Eli Yokley Profile picture
Jul 21, 2020 6 tweets 6 min read Read on X
NEW: My interview with @JohnJamesMI, who wants people to get past the "myopic fixation on the president" in #MISen and think beyond (maybe) 4 more years of Trump.

Democrats– armed with his '17 comments in "2000% support" of DJT– aren't gonna do that.

morningconsult.com/2020/07/21/mic… 1/
Michigan isn't on any handicapper's list of seats LIKELY to flip, but neither side is taking it for granted, either, as one of the GOP's only serious offensive targets this cycle.

Dems, of course, are haunted by the state's thin 2016 outcome morningconsult.com/2020/07/21/mic… #MISen 2/ Image
.@JohnJamesMI -- who's is raising 💰💰💰 for his #MISen bid -- makes a case as a Vet & job creator, and has pitched the prospect of a bipartisan delegation to D.C.

“Stabenow-James, Democrat-Republican, male-female: Everybody’s voice will be heard"

morningconsult.com/2020/07/21/mic… 3/
.@JohnJamesMI also talks about representation, and went to the subject of the recent #BlackLivesMatter demonstrations before I got to ask. He aligned himself with @TimScottSC, and also took a swing at Biden and Peters. morningconsult.com/2020/07/21/mic… #MISen 4/ Image
I recently spoke with @GaryPeters' campaign manager, @DanielFarough, who said that old "2,000 percent" comment makes it fair game to tie James to almost anything Trump in a state where current polls show the incumbent trailing. morningconsult.com/2020/07/21/mic… #MISen 5/ Image
In what James views as a strongly-purple state, he acknowledged he'll need support from Biden voters in November, and pointed to his 2018 margin against Debbie Stabenow compared to the Gov's race as evidence that some ticket splitters do exist. morningconsult.com/2020/07/21/mic… #MISen 6/

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
 

Keep Current with Eli Yokley

Eli Yokley Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @eyokley

Mar 21, 2022
Eric Greitens' ex-wife accuses the former Navy SEAL of abuse against her and "physical violence toward our children, such as cuffing our then-3-year-old son across the face at the dinner table in front of me and yanking him around by his hair." #MOSen apnews.com/article/2022-m…
Sheena Greitens said he “threatened to come to the airport and have me arrested for kidnapping and child abuse, saying that because of his authority as a former governor who had supported law enforcement, the police would support him and not believe me.” apnews.com/article/2022-m…
Per WaPo, "She also said that one of her children came home from a visit with Eric Greitens … 'with a swollen face, bleeding gums, and a loose tooth…He said Dad had hit him; however, Eric said they were roughhousing and it had been an accident.'" washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/… #MOSen
Read 4 tweets
Feb 16, 2021
Donald Trump just put out a very long statement through his "Save America PAC" attacking @LeaderMcConnell.

The lede: "The Republican Party can never again be respected or strong with political 'leaders' like Sen. Mitch McConnell at its helm."
Trump said if GOP Senators are going to stay with McConnell, "they will not win again."

Our data shows the mere acceptance of Biden’s victory and criticism of Trump within the Senate GOP preceded a weakening of in-state GOP voter support for many senators morningconsult.com/2021/02/16/gop…
"Mitch is a dour, sullen, and unsmiling political hack, and if Republican Senators are going to stay with him, they will not win again."

Unsmiling: Not true!
Read 4 tweets
Feb 16, 2021
NEW: GOP voters have taken a dimmer view of most of their senators in recent months amid all that's happened since Nov. 3.

It underscores DJT's hold on the base as the Senate GOP looks to 1) avoid contentious primary elections and 2) win in '22. Deep dive morningconsult.com/2021/02/16/gop…
In South Dakota, Senate Republican Whip John Thune saw his approval rating with GOP voters fall 16 points since Election Day, and only 22% of his party's voters back him "strongly" morningconsult.com/2021/02/16/gop… #SDSen
In Missouri, Josh Hawley's brand is on much stronger footing than Roy Blunt's with Republican voters as strategists believe the senior senator to be particularly vulnerable to a primary challenger. morningconsult.com/2021/02/16/gop… #MOSen
Read 8 tweets
Oct 2, 2020
Big day at @MorningConsult, where we did something we'd never done before: We polled voters on the breaking news about @realDonaldTrump's health in real time, and told you what we found as we consumed it.

Here's what we found: morningconsult.com/form/reaction-…
The salience of news of @realDonaldTrump's diagnosis was HUGE. Broke through to 6 in 10 voters by the time we stopped the poll early-afternoon. morningconsult.com/form/reaction-… Image
As @jpiacenza reported, Republicans and Democrats’ top emotions vary dramatically.

Republicans report being “sad” and “worried," Democrats are “indifferent” and “happy”.

morningconsult.com/form/reaction-… Image
Read 7 tweets
Sep 19, 2020
Beautiful day in one of our great national parks: @ShenandoahNPS. Image
Not a bad happy hour spot. Would recommend. ✌🏼 ImageImage
Update: Maybe not going back to the city. Image
Read 4 tweets
Jul 28, 2020
NEW: Democrats are leading in #AZSen, #COSen, #MISen and #NCSen, according to our new polling of likely voters, while #GASen is close to tied, ~100 days out, tracking close to Joe Biden.

Much more on our fresh state data: morningconsult.com/2020/07/28/sen… Image
Our state-by-state tracking of likely voters finds a weakness for GOP contenders in #NCSen, #MISen and #AZSen: They're trailing @realDonaldTrump among likely Republican voters. (This problem isn't showing up for Gardner in #COSen and Perdue in #GASen) morningconsult.com/2020/07/28/sen… Image
Democratic Senate contenders in #AZSen, #COSen, #GASen, #MISen and #NCSen are pretty much matching @JoeBiden's performance among likely voters in their states, and most have an advantage with independent likely voters. morningconsult.com/2020/07/28/sen… Image
Read 4 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Don't want to be a Premium member but still want to support us?

Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal

Or Donate anonymously using crypto!

Ethereum

0xfe58350B80634f60Fa6Dc149a72b4DFbc17D341E copy

Bitcoin

3ATGMxNzCUFzxpMCHL5sWSt4DVtS8UqXpi copy

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us!

:(