DEMS/ELECTION/JAMES COMEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former FBI Director James Comey on Sunday [12-9-18] night implored Democrats to nominate a presidential candidate in 2020 who could unseat President Donald Trump, calling the president’s behavior in office ‘an attack on our values’ and saying that Democrats ‘have to win’ the presidency. Comey pointed to Trump’s targeting of private citizens and political opponents — including himself — and calling for criminal investigations, as well as his history of making false statements, but cautioned that he didn’t think lawmakers should impeach the president and that Trump could potentially be reelected by a small plurality of voters…The former FBI director has come under fire from Trump again in recent days both before and after Comey testified behind closed doors on Capitol Hill last week. Trump has denigrated the former FBI chief for what he says were lies to Congress about possible obstruction in the Russia probe and of leaking classified information to the media through an associate.”
–Caitlin Oprysko, “Comey: Democrats ‘have to win’ the White House back from Trump,” Politico, December 10, 2018 9:44 am