ELECTION/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump fixed reporters with a hard gaze and declared: ‘I’m a very nonpolitical person, and that’s why I got elected President.’ Like much of what Trump says, his comment required a large helping of salt, since it came in a session in which his considerable, instinctive and often cynical political prowess […]
Category: Election
10/23/2018
BORDER/CONGRESS/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration has not settled on a plan for what to do if a migrant caravan arrives at the southern border, despite threats by President Donald Trump to declare a national emergency or rescind aid from the countries whose people are journeying north. Top immigration officials and close Trump advisers are […]
10/23/2018
CONGRESS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is betting that his ubiquitous role in the midterm elections — all Trump, all the time — will pay off for Republicans trying to hang onto their perilous majorities in Congress. Trump’s campaign said Tuesday it will spend more than $20 million on the November elections, including $6 million […]
10/23/2018
CONGRESS/DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mob rule. A socialist takeover. Terrorists marching on the U.S. border. As President Donald Trump embraces the role of electoral boogeyman, he’s making closing arguments to midterm voters that increasingly resemble a Halloween horror story. The candidate who won the White House in part by harnessing many Americans’ anxieties is offering dire […]
10/22/2018
ELECTION/ENDORSEMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congressman Erik Paulsen of the Great State of Minnesota has done a fantastic job in cutting Taxes and Job Killing Regulations. Hard working and very smart. Keep Erik in Congress. He has my Strong Endorsement!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 22, 2018 11:22 pm […]
10/22/2018
CONGRESS/ELECTION/GOP/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump repeated Monday [10-22-18] that he plans to offer a new tax cut plan before the midterms, even though no one seems to know what it will look like or how it might get through a Congress that only barely managed to pass his signature plan last year…The GOP has […]
10/22/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today’s Democrat Party would rather protect criminal aliens than AMERICAN CITIZENS – which is why the Democrats must be voted OUT of OFFICE! #JobsNotMobs https://t.co/0pWiwCq4MH https://t.co/axUEOzBAsZ“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 22, 2018 9:30 pm […]
10/22/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “At stake in this Election is whether we continue the extraordinary prosperity we have achieved – or whether we let the Radical Democrat Mob take a giant wrecking ball to our Country and our Economy! #JobsNotMobs https://t.co/POhRivI1BZ“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 22, 2018 9:13 pm […]
10/22/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The White House is racing to address one of the Republican Party’s biggest challenges of the midterm elections: the massive number of open seats created by an exodus of GOP House members. President Donald Trump on Thursday [10-25-18] will host a Washington fundraiser for three Republican candidates vying for […]
10/22/2018
ELECTION/HOUSE OF REPS/SENATE/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Call it the mystery middle class tax cut. In recent days President Donald Trump has twice promised a new ‘major tax cut’ ahead of the November midterm elections, mystifying White House officials, congressional leaders, and tax wonks around town who mostly have no idea what he’s talking about. The pledge […]
10/22/2018
ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VOTING: “Last day to register to VOTE in Alabama, California, South Dakota and Wyoming! #JobsNotMobs https://t.co/0pWiwCq4MH https://t.co/hmQgqgmbyE“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 22, 2018 2:54 pm […]
10/22/2018
ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump is waging one of the most inflammatory closing arguments of any modern campaign, lacing his midterm rhetoric with easily disprovable claims that are building on the fact-challenged foundation of his presidency. With just two weeks to go before the midterm election, the President is doing what he does best, seizing […]
10/22/2018
BORDER/DEMS/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump blamed the Mexican police and military, as well as Democrats in the United States, for failing to block a caravan of migrants trekking to the southern U.S. border, labeling it a ‘National Emergy’ [sic] in a series of tweets on Monday [10-22-18]…The group, which he claimed includes ‘criminals and […]
10/22/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Every time you see a Caravan, or people illegally coming, or attempting to come, into our Country illegally, think of and blame the Democrats for not giving us the votes to change our pathetic Immigration Laws! Remember the Midterms! So unfair to those who come in legally.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 22, […]
