Michael C. Bender

Michael C. Bender @MichaelCBender

RT @reidepstein: Donald Trump: Still trying to overturn the 2020 election in Wisconsin, an action for which there is no mechanism in law. A… — PolitiTweet.org

Michael C. Bender @MichaelCBender

“The internet has nothing to do with Kentucky’s voting machines”: How the Kentucky legislature is spending its time https://t.co/U4F2vCr3VE — PolitiTweet.org

Michael C. Bender @MichaelCBender

RT @maggieNYT: “When asked if they would support Trump or DeSantis if the presidential election were held the day they were contacted, 45%… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @chashomans: For @NYTmag, I looked at the long arc of "Stop the Steal": its pre-2020 origins, and the new forms that the movement, broad… — PolitiTweet.org

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Welcome to the beat. — PolitiTweet.org

Michael C. Bender @MichaelCBender

It was Ms. Trump who rechristened her husband “the Donald,” a moniker that became a fixture in New York’s tabloid press. Every bit as ambitious as her husband, she liked to brag that “in fifty years, we will be the Rockefellers.” https://t.co/MH2TBny5af — PolitiTweet.org

Michael C. Bender @MichaelCBender

RT @jmartNYT: Very good piece that gets to the heart of shift on right ahead of 2024 — merely saying “i’m pro-life” isn’t cutting it w the… — PolitiTweet.org

Michael C. Bender @MichaelCBender

RT @ShaneGoldmacher: .⁦@Nate_Cohn⁩ on the NYT midterms poll: “For the first time…, Dems had a larger share of support among white college g… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Morning_Joe: Half of G.O.P. Voters Ready to Leave Trump Behind, Poll Finds... by @MichaelCBender https://t.co/ILXLXO4TIv — PolitiTweet.org

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More here w @maggieNYT & @PatriciaMazzei: https://t.co/NLYhcSZrVI — PolitiTweet.org

Michael C. Bender @MichaelCBender

As he decides what to do about abortion policy in Florida, DeSantis has some room to play when it comes to handling the party's conservative base: 54% of white evangelicals have a favorable opinion of him in a new Times/Siena poll, compared to 15% who view him unfavorably. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @rebeccaballhaus: "Before inflation, he says, 'I wasn't, like, making soup on the weekends." Great @joshjame ahed: https://t.co/KmyDl6nq… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @maggieNYT: Trump is just below 50 percent in the NYT/Sienna poll, via ⁦@MichaelCBender⁩ https://t.co/adx2g3QEih — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Nate_Cohn: Trump 49, DeSantis 25 in the what could be the first of many NYT/Siena tests of these two candidates in the '24 cycle. An im… — PolitiTweet.org

Michael C. Bender @MichaelCBender

Amazingly, one in five volunteered to pollsters that they would sit out such an election, though that option had not been offered to them. — PolitiTweet.org

Michael C. Bender @MichaelCBender

Meanwhile, 20 percent of all registered voters said they didn’t like either Mr. Trump or Mr. Biden. Mr. Trump also trailed his successor among these voters, 39 percent to 18 percent. — PolitiTweet.org

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In 2020, 9 percent of Republicans voted for someone other than Mr. Trump, while Mr. Biden lost just 4 percent of Democrats, according to AP VoteCast. — PolitiTweet.org

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Bleeding that amount of Republican support would represent a sharp increase compared with the already troubling level of the party’s vote he shed during his last race. — PolitiTweet.org

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A growing anyone-but-Trump vote inside the party contributed to Mr. Trump’s deficit, with 16 percent of Republicans saying that if he were the nominee they would support Mr. Biden, would back a third-party candidate, wouldn’t vote at all or remained unsure what they would do. — PolitiTweet.org

Michael C. Bender @MichaelCBender

Mr. Trump’s biggest hurdle to winning a second term isn’t another Republican opponent — it’s himself. https://t.co/Yiz9jNcPVc https://t.co/PyZIpQbKii — PolitiTweet.org

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The gap between the two Floridians was 16 points closer among Republicans who mainly receive their news from another source. — PolitiTweet.org

Michael C. Bender @MichaelCBender

Should Mr. DeSantis and Mr. Trump face off in a primary, the poll suggested that support from Fox News could prove crucial: Mr. Trump held a 62 percent to 26 percent advantage over Mr. DeSantis among Fox News viewers. — PolitiTweet.org

Michael C. Bender @MichaelCBender

Among those who voted for Mr. Trump in 2020, 44 percent said they had a very favorable opinion of Mr. DeSantis — similar to the 46 percent who said the same about Mr. Trump. — PolitiTweet.org

Michael C. Bender @MichaelCBender

While about one-fourth of Republicans said they didn’t know enough to have an opinion about Mr. DeSantis, he was well-liked by those who did. — PolitiTweet.org

Michael C. Bender @MichaelCBender

Among primary voters, Mr. DeSantis was the top choice of younger Republicans, those with a college degree and those who said they voted for President Biden in 2020. — PolitiTweet.org

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The greatest threat to usurp Mr. Trump within the party is Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, who was the second choice with 25 percent and the only other contender with double-digit support. https://t.co/Yiz9jNcPVc https://t.co/PyZIpQbKii https://t.co/ToDoOHTtlr — PolitiTweet.org

Michael C. Bender @MichaelCBender

Meanwhile, 86 percent of Republicans who said they would support Mr. Trump in the 2024 primary said he was the legitimate winner of the 2020 election. — PolitiTweet.org

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Among Republicans who said they plan to vote against Mr. Trump in a primary, 32 percent said the former president’s actions threatened American democracy. — PolitiTweet.org

Michael C. Bender @MichaelCBender

While 75 percent of primary voters said Mr. Trump was “just exercising his right to contest the election,” nearly one in five said he “went so far that he threatened American democracy.” — PolitiTweet.org