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Geoff Garin

3 months

With all due respect, the real question is whether there is much room left in today’s Republican Party for anyone who is not an apologist for Putin.

Mike Pence

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There is no room in the Republican Party for apologists for Putin. RIP Alexey Navalny.

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Geoff Garin

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3 years

Josh Hawley just voted to sustain Trump's veto of the NDAA - opposing a pay raise for our troops because he is committed to keeping the names of pro-slavery traitors on US military bases.

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5 years

If only @jim_jordan had been half that tough on the team doctor who sexually assaulted and molested wrestlers at Ohio State.

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@ryanstruyk Rand Paul is the biggest crybaby with the thinnest skin in the U.S. Senate. And if he heard those accusations Biden's speech, he must be feeling guilty about something.

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Geoff Garin

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7 years

I couldn't say this in 140 characters, but I wanted to say it after watching Kellyanne Conway's full appearance on Meet the Press.

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7 years

He never spares us his daily insecurity briefing

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

7 years

Happy New Year to all, including to my many enemies and those who have fought me and lost so badly they just don't know what to do. Love!

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Geoff Garin

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5 years

The new Fox News poll asks a good question: How many pay checks could you miss before you wouldn't be able to pay your bills? Over half (54%) say it would take two missed paychecks or less to put them into debt. That's Friday for federal employees.

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Geoff Garin

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4 years

Here's what happened: Adam Schiff sympathetically recognized the fact that voting to hold Trump accountable would require moral courage of Republican senators. Apparently, being asked to exercise moral courage is highly insulting to Republicans these days.

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Geoff Garin

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1 year

Commentators should stop saying that Georgia “won’t matter” if Democrats already have 50 seats. The 51st seat matters a lot, including in Senate committee composition and the ability to move votes to the floor. And of course the difference between Warnock and Walker is immense.

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Geoff Garin

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4 years

. @SenSusanCollins was right, Donald Trump learned his lesson. Unfortunately the lesson he learned was that he can abuse the power of his office however he wants and politicians like Susan Collins never will stand up to him and do anything about it.

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Geoff Garin

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4 years

A key takeaway from the Fox News poll: improvements in Trump's approval rating are having no real impact on voting intentions in trial heats with Biden, and haven't dented Biden's lead.

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Geoff Garin

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3 years

Ted Cruz and Tom Cotton voted the same way as Hawley, as the three Ivy League faux populists make it clear that the race for the 2024 GOP nomination will be a race to the bottom.

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Geoff Garin

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4 years

Trump has lost his fight with @JoeNBC . It’s now about Trump’s cruelty and nothing else. He’s the only one who has a stake in his vendetta. The longer Trump takes to give up the more he will lose.

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Geoff Garin

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6 years

New Marist poll: By 72% to 11% registered voters say Mueller should be allowed to finish the investigation, not be fired. Republicans oppose firing Mueller by 57% to 25%

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Geoff Garin

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7 years

If 8 years ago Michelle Obama said she wouldn't live in the White House, the right would have exploded about it being a show of disrespect.

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Geoff Garin

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6 months

President Biden gave a speech about economics yesterday that demonstrated his passion, charm, wit, and command. You would never know about it from the news media, unless you are a C-SPAN fan.

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Geoff Garin

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6 years

. @realDonaldTrump has tweeted six times about the Muller indictments. In none of his tweets does he express any outrage or even concern about what the indictments reveal about the extent of Russian interference in the 2016 election.

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6 years

New Marist poll: By 72% to 11% registered voters say Muller should be allowed to finish the investigation, not be fired. Republicans oppose firing Muller by 57% to 25%

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Geoff Garin

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5 years

The horse is out of the barn. Saddle up.

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Geoff Garin

@geoffgarin

2 years

Joe Manchin represents a coal state that went for Trump by almost 40 points, so it is not a small matter at all that he voted twice to convict Trump in impeachment trials and helped engineer the passage of the most significant climate and clean energy legislation in history.

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Geoff Garin

@geoffgarin

8 years

The internals in the new Fox News poll are devastating for Donald Trump. (typo fixed from previous post).