10/22/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump escalated his immigration rhetoric at a midterm rally in Texas on Monday [10-22-18], falsely accusing Democrats of ‘encouraging millions of illegal aliens to break our laws, violate our borders and overwhelm our nation.’ With weeks to go before Election Day, Trump is seeking to drive Republican turnout with […]
10/22/2018
ELECTION/ENDORSEMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congressman Tom Reed of New York’s 23rd District has done a great job. He has my complete and total Endorsement!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 22, 2018 7:26 am […]
10/22/2018
ECONOMY/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “If the stock market keeps dropping, President Trump could lose one of his favorite bragging rights. Concerns about higher interest rates, Mr. Trump’s trade policies and slower economic growth outside the United States have weighed heavily on stocks this month. The Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index is down 5 percent in October […]
10/21/2018
ELECTION/ENDORSEMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Ron @RonDeSantisFL DeSantis had a great debate victory tonight against Andrew Gillum, a mayor who presides over one of the worst run, and most corrupt, cities in Florida. Ron will build on the great job done by Governor Rick Scott. Gillum will make Florida the next Venezuela!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 21, […]
10/21/2018
DEMS/ECONOMY/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Best Jobs Numbers in the history of our great Country! Many other things likewise. So why wouldn’t we win the Midterms? Dems can never do even nearly as well! Think of what will happen to your now beautiful 401-k’s!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 21, 2018 2:26 pm […]
10/20/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Not that long ago, it wasn’t hard to imagine moderate Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.) breaking with President Donald Trump in his reelection campaign, given Nevada’s swing-state status and Heller’s refusal before the 2016 election to say whether he’d vote for Trump. But on Saturday [10-20-18], the two were acting like old […]
10/20/2018
DEFICIT/ELECTION/TAXES/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said the administration was studying a tax cut for middle-income earners that could be rolled out some time around the beginning of November, just before pivotal congressional elections. Trump mentioned the proposed tax cut in the same week the U.S. government ended the 2018 fiscal year with a […]
10/20/2018
ELECTION/VOTING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Get out and Early Vote for Brian Kemp. He will be a GREAT GOVERNOR for the State of Georgia!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 20, 2018 9:46 am […]
10/20/2018
ELECTION/ENDORSEMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp will be a great governor. He has been successful at whatever he has done, and has prepared for this very difficult and complex job for many years. He has my Strong Endorsement. His opponent is totally unqualified. Would destroy a great state!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October […]
10/19/2018
AGRICULTURE/COMMERCE/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WILBUR ROSS: “President Donald Trump on Friday [10-19-18] threw his support behind speeding up water projects for agriculture and hydropower in the arid U.S. West, a move aimed to help build support for Republicans in tight congressional races in next month’s midterm elections. Trump signed a presidential memorandum that directs Interior Secretary Ryan […]
10/19/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump, seeking to frame the choices for voters in the midterm elections, said Friday [10-19-18] that Democrats are ‘too extreme and too dangerous’ to take control of Congress. On a three-day swing out West to make his closing arguments for Republican candidates, Trump sought to hone in on immigration as […]
10/19/2018
BORDER/DEMS/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump fueled his 2016 campaign with fiery immigration rhetoric, visions of hordes flowing across the border to assault Americans and steal their jobs. Now, in the final weeks before midterm elections, he’s back at it as he looks to stave off Democratic gains in Congress. It’s an approach that offers both […]
10/19/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A contentious conversation about politics is quietly happening in America’s suburbs among college-educated white men who hold opposing views of President Trump…Mr. Ikins and others like him were responding to a recent Times article reporting that, ahead of the midterm elections, many affluent suburban white men are warming up to or sticking […]
10/19/2018
ELECTION/GOP/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump said Friday [10-19-18] he doesn’t regret praising a Republican congressman who body slammed a reporter…Trump had praised Gianforte for assaulting a reporter during his campaign last May, saying ‘any guy who can do a body slam … he’s my guy’ and made a gesture mimicking a body slam. […]
10/19/2018
