Recent polls of Democrats

The top priority is beating Trump. That’s more important than positions on specific issues. We have to get this lying bigot out of the White House!

More important in your vote in the Democratic primary: supporting the candidate you like the most or the candidate who has the best chance of beating Trump?
Best chance 51%
Like most 36%
(Fox Poll, Dem. primary & caucus voters 3/17-20/19)
see full wording: https://t.co/Ia9DLzNsgc
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) March 25, 2019

Views of Dems: They think Biden can win but align with Bernie
Beat Shares
Trump Positions
Biden 32% 21%
Sanders 14% 31%
Harris 16% 7%
O’Rourke 11% 11%
Warren 6% 5%
Kerry 4% 4%
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) March 19, 2019

Lukewarm take: the conventional wisdom is right that Biden, Bernie, Harris, Beto are the 4 candidates most likely to win the Democratic nomination in some order. https://t.co/VogcZrTbsf
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) March 19, 2019

Trump wants to limit aid to Puerto Rico

He only cares about his base. We have seen this over and over. Sad!

"At an Oval Office meeting on Feb. 22, Trump asked top advisers for ways to limit federal support from going to Puerto Rico, believing it is taking money that should be going to the mainland, according to senior administration officials" https://t.co/JNtdYVsPL0
— Mark Berman (@markberman) March 25, 2019

NEW: More than 1 million Puerto Ricans just had their food stamp benefits cut, a devastating blow as the island tries to rebound from Hurricane Maria.

–Parents go hungry so their kids can eat
–HIV Clinics can't afford supplies https://t.co/VLvvL8sET6 @JStein_WaPo @jdawsey1 pic.twitter.com/YWszBfgRt1
— Heather Long (@byHeatherLong) March 25, 2019

*while being not white https://t.co/KGsn9C0Lzp
— Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) March 26, 2019

HUD inspector general’s office says it’ll look into whether White House interfered with Puerto Rico disaster aid https://t.co/EMDOM09CB7
— Damian Paletta (@damianpaletta) March 26, 2019

Trump privately complains about Puerto Rico aid to GOP senators as he boasts a "clean bill of health" from Mueller probe, tells Rs to not kill the GND so he can run on it, and other things. w/ @jdawsey1 @pkcapitol https://t.co/YXb98jOyQl
— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) March 26, 2019

Critical week for gerrymandering

Two gerrymandering cases go before the Supreme Court. They are North Carolina (Republican) and Maryland (rare Democratic gerrymandering). The court has been reluctant to get involved in political gerrymandering cases. If they don’t this time, I am counting on Democrats in the congress. They included it in H.R. 1 which passed the House. Of course, the Senate won’t even discuss it since Republicans are the main beneficiaries and thus are not interested in fair elections. Sad!

Recent polls show that most Americans on both sides of the aisle want the court to step in to put an end to gerrymandering. If the court doesn’t act, its risks appearing more, not less, political, says Brennan Center expert @tomTMwolf. https://t.co/hFIaNJISm5
— Brennan Center (@BrennanCenter) March 25, 2019

Typical Walker. This is utter nonsense. Under his leadership, Wisconsin is one of the most rigged/unfair states in the country. He and his cronies in the legislature gerrymandered in 2011 and then used that power to pass a discriminatory voter ID law that targets people of color https://t.co/yqA74Nh7xY
— Eric Holder (@EricHolder) March 21, 2019

How is this not gerrymandering? pic.twitter.com/YqozxArAOl
— BigMac (@bgmc31) March 22, 2019

If SCOTUS legalizes extreme partisan gerrymandering before next round of redistricting that will have as devastating an impact on democracy as anything in Mueller report. Pay attention to NC/MD cases this week https://t.co/fQIEuXndOO
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) March 25, 2019

The Democratic governor of North Carolina & the Republican governor of Maryland say in a joint op-ed that it’s time for SCOTUS to put limits on gerrymandering. #fairmaps https://t.co/ibT7Nc6NzQ
— Michael Li 李之樸 (@mcpli) March 25, 2019

