Issues voters are concerned about

Worth remembering that midterm voters ranked the Russia investigation dead last in importance out of the 12 issues Gallup asked about: https://t.co/rqZ0PSZWH5
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) May 8, 2019

Trump’s tariffs are hurting farmers

Experts quit Trump admin after facing retaliation for reports showing tariffs, GOP tax law hurt US farmers: report https://t.co/m2Mv2hrZI5 pic.twitter.com/jZdNyDkIF6
— The Hill (@thehill) May 8, 2019

Republican Senator Joni Ernst appears to be privately telling Trump that his trade war is hurting Iowa farmers, the NYT reports.

Remember, Trump told his rally that estate tax repeal helps farmers, and the crowd cheered.https://t.co/ssoqVf9X5R pic.twitter.com/y2Y5Ea1i5A
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) May 8, 2019

A new study, co-authored by the @WorldBank's chief economist, "concluded the main victims of Trump's trade wars had been farmers and blue-collar workers in areas that supported Trump in the 2016 election." https://t.co/0Bbn7pSMDw
— David Gura (@davidgura) May 8, 2019

Cohen says he helped Falwell handle racy photos

The latest from @AramRoston —> Exclusive: Trump fixer Cohen says he helped Falwell handle racy photos https://t.co/aljdbtEIeB
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) May 7, 2019

Notable that there is no comment — or denial — from Falwell on this Cohen racy-photos storyhttps://t.co/uHx0tuxEiK
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) May 7, 2019

Report: Before endorsing Trump, evangelical leader @JerryFalwellJr asked fixer Michael Cohen for help dealing with issue involving ‘racy personal photographs’ https://t.co/JESZI0H2pu
— Josh Campbell (@joshscampbell) May 7, 2019

Trump lost over a billion dollars between 1985 and 1994

Another great job by the New York Times.

This destroys Trump’s phony story about what a great businessman he is.

A decade in the red: Trump’s tax figures show over $1 billion in business losses. Here’s a glimpse of what he was up to during that decade. https://t.co/g8NSppm0Mo
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 9, 2019

Really big issue is how Trump survived financially after 1994. Where did he get the cash to stay afloat? That’s what is hidden in more recent tax returns. https://t.co/rraT8AANb0
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) May 8, 2019

Trump admits to racking up massive business losses, avoiding paying taxes, and treating the practice as “sport,” but says reporters are “fake news” for revealing the truth. https://t.co/W6Gt4N1hjV
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) May 8, 2019

The President is pretty much saying that he used transactions w/out economic substance to inflate basis, overstate depreciation, and bilk the IRS. If anyone doubted whether House Ways & Means had a compelling oversight reason to see Trump’s tax returns, here you go https://t.co/A7DkMVYvc3
— Daniel Hemel (@DanielJHemel) May 8, 2019

New York Times reporter Russ Buettner: 10 years of Trump's tax information shows that he tried things that weren't working and built a "colossal record of failure over a decade" https://t.co/5jj7ezc9oI pic.twitter.com/CL57QtjE8m
— Cuomo Prime Time (@CuomoPrimeTime) May 8, 2019

"Donald is a con man. Chris, there is not now and there never has been any verifiable evidence that Donald Trump has ever had a billion dollars."@DavidCayJ on reporting that Trump lost $1.17 billion between 1985 and 1994 according to documents obtained by NYT. #Hardball pic.twitter.com/XIgejQFplH
— Hardball (@hardball) May 7, 2019

Times said Trump didn’t itemize any donations on his taxes. he didn’t need to: he was losing so much $, he couldn’t take charity deductions. https://t.co/cs2e823JaD
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) May 8, 2019

“He’s a bold businessman,’ one host said. “What do people not understand about he’s a little bit different from most people?” https://t.co/A1nC0xoyY2
— Slate (@Slate) May 9, 2019

.@DavidCayJ: "A typical business person tries to grow their enterprises. Not Trump. He squeezes cash out [then] abandons them, leaving behind unpaid debts. Trump is a financial locust who flits off to find another sucker whose enterprise he can devour." https://t.co/kmZ6CUw48H
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) May 9, 2019

In the 80s and 90s, Trump regularly touted his financial savvy. "Everything I touched turned to gold immediately," Trump told ABC News in 1994.

But a new report out Wednesday by the New York Times tells a very different story about Trump's finances: https://t.co/bY2Jui5UxG pic.twitter.com/seIYl6Zck3
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) May 9, 2019

My takeaways on the latest explosive @nytimes story on the Trumps’ taxes, with a quick summary by tweet. 1/ https://t.co/8FtHjTv04q
— Lily Batchelder (@lilybatch) May 9, 2019

This is astounding! Somebody who saw @realDonaldTrump at work during the period of his huge losses in the late 80s/early 90s. https://t.co/RP2Ibr9s5y
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) May 9, 2019

Trump and associates lied at least 77 times according to the redacted Mueller report

Why lie if you’re innocent?

The Mueller report outlines at least 77 times in which Trump's campaign staff, admin officials, family members and associates lied or made false statements to the public. https://t.co/ufVGulFMXP
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 3, 2019

Covers: Statesboro Blues

Blind Willie McTell recorded his song “Statesboro Blues” in 1928. His version is acoustic. The best known modern version is by the Allman Brothers (1971) which was based on Taj Mahal’s 1968 electric version.

Covers: Release Me

“Release Me” has been successful as an R&B, country and pop song. The best known versions are by Esther Phillips (1962) and Englebert Humperdinck (1967). I am partial to the country version by Lyle Lovett/k.d. lang (2012) on the album with the same name.

50% of the country will live in eight states by 2040

The eye-popping stat here that everybody needs to internalize and grapple with: in 2040, half the country will live in 8 states. Meaning half the country will have 16 senators, and half will have 84. https://t.co/M7x7g7ENGL
— Ezra Levin (@ezralevin) May 5, 2019

Another study showing that Trump won because of white nationalism, not economic issues

A new study confirms that Iowa went from Obama to Trump not because of economic anxiety, but rather because white voters responded accordingly to Trump's nativist, anti-immigrant, and racist appeals. https://t.co/Vw3MJSAwAz pic.twitter.com/MLOJnUTDNT
— Ethan Grey (@_EthanGrey) May 5, 2019

Trump lies about tariffs

We pay the additional costs, not the Chinese. Trump is lying or doesn’t understand tariffs. He has said things like this several times so I assume someone has explained tariffs to him. I think this is just another lie.

For those who have never studied econ, history, trade, etc, tariffs are NOT something one country (China) pays another (USA)

They are an additional tax/ price that whoever BUYS the product has to pay. A $500 washer might cost $600 with tariffed steel. US consumers pay every cent https://t.co/ZW8AHWsgKy
— James Fallows (@JamesFallows) May 5, 2019

2/2 There are cases when tariffs can make good strategic and economic-development sense. (As I argued in detail here: https://t.co/0vrdYjI1vE )

But the idea that China is paying this cost, rather than US consumers, is so wrong as to be beyond the known range of wrongness
— James Fallows (@JamesFallows) May 5, 2019

That's $100 billion in tax hikes on Americans.

Example: Trump tariffs raised price of a washing machine $86, price of a dryer $92.https://t.co/inlbC4BYmi https://t.co/nW1cRd1cNQ
— Rick Newman (@rickjnewman) May 8, 2019