ELECTION/MEDICAID/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “One month before Election Day, about 30 volunteers packed into a home in this northern Idaho town in the heart of Trump country, preparing to knock on doors to build support for a ballot measure to adopt Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion. Luke Mayville, an Idaho native who’s helping to lead the effort to […]
10/19/2018
ELECTION/GOP/MEDIA/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The White House Correspondents’ Association condemned President Donald Trump Friday [10-19-18] after he lauded a lawmaker from Montana a day earlier for body slamming a Guardian reporter…Speaking Thursday [10-18-19] at a rally in Missoula, Montana, Trump praised GOP Rep. Greg Gianforte for an incident in 2017 in which an audio recording […]
10/19/2018
ELECTION/GOP/MEDIA/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump reiterated his support for a Montana congressman who body-slammed a reporter last year, even as he came under criticism on Friday [10-20-18] from U.S. lawmakers and press organizations…Trump’s praise for Greg Gianforte, a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives who pleaded guilty to an assault charge […]
10/19/2018
AGRICULTURE/CALIFORNIA/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump is jumping into Western water wars on the side of agricultural interests just weeks before the midterm elections — a major political gift for GOP incumbents in some of the most competitive House races in the country where water supply is a top campaign topic. The effort appears […]
10/18/2018
BORDER/CENTRAL AMERICA/CONSPIRACY THEORY/DEMS/ELECTION/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Thursday [10-18-18] amped up his focus on immigration ahead of the midterm elections by claiming, without evidence, that Democrats were behind a group of Central American migrants trying to reach the U.S…Returning to the first issue that helped him vanquish more than a dozen Republican rivals […]
10/18/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Jon Tester says one thing to voters and does the EXACT OPPOSITE in Washington. Tester takes his orders form Pelosi & Schumer. Tester wants to raise your taxes, take away your 2A, open your borders, and deliver MOB RULE. Retire Tester & Elect America-First Patriot Matt Rosendale!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 18, […]
10/18/2018
ELECTION/ENDORSEMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you Missoula, Montana. Get out and VOTE for @MattForMontana and @GregForMontana!! #MAGA?? https://t.co/6XgaceUu1e https://t.co/nEndInSOhw“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 18, 2018 8:54 pm […]
10/18/2018
ELECTION/GOP/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump issued a warning to fellow Republicans to support coverage of pre-existing conditions with less than 20 days until the midterm elections…The tweet is in line with a familiar refrain from Trump’s recent campaign rallies and even dating back to his debates during the Republican primary. However, it’s not […]
10/18/2018
ELECTION/HOUSE OF REPS/JOE BIDEN/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday [10-18-18] said he hopes Democrats don’t try to impeach President Donald Trump if they retake the House of Representatives following next month’s midterm elections…The former vice president said Democrats should wait until special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe is concluded […]
10/18/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Don’t expect Donald Trump to cop to a ‘thumpin” or a ‘shellacking’ if the midterm elections turn into a triumph for Democrats. The President, even as he races around the country animating rowdy campaign crowds and launching a full-on media blitz, is making one thing clear: if Republicans go down on November […]
10/17/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Ever since his vicious and totally false statements about Admiral Ron Jackson, the highly respected White House Doctor for Obama, Bush & me, Senator John Tester looks to be in big trouble in the Great State of Montana! He behaved worse than the Democrat Mob did with Justice K!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
10/17/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/LEGAL/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s pick to fill the job of White House counsel is an indication the White House is preparing for possible post-election legal brawls with Democrats over everything from the findings of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation to possible impeachment if Democrats take over the House of Representatives. Pat […]
10/17/2018
CAMPAIGN FINANCE/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald J. Trump’s first campaign finance report in July 2015 revealed a shoestring operation run by a handful of loyalists working from a two-room suite in Trump Tower and funded almost entirely by $1.8 million in loans from the candidate. More than three years later, the picture is starkly different. Reports […]
10/17/2018
ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “College educated women want safety, security and healthcare protections – very much along with financial and economic health for themselves and our Country. I supply all of this far better than any Democrat (for decades, actually). That’s why they will be voting for me!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 17, 2018 2:24 pm […]
