WaPo has a piece out today on a new Quinnipiac poll which shows Hillary is tied or losing to three top Republican challengers in three key swing states – Iowa, Colorado and Virginia. These numbers need context and caveats, of course. They’re way, way out in advance of the election. They are, with the exception of Jeb Bush, against largely unknown candidates, Walker and Rubio. And perhaps as much as anything, they come on the heels of two major controversies, Benghazi! (tm) and the emails story, that have significantly knocked down her numbers on trust and honesty.
Alito: Gay marriage ruling could allow judges to end minimum wage laws.
We read that insane National Review article saying Bernie Sanders is a Nazi so you don’t have to. Here are the most ridiculous and outrageous parts.
I see there’s a new implosion over at Gawker over the fallout from the media exec/gay porn star piece that ran, ignited a massive controversy and was later withdrawn by the site. As you know, two top editors have resigned, with a nice meal in their bellies. And from what I can tell the entire operation is in an uproar now with the editorial staff at war with management over the decision to pull the piece.
If anyone was ever cut out for the classic executive overreach that so often accompanies re-election to a second term, it’s Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R). And, man, is he overreaching, in spades. So much so that even Maine Republicans are beginning to abandon him. The most dramatic split came when the GOP-controlled Senate refused last week to accept LePage’s botched vetoes. Sorry, pal, these are too late! But it’s not just the botched vetoes. As one GOP legislator put it dryly to TPM’s Tierney Sneed, he’s actually brought Democrats and Republicans in the statehouse closer together. Bipartisanship!
New poll shows Trump rocketing to a commanding lead in the GOP primary race, with 24 percent support nationwide. The next closest were Walker at 13 and Jeb at 12.
The Maine Supreme Court will hear oral arguments July 31 on whether Gov. Paul LePage royally botched more than five dozen vetoes.
Donald Trump doesn’t just lead in the latest Washington Post/ABC News poll, but he has nearly double the support of the nearest candidate and has a more commanding lead than any other Republican candidate has had in their polling of the race to this point.
Here’s how the Post put it: “That is the highest percentage and biggest lead recorded by any GOP candidate this year in Post-ABC News polls and marks a sixfold increase in his support since late May, shortly before he formally joined the race.”
Most of the survey was conducted before Trump’s controversial remarks Saturday about John McCain, and they did find some statistically significant drop-off in Trump’s support among those polled after the remarks. That means Trump’s support could have declined from its peak, but it also suggests that his peak was somewhere north of 24 percent.