[Where is the GOP headed?] Record number of Republicans support party over Trump: NBC poll

By artappraiser on Mon, 11/07/2022 - 1:09am |

A record number of Republicans support the GOP over former President Trump, according to the latest NBC News poll.

About 62 percent of Republicans identify themselves more as supporters of the Republican party than as supporters of Trump, the poll shows, while 30 percent of Republicans identify as supporters of Trump over the Republican party.

About 4 percent of Republicans identify as equal supporters of both the Republican party and Trump [....]

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RNC chair says committee can’t pay Trump’s legal bills if he announces 2024 run

BY ZACH SCHONFELD - @ TheHill.com, 11/06/22 10:13 AM ET

Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel on Sunday told CNN the committee cannot pay former President Trump’s legal bills if he announces a bid for the White House in 2024.

The RNC’s executive committee last year confirmed it was paying for certain legal fees “that relate to politically motivated legal proceedings waged against President Trump,” and in recent months the committee has funded Trump’s defense against probes launched by Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance Jr. (D) and New York Attorney General Letitia James (D).

McDaniel told CNN’s Dana Bash that the committee “cannot pay legal bills for any candidate that’s announced” after Bash asked her if the RNC would stop paying Trump’s legal bills if he makes another run for the White House.

“We cannot pay legal bills for any candidate that’s announced. So these are bills that came from the Letitia James lawsuit that started while he was president,” McDaniel said. “It was voted on by our executive committee for our former president, that this was a politically motivated investigation and that’s what it’s been.” [....]

by artappraiser on Mon, 11/07/2022 - 1:19am

GOP megadonor: I’m ready to back DeSantis for president in ’24

Billionaire CEO Ken Griffin is a bit tired of Donald Trump. "For a litany of reasons, I think it’s time to move on to the next generation,” he said in an interview.

By SHIA KAPOS @ Politico,com, 11/06/2022 07:00 AM EST

by artappraiser on Mon, 11/07/2022 - 1:41am

"by concerns about public safety, schools and politicians’ lack of fiscal discipline' -
fuck that bozo, seriously. What "Fiscal Discipline" are these hypocritical slams against federal gov?
And note that a huge "surplus" would seem to be *overcharging* people, no?

Florida was able to increase its budget from last year by more than $9 billion, in large part due to the federal funds, combined with additional revenue the state generated beyond what state economists had predicted. Before the federal funds were allocated, the state was facing a crisis with its education budget and an overall budget shortfall of $3 billion.

But during a press conference Wednesday, DeSantis tried only to give credit to the Republicans in the legislature (who largely opposed the federal funds) and himself for reopening the state economy.

“Part of the reason we’re here is because we’ve had good stewards in the legislature who spend conservatively; and responsibly, but also the fact that Florida has schools open, businesses open and people having the right to work,” DeSantis said. “That has made all the difference.”
DeSantis Brags About Budget That Includes Billions in Federal Funds – Rolling Stone (2021)

“The governor doesn’t like to mention this, but Florida’s budget includes nearly $40 billion in federal money this year,” incoming House Minority Leader Fentrice Driskell, D-Tampa, said. “It’s unfortunate that despite having record cash to work with, we couldn’t do more for Floridians struggling with a housing crisis and global inflation.”
DeSantis signs budget but vetoes Tampa Bay-area projects | WUSF Public Media (2022)

The Republican governor signed the spending plan Thursday in an event at The Villages, where in campaign style, he spent a lot of time blasting the Biden administration for inflation, supply-chain problems and COVID-19 policies.

“We would be better off if he had simply gotten into office and did nothing, than what he has done so far,” DeSantis said.

Still, the $109.9 billion budget, which takes effect July 1, is helped by almost $3.5 billion in coronavirus relief funds steered to the state by Washington.
"I know I'm an asshole but I can't help myself", DeSantis admits

Hey, just a thought but if inflation is your top issue maybe don’t vote for the party that exclusively voted no on the inflation reduction act https://t.co/7rgZZBf3PE
— Angry Staffer (@Angry_Staffer) November 6, 2022

by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 11/07/2022 - 8:04am

Worth noting health care costs hurt small businesses and their employees, while are a big cost center and complication for large companies - simplifying access for all lets business focus on business, stick to the knitting, core competence & competitive advantage, while helping the chance employees stay healthy or get back back quicker.
So for those continually pushing against government-arranged healthcare & insurance, they're actually taking a largely anti-business/anti-economy stance.

4. 640 million COVID vaccines administered and over 650 million donated globally
5. 24 free COVID tests per family by mail, and required insurance to provide 8 free tests per person per month
6. Expanded Medicaid eligibility post-partum from 60 days to 1 year.

