Democratic consultant and political commentator James Carville said Tuesday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360″ that former President Donald Trump will underperform” with voters in Iowa. Carville said, “Moderates, do they show up? If so, it probably helps Haley. More than 60,000 moved to the Des Moines suburbs since the 2016 race. Right? They’re not all Republicans. But do those that are Republicans show up? What will we see the suburbs around Cedar Falls, around Dubuque? The flip side is across the top up here, across the bottom down here, those are the evangelical rural counties that Ted Cruz...…Democratic consultant and political commentator James Carville said Tuesday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360″ that former President Donald Trump will underperform” with voters in Iowa. Carville said, “Moderates, do they show up? If so, it probably helps Haley. More than 60,000 moved to the Des Moines suburbs since the 2016 race. Right? They’re not all Republicans. But do those that are Republicans show up? What will we see the suburbs around Cedar Falls, around Dubuque? The flip side is across the top up here, across the bottom down here, those are the evangelical rural counties that Ted Cruz...WW…

Former Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) said Tuesday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360” that his GOP rivals for the presidential nomination, former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-SC) and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), were really running for the 2028 presidential election. On Haley, Cooper asked, “Do you think she’s running to be vice president?” Christie said, “I think she would be more than happy to take it. My evidence for that is that she won’t say she wouldn’t. Now Ron DeSantis has said under no circumstances would he take it. I’ve said under no circumstances would I take it. Why won’t she say it? I think...…Former Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) said Tuesday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360” that his GOP rivals for the presidential nomination, former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-SC) and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), were really running for the 2028 presidential election. On Haley, Cooper asked, “Do you think she’s running to be vice president?” Christie said, “I think she would be more than happy to take it. My evidence for that is that she won’t say she wouldn’t. Now Ron DeSantis has said under no circumstances would he take it. I’ve said under no circumstances would I take it. Why won’t she say it? I think...WW…

Director of research at the Government Accountability Institute Seamus Bruner said Friday on the nationally syndicated “The Sean Hannity Radio Show” that “controligarchs” were attempting “to make the U.S. more like China.”At a press conference, Biden said, “To get back on a normal course of corresponding being able to pick up the phone and talk to one another? It was a crisis. Being able to make sure our military still have contact with one another, we can’t take. As I told you, we’re not trying to decouple from China over. What we’re trying to do is change the relationship for...…Director of research at the Government Accountability Institute Seamus Bruner said Friday on the nationally syndicated “The Sean Hannity Radio Show” that “controligarchs” were attempting “to make the U.S. more like China.”At a press conference, Biden said, “To get back on a normal course of corresponding being able to pick up the phone and talk to one another? It was a crisis. Being able to make sure our military still have contact with one another, we can’t take. As I told you, we’re not trying to decouple from China over. What we’re trying to do is change the relationship for...WW…

MSNBC contributor Frank Figliuzzi said Monday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” that the “cult” following of former President Donald Trump was manifesting in Arizona Republicans recounting 2020 ballots which he said was like burning “the compound down.”Anchor Nicolle Wallace said, “The story is on the front page of The New York Times and not the first thing I read, but I was horrified. Most of the people that bended and yielded to this demand for, I think, what is a fourth recount of the recounted votes were threatened. Their lives were threatened, their children were threatened, their spouses were...…MSNBC contributor Frank Figliuzzi said Monday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” that the “cult” following of former President Donald Trump was manifesting in Arizona Republicans recounting 2020 ballots which he said was like burning “the compound down.”Anchor Nicolle Wallace said, “The story is on the front page of The New York Times and not the first thing I read, but I was horrified. Most of the people that bended and yielded to this demand for, I think, what is a fourth recount of the recounted votes were threatened. Their lives were threatened, their children were threatened, their spouses were...WW…

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on this week’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday” called President Joe Biden a “very destabilizing” president.Anchor Chris Wallace said, “We are coming up this week on Joe Biden’s 100th day in office. You know, of course, is going to get that big speech to Congress. If you have said this week that you believe that Biden’s campaign was a fraud on the country because of how differently he is governing, but during the campaign, senator he did talk about big changes in infrastructure and racial inequality and a...…Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on this week’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday” called President Joe Biden a “very destabilizing” president.Anchor Chris Wallace said, “We are coming up this week on Joe Biden’s 100th day in office. You know, of course, is going to get that big speech to Congress. If you have said this week that you believe that Biden’s campaign was a fraud on the country because of how differently he is governing, but during the campaign, senator he did talk about big changes in infrastructure and racial inequality and a...WW…

