NEWS AND OPINION:
Yes, the clock is ticking on the Christmas and vacation procuring rush. Here’s one risk that might supply some fast perception and a bit assist to the nation as nicely.
The nonprofit, nonpartisan Alliance for American Manufacturing is providing its tenth anniversary version of the Made in America Holiday Gift Guide, a useful and charming annual checklist of American-made present concepts from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
The group says this information is its largest version ever. It options 200 corporations that showcase gadgets made in America, and in 24 classes — gadgets as diverse as socks, kitchenware, out of doors fare, meals, purses, toys and funky stuff for canines.
The group has additionally carried out a ballot that discovered that 81% of U.S. adults would favor to buy vacation presents made within the U.S. if offered with the choice — satisfied it’s going to increase the financial system, create extra jobs and assist small companies.
That’s good.
Find the information and rather more at Americanmanufacturing.org.
FOX NEWS: EIGHT YEARS ON TOP
Fox News is the nonetheless the champ.
The community has remained cable tv’s most-watched community for the eighth consecutive yr in 2023, besting information and non-news competitors alike, in response to year-end knowledge from Nielsen Media Research.
In prime time, Fox News common 1.9 million nightly viewers — greater than the mixed totals of MSNBC with 1.2 million viewers and CNN with 586,000. Throughout the day, Fox News averaged 1.2 million viewers, in contrast with MSNBC (784,000) and CNN (482,000).
“During yet another unprecedented news cycle, cable viewers continued to choose Fox News Channel. From moderating debates to reporting in war zones and many stories in between, I am honored to work alongside this unrivaled team of journalists and opinion hosts as they continue to exceed expectations,” mentioned Suzanne Scott, CEO of Fox News Media, in a written assertion shared with Inside the Beltway.
Fox News additionally aired the six most-watched cable information applications of all. “The Five” dominated the airwaves with a median day by day viewers of two.9 million viewers, adopted by “Jesse Watters Primetime,” “Hannity,” “Special Report With Bret Baier,” “The Ingraham Angle” and “Gutfeld.”
Political protection has additionally paid off for the community.
The first Republican major debate in August, co-moderated by Mr. Baier and Martha MacCallum, drew an astonishing 13 million viewers. The second GOP debate — additionally that includes Mr. Baier and Ms. MacCallum — had 9.5 million viewers. Meanwhile, a bout between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom referred to as “The Great Red State vs. Blue State Debate” and moderated by Sean Hannity — netted 5.5 million viewers.
We can’t overlook late-night host and funnyman Greg Gutfeld.
“Gutfeld! continued to disrupt the late-night landscape, outpacing broadcast shows CBS’ ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,’ NBC’s ‘The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,’ ABC’s ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ and beating all of cable late night in viewers,” Fox News mentioned.
WHERE’S TRUMP?
Pondering the whereabouts of former President Donald Trump? He’s on the marketing campaign path, after all — headed for New Hampshire for an look Saturday in Durham — a seacoast city settled in 1635.
“Durham has long been a Democratic stronghold when it comes to New Hampshire politics. So, is the Trump campaign aiming to make a statement by bringing the former president to one of the bluest spots in the crucial northeastern battleground state? The Trump campaign says logistics rather than politics was behind the choice of venue location,” reported the Valley News, a neighborhood information group.
“We’re trying to get the president to different parts of the state. We were over in Claremont a couple of weeks ago over in the western part of the state. We were over in Wolfeboro in the lakes region, and we haven’t been over to the seacoast,” Steve Stepanek, the Trump marketing campaign’s senior adviser in New Hampshire, informed the information group.
REPUBLICAN KNOW-HOW
Republican-governed states are on the high of the heap in terms of sensible and productive financial administration. An evaluation launched Thursday by the Republican National Committee affords the proof.
“President Biden deserves no credit for jobs that have been created – he paid Americans not to work for months and stifled economic growth. Republican-led states are the ones creating jobs and leading economic growth,” mentioned the report, which is predicated on present numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
“The latest state jobs report shows that eight of the top 10 states for jobs recovered since the coronavirus pandemic are led by Republican governors, and all 10 states have Republican-controlled legislatures. Out of the top 25 states with the lowest unemployment rates, 17 are led by Republican governors,” the report mentioned.
WEEKEND REAL ESTATE
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POLL DU JOUR
• 18% of registered U.S. voters describe their political views as “very conservative.”
• 21% describe their political views as “somewhat conservative.”
• 29% describe their political views as “moderate.”
• 14% describe their political views as “somewhat liberal.”
• 13% describe their political views as “very liberal.”
• 5% don’t know what their political views are, or didn’t reply.
SOURCE: A Wall Street Journal ballot of 1,500 registered U.S. voters carried out Nov. 29-Dec. 4 and launched Thursday.
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