bipartisanreport--2020-04-20--McConnell’s GOP Panic As Dems Close In On Senate Majority

Amidst the Coronavirus pandemic , the U.S. is still preparing for a slew of elections this November that could hand Democrats control of the Senate for the first time in years , no matter what happens elsewhere .
In a new report , POLITICO outlines the broad anxiety among Republican leaders like the team of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-Ky. ) , who are facing the fact that Democrats are gaining ground in more than enough races to nab Senate control post-November .
These races include Arizona , Colorado , Maine , and North Carolina , whose races @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , along with Montana , Kansas , Georgia , and Iowa , whose races the same source rates as only leaning Republican .
Democratic chances are boosted by strong fundraising .
In every single one of the toss-up states , Democratic contenders outraised their Republican opponents in the first quarter of 2020 — although Republicans frequently ended up with more cash on-hand thanks to past accumulations .
Still , Democrats have recently outraised Republicans in a full five additional races beyond those four most competitive ones .
As Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee spokesperson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s increasing the anxiety for Republicans .
Steven Law , who POLITICO describes as “ president of the super PAC Senate Leadership Fund and a top ally to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell , ” told the outlet : ‘ The sense is that , no matter what else happens , we ’ ve got to hold the Senate majority .
And it ’ s not a given .
There ’ s just a broad front to defend , and it ’ s going to take a lot of resources and a lot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ number of seats that we need to defend , versus the ones that they need to defend , makes it a taller order — and therefore takes a lot more resources to be able to be competitive.
’ In fact , POLITICO adds , in a slew of states with Senate races unfolding this year , including Arizona , Colorado , Iowa , Maine , North Carolina , and Kentucky , “ the GOP has already been outspent by millions from Democratic campaigns and outside groups.
” In the toss-up races ( plus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ both sides have collectively already reserved a staggering nearly $ 130 million in television ads .
In North Carolina alone , the GOP has already reserved nearly $ 30 million in television ads compared to nearly $ 25 million on the Democratic side , leading the state ’ s former Republican Governor Pat McCrory to proclaim : Many of the Democratic challengers are currently boosted by strong poll numbers .
Arizona Democrat Mark Kelly leads Republican challenger Martha McSally by an average of a staggering eight percent margin , and a similar pattern @ @ @ @ @ @ @ own popularity could help drag down support for Republicans further down the ballot .

Amidst the Coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. is still preparing for a slew of elections this November that could hand Democrats control of the Senate for the first time in years, no matter what happens elsewhere. In a new report, POLITICO outlines the broad anxiety among Republican leaders like the team of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who are facing the fact that Democrats are gaining ground in more than enough races to nab Senate control post-November. These races include Arizona, Colorado, Maine, and North Carolina, whose races the Cook Political Report currently calls toss-ups, along with Montana, Kansas, Georgia, and Iowa, whose races the same source rates as only leaning Republican.
Democratic chances are boosted by strong fundraising. In every single one of the toss-up states, Democratic contenders outraised their Republican opponents in the first quarter of 2020 — although Republicans frequently ended up with more cash on-hand thanks to past accumulations. Still, Democrats have recently outraised Republicans in a full five additional races beyond those four most competitive ones.
As Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee spokesperson Lauren Passalacqua put it:
‘Democrats have put more states in play and have more paths to the majority with strong candidates, impressive campaign operations and a focus on what matters most to voters: affordable quality health care, lowering the cost of prescription drugs and economic security for working families — not corporate special interests.’
And that’s increasing the anxiety for Republicans. Steven Law, who POLITICO describes as “president of the super PAC Senate Leadership Fund and a top ally to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell,” told the outlet:
‘The sense is that, no matter what else happens, we’ve got to hold the Senate majority. And it’s not a given. There’s just a broad front to defend, and it’s going to take a lot of resources and a lot of hard work to do it… the number of seats that we need to defend, versus the ones that they need to defend, makes it a taller order — and therefore takes a lot more resources to be able to be competitive.’
In fact, POLITICO adds, in a slew of states with Senate races unfolding this year, including Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Maine, North Carolina, and Kentucky, “the GOP has already been outspent by millions from Democratic campaigns and outside groups.”
In the toss-up races (plus Iowa) alone, super PACs on both sides have collectively already reserved a staggering nearly $130 million in television ads. In North Carolina alone, the GOP has already reserved nearly $30 million in television ads compared to nearly $25 million on the Democratic side, leading the state’s former Republican Governor Pat McCrory to proclaim:
‘I anticipate the most expensive Senate race definitely in North Carolina history, and maybe in U.S. history.’
Many of the Democratic challengers are currently boosted by strong poll numbers. Arizona Democrat Mark Kelly leads Republican challenger Martha McSally by an average of a staggering eight percent margin, and a similar pattern repeats elsewhere. Donald Trump’s own popularity could help drag down support for Republicans further down the ballot.


bipartisanreport--2020-04-21--Dem Gov Warns Against Trump’s Protest Rhetoric

Donald Trump was just accused of generating violence with his endorsement of protesters .
They were missing masks and clustering together .
The Illinois governor warns that the president could be “ fomenting some violence ” with his rhetoric .
What does that mean ?
Tuesday , Illinois Governor .
J.B. Pritzker ( D ) came down hard on Trump ’ s apparent endorsement of public protests against social distancing .
He claimed the president was “ fomenting some violence.
” In a Livestream , Pritzker said according to The Washington Post via The Federalist .
‘ I ’ m @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coming from the president , saying that officials in Illinois have been collaborating across party lines during the coronavirus pandemic.
’ ‘ I have frequent conversations with the elected officials around my state who are not in my own party , and we all share the common goal of opening our economy and getting people back to school and back to normal as fast as we can , but with an overriding concern for people ’ s safety and health.
’ Pritzker added that Trump ’ s tweets from last week motivated far @ @ @ @ @ @ @ orders : ‘ That doesn ’ t seem to be the message coming from the president when he tweets out ‘ liberate Michigan ’ or ‘ liberate Minnesota ’ or ‘ liberate Virginia .
He ’ s fomenting protests and I hate to say , that is fomenting some violence , and I ’ m very concerned about what it might mean for the country if he keeps doing things like that.
’ Asked to elaborate on what future consequences he believed such rhetoric could generate , Pritzker said Trump ’ s encouragement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ middle of a national emergency ” that could eventually lead to violence .
When Pritzker was asked about the consequences of Trump ’ s words , the governor said : A Washington Post–University of Maryland poll released Tuesday indicated that 65 percent of the country does not believe that gatherings of 10 or more will be safe until June at a minimum .
Add another 21 percent to the poll to include those who think it will be safe by May 30 .
Only nine percent agree with the president , that life @ @ @ @ @ @ @ April .
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Donald Trump was just accused of generating violence with his endorsement of protesters. They were missing masks and clustering together. The Illinois governor warns that the president could be “fomenting some violence” with his rhetoric. What does that mean?
Tuesday, Illinois Governor. J.B. Pritzker (D) came down hard on Trump’s apparent endorsement of public protests against social distancing. He claimed the president was “fomenting some violence.”
In a Livestream, Pritzker said according to The Washington Post via The Federalist.
‘I’m very disappointed with the rhetoric and messaging coming from the president, saying that officials in Illinois have been collaborating across party lines during the coronavirus pandemic.’ ‘I have frequent conversations with the elected officials around my state who are not in my own party, and we all share the common goal of opening our economy and getting people back to school and back to normal as fast as we can, but with an overriding concern for people’s safety and health.’
Pritzker added that Trump’s tweets from last week motivated far, far-right groups to challenge any stay-at-home orders:
‘That doesn’t seem to be the message coming from the president when he tweets out ‘liberate Michigan’ or ‘liberate Minnesota’ or ‘liberate Virginia. He’s fomenting protests and I hate to say, that is fomenting some violence, and I’m very concerned about what it might mean for the country if he keeps doing things like that.’
Asked to elaborate on what future consequences he believed such rhetoric could generate, Pritzker said Trump’s encouragement was a “political maneuver in the middle of a national emergency” that could eventually lead to violence.
When Pritzker was asked about the consequences of Trump’s words, the governor said:
‘You certainly are seeing that people are believing his rhetoric, even repeating the rhetoric that he had a month or so ago when he was calling this a hoax.’
A Washington Post–University of Maryland poll released Tuesday indicated that 65 percent of the country does not believe that gatherings of 10 or more will be safe until June at a minimum. Add another 21 percent to the poll to include those who think it will be safe by May 30. Only nine percent agree with the president, that life will be safe by the end of April.
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-04-21--Barr Speaks Out Against Stay-At-Home Orders

Amidst the Coronavirus pandemic , the Trump administration has repeatedly faced off with local authorities who have dared to implement the stay-at-home orders necessary to stem the spread of the virus .
These orders have frequently followed in line with the guidelines from the Trump administration itself , which has called for no gatherings of ten or more people through at least the end of April , but that didn ’ t stop Trump himself from recently calling on observers to “ liberate ” certain states .
Now , in an interview with the conservative radio program The Hugh Hewitt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ joined in with outrageous criticism of local stay-at-home orders , suggesting in the process that the Justice Department may , under his leadership , even go after local leaders in court .
Echoing the claims of those who ’ ve turned out around the U.S. for protests against the Coronavirus-induced social distancing measures , Barr insisted — without any apparent evidence to back him up — that the measures violate Americans ’ rights .
He insisted : And thus , he insisted : Federal authorities have the option to support states who are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ least some semblances of stability amidst the crisis .
Republicans have largely declined to follow along with that idea , however .
Continuing on the topic of the stay-at-home orders , which the Attorney General ludicrously referred to as “ disturbingly close to house arrest , ” Barr continued : ‘ I ’ m not saying it wasn ’ t justified… [ But ] we didn ’ t adopt them as the comprehensive way of dealing with this disease .
And we are now seeing that these are bending the curve , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more targeted approaches.
’ The “ curve ” of new Coronavirus cases that Barr notes has been slightly bending downward as the crisis has dragged on is doing so because of the social distancing measures .
Expert after expert , including inside the Trump administration , have insisted that lifting social distancing demands would enact an even more terrible toll than what ’ s already been experienced .
During a White House press conference , President Donald Trump himself stood next to a graphic at one point that indicated a possibility of millions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but he and Barr have been lashing out against the measures in the wake of economic inconvenience anyway .
The president and his allies aren ’ t just refusing to accept the science of the situation — they ’ re prioritizing Trump ’ s public image .
Obsessively tweeting about ratings remains high on the president ’ s priorities list amidst the pandemic .