10/17/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VOTING: “RT @GOP: You can cast your ballot before Election Day in: ➡️KS ➡️NC ➡️TN Get out and vote ➡️ https://t.co/YIO9A13Uio https://t.co/bxkCMApisn“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 17, 2018 12:11 pm […]
10/17/2018
BORDER/ELECTION/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republicans must make the horrendous, weak and outdated immigration laws, and the Border, a part of the Midterms!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 17, 2018 8:48 am […]
10/17/2018
ELECTION/ENDORSEMENT/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Ted Cruz has done so much for Texas, including massive cuts in taxes and regulations – which has brought Texas to the best jobs numbers in the history of the state. He watches carefully over your 2nd Amendment. O’Rourke would blow it all! Ted has long had my Strong Endorsement!” -Donald […]
10/17/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Watched the debate last night & Beto O’Rourke, who wants higher taxes and far more regulations, is not in the same league with Ted Cruz & what the great people of Texas stand for & want. Ted is strong on Crime, Border & 2nd A, loves our Military, Vets, Low Taxes. […]
10/16/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Leonard Lance is a Republican congressman seeking re-election in a Republican district. But he has little to say about the Republican president. Lance’s campaign website, which outlines his positions on immigration, taxes and other hot issues, offers no statement of support for President Donald Trump. On his Twitter and Facebook accounts, […]
10/16/2018
ELECTION/GOP/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “President Trump on Tuesday [10-16-18] referred to the pornographic film actress Stephanie Clifford as ‘Horseface’ in a Twitter post, as he gloated about a recent court ruling in his favor. In his tweet, Mr. Trump was referring to a federal judge’s decision to dismiss a defamation suit filed by Ms. Clifford, who […]
10/16/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “President Donald Trump slapped adult film actress Stormy Daniels with a demeaning new nickname on Tuesday [10-16-18], making her the latest of several prominent women whose personal appearance he’s insulted. Trump derided Daniels as ‘horseface’ in a tweet gloating over a judge’s Monday dismissal of a defamation lawsuit Daniels, represented by her […]
10/16/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TEXAS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke aggressively cast Republican Sen. Ted Cruz as ‘all talk and no action’ during the second — and potentially final — debate of the Texas Senate race Tuesday [10-16-18] night. The hour-long debate showcased a major shift in tone for O’Rourke, who rarely says the names of Cruz or President […]
10/16/2018
ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “REGISTER TO https://t.co/0pWiwCHGbh! #MAGA?? https://t.co/ACTMe53TZU“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 16, 2018 11:22 am […]
10/15/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump gazes out over his rally crowd and lets loose a stream of insults with a theatrical flourish and playful grin. He jabs at Cory Booker the ‘disaster’ mayor, Elizabeth Warren the ‘Pocahontas’ pretender and ‘sleepy’ Joe Biden…The venue may be Council Bluffs, Iowa, or Erie, Pennsylvania, or Topeka, […]
10/15/2018
CAMPAIGN FINANCE/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s campaign more than doubled its spending over the past three months as the president worked to rev up the Republican base ahead of next month’s midterm elections through a series of rallies and online appeals. The increased spending — much of which was done through an opaque new corporate […]
10/15/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has raised more than $100 million for a re-election battle that is more than two years away, giving him a massive financial advantage over a crowded field of potential Democratic contenders jockeying to challenge him in 2020. The President raised more than $18 million during the July-to-September fundraising quarter […]
10/15/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘The only way to shut down the Democrats new Mob Rule strategy is to stop them cold at the Ballot Box. The fight for America’s future is never over!’ Ben Shapiro” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 15, 2018 6:46 am […]
10/13/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/ENDORSEMENT/HOUSE OF REPS/PENNSYLVANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Saturday [10-13-18] blasted out messages of support for Reps. Keith Rothfus and Andy Barr — two of the GOP’s most endangered House incumbents — ahead of a Kentucky rally where the president will stump for Barr later in the day…Trump called Rothfus’ opponent, Democratic Rep. Conor […]
10/12/2018
ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “PROMISES MADE, PROMISES KEPT! https://t.co/2lk8Fjspe4“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 12, 2018 11:43 am […]
10/12/2018
ELECTION: “REGISTER TO VOTE! https://t.co/0pWiwCHGbh https://t.co/EOCLoJJ24B“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 12, 2018 10:57 am […]
10/11/2018
