I hope you're right that negotiations will go smoothly enough for checks to go out before the end of summer at the very latest.
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I don't believe Kasich endorsed Biden.
EDIT: Oh, you mean Rogan? Oof I didn't think he did.
I'm hoping the goal of things like this Kasich stuff is to widen the gap between the two sides that will eventually be fighting for the Republican Party if Trump loses. The Democratic Party should be looking for ways to create irreconcilable differences between these two sides anyway they can without letting them influence policy. Right now, I just see the progressive wing of the Democratic Party assisting with the policy making which is good.
Not a fan of him lending credibility to the idea that pro sports should be playing in our country in any way currently, tbh
Cancel Culture gets another one! His thought crime was *checks notes* saying that he didn't care about his constituents.
oh.
I think they will because the last negotiations between Mnuchin and Pelosi went well enough considering who Pelosi had to negotiate with; further, Trump knows that he's in trouble and will gladly try to goose his poll numbers with another check.
I could be wrong, but that's my guess. I don't love Meadows being in the negotiation room, but Mnuchin actually seems willing to negotiate. It could be worse.
He'll go along with it of course but funny he acknowledged it. Would've preferred he penned a tweet, they always give me a chuckle.
Gentleman from Texas:
John Bresnahan @BresPolitico
.@JohnCornyn calls a payroll cut being pushed by White House "problematic" and raises concerns about Social Security & Medicare funding: "I think it's problematic because obviously the trust funds for Social Security & Medicare are on their way to insolvency."
/2 Cornyn also noted that when a payroll tax cut ends, "You raise taxes on people. I'm not in favor."
/3 Cornyn also supported additional federal funding for coronavirus testing, which the White House has balked at including in new GOP proposal. A number of Senate Republicans have pushed back on this issue
4:24 PM · Jul 20, 2020
.@JohnCornyn calls a payroll cut being pushed by White House "problematic" and raises concerns about Social Security & Medicare funding: "I think it's problematic because obviously the trust funds for Social Security & Medicare are on their way to insolvency."
/2 Cornyn also noted that when a payroll tax cut ends, "You raise taxes on people. I'm not in favor."
/3 Cornyn also supported additional federal funding for coronavirus testing, which the White House has balked at including in new GOP proposal. A number of Senate Republicans have pushed back on this issue
4:24 PM · Jul 20, 2020
GOP have to cave in areas as they need Dems to pass this. This can't even pass the senate without Dem support, let alone the House. Schumer and Pelosi have been working together throughout this so Schumer won't leave Pelosi out to dry. If Pelosi says no, Schumer won't give it the support it needs to even have a chance in passing the senate
The fact that Republicans still have the balls to act like they have some type of leverage after all that's happened speaks to how delusional they are. Dems shouldn't cave an inch to these fucks.
Well there is a reason why they waited until the last minute. They expect Dems actual compassion towards people and their own lack of compassion to be all the leverage they need. They are a bunch of psychopaths.
It seemed to work flawlessly before Trump damned it all to hell with his shutdowns. Now they're in a situation where Pelosi is perfectly fine not budging while the attack dogs in the House get the message out about Republican obstruction.
Justin Amash @justinamash
Donald Trump is deploying unmarked federal police, decked out like a paramilitary force, to grab Americans off the streets. He's not protecting liberty; he's practicing tyranny.
4:22 PM · Jul 20, 2020
Donald Trump is deploying unmarked federal police, decked out like a paramilitary force, to grab Americans off the streets. He's not protecting liberty; he's practicing tyranny.
4:22 PM · Jul 20, 2020
Jake Sherman @JakeSherman
MONDAY: @stevenmnuchin1 told @pkcapitol payroll tax is in their Covid relief bill.
5:46 PM · Jul 20, 2020
MONDAY: @stevenmnuchin1 told @pkcapitol payroll tax is in their Covid relief bill.
5:46 PM · Jul 20, 2020
Yup . I also think that it wont play out the way they expect it to
Oh good, it's an Onion article, so this is just satire and won't be what actually happens....
...right?
I think anything short of another round of checks and extending the UI benefits is DOA. They can probably get away with reducing the added UI benefits but there's gotta be some give there.
Julie Tsirkin @JulieNBCNews
Graham tells me he supports a payroll tax cut "means tested". Q: Who else in your conference supports it? GRAHAM: "I don't know. Good question."