Amidst the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trump administration has repeatedly faced off with local authorities who have dared to implement the stay-at-home orders necessary to stem the spread of the virus. These orders have frequently followed in line with the guidelines from the Trump administration itself, which has called for no gatherings of ten or more people through at least the end of April, but that didn’t stop Trump himself from recently calling on observers to “liberate” certain states. Now, in an interview with the conservative radio program The Hugh Hewitt Show, Attorney General Bill Barr has joined in with outrageous criticism of local stay-at-home orders, suggesting in the process that the Justice Department may, under his leadership, even go after local leaders in court.
Echoing the claims of those who’ve turned out around the U.S. for protests against the Coronavirus-induced social distancing measures, Barr insisted — without any apparent evidence to back him up — that the measures violate Americans’ rights. He insisted:
‘When a governor acts, especially when a governor does something that intrudes upon or infringes on a fundamental right or a Constitutional right, they’re bounded by that. And those situations are emerging around the country, to some extent.’
And thus, he insisted:
‘We have to give businesses more freedom to operate in a way that’s reasonably safe. To the extent that governors don’t and impinge on either civil rights or on the national commerce — our common market that we have here — then we’ll have to address that.’
Federal authorities have the option to support states who are struggling financially and thereby help keep at least some semblances of stability amidst the crisis. Republicans have largely declined to follow along with that idea, however.
Continuing on the topic of the stay-at-home orders, which the Attorney General ludicrously referred to as “disturbingly close to house arrest,” Barr continued:
‘I’m not saying it wasn’t justified… [But] we didn’t adopt them as the comprehensive way of dealing with this disease. And we are now seeing that these are bending the curve, and now we have to come up with more targeted approaches.’
The “curve” of new Coronavirus cases that Barr notes has been slightly bending downward as the crisis has dragged on is doing so because of the social distancing measures.
Expert after expert, including inside the Trump administration, have insisted that lifting social distancing demands would enact an even more terrible toll than what’s already been experienced. During a White House press conference, President Donald Trump himself stood next to a graphic at one point that indicated a possibility of millions of deaths without social distancing measures, but he and Barr have been lashing out against the measures in the wake of economic inconvenience anyway.
Trump, who has tweeted about his "ratings" 7 times in the last 3 weeks, insists "I don't care about" them. pic.twitter.com/lD0XPFQ6gu — Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) April 21, 2020
The president and his allies aren’t just refusing to accept the science of the situation — they’re prioritizing Trump’s public image.
This Tuesday, he tweeted:
‘I’ve had great “ratings” my whole life, there’s nothing unusual about that for me. The White House News Conference ratings are “through the roof”(Monday Night Football, Bachelor Finale , @nytimes ) but I don’t care about that. I care about going around the Fake News to the PEOPLE!’
Obsessively tweeting about ratings remains high on the president’s priorities list amidst the pandemic.
I’ve had great “ratings” my whole life, there’s nothing unusual about that for me. The White House News Conference ratings are “through the roof”(Monday Night Football, Bachelor Finale , @nytimes) but I don’t care about that. I care about going around the Fake News to the PEOPLE! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 21, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-04-21--Trump’s COVID Approval Rating Declines Sharply

Approval of President Donald Trump ’ s handling of the Coronavirus outbreak is declining sharply among older Americans , according to Morning Consult polling .
Older Americans have frequently proven crucial for Trump ’ s political coalition , suggesting an especially negative impact on Trump ’ s political chances heading into the general election later this year .
In mid-March , approval of Trump ’ s Coronavirus response led disapproval by a margin of 19 percent among Americans who are 65 and older .
Now , disapproval leads by a margin of one percent , and only Americans from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump at a higher rate .
‘ By a nearly 6-to-1 margin , people ages 65 and older say it ’ s more important for the government to address the spread of coronavirus than it is to focus on economic goals .
And as President Donald Trump increasingly signals interest in prioritizing the economy , America ’ s senior citizens are growing critical of his approach .
In mid-March , this group approved of Trump ’ s handling of the outbreak at a higher rate than any other age group , with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ later , that level of support has dropped 20 points and is now lower than that of any age group other than 18-29-year-olds.
’ According to RealClearPolitics , Americans overall disapprove of Trump ’ s Coronavirus handling more than they approve , on average .
Cataloged polling has an average of 50.7 percent of respondents disapproving of Trump ’ s Coronavirus response and just 47 percent approving of it .
After a shift the other direction in March , disapproval has led approval among Americans at large for most of April so far @ @ @ @ @ @ @ approval of Trump ’ s overall job performance , which has ticked up amidst the crisis but been trending back down — RealClearPolitics reports that an average of 46 percent of respondents say they approve of Trump ’ s job performance overall , while 50.9 percent of respondents say that they disapprove .
Amidst the crisis , Trump hasn ’ t just been prioritizing economic concerns ; he ’ s been prioritizing his public image with an apparent eye towards the incoming general election .
He ’ s tweeted obsessively about the television @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as if those ratings are anywhere near the top of the priority list for anyone but him and his most loyal sycophants .
Just this Tuesday , he tweeted : As activist Fred Guttenberg put it in response : ‘ Regarding ratings , tell that to families who are losing loved ones that are dying alone and can ’ t have proper funerals .
Why ?
Because you were so concerned about ratings you put your narcissistic need for ratings over prevention and now you are responsible .
Enjoy your ratings !
!
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ lot of other sources too .
Trump has repeatedly had to be reined in from his lie-riddled ramblings by members of his Coronavirus response task force — who are reportedly now just ignoring the president at an increasing rate amidst his paranoid freakouts .

Approval of President Donald Trump’s handling of the Coronavirus outbreak is declining sharply among older Americans, according to Morning Consult polling. Older Americans have frequently proven crucial for Trump’s political coalition, suggesting an especially negative impact on Trump’s political chances heading into the general election later this year. In mid-March, approval of Trump’s Coronavirus response led disapproval by a margin of 19 percent among Americans who are 65 and older. Now, disapproval leads by a margin of one percent, and only Americans from the ages of 18 through 29 disapprove of Trump at a higher rate.
Morning Consult reports:
‘By a nearly 6-to-1 margin, people ages 65 and older say it’s more important for the government to address the spread of coronavirus than it is to focus on economic goals. And as President Donald Trump increasingly signals interest in prioritizing the economy, America’s senior citizens are growing critical of his approach. In mid-March, this group approved of Trump’s handling of the outbreak at a higher rate than any other age group, with a net approval of +19. A month later, that level of support has dropped 20 points and is now lower than that of any age group other than 18-29-year-olds.’
According to RealClearPolitics, Americans overall disapprove of Trump’s Coronavirus handling more than they approve, on average. Cataloged polling has an average of 50.7 percent of respondents disapproving of Trump’s Coronavirus response and just 47 percent approving of it. After a shift the other direction in March, disapproval has led approval among Americans at large for most of April so far.
The numbers track roughly with overall approval of Trump’s overall job performance, which has ticked up amidst the crisis but been trending back down — RealClearPolitics reports that an average of 46 percent of respondents say they approve of Trump’s job performance overall, while 50.9 percent of respondents say that they disapprove.
Amidst the crisis, Trump hasn’t just been prioritizing economic concerns; he’s been prioritizing his public image with an apparent eye towards the incoming general election. He’s tweeted obsessively about the television ratings of his Coronavirus press conferences, as if those ratings are anywhere near the top of the priority list for anyone but him and his most loyal sycophants.
Just this Tuesday, he tweeted:
‘I’ve had great “ratings” my whole life, there’s nothing unusual about that for me. The White House News Conference ratings are “through the roof”(Monday Night Football, Bachelor Finale , @nytimes ) but I don’t care about that. I care about going around the Fake News to the PEOPLE!’
I’ve had great “ratings” my whole life, there’s nothing unusual about that for me. The White House News Conference ratings are “through the roof”(Monday Night Football, Bachelor Finale , @nytimes) but I don’t care about that. I care about going around the Fake News to the PEOPLE! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 21, 2020
As activist Fred Guttenberg put it in response:
‘Regarding ratings, tell that to families who are losing loved ones that are dying alone and can’t have proper funerals. Why? Because you were so concerned about ratings you put your narcissistic need for ratings over prevention and now you are responsible. Enjoy your ratings!!!’
Regarding ratings, tell that to families who are losing loved ones that are dying alone and can't have proper funerals. Why? Because you were so concerned about ratings you put your narcissistic need for ratings over prevention and now you are responsible. Enjoy your ratings!!! https://t.co/UQ24h0N247 — Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) April 21, 2020
Condemnation poured in from a lot of other sources too. Trump has repeatedly had to be reined in from his lie-riddled ramblings by members of his Coronavirus response task force — who are reportedly now just ignoring the president at an increasing rate amidst his paranoid freakouts.
In times of national crisis, with tens of thousands dead, Trump focuses on what he cares about most: Himself. https://t.co/nyzzerXuaI — Orin Kerr (@OrinKerr) April 21, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-04-21--Trump & McConnell Plotting To Extort States Into Reopening

