The explosion of sports betting and new allegations of gambling corruption in Major League Baseball are likely to lead to new and possibly bipartisan regulations from Congress, according to the Senate’s lead sports wagering critic. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), who has already started an investigation into professional sports betting, said his inquiry could also reach
In his latest move to shift critical dollars to healthcare programs for the nation’s war veterans, Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins on Wednesday yanked a Biden administration plan to use $77 million on 140 solar electric vehicle charging stations. Instead, Collins said the construction funds will go to projects to fight cancer and provide physical
The last “legal” bump stock is set to be given back to the owner this month after the Biden administration lost on its latest gun control effort.
A federal district court judge, reacting to a Supreme Court decision knocking down a ban on the device from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, ordered it returned to Clark Aposhian, the Utah resident who took on the agency and won.
Sheng Li, the litigation counsel for New Civil Liberties Alliance, which brought the case for Aposhian, said their client voluntarily gave his bump stock up to ATF with the stipulation that he would get it back if he won the case to overturn the ban.
That technically means it is the last “legal” device in America since ATF had required others to be destroyed or surrendered.
He plans to go to ATF’s office in Salt Lake City and retrieve it this month.
“This is kind of symbolic,” Li said.
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They won their case when the Supreme Court agreed that federal agencies can’t make up laws and rules that Congress should write. The case has implications for other gun control actions by President Joe Biden’s ATF, such as the ban on “pistol braces” on AR-style rifles.
“If self-government means anything, it must mean that only our elected officials can write criminal laws. Mr. Aposhian’s original appeal to the 10th Circuit, and his subsequent trip to the Supreme Court, illustrated the multiple problems with Chevron deference, and his case likely helped convince the justices that doctrine needed to die, even though they denied certiorari. But the main takeaway from Mr. Aposhian’s willingness to take a stand for his civil liberties is that bureaucrats at the ATF and other federal agencies are not empowered to write or reinterpret rules that take away more freedom. That’s why this is a glorious victory for all liberty-loving people,” said Mark Chenoweth, president of NCLA.
2024-08-16 14:50:00, http://s.wordpress.com/mshots/v1/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonexaminer.com%2Fnews%2Fwashington-secrets%2F3123967%2Fjudge-orders-atf-return-last-legal-bump-stock%2F?w=600&h=450, The last “legal” bump stock is set to be given back to the owner this month after the Biden administration lost on its latest gun control effort. A federal district court judge, reacting to a Supreme Court decision knocking down a ban on the device from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, ordered,
The last “legal” bump stock is set to be given back to the owner this month after the Biden administration lost on its latest gun control effort.
A federal district court judge, reacting to a Supreme Court decision knocking down a ban on the device from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, ordered it returned to Clark Aposhian, the Utah resident who took on the agency and won.
Sheng Li, the litigation counsel for New Civil Liberties Alliance, which brought the case for Aposhian, said their client voluntarily gave his bump stock up to ATF with the stipulation that he would get it back if he won the case to overturn the ban.
That technically means it is the last “legal” device in America since ATF had required others to be destroyed or surrendered.
He plans to go to ATF’s office in Salt Lake City and retrieve it this month.
“This is kind of symbolic,” Li said.
SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS
They won their case when the Supreme Court agreed that federal agencies can’t make up laws and rules that Congress should write. The case has implications for other gun control actions by President Joe Biden’s ATF, such as the ban on “pistol braces” on AR-style rifles.
“If self-government means anything, it must mean that only our elected officials can write criminal laws. Mr. Aposhian’s original appeal to the 10th Circuit, and his subsequent trip to the Supreme Court, illustrated the multiple problems with Chevron deference, and his case likely helped convince the justices that doctrine needed to die, even though they denied certiorari. But the main takeaway from Mr. Aposhian’s willingness to take a stand for his civil liberties is that bureaucrats at the ATF and other federal agencies are not empowered to write or reinterpret rules that take away more freedom. That’s why this is a glorious victory for all liberty-loving people,” said Mark Chenoweth, president of NCLA.
, The last “legal” bump stock is set to be given back to the owner this month after the Biden administration lost on its latest gun control effort. A federal district court judge, reacting to a Supreme Court decision knocking down a ban on the device from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, ordered it returned to Clark Aposhian, the Utah resident who took on the agency and won. Sheng Li, the litigation counsel for New Civil Liberties Alliance, which brought the case for Aposhian, said their client voluntarily gave his bump stock up to ATF with the stipulation that he would get it back if he won the case to overturn the ban. That technically means it is the last “legal” device in America since ATF had required others to be destroyed or surrendered. He plans to go to ATF’s office in Salt Lake City and retrieve it this month. “This is kind of symbolic,” Li said. SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS They won their case when the Supreme Court agreed that federal agencies can’t make up laws and rules that Congress should write. The case has implications for other gun control actions by President Joe Biden’s ATF, such as the ban on “pistol braces” on AR-style rifles. “If self-government means anything, it must mean that only our elected officials can write criminal laws. Mr. Aposhian’s original appeal to the 10th Circuit, and his subsequent trip to the Supreme Court, illustrated the multiple problems with Chevron deference, and his case likely helped convince the justices that doctrine needed to die, even though they denied certiorari. But the main takeaway from Mr. Aposhian’s willingness to take a stand for his civil liberties is that bureaucrats at the ATF and other federal agencies are not empowered to write or reinterpret rules that take away more freedom. That’s why this is a glorious victory for all liberty-loving people,” said Mark Chenoweth, president of NCLA., , , https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Bump-Stock-ATF-scaled-1024×682.webp, Washington Examiner, Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-favicon-32×32.png, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/feed/, Paul Bedard,
Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), the Democratic vice presidential pick, is being urged to address his National Guard service and clearly explain his time in uniform and departure after two decades.
“The reality is if he said one or two things that turned out to be maybe a little bit sloppy, fix it,” Democratic adviser Van Jones said on CNN. “Let’s just get this cleaned up and move on.”
While Walz has so far ducked questions about his description of his service and if he quit to avoid deployment to war in Iraq, the Harris campaign has tweaked his online resume, changing his rank from “retired command sergeant major” to just that he served at that rank before losing it because he didn’t complete the required courses.
However, he has made the false claim for years, and it has become part of his political profile. C-SPAN, for example, posted a video of Walz making the claim in 2006.
Even the supportive liberal Washington Post found that Walz has lied about his military service, though it toned down the grating language. The paper said on Friday: “Walz’s language was sloppy and false. He did carry weapons of war — just not in war.”
It is unclear if he wants to push back. But if Walz does, the last two presidential-level National Guard veterans provide a path of attack.
Former President George W. Bush showed the effectiveness of fighting back. His service in the National Guard was questioned by former CBS anchor Dan Rather. He pushed back hard, and eventually, Rather was shoved out of his chair.
Former Vice President Dan Quayle is also a leading example. When 1988 GOP nominee and Vice President George H.W. Bush picked the youthful Quayle as his running mate, the media seized on claims that the Indiana senator pulled strings to get into the National Guard as a way to duck the Vietnam War-era draft.
The attacks almost forced him out of the race, but Quayle decided to push back and hosted a raucous outdoor press conference in his hometown of Huntington, Indiana, the day after the Republican National Convention wrapped up.