Judges in Texas and 11 other states are considering whether mapmakers — typically state lawmakers — have gerrymandered legislative districts for their own benefit:https://t.co/cHLhFy8lum
— Let America Vote (@LetAmericaVote) March 25, 2019

North Carolina is evenly split politically. But Republicans drew maps that gave them 10 of the state's 13 House seats. Can they do that? The Supreme Court is about to decide. https://t.co/p0p6kVLMmI
— NYT National News (@NYTNational) March 25, 2019

"You don’t need to agree with the statement, and you don’t need to support partisan considerations in redistricting … But you should understand the full story." @RalphHise and @RepDavidRLewis give context to a controversial gerrymandering statement: https://t.co/FrDnFd2NYD
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) March 25, 2019

An analysis of 2018 election results from @AP finds Republicans had a built-in advantage in how political districts were drawn that helped reduce Democratic gains. https://t.co/rqk4jPTghl
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 21, 2019

Pee tape prayer candle

You can get a Pee tape prayer candle here: https://omfg.church/

I think they’re great – the picture is of the one I purchased.

The Pee Tape made it into the report. https://t.co/7h8ODxpA5u
— Slate (@Slate) April 21, 2019

Counties that hosted a 2016 Trump rally saw a 226 percent increase in hate crimes

This story has been buried by the obsession over the Mueller report but it’s really important. Trump’s hateful rhetoric sparks hateful acts. Words have consequences. He always denies it but it is clearly true. Sad!

The other Friday report. https://t.co/SLHYgLB2Lh
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) March 23, 2019

Florida Man challenge

@_Florida Man is great

From botched robberies to deadly cockroach-eating contests, it seems like there's a wild story about a Florida man for every day of the year https://t.co/Mbv2XrsTkO
— CNN (@CNN) March 23, 2019

People are doing the "Florida Man" challenge … Here's what it is: https://t.co/kXWwYd9QxB
— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) March 23, 2019

More on the Electoral College

It’s good that there is a discussion on it. Time for it to go!

i am a maniac and wrote about the electoral college again, addressing the most common arguments against ending it. https://t.co/wogpOHcEm7
— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) March 21, 2019

The current Electoral College debate confirms that powerful parts of the Republican Party have given up on trying to become a party that could be confident of winning elections by winning more votes. https://t.co/8SsxkeF6Mv
— Jacob T. Levy (@jtlevy) March 20, 2019

Yes, because this was already a standard Democratic position after 2000 for similar reasons! The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact started in 2006, the main reason it stalled for awhile was unrelated D losses at state level https://t.co/uIa44q8xeR
— Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) March 20, 2019

yes, because it is bad https://t.co/E1CraTOC0Y
— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) March 20, 2019

Trump has tried to exaggerate the significance of his victory by claiming the Electoral College is stacked in favor of Democrats, although most political scientists believe the opposite https://t.co/1U8EmbUOoe
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) March 20, 2019

Opinion: Why Elizabeth Warren is wrong about the Electoral College https://t.co/AJ28nvhKr5
— POLITICO (@politico) March 21, 2019

I don’t agree but here’s an opposing view.

The Electoral College has been debated since the days of James Madison, who called it "evil."

So could it actually be abolished? @JohnAvlon explores that in today’s #RealityCheck. https://t.co/lCGCfDTMSL pic.twitter.com/Z1Tct6bMQL
— CNN (@CNN) March 20, 2019

Pundits who are implying that eliminating the Electoral College is some sort of radical position should check the polls. Most people support a Constitutional amendment to change to a popular vote. https://t.co/92DHVMFTgv
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) March 20, 2019

Abolish the Electoral College. Have the direct vote of the people choose the President. To ensure national support – if one candidate doesn’t get 50% of the vote have a runoff 4 weeks after the election between the top two vote recipients. More fair. Better for true democracy.
— Eric Holder (@EricHolder) March 20, 2019

Sounds like someone who lost the popular vote by almost 3 million votes. https://t.co/GaDPqUlW0z
— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) March 20, 2019

