Flake is a ‘Sissy’
“Politics is not for sissies.”
— Former Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R), in a KNXV interview, on Sen. Jeff Flake’s (R-AZ) decision not to run again.
Fewer than a Third of Voters Back Trump’s Tax Plan
28%
Reuters/IPSOS: Of those adults who said they had heard of the “tax reform plan recently proposed by congressional Republicans,” just 28 percent said they support it, while 41 percent said they oppose it and another 31 percent said they do not know. The poll found opinions on Trump’s plan were sharply divided along party lines, with 56 percent of Republicans and just 9 percent of Democrats supporting it.
Looks Likely N.J. Will Have a Democratic Governor
57% to 37%
A new Quinnipiac poll in New Jersey finds Phil Murphy (D) with a huge lead over Kim Guadagno (R) in the race for governor, 57% to 37%. Pollster Peter Brown: “Politics is a team game. Guadagno’s GOP teammates — President Trump, with a 33% job approval rating, and Gov. Chris Christie, with his 15% approval rating — are clearly pulling her down.”
In Past Four Years 500 U.S. Military Officials Sanctioned
500
USA Today: “Since 2013, military investigators have documented at least 500 cases of serious misconduct among its generals, admirals and senior civilians, almost half of those instances involving personal or ethical lapses.”
Flake Says Trump Administration ‘Dangerous to Our Democracy’
“We must stop pretending that the degradation of politics in our executive branch are normal, they’re not normal… it’s reckless, outrageous, and undignified… it’s dangerous to our democracy.”
— Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ), in a speech announcing he will not run for re-election.
Flake’s Cake Is Baked
It’s a sure bet he wouldn’t have won, anyway,
So Jeff Flake’s name won’t be on the ballot come election day.
But if you’re going to go down,
You might as well tell the town
That Donald Trump is a danger to our democracy.