“Staying on the offense and not allowing anyone else to set the agenda — not your opponents, not the media — is absolutely crucial to winning,” Quayle wrote in his memoir, Standing Firm.
In the book, he revealed that he considered dropping out until his wife Marilyn said bluntly, “Well, if you get out now, everyone for the rest of your life will believe it is true … you have to stay and you have to fight.”
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Three days after the outdoor press conference that saw supporters jeering the media, Quayle’s hometown put up a plaque on the site heralding the “Battle of Huntington.”
The battle marked the beginning of antagonistic relations between the White House and its press corps that have lasted through today. Four years later, with his campaign under siege, Bush gave rallygoers red hats with the words “Annoy the Media Re-Elect Bush” on them.
2024-08-09 16:17:00, http://s.wordpress.com/mshots/v1/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonexaminer.com%2Fnews%2Fwashington-secrets%2F3116588%2Fquayle-bush-walz-models-set-national-guard-record-straight%2F?w=600&h=450, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), the Democratic vice presidential pick, is being urged to address his National Guard service and clearly explain his time in uniform and departure after two decades. “The reality is if he said one or two things that turned out to be maybe a little bit sloppy, fix it,” Democratic adviser Van,
Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), the Democratic vice presidential pick, is being urged to address his National Guard service and clearly explain his time in uniform and departure after two decades.
“The reality is if he said one or two things that turned out to be maybe a little bit sloppy, fix it,” Democratic adviser Van Jones said on CNN. “Let’s just get this cleaned up and move on.”
While Walz has so far ducked questions about his description of his service and if he quit to avoid deployment to war in Iraq, the Harris campaign has tweaked his online resume, changing his rank from “retired command sergeant major” to just that he served at that rank before losing it because he didn’t complete the required courses.
However, he has made the false claim for years, and it has become part of his political profile. C-SPAN, for example, posted a video of Walz making the claim in 2006.
Even the supportive liberal Washington Post found that Walz has lied about his military service, though it toned down the grating language. The paper said on Friday: “Walz’s language was sloppy and false. He did carry weapons of war — just not in war.”
It is unclear if he wants to push back. But if Walz does, the last two presidential-level National Guard veterans provide a path of attack.
Former President George W. Bush showed the effectiveness of fighting back. His service in the National Guard was questioned by former CBS anchor Dan Rather. He pushed back hard, and eventually, Rather was shoved out of his chair.
Former Vice President Dan Quayle is also a leading example. When 1988 GOP nominee and Vice President George H.W. Bush picked the youthful Quayle as his running mate, the media seized on claims that the Indiana senator pulled strings to get into the National Guard as a way to duck the Vietnam War-era draft.
The attacks almost forced him out of the race, but Quayle decided to push back and hosted a raucous outdoor press conference in his hometown of Huntington, Indiana, the day after the Republican National Convention wrapped up.
“Staying on the offense and not allowing anyone else to set the agenda — not your opponents, not the media — is absolutely crucial to winning,” Quayle wrote in his memoir, Standing Firm.
In the book, he revealed that he considered dropping out until his wife Marilyn said bluntly, “Well, if you get out now, everyone for the rest of your life will believe it is true … you have to stay and you have to fight.”
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Three days after the outdoor press conference that saw supporters jeering the media, Quayle’s hometown put up a plaque on the site heralding the “Battle of Huntington.”
The battle marked the beginning of antagonistic relations between the White House and its press corps that have lasted through today. Four years later, with his campaign under siege, Bush gave rallygoers red hats with the words “Annoy the Media Re-Elect Bush” on them.
, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), the Democratic vice presidential pick, is being urged to address his National Guard service and clearly explain his time in uniform and departure after two decades. “The reality is if he said one or two things that turned out to be maybe a little bit sloppy, fix it,” Democratic adviser Van Jones said on CNN. “Let’s just get this cleaned up and move on.” While Walz has so far ducked questions about his description of his service and if he quit to avoid deployment to war in Iraq, the Harris campaign has tweaked his online resume, changing his rank from “retired command sergeant major” to just that he served at that rank before losing it because he didn’t complete the required courses. However, he has made the false claim for years, and it has become part of his political profile. C-SPAN, for example, posted a video of Walz making the claim in 2006. “Good morning. I’m Tim Walz and I’m running for Congress in Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District. I’m a retired command sergeant major.” — February 8, 2006 pic.twitter.com/eE4LdG2GyS — Howard Mortman (@HowardMortman) August 9, 2024 Even the supportive liberal Washington Post found that Walz has lied about his military service, though it toned down the grating language. The paper said on Friday: “Walz’s language was sloppy and false. He did carry weapons of war — just not in war.” It is unclear if he wants to push back. But if Walz does, the last two presidential-level National Guard veterans provide a path of attack. Former President George W. Bush showed the effectiveness of fighting back. His service in the National Guard was questioned by former CBS anchor Dan Rather. He pushed back hard, and eventually, Rather was shoved out of his chair. Former Vice President Dan Quayle is also a leading example. When 1988 GOP nominee and Vice President George H.W. Bush picked the youthful Quayle as his running mate, the media seized on claims that the Indiana senator pulled strings to get into the National Guard as a way to duck the Vietnam War-era draft. The attacks almost forced him out of the race, but Quayle decided to push back and hosted a raucous outdoor press conference in his hometown of Huntington, Indiana, the day after the Republican National Convention wrapped up. When relations soured during his 1992 reelection campaign, former President George H.W. Bush gave these hats to rallygoers. (Washington Examiner photo) “Staying on the offense and not allowing anyone else to set the agenda — not your opponents, not the media — is absolutely crucial to winning,” Quayle wrote in his memoir, Standing Firm . In the book, he revealed that he considered dropping out until his wife Marilyn said bluntly, “Well, if you get out now, everyone for the rest of your life will believe it is true … you have to stay and you have to fight.” SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS Three days after the outdoor press conference that saw supporters jeering the media, Quayle’s hometown put up a plaque on the site heralding the “Battle of Huntington.” The battle marked the beginning of antagonistic relations between the White House and its press corps that have lasted through today. Four years later, with his campaign under siege, Bush gave rallygoers red hats with the words “Annoy the Media Re-Elect Bush” on them., , , https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Tim_Walz_662.webp, Washington Examiner, Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-favicon-32×32.png, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/feed/, Paul Bedard,
Concerns about former President Donald Trump’s personal security have surged as the Biden administration has given mixed messages about backing Israel and keeping the border open despite evidence that likely terrorists have slipped into the United States.
A key member of the newly formed bipartisan House task force looking into the July 13 attempted assassination of Trump said threats to the GOP presidential nominee have surged with the growing fears of a Middle East war and continued open border policies of President Joe Biden.
“I think that the thing that has me so alarmed is as Biden’s lack of leadership and mismanagement makes the Middle East situation worse, I think the sad irony is it gets even more dangerous for the former president,” Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) said.
“Israel unleashes on Iran over the next week, and our border is wide open, that’s even more of a dangerous situation for the former president. And you seem to have a Secret Service and a DHS leadership that’s in a kind of agency protection mode, rather than accountability and reform mode. And that has me very, very concerned,” Waltz added in an interview.