Amidst the Coronavirus pandemic , states and other local jurisdictions around the U.S. are facing big financial struggles , which could lead to decreasing accessibility to crucial local public health services and similar provisions .
Democrats have been advocating for financial assistance for these hard-hit locales to be included in pending Coronavirus relief funding legislation , but Republicans including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-Ky. ) and President Donald Trump have resisted the idea .
Why ?
It ’ s not because of their take on the actual needs of the states .
It ’ s because they reportedly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the cover to keep their economies closed amidst Coronavirus-induced social distancing measures .
As such , the GOP is attempting to extort states into reopening .
‘ Senate and House Democrats have been pushing hard in negotiations for $ 150 billion in funds for state and local governments to pair with the hundreds of billions the administration wants in small business lending .
But the White House and Trump Administration have been holding out because , in part , they believe if Congress keeps cutting checks for state and local governments , they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economies.
’ Social distancing measures that have forced economic closures are not part of some kind of plot to make Trump look bad .
They ’ re part of the necessary public health measures designed to stem the spread of the Coronavirus .
Yet , this facet of the situation does not seem to matter to Trump and his Republican enablers in Congress , who seem to want to leave even some Republican-led jurisdictions on the rocks in the name of prioritizing economic growth above basic public health measures designed to save people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hogan , a Republican and the chairman of the National Governors Association , has insisted that Congress should either provide $ 500 billion in aid for states across the country or prepare for huge reductions in provisions like local health services .
Indeed — lowered capability to actually confront the Coronavirus could drag down the economic growth that Trump seems so keen on .
If people are getting sick and dying while others decline to intermingle publicly at all , that ’ s not going to be great for the economy , let @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t seem to care .
Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health himself noted : But again — short-term public image is what Trump is prioritizing .
Trump has spent his Coronavirus response time winding himself up into a rage against his opponents .
Meanwhile , in the absence of the federal assistance that they so desperately need , leaders like Governor Hogan have ended up having to turn to other nations entirely for help .
His state got tests from South Korea recently .

Amidst the Coronavirus pandemic, states and other local jurisdictions around the U.S. are facing big financial struggles, which could lead to decreasing accessibility to crucial local public health services and similar provisions. Democrats have been advocating for financial assistance for these hard-hit locales to be included in pending Coronavirus relief funding legislation, but Republicans including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and President Donald Trump have resisted the idea. Why? It’s not because of their take on the actual needs of the states. It’s because they reportedly worry that financial assistance will give states the cover to keep their economies closed amidst Coronavirus-induced social distancing measures. As such, the GOP is attempting to extort states into reopening.
According to POLITICO:
‘Senate and House Democrats have been pushing hard in negotiations for $150 billion in funds for state and local governments to pair with the hundreds of billions the administration wants in small business lending. But the White House and Trump Administration have been holding out because, in part, they believe if Congress keeps cutting checks for state and local governments, they will be disincentivized to open up their economies.’
Social distancing measures that have forced economic closures are not part of some kind of plot to make Trump look bad. They’re part of the necessary public health measures designed to stem the spread of the Coronavirus. Yet, this facet of the situation does not seem to matter to Trump and his Republican enablers in Congress, who seem to want to leave even some Republican-led jurisdictions on the rocks in the name of prioritizing economic growth above basic public health measures designed to save people’s lives.
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, a Republican and the chairman of the National Governors Association, has insisted that Congress should either provide $500 billion in aid for states across the country or prepare for huge reductions in provisions like local health services.
He stated:
‘In the absence of unrestricted fiscal support of at least $500 billion from the federal government, states will have to confront the prospect of significant reductions to critically important services all across this country, hampering public health, the economic recovery and — in turn — our collective effort to get people back to work.’
Indeed — lowered capability to actually confront the Coronavirus could drag down the economic growth that Trump seems so keen on. If people are getting sick and dying while others decline to intermingle publicly at all, that’s not going to be great for the economy, let alone Americans at large! Trump doesn’t seem to care.
Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health himself noted:
‘Unless we get the virus under control, the real recovery economically is not going to happen.’
But again — short-term public image is what Trump is prioritizing.
"Unless we get the virus under control, the real recovery economically is not going to happen," Dr. Anthony Fauci on ABC this morning. — Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) April 20, 2020
Trump has spent his Coronavirus response time winding himself up into a rage against his opponents. Meanwhile, in the absence of the federal assistance that they so desperately need, leaders like Governor Hogan have ended up having to turn to other nations entirely for help. His state got tests from South Korea recently.
I’m grateful to President Trump for sending us a list of federal labs and generously offering Maryland use of them for #COVID19 testing. Accessing these federal labs will be critical for utilizing the 500,000 tests we have acquired from South Korea. — Governor Larry Hogan (@GovLarryHogan) April 21, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-04-21--Nurses Protest Outside WH Over Trump COVID Failures

A group of nurses assembled outside the White House this Tuesday in protest of the Trump administration ’ s failures to assemble the medical equipment needed to safely and effectively confront the Coronavirus outbreak .
At least 50 nurses around the U.S. are among the tens of thousands of Americans who have died from the Coronavirus , and the group in D.C. this week called on the administration to immediately secure the personal protective equipment that is needed for safe virus response through means including the broad invocation of the Defense Production Act , which President Trump has so far @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was at the White House told NBC News : The president ’ s own rhetoric has cast figures like nurses as heroes through means like his insistence on referring to the Coronavirus as the “ invisible enemy.
” At other times , the president and his advisers have spoken of taking on the virus as if the pandemic response is like a war effort .
The problem with ascribing some kind of grand inevitability to the virus outbreak is that doing so absolves the president and his team of responsibility for their failures @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , still struggling .
The New York State Nurses Association took their own advocacy for similar aims a step further — this week , they sued the New York Department of Health and two hospitals in the state over nurses getting left in unsafe working conditions .
New York has far more Coronavirus deaths than any other individual state at this point in the outbreak .
Amidst the crisis , Trump has decidedly not prioritized issues like the nurses ’ concerns .
Instead , he has prioritized his public image and more specific @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House press conferences about the Coronavirus , which he bragged about again this Tuesday .
At other points , Trump has actively contested the duly reported facts of the personal protective equipment shortages that health care workers have faced around the country .
He suggested that a report from the inspector general ’ s office at the Department of Health and Human Services outlining the basic facts of personal protective equipment shortages was fake news .
Former Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius commented in response : The death toll , no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fast approaching 45,000 in the U.S. as of Tuesday afternoon .

A group of nurses assembled outside the White House this Tuesday in protest of the Trump administration’s failures to assemble the medical equipment needed to safely and effectively confront the Coronavirus outbreak. At least 50 nurses around the U.S. are among the tens of thousands of Americans who have died from the Coronavirus, and the group in D.C. this week called on the administration to immediately secure the personal protective equipment that is needed for safe virus response through means including the broad invocation of the Defense Production Act, which President Trump has so far used very sparingly.
One nurse who was at the White House told NBC News:
‘We are here because our colleagues are dying. I think that right now people think of us as heroes, but we’re feeling like martyrs.’
The president’s own rhetoric has cast figures like nurses as heroes through means like his insistence on referring to the Coronavirus as the “invisible enemy.” At other times, the president and his advisers have spoken of taking on the virus as if the pandemic response is like a war effort. The problem with ascribing some kind of grand inevitability to the virus outbreak is that doing so absolves the president and his team of responsibility for their failures and leaves nurses on the front lines, still struggling.
The nurses’ union National Nurses United insisted this week:
‘NNU is calling on Congress to mandate the DPA’s use to produce the equipment and supplies health care workers need to care for COVID-19 patients as well as to conduct mass testing that is required to control the spread of the virus.’
The union’s executive director Bonnie Castillo shared on Twitter:
‘NNU union nurses are outside the White House to honor the courageous RNs who have lost their lives on the frontlines of the #COVID19 crisis, and to demand protections for the living. No more nurse deaths!’
Happening NOW: NNU union nurses are outside the White House to honor the courageous RNs who have lost their lives on the frontlines of the #COVID19 crisis, and to demand protections for the living. No more nurse deaths! Facebook Live: https://t.co/CDy7r40OTe #ProtectNurses — Bonnie Castillo (@NNUBonnie) April 21, 2020
The New York State Nurses Association took their own advocacy for similar aims a step further — this week, they sued the New York Department of Health and two hospitals in the state over nurses getting left in unsafe working conditions. New York has far more Coronavirus deaths than any other individual state at this point in the outbreak.
Trump claims that a report from his own administration that hospitals don't have adequate testing and supplies is wrong, and then he accuses the HHS IG of being involved in a political plot against him. pic.twitter.com/iqQ7FbXTD8 — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) April 6, 2020
Amidst the crisis, Trump has decidedly not prioritized issues like the nurses’ concerns. Instead, he has prioritized his public image and more specific items like television ratings for his White House press conferences about the Coronavirus, which he bragged about again this Tuesday.
No, people getting on planes aren’t being tested. No, Trump didn’t inherit old tests. No, there’s no evidence of bias by the HHS deputy IG. No, it’s not true Obama barely even noticed H1N1. No, China didn’t just start spending money in the US. https://t.co/t6e0VDM7EB — Daniel Dale (@ddale8) April 7, 2020
At other points, Trump has actively contested the duly reported facts of the personal protective equipment shortages that health care workers have faced around the country. He suggested that a report from the inspector general’s office at the Department of Health and Human Services outlining the basic facts of personal protective equipment shortages was fake news.
Former Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius commented in response:
‘I’ve never seen a leader who is incapable of admitting a mistake and this President has done that from the very beginning. Unfortunately, right now that refusal is costing lives.’
The death toll, no matter Trump’s self-confidence, is fast approaching 45,000 in the U.S. as of Tuesday afternoon.
"I've never seen a leader who is incapable of admitting a mistake and this President has done that from the very beginning. Unfortunately, right now that refusal is costing lives." – Former Health and Human Services Secy. Kathleen Sebelius on Trump's response to the HHS IG report pic.twitter.com/xVkIWYXyb5 — CNN (@CNN) April 7, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-04-21--Trump Goes Off The Rails During Tuesday Freakout

