Keep Making Calls for Ukraine, More Good Biden Polling, Fighting Anti-Semitism

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More Encouraging Polling - A new NPR/Marist poll released this morning is one of Biden’s best of the year:

51-48 (+3) Biden among registered voters

53-47 (+6) Biden among likely voters

That many polls now have Biden doing better among likely voters is very good news for us. For it suggests, as we saw in the GOP primaries, that as voters engage, become more informed, and more intent on voting Trump loses ground. This is what I believed would happen as we got deeper into the election - that as voters realized it was Biden vs the orange guy things would get better for us. And they are. The election is getting better for us.

A newly released NBC News poll, which has been among the best Trump polls of late, found Biden gaining 3 points since their last poll. It’s yet another poll showing meaningful recent movement to Biden. Here is how many points Biden has gained in a selection or recent polls (all polls via 538):

• 8 pts - Marquette

• 7 pts - Echelon

• 6 pts - Morning Consult

• 4 pts - NYT/Siena, HarrisX/Forbes, Redfield and Wilton

• 3 pts - Big Village, NBC News

• 2 pts - Ipsos/Reuters

The 2024 election is changing, things are clearly moving in our direction now. We have a long way to go and a lot of work to do but in every way imaginable I much rather be us than them right now.

More new, bluer election resources for you:

• Why I’m So Optimistic We Will Win This November (Video, 4/16/24) - My latest overview of where we are in the 2024 election and why I am so optimistic about winning this year. The post also has a deep dive on recent, encouraging polling data. While it remains a close, competitive election, things have gotten bluer in recent weeks, and Trump no longer leads.

• My Interview With the NYT - Here’s my interview with Adam Nagourney of the New York Times. It’s gotten a lot of attention. Do read. Lots of great stuff in here!

• With Democrats, Things Get Better - The core Hopium presentation, this 30 minute deep dive on the progress America makes when Democrats are in the White House, has an extended section on the strong economic gains the country has made under Joe Biden. A must view for all the budding

  information warriors out there.

  

Big Win This Weekend, Call Your Senators - So grateful to all of you who made calls into the House this past week, lobbying for the passage of Ukraine funding. It now moves to the Senate and I’m asking everyone here to call your Senators today and encourage them to supporting Ukraine funding. Here’s a possible script for you to use:

The people of Ukraine have been so brave. They have fought so hard against overwhelming odds, and lost so much. It is time America stands with them and gives them the tools they need to defeat Putin. Please do not just vote for the Ukraine funding bill this week, but please fight for it too. Our freedom, and the freedom of the people of the world, depends on what we do this week.

Can’t stop working it until it’s on the President’s desk and signed. Please keep making your calls for Ukraine, and take another action on behalf of freedom and democracy here, and everywhere.

Listen to this message of thanks from an Ukrainian soldier, Yurii Kochevenko. He posted this video on Twitter and wrote:

after yesterday Congress vote I know our partners are with us. We will fight but now we will have the ammunition to do it. Today I’ve got a lot of messages from my American friends. They had both joy and apologies, many warm words of support and most importantly – hope. A hope that things are going to get better. And I want on my own behalf and on behalf of my brothers in arms, to thank every American who, through their actions and citizenship, brought this decision closer. To every congressman and congresswoman who made this decision. There are still many hard trials ahead. But please remember, we are fighting for our freedom and yours. Together we are stronger. God Bless America! Glory to Ukraine!

The President’s Statement on Passover and Rising Anti-Semitism - The President released the following statement yesterday:

Tomorrow night, Jews around the world will celebrate Passover, recounting their miraculous Exodus story from hundreds of years of enslavement in Egypt and their journey to freedom. This holiday reminds us of a profound and powerful truth: that even in the face of persecution, if we hold on to faith, we shall endure and overcome.
 
