NEWS AND OPINION:

Republicans proceed to help former President Donald Trump within the 2024 presidential bout — already rumbling to life because of early-bird information protection and polls.

“Trump continues to be the favorite for the Republican Party’s 2024 presidential nomination, with 57% of potential GOP primary voters supporting his candidacy. But for the first time since tracking began in December, Trump also leads President Biden by 3 percentage points in a hypothetical general-election matchup, outside the surveys’ margins of error,” reviews Eli Yokley, an analyst for Morning Consult, a world pollster.

The survey of 5,000 registered U.S. voters was performed June 23-25.

There’s one other survey to contemplate, this one charting the choices of Republican voters solely.

“The bulk of the GOP’s electorate (57%) would back former President Trump if the primary or caucus were held in their state today, compared with 19% who would support [Ron] DeSantis,” Mr. Yokley wrote.

“Former Vice President Mike Pence is supported by 7% of the party’s voters, followed by [Vivek] Ramaswamy with 6%, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott with 3%, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie with 2% and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson with 1%,” he stated.

One hopeful warranted further consideration in a Morning Consult survey of three,650 “potential” Republican major voters, additionally performed June 23-25.

“Ramaswamy gets a bump. Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy is backed by 6% of potential GOP primary voters, his best showing in Morning Consult surveys so far following a steady improvement over the past week. Ramaswamy has seen a recent uptick in our buzz metric: 46% of potential GOP primary voters reported hearing something about him over the past week, up from 33% the week before,” Mr. Yokley wrote.

FOXIFIED

Fox News completed the second quarter of 2023 — April, May and June — as cable TV’s most-watched community throughout the day, in response to Nielsen Media Research. In primetime, TNT was within the prime spot, pushed by its NBA playoff protection.

Fox News bested its cable information rivals throughout primetime, nonetheless — incomes a mean 1.7 million every day viewers, in comparison with MSNBC with 1.3 million viewers and CNN with 573,000. This marks the 86th quarter in a row that Fox News topped its cable information competitors. In addition, Fox News delivered 91 of the highest 100 cable-news telecasts all through April, May and June.

Among the standout programming throughout the three-month interval: “The Five” continued to draw a big viewers, averaging 2.8 million viewers, adopted by “Jesse Watters Primetime” with 2.3 million viewers, “Hannity” with 2.2 million, “Special Report with Bret Baier” with an viewers of two million and “The Ingraham Angle” with 1.8 million.

That quantity, by the best way, earned host Laura Ingraham the title of “the most-watched woman in cable news,” in response to the community.

And yet one more set of numbers: During the week of June 19-25, Fox News earned 1,5 million every day primetime viewers and 1.1 million throughout the daytime hours, in response to Nielsen. The standout program throughout the week was Mr. Baier’s two-part interview with former President Donald Trump, which drew an viewers of two.3 million.

TIM SCOTT HAS A SAY

Sen. Tim Scott has launched a 90-second marketing campaign video by which the South Carolina Republican and presidential hopeful reveals a collection of his experiences throughout his first month on the marketing campaign path.

They have been diverse — an look on ABC’s “The View,” a town-hall assembly with Fox News host Sean Hannity, and a large number of public occasions.

Though the 2024 presidential election is a few 17 months away, the candidate has detected a sure sentiment rising amongst voters.

“As I continue to campaign, I see voters are starving for a message filled with optimism and anchored in faith in America,” Mr. Scott stated in a written assertion shared with Inside the Beltway.

“I feel the momentum growing as I connect with more voters - the size of my audience, the enthusiasm continues to go higher. People are responding to the message of restoring hope and creating opportunity for all Americans, and that’s why I am the candidate that the Left fears the most,” he suggested.

WEARY OF ‘DISASTER’

One information group is talking out towards shrill warnings from information organizations, activists and different sources that planet Earth will succumb to climate-related calamities.

“For how long will the foolishness continue?” asks an editorial printed by Issues & Insights.

“We’ve had 35 years of warnings, hectoring and shrieking, yet we’re no nearer a climate disaster than we were when NASA’s James Hansen swore before the Senate in 1988 that ‘global warming has begun,’” the editorial advises.

“Sure, there’s been rough weather. But that’s the planet we live on. Nothing has happened that would be considered outside the natural variations of the planet or irrefutably caused by man. We are safer than ever from the weather. That’s a fact. Doubters are free to look it up,” it stated.

“In response to our own question, the answer is as long as there are grifters; status seekers; free market eliminationists; anti-capitalists; socialists; Marxists; busybodies; virtue signalers; and elites who believe resources are running out and they want to reserve what’s left for themselves, the global warming fanaticism will run hot. Yet we hope it’s reaching its peak, because we’re weary of all the craziness out there,” the editorial concluded.

POLL DU JOUR

• 42% of U.S. adults have purchased one thing on sale after which later regretted it.

• 62% of this group regretted the acquisition as a result of they didn’t “really need it.”

• 42% regretted it as a result of they “have too much stuff already.”

• 19% regretted it as a result of they later discovered the merchandise at a lower cost

• 17% regretted it as a result of they didn’t do “proper research” on the product.

• 13% regretted it as a result of they didn’t examine costs from different shops.

• 3% cited another purpose.

• 2% came upon later that they already owned the merchandise.

• 1% “felt guilty” for not procuring at a retailer that aligns with their private values.

SOURCE: A Google/Ipsos ballot of 1,358 U.S. adults performed May 12-14 and launched Tuesday. Respondents may present a number of causes for his or her remorse.

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