Iran and anti-America terrorist groups have put out threats to Trump and others over the past few years. The threats were expanded to top aides after Trump’s administration killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani in 2020.
After would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks shot Trump and those in the stands of a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, last month, the FBI warned of follow-on attacks.
“I don’t think we’ve ever faced a level of foreign threats targeting a former president like what he’s facing. The Iranians are serious, and when the FBI goes public with an Iranian operative that transited Venezuela into our country and recruiting assassins, they’re serious about taking him out,” Waltz said.
Trump’s right ear was injured in the shooting. He credits his sudden head turn with avoiding certain death. Two in the crowd behind him were injured, and a father was killed as he protected his family from the shots.
Secret Service leadership has been in disarray since the shooting, and the director was forced to resign.
The congressman is the first member of the Army Green Berets elected to Congress. He is about to release his third book, Hard Truths: Think and Lead Like a Green Beret. He talked to Secrets for an upcoming story about the book.
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While we talked about the task force, Waltz said the Secret Service has mistakenly handled Trump like a typical former president, not one who is also the Republican Party’s nominee in need of added security.
“His core [security] detail has been begging for more assets for years. And what they told me was that he was treated, you know, the bureaucracy budgeted him as a former president. The formula for former presidents, whether you’re Jimmy Carter or Donald Trump, and that’s it,” Waltz said.
2024-08-06 18:47:00, http://s.wordpress.com/mshots/v1/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonexaminer.com%2Fnews%2Fwashington-secrets%2F3112581%2Ftrump-death-threats-surge-linked-bidens-israel-border-bumbling%2F?w=600&h=450, Concerns about former President Donald Trump’s personal security have surged as the Biden administration has given mixed messages about backing Israel and keeping the border open despite evidence that likely terrorists have slipped into the United States. A key member of the newly formed bipartisan House task force looking into the July 13 attempted assassination,
Concerns about former President Donald Trump’s personal security have surged as the Biden administration has given mixed messages about backing Israel and keeping the border open despite evidence that likely terrorists have slipped into the United States.
A key member of the newly formed bipartisan House task force looking into the July 13 attempted assassination of Trump said threats to the GOP presidential nominee have surged with the growing fears of a Middle East war and continued open border policies of President Joe Biden.
“I think that the thing that has me so alarmed is as Biden’s lack of leadership and mismanagement makes the Middle East situation worse, I think the sad irony is it gets even more dangerous for the former president,” Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) said.
“Israel unleashes on Iran over the next week, and our border is wide open, that’s even more of a dangerous situation for the former president. And you seem to have a Secret Service and a DHS leadership that’s in a kind of agency protection mode, rather than accountability and reform mode. And that has me very, very concerned,” Waltz added in an interview.
Iran and anti-America terrorist groups have put out threats to Trump and others over the past few years. The threats were expanded to top aides after Trump’s administration killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani in 2020.
After would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks shot Trump and those in the stands of a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, last month, the FBI warned of follow-on attacks.
“I don’t think we’ve ever faced a level of foreign threats targeting a former president like what he’s facing. The Iranians are serious, and when the FBI goes public with an Iranian operative that transited Venezuela into our country and recruiting assassins, they’re serious about taking him out,” Waltz said.
Trump’s right ear was injured in the shooting. He credits his sudden head turn with avoiding certain death. Two in the crowd behind him were injured, and a father was killed as he protected his family from the shots.
Secret Service leadership has been in disarray since the shooting, and the director was forced to resign.
The congressman is the first member of the Army Green Berets elected to Congress. He is about to release his third book, Hard Truths: Think and Lead Like a Green Beret. He talked to Secrets for an upcoming story about the book.
SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS
While we talked about the task force, Waltz said the Secret Service has mistakenly handled Trump like a typical former president, not one who is also the Republican Party’s nominee in need of added security.
“His core [security] detail has been begging for more assets for years. And what they told me was that he was treated, you know, the bureaucracy budgeted him as a former president. The formula for former presidents, whether you’re Jimmy Carter or Donald Trump, and that’s it,” Waltz said.
, Concerns about former President Donald Trump’s personal security have surged as the Biden administration has given mixed messages about backing Israel and keeping the border open despite evidence that likely terrorists have slipped into the United States. A key member of the newly formed bipartisan House task force looking into the July 13 attempted assassination of Trump said threats to the GOP presidential nominee have surged with the growing fears of a Middle East war and continued open border policies of President Joe Biden. “I think that the thing that has me so alarmed is as Biden’s lack of leadership and mismanagement makes the Middle East situation worse, I think the sad irony is it gets even more dangerous for the former president,” Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) said. “Israel unleashes on Iran over the next week, and our border is wide open, that’s even more of a dangerous situation for the former president. And you seem to have a Secret Service and a DHS leadership that’s in a kind of agency protection mode, rather than accountability and reform mode. And that has me very, very concerned,” Waltz added in an interview. Iran and anti-America terrorist groups have put out threats to Trump and others over the past few years. The threats were expanded to top aides after Trump’s administration killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani in 2020. The attempted assassination of #DonaldTrump has created chaos in the #SecretService, in the #2024Election, and in the lives of those who were at the rally. Watch “TMZ Presents: Under Fire: The Trump Assassination Attempt” NOW on @Tubi: https://t.co/ufghrdmldr pic.twitter.com/xkTTGI88zm — TMZ (@TMZ) August 3, 2024 After would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks shot Trump and those in the stands of a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, last month, the FBI warned of follow-on attacks. “I don’t think we’ve ever faced a level of foreign threats targeting a former president like what he’s facing. The Iranians are serious, and when the FBI goes public with an Iranian operative that transited Venezuela into our country and recruiting assassins, they’re serious about taking him out,” Waltz said. Trump’s right ear was injured in the shooting. He credits his sudden head turn with avoiding certain death. Two in the crowd behind him were injured, and a father was killed as he protected his family from the shots. Secret Service leadership has been in disarray since the shooting, and the director was forced to resign. The congressman is the first member of the Army Green Berets elected to Congress. He is about to release his third book, Hard Truths: Think and Lead Like a Green Beret . He talked to Secrets for an upcoming story about the book. SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS While we talked about the task force, Waltz said the Secret Service has mistakenly handled Trump like a typical former president, not one who is also the Republican Party’s nominee in need of added security. “His core [security] detail has been begging for more assets for years. And what they told me was that he was treated, you know, the bureaucracy budgeted him as a former president. The formula for former presidents, whether you’re Jimmy Carter or Donald Trump, and that’s it,” Waltz said., , , https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Trump-failed-assassination-scaled-1024×683.webp, Washington Examiner, Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-favicon-32×32.png, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/feed/, Paul Bedard,
This week’s White House Report Card finds President Joe Biden stepping into the shadows of his vice president and newly-minted presumptive 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, instantly making him a “lame duck.”
On issues they see as positives such as prisoner swap with the Kremlin, Harris has been elevated to an equal planner with Biden. Both met the prisoners at Joint Base Andrews and Harris said of Biden, “This is just an extraordinary testament to the importance of having a president who understands the power of diplomacy and understands the strength that rests in understanding the significance of diplomacy and strengthening alliances.”
