memeorandum: Republican attacks on tenure ramp up in latest battle with higher education (Lexi Lonas/The Hill)

3:40 PM ET, March 3, 2024

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A chunk of Republican primary and caucus voters say they wouldn't vote for Trump as the GOP nominee — A small but substantial chunk of Republican primary and caucus voters say they would be so dissatisfied if Donald Trump became the party's presidential nominee that they would not vote …

Discussion: Reuters and Outside the Beltway

CBS News:

CBS News poll finds voters remember Trump's economy as good, boosting Trump to national lead over Biden today — As Super Tuesday makes an historic rematch all but official, voters are comparing not just two presidents, but two presidencies. — And right now former President Donald Trump emerges …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Washington Post, Breitbart, Rolling Stone, Fox News, Mediaite, National Review, No More Mister Nice Blog, RedState, Raw Story, Outside the Beltway, The Hill, New York Times, Washington Times, The Moderate Voice, New York Post and Civil Discourse …

Gary D. Robertson / Associated Press:

Trump endorses Mark Robinson for North Carolina governor and compares him to Martin Luther King Jr. — Donald Trump has endorsed North Carolina Lt. Gov Mark Robinson for governor, fulfilling a pledge the former president made several months ago. At a rally Saturday in Greensboro …

Discussion: The Daily Caller, USA Today, Fox News, NBC News, Raw Story, MeidasTouch, The Gateway Pundit, CBS News, The Hill, Mediaite and Breitbart

Dana Blanton / Fox News:

Fox New Poll: Majorities say Biden has mostly failed on top issues … As President Biden prepares for his State of the Union address, there is an avalanche of bad news hitting him in the latest Fox News survey. Majorities of voters disapprove of the job he's doing, are unhappy with how things …

Discussion: The Hill and Washington Examiner

Ali Vitali / NBC News:

Lisa Murkowski says she ‘could not’ vote for Trump or Biden in 2024 — The Alaska senator admitted that she also didn't vote for former President Donald Trump in 2020. — WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Saturday she “could not” vote for former President Donald Trump …

Discussion: Daily Mail, CNBC, RedState, Townhall, Business Insider, Fox News, New York Post and Bangor Daily News

New York Times:

Majority of Biden's 2020 Voters Now Say He's Too Old to Be Effective — A New York Times/Siena College poll revealed how much even his supporters worry about his age, intensifying what has become a grave threat to his re-election bid. — Widespread concerns about President Biden's age pose …

Discussion: Business Insider, The Hill, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Townhall, The Post Millennial, What the Hell is Going On?, Commentary Magazine, Power Line, Mediaite, Daily Mail, Fox News, The Wrap, RedState, Breitbart, Daily Caller News Foundation and Axios

NBC News:

Trump warns of ‘languages coming into our country’ that ‘nobody’ has heard of — Trump's warnings about words add to a pattern of stoking fear around migrants coming into the United States. — Warning about the dangers of illegal immigration at the southern border has long …

Discussion: Althouse and The Post Millennial

Russ Choma / Mother Jones:

A Large Percentage of Republican Primary Voters Can't Stomach Trump — New polling analyses indicate what Trump is up against within his own party. — Former president Donald Trump easily swept to victory in a handful of additional Republican caucuses this weekend, looking ever more imperious in his bid for the GOP nomination.

Discussion: The Guardian

Nina Lakhani / The Guardian:
Trump confuses Obama for Biden again at Virginia rally speech

Discussion: PoliticusUSA, The Gateway Pundit, New York Post, WRIC-TV, Blue Virginia, The Hill, Business Insider, WUSA, MeidasTouch, Raw Story, Crooks and Liars, Breitbart and The Post Millennial

Associated Press:
Trump escalates his immigration rhetoric with baseless claim about Biden trying to overthrow the US

Discussion: Associated Press, Washington Examiner, American Military News, New York Times, KXAN-TV, Raw Story, USA Today, The Hill, Mediaite, Newsbusters and Political Wire

Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:

Florida is swamped by disease outbreaks as quackery replaces science — The state is in the grip of a measles outbreak, yet Joseph Ladapo, the surgeon general, continues to ignore medical science to stop it — Shortly before Joseph Ladapo was sworn in as Florida's surgeon general in 2022 …

Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo

Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:

Nikki Haley says she's no longer bound by RNC pledge to endorse Trump if he wins — In an interview with “Meet the Press,” Haley dodged, saying, “When you all ask Donald Trump if he would support me, then I will talk about that.” — Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley no longer feels bound …

Discussion: Business Insider, HuffPost, Rolling Stone, Fox News, The Post Millennial, Washington Examiner, RedState, New York Times, Bloomberg, Vanity Fair, USA Today, Raw Story, Washington Times, Crooks and Liars and Breitbart

Todd C. Frankel / Washington Post:
Haley hints she isn't bound by loyalty pledge to support GOP nominee

Discussion: ABC News, The Guardian, Axios, The Daily Beast, NBC News, The Daily Caller, Associated Press, New York Post, The Hill, New York Times and Mediaite

Dan Balz / Washington Post:
McConnell and Haley fight losing battles against Trump's ‘America First’ worldview

Discussion: The Hill, Plain Dealer, New York Post and Fox News

Ben Terris / Washington Post:

Lauren Boebert doesn't want to lose the House — A messy divorce and flagging popularity upended her personal life and threatened her political future. Can the MAGA Mean Girl start over without changing? — WINDSOR, Colo. — On a recent February afternoon, Rep. Lauren Boebert's (R-Colo.) …

Discussion: Raw Story

Sara Boboltz / HuffPost:
Trump Casts Aside Repeated Scandals To Endorse Lauren Boebert Again

Discussion: Colorado Public Radio, The Colorado Sun, RedState, Raw Story, Washington Examiner, The Hill, New York Daily News and Election Law Blog

William Courtney / The Hill:

Moscow's history of unforced errors is the West's hidden advantage — In challenging the West, Russia often shoots itself in the foot. It has done so again with the murder of Alexei Navalny on the cusp of a Ukraine vote in Congress. — Moscow's mistakes are so frequent or serious that they substantially weaken Russia's position.

Lexi Lonas / The Hill:

Republican attacks on tenure ramp up in latest battle with higher education — Tenure for college professors is the latest front in Republicans' battle with higher education. — Since tenure gives a professor job security for decades, undercutting it is one way conservatives …

Nick Arama / RedState:

Fani Willis and Nathan Wade Now Facing Trouble With the Georgia State Bar — After all the problems regarding Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her former paramour, whom she appointed to be a special prosecutor in the Trump election case, you knew that they were going to be in trouble.

Discussion: Townhall