Politics Focus Washington from

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: New Polls in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, North Carolina

October 14, 2019 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Monday, October 14, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44%Up 1 from Friday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 41% (Reuters, Politico) to 49% (Rasmussen). Without […]

Follow

DB: The Three Keys to Trump’s Coming Coup

October 14, 2019 Focus Washington

The endgame came clear this week, and let’s not kid ourselves. If they can get away with it, Donald Trump and the Republican Party are going to stage a coup to nullify the Constitution and […]

Follow

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Dems Less Likely to Vote For Sanders Because of Health – Trump, Warren Lead Trump by 10 – Biden Tops Warren

October 11, 2019 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Friday, October 11, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 43%Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 41% (Politico, Reuters) to 47% (Rasmussen). Without these […]

Follow

Former Ukraine Envoy to Testify in Trump Impeachment Probe

October 11, 2019 Focus Washington

The White House’s promise to stonewall a congressional impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump will get an early test on Friday, when the former ambassador to Ukraine is scheduled to testify to House of Representatives […]

Follow

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Discrimination in the U.S. – Impeachment Update

October 10, 2019 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Thursday, October 10, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 43%Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on six polls, ranging from 40% (Quinnipiac) to 47% (Rasmussen). Without these extremes, […]

Follow

Beto O’Rourke Presents Women’s Equality Plan, Workplace Protections

October 10, 2019 Focus Washington

Democratic candidate Beto O’Rourke unveiled a plan aimed at guaranteeing women’s equality in the workplace, featuring proposals that would mandate equal pay, require accommodations for pregnant women and reduce childcare costs, CNN reports. The former […]

Follow

Bernie Sanders to Resume Campaign after Heart Attack

October 9, 2019 Focus Washington

One of the Democratic favorites in the presidential race Bernie Sanders suffered a heart attack on the campaign trail last week, and now he said that he is prepared to change the nature of his […]

Follow

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Impeachment, Ethics, Ukraine – Dems Lead Trump, Warren Tops Biden

October 9, 2019 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Wednesday, October 9, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 43%Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 40% (Quinnipiac) to 46% (The Economist, Rasmussen). Without […]

Follow

Justice Department Must Hand over Material Related to Mueller Grand Jury, Judge Rules

October 9, 2019 Focus Washington

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Justice Department to reveal some material connected to the grand jury information from former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and […]

Follow

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Louisiana Governor – Black Democrats Favor Biden – Whistleblower Rated – Tuesday Trivia

October 8, 2019 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Tuesday, October 8, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 43%Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: During this ferocious impeachment controversy, Trump still hangs on to his base, but his opposition keeps solidifying. Today’s average […]

Follow

How Bernie Sanders’ Heart Attack Changes the 2020 Presidential Race

October 8, 2019 Focus Washington

Independent candidate Bernie Sanders’ heart attack suffered on the campaign trail last week thrusts a tough issue to the front of the 2020 presidential race: How old is too old to be president, CNN argues. […]

Follow

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Rating Trump Advisors – Wisconsin, South Carolina

October 7, 2019 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Monday, October 7, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 43%Down 1 from Friday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on four polls, ranging from 41% (Reuters) to 47% (Rasmussen). Without these […]

Follow

Beto O’Rourke Calls for Tough Gun Laws and Inclusive Immigration Policies in Arizona Rally

October 7, 2019 Focus Washington

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke took his calls for tough gun laws and inclusive immigration policies to Arizona on Sunday, looking well beyond the early primary states as he campaigned in a conservative but changing […]

Follow

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Impeachable Offenses – Foreign Investigation of Rivals – Ohio – Trump vs. Generic Democrat

October 4, 2019 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Friday, October 4 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44%Same as yesterday RON’S COMMENT: What we said yesterday still applies: President Trump’s base is holding but his opposition is solidifying….Today’s average is based on […]

Follow

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Warren Tops New National Polls, Plus California – Trump Base Holding, Opposition Solidifying

October 3, 2019 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Thursday, October 3, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44%Up 1 from yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Since yesterday, President Trump’s job rating bounced back up a point, but his negative rating went […]