As Jews mark Passover with storytelling, songs, and rituals, they will also read from the Haggadah how, in every generation, they have been targeted by those who would seek to destroy them. This year, those words carry deeper resonance and pain in the wake of Hamas’ unspeakable evil on October 7th – the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust. More than 1,200 people were brutally massacred. Women and girls were subjected to appalling sexual violence. More than 250 innocents were taken hostage, including Americans. We can never forget the horror of Hamas’ despicable atrocities.
 
Jews around the world are still coping with the trauma of that day and its aftermath. This Passover falls particularly hard on hostage families trying to honor the spirit of the holiday – a story centered on freedom – while their loved ones remain in captivity. Our hearts are with all the victims, survivors, families, and friends whose loved ones have been killed, taken hostage, wounded, displaced, or are in harm’s way.
 
My commitment to the safety of the Jewish people, the security of Israel, and its right to exist as an independent Jewish state is ironclad. My Administration is working around the clock to free the hostages, and we will not rest until we bring them home. We are also working to establish an immediate and prolonged ceasefire in Gaza as a part of a deal that releases the hostages and delivers desperately needed humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians. We will continue to work toward a two-state solution that provides equal security, prosperity, and enduring peace for Israelis and Palestinians. And we are leading international efforts to ensure Israel can defend itself against Iran and its proxies, including by directing the U.S. military to help defend Israel against Iran’s unprecedented attacks last weekend.
 
The ancient story of persecution against Jews in the Haggadah also reminds us that we must speak out against the alarming surge of Antisemitism – in our schools, communities, and online. Silence is complicity. Even in recent days, we’ve seen harassment and calls for violence against Jews. This blatant Antisemitism is reprehensible and dangerous – and it has absolutely no place on college campuses, or anywhere in our country. My Administration will continue to speak out and aggressively implement the first-ever National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism, putting the full force of the federal government behind protecting the Jewish community.
 
This year, let us remember the central Passover theme that even in the darkest of times, the promise of God’s protection will give us strength to find hope, resilience, and redemption. To all those celebrating this Festival of Freedom: Jill and I wish you a Happy Passover, Chag Sameach.

Trump’s Terrible April Keeps Getting Worse - The contrast between Joe Biden’s strong, successful leadership of the country, and him, the other guy, could not be more stark today - and all of this is happening just as many more voters are starting to tune into the election. Consider what has happened to Trump just this month:

• He was just loudly rebuked by his own Party on something that really matters to him, and he failed to hold the line on Ukraine funding for his ally Putin (Boss Putin going to be really unhappy!!!)

• He confirmed that he’s the most dangerous abortion extremist in America, putting him and his party on the side of the most extreme - and wildly unpopular - abortion restrictions in the nation all the while looking remarkable feckless, craven and idiotic

• His scammy new company has seen its stock price drop from 79 to 36

• He became the first former American President to become a defendant in a criminal trial. The prosecution’s opening arguments begin today and are going to be very rough for Donald

• Based on early April fundraising reports his Party is being dramatically outraised by Democrats across the country, and Biden and the Dems are clearly gaining ground in national polls

• After a terrible week, and with all eyes on him, his raging dumpster fire of a campaign failed to pull off a simple campaign event in North Carolina on Saturday night

• The long list of prominent and influential Republicans saying they will not for him, which now includes 2 former GOP Vice Presidents, a former GOP nominee, a former national party chair and dozens of high ranking officials who worked for him, just keeps getting longer and more politically perilous for him

• He’s now trying to claim - desperately, pathetically - he never came out for repealing the ACA - another wildly unpopular position he has locked himself into this year

• The Attorney General of New York State is now challenging the integrity of the bond he put up a few weeks ago to avoid having his assets seized after having lost his massive fraud case in New York

Remember:

Joe Biden is a good President. The country is better off. We have a very strong case for re-election.

The Democratic Party is strong, unified, raising tons of money and winning elections all across the country.

And what do they have? They have Trump, the ugliest political things any of us has ever seen, leading a party far more a raging dumpster fire than a well oiled political machine.

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Keep working hard all. Proud to be in this fight with all of you - Simon