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Geoff Garin

@geoffgarin

5 years

There is a lot of attention being given to Trump's false claims about the Florida election, but not nearly enough attention to actual theft of an election that is occurring in Georgia.

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Geoff Garin

@geoffgarin

7 years

The final polling average for Ossoff was 42.5%. Ossoff actually gained ground after Trump weighed in. So thanks for the help.

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

7 years

Despite major outside money, FAKE media support and eleven Republican candidates, BIG "R" win with runoff in Georgia. Glad to be of help!

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Geoff Garin

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5 years

The scorecard: @SpeakerPelosi and House Democrats know how to walk and chew gum when it comes to passing legislation. The same cannot be said for @senatemajldr and Senate Republicans.

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Geoff Garin

@geoffgarin

3 years

@AmyEGardner These are votes cast in good faith in compliance with the ruling of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and must be counted

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4 years

@arishapiro @mikiebarb @NPRKelly @SecPompeo @npratc Instead of worrying about @NRPKelly 's ability to find Ukraine, @SecPompeo should focus on his inability to find his own conscience. Plus what a stupid sexist comment about Mary Louise Kelly, who has a masters in European Studies from Cambridge University.

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Geoff Garin

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7 years

Trump won Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin collectively by just 0.56% -- EVERYTHING affected the outcome of the election.

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4 years

NO TRUMP RECOVERY: New NBC/Wall Street Journal survey shows that nearly half of all voters say they are certain to vote against Donald Trump next year. Trump's base remains at just 34%.

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Geoff Garin

@geoffgarin

4 years

Morning Consult poll (Jan 4-5), impeachment results: 52% approve, 42% disapprove of House impeaching President Trump (Independents 50%-39% approve). 51% approve, 43% disapprove if Senate removed President Trump from office (Independents 47%-40% approve)

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Geoff Garin

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3 years

NEW: By 68% to 32%, voters want the President and the Democratic Congress to pass a COVID-19 package that will do the most to stop the spread of coronavirus and help people economically, rather than a package that might do less but will be more bipartisan and have GOP support.

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Geoff Garin

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3 years

@kayleighmcenany @realDonaldTrump @VP @FLOTUS @SecondLady @washingtonpost What is wrong with you? #LieBetter

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Geoff Garin

@geoffgarin

6 years

Key findings from the new CNN national survey. This is what Republicans call a big win.

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Geoff Garin

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4 years

5. We asked voters in AZ, CO, ME, and NC how they would feel if @MarthaMcSally @SenCoryGardner @SenatorCollins and @ThomTillis voted against calling any witnesses or subpoenaing any documents. 63% would be unfavorable, while only 26% would be favorable.

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Geoff Garin

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2 years

87% of Biden voters and 64% of Trump voters say the minimum age to legally buy an AR-15 should be 21 or higher, per the new @CBSNewsPoll . This is not a controversial issue.

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Geoff Garin

@geoffgarin

7 years

Harry Reid passed the ACA through the Senate with no cushion in his caucus. McConnell's woes are a good reminder of Reid's skill as leader.

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Geoff Garin

@geoffgarin

6 years

I am a proctologist and I know assholes.

All In with Chris Hayes

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6 years

GOP Rep.: "I'm a dentist, so I read body language very, very well" #inners

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Geoff Garin

@geoffgarin

4 years

NEW POLLING: McConnell's push for guaranteed immunity from lawsuits in coronavirus cases will create another strong proof point against vulnerable Republican senators. Voters do not want to give a free pass to companies for unsafe practices that harm workers or consumers.

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Geoff Garin

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5 years

How to end the shut down: drive Trump around the Beltway and tell him it’s the Mexican border.

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Geoff Garin

@geoffgarin

4 years

72% of all U.S. adults, including 79% of Democrats and 65% of Republicans, supported a requirement for mail-in ballots as a way to protect voters in case of a continued spread of the respiratory disease later this year.

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Geoff Garin

@geoffgarin

7 years

This is what Putin means by "losing with dignity." A PEOTUS quoting a subverter of democracy for self justification is sad, possibly tragic.

