Interesting story that talks about the gap: Dems say 'oh no Biden is too old' but then go to the polls in special elections and blow out the Repubs. Suggests that Dems will show up next year to vote despite not feeling great about it. Which is good.
NYT:
For nearly two years, poll after poll has found Americans in a sour mood about President Biden, uneasy about the economy and eager for younger leaders of the country. And yet when voters have actually cast ballots, Democrats have delivered strong results in special elections — the sort of contests that attract little attention but can serve as a useful gauge for voter enthusiasm.
In special elections this year for state legislative offices, Democrats have exceeded Mr. Biden’s performance in the 2020 presidential election in 21 of 27 races, topping his showing by an average of seven percentage points, according to a study conducted by the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, the party’s campaign arm for state legislative races.
Those results, combined with an 11-point triumph for a liberal State Supreme Court candidate in Wisconsin this spring and a 14-point defeat of an Ohio ballot referendum this summer in a contest widely viewed as a proxy battle over abortion rights, run counter to months of public opinion polling that has found Mr. Biden to be deeply unpopular heading into his re-election bid next year.
Taken together, these results suggest that the favorable political environment for Democrats since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade has endured through much of 2023. Democratic officials have said since the summer of 2022, when the ruling came down, that abortion is both a powerful motivator for the party’s voters and the topic most likely to persuade moderate Republicans to vote for Democratic candidates.
Despite a flood of negative polls for Democrats, the party has delivered a string of strong results in special elections, which can be a useful gauge of the national political environment.
poor Rudy. Literally, poor Rudy. Hey, everything trump touches dies. He’s doing his part proving it so.
Hunter Biden sued former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani and another attorney over alleged violations of computer fraud and data access related to a laptop computer Biden is said to have left at a Delaware repair shop.
“Trump just said in a speech in SC that Jeb Bush was president during the Iraq War *and* ran against him in the 2016 GOP primaries. This is days after he said World War II hasn’t happened yet and that he ran against Obama in 2016.”
Biden is old. Trump is old, deranged and a criminal traitor
The Biden admin . . . spied on Trump while he was a candidate and while he was president . . .
Considering the Biden administration didn't exist until after he was president, I'm impressed. I wonder whether they can use their time-traveling abilities in other ways.
Interesting story that talks about the gap: Dems say 'oh no Biden is too old' but then go to the polls in special elections and blow out the Repubs. Suggests that Dems will show up next year to vote despite not feeling great about it. Which is good.
NYT:
For nearly two years, poll after poll has found Americans in a sour mood about President Biden, uneasy about the economy and eager for younger leaders of the country. And yet when voters have actually cast ballots, Democrats have delivered strong results in special elections — the sort of contests that attract little attention but can serve as a useful gauge for voter enthusiasm.
In special elections this year for state legislative offices, Democrats have exceeded Mr. Biden’s performance in the 2020 presidential election in 21 of 27 races, topping his showing by an average of seven percentage points, according to a study conducted by the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, the party’s campaign arm for state legislative races.
Those results, combined with an 11-point triumph for a liberal State Supreme Court candidate in Wisconsin this spring and a 14-point defeat of an Ohio ballot referendum this summer in a contest widely viewed as a proxy battle over abortion rights, run counter to months of public opinion polling that has found Mr. Biden to be deeply unpopular heading into his re-election bid next year.
Taken together, these results suggest that the favorable political environment for Democrats since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade has endured through much of 2023. Democratic officials have said since the summer of 2022, when the ruling came down, that abortion is both a powerful motivator for the party’s voters and the topic most likely to persuade moderate Republicans to vote for Democratic candidates.
The Biden admin . . . spied on Trump while he was a candidate and while he was president . . .
Considering the Biden administration didn't exist until after he was president, I'm impressed. I wonder whether they can use their time-traveling abilities in other ways.
Even the laws of time and space are no match for their idiocy. Amazing.
The Biden admin . . . spied on Trump while he was a candidate and while he was president . . .
Considering the Biden administration didn't exist until after he was president, I'm impressed. I wonder whether they can use their time-traveling abilities in other ways.
Meant to say the Obama admin. Same as the Biden admin. Same as the Clinton admin.
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Considering the Biden administration didn't exist until after he was president, I'm impressed. I wonder whether they can use their time-traveling abilities in other ways.
Meant to say the Obama admin. Same as the Biden admin. Same as the Clinton admin.
Interesting story that talks about the gap: Dems say 'oh no Biden is too old' but then go to the polls in special elections and blow out the Repubs. Suggests that Dems will show up next year to vote despite not feeling great about it. Which is good.
NYT:
For nearly two years, poll after poll has found Americans in a sour mood about President Biden, uneasy about the economy and eager for younger leaders of the country. And yet when voters have actually cast ballots, Democrats have delivered strong results in special elections — the sort of contests that attract little attention but can serve as a useful gauge for voter enthusiasm.
In special elections this year for state legislative offices, Democrats have exceeded Mr. Biden’s performance in the 2020 presidential election in 21 of 27 races, topping his showing by an average of seven percentage points, according to a study conducted by the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, the party’s campaign arm for state legislative races.
Those results, combined with an 11-point triumph for a liberal State Supreme Court candidate in Wisconsin this spring and a 14-point defeat of an Ohio ballot referendum this summer in a contest widely viewed as a proxy battle over abortion rights, run counter to months of public opinion polling that has found Mr. Biden to be deeply unpopular heading into his re-election bid next year.
Taken together, these results suggest that the favorable political environment for Democrats since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade has endured through much of 2023. Democratic officials have said since the summer of 2022, when the ruling came down, that abortion is both a powerful motivator for the party’s voters and the topic most likely to persuade moderate Republicans to vote for Democratic candidates.
Trump is unpopular. I don’t think Americans want more drama. It’s interesting that he’s basically hiding right now. Wonder what he’s gonna come out swinging with, or if he even comes out swinging at all
Is anyone else exhausted with Newname (like adoltintheroom) whining daily about widespread systemic corruption across all govt institutions while crying about weaponization of the government as it addressee this same corruption?
Is anyone else exhausted with Newname (like adoltintheroom) whining daily about widespread systemic corruption across all govt institutions while crying about weaponization of the government as it addressee this same corruption?
so, so dumb.
Hmm.
In what comment did I do that today?
Wait. I didn't did I?
Which prompts the question as to why you made such a comment.
Try to respond without calling me dumb, or stupid, or an idiot. Your challenge for the day
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