memeorandum: Democrats lead by at least 4 in 4 GOP held Senate seats (Public Policy Polling)

11:55 AM ET, March 5, 2020

Top Items:

Elizabeth Warren, Once a Front-Runner, Will Drop Out of Presidential Race — Ms. Warren, a senator and former law professor, staked her campaign on fighting corruption and changing the rules of the economy. — BOSTON — Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts plans to drop …

Jacob Ogles / Florida Politics:

Latest poll of Florida primary shows Joe Biden with massive lead over Bernie Sanders — Even before Mike Bloomberg dropped out of the race for President, voters in Florida were consolidating behind Joe Biden. — More than 61% of likely Florida voters favor Biden, according to the most recent survey …

Discussion: The Hill

NBC News:

Elizabeth Warren ends presidential run — Warren wowed crowds with her sharp intellect, her clear prognoses for complex problems, and her endless stream of policy blueprints to tackle them. — Sen. Elizabeth Warren is suspending her presidential campaign, a source familiar …

Discussion: Washington Post

Matthew Yglesias / Vox:

Bernieworld's reaction to Super Tuesday's defeat, explained — Supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders at a Super Tuesday night rally on March 3, 2020, in Essex Junction, Vermont. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images — A constructive pivot or a retreat into petulance?

Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:

Joe Biden: Not a Socialist, Just a Scoundrel — He is a vicious partisan, a coward, and a habitual liar. — Poor Bernie Sanders! The youth vote failed to show up for him. The youth vote always fails to show up — it will break your heart every time. Senator Sanders didn't lose to Joe Biden …

Jessica Valenti / GEN — :

It Will Be Hard to Get Over What Happened to Elizabeth Warren — I've had to come to terms with America's sexism again and again — knew going into Super Tuesday that Elizabeth Warren was unlikely to win big. I had prepared myself for that. What did take me by surprise, though …

Discussion: Townhall, PJ Media Home, Team Warren, Althouse, New York Times, The Moderate Voice, Balloon Juice and CANNONFIRE

Washington Post:

Bernie Sanders's political movement faces a reckoning after Super Tuesday setbacks — BURLINGTON, Vt. — Tuesday night was the 39th anniversary of Bernie Sanders's narrow victory to become the mayor of this liberal lakeside city, the race that launched the career of one of the country's most prominent left-wing politicians.

Discussion: Politico, Breitbart, Associated Press and The Hill

Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Warren ends 2020 presidential bid after Super Tuesday rout

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Associated Press and Vox

CNN:
Elizabeth Warren is ending her presidential campaign

Discussion: New York Times

Washington Post:
Warren, Sanders allies scramble to find her an exit ramp

Discussion: Vox, Talking Points Memo, Fox News, Outside the Beltway, Associated Press, IJR, NewNowNext, Breitbart, Common Dreams, New York Times, The Week, New York Post, The Independent, The Daily Caller, GEN — , The Hill and The Guardian

Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: McConnell to denounce Schumer on the Senate floor

Discussion: The Hill, Breitbart, The Daily Beast, New York Times and IJR

Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
The Super Tuesday results have Trump spooked — for good reason

Discussion: Breitbart, Raw Story, Mediaite, The Hill and Townhall

Miranda Devine / New York Post:
Democrats should be wary of backing Joe Biden and his ‘senior moments’

Discussion: Washington Post and Power Line

Connie Schultz / Connie Schultz …: A Not-So-Super Tuesday — Last week, I sat on a stage in front …

Wall Street Journal:

One Doctor's Life on the Coronavirus Front Lines. ‘If We Fail, What Happens to You All?’ — Short on supplies and sleep, medical staff are being stretched to the limit to stop a pandemic no one fully understands — Driving one evening in Wuhan, China, last month, Zhang Xiaochun pulled her car to the side of the road.

Rod Dreher:

Trump: Public Health Menace — The president in his meeting this week with his coronavirus task force (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) — This is a thing that just happened: … You just shake your head in disbelief at the utter idiocy of this man, and his reckless irresponsibility.

Discussion: Vox, news.com.au and Vanity Fair

Public Policy Polling:

Democrats lead by at least 4 in 4 GOP held Senate seats — New PPP polls find Sara Gideon leading Susan Collins 47-43 in the Maine Senate race and Mark Kelly leading Martha McSally 47-42 in the Arizona Senate race. Additionally a PPP poll for a private client last week found Cal Cunningham …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Political Wire, POLITICUSUSA and The Intellectualist

Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:

Roberts Denounces Schumer for Talking About Kavanaugh the Way Kavanaugh Talked About the Senate — On Wednesday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer had a message for Donald Trump's two nominees to the Supreme Court as the court heard oral arguments in a landmark abortion case that threatens one of the underpinnings of Roe v. Wade.

Discussion: Washington Post

David Harsanyi / National Review: Schumer to Gorsuch and Kavanaugh: Nice Little Court, Ya Got There, Hate to See Anything Happen to It ...

Pete Williams / NBC News:
In rare rebuke, Chief Justice Roberts slams Schumer for ‘threatening’ comments

Discussion: The American Spectator, The Hill, Breitbart, Raw Story, Redstate, New York Times, Vanity Fair, Washington Post, Jezebel and National Review

Andrew Stiles / Washington Free Beacon:
Schumer Successfully Blocks Black Woman From N.C. Senate Nom

Discussion: New York Times

Daniel Flatley / Bloomberg:

U.S. to Miss Rollout Goal This Week on Virus Tests, Senators Say — GOP senators says kits to be in mail by end of this week — Distribution, training ‘going to take time,’ Lankford says — The Trump administration won't be able to meet its promised timeline of having …

Discussion: Political Wire and Raw Story

Matt Dixon / Politico:

What does Gov. DeSantis owe Trump? — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The close relationship between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and President Donald Trump is souring, and the bad blood is threatening to spill into the president's reelection effort in the nation's biggest swing state.

