NEWS AND OPINION:
A decided curiosity group is making a finely tuned public pitch to younger girls of a sure age and disposition to indicate up on the polls and vote when the time comes.
“Hey Hotties! Let’s make one thing clear: When it comes to voting, being a Hot Girl is a state of mind. Everyone is a hottie — as long as they’re willing to use their voice and their vote,” advises the general public outreach, which was launched Tuesday by NextGen America, a nationwide group centered on motivating — and registering — potential younger voters.
“Hot Girls of all backgrounds, sexualities, and gender identities are registering and pledging to vote to show their power and change their communities for the better. And that’s hot,” the group mentioned in a written assertion.
It additionally provides “Hot Girls Vote” stickers in shades of lavender, orange and pink.
“Grab our hottest summer accessory! Wear your values on your sleeve, your phone case, your water bottle or your laptop,” advises the outreach.
“At the core of NextGen’s work, we aim to connect and mobilize young people through new and innovative ways, and our Hot Girls Vote campaign does just that. Whether it’s on the ground or online, our team is engaging and mobilizing young people on the issues most important to them and building our collective power one voice at a time,” mentioned NextGen America President Cristina Tzintzun Ramirez, in a written assertion.
There’s some historical past to contemplate as effectively.
“NextGen America (formerly known as ‘NextGen Climate’) is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization that advocates on several issues. The group was founded in 2013 by Tom Steyer, an investor, activist, philanthropist, and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate,” advises Ballotpedia.com, a web-based political useful resource.
Citing Forbes, Ballotpedia mentioned that in 2018, NextGen “registered over a quarter of a million voters between the ages of 18 to 35 in 11 states, paying particular attention to 40 congressional swing districts.”
RONNA WEIGHS IN
For those that are retaining monitor, President Biden journeyed to Milwaukee on Tuesday to speak up his “Bidenomics” financial plan — arriving only a week earlier than the Republican Party’s first presidential debate takes place in that honest metropolis. The GOP may even stage its nationwide conference there in 2024.
Yes, effectively.
“Gas prices are rising, the cost of everyday goods is still sky-high, and real wages are down by 3% — yet Biden still believes Americans are buying Bidenomics. Families in Wisconsin and across the country are footing the bill for Biden’s reckless tax-and-spend agenda, and no amount of gaslighting from the White House will change that,” Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel declared in a written response assertion shared with Inside the Beltway
“That’s why next summer, Republicans will nominate the next president of the United States in Milwaukee and send Biden on vacation for good,” she mentioned.
FASTEN YOUR SEATBELTS
Political drama — or maybe melodrama — is ratcheting up because the nation slowly trudges in the direction of 2024 and the presidential election. The drama — a lot of it centered upon former President Donald Trump — is an evolving drive and positively one thing to trace. Here’s one perspective from NBC News launched Tuesday.
“Donald Trump hasn’t committed to the first GOP presidential primary debate next week, but he’ll be there — whether it’s onstage or in his opponents’ heads,” the community famous in a written report.
“The campaigns of four of the seven candidates who say they’ve qualified for the Aug. 23 debate in Milwaukee acknowledged to NBC News that they’re holding debate prep sessions as if Trump will be there,” it mentioned.
“A fifth candidate, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, said she expects Trump to be there. Meanwhile, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has dared Trump to show up and hurl insults in person: ‘Say it to my face.’ (Trump is the eighth candidate who has hit the polling and fundraising thresholds for the debate.),” the report continued.
And the takeaway message?
“The focus on Trump in the run-up to the debate is a sign of the power he wields over the field and his potential to wreak havoc,” the NBC report suggested.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has joined forces with Brett O’Donnell, described as a “top Republican debate coach.” He is making ready for an occasion which incorporates Mr. Trump — and alternatively, one that doesn’t embrace him.
“Sources close to the DeSantis campaign say much of the strategy on the stage is to keep his message focused on President Joe Biden and to argue that he is the only candidate who can beat the president. DeSantis is also looking to bolster his campaign’s contention that it is a two-person race with Trump,” the NBC report mentioned.
FOXIFIED
Fox News loved a mean each day primetime viewers of two.1 million viewers throughout the week of Aug. 7-13, in response to Nielsen Media Research — besting MSNBC with 1.7 million viewers and CNN with 680,000 throughout the primetime hours.
Fox News additionally aired 68 of the highest 100 cable information telecasts throughout the week as effectively — and is now notching 130 consecutive weeks dominating each information and non-news cable programming, akin to HGTV or the Food Network.
The standouts this week had been “The Five,” which drew an viewers of two.8 million viewers “Jesse Watters Primetime” was additionally a favourite with 2.4 million viewers. adopted by “Hannity” (2.3 million) and “The Ingraham Angle,” which averaged 1.9 million. Late-night star Greg Gutfeld, in the meantime, loved an viewers of two million together with his “Gutfeld!” present.
POLL DU JOUR
• 8% of U.S. adults say they repeatedly say whats up to 10 or extra individuals of their neighborhood.
• 7% of girls and 9% of males agree.
• 19% of adults general say they repeatedly say whats up to 6 to 10 individuals of their neighborhood.
• 18% of girls and 21% of males agree.
• 36% of adults general repeatedly say whats up to a few to 5 individuals of their neighborhood.
• 37% of girls and 35% of males agree.
• 21% of adults general repeatedly say whats up to at least one to 2 individuals of their neighborhood.
• 22% of girls and 20% of males agree.
• 16% of adults general don’t say whats up to anybody of their neighborhood.
• 16% of girls and 15% of males agree.
SOURCE: A Gallup ballot of 4,556 U.S. adults surveyed May 30-June 6 and launched Tuesday.
• Contact Jennifer Harper at jharper@washingtontimes.com.
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