July 6, 2023 - Pensito

DeSantis Is So Bad, He Makes Trump More Electable

July 6, 2023 Buck Banks

“The Florida governor is the political equivalent of a baseball player who cannot throw, catch, or bat. In other words, what does Ron DeSantis bring to the table? Sometimes, good candidates run bad campaigns. Other times, candidates are so lacking in talent that even an incredible strategy executed perfectly is insufficient. Ron DeSantis is a bad candidate running a very bad campaign. In fact, his campaign seems designed in a lab to make Donald Trump more electable.”

Pence Doubles Down on Being an Elite White Asshat

July 6, 2023 Buck Banks

“I don’t really buy into the rich need to pay their fair share.”

— Mike Pence, campaigning in Iowa.

If Convicted Trump Would Lose Large Swath of Republican, Independent Voters

July 6, 2023 Buck Banks

28%

A Politico Magazine/Ipsos survey finds that 28% of Republican voters and 31% of independents would be less likely to support Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election were he to be convicted in the classified document theft case.

Thanks to Book Deal, DeSantis Is a Millionaire

July 6, 2023 Buck Banks

$1.25 million

Ron DeSantis is a millionaire for the first time, according to newly released financial disclosure forms that show the Florida governor made $1.25 million from his book deal last year, reports the Tampa Bay Times. DeSantis, who was required by state law to disclose his finances by July 3, reported the income from HarperCollins alongside his salary of $141,400 from the Florida governorship.

Nut-Job Ramaswamy Gaining on Wingnut DeSantis

July 6, 2023 Buck Banks

10%

A new Echelon Insights poll finds Donald Trump leading the Republican presidential field with 49%, followed by Ron DeSantis at 16% and Vivek Ramaswamy at 10%.

Schiff’s Censure Secures Cents

July 6, 2023 Buck Banks

$8.1 million

U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff’s Senate campaign said Wednesday that the California Democrat had raised $8.1 million over the past three months, a period that includes his recent censure by the Republican-led House, reports the AP.

Was it a coup attempt or a revolution? No one knows.
Now Prigozhin’s back in Russia, testing how the wind blows.
Unless you’re a Rasputin,
There’s no escaping Putin.
Our advice? Hey Yevgeny, keep away from the windows!

Day: July 6, 2023

DeSantis Is So Bad, He Makes Trump More Electable

— Dan Pfeiffer

Pence Doubles Down on Being an Elite White Asshat

“I don’t really buy into the rich need to pay their fair share.”

— Mike Pence, campaigning in Iowa.

If Convicted Trump Would Lose Large Swath of Republican, Independent Voters

28%

A Politico Magazine/Ipsos survey finds that 28% of Republican voters and 31% of independents would be less likely to support Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election were he to be convicted in the classified document theft case.

Thanks to Book Deal, DeSantis Is a Millionaire

$1.25 million

Nut-Job Ramaswamy Gaining on Wingnut DeSantis

10%

A new Echelon Insights poll finds Donald Trump leading the Republican presidential field with 49%, followed by Ron DeSantis at 16% and Vivek Ramaswamy at 10%.

Schiff’s Censure Secures Cents

$8.1 million

U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff’s Senate campaign said Wednesday that the California Democrat had raised $8.1 million over the past three months, a period that includes his recent censure by the Republican-led House, reports the AP.

Reigning (Raining?) Russians

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%