COURTS/DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Senate Democrats accepted an offer Thursday [10-11-15] from Senate Republicans to confirm 15 lifetime federal judges in exchange for the ability to go into recess through the midterms, allowing endangered Democrats to campaign. The calculation by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and his caucus was simple: That Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) […]
10/11/2018
ELECTION/GOP/HURRICANE/PENNSYLVANIA/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As Hurricane Michael pounded Florida, President Donald Trump took shelter at a campaign event in Pennsylvania, where he sought to boost Republicans before the midterms. Trump acknowledged the hurricane at the top of his rally Wednesday [10-9-18] night in Erie, offering his ‘thoughts and prayers’ to those in the storm’s path and […]
10/11/2018
ELECTION/GOP/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is returning to Ohio to try to boost GOP candidates in a Republican-dominated area. Trump will headline a Friday [10-12-18] evening rally at the Warren County Fairgrounds in Lebanon, northeast of Cincinnati. The county is a GOP stronghold, and Trump won two out of every three votes there in […]
10/11/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On a recent Thursday [night, more than 100 people in Hollywood turned their attention to politics. They mingled with Stormy Daniels’ lawyer Michael Avenatti inside a hip piano bar lighted by a sign that screamed ‘OMG WTF.’ The sign stands for a political action committee that supports Democrats running for state posts […]
10/10/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “When President Trump mocked a Democratic senator at a midterm election rally the other night, the crowd responded with one of his supporters’ favorite chants from his own campaign two years ago. ‘Lock her up! Lock her up! Lock her up!’ The arena boomed with shouting voices and they kept going. […]
10/10/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/ELECTION/GOP/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday [10-9-18] used the bitter Senate confirmation battle for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh to try to boost Republican voter enthusiasm and prevent a Democratic takeover of Congress in the Nov. 6 elections. At a political rally in support of Iowa and Nebraska Republicans, Trump […]
10/10/2018
ELECTION/TRUMP FAMILY: “RT @EricTrump: All my friends in Missouri, today is your LAST CHANCE to register to vote this November! It is very easy to do – simply go t…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2018 11:43 am […]
10/10/2018
ELECTION/ENDORSEMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Walker Stapleton is running as the highly respected Republican Candidate for Governor of the Great State of Colorado. His credentials and talents are impeccable. He has my complete and total Endorsement!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 10, 2018 7:47 am […]
10/10/2018
ELECTION/ENDORSEMENT/GOP/PENNSYLVANIA/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is boosting Pennsylvania’s Republican candidates as he works to rally support ahead of November’s midterm elections. Trump invited Reps. Mike Kelly and Lou Barletta up on stage with him Wednesday [10-10-18] in Erie and urged attendees to vote for them. He says, ‘A vote for Mike is a vote […]
10/10/2018
ELECTION/GOP/HURRICANE/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As Hurricane Michael pounded Florida on Wednesday [10-10-18], President Donald Trump took shelter at a campaign event in Pennsylvania, where he sought to boost Republicans before the midterms. Trump acknowledged the hurricane at the top of his rally in Erie, offering his ‘thoughts and prayers’ to those in the storm’s path and […]
10/10/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump, who as a candidate warned that he alone could fix the nation’s ills, is making the midterms a referendum on the one thing he appears most comfortable talking about: himself. While Trump is not personally facing reelection until 2020, he is asking supporters to suspend their disbelief and imagine […]
10/9/2018
ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “THANK YOU IOWA & NEBRASKA! VOTE, VOTE, VOTE! https://t.co/0pWiwCHGbh https://t.co/tzkiQ4IlEd“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 9, 2018 8:23 pm […]
10/9/2018
ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “REGISTER TO VOTE! https://t.co/0pWiwCHGbh https://t.co/3vYfDmpqiH“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 9, 2018 11:36 am […]
10/9/2018
ELECTION/GOP/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump has stacked his schedule with campaign events with just four weeks until Election Day, hopscotching from state-to-DC-to-state to tout Republican lawmakers and slam their opponents. After rallying in Iowa on Tuesday [10-9-18] night, Trump heads to Pennsylvania on Wednesday [10-10-18] and Ohio on Friday [12-12-18] before wrapping up […]
10/8/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/DEMS/ELECTION/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Sen. Heidi Heitkamp was ready to vote ‘yes’ on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Having been just one of three Democratic senators to vote to confirm President Donald Trump’s first Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch, Heitkamp had already instructed her staff to begin drafting a statement explaining why she thought Kavanaugh […]