Harris has also adopted Biden’s practice of avoiding questions on problem issues, such as the shocking jump in unemployment, the cancellation of a disastrous illegal immigrant parole program, and the threat of extinction Israel faces from the axis of Iran, Hamas, and Hezbollah.
In looking at the week, grader and Democratic pollster John Zogby focused on the positives. In grading the week an “A,” he highlighted the multi-country prisoner exchange. “This is what presidents are for,” said Zogby.
Conservative grader Jed Babbin, who gave the week an “F,” cited Biden’s political play in promising to “reform” the U.S. Supreme Court in a way that helps liberals.
John Zogby
Grade: A
Vice President Kamala Harris has shaken up the presidential race and our polling has her leading former President Donald Trump by four points.
But, remember, Joe Biden is still the president, and he had another good week. Economic growth has continued, and job growth has slowed to 114,000 new jobs last month — but that is still job growth. Unemployment has climbed to 4.3%, and major retail companies are laying off tens of thousands. The silver lining is that inflation continues to ease, and the Federal Reserve, while missing an opportunity to lower rates this week, will be able to come together again in September and start the process of making mortgages more affordable and business loans more palatable for growth.
But the biggest news of the week for Biden was the release of American hostages from Russia. It was a triumph of diplomacy among seven countries, each with its own complications. Biden has shown the value of solid alliances, and, more importantly, credible personal relationships. As proof, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who agreed to help seal the exchange by releasing a convicted Russian killer, reportedly told Biden, “For you I will do this.” This is what presidents are for.
Jed Babbin
Grade: F
It was another week of attempted vote buying by President Joe Biden and his minions as well as more blather about reforming the U.S. Supreme Court to accomplish the progressives’ agenda. And then again there’s the Palestinian Authority agreement with the terrorists of Hamas engineered and hosted by China.
The Biden crew spent the week spending tax money, which is their usual game. Biden said he’d forgive another 25 million student loans which, as we’ve noted several times, the courts — including the Supreme Court — said Biden couldn’t do. That is a big threat to democracy, which Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris want us to ignore in their rants about former President Donald Trump’s “threats” to democracy.
And then there is Biden’s plan to give billions of dollars to black farmers for past discrimination against them. The farm vote is important and never let it be said that Biden ignored it while buying the votes of student loan borrowers.
And then again there’s Biden’s plan to reform the Supreme Court, which even Attorney General Merrick Garland could tell him can’t be accomplished without a Constitutional amendment. Not that one is in the offing. Biden and Harris want to make SCOTUS the issue because all they have to run on is unlimited abortion. When SCOTUS turned the question back to the states in overturning Roe vs. Wade, it didn’t ban abortion nor is there any Republican effort to enact a federal ban. That can’t be done under the Supreme Court’s ruling. But never mind because it makes a good issue for those who aren’t informed. Abortion is the only thing the Democrats have left. They can’t succeed on Biden policy issues, which Harris won’t deviate from.
And then there’s Biden’s and Harris’s silence on the Palestinian Authority’s agreement with Hamas. They won’t say a word about it because it blows their favorite theory of a postwar Gaza government by the Palestinian Authority out of the water.
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John Zogby is the founder of the Zogby Survey and senior partner at John Zogby Strategies. His podcast with son and managing partner and pollster Jeremy Zogby can be heard here. Their firm polls for independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Follow him on X @ZogbyStrategies.
Jed Babbin is a Washington Examiner contributor and former deputy undersecretary of defense in the administration of former President George H.W. Bush. Follow him on X @jedbabbin.
2024-08-03 13:53:00, http://s.wordpress.com/mshots/v1/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonexaminer.com%2Fnews%2Fwashington-secrets%2F3109745%2Fwhite-house-report-card-biden-elevates-harris-to-president%2F?w=600&h=450, This week’s White House Report Card finds President Joe Biden stepping into the shadows of his vice president and newly-minted presumptive 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, instantly making him a “lame duck.” On issues they see as positives such as prisoner swap with the Kremlin, Harris has been elevated to an equal planner with,
This week’s White House Report Card finds President Joe Biden stepping into the shadows of his vice president and newly-minted presumptive 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, instantly making him a “lame duck.”
On issues they see as positives such as prisoner swap with the Kremlin, Harris has been elevated to an equal planner with Biden. Both met the prisoners at Joint Base Andrews and Harris said of Biden, “This is just an extraordinary testament to the importance of having a president who understands the power of diplomacy and understands the strength that rests in understanding the significance of diplomacy and strengthening alliances.”
Harris has also adopted Biden’s practice of avoiding questions on problem issues, such as the shocking jump in unemployment, the cancellation of a disastrous illegal immigrant parole program, and the threat of extinction Israel faces from the axis of Iran, Hamas, and Hezbollah.
In looking at the week, grader and Democratic pollster John Zogby focused on the positives. In grading the week an “A,” he highlighted the multi-country prisoner exchange. “This is what presidents are for,” said Zogby.
Conservative grader Jed Babbin, who gave the week an “F,” cited Biden’s political play in promising to “reform” the U.S. Supreme Court in a way that helps liberals.
John Zogby
Grade: A
Vice President Kamala Harris has shaken up the presidential race and our polling has her leading former President Donald Trump by four points.
But, remember, Joe Biden is still the president, and he had another good week. Economic growth has continued, and job growth has slowed to 114,000 new jobs last month — but that is still job growth. Unemployment has climbed to 4.3%, and major retail companies are laying off tens of thousands. The silver lining is that inflation continues to ease, and the Federal Reserve, while missing an opportunity to lower rates this week, will be able to come together again in September and start the process of making mortgages more affordable and business loans more palatable for growth.
But the biggest news of the week for Biden was the release of American hostages from Russia. It was a triumph of diplomacy among seven countries, each with its own complications. Biden has shown the value of solid alliances, and, more importantly, credible personal relationships. As proof, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who agreed to help seal the exchange by releasing a convicted Russian killer, reportedly told Biden, “For you I will do this.” This is what presidents are for.
Jed Babbin
Grade: F
It was another week of attempted vote buying by President Joe Biden and his minions as well as more blather about reforming the U.S. Supreme Court to accomplish the progressives’ agenda. And then again there’s the Palestinian Authority agreement with the terrorists of Hamas engineered and hosted by China.
The Biden crew spent the week spending tax money, which is their usual game. Biden said he’d forgive another 25 million student loans which, as we’ve noted several times, the courts — including the Supreme Court — said Biden couldn’t do. That is a big threat to democracy, which Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris want us to ignore in their rants about former President Donald Trump’s “threats” to democracy.
And then there is Biden’s plan to give billions of dollars to black farmers for past discrimination against them. The farm vote is important and never let it be said that Biden ignored it while buying the votes of student loan borrowers.
