The Huffington Post has a good piece out about how U.S. Senate candidate, John James (R. MI), is repeating the same thing he did last time he ran for the Senate; campaign on empty rhetoric on health care: “My son has a preexisting condition … I will always fight to protect your health care,” James…
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IA-Sen: Lincoln Project's New Ad Labels Joni Ernst (R) As Trump & Moscow Mitch's “Yes Woman”
Nice: x YouTube Video The anti-Trump GOP group the Lincoln Project launched an ad Tuesday targeting Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) as her battle to keep her Senate seat ramps up. The group framed Ernst as a “yes woman” for President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in the ad and a press release, which come before the senator’s Thursday debate…
ME-Sen: The New Yorker, “Susan Collins (R) Concerned That Amy Coney Barrett Too Indecisive”
Andy Borowtiz at The New Yorker strikes again: Calling the Supreme Court nominee’s testimony “worrisome,” Senator Susan Collins said that she is concerned that Amy Coney Barrett is too indecisive to sit on the nation’s highest court. “When she was asked a question, she often appeared hesitant, evasive, and wishy-washy,” Collins said. “That’s no way…
Graham Goes There: He TELLS Barrett to Kill the ACA
Sen. Lindsey Graham (T-SC) (T for Trump) spilled the beans in his opening statement at the Barrett confirmation hearing. Judges and justices are supposed to be vetted for their qualifications to serve, and for their positions on Constitutional theory, and things like that. They don’t get asked how they would rule on a pending case,…
AZ, CO, GA, MI, NC, SC, TX-Sen: Morning Consult Poll Has Dems Winning 4 Seats, 3 Remain Competitive
Some very encouraging news today courtesy of Morning Consult’s latest poll: x #NCsen:Cunningham (D) 47% (+6)Tillis (R-inc) 41%.#AZsen:Kelly (D) 49% (+8)McSally (R-inc) 41%.#MIsen:Peters (D-inc) 49% (+9)James (R) 40%.#COsen:Hickenlooper (D) 50% (+10)Gardner (R-inc) 40%@MorningConsult, LV, 10/2-11https://t.co/7AsGqSmIR8— Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) October 13, 2020 And in the presidential election: x COLORADOBiden 54%Trump 40% PENNSYLVANIABiden 52%Trump 44% MICHIGANBiden 51%Trump…
GA-Sen A: Perdue (R) Proposes Cuts To Social Security & Medicare As His Big Re-Election Pitch
Kudos to Josh Israel at The American Independent for catching this: In an interview with a local radio network, Perdue seemed to suggest that cutting funding to the popular entitlement programs — which provide health insurance and benefits to American seniors — would help reduce the national debt. “This is the huge one,” Perdue said…
Fox News Poll Shows Biden +10%; Rasmussen Has Biden +12%
Fox News Poll has Joe Biden leading Trump 53% to 43%. Last month the same poll had Biden with a 51% to 46% lead. http://www.foxnews.com/… Twice as many voters want to keep ObamaCare in place as want to repeal the health care law (64-32 percent), and voters who prioritize health care favor Biden by 32…
TX-Sen: Cornyn (R), “Getting rid of health care for preexisting conditions is not that big a deal”
From Emily Singer at The American Independent: Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) said Thursday that preexisting health conditions are not as big a deal as Democrats are making them seem, using one of the most popular provisions in the Affordable Care Act to attack Democrats. “The left, including Joe Biden in Tuesday's debate, overstates the problem…
KS-Sen: “Marshall (R) campaign staff relying on Affordable Care Act provision for health coverage”
From The Kansas City-Star: The bulk of Kansas Republican Rep. Roger Marshall’s Senate campaign team have health insurance because of the law their boss and other Republicans have repeatedly sought to repeal. Marshall’s campaign staff are independent contractors rather than employees. It means that the campaign does not have to pay thousands in payroll taxes…
MS-Sen: The Lincoln Project Jumps In To Boost Mike Espy's (D) Senate Campaign
Some big news out of Mississippi: The Lincoln Project, a group of Republicans opposed to President Trump, plans to support Democratic Mississippi U.S. Senate candidate Mike Espy against incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in the final month of a race that has otherwise seen scant national attention or outside spending. “We’re going in there,” said…
