Impeachment Update:
Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., announced late Thursday night that he would not support additional witnesses in President Trump’s “shallow, hurried and wholly partisan” Senate impeachment trial.
- Swing-vote GOP Sen. Alexander comes out against witnesses, paving way for imminent Trump acquittal (Fox News)
Political Campaign Ads:
Nick explains how political campaign ads work on radio, and the federal rules on running them.
Bloomberg:
Mike Bloomberg has already spent close to $100 million dollars in political ads.
Dinner with Hitler:
Grand Valley State University offensive coordinator Morris Berger has resigned following his recent comments that he’d like to have dinner with Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.
- Grand Valley State Football Coach Resigns After Comments on Having Dinner With Hitler (Sports Illustrated)
Fired up:
When it comes to the 2020 presidential election, Democrats are nervous wrecks and Republicans are fired up.
- AP-NORC poll: GOP more fired up for 2020, Democrats anxious (AP News)
- Democrats more anxious about 2020 election than Republicans: poll (The Hill)
Election Polls:
Bernie Sanders has the best bet against President Trump in Texas. This comes after a new poll that was posted earlier this week.
- Poll finds Sanders faring best against Trump in Texas (The Hill)
- Sanders surges, Biden plateaus in latest NBC/WSJ poll of 2020 Democratic primary voters (CNBC)
Trump Pens:
President Trump appeared to mock House Speaker Nancy Pelosi this week by gleefully handing out souvenir pens at the USMCA signing ceremony.
Removing California:
MSNBC contributor Jason Johnson said President Trump will eliminate Californians’ right to vote in the 2020 election if the Senate does not remove him from office.
- MSNBC Contributor: If Trump Is Acquitted, He Will Shut Down Voting in California (The Washington Free Beacon)