memeorandum: How One New Hampshire Voter and One Politico Journalist Refused to Hold “a Pig ... a Womanizer ... [an] Arrogant Asshole” Accountable (emptywheel)

1:55 PM ET, January 23, 2024

Top Items:

Donald Trump has a big problem ahead — A whole swath of GOP voters appears firmly committed to not voting for Trump in November. — Donald Trump has a problem no matter what happens in New Hampshire on Tuesday night: There's a whole swath of the Republican electorate and a good chunk …

Discussion: The Hill, NBC News, The Bulwark, New Republic, Raw Story, The Guardian, New York Post, Florida Politics, RedState, Breitbart and WWLP-TV

Axios:

Trump's surprise fan club: Why many Dems want him to win big in N.H. … Many Democrats are rooting for the same thing. … - The president's campaign has internal data indicating that most of the undecided voters Biden is targeting don't think Trump will be the Republican nominee …

Discussion: Washington Post, The Hill, USA Today, Semafor, NRCC, No More Mister Nice Blog, PBS NewsHour, Mediaite, National Review, Raw Story, Associated Press, New York Post, The Daily Caller, Twitchy, Washington Examiner, BizPac Review and WIVT

New York Post:

Jamie Dimon's MAGA warning to Dems is right on target — Call it a “road to Davos” moment: Jamie Dimon has seen the light. — The J.P. Morgan Chase CEO had liberals clutching at their pearls when he copped to a simple but (in some circles) unutterable truth: Former President Donald Trump …

Discussion: New Republic

Molly Ball / Wall Street Journal:

The GOP Wants Pure Uncut Trumpism — The race for the Republican presidential nomination appears all but over unless Haley pulls off a New Hampshire upset — SEABROOK, N.H.—The zero hour was approaching, and in a plywood-walled lobster shack on the New Hampshire seacoast …

Discussion: Raw Story

Aaron Blake / Washington Post:

The gamble Republicans are about to take on Trump — In a little more than 24 hours, New Hampshire Republican primary voters could effectively bring the 2024 nominating contest to a close. — Nikki Haley now has Donald Trump in the one-on-one race she had hoped for, but she trails in every poll in the state.

Discussion: Fox News, Off Message, The Bulwark, Washington Examiner, Daily Kos, The Guardian, HotAir, The Gateway Pundit and New York Times

Politico:

Playbook: How Trump is winning on the issues — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — BREAKING OVERNIGHT — “21 Israeli troops are killed in the deadliest attack on the military since the Gaza offensive began,” by AP's Josef Federman and Najib Jobain …

Discussion: RedState

Josephine Harvey / HuffPost:
Former Trump Aide Says Ex-President's Recent Fumbles Are ‘Concerning’

Discussion: Washington Post, BizPac Review, Raw Story, MyNorthwest.com, CBS News, Associated Press, CNN and IJR

Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
What counts as a win for Biden in New Hampshire's unprecedented primary?

Discussion: The Hill, Axios, Washington Examiner, El País, RedState, The Atlantic, Reuters, Mediaite, IJR, Fox News, WHNT-TV, Washington Post, BizPac Review, WWLP-TV, HuffPost, Wall Street Journal and The Guardian

Washington Post:
Biden's age may be hurting him with independents in New Hampshire

Discussion: Breitbart, The Daily Caller and The Messenger

Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Trump vs. Haley: Could the polls be wrong?

Discussion: CLAYTOONZ, IJR and Washington Post

Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Haley wins all six votes in tiny Dixville Notch

Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Massachusetts ballot commission dismisses 14th Amendment case against Trump

Discussion: The Hill, Fox News, The Messenger, Washington Examiner, The Boston Globe, Tuscaloosa News, Boston Herald, RedState, ABC News, WWLP-TV and ballot-access.org

Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Sununu: Trump on ticket ‘hurts our Senate races, our gubernatorial races’

Discussion: MeidasTouch, NBC News, Raw Story, The Spectator World, The Daily Caller, CNN, Associated Press, Fox News, WHNT-TV, KRDO, The Messenger, HuffPost, American Greatness, Bloomberg and Breitbart

Bloomberg:
Biden Puts Focus on Abortion Rights to Paint Contrast With Trump

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, The Hill, Associated Press, The Messenger, Raw Story, KRDO, Washington Post, Power Line, Axios, New York Post, CBS News, Roll Call, Politico, Slate and Daily Kos

Talking Points Memo:
The Inside Story Of Barack Obama's 2024 Campaign Calculations

Discussion: Frontpage Mag, RedState, The Western Journal, BizPac Review and City & State New York

Victoria Prodeline / Monmouth University …:
Trump Maintains Advantage

emptywheel:

How One New Hampshire Voter and One Politico Journalist Refused to Hold “a Pig ... a Womanizer ... [an] Arrogant Asshole” Accountable — Politico has an interesting profile of a two-time Obama voter, who will today become a three-time Trump voter, New Hampshire voter Ted Johnson.

