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To: locogringo who wrote (1233617)	5/27/2020 7:56:51 PM
From: sylvester80	Respond to of 1574096

OOPS! WHITE HOUSE IS GETTING VERY WORRIED ABOUT THE SENATE MAJORITY cnn.com Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large Updated 6:27 AM ET, Wed May 27, 2020 (CNN)Over the past 10 days, there have been increasing signs that the White House -- all the way up to President Donald Trump -- is not happy with its current crop of Senate candidates. " White House Worries About Kelly Loeffler's Senate Prospects in Georgia," read the headline of a New York Times piece published on May 22. " Trump advisers warn McSally is in trouble," blared a Politico headline on May 21. That's a remarkable one-two punch in the span of 24 hours. Especially when you consider that Republicans currently hold a narrow majority in the Senate -- and that if Joe Biden is elected president this fall, Democrats need only a net gain of three seats, two of which the White House is actively fretting about. Now, to be clear: The White House has every reason to worry. The record of appointed senators, which Loeffler and Martha McSally (Arizona) both are, winning in their own right is dicey. In addition to the weight of that history, neither Loeffler nor McSally has distinguished herself in the first six months in the Senate. Loeffler has been beset by a series of stock trades she and her husband made prior to the collapse of the stock market due to the coronavirus pandemic. McSally's numbers have never recovered from a bruising 2018 campaign that she lost to Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D) and polling suggests she is consistently behind Democrat Mark Kelly. Should both candidates run and lose, those defeats, coupled with the very tough race that Sen. Cory Gardner (R) faces in Colorado, could alone hand the Senate majority back to Democrats. When you consider that Democrats are also competitive in GOP-held Senate seats in Maine, Montana, Georgia (both seats are up this November), North Carolina, Kansas and Iowa, you begin to understand the rising potential for a Democratic majority come 2021. (One complicating factor for Democrats: Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama is a decided underdog to keep his seat this fall in one of the most Republican states in the country.) Trump's interests, of course, are far from selfless. As the Times noted in its piece on Loeffler: "Ms. McSally's seat in particular troubles Mr. Trump's advisers. The president has repeatedly asked if her candidacy is adversely affecting his own prospects in a state that has become more competitive, people familiar with the discussions have said." The same could be said for the struggles of Loeffler in Georgia and Gardner in Colorado -- both states where the two national parties are likely to spend money on ground games and TV ads this fall. (Of course, all three senators could also blame at least part of their struggles on Trump as he continues to languish in suburban areas.) Regardless of whose fault it is, the reality that the White House is quite clearly attuned to is this: Two (or even three) Senate seats are trending very, very badly for Republicans and might be out of reach before we even get to November. The Point: Controlling the Senate majority isn't as important as winning the White House. But as the last three years have shown, it's pretty damn close.

To: locogringo who wrote (1233617)	5/27/2020 8:01:35 PM
From: sylvester80	Respond to of 1574096

OOPS! FatRump JOB APPROVAL SINKS TO 2-YEAR LOW BY KAELAN DEESE - 05/27/20 12:48 PM EDT 1,022 thehill.com President Trump's job approval sank toward a two-year low on Wednesday, according to a survey from the right-leaning polling firm Rasmussen. The poll released Wednesday shows 42 percent of likely U.S. voters approve of Trump's job performance, while 57 percent disapprove. That's a net 4-point drop in approval since Friday when 46 percent of respondents said that they approved of the president, while 53 percent said they disapproved. The drop marks the lowest level for the president since Jan. 22, 2018, when Trump's approval rating was underwater, at 42 percent to 56 percent. The latest figures also show that 30 percent of likely voters "strongly approve" of Trump's work in office while 47 percent "strongly disapprove," giving him a net negative approval index rating of 17 percent — the biggest margin since January 2019, according to Rasmussen's figures. The poll comes as the president faces backlash, including heavy criticism from some conservative corners, over his tweets in recent days raising a conspiracy theory about the death of an aide to former Rep. Joe Scarborough (R-Fla.). Poll: Biden leads Trump by 11 points nationally Cuomo describes productive discussion with Trump on infrastructure Trump has also locked horns with top Democratic leaders recently, including throwing a number of barbs at former Vice President Joe Biden, his presumptive Democratic rival in November, and feuding with Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) amid debate over the next phase of coronavirus relief. Rasmussen's tracking poll was conducted among 1,500 likely voters via telephone and online with an overall margin of error of +/- 2.5 percentage points. Updated: 2:48 p.m.

To: locogringo who wrote (1233617)	5/27/2020 8:49:59 PM
From: Wharf Rat	1 Recommendation Recommended By rdkflorida2 Respond to of 1574096

Right now, Democrats are fighting in court in every battleground state to put in place what lawyer @marceelias calls the "four pillars" of securing vote-by-mail. Failure to win these cases raises risk of real disenfranchisement. The four pillars are:https://t.co/exkojybeoy pic.twitter.com/1xvdn9QxZo — Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) May 27, 2020