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Geoff Garin

@geoffgarin

4 years

1. In new polling for @MajorityPAC , Maine voters see @SenatorCollins as driven by political self-interest, not principle. The results show Collins' already weak position will be further weakened by aligning so closely with Trump and McConnell on impeachment.

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Geoff Garin

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6 years

. @JRubinBlogger : "It’s inconceivable someone so biased, someone who vowed revenge (“What goes around, comes around,” he shouted), could be elevated to the Supreme Court. And yet, he might.

Opinion | If we want to protect the Supreme Court’s legitimacy, Kavanaugh should not be on it

You cannot put a vengeful partisan on the Supreme Court.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Geoff Garin

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4 years

I am watching @SpeakerPelosi on the CNN Town Hall and thinking how lucky the country is to have her as speaker at this moment.

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Geoff Garin

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4 years

The new Fox News poll find stable, steady support for impeaching Trump and removing him from office.

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Geoff Garin

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3 years

Very impressive sign of energy for @TerryMcAuliffe : "This weekend Terry for Virginia knocked on 150,000 doors and made over 1 million voter contacts." Virginia, please keep at it!

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Geoff Garin

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7 years

Rather than repealing and replacing Obamacare, two-thirds of voters nationally want to keep what works and fix what doesn't.

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Geoff Garin

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6 years

It's very likely that #CorkerKickback is just the tip of the iceberg. House and Senate GOP are rushing to a vote before more of these corrupt sweetheart deals come to light.

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Geoff Garin

@geoffgarin

4 years

. @SenSusanCollins voted to acquit Donald Trump because he learned his lesson and voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh because he would respect precedent. Wrong and wrong. Collins either is the most gullible person in the world or makes the dumbest excuses for voting the party line.

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Geoff Garin

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6 years

In IL, the number of votes in the GOP governor primary dropped from 819,624 in 2014 to 703,110 yesterday. Turnout on the Democratic side rose from 444,7318 in 2014 (and 915,726 in 2010) to 1,269,161 yesterday. Another sign of how Democratic voters are fired up and ready to go.

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Geoff Garin

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2 months

Trump's decision to bring back Paul Manafort should be setting off huge alarms bells and yet it is hardly registering in the mainstream media. Trump is laying out a virtual welcome mat for Putin. Just imagine if the shoe were on the other foot.

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Geoff Garin

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4 years

Given that there is no model for a virtual convention, it is really impressive how smart the DNC has been about imagining and creating one.

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@geoffgarin

5 years

Who did Rudy Giuliani bill for his trip to Madrid?

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Geoff Garin

@geoffgarin

6 years

In my research I have found that red state voters accept a senator's decision to vote no on Kavanaugh if it is based on serious and substantial rationale, as is clearly the case with Senator McCaskill.

Claire McCaskill

@clairecmc

6 years

I will vote no on Judge Kavanaugh.

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Geoff Garin

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2 years

The new Inflation Reduction Act in the Schumer-Manchin reconciliation agreement will be extremely popular with voters. 74% of voters in key Senate states support a bill that focuses on the provisions in the agreement - 97% of Democrats, 73% of Independents, 53% of Republicans.

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Geoff Garin

@geoffgarin

7 years

Here is something I've learned from years of listening to people in focus groups:

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Geoff Garin

@geoffgarin

2 years

The turnout in the 2021 VA governor election was 73.7% of the 2020 VA presidential vote, much higher than 2017 vs. 2016 (65.5%) and 2013 vs. 2012 (58.4%). The GOP had a supercharged turnout and for Democrats to win in 2022 we need do everything we can to supercharge our turnout.

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Geoff Garin

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4 years

7. On the other hand, fully 91% agree (81% strongly agree) that, "Senators must put country before party, listen to all the evidence and carefully consider the facts, and then do their duty to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law."

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Geoff Garin

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3 years

Remember this America: There is now a Republican revolt against metal detectors (because rebelling against face masks wasn't crazy enough)

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Geoff Garin

@geoffgarin

4 years

Democrats will have more leverage to stop a lame duck confirmation if Biden wins and Democrats take the Senate majority because Republicans will know there will be hell to pay after January 20. So vote, work, and give like the whole future depends on it because it does.