POTUS ramped up the production called fracking .
It blasts the oil from rock formations .
This type of production has turned the United States into the biggest producer of oil in the world , but that distinction comes at the expense of unrelenting earthquakes in Oklahoma , for example .
Donald Trump recently met with the leaders of Saudi Arabia and Russia to work out a deal .
Some deal .
Now , there is a glut of oil laying in the giant ships .
Unfortunately , the price per barrel is in the negative range , which has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : ‘ We will never let the great U.S. Oil & Gas Industry down .
I have instructed the Secretary of Energy and Secretary of the Treasury to formulate a plan which will make funds available so that these very important companies and jobs will be secured long into the future !
’ ‘ The States need to step up their own testing and take responsibility and if they can ’ t , perhaps the politicians in those States needs ( sic ) to be replaced ?
’ ‘ I urge the Senate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Program and Health Care Enhancement Act with additional funding for PPP , Hospitals , and Testing .
After I sign this Bill , we will begin discussions on the next Legislative Initiative with fiscal relief….
’ Check out the tweets that responded to Trump ’ s mid-day tweets : The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
These quick , two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people .
Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
Interestingly enough , Mueller Bite-Sizes can @ @ @ @ @ @

POTUS ramped up the production called fracking. It blasts the oil from rock formations. This type of production has turned the United States into the biggest producer of oil in the world, but that distinction comes at the expense of unrelenting earthquakes in Oklahoma, for example. Donald Trump recently met with the leaders of Saudi Arabia and Russia to work out a deal. Some deal.
Now, there is a glut of oil laying in the giant ships. Unfortunately, the price per barrel is in the negative range, which has never happened before. The president tweeted:
‘We will never let the great U.S. Oil & Gas Industry down. I have instructed the Secretary of Energy and Secretary of the Treasury to formulate a plan which will make funds available so that these very important companies and jobs will be secured long into the future!’
Sex counselor Dawn Michael wrote:
‘The States need to step up their own testing and take responsibility and if they can’t, perhaps the politicians in those States needs (sic) to be replaced?’
‘How apropos that the Witch is behind the Witch Hunt’
‘I urge the Senate and House to pass the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act with additional funding for PPP, Hospitals, and Testing. After I sign this Bill, we will begin discussions on the next Legislative Initiative with fiscal relief….’
‘….to State/Local Governments for lost revenues from COVID 19, much needed (sic) Infrastructure Investments for Bridges, Tunnels, Broadband, Tax Incentives for Restaurants, Entertainment, Sports, and Payroll Tax Cuts to increase Economic Growth.’
Check out the tweets that responded to Trump’s mid-day tweets:
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-04-21--WH Coronavirus Task Force Has Begun Ignoring Trump

Members of the White House task force on responding to the Coronavirus have begun essentially ignoring President Donald Trump amidst his frequent paranoid meltdowns and factually inaccurate yet self-confident proclamations about the virus outbreak , according to the Daily Beast .
Last week , the day after his own administration unveiled guidelines for phasing out Coronavirus-induced social distancing measures in states around the U.S. , he even took to Twitter with calls to “ LIBERATE ” certain states with stay-at-home orders , a move that some on the White House task force have had to end up acting like didn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did engage with the president ’ s every whim , they could put public health in danger .
An unnamed senior administration official working with the task force told the Daily Beast : ‘ [ The ] White House ’ s coronavirus response has diverged into two camps : one that defends whatever the president has chosen to care about or watch on the TV , and another that actively works to ignore and paper over those excesses… Trump ’ s own aides and officials are aware that the president ’ s missives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by his top public-health experts .
But rather than correct the record or even push back internally , they have tried to proceed as if the president didn ’ t just do what he had so clearly done.
’ This attempt to ignore the president has manifested via officials continuing to advocate for the same social distancing measures that Trump has been clamoring against .
Officials including Drs .
Anthony Fauci and Deborah Birx have also been talking up the need for expanded Coronavirus testing before any relaxation of social distancing measures and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Sunday : These messages are the opposite of the wild rhetoric that Trump himself has been pushing .
He has most recently insisted that the task of ramping up Coronavirus testing should be left to the states .
It remains unclear , however , what the federal government ’ s health supply resources are there for if not to assist the states in times of crisis like the present .
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan , a Republican , recently approached South Korea for assistance in ramping up his own state ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House was nowhere to be found amidst the president ’ s self-obsession .
At a White House press conference this week , Trump ranted that Hogan supposedly “ didn ’ t really understand the list , he didn ’ t understand too much about what was going on , ” since , as the president claimed , lab space that the federal government had made available could be used for testing .
But lab space is useless without supplies , as Hogan memorably noted on Twitter .
Even states have been left with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s frequently incoherent ramblings .

Members of the White House task force on responding to the Coronavirus have begun essentially ignoring President Donald Trump amidst his frequent paranoid meltdowns and factually inaccurate yet self-confident proclamations about the virus outbreak, according to the Daily Beast. Last week, the day after his own administration unveiled guidelines for phasing out Coronavirus-induced social distancing measures in states around the U.S., he even took to Twitter with calls to “LIBERATE” certain states with stay-at-home orders, a move that some on the White House task force have had to end up acting like didn’t even happen. If they did engage with the president’s every whim, they could put public health in danger.
An unnamed senior administration official working with the task force told the Daily Beast:
‘It is a pain in the ass sometimes, for sure. There isn’t much more [some of us] can do in that, except continue making sound policy recommendations and hope they sink in. Sometimes the president backs off on some things, sometimes he doesn’t. It’s his call.’
Trump said at the CDC on March 6: “Anybody that wants a test can get a test.” Increasingly, he’s been shifting the focus – and blame – on testing shortfalls to the states. https://t.co/WGHwaWBTjb — Manu Raju (@mkraju) April 17, 2020
As the publication explains:
‘[The] White House’s coronavirus response has diverged into two camps: one that defends whatever the president has chosen to care about or watch on the TV, and another that actively works to ignore and paper over those excesses… Trump’s own aides and officials are aware that the president’s missives are at odds with the recommendations embraced by his top public-health experts. But rather than correct the record or even push back internally, they have tried to proceed as if the president didn’t just do what he had so clearly done.’
"To have an American president to encourage people violate the law, I can't remember any time in my time in America we have seen such a thing," Washington Gov. Jay Inslee told @ABC News. https://t.co/ntbJtpnIHl — ABC News (@ABC) April 21, 2020
This attempt to ignore the president has manifested via officials continuing to advocate for the same social distancing measures that Trump has been clamoring against. Officials including Drs. Anthony Fauci and Deborah Birx have also been talking up the need for expanded Coronavirus testing before any relaxation of social distancing measures and economic reopening.
As Fauci put it on Sunday:
‘Unless we get the virus under control, the real recovery economically is not going to happen.’
"Unless we get the virus under control, the real recovery economically is not going to happen," Dr. Anthony Fauci on ABC this morning. — Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) April 20, 2020
These messages are the opposite of the wild rhetoric that Trump himself has been pushing. He has most recently insisted that the task of ramping up Coronavirus testing should be left to the states. It remains unclear, however, what the federal government’s health supply resources are there for if not to assist the states in times of crisis like the present.
I’m demanding answers from the Trump Administration about its failures to manage the national stockpile and get states the supplies needed to slow the spread of the coronavirus and save lives.https://t.co/I5beSbseqA — Senator Patty Murray (@PattyMurray) April 17, 2020
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, a Republican, recently approached South Korea for assistance in ramping up his own state’s testing, since assistance from the White House was nowhere to be found amidst the president’s self-obsession.
At a White House press conference this week, Trump ranted that Hogan supposedly “didn’t really understand the list, he didn’t understand too much about what was going on,” since, as the president claimed, lab space that the federal government had made available could be used for testing.
But lab space is useless without supplies, as Hogan memorably noted on Twitter. Even states have been left with no choice but to ignore the president’s frequently incoherent ramblings.
I’m grateful to President Trump for sending us a list of federal labs and generously offering Maryland use of them for #COVID19 testing. Accessing these federal labs will be critical for utilizing the 500,000 tests we have acquired from South Korea. — Governor Larry Hogan (@GovLarryHogan) April 21, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-04-21--Trump Turns Enemy #1 Online After Virus Ratings Brag

