So. Much. Action. To say it’s hard to keep up with is … something of an understatement. But, of course, a lot of the current action is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay overdue. Holding police departments to account and addressing the systemic racism that leads to law enforcement—and oh so many other—inequities is just the beginning, and here’s hoping this…
Trump is even more toast than last week, as his approvals continue to plummet
As Kerry Eleveld covered just a short while ago, bunker-cowering president Donald Trump’s job approval numbers in a new CNN/SSRS poll have utterly collapsed—down to 38% approve, 57% disapprove. The poll has presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden ahead by a gaudy 55-41 that, if accurate, would have Biden approaching the 400 electoral vote mark. The…
Morning Digest: Indiana Republican launches xenophobic ad against Ukrainian-born primary foe
The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Carolyn Fiddler, and Matt Booker, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, Daniel Donner, James Lambert, David Beard, and Arjun Jaikumar. Leading Off ● IN-05: Tuesday’s crowded GOP primary for Indiana’s competitive 5th Congressional District has been a nasty…
Georgia could be the next swing state, Trump is still an idiot, and more you might have missed
Y’all, the president sure lost his mind this week, didn’t he? I mean granted, it’s more likely that he never had it to begin with. But boy howdy was this one a doozy. Buckle up—this is what you might have missed. Idiot president peddles conspiracy theories, threatens retaliation against U.S. state By Hunter So here…
Morning Digest: Facing ethics probe, GOP congressman in competitive seat spends big on legal fees
The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Carolyn Fiddler, and Matt Booker, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, Daniel Donner, James Lambert, David Beard, and Arjun Jaikumar. Leading Off ● AZ-06: GOP Rep. David Schweikert has become accustomed to easy re-election campaigns, but political shifts…
How does ‘Keep America Great’ work as a campaign slogan, when America has gone to hell?
“Keep America Great” is the obvious reelection campaign slogan for a president who campaigned on making America great in the first place. It’s his country now. Yet what happens to that campaign slogan when people sour on the current state of the nation? Here are the current right-track, wrong-track national numbers. Civiqs Results Great news for…