I went from the diverse utopia of Houston with its 140+ languages and cultures, Branson, MO

My fellow musician buddies call Branson "The Lord's Waiting Room" because so many visitors are elderly.

"Beshear Calls on McConnell for Proof of Ability to Serve"

Reasonable people should think this is a fair ask.

Crazy loon forgets it was Obama and GW Bush who saved the American auto industry.

BTW, contrary to GOP/MAGA nonsense, the U.S. made a profit from the automaker bailout.

...well one reason might be that, as Labor Day approaches, voters are beginning to settle into their views and opinions going into November.

All that aside, imo, it's good that the cited poll has moved to "likely voters."

#16 | Posted by LampLighter

I've heard several political commentators say that voter intentions are pretty well set by late summer.

Also, Trump's approval rating doesn't mean anything.

All he needs is the electoral college.

#5 | Posted by ClownShack

It matters because of the looming midterms.

The more America rejects Trump, the more likely voters will reject enough GOP/MAGA sycophants in Congress (who publicly refuse to stand up to him) for Dems to regain a majority and help America weather the next two years.

For example, in 2006, amid disgust over the Iraq War, Congress flipped and stymied the worst instincts within the Bush Administration.

Trump's 32% approval rating is the lowest he has ever received in a Quinnipiac poll, according to the pollsters.

US debt is skyrocketing. Why isn't Congress doing anything?

Because Republicans only care about debt and deficits when a Democrat is in the White House.

History proves it.

Bush II started us on this path with a willing GOP congress who doubled the budget and set us on the path of systemic deficits and mounting debt. At the time, Dick Cheney said "Ronald Reagan proved deficits don't matter." Not a peep from Republicans.

When Obama took office, congressional Republicans were screaming about debt and deficits they themselves were responsible for thanks to 2 tax cuts for the wealthy/corps and doubling the budget ... all by themselves.

Trump? Crickets. Both times.

The snowball of debt and deficits created and cheered for by the GOP is why we are where we are.

As Trump & Family grift for billions.

Republican politicos don't want Trump to end mail in voting because so many of their voters (including Trump) do exactly that.

Do you know or are you raetarded?

#25 | Posted by SpeakSoftly

The latter

Pro-life, right?

But TPOR's poll found Talarico leading among voters who do not have a college degree " a group that has consistently favored Republicans in Texas and across the country " and dominating among independents, less than a quarter of whom said they planned to vote for Paxton. The attorney general also had weaker Republican support than in other recent surveys, with nearly one in five GOP voters saying they were undecided or would vote for Talarico.

Trump's DEA: Boat Strikes Have Not Stopped Cocaine from Flooding into U.S.

Of course they haven't. Traffickers have all manner of transportation.

Don't poo poo the poll. Even working class voters are favoring Talarico. Then, there's Trump driving down Republican's chances with a PO's electorate:

The poll was conducted from July 15-17, polling 1,048 likely Texas voters, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 percentage points. It was conducted by TPOR, which labels itself as a nonpartisan public opinion research group. Democratic strategist Luke Warford directs it.

The poll found that Talarico (45%) leads Paxton (40%) by 5 points in the U.S. Senate race " a 2-point increase from TPOR's post-runoff poll in May " with Talarico continuing to retain strong support from moderates and independents.

The poll also found that Talarico's performance is driven by voters saying Talarico better understands the economic challenges working Texans face than Paxton by 7 points, and that they trust Talarico to address affordability issues over Paxton by a 9-point margin.