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Geoff Garin

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3 years

OUT ORGANIZING: in our national election eve survey, 72% of Biden voters said they were contacted by a campaign or organization through mail, email, text, phone call or a door knock, compared to 55% of Trump voters.

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Geoff Garin

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4 years

Donald Trump eventually may be acquitted by the Senate but Mitch McConnell has made it certain that Trump will never be exonerated. There is no possibility of exoneration in a rigged trial where McConnell is openly conspiring with the defendant.

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Geoff Garin

@geoffgarin

8 years

The internals in the new Fox News poll are devastating for Donald Trump.

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Geoff Garin

@geoffgarin

4 years

A very powerful message from a Gold Star father: "If you hear only one thing, let it be this: Don't trust Donald Trump with your kid's life, or your own."

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4 years

McConnell wants to exploit the crisis to ram corporate giveaways through the Senate, with little accountability for who Trump gives the money to, while ignoring the urgent need for stronger sick leave protections for workers.

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Geoff Garin

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4 years

Today was a crossroads moment in the 2020 campaign. Joe Biden clearly won the day, and Donald Trump clearly lost it.

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@geoffgarin

4 years

John Dingell was a great man and Donald Trump is a disgusting piece of shit.

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4 years

Remember, there was no model for a virtual convention. The DNC didn't just have to fly the plane while building it, they had to invent the plane. This was a brilliant undertaking that will change conventions forever.

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Geoff Garin

@geoffgarin

4 years

@maggieNYT Trump frequently confuses Christianity Today with Entertainment Tonight. It's why he worships Kim Kardashian.

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Geoff Garin

@geoffgarin

2 years

The 56% support for Judge Jackson's confirmation is the highest level of support for any SCOTUS nominee measured by the Fox News Poll since 2005.

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Geoff Garin

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4 years

2. By 67% to 29%, voters in the six states want the Senate to conduct a full trial and carefully consider the evidence on both sides. This result is the same in the 4 GOP and the 2 Democratic states. 73% of Independents and 40% of Republicans want a full trial.

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Geoff Garin

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8 years

When Scalia died, the GOP line was "let people vote and let the next president choose." That was a lie. They don't believe in democracy.

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Geoff Garin

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5 years

Looking at the results of the new Economist/YouGov poll, here are the issues on which Trump's approval ratings are weakest among those who voted for him in 2016: 1. The budget deficit 2. Health care 3. Medicare 4. Social Security 5. Education

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Geoff Garin

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6 years

Political reporters are fixated on the Trump base, but the anti-Trump base has consistently shown itself to be bigger, stronger, and more engaged.

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Geoff Garin

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5 years

New Fox News poll: Of those who voted for Trump in 2016, just 67% say they would definitely vote to reelect him in 2020. By comparison, 88% of Democrats say they definitely would vote for someone else.

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Geoff Garin

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11 months

A dangerous idiot

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Geoff Garin

@geoffgarin

7 years

Trump has said nothing about Russia's hacking of our election that Putin wouldn't want him to say. Not a single thing.

Donald J. Trump

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7 years

Intelligence stated very strongly there was absolutely no evidence that hacking affected the election results. Voting machines not touched!

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Geoff Garin

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8 years

By 47% to 39% voters trust Clinton over Trump on ethics in government (ABC-Post). And for good reason....

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Geoff Garin

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4 years

4 reasons why this is bad for Trump politically. 1. It will rev up the Democratic base like nothing else could (and Trump already has revved up his much smaller base) 2. The nomination of an anti-choice justice who will overturn Roe makes Trump's problem with women much worse.

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Geoff Garin

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6 months

As a pollster, I agree with @KBeds : pay more attention to how people are actually voting today than what the polls say they will do a year from now.

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7 years

I get a kick out of people who resent "happy holidays" but won't mention Jews when remembering the Holocaust.