Even as thousands of Americans die day after day from the Coronavirus outbreak , President Donald Trump remains absolutely obsessed with the television ratings of his daily Coronavirus press conferences , which frequently turn into venues for his paranoid meltdowns and antagonistic freakouts at reporters .
This Tuesday , he again bragged about his supposedly always great television ratings , completely ignoring the fact that Americans would want to be tuning into his press conferences because of the need for lifesaving information .
Trump seems more concerned with making himself look good , which attracted heaps of scorn .
‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” my whole life , there ’ s nothing unusual about that for me .
The White House News Conference ratings are “ through the roof ” ( Monday Night Football , Bachelor Finale , @ nytimes ) but I don ’ t care about that .
I care about going around the Fake News to the PEOPLE !
’ The number of times that Trump has quoted the article that compared the television ratings for his press conferences to those for Monday Night Football is absolutely staggering .
Over and over and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the comparison , and all the while , the death toll from the Coronavirus has climbed up and up in the United States .
As of early Tuesday , a full 42,500 Americans and counting had died from the Coronavirus .
To be abundantly clear , Trump ’ s idea that the press conferences provide some venue for him to spectacularly avoid the pitfalls of fake news is completely false .
Trump spews lie after lie after lie at these press conferences .
He ’ s claimed that he always took the virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mid-March to even declare national social distancing guidelines .
Earlier action could have helped stem the spread of the virus and saved lives .

Even as thousands of Americans die day after day from the Coronavirus outbreak, President Donald Trump remains absolutely obsessed with the television ratings of his daily Coronavirus press conferences, which frequently turn into venues for his paranoid meltdowns and antagonistic freakouts at reporters. This Tuesday, he again bragged about his supposedly always great television ratings, completely ignoring the fact that Americans would want to be tuning into his press conferences because of the need for lifesaving information. Trump seems more concerned with making himself look good, which attracted heaps of scorn.
He tweeted:
‘I’ve had great “ratings” my whole life, there’s nothing unusual about that for me. The White House News Conference ratings are “through the roof”(Monday Night Football, Bachelor Finale, @nytimes ) but I don’t care about that. I care about going around the Fake News to the PEOPLE!’
I’ve had great “ratings” my whole life, there’s nothing unusual about that for me. The White House News Conference ratings are “through the roof”(Monday Night Football, Bachelor Finale , @nytimes) but I don’t care about that. I care about going around the Fake News to the PEOPLE! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 21, 2020
The number of times that Trump has quoted the article that compared the television ratings for his press conferences to those for Monday Night Football is absolutely staggering. Over and over and over again, he’s referenced the comparison, and all the while, the death toll from the Coronavirus has climbed up and up in the United States. As of early Tuesday, a full 42,500 Americans and counting had died from the Coronavirus.
To be abundantly clear, Trump’s idea that the press conferences provide some venue for him to spectacularly avoid the pitfalls of fake news is completely false. Trump spews lie after lie after lie at these press conferences. He’s claimed that he always took the virus seriously, but it took him until mid-March to even declare national social distancing guidelines. Earlier action could have helped stem the spread of the virus and saved lives.
Check out Twitter’s response…
Regarding ratings, tell that to families who are losing loved ones that are dying alone and can't have proper funerals. Why? Because you were so concerned about ratings you put your narcissistic need for ratings over prevention and now you are responsible. Enjoy your ratings!!! https://t.co/UQ24h0N247 — Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) April 21, 2020
42,000 people are dead. https://t.co/3do54NgYBN — G O L D I E. (@goldietaylor) April 21, 2020
In times of national crisis, with tens of thousands dead, Trump focuses on what he cares about most: Himself. https://t.co/nyzzerXuaI — Orin Kerr (@OrinKerr) April 21, 2020
History will judge you as THE greatest failure to ever hold the office of POTUS. You will be at the bottom of the list permanently. How's that for "ratings". https://t.co/mpnFUgImim — #RandomWhiteGuy (@coleyworld) April 21, 2020
@realDonaldTrump is tweeting a lot of numbers about himself this morning to pump himself up. Here's one he forgot — 42k Americans have died from Covid-19. Here's another one. He did nothing for 70 days while it spread. https://t.co/Ouba4xOf0s — Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) April 21, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-04-21--Major Newspaper Prints 16 Pages Of Virus Death Notices

More than 42,500 Americans and counting have died from the Coronavirus outbreak , including over 1,800 deaths in the state of Massachusetts , whose newspaper the Boston Globe published a full 16 pages of death notices in its Sunday edition this past weekend .
The precise number of the deaths that involved the Coronavirus is unclear , but a number of the notices did mention the disease .
That staggering number of death notices comes as figures like President Donald Trump clamor to relax the Coronavirus-induced social distancing measures and reopen the economy , although doing so without a capability @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could prove even more deadly .
‘ The print edition of the Boston Globe reflected the somber , unprecedented time we are living in .
The paper published 16 pages worth of death notices on Sunday , as the number of coronavirus cases surged in Massachusetts and many other places around the world… Death notices are submitted to the Globe by funeral homes or the friends or family of the deceased .
The Globe does not know how many of the death notices were coronavirus victims , but the paper noted that several @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with COVID-19.
’ The death notices that appeared in this past weekend ’ s edition of the Globe chronicled passings in a diverse array of locales , including California , New Jersey , South Carolina , Texas , Greece , Ireland , and Italy .
The Sunday before this past weekend , the Globe ’ s print edition published 11 pages of death notices .
The week before that , nine pages of death notices appeared in the same Globe edition .
Massachusetts is one of the hardest hit states in the U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ early Tuesday , they have the fourth most deaths of any individual state in the U.S. , behind only New York , New Jersey , and Michigan .
Massachusetts is one of a slew of Northeastern states that have signed onto a plan to coordinate their economic reopenings once social distancing measures can be eased out .
Those involved in this intrastate pact and other similar agreements elsewhere in the U.S. will be working distinctly from whatever volatility happens to emerge from the White House .
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont , a Democrat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Northeastern intrastate pact , commented : Some on the president ’ s team are simply working to ignore the president ’ s belligerence , the Daily Beast explains .
As the publication puts it : ‘ Trump ’ s own aides and officials are aware that the president ’ s missives are at odds with the recommendations embraced by his top public-health experts .
But rather than correct the record or even push back internally , they have tried to proceed as if the president didn ’ t just do what he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that behavior has even included the encouragement of protests against stay-at-home orders that have been issued around the country by governors following guidelines established by his own administration .

More than 42,500 Americans and counting have died from the Coronavirus outbreak, including over 1,800 deaths in the state of Massachusetts, whose newspaper the Boston Globe published a full 16 pages of death notices in its Sunday edition this past weekend. The precise number of the deaths that involved the Coronavirus is unclear, but a number of the notices did mention the disease. That staggering number of death notices comes as figures like President Donald Trump clamor to relax the Coronavirus-induced social distancing measures and reopen the economy, although doing so without a capability in place to mitigate the Coronavirus spread could prove even more deadly.
As CBS reports:
‘The print edition of the Boston Globe reflected the somber, unprecedented time we are living in. The paper published 16 pages worth of death notices on Sunday, as the number of coronavirus cases surged in Massachusetts and many other places around the world… Death notices are submitted to the Globe by funeral homes or the friends or family of the deceased. The Globe does not know how many of the death notices were coronavirus victims, but the paper noted that several of the deaths did mention a battle with COVID-19.’
There are 16 full pages of death notices in today's paper Globe. Last week, there were 12. Before that, I don't think I'd ever seen more than 4 or 5. Please continue to #stayhome if you can. #StayHomeSaveLives — Joyce Linehan (@ashmont) April 19, 2020
The death notices that appeared in this past weekend’s edition of the Globe chronicled passings in a diverse array of locales, including California, New Jersey, South Carolina, Texas, Greece, Ireland, and Italy. The Sunday before this past weekend, the Globe’s print edition published 11 pages of death notices. The week before that, nine pages of death notices appeared in the same Globe edition.
15 pages of death notices in today’s @BostonGlobe. I’ve never seen that before. pic.twitter.com/Gu4KNIQbDz — Delia (@DeliaCabe) April 19, 2020
Massachusetts is one of the hardest hit states in the U.S. amidst the Coronavirus pandemic. As of early Tuesday, they have the fourth most deaths of any individual state in the U.S., behind only New York, New Jersey, and Michigan. Massachusetts is one of a slew of Northeastern states that have signed onto a plan to coordinate their economic reopenings once social distancing measures can be eased out. Those involved in this intrastate pact and other similar agreements elsewhere in the U.S. will be working distinctly from whatever volatility happens to emerge from the White House.
Exclusive: Gov. Cuomo taps McKinsey to develop 'Trump-proof' economic reopening plan https://t.co/RD4AlSUq3K — Laura Nahmias (@nahmias) April 16, 2020
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, a Democrat whose state is also a member of the Northeastern intrastate pact, commented:
‘It’s bipolar down there. We had a good constructive meeting with the vice president’s commission [but] then you hear the press conference of the president. You sometimes feel like the governors are being used as a campaign prop.’
Cuomo and 6 other East coast governors have hired McKinsey to develop a plan to help re-open the states, seeking to counter Trump's pressure to move rapidly. An aide for New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said the goal is to "Trump-proof" the plan. https://t.co/ItjlO3cUqj — Amy Siskind 🏳🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) April 16, 2020
Some on the president’s team are simply working to ignore the president’s belligerence, the Daily Beast explains.
As the publication puts it:
‘Trump’s own aides and officials are aware that the president’s missives are at odds with the recommendations embraced by his top public-health experts. But rather than correct the record or even push back internally, they have tried to proceed as if the president didn’t just do what he had so clearly done.’
Recently, that behavior has even included the encouragement of protests against stay-at-home orders that have been issued around the country by governors following guidelines established by his own administration.


