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If you're overwhelmed by all the public hearings, transcripts and political back-and-forth in the impeachment inquiry, what's helpful is to revisit the evidence from the very start.

It tells a simple a story.

This morning's @MTPFirstRead: nbcnews.com/politics/meet-…
@MTPFirstRead Start with this NYT piece from May 9, 2019 nytimes.com/2019/05/09/us/…
@MTPFirstRead Next is this Giuliani tweet from June, which appears to put pressure on Ukraine's new president
@MTPFirstRead Then there's Trump's July 25 call with Ukraine's president: "Biden went around bragging that he stopped the prosecution so if you can look into it ... It sounds horrible to me.”
@MTPFirstRead Then there's this Politico article from August -- the first public evidence the Trump administration was holding up aid to Ukraine politico.com/story/2019/08/…
@MTPFirstRead Next are President Trump's own words from outside the White House on Oct. 3 whitehouse.gov/briefings-stat…
@MTPFirstRead And finally, there are the words from acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, who admitted on Oct. 17 the administration held up money to Ukraine -- in part because of the investigation into 2016
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Mark Murray
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This Dem voter-vs-Dem operative/donor divide is fascinating.

But I also wouldn’t completely dismiss elite Dem opinion — many of their jobs are tied directly to winning races and uniting the party.

They’re not always right, but they have a clear stake in the outcome
And right now, they’re seeing a Top 4 field consisting of:

— a vulnerable Biden
— a stalling Warren and worries about M4A
— a Pete who might not have upside with diverse voters
— and a Bernie who just had a heart attack
Moreover, among this Top 4:

— all are white
— 3 are 70+, the other is 37
— 3 are from the East Coast/New England
— none has won a statewide general outside the East Coast/NE

The party also is more divided than ever by ideology and age.
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Mark Murray
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Elizabeth Warren's campaign clarifies she'll raise big-dollar money for the *party* if she becomes the nominee -- though not for her *campaign* nbcnews.com/politics/meet-…
That distinction will probably quiet Democrats worried that she'll unilaterally disarm in the general against the Trump-RNC machine.

Grassroots fundraising can make up eschewing those $2,800-per-person chicken-dinner fundraisers.

Less so, though, with the $100K checks to party
But it does open her up to charges of hypocrisy.

Why refuse to attend high-dollar fundraisers for your campaign, but gladly attend them for the party?
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Mark Murray
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The headlines from the new national NBC/WSJ poll:

— 43% of Americans approve of Trump’s overall job — down 2pts from July
— 49% approve of his handling of economy
— 36% approve of his handling of El Paso/Dayton aftermath

Aug 10-14, MOE +/-3.1%
Also in the NBC/WSJ: A combined 40% of reg voters say they will definitely or probably vote for Trump in 2020, versus 52% who say they will definitely/probably vote for the Democratic nominee — essentially unchanged from when this question was last asked in Dec 2018
And this might be the most interesting result of all: 64% of all Americans say they support free trade — an all-time high in the history of our poll.

That includes a majority of GOPers and supermajorities of Dems and independents
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THREAD — THERE IS NO #IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY

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It's time I had my say about #Impeachment, DJT's obstructionistic tactics, and @SpeakerPelosi's not pushing for an inquiry yet.

When AG Barr released the redacted version of the report to Congress, he did *not* include any of the underlying documents on which Mueller relied.

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Trump and his cronies have strategically been floating this for months. Trump is an authoritarian and has zero intentions of leaving. We need all evidence presented to the public so more people can wake up. We need an Impeachment inquiry now
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A note on #impeachment -

In a court of law, under non-presidential circumstances, impeachment is a tool litigation attorneys use to discredit the opposing side's witnesses at trial. When said witness takes the stand under oath attys. present evidence contrary to what the witness
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