A rare example of Trump admitting he changed his mind. He used to trash the electoral college https://t.co/7i1YqcMVqA
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) March 20, 2019

The idea that amending the Constitution—or simply proposing amendments—is somehow radical is a recent phenomenon and a silly one. The 2016 Republican platform called for five constitutional amendments (abortion, same-sex marriage, term limits, balanced-budget, education). https://t.co/eLJeEmAirM
— Ryan Lizza (@RyanLizza) March 19, 2019

This one is even worse than it looks — it’s from election night 2012 when Trump, ineptly following the returns, thought Obama would lose the popular vote. Obama won by 4%. https://t.co/oCTC98kUIJ
— Eric Columbus (@EricColumbus) March 20, 2019

Jared and Ivanka use private email/messaging for government business

Hypocrites. Let’s see if Republicans think they should be locked up. I guess this is only bad when Hillary did it. Lol.

Cool, so I imagine this will be a national scandal that dominates the headlines for the next 6 months right? https://t.co/eptQfvBSrA
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) March 21, 2019

When Trump mentioned Clinton 19 days ago during his CPAC speech, attendees bleated, "LOCK HER UP!" referring to her use of a private email server for State Dept. business. https://t.co/rP7XUghrJw https://t.co/AITJ75kpmC
— Alex Kotch 🔥 (@alexkotch) March 21, 2019

BREAKING: In letter to WH, Rep. Cummings reveals that KUSHNER was routinely using WhatsApp to conduct official business as recently as Dec. 2018. Kushner's lawyer told lawmakers he screenshots messages to preserve them.

Cummings wants details by April 4. https://t.co/uOZdCgKGph
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) March 21, 2019

—-> https://t.co/vOliPCihkR
— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) March 21, 2019

Jared Kushner Uses Non-Official Messaging for Official Business, Lawyer Says https://t.co/6SHfOBSllw
— Nicholas Fandos (@npfandos) March 21, 2019

Intercept reported in March 2018 that Kushner was communicating with MBS via WhatsApp: https://t.co/nbSJgR51PR https://t.co/h7kc0CxMWl
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) March 21, 2019

Among the many questions this raises, why is Kushner's private attorney responding to questions about official WH business? He speaks for Kushner, not the WH, so we can't possibly know if his answers are the whole story, as his false answers on Jared's security clearance showed. https://t.co/zwINVfroui
— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) March 21, 2019

You may be skeptical but this is gonna break Trump’s support among congressional Republicans.

I was around in 2015-2016 and remember how devoted GOP leaders are to information security best practices. https://t.co/C2jOs4wyO1
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) March 21, 2019

sarcasm

Republicans only think it’s bad when Democrats do it.

Trump continues to attack McCain and tell lies

Trump lied about McCain’s funeral. He did nothing and does not deserve thanks. He also lied about the Veterans Choice law passed in 2014. It was modified under his administration but McCain deserves a lot of credit for the law.

It is shameful how wimpy the Republicans have been. Only Isakson has taken on the president and a few others have defended McCain but not blamed Trump for anything. It’s pathetic how afraid they are of Trump and his cult.

100% right https://t.co/Fy1L6JaSY7
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) March 21, 2019

National Cathedral on Trump comments on McCain: “Only a state funeral for a former president involves consultation with government officials. No funeral at the Cathedral requires the approval of the president or any other government official.” 2/2
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) March 21, 2019

Sen. Lindsey Graham calls John McCain "an American hero" in response to President Trump's attacks on the late senator.

"I think the president's comments about Sen. McCain hurt him more than they hurt the legacy of Sen. McCain" https://t.co/jh7ZeGh0OH pic.twitter.com/3enXuFZNpj
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) March 21, 2019

This isn’t good enough.

In a particularly brazen bit of lying today, Trump said McCain didn't deliver for veterans, unlike him, Trump, the man who got Veterans Choice passed.

Choice was passed in 2014…and McCain was the key Republican legislator behind the bill. pic.twitter.com/LE3rwa8skD
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) March 20, 2019

Donald Trump admires anti-American dictators like Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Putin, and Xi Jinping. He resents an American hero like John McCain.
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) March 21, 2019

Any particular reason you are thinking about him today, Senator? https://t.co/5QjrrNtLRI
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) March 21, 2019

McConnell is gutless.