6:11 PM · Jul 20, 2020
Graham tells me he supports a payroll tax cut "means tested". Q: Who else in your conference supports it? GRAHAM: "I don't know. Good question."
6:11 PM · Jul 20, 2020
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Annie Karni @anniekarni
Follow the $$. As Trump Slumps in Polls, Republican Donors Look to Save the Senate - Via @ShaneGoldmacher
6:07 PM · Jul 20, 2020
Shane Goldmacher @ShaneGoldmacher
NEW: Sheldon and Miriam Adelson gave $25 million to the main Senate GOP super PAC, the Senate Leadership Fund on 6/15
The Adelson money comes a bit earlier than his past giving but was not unexpected amid intensifying talk among donors of the need to protect the narrow Senate GOP majority
6:14 PM · Jul 20, 2020
Follow the $$. As Trump Slumps in Polls, Republican Donors Look to Save the Senate - Via @ShaneGoldmacher
6:07 PM · Jul 20, 2020
Shane Goldmacher @ShaneGoldmacher
NEW: Sheldon and Miriam Adelson gave $25 million to the main Senate GOP super PAC, the Senate Leadership Fund on 6/15
The Adelson money comes a bit earlier than his past giving but was not unexpected amid intensifying talk among donors of the need to protect the narrow Senate GOP majority
6:14 PM · Jul 20, 2020
As Trump Slumps, Republican Donors Look to Save the Senate (Published 2020)
Senators and donors worry that with President Trump in trouble and the House probably out of reach, the Senate could be their last chance to hold power in Washington.
President Trump's weak poll numbers and a surge of Democratic cash flooding key Senate races have jolted top Republicans and intensified talk among party donors and strategists about redirecting money to protect their narrow Senate Republican majority amid growing fear of complete Democratic control of Washington in 2021.
Almost no one is talking openly about abandoning Mr. Trump at this point. A total collapse at the top of the ticket, Republican strategists and donors agree, would only make holding the Senate harder.
But maintaining the Senate is an urgent imperative for the G.O.P.: A Democratic Senate could offer a glide path for liberal Supreme Court nominees from a President Biden, or block Mr. Trump's judges if he won a second term. And right now, Senate Republican incumbents and candidates are losing badly in the money chase not just in the top Senate battlegrounds — states like Maine, Arizona, Colorado and North Carolina — but also in deep red states, such as Montana, where seats are now increasingly up for grabs.
Five of the most endangered Republican senators up for re-election were out-raised by a combined $18.5 million in the second quarter by their Democratic challengers, recent campaign filings show.
Shane Goldmacher @ShaneGoldmacher
NEW: Sheldon and Miriam Adelson gave $25 million to the main Senate GOP super PAC, the Senate Leadership Fund on 6/15
The Adelson money comes a bit earlier than his past giving but was not unexpected amid intensifying talk among donors of the need to protect the narrow Senate GOP majority
6:14 PM · Jul 20, 2020
As Trump Slumps, Republican Donors Look to Save the Senate (Published 2020)
Senators and donors worry that with President Trump in trouble and the House probably out of reach, the Senate could be their last chance to hold power in Washington.www.nytimes.com
President Trump's weak poll numbers and a surge of Democratic cash flooding key Senate races have jolted top Republicans and intensified talk among party donors and strategists about redirecting money to protect their narrow Senate Republican majority amid growing fear of complete Democratic control of Washington in 2021.Almost no one is talking openly about abandoning Mr. Trump at this point. A total collapse at the top of the ticket, Republican strategists and donors agree, would only make holding the Senate harder.But maintaining the Senate is an urgent imperative for the G.O.P.: A Democratic Senate could offer a glide path for liberal Supreme Court nominees from a President Biden, or block Mr. Trump's judges if he won a second term. And right now, Senate Republican incumbents and candidates are losing badly in the money chase not just in the top Senate battlegrounds — states like Maine, Arizona, Colorado and North Carolina — but also in deep red states, such as Montana, where seats are now increasingly up for grabs.Five of the most endangered Republican senators up for re-election were out-raised by a combined $18.5 million in the second quarter by their Democratic challengers, recent campaign filings show.
Rich Democrat megadonors seem to be missing in action right now...
They're there, as are the GOP ones. It's the 'grassroot' donations that have led to the massive disparity in fundraising.
