The Political Report is taking New Years Eve and Day off but will return on January 2, 2024.
Gallup: "President Joe Biden's job approval rating is 39%, marking a slight improvement from the 37% low points in October and November but the fifth time his rating is below 40% in 2023."
"Voters in about a dozen states in 2024 could decide the fate of abortion rights with constitutional amendments on the ballot in a pivotal election year — including in several battlegrounds that will be key to deciding the presidential race and which party controls Congress," the Washington Post reports.
Wall Street Journal: "The test now for Haley is whether she can get her message back on track, with just weeks to go until the first Republican nominating contests."
"Her initial remarks, which drew wide play on cable news and social media, were potentially damaging because they called into question several elements central to her claim that she is the most capable and electable challenger to former President Donald Trump. It could also make moderate voters question supporting her if she is seen as unprincipled."
"You never go get high on your own supply. And I'm not thinking about 2028. I am only making sure to prioritize 2024."— Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), when asked by Politico if he would ever run for president.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) slammed James Carville over the Democratic strategist's warnings that President Biden might lose in 2024, Politico reports. Said Fetterman: "I'll use this as another opportunity to tell James Carville to shut the fuck up. Like I said, my man hasn't been relevant since grunge was a thing."
Asked to respond to the senator's comments, Carville said of Fetterman: "I'm glad he's feeling better."
"It's going to be a gut check kind of a situation… Do we want chaos and somebody that is in three or four criminal hearings? Or do you want to have a decent and very effective president that has gotten us through the pandemic, addressed inflation and has been a real masterclass of diplomacy with Israel? And if you want to be more pissed off about a $16 McDonald's extra meal, I don't know."— Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), quoted by Politico, dismissing concerns about inflation.
It wasn't coordinated by national Republicans, but Rep. Lauren Boebert's (R-CO) surprise switch of congressional districts actually increases the odds Republicans will hold both seats. As for Boebert's chances at re-election in her new district, I don't think carpetbagging by itself will sink her.
If anything, Boebert's high national profile and support from Donald Trump could force some of the six Republican candidates currently running in her new district out of the race entirely. She should have a fundraising edge as well.
Boebert does have quite a bit of personal baggage but it's not obvious how it will impact her chances of winning.
Her reputation as an unserious legislator and her frequent outbursts — which have regularly gained national headlines — alienated her from the swing voters she would have needed in her original district. But this won't likely be a problem in her new district, which is much more heavily Republican.
However, Boebert's scandalous public displays of affection — with a Democrat no less! — could follow her across the state. That's because her new district's more conservative base likely sees it as much more inappropriate than those in her more libertarian-minded old district.
But Boebert's biggest advantage may be math — something that's probably never been written about her before.
She's got so many primary rivals in the new district that she won't need a majority of the vote to win the GOP nomination.
Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) is still running for president, despite not qualifying for the last few debates, Politico reports.
"His candidacy is testing the limits of just how long a dignified, accomplished conservative — the kind who brought a southern state's Republican Party into relevance — can withstand rejection from his own party's base. And it's all in the hope that somehow, some way, his message will break through."
Said Hutchinson: "You're asking me about risk of embarrassment? People have risked their lives for the country. Am I supposed to worry about whether I'm going to be embarrassed in a contest, politically? I think our country is more important."
"Chris Christie is directly pushing back on calls for him to drop out of the 2024 Republican presidential primary in a new seven-figure ad buy debuting in New Hampshire on Thursday," CNN reports.
Said Christie, in the new direct-to-camera ad: "Some people say I should drop out of this race. Really? I'm the only one saying Donald Trump is a liar."
Chris Christie is stepping up his rhetoric attacking GOP presidential frontrunner and rival Donald Trump, releasing a new ad declaring Trump will "burn America to the ground," The Hill reports.
Washington Post: "As Haley has risen in the polls in recent months amid a shrinking GOP field, she has faced escalating attacks from rivals and their allies that critics regard as sexist and meant to single out her gender in a Republican Party that has been slower than Democrats to elevate women into some of the most prominent elected offices. The party remains dominated by Trump, who routinely attacks women with sexist and demeaning language and was this year found liable for sexual abuse."
"Interviews with more than 40 Republican voters, activists and officials in key early states show a party that has never nominated a woman for president navigating conflicting opinions, including some signs of voter unease at the prospect, even as Haley has grown her support and seeks to cement her position as Trump's top GOP challenger."
NBC News: "While their chances of actually winning the White House may be tiny, the likelihood of several extra candidates on the ballot could tip a close election and will further complicate an already muddied picture of the divided American electorate."
"That uncertainty is already troubling both parties, but especially Democrats, who worry third-party candidates could spoil the election for them as they say Green Party candidates did in 2016 and 2000, though insiders acknowledge it may be impossible to predict what happens in a five- or six-way race."
Boston Globe: "The depth, intensity, and tenacity of these voters' support of Trump has been a fixture of the presidential primary campaign, turning them into a bloc that is so well known, some pollsters have a name for them: the Always-Trump base."
"Less appreciated, however, is the fact that, for many of these voters, devotion to the former president is tightly bound with a deep distrust of the government, of basic institutions, and of his opponents."
Donald Trump told Hugh Hewitt that he would peacefully leave office to his eventual successor, while trying to say that he had done just that following the 2020 election.
Said Trump: "Of course. And I did that this time. And I'll tell you what. The election was rigged, and we have plenty of evidence of it. But I did it anyway."
Politico: "Trump on Friday also said that if the 2024 presidential race was close, and there was one other Republican candidate left after the New Hampshire primary, he would debate them."
"Never Back Down, the embattled super PAC supporting Republican presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis, has canceled all of its planned television advertising in Iowa and New Hampshire just weeks before voting begins in the first nominating states," the Washington Post reports.
"Donald Trump's allies, MAGA media influencers and even his son are sending the Republican frontrunner a message as he begins to ponder potential vice president picks: Don't even think about choosing Nikki Haley," Politico reports.
"The fervid effort to kill off Haley's veep buzz before it truly takes off has come as the former U.N. ambassador and ex-South Carolina governor is gaining momentum in the Republican primary. It has prompted speculation she'd be a logical choice as a running mate for Trump, who has maintained a wide polling lead and remains the strong favorite for the Republican nomination. Her rise has caught the attention of the former president, who has recently quizzed people outside his campaign for their impressions of Haley, according to three people familiar with the conversations."
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