I would not wish on my worst enemy the friendship of @LindseyGrahamSC. What a soulless piece of garbage. Claims to be best friends with the late John McCain and yet does nothing while the sitting President pees on his memory every day. What a disgusting and worthless human being.
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) March 21, 2019

Wait, Trump's disparagement of McCain was *on the prompter*. https://t.co/BdShoAKnzx
— Philip Bump (@pbump) March 20, 2019

McCain’s PHX services were overseen by AZ state gov’t and protected by state troopers. Then Congress hosted McCain laying in state. Then Naval Academy hosted burial. All Trump did was allow military flight from PHX to Andrews, carrying McCain. https://t.co/uCDnooKNit
— Paul Kane (@pkcapitol) March 20, 2019

Herr Trump now claims credit for the McCain funeral! He says “as president” he had to “approve” it. BS! Lying in state at the Capitol was up to Congress, not POTUS. This despot has the gall to say a hero’s burial is within his control. What a putz.
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) March 20, 2019

We can talk all day about how vile this is, but in the end, 30 to 40% of the public and a hard-core of grifters, rationalizers, and enablers are going to support this kind of behavior because it makes them feel better about themselves. https://t.co/619WIrlR1k
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) March 20, 2019

https://twitter.com/EWErickson/status/1108417577104171008

Your move, every GOP Senator.

You served with John McCain. He was your colleague, your friend. Whether you found him inspiring or irascible, whether he was friend or foe, you respected his conviction, his honor, his service.

Find your spine and slap back at the President. Now. https://t.co/XD620AP0uH
— David Jolly (@DavidJollyFL) March 20, 2019

Fact-checking President Trump's claim that John McCain misled the White House on his Obamacare repeal vote https://t.co/KIc0Eg2tmo pic.twitter.com/LezKLX7tKO
— CNN (@CNN) March 20, 2019

“I am really stunned that more Republicans aren't pushing back,” former @RepCharlieDent says about President Trump’s comments on John McCain. https://t.co/Xq3cGlqAWa pic.twitter.com/3lTM0AR8iE
— CNN Newsroom (@CNNnewsroom) March 20, 2019

https://twitter.com/AaronBlake/status/1108430598467735553

.@MeghanMcCain: "If I had told my dad 7 months after you're dead, you're going to be dominating the news & all over Twitter, he would think it was hilarious — that our president was so jealous of him that he was dominating the news cycle in death as well" https://t.co/86XL0xuRHY
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) March 20, 2019

After Trump's most recent attacks on McCain, Georgia Sen. Johnny Isakson has mounted the most forceful defense yet within the Senate GOP of the late Arizona senator https://t.co/b5Bq9Vwop1
— POLITICO (@politico) March 20, 2019

https://twitter.com/JamesFallows/status/1108190963682430977

A former McCain aide says Trump was lying when he claimed today the senator had misled the WH and said he was going to support “repeal and replace” effort before changing his mind. “Nope. Never happened,” the former aide said. “You’re surprised Trump lied?” the ex-aide added.
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) March 19, 2019

Trump is just angry at McCain because the Hanoi Hilton has a better Yelp rating than any of his hotels
— Matt Oswalt (@MattOswaltVA) March 20, 2019

Trump organization selling merch with the White House on it

I don’t know if it’s illegal. I do know it’s not appropriate.

Trump Org now selling merch with the White House on it. Nice work by @Z_Everson. https://t.co/zCQ3WrEeaG
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) March 21, 2019

They are not among the six items in the Trump Store's Made in the USA page: https://t.co/szjg8Ymbtu https://t.co/5Pz1oGa3NV
— Zach Everson (@Z_Everson) March 27, 2019

Here's one of the White House-branded coffee mugs being sold by @trump Org. I have added arrows, for illustrative purposes. pic.twitter.com/uriySOUhXR
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) March 27, 2019