About those "Project 2025" disavowals by Trump --
Trump, in April '22, keynoted a Heritage dinner as it began work on Project 2025:
— Vaughn Hillyard (@VaughnHillyard) July 11, 2024
“This is a great group & they’re going to lay the groundwork & detail plans for exactly what our movement will do ... when the American people give us a colossal mandate to save America." pic.twitter.com/2ni0XESMci
Trump is as frightened of the damage Project 2025 can do to his campaign as he is to appearing in public without a pound of make-up. It’s a glaring tell.
— David Plouffe (@davidplouffe) July 11, 2024
Your opponent often reveals what they think is their greatest vulnerability.
Dems' Project 2025 focus appears to have penetrated somewhat.
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) July 12, 2024
YouGov shows Dems view it unfavorably 64-8.
More to the point: Independents view it unfavorably by a wide margin, too: 38-7.
Key proposals are quite unpopular.
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About last night's press conference --
I have no idea to what extent this presser moves the needle politically — but reporters who spent the last few weeks breathlessly accusing White House staff of perpetrating a Weekend-at-Bernie's cover-up look like absolute fucking morons right now. https://t.co/cg8nCX1DGv
— Dan Cluchey (@dancluchey) July 12, 2024
By the way: Yes, I know the difference.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) July 12, 2024
One’s a prosecutor, and the other’s a felon. pic.twitter.com/65kYp6m90Z
"Where's Trump? Riding his golf cart, filling out his scorecard before he hits the ball?"
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) July 12, 2024
Hook off the jab.
Who really knows WTF is going on with the polls? (cont.) --
New NPR/Marist national poll shows essentially no change in horse race between Biden and Trump, but interesting things within, like:
— stephen fowler (@stphnfwlr) July 12, 2024
2/3 say it’s more concerning to have a president who doesn’t tell the truth than one who might be too old to serve.https://t.co/IkvhSQLiYO
Republican governors won't vote for Trump = crickets = --
Perspective: Lots of understandable focus on Dems talking about Biden, but honestly having two governors of your own party — Georgia and Utah! — openly say they’re voting against you is really far more damning. https://t.co/lMxuNcqpMT
— Jesse Lee (@JesseCharlesLee) July 11, 2024
... But this ego- tripping union leader might? --
The Republican Party is a virulently anti-labor party, and it's shameful to pretend otherwise. https://t.co/2kklUu4nM4
— Jonathan 'Boo and Vote' Cohn (@JonathanCohn) July 12, 2024
Well = cough = said --
Laura Coates appears to lose her voice while coughing and incorporates it into her monologue pic.twitter.com/s4ZUe16LNE
— Acyn (@Acyn) July 12, 2024
Better than "Wash me" (Happy Friday!) --
Skills
— Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) July 12, 2024
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