And then again there’s Biden’s plan to reform the Supreme Court, which even Attorney General Merrick Garland could tell him can’t be accomplished without a Constitutional amendment. Not that one is in the offing. Biden and Harris want to make SCOTUS the issue because all they have to run on is unlimited abortion. When SCOTUS turned the question back to the states in overturning Roe vs. Wade, it didn’t ban abortion nor is there any Republican effort to enact a federal ban. That can’t be done under the Supreme Court’s ruling. But never mind because it makes a good issue for those who aren’t informed. Abortion is the only thing the Democrats have left. They can’t succeed on Biden policy issues, which Harris won’t deviate from.
And then there’s Biden’s and Harris’s silence on the Palestinian Authority’s agreement with Hamas. They won’t say a word about it because it blows their favorite theory of a postwar Gaza government by the Palestinian Authority out of the water.
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John Zogby is the founder of the Zogby Survey and senior partner at John Zogby Strategies. His podcast with son and managing partner and pollster Jeremy Zogby can be heard here. Their firm polls for independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Follow him on X @ZogbyStrategies.
Jed Babbin is a Washington Examiner contributor and former deputy undersecretary of defense in the administration of former President George H.W. Bush. Follow him on X @jedbabbin.
, This week’s White House Report Card finds President Joe Biden stepping into the shadows of his vice president and newly-minted presumptive 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, instantly making him a “lame duck.” On issues they see as positives such as prisoner swap with the Kremlin, Harris has been elevated to an equal planner with Biden. Both met the prisoners at Joint Base Andrews and Harris said of Biden, “This is just an extraordinary testament to the importance of having a president who understands the power of diplomacy and understands the strength that rests in understanding the significance of diplomacy and strengthening alliances.” Harris has also adopted Biden’s practice of avoiding questions on problem issues, such as the shocking jump in unemployment, the cancellation of a disastrous illegal immigrant parole program, and the threat of extinction Israel faces from the axis of Iran, Hamas, and Hezbollah. If you want to know who is the most important person at the party, look who arrives late.Where’s Joe Biden? No one cares now https://t.co/7ONMd2dvhG via @dcexaminer — Hugo Gurdon (@hgurdon) August 1, 2024 In looking at the week, grader and Democratic pollster John Zogby focused on the positives. In grading the week an “A,” he highlighted the multi-country prisoner exchange. “This is what presidents are for,” said Zogby. Conservative grader Jed Babbin, who gave the week an “F,” cited Biden’s political play in promising to “reform” the U.S. Supreme Court in a way that helps liberals. John Zogby Grade: A Vice President Kamala Harris has shaken up the presidential race and our polling has her leading former President Donald Trump by four points. But, remember, Joe Biden is still the president, and he had another good week. Economic growth has continued, and job growth has slowed to 114,000 new jobs last month — but that is still job growth. Unemployment has climbed to 4.3%, and major retail companies are laying off tens of thousands. The silver lining is that inflation continues to ease, and the Federal Reserve, while missing an opportunity to lower rates this week, will be able to come together again in September and start the process of making mortgages more affordable and business loans more palatable for growth. But the biggest news of the week for Biden was the release of American hostages from Russia. It was a triumph of diplomacy among seven countries, each with its own complications. Biden has shown the value of solid alliances, and, more importantly, credible personal relationships. As proof, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who agreed to help seal the exchange by releasing a convicted Russian killer, reportedly told Biden, “For you I will do this.” This is what presidents are for. Jed Babbin Grade: F It was another week of attempted vote buying by President Joe Biden and his minions as well as more blather about reforming the U.S. Supreme Court to accomplish the progressives’ agenda. And then again there’s the Palestinian Authority agreement with the terrorists of Hamas engineered and hosted by China. The Biden crew spent the week spending tax money, which is their usual game. Biden said he’d forgive another 25 million student loans which, as we’ve noted several times, the courts — including the Supreme Court — said Biden couldn’t do. That is a big threat to democracy, which Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris want us to ignore in their rants about former President Donald Trump’s “threats” to democracy. And then there is Biden’s plan to give billions of dollars to black farmers for past discrimination against them. The farm vote is important and never let it be said that Biden ignored it while buying the votes of student loan borrowers. KAMALA HARRIS IS THE WORST ISRAEL-HATER & ISLAMIST-PROPAGANDISTS TO EVER SERVE AS VICE PRESIDENT OR SEEK THE DEMOCRAT PARTY PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION Kamala Harris can surround herself with all the Jewish people she wants, from her husband to possibly Josh Shapiro. THE FACT IS…— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) July 31, 2024 And then again there’s Biden’s plan to reform the Supreme Court, which even Attorney General Merrick Garland could tell him can’t be accomplished without a Constitutional amendment. Not that one is in the offing. Biden and Harris want to make SCOTUS the issue because all they have to run on is unlimited abortion. When SCOTUS turned the question back to the states in overturning Roe vs. Wade, it didn’t ban abortion nor is there any Republican effort to enact a federal ban. That can’t be done under the Supreme Court’s ruling. But never mind because it makes a good issue for those who aren’t informed. Abortion is the only thing the Democrats have left. They can’t succeed on Biden policy issues, which Harris won’t deviate from. And then there’s Biden’s and Harris’s silence on the Palestinian Authority’s agreement with Hamas. They won’t say a word about it because it blows their favorite theory of a postwar Gaza government by the Palestinian Authority out of the water. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER John Zogby is the founder of the Zogby Survey and senior partner at John Zogby Strategies. His podcast with son and managing partner and pollster Jeremy Zogby can be heard here. Their firm polls for independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Follow him on X @ZogbyStrategies. Jed Babbin is a Washington Examiner contributor and former deputy undersecretary of defense in the administration of former President George H.W. Bush. 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So much for the expected polling bump for Vice President Kamala Harris.
In three surveys since she became the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, Harris has failed to overtake former President Donald Trump as his campaign feared would happen.
Instead, the race remains where it has been for months, with Trump leading Harris both in new national head-to-head and battleground state surveys.
Just out is the latest Rasmussen Reports poll shared with Secrets and taken over the past three nights. It shows Trump leading Harris with likely voters 50%-43%, well outside the margin of error.
That is just a 1-point increase for Harris over Rasmussen’s last Biden-Trump head-to-head survey taken shortly before Biden bowed out of the 2024 race amid pressure from Democratic elites and the media to abandon his lifelong dream of being president out of fear he might lose to Trump.
Significantly, the new poll shows a massive 20-point gap among independent voters favoring Trump, 53%-33%. It does show a slight gain in Democratic voter support for Harris over Biden.
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Also, it shows Trump keeping his support solid with black and Hispanic voters as well as with younger voters. Some other surveys, including the just out Emerson College Polling/Hill newspaper battleground poll, showed younger voters trending to Harris.
When third-party candidates were included in Rasmussen’s questioning, Trump kept his 7-point lead over Harris, 49%-42%. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lost half of his support, dropping to 4% from 8%.
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So much for the expected polling bump for Vice President Kamala Harris.
In three surveys since she became the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, Harris has failed to overtake former President Donald Trump as his campaign feared would happen.
Instead, the race remains where it has been for months, with Trump leading Harris both in new national head-to-head and battleground state surveys.
Just out is the latest Rasmussen Reports poll shared with Secrets and taken over the past three nights. It shows Trump leading Harris with likely voters 50%-43%, well outside the margin of error.
