U.S. Politics

[Rick Plant]

A brand new 2022 congressional poll shows that Americans prefer Democrats to keep control of Congress. 

Generic Congressional Ballot:

Democrats 52% (+4)
Republicans 48%

@purespectrum_ , 24,414 Adults, 6/8-7/6
https://osf.io/3d6r8/

https://twitter.com/Politics_Polls/status/1547675071027613702

[Rick Plant]

President Biden @POTUS

This morning I sat down with Israeli Prime Minister Lapid to sign a new strategic U.S.-Israel partnership based on a bedrock of shared values, our commitment to preserve and strengthen Israel's defense capabilities, and a true and enduring friendship.




I had the pleasure to join the first leaders meeting of the United States, India, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates.

Together, the I2U2 will harness the vibrancy and entrepreneurial spirit of our nations to tackle some of the greatest challenges confronting our world.




Israeli President Herzog and I met earlier today to discuss the U.S.’ ironclad support for Israel’s security and efforts to widen the circle of peace in the region.

I celebrate our nation's deep bond with Israel.

Through my decades of service, I've watched Israel grow into its founding fathers' and mothers' wildest dreams.
 
It was my honor to be awarded the Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor.



https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1547623143069560832

[Rick Plant]

In order to get an accurate representation of polling, you need to go by the polling averages. One political poll does not give you an accurate account of the numbers because the poll could be heavily skewed to the right or the left. That's why you go by the polling averages, since several polls are averaged in together which gives you the most accurate representation.

There have been four new polls conducted for the 2022 midterm election in the last week and all of them show Democrats leading Republicans. One poll shows Democrats up by 1 point, two polls show Democrats up by 4 points, and another poll has Democrats up by 5. So, Democrats have close to a 4 point lead over Republicans for 2022 in these latest polls. And that's not averaging in the polls taken from before. 

Polls have been telling us for months that ending Roe would galvanize the Democratic electorate and fundamentally change the election.

Poll after poll taken since June 24th show the election has fundamentally changed, moving 3-5 pts towards Democrats.

Brand new polling from Morning Consult/Politico

Generic Congressional Ballot:

Democrats 46% (+4)
Republicans 42%

.@MorningConsult/@Politico, 2,005 RV, 7/8-10
https://morningconsult.com/2022/07/13/state-abortion-restrictions-opposition-survey/
 
https://twitter.com/Politics_Polls/status/1547227482159550466

[Rick Plant]

Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock @SenatorWarnock 

We need to be clear about what Washington Republicans did yesterday: they blocked a Senate bill—without a vote—that would reaffirm Americans rights to travel between U.S. states.
 
We should all be outraged. #BansOffOurBodies

https://twitter.com/SenatorWarnock/status/1547986851293798400

Republicans block Democratic bill to protect freedom to travel for abortions
Sen. Amy Klobuchar tears into GOP over 10-year-old rape victim as Republicans threaten to ban interstate travel
https://www.salon.com/2022/07/14/block-democratic-bill-to-protect-freedom-to-travel-for-abortions/

[Rick Plant]

GOP lawmaker who said 2020 was rigged is accused of election fraud



The Republican nominee to be New York's governor has been accused of election fraud, threatening his chances of having his name under the Independence Party on the November ballot, Newsweek reports.

Lee Zeldin was a supporter of former President Donald Trump's false claims that the 2020 election was stolen. As a GOP congressman, he voted against the certification of the election's results, saying, the "debate is necessary because rogue election officials, secretaries of state and courts circumvented state election laws."

But according to Newsweek, nearly 13,000 signatures on petitions for Zeldin to appear on the Independence Party line on the ballot have been invalidated by the New York State Board of Elections after the New York Libertarian Party's secretary, Andrew Kolstee, alleged that around 11,000 of Zeldin's signatures were copies of other pages.

The 13,000 now-invalidated signatures bring Zeldin below the required number of signatures to appear on the ballot.

"While petition signature fraud is different than voter fraud, which Trump alleged had occurred in 2020, it is considered a form of election fraud according to the conservative Heritage Foundation," Newsweek reports. "The right-wing organization describes 'ballot petition fraud,' which is defined as "forging the signatures of registered voters on the ballot petitions that must be filed with election officials in some states for a candidate or issue to be listed on the official ballot," as a 'type' of election fraud."

Read More Here:

https://www.newsweek.com/new-york-representative-lee-zeldin-accused-ballot-petition-fraud-independence-party-line-1725131

[Rick Plant]

President Biden @POTUS

Today, I met with President Abbas of the Palestinian Authority.

I believe the Palestinian people deserve to live lives of dignity and opportunity, and to give hope to their children that they will one day enjoy the same freedom and self-determination as their neighbors.




The Palestinian city of Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus Christ, is a place of enormous significance to me and Christians across the world.

This Holy Land and the Church of the Nativity remind us that everyone must be free to practice their faith in peace, safety, and dignity.



https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1548053564655747074

[Rick Plant]

In a year and a half as President, the accomplishments are historic for President Biden.

- 9 mllion jobs created. The most in American history.

- Unemployment at 3.6%, the lowest unemployment since 1969..

- Ended the 20 year war in Afghanistan.

- $1.9T American Rescue Plan. Which rescued our economy, put money into local communities, and funded police departments all across America.   

- $1.2T infrastructure law. The largest Infrastructure package in history to upgrade crumbling infrastructure, fund construction projects in American cities, upgrade high speed internet to rural communities, and deliver clean drinking water to Americans.   

- The 1st major gun law in 30 years.

- Confirmed 69 federal judges.

- Made an agreement with Mexico who will pay the United States $1.5 Billion for border security.