New Poll: Not Trumpophilic

Presidents have recovered from bad polling two years before a re-election campaign, but somehow I don't think this one has the skills to manage it.

Overall, 34 percent approve of President Donald Trump’s stewardship of the country, and 65 percent disapprove.  The public is least negative about how the president is dealing with the economy and most negative about his handling of climate change. 

It's Like He's Not Even Trying

Hold onto your MAGA hat! The President is gearing up for the 2020 election with the eager help of conservative media.

Right wing paper Washington Examiner was handed a list of 205 "accomplishments" by the White House comms shop.

“Together, we are building a safe, strong, and proud America,” said Trump in his new list of “historic results,” provided exclusively to Washington Secrets.

And then about 24 hours later...

Top-notch journalism, Examiner!

So Liz Warren Wants to be President

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D - MA) is the first Democrat to announce her intention to run for the Presidency. On paper she has many of the qualities needed to address the ramshackle economic policies of the current administration - deep knowledge of the banking system, credit policy and a commitment to consumer protections. That's a fairly narrow band of expertise for a serious run at the White House, but she has time to develop her policy positions on other important issues.

I'm afraid, though, that well-developed ideas and proposals won't be sufficient for electoral success. As a nation we react poorly to viable female candidates. It's been said that part of Hillary Clinton's failure in 2016 was her attempt to run a "man-style" campaign. According to this theory, American women haven't yet figured out how to run for the Presidency as a woman.

And then there's bone-deep misogyny that helped the Trump campaign find success. It's going to be tough for any woman to deal with the culture's disdain for smart, determined, successful women. @ConnieSchultz gets it.

Hey, This Might Be Useful

An ambitious project: calendar every election in America.  If you know of one not included feel free to message the owner with the information. (I've already alerted them to an upcoming Colorado election not on the calendar.)