Discussion: Politico

Gary Fineout / Politico:

Florida plan to have taxpayers pay Trump's legal bills nixed after DeSantis veto threat — DeSantis suggested he would veto the proposal. — TALLAHASSEE, Florida — A push by some Florida Republicans to use taxpayer money to help pay for former President Donald Trump's multiple legal …

FLDFS:
CFO Patronis Announces Filing of Florida Freedom Fighters Fund ~Provides Grant Funding for Legal Defense of Florida Presidential Candidates~

Discussion: Bloomberg, The Capitolist, The Daily Beast, Business Insider, HuffPost, Law & Crime, Washington Examiner, Raw Story, The Messenger and Progressive Eruptions

New York Times:
Trump's Campaign of Humiliation Against Ron DeSantis

Discussion: Politico, Axios, Talking Points Memo, Althouse, Raw Story, The Hill, The Messenger, Business Insider, BizPac Review, Tampa Bay Times and Miami Herald

Ron Filipkowski / MeidasTouch:
FL CFO Backs Bill to Use Tax Dollars to Pay for Trump's Legal Defense

Discussion: Daytona Beach News …, Bloomberg, Digby's Hullabaloo and Political Wire

Dustin Gardiner / Politico:

How Steve Garvey became a punchline at the first California Senate debate — The Republican and former Dodger was an easy target for House Democrats on Thursday night. — LOS ANGELES — Steve Garvey was less a heavy hitter on Thursday night's Senate debate stage and more often a punchline.

Discussion: Washington Examiner, American Prospect, Althouse, RedState, Raw Story, Fox News, The Gateway Pundit, The San Francisco Standard, The Hill, Sacramento Bee, NBC News, The Western Journal, Wall Street Journal and Mercury News

Elizabeth Elkind / Fox News:

Chip Roy urges Texas officials to ignore Supreme Court order on border razor wire: ‘Go to hell’ — Roy called the Supreme Court's 5-4 decision ‘unconscionable’ — Join Fox News for access to this content — Plus get unlimited access to thousands of articles, videos and more with your free account!

Discussion: Washington Examiner, The Hill, The Messenger and PJ Media

William Melhado / The Texas Tribune:
U.S. Supreme Court says Texas can't block federal agents from the border

Ishaan Tharoor / Washington Post:

Germany's surging far right provokes a reckoning — You're reading an excerpt from the Today's WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest free, including news from around the globe and interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your inbox every weekday.

Discussion: Politico, Raw Story, Bloomberg, Breitbart, The Messenger, Agence France-Presse, Reuters, The Nation, The Guardian, The Times of Israel, Telegraph, spiked, Financial Times, The Gateway Pundit, Semafor and City A.M.

Doyle Rice / USA Today:

Doomsday Clock time update says humanity is as close as ever to global catastrophe — We're still as close as ever to global catastrophe, according to the annual update of the Doomsday Clock, announced Tuesday morning. — The time on the symbolic clock is the same as last year …

Discussion: The Hill, Reuters, CBS News, Al Jazeera, al.com, The Guardian, The Verge, Metro.co.uk, New York Post and NewsNation

Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:

The Rise of the American Oligarchy — What targeting Russia's wayward billionaires revealed about our own. … For the last 18 months one of the most opulent and unnecessary vessels ever constructed has been floating in a narrow channel next to a jungle gym and a fleet of industrial cranes at the Port of San Diego.

New York Times:

Immigration Wasn't Always a Divisive Issue in America — Why have Republicans and Democrats moved so far apart on immigration? That's the question that drives the Opinion video above. — We are publishing this as President Biden comes under extraordinary pressure to curb surging illegal immigration at the southwestern border.

Discussion: Fox News, Axios and Washington Examiner

Robert Downen / The Texas Tribune:

Email sheds new light on Texas House candidate Jared Woodfill's role in Southern Baptist leader's sex abuse scandal — Woodfill has been endorsed by Attorney General Ken Paxton despite his connection to Paul Pressler, a prominent religious figure accused of rape.