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4 years

1. We recently completed polling for @LawWorksAction on the Senate impeachment trial in six key states, including four with Republican senators in cycle (AZ, CO, ME, NC) and two with Democratic senators in cycle (MI, NH).

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Geoff Garin

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3 years

The closing GOTV message for Republicans?

Trump Calls Georgia Senate Races ‘Illegal and Invalid’ (Published 2021)

President Trump continued his assault on election integrity, baselessly claiming the presidential results and the Senate runoffs in Georgia were both invalid — which could complicate G.O.P. efforts...

www.nytimes.com

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4 years

The Fox News poll completed 5 days before the 2016 election had Clinton +1, 46% of the vote. Today's Fox News poll has Biden +8, with 52% of the vote.

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Geoff Garin

@geoffgarin

7 years

Pence lied about this, Sanders lied about this, everyone close to Trump lied about this. Why should anyone ever believe Pence again?

Bradd Jaffy

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NBC NEWS: Trump says he decided to fire Comey even before meeting with AG and Deputy AG: “I was going to fire regardless of recommendation”

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6 years

Three points about Trump: 1) Virtually no one who didn't vote for Trump in 2016 is for him today; 2) About 37% of Trump's 2016 voters are ambivalent about him and are far from hard core; 3) Cohen's implication of Trump will have a corrosive effect on those ambivalent Trump voters

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4 years

The Malignant Cruelty of Donald Trump

The president is defaming the memory of a woman who died nearly 20 years ago—and inflicting pain upon her family today.

www.theatlantic.com

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2. The important context here is that a majority of Maine voters believe that President Trump is guilty of abusing the power of his office

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6. By 54%to 43%, voters reject the argument that the House impeachment of President Trump was a partisan witch hunt and the Senate should move quickly to find Trump innocent and acquit him of the charges against him.

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3. Seven-in-ten voters say the Senate should insist on seeing relevant documents and call witnesses who have so far refused to cooperate but who can provide direct, first-hand evidence about Trump's actions.

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Geoff Garin

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Sick that the RFK Jr. ad rips off one from JFK, given that RFK Jr and his whacko views are a total embarrassment to the entire Kennedy family.

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3 years

NEW: Our poll of voters in 5 key states (AZ, CO, GA, NV, NH) finds a large majority do NOT want to cut the cost and scope of the #BuildBackBetterAct . 59% say Congress should keep the cost at the current proposed level or increase the cost so the legislation can do more.

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Hey Democrats, the circular firing squad is the problem, not the solution. Stop. We need to pass the strongest bills we can pass with our current majorities and then take our fight to the Republicans

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4. Three quarters of independent voters and half of all rank-and-file Republicans say the Senate should insist on documents and witnesses in the Senate trial.

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Geoff Garin

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Not an adventurer, a worker doing his job in extreme heat: His story is just as important. A postal worker collapsed and died Tuesday while on his route in Dallas amid 115 degree heat in the area, according to the U.S. Postal Service.

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I really like the new ad the Biden campaign is running in Texas. Dealing with the spread of COVID-19 is the #1 concern of voters. Biden takes it head on and speaks compassionately and hopefully to people about the issue in a way Trump refuses to. 1/2

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This is a bull crap statement from a bull crap artist. "Gun ban" is straw man invented by the NRA -- no one is talking about banning all guns in America. And there is no case law that AR-15s are protected under the 2nd Amendment.

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My full statement on today's marches:

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3 years

New Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Americans favor every key aspect of Biden's infrastructure plan

Despite Republican opposition in Congress, majorities of Americans favor every key aspect of President Biden’s infrastructure plan, according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll.

news.yahoo.com

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Geoff Garin

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8 years

Here's why I think the frenzy over @HillaryClinton and the @ClintonFdn is off base and unfair.

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8. By opposing witnesses and documents that can provide first hand evidence about Trump's actions, Republican senators are burnishing an already pervasive feeling that they are motivated by politics rather than principle.

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Geoff Garin

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7 years

The popular vote argument is totally relevant to whether Trump has a mandate. Most voters did not sign up for what he wants to do.

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