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Of the two dozen Democrats running for president, The Hill finds 12 have met both the polling and donor thresholds set by the DNC to participate in the first debates, while six others have cleared the polling threshold. Five candidates are still in a scramble to reach either requirement: Bill de Blasio, Seth Moutlon, Michael Bennet, Mike Gravel and Wayne Messam.

The Democratic Field Is too Big for Voters

May 29, 2019 Buck Banks

“The field is too big. You wonder if some candidates are getting negative ratings simply as a result of voters questioning whether they really should be running.”

— Pollster Patrick Murray, quoted by NBC News, noting that the most recent Monmouth poll showed some barely known candidates with surprisingly high unfavorability ratings.

Half of Democrats Would Prefer a 50-Something Candidate

May 24, 2019 Buck Banks

47%

When asked about the ideal age for a president, a new Pew Research poll finds most Democrats say they prefer someone in their 40s through their 60s, with 47% saying the best age for a president is “in their 50s.”

Obama Is More Popular than Jesus

May 23, 2019 Buck Banks

“Barack Obama is literally more popular than Jesus among Democrats. Unfortunately, neither the former president nor any of the party’s 23 candidates currently seeking the 2020 nomination know quite what to do with that information.”

Buttigieg Hijacks Trump’s Propaganda Machine

May 22, 2019May 22, 2019 Buck Banks

Presidential hopeful South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg used his town hall on Fox News Sunday as a progressive bully pulpit to label the president’s behavior “grotesque” and to call out Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham as the Trump toadies they are.

Whether you think Democratic primary candidates appearing on Fox is folly or not, Mayor Pete used his opportunity to rankle the right-wingers — and got a standing ovation from the New Hampshire audience at the end.

Read it: “Fox News Welcomes Pete Buttigieg. Trump and ‘Fox & Friends’ Aren’t Pleased.”

Biden” No Risk, But Little Satisfaction

May 20, 2019 Buck Banks

“After watching the Biden campaign thus far and Philly rally yesterday, my takeaway is that his candidacy is like one of those ‘casual’ nice restaurants that you go to b/c they have a big menu and everyone in your group can find something they’ll eat. … No one is unhappy (look, honey they have grilled cheese for the kids and I can get a salad), but no one walks away thinking that was an amazing meal or experience. It’s not risky, but it’s also not totally satisfying either.”

— Amy Walter

Nationally, Biden Polls at 35 Percent

May 17, 2019 Buck Banks

35%

A new Fox News poll finds Joe Biden leading the Democratic presidential race nationally with 35%, followed by Bernie Sanders at 17%, Elizabeth Warren at 9%, Pete Buttigieg at 6% and Kamala Harris at 5%. They are followed by Beto O’Rouke at 4%, Cory Booker at 3%, Amy Klobuchar at 2% and Julian Castro at 2%. Everyone else is at 1% or less.

Conservative Filmmaker Seeks to Disrupt Democratic Debates

May 9, 2019 Buck Banks

65,000

Conservative filmmaker Ami Horowitz announced that he is running for president as a Democrat in an attempt to disrupt the party’s nominating process. He’s seeking 65,000 donors, even at $1 apiece, so that he can be onstage at next month’s first Democratic debate.

Age Appears to Be a Factor for Dems

May 1, 2019 Buck Banks

54%

A new Reuters/Ipsos poll finds that 54% of all Democrats said they would be less likely to support a presidential candidate over 70 years old while more than a third said they would be less likely to vote for a candidate younger than 40. About a quarter of all Democrats said a White House candidate’s age did not matter.

Biden Opens Wide Lead Based on Perceived ‘Electability’

May 1, 2019 Buck Banks

38%

A new Quinnipiac poll shows Joe Biden way ahead in the Democratic presidential race with 38%, followed by Elizabeth Warren at 12%, Bernie Sanders at 11%, Pete Buttigieg at 10%, Kamala Harris at 8% and Beto O’Rouke at 5%. Key finding: 56% say Biden has the best chance to beat President Donald Trump, followed by Sanders at 12%.

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The Democratic Field Is too Big for Voters

“The field is too big. You wonder if some candidates are getting negative ratings simply as a result of voters questioning whether they really should be running.”

— Pollster Patrick Murray, quoted by NBC News, noting that the most recent Monmouth poll showed some barely known candidates with surprisingly high unfavorability ratings.

Half of Democrats Would Prefer a 50-Something Candidate

47%

When asked about the ideal age for a president, a new Pew Research poll finds most Democrats say they prefer someone in their 40s through their 60s, with 47% saying the best age for a president is “in their 50s.”

Obama Is More Popular than Jesus

“Barack Obama is literally more popular than Jesus among Democrats. Unfortunately, neither the former president nor any of the party’s 23 candidates currently seeking the 2020 nomination know quite what to do with that information.”

— The Atlantic

Buttigieg Hijacks Trump’s Propaganda Machine

Biden” No Risk, But Little Satisfaction

— Amy Walter

Nationally, Biden Polls at 35 Percent

35%

Conservative Filmmaker Seeks to Disrupt Democratic Debates

65,000

Conservative filmmaker Ami Horowitz announced that he is running for president as a Democrat in an attempt to disrupt the party’s nominating process. He’s seeking 65,000 donors, even at $1 apiece, so that he can be onstage at next month’s first Democratic debate.

Age Appears to Be a Factor for Dems

54%

Biden Opens Wide Lead Based on Perceived ‘Electability’

38%

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

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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%