2024 GOP primary Archives - Page 3 of 6

DeSantis’ Campaign Reboot Cost Him 11 Points

August 24, 2023 Buck Banks

11 points

A Yahoo News/YouGov poll finds Donald Trump with the clear lead nationally among Republican primary voters at 52%, followed by Ron DeSantis at 12%, Vivek Ramaswamy at 8%, Tim Scott at 4% and Nikki Haley at 3%. DeSantis plunged from 23% support in July.

Most Republicans Would Still Support a Jailed Trump

August 24, 2023 Buck Banks

61%

A new Morning Consult poll finds 61% of potential Republican primary voters said they would still be willing to back Donald Trump — both in the primary and general election — if he were imprisoned.

The Not-Great Debate

August 23, 2023 Buck Banks

It’s the night of the Republican primary debate,
And it’s likely to decide some candidates’ fate.
We’ll miss that big orange fucker
Who’ll be Twitter-chatting with Tucker,
So, as must-see TV it’ll probably just be … third-rate.

GOP Strategist: A Word to DeSantis

August 17, 2023 Buck Banks

“There is no good way for DeSantis to attack Trump about Jan. 6 or anything else. There is no point in chaining a goat to a stake in front of a T. Rex, then asking the goat to assault the T. Rex. It has not worked out well for other goats, many stronger and smarter than this one… So, no, I would not advise the candidate who lost to the Mouseketeers to attack the T. Rex.”

— GOP strategist Alex Castellanos, quoted by Slate, giving advice to Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Smells Like DeSantis

August 17, 2023 Buck Banks

By now you probably have heard,
In New Hampshire Ron DeSantis is third.
In the current list he
Trails Chris Christie,
As his campaign circles the bowl — like a turd.

DeSantis Drops to Third Place in New Hampshire

August 17, 2023August 17, 2023 Buck Banks

3rd

A new Emerson College poll in New Hampshire finds Donald Trump leading the Republican primary with 49%, followed by Chris Christie at 9%, Ron DeSantis at 8%, Tim Scott at 6%, Doug Bergum at 4%, Nikki Haley at 4% and Vivek Ramaswamy at 3%.

DeSantis Campaign Buys Off Iowa Religious Leader for $95,000

August 17, 2023 Buck Banks

$95,000

“The DeSantis campaign, a super PAC linked to him and a nonprofit group supporting him together paid $95,000 in recent months to the Family Leader Foundation, an Iowa-based nonprofit led by evangelical leader Bob Vander Plaats,” Reuters reports.

Hurd Dishes on The Donald

August 17, 2023 Buck Banks

“Donald Trump is a liar. Donald Trump is a loser. And Donald Trump is a national security threat to the United States of America. And we need to be honest about that. And if we nominate him, if the GOP nominates him, then we’re giving Joe Biden and Kamala Harris four more years.”

— Former Rep. Will Hurd (R-TX), quoted by The Hill.

Floridians Paying Millions to Protect DeSantis Family During Campaign

August 17, 2023 Buck Banks

$13 million

Florida taxpayers have spent more than $13 million on travel and protective security for Gov. Ron DeSantis in the two years he has prepared and run a campaign to become the 2024 Republican presidential nominee, according to state records released this week, reports the Tampa Bay Times.

Christie Accuses Trump of Being Gutless

August 10, 2023 Buck Banks

11 points

A Yahoo News/YouGov poll finds Donald Trump with the clear lead nationally among Republican primary voters at 52%, followed by Ron DeSantis at 12%, Vivek Ramaswamy at 8%, Tim Scott at 4% and Nikki Haley at 3%. DeSantis plunged from 23% support in July.

61%

A new Morning Consult poll finds 61% of potential Republican primary voters said they would still be willing to back Donald Trump — both in the primary and general election — if he were imprisoned.

— GOP strategist Alex Castellanos, quoted by Slate, giving advice to Gov. Ron DeSantis.

3rd

A new Emerson College poll in New Hampshire finds Donald Trump leading the Republican primary with 49%, followed by Chris Christie at 9%, Ron DeSantis at 8%, Tim Scott at 6%, Doug Bergum at 4%, Nikki Haley at 4% and Vivek Ramaswamy at 3%.

$95,000

“The DeSantis campaign, a super PAC linked to him and a nonprofit group supporting him together paid $95,000 in recent months to the Family Leader Foundation, an Iowa-based nonprofit led by evangelical leader Bob Vander Plaats,” Reuters reports.

“Donald Trump is a liar. Donald Trump is a loser. And Donald Trump is a national security threat to the United States of America. And we need to be honest about that. And if we nominate him, if the GOP nominates him, then we’re giving Joe Biden and Kamala Harris four more years.”

— Former Rep. Will Hurd (R-TX), quoted by The Hill.

$13 million

Florida taxpayers have spent more than $13 million on travel and protective security for Gov. Ron DeSantis in the two years he has prepared and run a campaign to become the 2024 Republican presidential nominee, according to state records released this week, reports the Tampa Bay Times.

“If you had the guts you would show up to the debate and say it to my face.”

— Chris Christie, responding to Donald Trump calling him a “fat pig.”

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%