Discussion: Raw Story

Charles Levinson / Protocol:

Through apps, not warrants, ‘Locate X’ allows federal law enforcement to track phones — Federal agencies have big contracts with Virginia-based Babel Street. Depending on where you've traveled, your movements may be in the company's data. — U.S. law enforcement agencies signed millions …

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Ishaan Tharoor / Washington Post:

Democracy is in decline around the world — and Trump is part of the problem — Want smart analysis of the most important news in your inbox every weekday, along with other global reads, interesting ideas and opinions to know? Sign up for the Today's WorldView newsletter.

Discussion: Bloomberg, NPR and Radio Free Europe/Radio …

Judd Legum / Popular Information:

Facebook allows Trump campaign to run deceptive Census ads — November's election will have an enormous impact on politics in the United States for the next four years. But the 2020 Census, which starts in earnest in just one week, will shape the country for the next decade or longer.

Discussion: CalMatters

Kevin Carey / New York Times:

The Bleak Job Landscape of Adjunctopia for Ph.D.s — Ruthless labor exploitation? Generational betrayal? Understanding the job crisis in academia requires a look at recent history. — The humanities labor market is in crisis. Higher education industry trade publications are full …

Mike Hixenbaugh / NBC News:

Scientists were close to a coronavirus vaccine years ago. Then the money dried up. — “We just could not generate much interest,” a researcher said of the difficulty in getting funding to test the vaccine in humans. — HOUSTON — Dr. Peter Hotez says he made the pitch to anyone who would listen.

Discussion: Daily Kos, STAT and CBS Boston

Keith Ridler / Associated Press:

Is Idaho turning a little blue? Primary might provide clues — BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho last year was the fastest-growing state in the nation, with close to 37,000 new residents boosting its population to nearly 1.8 million. — In the past decade, according to the U.S. Census Bureau …

Farah Stockman / New York Times:

Told to Stay Home, Suspected Coronavirus Patient Attended Event With Dartmouth Students — The worker at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire was confirmed with the disease only after attending the mixer. Now a second man has tested positive.

Arden Farhi / CBS News:

New White House questionnaire serves as litmus test for potential appointees — A White House questionnaire being sent to potential political appointees appears to be a litmus test of the applicant's loyalty to the president. — The questionnaire, a copy of which was obtained by CBS News …

Discussion: VICE

Just The News:

Missouri case that toppled GOP governor boomerangs on Soros-backed prosecutor — St. Louis circuit attorney faces grand jury probe, chief investigator indicted in echoes of Trump-Russia collusion reversal in Washington. — Kimberly Gardner made history in 2016, roaring to an election victory …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit

Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:

Here's What Barack Obama Is Thinking Now — Barack Obama got exactly what he wanted out of the Democratic primary—and not just because Joe Biden has suddenly pulled ahead. His party managed to start sorting out its year-long mess without him. — But Obama is still not going to speak out.

Discussion: Washington Post, Sun-Sentinel and New York Times

Ned Ryun / American Greatness:

The Left's Politicization of Coronavirus Backfires—Bigly — Even first year political science students know how difficult it is to beat an incumbent president and that it is nearly impossible to beat one leading a soaring economy; only five incumbent presidents have lost their re-election bids since 1900.

New York Times:

Coronavirus Updates: Countries Intensify Efforts to Halt Outbreaks — A cruise ship is held off the California coast as the state declares an emergency. A sense of crisis builds as new cases are detected around the globe. — RIGHT NOW With the first confirmed case in Tennessee, the virus is now in 18 U.S. states.

Discussion: The Daily Beast and SPIN

Washington Times:

Donald Trump does not take black voters and evangelicals for granted — Democrats and Republicans shared battle for votes — ANALYSIS/OPINION: — Black Americans and evangelical Christians have both played a vital and long-standing role in shaping the culture, society and political landscape of America.

Jonathan Martin / New York Times:

Steve Bullock Is Poised to Run for Senate in Montana, Officials Say — After months of insisting he would not challenge the Republican incumbent, Mr. Bullock, the governor and ex-Democratic presidential candidate, has until Monday to file to run in Montana.

Discussion: CNN, Breitbart, POLITICUSUSA, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Hill, Washington Free Beacon, Daily Kos, Politico and The Week, more at Mediagazer »

Anna Nicolaou / Financial Times:

James Murdoch makes investment to combat fake news — The former Fox CEO commits millions to battle against disinformation — James Murdoch, the younger son of Rupert Murdoch, is making a seven-figure investment in start-ups aimed at combating fake news, only weeks after criticising …

Elizabeth Vaughn / Redstate:

Awkward: Intellectual Giant Whoopi Goldberg Already Has a Job Picked Out for Jill Biden — (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) — Opinion leader Whoopi Goldberg wound up with egg on her face during yesterday's broadcast of “The View.” — Whoopi, delighted by Joe Biden's blowout …

Washington Post:

How coronavirus spread in New York: From a man to his family. Then a neighbor. Then friends. — NEW YORK — First, a lawyer who commutes between the suburbs and his midtown Manhattan office was diagnosed with the coronavirus. Then, his wife and two children tested positive, along with a neighbor who drove him to the hospital.

Discussion: Jewish Insider

Houston Chronicle:

Harris County Democrats waited for hours to vote. Two-thirds of polling sites were in GOP areas. — Many of the 322,000 Harris County Democratic primary voters who surged to the polls Tuesday faced long lines that forced several balloting sites to stay open late into the evening.

Discussion: Off the Kuff and Mother Jones