Maddow Blog | Global polling: Support for U.S. stronger under Biden than Trump New international polling confirms that the U.S. under Joe Biden enjoys the kind of international respect Donald Trump talked about but never achieved. 06/17/2024 - 3:41 am | View Link
Most popular Republican in America will surprise you (it’s not Donald Trump) In fact, the GOP-er with the highest approval rating doesn’t currently hold any elected office nor is he seeking one. 06/17/2024 - 3:14 am | View Link
Trump Favorable/Unfavorable Ratings Polls | RealClearPolling Examine Trump's Favorable/Unfavorable Ratings with RealClearPolling. Uncover trends and gain insights into public sentiments surrounding this influential political figure. 06/15/2024 - 5:40 am | View Website
Donald Trump : Favorability Polls | FiveThirtyEight Do Americans have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Donald Trump? In November 2023, we made changes to the way we calculate our polling averages. Read the full methodology here. Sort by date.... 06/13/2024 - 1:34 pm | View Website
President: general election Polls | FiveThirtyEight Who’s Ahead in National Presidential Polls? General election polling average. Do Voters Want Republicans Or Democrats In Congress? Generic ballot polling average. How Popular Is Joe Biden?... 06/13/2024 - 8:27 am | View Website
Presidential Approval Ratings -- Donald Trump Americans' approval of the job Donald Trump is doing as president, from 2017 to 2021. High point was 49%, reached several times in 2020; low point was 34% in 2021. Trump's average approval rating... 06/12/2024 - 11:37 pm | View Website
How Popular Is Donald Trump? | FiveThirtyEight An updating calculation of the president's approval rating, accounting for each poll's quality, recency, sample size and partisan lean. How this works » All polls Polls of likely or... 06/12/2024 - 11:01 pm | View Website
This month marks the anniversary of a book that changed America.
History.com:
On June 15, 1974, Simon & Schuster releases All the President’s Men, the first definitive book about the Watergate scandal, authored by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the two Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporters from The Washington Post who broke the explosive story.
During a private meeting with congressional Republicans Thursday, convicted felon Donald Trump reportedly called Milwaukee, where the Republican National Convention will be held in July, a "horrible city." He then lied about crime in the city, where homicides are down 42% since 2022.
But don’t worry, Wisconsin, you are not alone in Trump's disdain for the country’s most populous areas.
Black Chicagoans could see reparations in their near future, after the city’s mayor signed an executive order Monday aimed at creating a task force that will look into the massive endeavor.
The Black Reparations Co-Governance Task Force “will conduct a comprehensive study and examination of all policies that have harmed Black Chicagoans from the slavery era to present day,” and will then draft recommendations for reparations, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office said in a press release.
Democrats are not bringing Powerpoint slides to a gunfight any longer. Tiger Beat on the Potomac (AKA Politico, Thanks Charlie Pierce!) morning email thingie:
A MATTER OF CONVICTION — The JOE BIDEN campaign is announcing a major new $50 million June ad push this morning, centered on a new spot slamming DONALD TRUMP over his conviction in the New York hush money case.
“The White House on Monday blasted a string of altered videos that purported to show President Biden wandering or standing in a state of confusion, calling the footage ‘bad faith’ and a sign of desperation from Biden’s critics,” NewsNation reports.
NBC News: “Good, who chairs the hard-right House Freedom Caucus, told his supporters that he is former Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s top target, as McCarthy looks to take down the small group of Republicans who ousted him late last year. McCarthy’s first effort fell short last week when Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina won her primary.”
“But McCarthy is just one player lined up against Good in a race that could see him become the first member of Congress to lose to a primary challenger this year.