That is just a 1-point increase for Harris over Rasmussen’s last Biden-Trump head-to-head survey taken shortly before Biden bowed out of the 2024 race amid pressure from Democratic elites and the media to abandon his lifelong dream of being president out of fear he might lose to Trump.
Significantly, the new poll shows a massive 20-point gap among independent voters favoring Trump, 53%-33%. It does show a slight gain in Democratic voter support for Harris over Biden.
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Also, it shows Trump keeping his support solid with black and Hispanic voters as well as with younger voters. Some other surveys, including the just out Emerson College Polling/Hill newspaper battleground poll, showed younger voters trending to Harris.
When third-party candidates were included in Rasmussen’s questioning, Trump kept his 7-point lead over Harris, 49%-42%. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lost half of his support, dropping to 4% from 8%.
, So much for the expected polling bump for Vice President Kamala Harris. In three surveys since she became the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, Harris has failed to overtake former President Donald Trump as his campaign feared would happen. Instead, the race remains where it has been for months, with Trump leading Harris both in new national head-to-head and battleground state surveys. Just out is the latest Rasmussen Reports poll shared with Secrets and taken over the past three nights. It shows Trump leading Harris with likely voters 50%-43%, well outside the margin of error. That is just a 1-point increase for Harris over Rasmussen’s last Biden-Trump head-to-head survey taken shortly before Biden bowed out of the 2024 race amid pressure from Democratic elites and the media to abandon his lifelong dream of being president out of fear he might lose to Trump. Trump keeps battleground state lead despite campaign fears. However, @EmersonPolling @thehill survey shows good growth for VP Harris among younger voters.https://t.co/TrXzlDGNNc via @dcexaminer pic.twitter.com/5VDkjucaYJ — Paul Bedard (@SecretsBedard) July 25, 2024 Significantly, the new poll shows a massive 20-point gap among independent voters favoring Trump, 53%-33%. It does show a slight gain in Democratic voter support for Harris over Biden. SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS Also, it shows Trump keeping his support solid with black and Hispanic voters as well as with younger voters. Some other surveys, including the just out Emerson College Polling/Hill newspaper battleground poll, showed younger voters trending to Harris. When third-party candidates were included in Rasmussen’s questioning, Trump kept his 7-point lead over Harris, 49%-42%. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lost half of his support, dropping to 4% from 8%., , , https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Trump-Rassmussen-First-scaled-1024×682.webp, Washington Examiner, Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-favicon-32×32.png, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/feed/, Paul Bedard,
Former President Donald Trump’s advisers are as boldly predicting a fall election win over Vice President Kamala Harris as they did over President Joe Biden, citing support from Hispanic and black voters, both historically Democratic support groups.
Polling from the Trump team shows that the campaign has been testing a Trump-Harris matchup for months and they said the former president has consistently done a little better against the vice president.
Importantly, they said, Harris is not more popular among black and Hispanic voters than Biden, suggesting that her minority status does not help her much among the top minority voting blocs.
And, they told Secrets, she is not driving independent or younger voters to the Democratic ticket either.
Consider the most recent polling on the race from brothers John and Jim McLaughlin, whose McLaughlin & Associates advises the team led by pollster Tony Fabrizio.
In the monthly survey released at the end of June, Trump held a 46%-44% lead over Biden. In a head-to-head with Harris, Trump was up 47%-42%.
McLaughlin broke out results for black, Hispanic, and younger voters and it showed that Harris brought nothing extra to the race.
Among Hispanic voters, Biden had the support of 45% to 42% for Trump. Harris had the support of 43%. In 2020, Biden won 59% of the Hispanic vote.
With black voters, Biden had 64% to Trump’s 28%. Harris, whose mother is Indian and father Jamaican, has the support of 60% of black voters. According to the Pew Research Center, Democratic presidential candidates average 91% of the black vote.
Voters under 55 split 45% for Biden and 44% for Trump. Harris wins fewer in this category, at 42%.
And with independents, Biden had the support of 39% to Trump’s 36%. In a Trump-Harris election, the numbers didn’t change.
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So as with Biden, the Trump team continues to see support from traditional Democratic groups pushing him over the finish line first in a Trump-Harris election.
“President Trump will beat Kamala Harris and make inroads among African Americans, Hispanics and younger voters,” pollster John McLaughlin said.
He also told Secrets, “The Trump campaign takes nothing for granted and continues to work like an underdog. Kamala Harris shares Joe Biden’s record of failure with even less likeability. In our June national poll among 1,000 likely voters Vice President Harris was losing 28% of African Americans, 41% of Hispanics, 44% of younger voters, and 51% of suburban voters. While Biden was losing to Trump in that poll by 2 points, Harris was losing by 5 points. We’ll take it.”
2024-07-22 18:12:00, http://s.wordpress.com/mshots/v1/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonexaminer.com%2Fnews%2Fwashington-secrets%2F3094053%2Ftrump-sees-win-over-harris-help-from-black-hispanic-voters%2F?w=600&h=450, Former President Donald Trump’s advisers are as boldly predicting a fall election win over Vice President Kamala Harris as they did over President Joe Biden, citing support from Hispanic and black voters, both historically Democratic support groups. Polling from the Trump team shows that the campaign has been testing a Trump-Harris matchup for months and,
Former President Donald Trump’s advisers are as boldly predicting a fall election win over Vice President Kamala Harris as they did over President Joe Biden, citing support from Hispanic and black voters, both historically Democratic support groups.
Polling from the Trump team shows that the campaign has been testing a Trump-Harris matchup for months and they said the former president has consistently done a little better against the vice president.
Importantly, they said, Harris is not more popular among black and Hispanic voters than Biden, suggesting that her minority status does not help her much among the top minority voting blocs.
And, they told Secrets, she is not driving independent or younger voters to the Democratic ticket either.
Consider the most recent polling on the race from brothers John and Jim McLaughlin, whose McLaughlin & Associates advises the team led by pollster Tony Fabrizio.
In the monthly survey released at the end of June, Trump held a 46%-44% lead over Biden. In a head-to-head with Harris, Trump was up 47%-42%.
McLaughlin broke out results for black, Hispanic, and younger voters and it showed that Harris brought nothing extra to the race.
Among Hispanic voters, Biden had the support of 45% to 42% for Trump. Harris had the support of 43%. In 2020, Biden won 59% of the Hispanic vote.
With black voters, Biden had 64% to Trump’s 28%. Harris, whose mother is Indian and father Jamaican, has the support of 60% of black voters. According to the Pew Research Center, Democratic presidential candidates average 91% of the black vote.
Voters under 55 split 45% for Biden and 44% for Trump. Harris wins fewer in this category, at 42%.
And with independents, Biden had the support of 39% to Trump’s 36%. In a Trump-Harris election, the numbers didn’t change.
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So as with Biden, the Trump team continues to see support from traditional Democratic groups pushing him over the finish line first in a Trump-Harris election.
“President Trump will beat Kamala Harris and make inroads among African Americans, Hispanics and younger voters,” pollster John McLaughlin said.