2/
— What Biden Has Done (@What46HasDone) November 7, 2022

by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 11/07/2022 - 8:42am

Who are you trying to convince? Who are you arguing with? (I didn't know you were using this site to practice campaign ops for a possible job.)

Mature educated elite centrists know all this already.

Politics for the rest is the problem. And I think Carville was very right: Wokeness is a problem and we all know it.

All Joe Biden would have to do is a few more strong and unequivocal Sister Souljah moments to make clear where the Dem party stand he'd have the majority approval ratings more like Bill Clinton's 2nd term and the coattails would be strong.

Meanwhile the "branding" of the Dem party still sucks. It's not seen by too many as offering a grownup alternative, just lefty tit for righty tat, rinse and repeat.

by artappraiser on Mon, 11/07/2022 - 9:48am

Remarkable https://t.co/GWvBDOsS4c
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) November 7, 2022

by artappraiser on Mon, 11/07/2022 - 8:52am

"he's clearly very scared". They would know his state of mind better than most -

Madness is suggesting @RepMTG for a seat on any committee. Insanity is @GOPLeader being open to actually doing it. He’s clearly very scared. https://t.co/kGhEAZBBV4
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) November 7, 2022

by artappraiser on Mon, 11/07/2022 - 9:54am

Nikki Haley: "The only person we need to make sure we deport is Warnock" https://t.co/ubUyiYtZZA pic.twitter.com/n6G6cpanFN
— The Hill (@thehill) November 7, 2022

Nikki Haley is GOING ULTRA MAGA! pic.twitter.com/lIxQfV3uLH
— Realignment Politics (@politicsrea) November 7, 2022

Nikki Haley Embodies What’s Wrong with the Republican Partyhttps://t.co/QQICDsl0iF
— S-bart (@SalzenBart) November 4, 2022

by artappraiser on Mon, 11/07/2022 - 9:23am

I do think an underrated difference is that "Trumpy" House and Senate candidates have mostly embraced the donor-friendly Bush/Ryan agenda of rolling back Social Security and Medicare. https://t.co/ni0fS8Vnpv
— Matthew Yglesias (parody) (@mattyglesias) November 7, 2022

It's Trump's party now, not your grandfather's GOP, etc etc etc etc blah blah blah but the one thing congressional Republicans have concretely committed to doing is staging a debt ceiling crisis to force entitlement cuts, exactly what they did in 2011. https://t.co/JFP4ZxlDQb
— Matthew Yglesias (parody) (@mattyglesias) November 7, 2022

and another thing...sharing 'deep thoughts'...

It's more fun to talk about messages than about policymaking because governing is hard but it matters a lot:

— Bush wrecked his presidency and his whole family legacy in Iraq
— Through luck or skill Trump judged the macro environment correctly https://t.co/uhRNpSno4o
— Matthew Yglesias (parody) (@mattyglesias) November 7, 2022

The foundation of Obama's rise to the presidency wasn't just charisma it was that his October 2002 speech on Iraq was vindicated by events while Hillary Clinton's judgment wasn't.https://t.co/uhRNpSno4o
— Matthew Yglesias (parody) (@mattyglesias) November 7, 2022

Obama was very successful but he ended up falling short of the "liberal Reagan" potential because Obama-era Democrats misjudged the level of labor market slack. https://t.co/uhRNpS5eQg pic.twitter.com/6PCwq2om5l
— Matthew Yglesias (parody) (@mattyglesias) November 7, 2022

Biden came into office determined not to repeat the mistakes of 2009, so he made some mistakes in the opposite direction — which to be honest is what I would have done.

I think he actually got closer to the mark, but there's still a price to be paid. https://t.co/uhRNpSno4o pic.twitter.com/iUfmxMFBDT
— Matthew Yglesias (parody) (@mattyglesias) November 7, 2022

"Be right about everything all the time" is difficult advice to implement in practice.

But I do think that all political movements tend to over-index on complaining about their enemies relative to improving their own epistemics. https://t.co/uhRNpSno4o
— Matthew Yglesias (parody) (@mattyglesias) November 7, 2022

(some of the replies are worthwhile)

by artappraiser on Mon, 11/07/2022 - 10:11am

& when moderate Dems don't stand up?

Should they really be abandoning the field to The Squad?

Did 2016 teach nothing?

.@JRubinBlogger: "The one exception is WI, which stands as an example of a flippable seat (in a state Biden won in 2020) that was essentially thrown away when Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) backed Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes." https://t.co/baITlO3h8W
— @JulieZebrak (@JulieZebrak) November 9, 2022

by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 11/09/2022 - 11:18am

looking at election results NY Democratic Party really stands out - just an abject, humiliating embarrassment from Jay Jacobs to Sean Patrick Maloney to the Brooklyn party machine. If you're gonna be politically uninspiring at least be competent.
— fakelinz (@fakelinz) November 9, 2022