10/8/2018
CALIFORNIA/DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump’s shadow loomed large in California’s only scheduled gubernatorial debate Monday [10-8-18], with Democrat Gavin Newsom insisting his GOP opponent threatened to advance the policies of ‘Trump and Trumpism’’ and Republican John Cox repeatedly sidestepping efforts to link him with the president who has enthusiastically endorsed his campaign. Cox, a multi-millionaire […]
10/8/2018
AGRICULTURE/ELECTION/ENERGY [ALTERNATIVE]/EPA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump will seek to lift a federal ban on summer sales of higher-ethanol blends of gasoline on Tuesday [10-9-18], a senior White House official said, delivering on a move long-sought by anxious Midwest farmers ahead of November’s elections. The move will be coupled with restrictions on biofuel credit […]
10/8/2018
AGRICULTURE/ELECTION/ENERGY[ALTERNATIVE]/EPA/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to expand sales of corn ethanol on Tuesday [10-9-18], delivering a gift to farm state Republicans a month before the midterm elections. The move ends months of bitter behind-the-scenes fighting between corn backers and the oil industry over Trump’s calls to increase ethanol sales, […]
10/8/2018
CELEBS/ELECTION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Taylor Swift’s decision to break her silence on politics triggered a storm on Monday [10-8-18], with even U.S. President Donald Trump weighing in on the pop music star’s remarks in support of Democrats. Swift, 28, has notably stayed out of the U.S. political fray in contrast to her more vocal peers, like Democratic […]
10/8/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The bitter fight over the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh spilled over into a key U.S. Senate race in Indiana on Monday [10-8-18], as the Republican challenger, Mike Braun squared off against Joe Donnelly, the Democratic incumbent. Braun, a businessman, hammered Donnelly over his opposition to President Donald Trump’s latest […]
10/8/2018
ELECTION/GOP/ME TOO/SEX ABUSE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “On a recent evening in the suburbs of Los Angeles, two dozen women gathered to talk about sexual assault. They did so at the campaign office of Katie Hill, a Democrat running in a district that has been held by Republicans for more than two decades, and amid the drama […]
10/07/2018
ELECTION/ENERGY [ALTERNATIVE]/EPA/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to announce the lifting of a federal ban on summer sales of higher-ethanol blends of gasoline on Tuesday [10-9-18] in Washington DC ahead of a trip to Iowa the same day, according to two sources familiar with the planning of the event. The move, expected […]
10/6/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “You don’t hand matches to an arsonist, and you don’t give power to an angry left-wing mob. Democrats have become too EXTREME and TOO DANGEROUS to govern. Republicans believe in the rule of law – not the rule of the mob. VOTE REPUBLICAN!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 6, 2018 8:21 pm […]
10/6/2018
ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Beautiful evening in Topeka, Kansas. VOTE, VOTE, VOTE! #MAGA https://t.co/bomRqsaYfm“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 6, 2018 8:15 pm […]
10/5/2018
ELECTION/ENDORSEMENT/GOP/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Gov. Scott Walker, reiterating that he’s in the toughest race for governor in his career, said Friday [10-5-18] he would welcome a visit from President Donald Trump to help him out even as polls show most Wisconsin voters disapprove of the job Trump is doing. Walker told reporters after a stop […]
10/5/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/ELECTION/GOP/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Fox News anchors said Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony was compelling. Republican strategists sent panicked text messages anticipating an electoral disaster. And even some Brett Kavanaugh supporters questioned whether he could rescue his nomination. But as Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court appeared to be crumbling under the weight of sexual […]
10/5/2018
CHINA/CYBERWAR/ELECTION/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “White House claims that China is meddling in the midterms do not ring true to experts and cybersecurity firms that have long tracked Beijing’s digital espionage operations and propaganda campaigns…President Donald Trump aired the idea last month that Russia isn’t the only country attempting to undermine the U.S. democratic process. And in […]
10/5/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Leonard Lance is a Republican congressman seeking re-election in a Republican district. But he has little to say about the Republican president. Lance’s campaign website, which outlines his positions on immigration, taxes and other hot issues, offers no statement of support for President Donald Trump. On his Twitter and Facebook accounts, […]
10/4/2018