He also told Secrets, “The Trump campaign takes nothing for granted and continues to work like an underdog. Kamala Harris shares Joe Biden’s record of failure with even less likeability. In our June national poll among 1,000 likely voters Vice President Harris was losing 28% of African Americans, 41% of Hispanics, 44% of younger voters, and 51% of suburban voters. While Biden was losing to Trump in that poll by 2 points, Harris was losing by 5 points. We’ll take it.”
, Former President Donald Trump’s advisers are as boldly predicting a fall election win over Vice President Kamala Harris as they did over President Joe Biden, citing support from Hispanic and black voters, both historically Democratic support groups. Polling from the Trump team shows that the campaign has been testing a Trump-Harris matchup for months and they said the former president has consistently done a little better against the vice president. Importantly, they said, Harris is not more popular among black and Hispanic voters than Biden, suggesting that her minority status does not help her much among the top minority voting blocs. Graphic courtesy McLaughlin & Assoc. And, they told Secrets, she is not driving independent or younger voters to the Democratic ticket either. Consider the most recent polling on the race from brothers John and Jim McLaughlin, whose McLaughlin & Associates advises the team led by pollster Tony Fabrizio. In the monthly survey released at the end of June, Trump held a 46%-44% lead over Biden. In a head-to-head with Harris, Trump was up 47%-42%. McLaughlin broke out results for black, Hispanic, and younger voters and it showed that Harris brought nothing extra to the race. Among Hispanic voters, Biden had the support of 45% to 42% for Trump. Harris had the support of 43%. In 2020, Biden won 59% of the Hispanic vote. Graphic courtesy McLaughlin & Assoc. With black voters, Biden had 64% to Trump’s 28%. Harris, whose mother is Indian and father Jamaican, has the support of 60% of black voters. According to the Pew Research Center, Democratic presidential candidates average 91% of the black vote. Voters under 55 split 45% for Biden and 44% for Trump. Harris wins fewer in this category, at 42%. And with independents, Biden had the support of 39% to Trump’s 36%. In a Trump-Harris election, the numbers didn’t change. SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS So as with Biden, the Trump team continues to see support from traditional Democratic groups pushing him over the finish line first in a Trump-Harris election. “President Trump will beat Kamala Harris and make inroads among African Americans, Hispanics and younger voters,” pollster John McLaughlin said. He also told Secrets, “The Trump campaign takes nothing for granted and continues to work like an underdog. Kamala Harris shares Joe Biden’s record of failure with even less likeability. In our June national poll among 1,000 likely voters Vice President Harris was losing 28% of African Americans, 41% of Hispanics, 44% of younger voters, and 51% of suburban voters. While Biden was losing to Trump in that poll by 2 points, Harris was losing by 5 points. We’ll take it.”, , , https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AP24204593576278-scaled-1024×682.webp, Washington Examiner, Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-favicon-32×32.png, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/feed/, Paul Bedard,
President Joe Biden’s blue wall of states that gave him his 2020 victory has crumbled under the weight of voter support for former President Donald Trump, threatening his reelection.
In five of six battleground states that pushed Biden over the finish line first in 2020, Trump now leads. And in the sixth — Michigan — the two are tied.
In a new survey from Rasmussen Reports and the Heartland Institute, Trump is leading Biden in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. What’s more, in their national survey, Trump is up over Biden 47%-44%.
“As this poll from the crucial swing states shows, things could not be looking better for the Trump campaign,” said Chris Talgo, editorial director for the Heartland Institute.
The survey is the latest in a string of polls that have shown Trump beating Biden in key battleground states where the election is to be decided in November.
Those battleground state victories could give Trump a sizable Electoral College victory. In one count from the University of Virginia Center for Politics, Trump leads Biden 312 electoral votes to 196. Some 270 electoral votes are needed to win, and the new report shows that there are only 30 “toss up” votes available to Biden.
The Center’s analysis called its election review the Democratic Party’s “Doomsday map” if Biden stays in the race. It not only shows the potential for a Trump landslide, it also puts several states that have been Democratic strongholds, such as Virginia, Maine and Minnesota, in toss up or leans Republican status.
The Rasmussen survey shared with Secrets showed that in Arizona, which was won by Biden in 2020 with 10,457 votes, Trump led 50%-41%. In Georgia, which was won by Biden with 12,670 votes, Trump led 48%-43%. In Nevada, which Biden won by 33,596 votes, Trump leads 50%-45%. Trump’s lead in Pennsylvania, won by Biden in 2020 by 81,660 votes, is 47%-44%. Trump is also leading in Wisconsin, won by Biden by 20,682 votes, 48%-46%. In Michigan, Biden won by a big margin of 154,188 votes, and he and Trump are tied at 46% each.
The possibility of losing the election has Democrats scrambling to push Biden out of the race, but he is ignoring their efforts in part because no alternative candidate is polling much better than he is in a two-way race.
Many in the media late last week said that the pressure would succeed, but now those reports are looking like embarrassingly wrong predictions as the Biden team stands strong.
Some of the key findings from the battleground survey from Rasmussen-Heartland include:
In a two-way matchup, 52% of whites, 28% of black voters, and 54% of Hispanics and other minorities would vote for Trump, while 41% of whites, 64% of black voters, 37% of Hispanics and 34% of other minorities would vote for Biden.
In the two-way matchup, Biden and Trump are now tied among under-40 battleground state voters, who went decisively for Biden four years ago. Trump leads by eight points among those ages 40-64 and by five points among voters 65 and older.
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There is a significant gender gap among battleground state voters, with men favoring Trump by an 11-point margin in the two-way matchup, while women voters split evenly between Trump and Biden.
In every battleground state with a U.S. Senate race, the Democratic Senate candidate outperforms Biden against the GOP opposition. For example, in Arizona, where Trump leads Biden by nine points, Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego has a three-point lead over Republican Kari Lake, in the contest for the Senate seat being vacated by the retirement of Sen. Kyrsten Sinema.
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, https://neilpatel.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/keyword_research22.jpg, Trump erases Biden’s 2020 victory margin, leads in five of six ‘blue wall’ states, President Joe Biden’s blue wall of states that gave him his 2020 victory has crumbled under the weight of voter support for former President Donald Trump, threatening his reelection. In five of six battleground states that pushed Biden over the finish line first in 2020, Trump now leads. And in the sixth — Michigan — […], President Joe Biden’s blue wall of states that gave him his 2020 victory has crumbled under the weight of voter support for former President Donald Trump, threatening his reelection. In five of six battleground states that pushed Biden over the finish line first in 2020, Trump now leads. And in the sixth — Michigan —,
President Joe Biden’s blue wall of states that gave him his 2020 victory has crumbled under the weight of voter support for former President Donald Trump, threatening his reelection.
In five of six battleground states that pushed Biden over the finish line first in 2020, Trump now leads. And in the sixth — Michigan — the two are tied.
In a new survey from Rasmussen Reports and the Heartland Institute, Trump is leading Biden in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. What’s more, in their national survey, Trump is up over Biden 47%-44%.
“As this poll from the crucial swing states shows, things could not be looking better for the Trump campaign,” said Chris Talgo, editorial director for the Heartland Institute.
The survey is the latest in a string of polls that have shown Trump beating Biden in key battleground states where the election is to be decided in November.