Follow

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Impeachment Update – Biden and Ukraine – South and North Carolina – New Hampshire

October 2, 2019 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Wednesday, October 2, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 43%Down 1 from yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Over the past two days, President Trump has declined 2 points. Today’s average is based on […]

Follow

Rudi Giuliani Wants to Sue ‘The Swamp’

October 2, 2019 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump’s personal attorney said he was planning to sue Congress in federal court to put an end to a “lawless action,” Newsweek reported. Rudi Giuliani messaged the White House correspondent of The Atlantic, […]

Follow

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: All About Impeachment – Trump, Biden, Ukraine – Tuesday Trivia

October 1, 2019 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Tuesday, October 1, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44%Down 1 since yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on four polls, ranging from 41% (Quinnipiac) to 49% (Rasmussen). Without these […]

Follow

Warren Sees Surge in Polls amid Ukraine Scandal

October 1, 2019 Focus Washington

One Democratic strategist has noted that Elizabeth Warren has been displaying “the same kind of enthusiasm that helped clinch President Donald Trump his party’s nomination in 2016,” Newsweek reported. Last week, Warren was a strong contender […]

Follow

Harris Says Trump’s Twitter Account Should Be Suspended

October 1, 2019 Focus Washington

Senator Kamala Harris demanded Twitter to suspend the account of President Donald Trump in the wake of his ongoing attacks on lawmakers as well as the whistleblower whose complaint was detailing Trump’s ties with Ukraine. […]

Follow

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Confidence in Institutions – South Carolina, Nevada

September 30, 2019 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Monday, September 30, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 45%Same as Friday RON’S COMMENT: The Ukraine affair is still not having a measurable impact on President Trump’s job rating. We’ll see […]

Follow

Beto O’Rourke Calls for Trump’s Resignation

September 30, 2019 Focus Washington

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke said Saturday that the “single best thing” to unify the country would be for President Donald Trump to resign for his actions related to Ukraine, CNN reported. “The best possible […]

Follow

U.S. House Defeats Republican Measure Disapproving of Impeachment Inquiry

September 29, 2019 Focus Washington

The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives killed a Republican resolution on Friday disapproving of the formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced this week, Reuters writes. The vote was […]

Follow

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Impeachment Support Rising – Deep State – Foreign Policy – Trump vs. Generic Democrat

September 27, 2019 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Friday, September 27, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 45%Up 1 from yesterday RON’S COMMENT: So far, the Ukraine affair does not appear to have had much or any impact on President Trump’s […]

Follow

Pelosi Meets Queer Eye Star to Talk Equality Act

September 27, 2019 Focus Washington

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met reality show star Jonathan Van Ness to talk about the Equality Act, which is set to codify civil rights protection for the LGBTQ+ community, The Hill reported. The Equality Act […]

Follow

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Trump and Ukraine – Warren Edges Ahead – Presidential Age Cap

September 26, 2019 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Thursday, September 26, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 44%Down 1 from yesterday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on six polls, ranging from 40% (Quinnipiac) to 49% (Rasmussen). Without these […]

Follow

House Dems Threaten Subpoena If Trump Blocks Whistleblower Report on Ukraine

September 26, 2019 Focus Washington

Top House Democrats requested that the administration must turn over a whistleblower’s report on President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, indicating that a recently released transcript was “damning” for the President but not enough for proceeding […]

Follow

Transcript of Ukraine Call Shows Trump Asked Zelensky to Investigate Biden, Son

September 26, 2019 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump asked his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter in a July 25 phone call, the transcript of the conversation, released by the White […]

Follow

Bloomberg: Will Impeachment Affect the Elections?

September 26, 2019 Focus Washington

With House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announcing a formal impeachment inquiry on Tuesday, it’s worth considering the electoral politics involved. It’s early to speculate on such things, of course, author Jonathan Bernstein writes in a Bloomberg […]

Follow

LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Impeachment – The Fed – Warren Closes In – New Hampshire, Nevada, Maryland

September 25, 2019 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Wednesday, September 25, 2019 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 45%Same as Friday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on five polls, ranging from 40% (Quinnipiac) to 51% (Rasmussen). Without these extremes, […]

Follow