ELECTION/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP AS PRESDIENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The White House has a message for vulnerable House Republicans tiptoeing around President Donald Trump: Get on board or start packing. The warning comes in a memo from White House political director Bill Stepien, who argues that GOP candidates who try to distance themselves from the president are only […]
10/4/2018
ELECTION/GOP/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s political team wanted to rally in Florida next week beside Ron DeSantis, the Republican nominee for governor, and the Republican who hopes to succeed him in the House. But sources familiar with the talks say the congressional candidate, Michael Waltz, declined amid concerns about the risks of publicly stumping […]
10/4/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/ELECTIONS/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “The ugly partisan brawl over U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation remains undecided, but President Donald Trump appears likely to come out on top regardless of the outcome. If Kavanaugh is confirmed by the Senate in a vote planned on Saturday [10-6-18], Trump will have succeeded in placing his second […]
10/4/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Seeking to boost Republican turnout in key Minnesota battlegrounds, President Donald Trump attacked Democrats Thursday [10-4-18] night, arguing that their ‘rage-fueled resistance’ to his Supreme Court nominee will motivate GOP voters this fall. Speaking before a cheering crowd at a rally in Rochester, Trump praised Judge Brett Kavanaugh, whose nomination […]
10/4/2018
ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @ChatByCC: While armed with the power of our Vote, we proudly & peacefully revolted Never doubt this was an American revolution #MAGA…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 4, 2018 9:01 am […]
10/3/2018
ELECTION/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Ask Representative Marsha Blackburn about finances and a strong response can follow. When she worked as the state film and music commissioner in Tennessee in 1995, another government official questioned her travel expenses on a trip to California. Ms. Blackburn, who is now the Republican candidate for an open Senate seat in Tennessee, […]
10/3/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Richard Ojeda is not a typical Democratic congressional candidate. The heavily tattooed former Army paratrooper stomps around southwestern West Virginia in tight Grunt Style t-shirts, tactical pants and combat boots. He included his own cell phone number — and a promise to answer it — in his campaign kick-off video. In […]
10/3/2018
ELECTION/GOP/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump plans to visit six states over the next 10 days to energize his supporters to turn out for Republicans in tight races for the House of Representatives in upcoming congressional elections, according to a White House memo. Trump’s Republican Party is at risk of losing control of the […]
10/2/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/NEW YORK/SENATE: “Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a frequent critic of President Donald Trump, is donating $20 million to help Democratic candidates running for the U.S. Senate, a spokesman said on Tuesday [10-2-18]. The billionaire’s contribution comes as Republicans, who currently hold a 51-49 majority in the upper chamber, grow more concerned that […]
10/2/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “THE ONLY REASON TO VOTE FOR A DEMOCRAT IS IF YOU’RE TIRED OF WINNING!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 2, 2018 11:08 am […]
10/1/2018
ELECTION/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Donald Trump stumped in East Tennessee on Monday [10-1-18] night to headline a rally and fundraise for Rep. Marsha Blackburn. But his mission was broader: preventing the massive upset brewing in the state’s open Senate race. Just two years ago, Trump trounced Hillary Clinton in Tennessee, winning by 26 points. Today, […]
10/1/2018
CONGRESS/DEMS/ELECTION/NAFTA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “If Democrats are successful in November in taking at least a slim majority in the House of Representatives, as most current polls predict, the new NAFTA agreement reached on Sunday night will face an uphill battle to becoming law. A completed three-way deal won’t necessarily be dead on arrival in a […]
10/1/2018
ELECTION/RALLY/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “As the fate of his Supreme Court pick hangs in the balance, President Donald Trump barnstormed Monday [10-1-18] for a Republican Senate candidate in Tennessee, warning that Democrats will unleash havoc if they gain control of Congress and accusing them of trying to sink his nominee…It was a dire picture […]
9/29/2018
BRETT KAVANAUGH/ELECTION/RALLY/SEX ABUSE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday [9-29-18] used the stalled nomination of his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh as a rallying cry for Republican voters in November congressional elections. At a West Virginia rally, Trump did not say a word about the testimony of university professor Christine Blasey […]