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Marjorie Taylor Greene has a rep for being obnoxious,
With her tenure in the House markedly rowdy and raucous.
The bottle-blond Georgian witch
Called Lauren Boebert a “little bitch,”
And got herself booted from the House Freedom Caucus.

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.”

— Dan Pfeiffer

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.

“I think he’s done quite well, given the limitations that we have.”

— “Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has endorsed President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign, sending a strong sign of Democratic unity from one of the party’s most liberal members,” the AP reports.

“I probably shouldn’t say this, but if my record was as bad as this White House’s record, I’d probably give my staff blow too.”

— Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA), on Fox News.

-2.1 million versus +13.3 million

— Dan Pfeiffer

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

— Mike Pence, campaigning in Iowa.

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.

$1.25 million

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%.

$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.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“The man is afraid of the voice of the people and that the people understand and know what he’s doing. He’s trying to stifle the ability of journalists to let the people of America know what’s really going on with their government.”

— “Kamala Harris called President Donald Trump’s ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House ‘absolutely abhorrent,’” The Wrap reports.

“Not one of them is trained in technical skills. Not one research PhD, as opposed to China, where half the cabinet is science and technology PhDs. We’re led by grifters and fools.”

— Columbia professor Jeffrey Sachs, on X, on President Trump’s 35-person cabinet.

“Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far… The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today.”

— Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), breaking with President Trump in a direct-to-camera video.

Numerati

1,000

10%

“The unprecedented spate of mid-decade redistricting for the U.S. House has changed the congressional districts for one-tenth of Americans and significantly altered the makeup of at least one-fifth of districts, according to a new study,” the Associated Press reports.

71%

$9.5 billion

“The Trump administration last year spent $9.5 billion on paid administrative leave for federal workers as part of its plan to shrink the government and save taxpayers money, according to a new estimate by a congressional watchdog,” CNN reports.

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.