Representative Val Demings (D-FL) said Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that she thought the officer who fatally shot Ma’Khia Bryant in Columbus, Ohio “responded as he was trained to do.”Anchor John Dickerson said, “Let me ask you about the George Floyd Policing Act and this awful incident, Ma’Khia Bryant in Ohio. So under- as I understand it, under the legislation, federal officials, police officers — they would be restrained from using excessive force unless a third party was in danger and unless they couldn’t deescalate. Those seem to be the facts of the case in the Bryant case, which...…Representative Val Demings (D-FL) said Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that she thought the officer who fatally shot Ma’Khia Bryant in Columbus, Ohio “responded as he was trained to do.”Anchor John Dickerson said, “Let me ask you about the George Floyd Policing Act and this awful incident, Ma’Khia Bryant in Ohio. So under- as I understand it, under the legislation, federal officials, police officers — they would be restrained from using excessive force unless a third party was in danger and unless they couldn’t deescalate. Those seem to be the facts of the case in the Bryant case, which...WW…

MSNBC host Joy Reid said Thursday on her show “The ReidOut” that Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) was the “modern-day” version of segregationist Gov. George Wallace (D-AL) for signing the state’s new anti-rioting law.Reid said, “Republican state legislatures across the country are responding to the demonstrations over George Floyd’s murder with punitive new measures intended to discourage protests altogether. In the 2021 legislative session, lawmakers in 34 states have introduced more than 80 anti-protest bills. The vast majority of them drafted by Republicans. So far, four Republican...…MSNBC host Joy Reid said Thursday on her show “The ReidOut” that Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) was the “modern-day” version of segregationist Gov. George Wallace (D-AL) for signing the state’s new anti-rioting law.Reid said, “Republican state legislatures across the country are responding to the demonstrations over George Floyd’s murder with punitive new measures intended to discourage protests altogether. In the 2021 legislative session, lawmakers in 34 states have introduced more than 80 anti-protest bills. The vast majority of them drafted by Republicans. So far, four Republican...WW…

Democratic activist Stacey Abrams said Thursday on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” that voters should vote for Democrats because Republicans “will not stop men from murdering women of color.”She also accused Republicans of not taking action to “protect our environment” or hold police officers “accountability for their actions.”Abrams said, “What we saw happen in Georgia in 2020 and again in 2021 has, indeed, led to hysteria from Republicans. But the reaction should not be to hold on to power by diminishing the power of citizenship. It should be. Let us evaluate our policies and do our best to...…Democratic activist Stacey Abrams said Thursday on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” that voters should vote for Democrats because Republicans “will not stop men from murdering women of color.”She also accused Republicans of not taking action to “protect our environment” or hold police officers “accountability for their actions.”Abrams said, “What we saw happen in Georgia in 2020 and again in 2021 has, indeed, led to hysteria from Republicans. But the reaction should not be to hold on to power by diminishing the power of citizenship. It should be. Let us evaluate our policies and do our best to...WW…

Former President George W. Bush said Sunday during an interview with “CBS Evening News” anchor Norah O’Donnell that he felt former President Donald Trump lacked the “humility” necessary to be an effective leader.In the interview that aired on “CBS Sunday Morning,” O’Donnell said, “Though he has refrained from criticizing his successors, he told us there’s a clear difference between him and former President Donald Trump.”Discussing Trump, Bush said, “I feel a responsibility to uphold the dignity of the office. I did then, and I do now. And I think it’s undignified to want to see my name...…Former President George W. Bush said Sunday during an interview with “CBS Evening News” anchor Norah O’Donnell that he felt former President Donald Trump lacked the “humility” necessary to be an effective leader.In the interview that aired on “CBS Sunday Morning,” O’Donnell said, “Though he has refrained from criticizing his successors, he told us there’s a clear difference between him and former President Donald Trump.”Discussing Trump, Bush said, “I feel a responsibility to uphold the dignity of the office. I did then, and I do now. And I think it’s undignified to want to see my name...WW…

Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that Democrats should be worried about third-party candidates in the 2024 election. Partial transcript as follows: JON KARL: How worried are you about a third party? There will be multiple third party candidates. So, it doesn’t take a lot. I know a third party candidate isn’t likely to be elected president, or beat either one. But I mean, how worried are you — NEWSOM: Spoilers. KARL: Yeah, how worried are you about that? NEWSOM: I have to be, I’m worried. But you know what? You’ve got to control the controllables. Got to control...…Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that Democrats should be worried about third-party candidates in the 2024 election. Partial transcript as follows: JON KARL: How worried are you about a third party? There will be multiple third party candidates. So, it doesn’t take a lot. I know a third party candidate isn’t likely to be elected president, or beat either one. But I mean, how worried are you — NEWSOM: Spoilers. KARL: Yeah, how worried are you about that? NEWSOM: I have to be, I’m worried. But you know what? You’ve got to control the controllables. Got to control...WW…