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New Yorkers Don’t Want Cuomo to Resign, at Least for Now

March 16, 2021 Buck Banks

50% to 35%

A new Siena poll finds New York voters say 50% to 35% that Gov. Andrew Cuomo should not immediately resign. By 48% to 34%, they say he can continue to effectively do his job as governor.

Some Optimism About Ending the Filibuster

March 16, 2021 Buck Banks

“Despite all of this, I am more hopeful today than I have been in a long time that Senate Democrats will eliminate the filibuster, pass H.R. 1, and save democracy. It’s very far from a done deal. There is a lot of work to do, but if you squint hard enough and read between the lines, you can see real reasons for optimism.”

We’re watching the fall of New York’s majordomo.
His descent has gone to precipitous from slo-mo.
He’s got no political friends,
And his sexual predations must end.
It’s well past time for us to say, No mo’ Cuomo!

Goldman Sacks Preicts 8% Growth This Year

March 15, 2021March 15, 2021 Buck Banks

8%

“Economists at Goldman Sachs raised their GDP growth expectations for the U.S. economy to 8% for 2021 in a note to clients on Sunday night,” Axios reports. “Not only would 8% annual growth denote a stupendous turnaround from the coronavirus pandemic, it would significantly outpace the firm’s growth expectations for the U.S. from as recently as late 2020.”

Only 75% of Lawmakers are Vaccinated

March 15, 2021 Buck Banks

75%

“Uncertainty about why only 75% of the House is confirmed as vaccinated against the coronavirus is fueling a debate about when the chamber can return to its normal rules of operation,” Axios reports. “The other 25% of members have either refused to get the vaccine, have not reported getting it at home or are avoiding it because of medical conditions.”

Trump Left Biden a $1 Trillion War Chest

March 15, 2021 Buck Banks

$1 trillion

“Republicans are bashing the new $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package for further ballooning the federal debt, but it’s the Trump administration that greased the path for a smooth federal spending spree,” Politico reports.

Cuomo Forgets He’s Part of a Political Dynasty

March 15, 2021 Buck Banks

“I am not part of the political club.”

— New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), quoted by the New York Times, apparently forgetting his family has lived in the Governor’s mansion for nearly 23 years.

Why Geraldo Will Remain a ‘Journalist’

March 12, 2021 Buck Banks

“The reaction, the initial vibe was great but it was also much more overwhelming than I ever expected. Fox freaked out, you know, said pick a lane, are you a journalist or a politician and I wasn’t ready to, you know, jump off my current turnstile, so, instead I had to kind of embarrass myself and say never mind.”

— Geraldo Rivera explained on Fox & Friends why he passed on a Senate run from Ohio.

Who’s Talking Trash on Trump?

March 12, 2021March 12, 2021 Buck Banks

68%

A new Pew Research poll finds that 68% of Democrats think their party should be accepting of Democratic elected officials who openly criticize President Joe Biden. In contrast, 56% of Republicans said their party should not be accepting of GOP elected officials who openly criticize former President Donald Trump.

Republican Men Least Likely to Get Vaccinated

March 12, 2021 Buck Banks

49%

Of all the subgroups surveyed in the latest NPR/PBS/Marist poll asking whether they would get the vaccine when it becomes available to them, Republican men were the least likely, with 49% of them saying they wouldn’t. By contrast, only 6% of Democratic men said they wouldn’t get vaccinated.

Month: March 2021

New Yorkers Don’t Want Cuomo to Resign, at Least for Now

50% to 35%

A new Siena poll finds New York voters say 50% to 35% that Gov. Andrew Cuomo should not immediately resign. By 48% to 34%, they say he can continue to effectively do his job as governor.

Some Optimism About Ending the Filibuster

— Dan Pfeiffer

Fire the Bum!

Goldman Sacks Preicts 8% Growth This Year

8%

Only 75% of Lawmakers are Vaccinated

75%

Trump Left Biden a $1 Trillion War Chest

$1 trillion

“Republicans are bashing the new $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package for further ballooning the federal debt, but it’s the Trump administration that greased the path for a smooth federal spending spree,” Politico reports.

Cuomo Forgets He’s Part of a Political Dynasty

“I am not part of the political club.”

— New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), quoted by the New York Times, apparently forgetting his family has lived in the Governor’s mansion for nearly 23 years.

Why Geraldo Will Remain a ‘Journalist’

— Geraldo Rivera explained on Fox & Friends why he passed on a Senate run from Ohio.

Who’s Talking Trash on Trump?

68%

Republican Men Least Likely to Get Vaccinated

49%

Of all the subgroups surveyed in the latest NPR/PBS/Marist poll asking whether they would get the vaccine when it becomes available to them, Republican men were the least likely, with 49% of them saying they wouldn’t. By contrast, only 6% of Democratic men said they wouldn’t get vaccinated.

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

11

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%