bipartisanreport--2020-04-21--Quarantine Protester Kidnaps TV Journalist At Knifepoint

People do not often hear about how dangerous the journalism job is .
Of course , the most gruesome acts do make the news .
American journalist James Wright Foley covered the Syrian Civil War .
He was kidnapped in 2012 and beheaded In 2014 .
The Washington Post correspondent Jamal Khashoggi lived in the U.S. , but he was tricked into traveling to the Saudi Consulate Istanbul a year-and-a-half ago .
His remains were never found .
Then , there are the everyday journalists and their threats .
Ask nearly every journalist whether he or she has been threatened @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ – yes , many times.. ” In fact , the number of threats has increased now that people can hide their identities online and make anonymous threats .
FOX 11 News in Huntington Beach , CA reported that one of their reporters had been abducted at knifepoint Friday night .
An individual came up .
to FOX 11 ’ s Christien Peterson , 36 , to demand he delete any video where that person appeared .
Police arrived to find Peterson holding the reporter and photographer at knifepoint inside of the news @ @ @ @ @ @ @ booked him with a $ 100,000 bail .
He was charged with kidnapping and welding a deadly item The victim was shaken but unharmed in the incident .
The kidnapper was part of a national protest over the requirement to remain home .
The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
These quick , two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people .
Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
Interestingly enough , Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order .

People do not often hear about how dangerous the journalism job is. Of course, the most gruesome acts do make the news. American journalist James Wright Foley covered the Syrian Civil War. He was kidnapped in 2012 and beheaded In 2014. The Washington Post correspondent Jamal Khashoggi lived in the U.S., but he was tricked into traveling to the Saudi Consulate Istanbul a year-and-a-half ago. His remains were never found. Then, there are the everyday journalists and their threats.
Ask nearly every journalist whether he or she has been threatened, and the answer will probably be “– yes, many times..” In fact, the number of threats has increased now that people can hide their identities online and make anonymous threats.
FOX 11 News in Huntington Beach, CA reported that one of their reporters had been abducted at knifepoint Friday night. An individual came up. to FOX 11’s Christien Peterson, 36, to demand he delete any video where that person appeared.
Police arrived to find Peterson holding the reporter and photographer at knifepoint inside of the news van. They arrested the man and booked him with a $100,000 bail. He was charged with kidnapping and welding a deadly item
The victim was shaken but unharmed in the incident. The kidnapper was part of a national protest over the requirement to remain home.
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-04-22--Twitter Icon Rips Trump For Bragging As COVID-19 Kills 42,000

Donald Trump ’ s closet advisers have tried to get him to quit his daily COIVD-19 updates aka two-plus-hour reelection campaign TV tirades .
Their efforts have been in vain .
Once the presidential rallies stopped , POTUS did not feel like he could talk to his people .
After New York Governor Andrew Cuomo ( D ) began his daily updates , Trump found his voice , disastrous to his reelection as it is .
Thus far , America has 800,000 confirmed coronavirus cases , and 43,000 precious lives have been lost , according to The Washington Post ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Yet , all that the commander-in-chief could talk about were his “ great ratings.
” ‘ He spoke about football , but nothing about those lost lives .
He talked about The Bachelor finale instead of what he was going to do to track and test the silent coronavirus enemy and possibly halt the burgeoning waves of death and destruction .
Political blogger Jeff Tiedrich retweeted Trump ’ s morning tweet about his ratings , then he went after the president for his callousness : ‘ I ’ ve had great “ ratings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s nothing unusual about that for me .
The White House News Conference ratings are “ through the roof ” ( Monday Night Football , Bachelor Finale , ( sic ) @ nytimes ) but I don ’ t care about that .
I care about going around the Fake News to the PEOPLE !
’ ‘ Here are some significant coronavirus developments , according to The Washington Post : • The United States is of the novel coronavirus , with more than 42,000 deaths reported .
This is a significant portion of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 deaths that have been .
• a day after sent prices below $ 0 per barrel ; stock markets were down across the globe including on Wall Street , where the Dow plunged 500 points at the open .
• Munich has canceled its famed Oktoberfest event that attracts some 6 million people , despite plans in Germany to gradually ease restrictions .
The Spanish city of Pamplona also canceled its annual running of the bulls .
• Trump will meet with New York Gov .
Andrew M. Cuomo ( D ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New York has been ravaged by the virus , and the two leaders have clashed over the government ’ s pandemic response .
• Most Americans say it could be June or later before it will be safe for larger gatherings to take place again , according to a new Washington Post-University of Maryland poll .
Most rated Trump ’ s pandemic responsive negatively ; governors received overwhelmingly positive marks .
• The World Health Organization warned that even once a coronavirus vaccine is developed , distributing it to billions of people around @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ Twitter world went nuts over Trump ’ s callousness .
Check out some of the best responses below : The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
These quick , two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people .
Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
Interestingly enough , Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order .

Donald Trump’s closet advisers have tried to get him to quit his daily COIVD-19 updates aka two-plus-hour reelection campaign TV tirades. Their efforts have been in vain. Once the presidential rallies stopped, POTUS did not feel like he could talk to his people. After New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) began his daily updates, Trump found his voice, disastrous to his reelection as it is.
Thus far, America has 800,000 confirmed coronavirus cases, and 43,000 precious lives have been lost, according to The Washington Post’s latest coronavirus latest tracking numbers.
Yet, all that the commander-in-chief could talk about were his “great ratings.”‘ He spoke about football, but nothing about those lost lives. He talked about The Bachelor finale instead of what he was going to do to track and test the silent coronavirus enemy and possibly halt the burgeoning waves of death and destruction.
Political blogger Jeff Tiedrich retweeted Trump’s morning tweet about his ratings, then he went after the president for his callousness:
‘I’ve had great “ratings” my whole life, there’s nothing unusual about that for me. The White House News Conference ratings are “through the roof”(Monday Night Football, Bachelor Finale , (sic) @nytimes) but I don’t care about that. I care about going around the Fake News to the PEOPLE!’
‘tens of thousands (sic) Americans are dead, with thousands more dying in agony every day, and this pathetic putrefying five-alarm dumpster fire is yammering on about his ratings’
‘Here are some significant coronavirus developments, according to The Washington Post:
The United States is nearing 800,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, with more than 42,000 deaths reported. This is a significant portion of the nearly 2.5 million infections and 170,000 COVID-19 deaths that have been reported worldwide .
of the novel coronavirus, with more than 42,000 deaths reported. This is a significant portion of the nearly 2.5 million infections and 170,000 COVID-19 deaths that have been . Oil extended its slide a day after a historic collapse in U.S. crude sent prices below $0 per barrel; stock markets were down across the globe including on Wall Street, where the Dow plunged 500 points at the open.
a day after sent prices below $0 per barrel; stock markets were down across the globe including on Wall Street, where the Dow plunged 500 points at the open. Munich has canceled its famed Oktoberfest event that attracts some 6 million people, despite plans in Germany to gradually ease restrictions. The Spanish city of Pamplona also canceled its annual running of the bulls.
Trump will meet with New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo (D) at the White House on Tuesday. New York has been ravaged by the virus, and the two leaders have clashed over the government’s pandemic response.
Most Americans say it could be June or later before it will be safe for larger gatherings to take place again, according to a new Washington Post-University of Maryland poll. Most rated Trump’s pandemic responsive negatively; governors received overwhelmingly positive marks.
Most rated Trump’s pandemic responsive negatively; governors received overwhelmingly positive marks. The World Health Organization warned that even once a coronavirus vaccine is developed, distributing it to billions of people around the world will be a monumental task.’
Twitter world went nuts over Trump’s callousness. Check out some of the best responses below:
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-04-22--Hillary Shows Up Trump With Wednesday Leadership Message To Voters