Wasn't that disparity largely erased recently? Dems are barely behind there, IIRC. And tons of congressional and state level Dems have been outpacing GOP opponents.
242m to Trump's 295m
Biden cuts deep into Trump’s 2020 cash advantage
Biden, the DNC and affiliates have raised tens of millions of dollars from a handful of donors writing big checks to beat Trump.
www.politico.com
Nice, still have a ways to go to catch up. Would be great if Dems have a huge cash advantage going into the prime election months242m to Trump's 295m
Biden cuts deep into Trump’s 2020 cash advantage
Biden, the DNC and affiliates have raised tens of millions of dollars from a handful of donors writing big checks to beat Trump.
Nope, Dems and Biden are killing it on the Fundraising aspect. Trump's fundraising has been comparatively lagging lately.
House Dems need to get $400 a week UI and another round of $1200 checks. Do the payroll cut too, who cares. Mitch doesn't give that a vote then go back I guess to $300 and $1k. Continued until he'll put it up.
What happened to Boomerberg? Where is his war chest of funds to help Biden and Senators get elected?
Thanks. That's exactly what I thought I saw. So still some ground to make up. But a much different position than what was going on even 3-4 months ago.242m to Trump's 295m
Biden cuts deep into Trump’s 2020 cash advantage
Biden, the DNC and affiliates have raised tens of millions of dollars from a handful of donors writing big checks to beat Trump.
For those worried about Democrats and what leverage they have in these negotiations... don't.
It's Infrastructure Week again...
It's Infrastructure Week again...
"Why do they need more money? $1200 was more than enough to last them more than 10 weeks!" -- Kudlow
There was a story a few weeks back that Biden and his campaign didn't want the money, IIRC.
There was a story a few weeks back that Biden and his campaign didn't want the money, IIRC.
Falling in line is what Republicans do. I won't hold my breath.
The news media destroyed his last briefing to a point where they would cut away from it before it was over and then talk about how stupid he was.
That's good atleast. Hopefully that continues on.
Joy Reid's show is stacked tonight. Biden just finished up and Hillary is up next.
Manu Raju @mkraju
Senate GOP not on the same page with WH over some key parts of their party's recovery plan. Thune on tying school money to reopening: "I don't think that's a particularly good idea personally. I think it's better to let the school districts and local officials decide what's best"
emptywheel @emptywheel
Meanwhile the President's top priority is killing social security -- because if you've already killed health insurance what do you have to look forward to?
6:29 PM · Jul 20, 2020
Senate GOP not on the same page with WH over some key parts of their party's recovery plan. Thune on tying school money to reopening: "I don't think that's a particularly good idea personally. I think it's better to let the school districts and local officials decide what's best"
Top Republicans push back on Trump's call for payroll tax cut in next stimulus http://cnn.com/2020/07/20/politics/payroll-tax-cut-republicans-trump/index.html…Via @mkraju @ckmarie
7:13 PM · Jul 20, 2020emptywheel @emptywheel
Meanwhile the President's top priority is killing social security -- because if you've already killed health insurance what do you have to look forward to?
H) However, advocates in the administration believe the payroll tax would jolt the economy quickly.
"That will be in there," said one senior source close to the talks of the payroll tax, characterizing it as the President's "number one ask."
6:29 PM · Jul 20, 2020
Post-Parscale grift bus rolling out:
Will Steakin @wsteaks
NEW: Trump campaign announces Women for Trump bus tour through Maine and New Hampshire starting Wednesday The events will feature @LaraLeaTrump,
@mercedesschlapp, @KatrinaPierson, and @PamBondi
7:24 PM · Jul 20, 2020
NEW: Trump campaign announces Women for Trump bus tour through Maine and New Hampshire starting Wednesday The events will feature @LaraLeaTrump,
@mercedesschlapp, @KatrinaPierson, and @PamBondi
7:24 PM · Jul 20, 2020
Post-Parscale grift bus rolling out:
Will Steakin @wsteaks
NEW: Trump campaign announces Women for Trump bus tour through Maine and New Hampshire starting Wednesday The events will feature @LaraLeaTrump,
@mercedesschlapp, @KatrinaPierson, and @PamBondi
7:24 PM · Jul 20, 2020
They found 4 women. Is it a Microbus tour?
I can't see half of this getting through. I hope the Democrats stay strong on bullshit like blanket amnesty and school funding tied to opening
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