Those battleground state victories could give Trump a sizable Electoral College victory. In one count from the University of Virginia Center for Politics, Trump leads Biden 312 electoral votes to 196. Some 270 electoral votes are needed to win, and the new report shows that there are only 30 “toss up” votes available to Biden.
The Center’s analysis called its election review the Democratic Party’s “Doomsday map” if Biden stays in the race. It not only shows the potential for a Trump landslide, it also puts several states that have been Democratic strongholds, such as Virginia, Maine and Minnesota, in toss up or leans Republican status.
The Rasmussen survey shared with Secrets showed that in Arizona, which was won by Biden in 2020 with 10,457 votes, Trump led 50%-41%. In Georgia, which was won by Biden with 12,670 votes, Trump led 48%-43%. In Nevada, which Biden won by 33,596 votes, Trump leads 50%-45%. Trump’s lead in Pennsylvania, won by Biden in 2020 by 81,660 votes, is 47%-44%. Trump is also leading in Wisconsin, won by Biden by 20,682 votes, 48%-46%. In Michigan, Biden won by a big margin of 154,188 votes, and he and Trump are tied at 46% each.
The possibility of losing the election has Democrats scrambling to push Biden out of the race, but he is ignoring their efforts in part because no alternative candidate is polling much better than he is in a two-way race.
Many in the media late last week said that the pressure would succeed, but now those reports are looking like embarrassingly wrong predictions as the Biden team stands strong.
Some of the key findings from the battleground survey from Rasmussen-Heartland include:
In a two-way matchup, 52% of whites, 28% of black voters, and 54% of Hispanics and other minorities would vote for Trump, while 41% of whites, 64% of black voters, 37% of Hispanics and 34% of other minorities would vote for Biden.
In the two-way matchup, Biden and Trump are now tied among under-40 battleground state voters, who went decisively for Biden four years ago. Trump leads by eight points among those ages 40-64 and by five points among voters 65 and older.
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There is a significant gender gap among battleground state voters, with men favoring Trump by an 11-point margin in the two-way matchup, while women voters split evenly between Trump and Biden.
In every battleground state with a U.S. Senate race, the Democratic Senate candidate outperforms Biden against the GOP opposition. For example, in Arizona, where Trump leads Biden by nine points, Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego has a three-point lead over Republican Kari Lake, in the contest for the Senate seat being vacated by the retirement of Sen. Kyrsten Sinema.
, President Joe Biden’s blue wall of states that gave him his 2020 victory has crumbled under the weight of voter support for former President Donald Trump, threatening his reelection. In five of six battleground states that pushed Biden over the finish line first in 2020, Trump now leads. And in the sixth — Michigan — the two are tied. In a new survey from Rasmussen Reports and the Heartland Institute, Trump is leading Biden in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. What’s more, in their national survey, Trump is up over Biden 47%-44%. “As this poll from the crucial swing states shows, things could not be looking better for the Trump campaign,” said Chris Talgo, editorial director for the Heartland Institute. The survey is the latest in a string of polls that have shown Trump beating Biden in key battleground states where the election is to be decided in November. Those battleground state victories could give Trump a sizable Electoral College victory. In one count from the University of Virginia Center for Politics, Trump leads Biden 312 electoral votes to 196. Some 270 electoral votes are needed to win, and the new report shows that there are only 30 “toss up” votes available to Biden. NEW Crystal Ball – A Glimpse into a Grim Electoral Future for Democrats if Biden Stays in and Can’t Improve — https://t.co/Q5Txt7tcz1 pic.twitter.com/dSKlLFXPZE — Kyle Kondik (@kkondik) July 18, 2024 The Center’s analysis called its election review the Democratic Party’s “Doomsday map” if Biden stays in the race. It not only shows the potential for a Trump landslide, it also puts several states that have been Democratic strongholds, such as Virginia, Maine and Minnesota, in toss up or leans Republican status. The Rasmussen survey shared with Secrets showed that in Arizona, which was won by Biden in 2020 with 10,457 votes, Trump led 50%-41%. In Georgia, which was won by Biden with 12,670 votes, Trump led 48%-43%. In Nevada, which Biden won by 33,596 votes, Trump leads 50%-45%. Trump’s lead in Pennsylvania, won by Biden in 2020 by 81,660 votes, is 47%-44%. Trump is also leading in Wisconsin, won by Biden by 20,682 votes, 48%-46%. In Michigan, Biden won by a big margin of 154,188 votes, and he and Trump are tied at 46% each. The possibility of losing the election has Democrats scrambling to push Biden out of the race, but he is ignoring their efforts in part because no alternative candidate is polling much better than he is in a two-way race. Many in the media late last week said that the pressure would succeed, but now those reports are looking like embarrassingly wrong predictions as the Biden team stands strong. Some of the key findings from the battleground survey from Rasmussen-Heartland include: In a two-way matchup, 52% of whites, 28% of black voters, and 54% of Hispanics and other minorities would vote for Trump, while 41% of whites, 64% of black voters, 37% of Hispanics and 34% of other minorities would vote for Biden. In the two-way matchup, Biden and Trump are now tied among under-40 battleground state voters, who went decisively for Biden four years ago. Trump leads by eight points among those ages 40-64 and by five points among voters 65 and older. SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS There is a significant gender gap among battleground state voters, with men favoring Trump by an 11-point margin in the two-way matchup, while women voters split evenly between Trump and Biden. In every battleground state with a U.S. Senate race, the Democratic Senate candidate outperforms Biden against the GOP opposition. For example, in Arizona, where Trump leads Biden by nine points, Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego has a three-point lead over Republican Kari Lake, in the contest for the Senate seat being vacated by the retirement of Sen. Kyrsten Sinema., Photo Credit: , , www.washingtonexaminer.com, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/3092526/trump-erases-bidens-2020-victory-margin-leads-in-five-of-six-blue-wall-states/, Washington Secrets,2020 Elections,2024 Elections,Donald Trump,Joe Biden,Polls,Rasmussen, Washington Secrets,2020 Elections,2024 Elections,Donald Trump,Joe Biden,Polls,Rasmussen, 2020 Elections, Read More, , https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Trump-Battleground-Poll-scaled-1024×576.webp, Washington Examiner, Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-favicon-32×32.png, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/feed/, Paul Bedard,
Republican voters are rallying behind former President Donald Trump’s running mate Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), calling him the right pick heading into the fall election season.
According to the latest Rasmussen Reports survey shared with Secrets, 75% of Republicans approve of the 39-year-old first-term senator being Trump’s vice presidential choice.
Among all likely voters, 51% approve versus just 32% who don’t.
Vance accepted the nomination on Wednesday, and on Thursday, he sat with Trump and his family during some of the speeches given at the Republican National Convention.
Notably, he has won the support and friendship of Trump’s sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump. Donald Trump Jr. even suggested that there is a “very high chance” that Vance will follow the former president into the Oval Office in the 2028 election.
The survey results are good news for Vance. He is not well known, though he wrote the top-selling book Hillbilly Elegy.
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Among voting groups, a majority of Hispanic voters approve of Trump’s selection, as do younger voters.
Trump and Vance are heading to Michigan to open the fall campaign.
