NEW: How Joe Biden Is Preparing for the Biggest Debate of His Life
Briefing books (he prefers Arial, size 14) and intense prep sessions fill his days even as his team tries to downplay the debate's importance.
W/ @katieglueck: nytimes.com/2020/09/28/us/…
Bob Bauer, the former WH counsel who played the role of Bernie Sanders during the primary for debate prep, has been peppering Biden in some sessions as Trump nytimes.com/2020/09/28/us/…
Of note: The Biden team has provided talking points to surrogates outlining their belief that little can occur onstage that will fundamentally change the shape of the race.
"My job is to be as invisible as possible...if I’ve done my job right, at the end of the night people will say: 'That was a great debate — who was the moderator?'" nytimes.com/2020/09/28/us/…
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NEW at NYT: The Democratic Party is facing a voter registration crisis in red, blue and battleground states alike — losing ground to the GOP everywhere.
My deep dive into the numbers and what it reveals about the party's brand.
NEW at NYT: One of the clearest ways to see how Trump has transformed the political landscape is to look at what we're calling "triple trending" counties — those that have steadily marched in each party's direction in the Trump era.
The results are stark.
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All told, Trump has improved every election in 1,433 of the nation's 3,100+ counties — even as he lost in 2020.
Democrats have expanded their vote share continuously in only 57 counties.
NEW: The NRSC sent a fundraising email today signed by Herschel Walker in which it is actually keeping 99% of what’s raised, per fine print.
Walker gets a dime for every ten dollar donation.
Every political strategist will say that nothing is more valuable than candidate funds, which is what makes this split — from the party committee — particularly notable.
The head of the McConnell aligned GOP super PAC, Senate Leadership Fund, accuses NRSC of trying "to steal from their candidates."
How bad was Joe Biden’s approval rating? An October poll of *Delaware* had him 11 points underwater in his home state.
Yet Democrats over-performed. Here is a key metric: Democrats carried those who “somewhat disapproved” of Biden, in a break from past: nytimes.com/2022/11/12/us/…
NEW: How the NRSC raised a record $181.5 million entering August — yet spent 95% of it.
My deep dive on Rick Scott’s big bet on digital gone bad w/ internal docs, new $$$ ties revealed and a texting scheme so deceptive that WinRed cracked down.
Let’s start with some numbers. The NRSC has spent $172.8 million as of 7/31 — tens of millions more than 2020 by this time even as it spent *less* on candidate ads.
Some of the cuts are likely going to be re-reserved not from the NRSC's IE but attempting to save money through cheaper coordinated ad buy rates. nytimes.com/2022/08/15/us/…