Three million more people respected former First Lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton than Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election .
Yet , others have a visceral dislike of her .
Regardless , she knows her business .
This is her message for the nation on Earth Day .
Celebrations this year are virtual .
The COVIC-19 pandemic caused a coronavirus lockdown in order to save people ’ s lives .
Ironically , a side-effect of the lockdown was a significant greenhouse gas reduction .
Smog has lifted from cities across the world , because people were not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be temporary , but they remind people of the possibilities .
Given how Americans have been shown what is possible , they now realize they have the opportunity and the impetus to make some significant changes .
For instance , people have been working from home , and that has shown us what is a possible , attractive and intelligence change .
Certainly , driving to work causes a tremendous about of pollution .
Notice that some people are far happier and more productive without the office politics and interruptions .
Clinton wrote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ side of young people ” to help them have some of the same opportunities for “ a prosperous future ” as others have had .
The way to get there comes via Americans ’ votes : Twitter world went wild after people beginning to respond to Hillary Clinton ’ s message .
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Three million more people respected former First Lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton than Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election. Yet, others have a visceral dislike of her. Regardless, she knows her business. This is her message for the nation on Earth Day.
Celebrations this year are virtual. The COVIC-19 pandemic caused a coronavirus lockdown in order to save people’s lives. Ironically, a side-effect of the lockdown was a significant greenhouse gas reduction. Smog has lifted from cities across the world, because people were not driving. The clear skies may just be temporary, but they remind people of the possibilities.
Given how Americans have been shown what is possible, they now realize they have the opportunity and the impetus to make some significant changes. For instance, people have been working from home, and that has shown us what is a possible, attractive and intelligence change. Certainly, driving to work causes a tremendous about of pollution. Notice that some people are far happier and more productive without the office politics and interruptions.
Clinton wrote that citizens should “stand on the side of young people” to help them have some of the same opportunities for “a prosperous future” as others have had. The way to get there comes via Americans’ votes:
‘On Earth Day and every day, let’s stand on the side of young people who want a fighting chance at a healthy and prosperous future—and vote accordingly. #FridaysForFuture’
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bipartisanreport--2020-04-22--Pelosi Emasculates Trump During Wednesday Live TV Appearance

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D-Calif. ) has again bluntly denounced President Donald Trump ’ s Coronavirus response failures as deadly , hours after a report emerged indicating that the Coronavirus was spreading and killing people in the U.S. nearly a month before the previously confirmed first Coronavirus death in the U.S. That longer spread puts an even more desperate impetus behind swift government action to clamp down on the pandemic , which Trump took 70 days to take seriously following initial notification of the virus ’ s emergence and spread .
Pelosi characterized Trump ’ s virus response as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ There ’ s a Boy Scouts saying ‘ proper preparation prevents poor performance , ’ well that was exactly where the president gets an ‘ F ’ .
He was not properly prepared , not with the truth , with the facts or the admission of what was happening in our country , delay , whatever , delay , denial , death .
Instead , we ’ d like to see him insist on the truth , and we must insist on the truth with him , and that [ possibility ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — it ’ s never too late , as I keep saying , to tell the truth , Mr. President , and it ’ s never too late to do the right thing , and to pay attention to science , science , science.
’ Trump has claimed , utterly absurdly , that he ’ s actually taken the Coronavirus seriously from the very beginning .
He has not .
At the end of February — what ’ s now been confirmed as almost a month after the first Coronavirus death in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now globe-ravaging pandemic a “ hoax.
” Throughout those weeks , Trump declined to take any major steps beyond the single , solitary move of restricting ( not completely banning ) travel from China .
The virus made it to the U.S. anyway , but not until March did Trump even impose national social distancing guidelines meant to stem the virus ’ s spread .
Trump has already turned away from commitment to those social distancing measures before they even officially expire at the end of April .
Recently , he tweeted calls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ certain states that are under stay-at-home orders that are in line with the science-based recommendations that his own administration has in place .
Trump , as Pelosi notes , just keeps ignoring the science that calls for continued social distancing .
He ’ s even resorted to vague racist notions that there ’ s going to be some imminent influx of immigrant workers stealing American jobs or whatever .
At a press conference this week , where he announced he ’ d be suspending the issuance of green cards for two months , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ relationship to the science of tackling the Coronavirus pandemic ?
No , it does not , but Trump keeps running with it anyway in the name of making himself look good , even as the confirmed Coronavirus death toll in the U.S. climbs towards 50,000 .

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has again bluntly denounced President Donald Trump’s Coronavirus response failures as deadly, hours after a report emerged indicating that the Coronavirus was spreading and killing people in the U.S. nearly a month before the previously confirmed first Coronavirus death in the U.S. That longer spread puts an even more desperate impetus behind swift government action to clamp down on the pandemic, which Trump took 70 days to take seriously following initial notification of the virus’s emergence and spread. Pelosi characterized Trump’s virus response as “delay, denial, death.”
She told Morning Joe on MSNBC:
‘There’s a Boy Scouts saying ‘proper preparation prevents poor performance,’ well that was exactly where the president gets an ‘F’. He was not properly prepared, not with the truth, with the facts or the admission of what was happening in our country, delay, whatever, delay, denial, death. Instead, we’d like to see him insist on the truth, and we must insist on the truth with him, and that [possibility] is really what should give us hope — it’s never too late, as I keep saying, to tell the truth, Mr. President, and it’s never too late to do the right thing, and to pay attention to science, science, science.’
Watch below:
Speaker Pelosi: "There's a Boy Scouts saying 'proper preparation prevents poor performance,' well that was exactly where the president gets an 'F'. He was not properly prepared, not with the truth, with the facts or the admission of what was happening in our country." pic.twitter.com/NTM821bEUf — MSNBC (@MSNBC) April 22, 2020
Trump has claimed, utterly absurdly, that he’s actually taken the Coronavirus seriously from the very beginning. He has not. At the end of February — what’s now been confirmed as almost a month after the first Coronavirus death in the U.S. — Trump called concern over the now globe-ravaging pandemic a “hoax.”
Throughout those weeks, Trump declined to take any major steps beyond the single, solitary move of restricting (not completely banning) travel from China. The virus made it to the U.S. anyway, but not until March did Trump even impose national social distancing guidelines meant to stem the virus’s spread.
Trump has already turned away from commitment to those social distancing measures before they even officially expire at the end of April. Recently, he tweeted calls for his followers to “liberate” certain states that are under stay-at-home orders that are in line with the science-based recommendations that his own administration has in place. Trump, as Pelosi notes, just keeps ignoring the science that calls for continued social distancing.
He’s even resorted to vague racist notions that there’s going to be some imminent influx of immigrant workers stealing American jobs or whatever.
At a press conference this week, where he announced he’d be suspending the issuance of green cards for two months, he claimed:
‘By pausing immigration, we’ll help put unemployed Americans first in line for jobs as America reopens. So important. It would be wrong & unjust for Americans laid off by the virus to be replaced with new immigrant labor flown in from abroad.’
Does this have any relationship to the science of tackling the Coronavirus pandemic? No, it does not, but Trump keeps running with it anyway in the name of making himself look good, even as the confirmed Coronavirus death toll in the U.S. climbs towards 50,000.
TRUMP on temporary immigration ban: "By pausing immigration, we'll help put unemployed Americans first in line for jobs as America reopens. So important. It would be wrong & unjust for Americans laid off by the virus to be replaced with new immigrant labor flown in from abroad." pic.twitter.com/brYY7kpuXP — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 21, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-04-22--Obama Outshines Trump With Wednesday Coronavirus Instructions To America

Democratic 2020 presidential contender and former Vice President Joe Biden has stepped forward to run against Donald Trump .
That has released President Barack Obama to remind people how a real leader should act .
He has a way of calling people ’ s attention to their responsibilities .
The government is a dynamic set of systems , and everyone , including young people , have the power to begin oiling them .
Obama tweeted that he understood how Americans have had to adapt to the coronavirus pandemic .
This has been one of the reasons he is so popular @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he walked the nation to the next step and urged them to prepare for far “ harsher changes.
” These will occur unless the public could get out ahead in the “ efforts to protect our planet.
” Then on this 50th anniversary of Earth Day , 45 urged the public to “ demand more of our leaders at every level.
” The president and former First Lady Michelle Obama have been working with young people ever since he left office .
Obama tweeted : ‘ We ’ ve all had to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Climate change will force far harsher changes on our kids .
All of us should follow the young people who ’ ve led the efforts to protect our planet for generations , and demand more of our leaders at every level.
’ Twitter world loved to hear from President Barack Obama .
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Democratic 2020 presidential contender and former Vice President Joe Biden has stepped forward to run against Donald Trump. That has released President Barack Obama to remind people how a real leader should act. He has a way of calling people’s attention to their responsibilities. The government is a dynamic set of systems, and everyone, including young people, have the power to begin oiling them.
Obama tweeted that he understood how Americans have had to adapt to the coronavirus pandemic. This has been one of the reasons he is so popular — he identifies with us. Then, he walked the nation to the next step and urged them to prepare for far “harsher changes.” These will occur unless the public could get out ahead in the “efforts to protect our planet.”
Then on this 50th anniversary of Earth Day, 45 urged the public to “demand more of our leaders at every level.” The president and former First Lady Michelle Obama have been working with young people ever since he left office. Obama tweeted:
‘We’ve all had to adapt to cope with a pandemic. Climate change will force far harsher changes on our kids. All of us should follow the young people who’ve led the efforts to protect our planet for generations, and demand more of our leaders at every level.’
Twitter world loved to hear from President Barack Obama. This is how they responded to his tweet below:
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-04-22--Secret Conservative Funding  Discovered Fueling Anti-Quarantine Protests

The spontaneous protests against wearing coronavirus protective gear and for opening up businesses have been seen at hospitals and state capitols .
The problem is that they are not so spontaneous after all .
Ultra-conservative Libertarian billionaires have put their 30x amplified magnifying glasses to the protesters ’ issues .
These billionaires run their money through nonprofits and frequently buy Facebook ads that falsely state , according to The Washington Post : ‘ A network of right-leaning individuals and groups , aided by nimble online outfits , has helped incubate the fervor erupting in state capitals across the country .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ frustration deeply felt , but it is also being amplified , and in some cases coordinated , by longtime conservative activists , whose robust operations were initially set up with help from Republican megadonors.
’ The Convention of States was founded to add a balanced-budget amendment to the Constitution .
Now though , it has placed anti-government anti-coronavirus precaution ads on Facebook : The ads have asked for a $ 5 donation to “ support our fight.
” However , what the groups really want is the individuals ’ personal data .
Convention @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Tea Party Mark Meckler said it was changed or expanded to provide a “ clearinghouse where these guys can all find each other.
” FreedomWorks is another Libertarian group active in the Tea Party , and it has provided an online calendar showing when the protests are scheduled .
Billionaire Robert Mercer funded the Convention of States Project beginning in 2015 .
He has funded Acting Director of U.S .
Citizenship and Immigration Services Ken Cuccinelli and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Caron .
This group also backed the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Self-Governance , which is the umbrella organization over the Convention of States Project , Board President of Eric O ’ Keefe is a longtime associate of David Koch .
He helped manage Koch ’ s Libertarian run for president in 1980 .
O ’ Keefe resides in Wisconsin and said : Sociologist at Drexel University Robert Brulle ’ s research is about climate lobbying , He said about Koch ’ s involvement in anti-quarantine protesters : The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
These quick , two-minute @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for busy people .
Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
Interestingly enough , Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order .

The spontaneous protests against wearing coronavirus protective gear and for opening up businesses have been seen at hospitals and state capitols. The problem is that they are not so spontaneous after all. Ultra-conservative Libertarian billionaires have put their 30x amplified magnifying glasses to the protesters’ issues.
These billionaires run their money through nonprofits and frequently buy Facebook ads that falsely state, according to The Washington Post:
‘The people are rising up against these insane shutdowns. We’re fighting back to demand that our elected officials reopen America.’
The Post wrote that:
‘A network of right-leaning individuals and groups, aided by nimble online outfits, has helped incubate the fervor erupting in state capitals across the country. The activism is often organic and the frustration deeply felt, but it is also being amplified, and in some cases coordinated, by longtime conservative activists, whose robust operations were initially set up with help from Republican megadonors.’
The Convention of States was founded to add a balanced-budget amendment to the Constitution. Now though, it has placed anti-government anti-coronavirus precaution ads on Facebook:
‘Heavy-handed government orders that interfere with our most basic liberties will do more harm than good.’
The ads have asked for a $5 donation to “support our fight.” However, what the groups really want is the individuals’ personal data. Convention of States’s president and co-founder of the Tea Party Mark Meckler said it was changed or expanded to provide a “clearinghouse where these guys can all find each other.” FreedomWorks is another Libertarian group active in the Tea Party, and it has provided an online calendar showing when the protests are scheduled.
Billionaire Robert Mercer funded the Convention of States Project beginning in 2015. He has funded Acting Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Ken Cuccinelli and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Caron. This group also backed the Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
Meckler said:
‘The major need back in 2009 was no different than it is today — some easy centralizing point to list events, to allow people to communicate with each other.’
Citizens for Self-Governance, which is the umbrella organization over the Convention of States Project, Board President of Eric O’Keefe is a longtime associate of David Koch. He helped manage Koch’s Libertarian run for president in 1980. O’Keefe resides in Wisconsin and said:
‘We’re providing a digital platform for people to plan and communicate about what they’re doing. To shut down our rural counties because of what’s going on in New York City, or in some sense Milwaukee, is draconian.’
Sociologist at Drexel University Robert Brulle’s research is about climate lobbying, He said about Koch’s involvement in anti-quarantine protesters:
‘The involvement of the Koch institutional apparatus in groups supporting these protests is clear to me. The presence of allies on the board usually means that they are deeply engaged in the organization and most likely a funder.’
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bipartisanreport--2020-04-22--Mitch McConnell’s 2020 Re-Election Chances Take Major Blow As Blue Wave Advances

As the general election in November approaches , Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-Ky. ) has proven surprisingly vulnerable as one of the Republicans up for re-election this year .
Although polling in the race has been sparse , one recent survey had him tied with likely Democratic challenger Amy McGrath — who , as the Center for Responsive Politics outlines , has been vastly outraising McConnell .
She raised more money overall during the early part of 2020 and from small dollar donors in particular , suggesting a vast enthusiasm for taking on McConnell and the rest of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 12.8 million in the first quarter of 2020 , and through the end of 2019 , a full 63 percent of her donations came from small dollar donors .
Both of those figures are far ahead of McConnell , who raised only $ 7.8 million in the first quarter of 2020 and could count small dollar donors as only 16 percent of his donations through the end of 2019 .
Most of McConnell ’ s money has been coming from big money sources .
Still , McGrath has now raised more money than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — she has brought in $ 30 million compared to $ 25.6 million on the McConnell side .
Raymond La Raja , a political science professor at University of Massachusetts-Amherst , told the Center for Responsive Politics : ‘ It ’ s a high profile race , McConnell is the second most powerful Republican and Democrats intensely dislike him .
It is a national race that attracts small donors… If it was a choice of Democratic establishment , they would not be investing this much in the race .
But this really is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ race as a tight one , which is why they ’ re giving money.
’ That grassroots support has been coming from outside the state of Kentucky at a sharp rate .
Out-of-state donations totaled a full 96 percent of McGrath ’ s money by the end of 2019 .
For comparison , out-of-state donations comprised a full 89 percent of the money that McConnell had brought in by the same point .
McConnell ’ s race is currently rated as “ likely Republican ” by the Cook Political Report — which , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ definitely not as strongly red as it could be .
The races for a full dozen currently GOP-held seats are rated as “ strong Republican ” by the same outlet .
Democrats need at least three additional seats tacked onto their current total to nab the majority in the chamber — if the vice president , who breaks ties in Senate votes , remains a Republican , they ’ d need four .
The Cook Political Report currently rates the races for a full four currently GOP-held seats as toss-ups , including races @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and North Carolina .
Four others are just “ leaning ” Republican , including races in Georgia , Iowa , Kansas , and Montana .
In other words , there are a lot of opportunities for Democratic gains — especially with continued strong fundraising .
In the first quarter of 2020 , Democrats outraised Republican incumbents in every single one of the four races currently rated as toss-ups .
In some , Democratic chances already look quite solid — in polls , Democrat Mark Kelly currently leads incumbent Republican Martha McSally in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eight percent .

As the general election in November approaches, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has proven surprisingly vulnerable as one of the Republicans up for re-election this year. Although polling in the race has been sparse, one recent survey had him tied with likely Democratic challenger Amy McGrath — who, as the Center for Responsive Politics outlines, has been vastly outraising McConnell. She raised more money overall during the early part of 2020 and from small dollar donors in particular, suggesting a vast enthusiasm for taking on McConnell and the rest of the Senate Republicans.
McGrath raised $12.8 million in the first quarter of 2020, and through the end of 2019, a full 63 percent of her donations came from small dollar donors. Both of those figures are far ahead of McConnell, who raised only $7.8 million in the first quarter of 2020 and could count small dollar donors as only 16 percent of his donations through the end of 2019. Most of McConnell’s money has been coming from big money sources. Still, McGrath has now raised more money than McConnell in the race overall, too — she has brought in $30 million compared to $25.6 million on the McConnell side.
Raymond La Raja, a political science professor at University of Massachusetts-Amherst, told the Center for Responsive Politics:
‘It’s a high profile race, McConnell is the second most powerful Republican and Democrats intensely dislike him. It is a national race that attracts small donors… If it was a choice of Democratic establishment, they would not be investing this much in the race. But this really is being funded through grassroots… people see this race as a tight one, which is why they’re giving money.’
That grassroots support has been coming from outside the state of Kentucky at a sharp rate. Out-of-state donations totaled a full 96 percent of McGrath’s money by the end of 2019. For comparison, out-of-state donations comprised a full 89 percent of the money that McConnell had brought in by the same point.
McConnell’s race is currently rated as “likely Republican” by the Cook Political Report — which, it’s worth noting, is definitely not as strongly red as it could be. The races for a full dozen currently GOP-held seats are rated as “strong Republican” by the same outlet.
Democrats need at least three additional seats tacked onto their current total to nab the majority in the chamber — if the vice president, who breaks ties in Senate votes, remains a Republican, they’d need four. The Cook Political Report currently rates the races for a full four currently GOP-held seats as toss-ups, including races in Arizona, Colorado, Maine, and North Carolina. Four others are just “leaning” Republican, including races in Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, and Montana. In other words, there are a lot of opportunities for Democratic gains — especially with continued strong fundraising.
In the first quarter of 2020, Democrats outraised Republican incumbents in every single one of the four races currently rated as toss-ups. In some, Democratic chances already look quite solid — in polls, Democrat Mark Kelly currently leads incumbent Republican Martha McSally in the Arizona Senate race by an average of eight percent.