memeorandum: Migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard by Florida governor say they were misled (Reuters)

2:20 PM ET, September 16, 2022

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Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:

The Cruelty and the Crazy — Migrant airlifts and the Unabomber candidate. — Sorry, but shipping migrants to Martha's Vineyard is brilliant — a political masterstroke, an epic troll, and, above all hilarious. — You can tell because of the reaction on the right …

Discussion: The Texas Tribune, The Vineyard Gazette and Austin Kocher

Mass.gov:

Baker-Polito Administration Announces Coordinated Support for Newly Arriving Families and Individuals to the Commonwealth … Terry MacCormack, Press Secretary, Governor's Office … BARNSTABLE — Today, the Baker-Polito Administration announced new shelter and humanitarian supports at Joint Base Cape Cod …

Discussion: The Hill, UPI, The Vineyard Gazette, Todd Starnes, The Post Millennial, National Review, The Federalist and Human Events

Reuters:

Migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard by Florida governor say they were misled — Some migrants who were flown to the wealthy island of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, said on Thursday they were duped about their destination, and Democratic leaders called for a probe of the move …

Bianca Padró Ocasio / Miami Herald:

‘Sadistic lie.’ Venezuelans flown to Martha's Vineyard search for a way off the island — Standing on a cobblestone sidewalk in a touristy downtown neighborhood of this island thousands of miles from his native Venezuela, a young man used a cellphone Thursday night to record a message to Florida's governor.

Discussion: NBC News, WFLA-TV and The Daily Caller

Laurel Duggan / The Daily Caller:
Massachusetts Activates 125 National Guardsmen To Support 50 Illegal Migrants In Martha's Vineyard

Discussion: Sputnik News and LewRockwell

Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
Migrants sent by Gov. DeSantis to Martha's Vineyard depart for Cape Cod

Discussion: Reuters, CNN, CBS News, Associated Press, Just The News and NBC Boston

New York Times:
‘I Ended Up on This Little Island’: Migrants Land in Political Drama

Discussion: NBC News, Breitbart and Florida Phoenix

New York Times:
DeSantis and Abbott Intensify Fight Over Immigration

Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Massachusetts gov calls up National Guard over 50 Martha's Vineyard migrants

Discussion: The Boston Globe, RedState and American Greatness

John Carney / Breitbart:
Breitbart Business Digest: Martha's Vineyard Could House Six Million Refugees

Discussion: The Federalist, The Daily Wire and Twitchy

Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Scoop: Biden officials to discuss “litigation options” over migrant buses

Discussion: The Guardian, CNN, RedState, New York Daily News, Breitbart, New York Post, The Daily Caller and NewsNation

Miami Herald:
DeSantis' remarks prompt more questions on where migrant flights originated

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Karol Markowicz / Fox News:
DeSantis was right to send migrants to Martha's Vineyard. We need to bring border crisis to Democrats

Discussion: CNN, New York Post, Breitbart, The Boston Globe, The Daily Wire, Raw Story, The Political Insider, Louder With Crowder, Politico, BizPac Review, Alpha News, WFLA-TV and Washington Times

David Wildstein / New Jersey Globe:

Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial nominee was registered to vote in N.J. until 2021 — Mastriano, Oz both come from New Jersey — New Jersey is serving as an incubator for Republican candidates in Pennsylvania, with two statewide candidates being New Jersey natives and longtime residents.

Discussion: New York Magazine, Slate, Daily Kos, Raw Story and Rolling Stone

Monmouth University Polling Institute:

Sharp Contrast in Voter Opinion of Governor Candidates — Most feel PA's current abortion laws are strict enough — West Long Branch, NJ - Most Pennsylvania voters hold a positive view of Josh Shapiro, the Democratic candidate for governor, while opinion of Republican Doug Mastriano is generally negative.

Discussion: The Philadelphia Inquirer and Political Wire

Haley BeMiller / The Columbus Dispatch:

Ohio Senate race: Tim Ryan blasts Lindsey Graham abortion ban as J.D. Vance stays quiet — U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan railed against a federal abortion ban introduced in the U.S. Senate this week, accusing “extremists” of trying to take advantage of the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Discussion: CNBC, Mediaite and Jezebel

Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:

Ohio 2022: Vance Holds Four-Point Lead Over Ryan; DeWine Maintains Comfortable Lead over Whaley — Home Polls Ohio 2022: Vance Holds Four-Point Lead Over Ryan; DeWine Maintains Comfortable Lead over Whaley — An Emerson College Polling/The Hill poll of Ohio voters finds Republican JD Vance …

Discussion: The Daily Caller

Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:

New Hampshire 2022: Senator Hassan Leads Freshly Nominated Bolduc By 11 — The first Emerson College/WHDH New Hampshire General Election poll finds incumbent Democratic Senator Maggie Hassan with an 11-point lead over newly-nominated Republican Donald Bolduc, leading 51% to 40%.

Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Vance holds 4-point lead over Ryan in Ohio Senate race: poll

Discussion: Washington Examiner

HuffPost: GOP Candidate Robert Burns Proposed Abortion Panels In 2018

New York Times:

Democrats Buoyed by Abortion and Trump, Times/Siena Poll Finds — President Biden's approval rating has climbed to 42 percent, and the number of Americans who believe the country is on the right track has doubled but remains low. — Even as they struggle to persuade voters that they should be trusted …

Discussion: Washington Post and Associated Press

B.A. / New York Times: September 2022 Times/Siena Poll: Cross-Tabs for All Respondents

Jessica Taylor / Cook Political Report:

Oregon Governor Moves To Toss Up — With less than two months until Election Day, the 2022 gubernatorial map has seen some surprising shifts since the outset of the cycle. Republicans had initially started targeting the Rust Belt, hoping to flip control in perpetual swing states like Michigan and Pennsylvania.

Discussion: Washington Examiner and Townhall

Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:

Will The Polls Overestimate Democrats Again? — As Democrats' prospects for the midterms have improved — they're now up to a 71 percent chance of keeping the Senate and a 29 percent chance of retaining the House, according to the 2022 FiveThirtyEight midterm election forecast 2 …

Discussion: Insider, Roll Call, ABC News, Los Angeles Times, The Economist and ICT

Farnaz Fassihi / New York Times:

Iran's Supreme Leader Cancels Public Appearances After Falling Ill — Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is currently on bed rest under observation by a team of doctors, according to four people familiar with his health situation. — Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei …

Brad Reed / Raw Story:

Alabama poll worker insisted state GOP chair show a proper voter ID — and was fired shortly after: report — An Alabama man who volunteered as a poll worker in his community was fired shortly after he asked Alabama State Republican Party Chairman John Wahl and his family to present proper identification before voting.

Discussion: al.com

Amy Walter / Cook Political Report:

Is This 1998? Or 2018? — In order to succeed in a midterm election, one that historically benefits the party out of power, the White House party needs to be able to do two things: 1. Energize their base 2. Convince independent/swing voters that supporting the change candidate is a bigger risk than sticking with the status quo.

Discussion: Virginia Political Newsletter

Washington Post:

Video appears to show Marjorie Taylor Greene kicking a Gen Z activist — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) appeared to kick an unarmed demonstrator during a confrontation outside the Capitol on Thursday afternoon. — Videos posted to Twitter by Greene and the Gen Z activist group Voters …

Discussion: The Hill, NPR, Talking Points Memo, PoliticusUSA, HuffPost, Rolling Stone, The Western Journal, Mediaite, Raw Story, IJR, Boing Boing, Jezebel and Political Wire

NBC News:

Biden aides are quietly assembling a 2024 campaign as they await a final decision on his political future — WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's top aides have been quietly building a 2024 campaign effort, with increasing discussions about who might manage the operation, potential themes and structure …

Discussion: The Hill and Sputnik News

David Brooks / New York Times:

Why Is There Still No Strategy to Defeat Donald Trump? — One of the stunning facts of the age is the continued prominence of Donald Trump. His candidates did well in the G.O.P. primaries this year. He won more votes in 2020 than he did in 2016. His favorability ratings within his party …

Discussion: New Republic, Althouse, Denver Gazette, Washington Examiner, The Federalist, The American Conservative and The Daily Caller

Adam Looney / Brookings:

Biden's Income-Driven Repayment plan would turn student loans into untargeted grants — For media inquiries, contact: — Brieanna Nicker esmedia@brookings.edu 202.540.7721 — Nonresident Senior Fellow - Economic Studies Executive Director, Marriner S. Eccles Institute, University of Utah

Discussion: National Review, The Neighborhood Sociologist and New Jersey Online

Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:

Lindsey Graham called Trump ‘a lying motherf***er’ during Ukraine impeachment, book reveals — Authors Peter Baker and Susan Glasser report that Mr Graham used the vulgar phrase to describe Mr Trump in the midst of the inquiry that led to his first impeachment trial

Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire