NEWS AND OPINION:

The Republican National Committee is dutifully charting what number of trip days that President Biden has taken throughout his time within the White House. Here are the most recent numbers:

“As of July 7, 2023, Biden has spent 352 days — 39.2% of his presidency — on vacation. Biden’s vacation habit still outpaces virtually every other  president  in modern history,” the committee stated in a written report shared with Inside the Beltway.

The president’s most up-to-date keep in Delaware over the weekend marked Mr. Biden’s 74th journey to Delaware since taking workplace — his most frequent vacation spot as president, the committee stated.

“Since taking office, Biden will have spent 63 of 128 weekends in Delaware and another 27 weekends at Camp David. Biden has spent just 25 weekends — 19.5% — in Washington, D.C.,” the committee concluded in its temporary however telling report.

RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel additionally famous that Mr. Biden headed for the Delaware seashores even “after the worst jobs report of his presidency,” issued as many households proceed to reside paycheck to paycheck.

“Biden tries to downplay his failures, but Americans know Bidenomics is to blame for high prices and falling savings,” Mrs. McDaniel famous.

MEANWHILE IN VIRGINIA

Gov. Glenn Youngkin, the Republican Party of Virginia and different social gathering committees have joined forces to foster a proactive route for voting within the commonwealth. They have launched “Secure Your Vote Virginia,” an internet site with a candid message about voter registration and early voting within the state.

Every vote counts, they are saying.

“Your vote matters and we’re going to need engagement from everyone interested in moving Virginia forward to be successful. We can’t go into Election Day down thousands of votes, so I’m thrilled to have such strong partners coming alongside us in this effort. We fundamentally believe Secure Your Vote Virginia is how, together, we can win in 2023 and beyond,” Mr. Youngkin stated.

State Party Chairman Rich Anderson, additionally in a written assertion, stated Republicans are “united ahead of November behind a strong slate of commonsense conservative candidates.”

“Now, we need to lean in and leave nothing for chance, which is why Secure Your Vote Virginia is so important. This data-driven effort to get Republicans to vote early is how we win in November. We have a clear mission: get in front of as many voters as we can to assure them voting absentee by mail or early in person is easy, secure, and necessary,” he stated.

SWITCHING SIDES

A Fox News headline Tuesday tells all about one other turnaround within the unstable political realm:

“Georgia Democrat defects to GOP after she says Democrats ‘crucified’ and ‘abandoned her.”

And the GOP took notice of this occasion in a short time.

“Mesha Mainor, elected as a Democrat state representative in Georgia, supports improving education, empowering parents, and giving students the tools and resources they need to succeed. So what did Democrats – her own party – do? They attacked her,” the Republican National Committee stated in a written assertion shared with Inside the Beltway.

“She is not alone in switching parties after seeing the Democrats’ obstruction of commonsense solutions. Rep. Tricia Cotham and Rep. Francis Thompson switched parties in North Carolina and Louisiana respectively, both moves giving Republicans a legislative supermajority,” stated Tommy Pigott, the RNC’s speedy response director.

“It’s clear: if you support commonsense solutions that improve education, make our communities safe, and allow families to prosper, the Republican Party is the party for you,” he famous.

FOXIFIED

During the vacation week of July 3-9, Fox News was the most-watched community in your entire cable realm, incomes a median 1.2 million day by day primetime viewers throughout the week, in accordance with Nielsen Media Research.

Rival community MSNBC attracted a median day by day primetime viewership of 856,000 whereas CNN drew 543,000.

Fox News additionally bested its non-news competitors. USA Network, which positioned second within the scores, had a median day by day primetime viewers of 882,000 whereas the Hallmark Channel drew 814,000.

As normal, “The Five” was essentially the most extremely rated program of all for the eleventh straight week with 2.4 million viewers, adopted by “Jesse Watters Primetime” with 1.6 million.

The Fox News daytime lineup additionally bested the competitors. “Fox & Friends” was the morning standout, averaging 970,000 day by day viewers, in comparison with MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” with 854,000 viewers and CNN’s “This Morning” with 333,000 viewers.

And on the weekend, “Life, Liberty & Levin” — which airs at 8 p.m. EDT on Sunday — was the most-watched cable information program of the weekend with 1.4 million viewers.

THE GREAT GETAWAY

National Trust Tours has knowledgeable Inside the Beltway that its model new 2024 tour catalogue is now out there for these mulling a getaway. These are distinctive excursions certainly discovered at NationalTrustTours.com, beneath the catalogs heading. There are 145 excursions to contemplate.

The group additionally maintains a singular record of historic lodges discovered at Historichotels.org.

POLL DU JOUR

• 74% of U.S. adults say that “things in the country” are heading within the mistaken route.

• 69% say the state of the U.S. economic system is poor.

• 64% disapprove of the best way President Biden is dealing with the U.S. economic system.

• 58% disapprove of the best way he's dealing with international coverage.

• 58% disapprove of the best way he's dealing with his job as president.

• 53% disapprove of the best way he's dealing with well being care.

• 53% have an general unfavorable opinion of the president.

SOURCE: An Associated Press/NORC Center for Public Affairs Research of 1,220 U.S. adults carried out June 22-26.

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