Month: April 2019

More than Half of Democrat or Dem-Leaning Voters Have Decided on a Candidate

Buck Banks

54%

“After four months of campaigning, the Democratic presidential race remains wide open, with the bulk of the electorate still uncommitted,” according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll. “Asked to name the candidate they currently support, 54% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents did not volunteer anyone. That figure is little changed from 56% in January, despite a slew of candidate announcements, vigorous campaigning in the early primary and caucus states, multiple cable television town halls and interviews and constant fundraising appeals.”

Improving on the Happy Birthday FLOTUS Pic

Trish

The White House’s recent official “Happy birthday FLOTUS” tweet was so bizarre it was hard not to wonder what message it was sending. That Melania is alone? That Melania’s natural expression is just this side of simmering scorn? That Melania really likes to expose her legs and sit down when wearing uncomfortable shoes?

Hard to say. But Photoshop afficionados got right to the next step: making good use of that empty space on the couch.

Here are more great imaginings. […]

Trump’s Big Donors get Ambassadorships

Buck Banks

$350,000

An NBC News review of those who donated to the Trump inauguration “found at least 14 major contributors to its inaugural fund who were later nominees to become ambassadors, donating an average of slightly over $350,000 apiece. Though the Trump administration says the business acumen of these nominees qualifies them to represent the U.S. abroad, six of the 14 nominations have languished for months in the Republican-controlled Senate. One nomination has stalled for about two years.”

Science Says Too Many Democrat Candidates Will Spoil the Election

Buck Banks

“It might seem like a good thing to have a cereal aisle’s worth of candidates to choose from, but behavioral science predicts that too many options will, counterintuitively, result in lower satisfaction among Democratic voters—and possibly lead to lower enthusiasm and lower turnout. … An abundance of marginal candidates will make it harder for Democratic primary voters to comfortably evaluate the candidates with realistic chances of winning—and paradoxically that will reduce enthusiasm for the party’s eventual nominee.”

— Lilly Kofler