MT-Sen: Steve Bullock (D) Scores Another Victory Against Trump, This Time On Mail-In Voting
Governor Steve Bullock (D. MT) has been kicking Trump’s ass lately. First, there was this: A federal judge ruled Friday that the Trump administration's leading steward of public lands has been serving unlawfully and has blocked him from continuing in the position. U.S. District Judge Brian Morris said U.S. Bureau of Land Management acting director…
SC-Sen: Quinnipiac Poll Has Jaime Harrison (D) Tied With Lindsey Graham (R) 48-48
Some very encouraging news today out of South Carolina courtesy of Quinnipiac University’s latest poll: Republican incumbent Senator Lindsey Graham and Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison are locked ina dead heat in the race for U.S. Senate, 48 – 48 percent, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack)University poll of likely voters, which was conducted prior to the…
Beto O'Rourke, “Texas is Joe Biden’s to lose”
From The Houston Chronicle: “This is a state that perhaps better than any other understands the costs and consequences of Donald Trump,” O’Rourke said during a pre-debate press call hosted by the Texas Democratic Party. “And it’s a state by the way — not unrelated to that — that is Joe Biden’s to lose.” No…
Support for Obamacare Grows to 62% of Voters
morningconsult.com/… A Morning Consult Poll of voter’s opinions of the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare, shows that support for the health insurance program is continuing to grow. Some 55% of Americans supported it in March 2020 and 62% support it today. The survey shows that 85% of Democrats, 59% of Independents and 36% of Republicans now…
TX-Sen: “In Texas, Cornyn v. Hegar is epicenter of battle over coverage for preexisting conditions”
The Houston Chronicle highlights how the Supreme Court vacancy is reigniting the health care debate in the U.S. Senate race between incumbent U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R. TX) and veteran MJ Hegar (D. TX): The Supreme Court vacancy stands to alter the Senate race more than just about any other in Texas, as the chamber…
Likely Voters Support Statehood for DC and Puerto Rico, Obamacare, and Roe Vs. Wade
int.nyt.com/… According to a New York Times/Siena College poll, 59% of likely American voters support granting statehood to the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, while 20% were opposed and 15% were undecided or gave no answer. The survey taken September 22 to 24 comes from the pollster rated A+ by 538. The main finding…
Ady Barkan Already Targeting GOP Senators Up For Re-Election In 2022 Over Trump's SCOTUS Pick
Received this e-mail yesterday from health care activist, Ady Barkan, and his Super PAC, Be A Hero: Ady Barkan It's official. Just moments ago, the NYTimes reported that Trump will be nominating Amy Coney Barrett to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat on the Supreme Court. Amy is a notorious, ultra-conservative judge who has been openly…
GA-Sen A: Jon Ossoff (D), “I’ll bring deeply rooted LGBTQ inclusion to U.S. Senate”
U.S. Senate candidate, Jon Ossoff (D. GA), recently did an interview with Q Magazine and vowed to be an unwavering ally for LGBTQ rights in the U.S. Senate: “There’s no place for discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity,” Ossoff said. “Those should not be merely a matter of principle, but a…
NC-Sen: Tillis (R) Staffer Tells Cancer Survivor Who Lost Her Health Care To “Figure It Out” Herself
Wow: North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis — viewed as one of the most vulnerable GOP senators in 2020 — has found himself in an uncomfortable situation after a staffer's excessively honest comments to a constituent were caught on tape. As first reported by WRAL, Bev Veals of Carolina Beach, a three-time cancer survivor, called…
CO-Sen: Cory Gardner (R) Tries To Blame Public Health Experts Of Politicizing The Pandemic
Of course he would: In some of his most candid remarks to date about the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner told a conservative crowd that public health advice and science have been politicized in recent months, causing an erosion of public trust. Gardner, a Yuma Republican, spoke in person to the Steamboat Institute’s annual Freedom Conference on Aug….
