NEWS AND OPINION:
Political phrases come and go when elections are afoot.
This week, we will take into account the time period “out-MAGA,” which roughly entered the political lexicon when President Biden predicted in August that Republican presidential hopefuls would attempt to “out-MAGA” each other within the first GOP debate.
And the time period lives on, on this case referring to a chosen pair of these Republican presidential hopefuls.
“Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis are desperately trying to out-MAGA each other with their support for a nationwide abortion ban and cruel abortion bans across the country, including the extreme ban passed by Iowa Republicans earlier this year that was made possible by Donald Trump’s crusade to overturn Roe v. Wade,” Democratic National Committee press secretary Sarafina Chitika mentioned in a written assertion shared with Inside the Beltway.
Meanwhile, it may get attention-grabbing if Republican candidates attempt to out-MAGA Mr. Trump — who launched the acronym for “Make America Great Again” throughout his 2016 marketing campaign for the White House.
THE ANGER FACTOR
Are Republican voters offended for the time being? One longtime Republican supply thinks so.
Former Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus and ABC’s “This Week” host Jonathan Karl had a dialog in regards to the present temper of Republican voters.
The host wished to know if GOPers have been nonetheless in a feisty temper — one which was left over from the times when President Trump was in workplace. They are, it seems.
“I think you’re all misreading the electorate. I think that the electorate is not looking for less blood. I think they’re looking for more blood,” Mr. Priebus responded.
“I think that people are more angry about crime than they’ve ever been before. I think they’re more angry about the border, the fentanyl, the sanctuary cities, the boys competing against girls in sports. School is out of control. I think — as I’ve said before, people are looking for a bigger middle finger this time than they were in 2016,” Mr. Priebus mentioned.
CHRISTIE ON THE MOVE
Republican presidential hopeful Chris Christie begins a four-day marketing campaign blitz in New Hampshire on Tuesday — and the push seems revved up, to say the least. Here’s the fast tackle the candidate’s 96-hour itinerary within the Granite State.
He’ll host a “Tell It Like It Is” city corridor in Bedford on Tuesday, adopted by 4 appearances on Wednesday.
The former New Jersey governor will current an “Addiction Policy Speech” in Rochester adopted by a tour and a city corridor at Turbocam International — a producer of turbomachinery parts in Barrington.
Then it’s on to a “New Hampshire State House Beer Caucus Q&A” on the Sea Dog Brewing Co. in Exeter in late afternoon, adopted by a “Tell It Like It Is” city corridor in Portsmouth.
The subsequent morning, Mr. Christie will attend a personal “Breakfast House Party,” additionally in Portsmouth.
His marketing campaign slogan, by the way in which, is “Because the Truth Matters.” Find his marketing campaign at ChrisChristie.com.
VIVEK HAS A ‘BONANZA’
It’s busy, busy, busy elsewhere. A easy assertion from one Republican presidential marketing campaign provides a window on one more candidate who’s in blitz mode, starting Tuesday.
“2024 Republican presidential candidate and political outsider Vivek Ramaswamy will continue campaigning in Iowa, embarking on another five-day bonanza with a lineup of 38 scheduled stops. This follows a highly active week, where Ramaswamy announced he would hold events in 29 counties in five days,” the marketing campaign mentioned in a written assertion to Inside the Beltway.
Here are the cities and cities in Iowa on Mr. Ramaswamy’s “bonanza” tour, which started at 10 a.m. Tuesday:
Webster City, Fort Dodge, Humboldt, Algona, Forest City, Garner, Mason City, Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Grundy Center, Allison, Hampton, Iowa Falls, Marshalltown, Pella, Washington, Fairfield, Mount Pleasant, Columbus Junction, Walcott, Davenport, Winterset, Leon, Mount Ayr, Creston, Corning, Bedford, Clarinda, Red Oak, Hamburg, Toledo, Vinton, Independence, Fayette, Deborah, Cresco, New Hampton and Waverly.
Find Mr. Ramaswamy’s marketing campaign at Vivek24.com.
SCROOGE 101
Hillsdale College is providing a free, well timed six-lecture course centered on “A Christmas Carol,” maybe essentially the most beloved story penned by Charles Dickens.
“The course is taught by the excellent Dwight Lindley, an English professor here at Hillsdale who loves both reading Dickens and teaching Dickens. In this six-lecture course, Dwight will help you understand more fully the causes of Ebenezer Scrooge’s conversion in the novel and what the story teaches us about leading a happy and complete life,” the faculty famous in an announcement.
Find the course at Hillsdale.edu — test underneath the “Courses” pull-down menu. You will discover different programs masking politics, overseas coverage, faith, historical past, literature, economics and extra.
POLL DU JOUR
• 12% of registered U.S. voters belief the information media “a great deal” to report correct details about political elections.
• 19% of those that voted for Joe Biden and 5% of those that voted for Donald Trump agree.
• 33% of registered U.S. voters belief the information media “a fair amount” to report correct details about political elections.
• 51% of Biden voters and 13% of Trump voters agree.
• 26% of registered U.S. voters don’t belief the information media “much” to report correct details about political elections.
• 22% of Biden voters and 29% of Trump voters agree.
• 27% of registered U.S. voters don’t belief the information media “at all” to report correct details about political elections.
• 7% of Biden voters and 51% of Trump voters agree.
• 2% of registered U.S. voters will not be certain in regards to the concern.
• 2% of Biden voters and a pair of% of Trump voters agree.
SOURCE: An Economist/YouGov ballot of 1,320 registered U.S. voters performed Dec. 9-12.
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