“For better and worse, he is a more solemn figure now. His voice is thin and clotted, and his gestures have slowed, but, in our conversation, his mind seemed unchanged. He never bungled a name or a date.”
LaunchJon Stewart returns to The Daily Show desk for the first time since 2015
Jon Stewart is once again hosting The Daily Show, but only on Mondays, in an arrangement similar to Rachel Maddow on MSNBC. Here’s the first monologue of his new residency, looking at the 2024 presidential election and commenting on the ages of the expected major party nominees.
LaunchElection Night’s biggest loser: Glenn Youngkin
“The Virginia governor put himself on the ballot, trying to curb abortion rights, gun safety, and educational freedom. He lost badly,” Joan Walsh writes.
LaunchDeSantis’ gerrymandered congressional map in Florida is unconstitutional and must be redrawn, state judge says
“A Florida redistricting plan pushed by Republican Governor Ron DeSantis violates the state constitution and is prohibited from being used for any future U.S. congressional elections since it diminishes the ability of Black voters in north Florida to pick a representative of their choice.”
LaunchFollowing Elon Musk’s lead, YouTube and Facebook are surrendering to disinformation
“Facebook and YouTube are receding from their role as watchdogs against conspiracy theories ahead of the 2024 presidential election,” The Washington Post’s report.
LaunchDeSantis, with a subtle maneuver, hides his small-dollar donations
“The campaign of the Florida governor, who is known to be reliant on rich donors, worked with a Republican fund-raising powerhouse to prevent the disclosure of information on small contributors,” The New York Times reports.
Launch“This is a really big deal”: How college towns are helping power Democrats to victory in key states
“Growing population in America’s highly educated enclaves has led to huge gains for the Democratic Party. And Republicans are scrambling for answers,” Politico’s Charlie Mahtesian and Madi Alexander write.
LaunchAs 2024 election looms, state legislatures consider voting changes
Pew’s Stateline: “With their eyes on the 2024 presidential election, state lawmakers around the country are preparing to reshape voting rules in what election experts expect will be another busy legislative season.”
LaunchKari Lake’s election trial bombshell goes bust
“Something was ‘proved without a shadow of doubt’ in Kari Lake’s election trial, all right. And it should be followed up with sanctions, for bringing sour grapes instead of evidence,” Laurie Roberts writes.
LaunchNPI pollster finds that Ruben Gallego is the strongest candidate for 2024 Arizona U.S. Senate race
A survey conducted by Public Policy Polling shows as the 2024 election cycle begins, renegade Senator Kyrsten Sinema is “broadly unpopular and trails United States Representative Ruben Gallego significantly in a three-way race.”
LaunchRepublican operative: “Herschel was like a plane crash into a train wreck that rolled into a dumpster fire”
“You kind of had to watch it squinting through one eye between your fingers,” Dan Lagan told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
LaunchMainstream US Jewish groups hint at unease with rise of Israeli far right
Read The Times of Israel’s completed liveblog on the 2022 national elections, a victory for Benjmain Netanyahu and the extreme right.
LaunchA majority of Republican nominees — 299 in all — deny the 2020 election results
“Experts say their dominance in the party poses a threat to the country’s democratic principles and jeopardizes the integrity of future votes,” Amy Gardner reports for The Washington Post.
LaunchThe midterm race that has it all
This featured column from The New York Times’ Michelle Goldberg on the 3rd District contest between ultra MAGA Republican Joe Kent and Democratic hopeful Marie Gluesenkamp Perez — which cites NPI’s congressional district polling — is a must-read.
LaunchThe ‘cost’ of voting in America: A look at where it’s easiest and hardest
Via The New York Times: “Voters in New Hampshire and Mississippi face the highest personal cost in the country in terms of the time and effort required to cast a ballot, according to a new academic study. Voters in Oregon and Washington have it the easiest.”
LaunchThe ‘cost’ of voting in America: A look at where it’s easiest and hardest
Washington and Oregon are by far the easiest states in the country to vote in, a new study featured in The New York Times has found. Meanwhile, voters in New Hampshire and Mississippi “face the highest personal cost in the country in terms of the time and effort required to cast a ballot.”
LaunchAssociation of Washington Business backs Steve Hobbs for reelection
The Association of Washington Business, the state’s best known business group, has thrown its backing behind Democratic incumbent Steve Hobbs to be retained as Washington’s Secretary of State, it announced today.
LaunchTiffany Smiley can’t bring herself to say that Joe Biden is our legitimately elected President
Today, during an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash on State of the Union, Republican Senate candidate Tiffany Smiley refused to admit that President Joe Biden was legitimately selected. She chose instead to engage in false equivalency rhetoric.
LaunchThat big red wave? It didn’t reach the shores of Washington State
Read Seattle Times columnist Danny Westneat’s first take on the August 2022 Top Two election results, in which he credits NPI for having correctly assessed for months that the available data didn’t support Republicans’ claims that a red tsunami was on its way.
LaunchAnthony Albanese sworn in as thirty-first prime minister of Australia
The Commonwealth of Australia has a new leader: Anthony Albanese. Following Labor’s victory in the 2022 Australian federal election, Albanese has assumed office along with several top ministers. Watch the swearing-in ceremony and the press conference that followed.
LaunchAustralian voters deliver strong message on climate, ending conservative government’s 9-year rule
“Australian voters have delivered a sharp rebuke to the center-right government, ending nine years of conservative rule, in favor of the center-left opposition that promised stronger action on climate change,” Hilary Whiteman writes in CNN’s assessment of the 2022 Australian federal election.
Launch