The unique perspective and provocative opinions of Joe O’Neill
Dem Notes
“I revere this office, but I love my country more.”—President Joe Biden.
Remember when Sen. Kamala Harris grilled SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh on abortion rights? We’ll be seeing that again.
A recent ABC News/Ipsos poll has Harris with a favorability rating of 43%:Trump was at 36%.
Last month the Harris campaign raised $310 million—more than double what the Trump campaign took in. Fundraising is a major measure of campaign cred and optimistic energy among the base. More than 170,000 volunteers have signed on.
“The one thing that is very apparent right now is there is a tremendous boost of energy, which is incredibly important for all of our races.”—Michigan Gary Peters, the chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
Inflation was up 3.3% in May and 3% in June. The Fed’s target is still 2%.
A swing of just four seats in November would make Hakeem Jeffries of New York the Speaker. Increasingly, he will become an even more important national player.
Harris has branded Trump and Vance as “weird.” But when was the last time “weird” was an upgrade?
According to Commerce Department data, the economy grew at an annual rate of 8% in the second quarter.