memeorandum: Impeachment spin win: Democrats killing GOP in testimony leak game (David M. Drucker/Washington Examiner)

2:10 PM ET, November 3, 2019

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Dana Blanton / Fox News:

Fox News Poll: Biden leads nomination race, tops Trump by 12 points in matchup — Democratic primary voters increasingly feel the need to nominate a candidate who can beat President Trump in 2020, and more think Joe Biden can do that than any of the other top Democratic hopefuls.

Discussion: Political Wire, Politico, CANNONFIRE and The Hill

Mark Murray / NBC News:

NBC/WSJ poll: 49 percent now back Trump's impeachment and removal — But the president's support among Republicans remains strong one year out from Election Day — WASHINGTON — Exactly one year out from the 2020 general election, a majority of all Americans — or close to it …

Discussion: TheStreet, The Hill and Washington Post

Dana Blanton / Fox News:

Fox News Poll: 49 percent favor impeaching Trump — Nearly half of voters want President Trump impeached and removed from office, according to a new Fox News Poll. In addition, 6-in-10 believe the president did ask foreign leaders to investigate political opponents — and two-thirds say that action is inappropriate.

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Zach Montellaro / Politico:

Kamala Harris qualifies for December primary debate — Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) has qualified for the December Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by POLITICO and PBS News. She is the fifth candidate to do so. — She joins Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren …

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Fox News:
Fox News Poll results October 27-30, 2019

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Aaron Zitner / Wall Street Journal: Impeachment Increasingly Divides Americans by Political Party

Margaret Brennan / CBS News:

Whistleblower willing to answer Republicans' questions in impeachment probe, lawyer says — Washington — A lawyer for the whistleblower who reported concerns about the president's dealings with Ukraine told CBS News he offered to have Republicans on the House Intelligence Community submit questions …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Axios, Politico, Associated Press, Political Wire, The Hill and Contemptor

David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:

Impeachment spin win: Democrats killing GOP in testimony leak game — House Democrats are crushing Republicans with the use of testimony to frame the impeachment of President Trump for American voters, weaponizing selective leaks from closed-door depositions to portray a commander in chief that abused his power.

Discussion: Eclectablog

New York Times:

Adam Schiff, a Trump Punching Bag, Takes His Case to a Bigger Ring — Mr. Schiff leads the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Depending on one's viewpoint, he will either save the republic — or destroy it. — LOS ANGELES — The crowd was buzzing with Hollywood types …

Jamie Crawford / CNN:
Lawyer says whistleblower willing to answer written questions from Republicans

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Tareq Haddad / Newsweek:

Trump Being Booed at UFC 244 Event a Surprise, Says Political Scientist: ‘This Should Be His Crowd’ — President Donald Trump received heavy booing on Saturday night as he attended an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event in New York City. — Though some cheered upon the president's arrival …

Discussion: Redstate, Vox and MMAmania.com

Caroline Linton / CBS News:

Trump booed at UFC event in New York City — President Trump was booed — along with some cheers mixed in — at an Ultimate Fighting Championship match Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. Mr. Trump was seated with House Majority leader Kevin McCarthy of California …

Discussion: The Mary Sue, DeadState and Deadspin

Marty Johnson / The Hill:
Trump gets deluge of boos upon entering MSG prior to UFC 244

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New York Daily News:
Boos, cheers greet Trump as he enters UFC event in Madison Square Garden

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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:

Kellyanne Conway: 'I Don't Know' Whether Ukraine Aid Was Being Held Up — “I don't know,” Conway said. “But I know they've got their aid.” — During a typically contentious and lengthy CNN interview on Sunday morning, White House counselor Kellyanne Conway insisted that she didn't know …

Discussion: Politico and Breitbart

Kate Sullivan / CNN: White House aide refusing to testify was on the Trump-Ukraine call when Mulvaney wasn't

Demetri Sevastopulo / Financial Times:
White House aide told not to appear at impeachment probe

Discussion: CNN, Politico, HuffPost and Axios

Christian Vasquez / Politico:
Trump says he would ‘love’ to host Ukrainian president at White House

Discussion: The Daily Beast, One America News Network and The Hill

ABC News:

Bernie Sanders calls his plan to fund Medicare for All ‘far more’ progressive than Elizabeth Warren's — Sen. Bernie Sanders, often credited for bringing Medicare for All to the forefront of the 2020 presidential race, defended his way of funding the plan up the against the newly-released outline …

Discussion: CNN and Axios

Michael Judge / Dallas Morning News:

Garry Kasparov still believes we can ‘checkmate tyranny’ — The chess grand master and pro-democracy activist says Trump is a symptom of a sick system. … It's hard to believe it's been nearly 15 years since that fateful day. My evaluation was accurate, but unfortunately …

New York Times:

The Money Farmers: How Oligarchs and Populists Milk the E.U. for Millions — The European Union spends $65 billion a year subsidizing agriculture. But a chunk of that money emboldens strongmen, enriches politicians and finances corrupt dealing. — CSAKVAR, Hungary — Under Communism …

Adia Robinson / ABC News:

House Foreign Affairs chairman defends Democrats' handling of impeachment inquiry — The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee defended the Democrats' handling of the impeachment inquiry and said he thought some of President Donald Trump's alleged actions on Ukraine were illegal on ABC's “This Week.”

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Aimee Ortiz / New York Times:

Judge Blocks Trump's Plan to Bar Immigrants Who Can't Pay for Health Care — The court ruling is the latest to derail administration initiatives to limit the admission of certain legal immigrants into the United States. — A federal judge on Saturday blocked the Trump administration …

Discussion: The Week and ImmigrationProf Blog