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Biden Leads Trump By 'Landslide Proportions' In New National Poll
Former Vice President Joe Biden leads President Trump by 13 points nation- ally, according to the latest Quinnipiac University survey.
In a national head-to-head matchup, the poll found Biden taking 53 percent against 40 percent for Trump, with the poll's assis- tant director describing it as a "landslide" margin.
Five other Democratic con- tenders also lead the president: Sens. Bernie Sanders (I- Vt.), Kamala Harris (D- Calif.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) hold healthy leads over Trump, with Sanders up by 9 points, Harris ahead by 8 and War- ren leading by 7.
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Biden leads Trump by 'land- slide proportions' in new na- tional poll
Pete Buttigieg (D) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) lead Trump by 5 points, with each posting a 47 to 42 split.
Similarly, white voters are split evenly between the two, with Trump at 47 percent and
Biden at 46. But Biden leads 85 to 12 among Black voters and 58 to 33 among Hispanics. Both candidates surpass 90 percent support from within their own parties, but inde- pendents break for Biden by a 58 to 28 margin.
National polls are not nec- essarily the best indicator for a general election, which will be fought in a handful of swing states.
In 2020, Michigan, Penn- sylvania and Wisconsin will be the primary battlegrounds.
Trump became the first GOP nominee since 1988 to win those three states. If the rest of the 2016 map stays the same but Democrats are able to win those back, they'll win the Electoral College.
Federal Court Throws Out Suit To Stop Barack Obama’s Presidential Library
A federal court dismissed a lawsuit to stop construction of the Obama Presidential Center. The decision clears the way for construction to begin in Jackson Park on the city's southside.
The suit was brought on by environmental group Protect Our Parks. They argued the city illegally transferred land for a park to the privately owned Obama Foundation — who oversees the center's construction. In response, city lawyers argued the group exaggerated potential envi- ronmental concerns and mis- represented how the approval process works.
The Chicago Park District sold the land to the city, who then sold the land to the Obama Foundation, accord- ing to NBC Chicago. Once the 20-acre center is built, with a 225-foot structure, it will be transferred back to the city for free; the Foundation will purchase the use of the struc- ture for 99 years.
While Protect Our Parks had an environmental agenda, others are focused on
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displacement concerns to help the mostly black resi- dents stay in the area.
These concerns have led to a proposal at next month's city council meeting, which will ask for 30 percent of the new housing in the area to be affordable housing, funding for local jobs and job training, tax relief for longtime resi- dents, and a property tax freeze among other things, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
Trump Wants To Limit Aid For Low-Income Americans
If you're poor or low-in- come in the U. S. and use gov- ernment safety net programs, you could be affected by a number of new rules and ac- tions proposed by the Trump administration. Most of the changes are still pending, and anti-poverty groups are trying to stop them from going into effect. Some of the proposals already face legal challenges.
President Trump has said repeatedly that he wants to get more people off govern- ment aid and into the work- force so they can become self-sufficient. To help do that, he issued an executive order last year to reduce poverty "by promoting opportunity and economic mobility."
In it, Trump called on fed- eral agencies to streamline ex- isting welfare programs, strengthen work requirements
Harlem residents choose free groceries at the Food Bank For New York City in 2013. A number of new rules and actions proposed by the Trump administration could affect poor or low-income peo- ple who use government safety net programs.
and make sure that taxpayer money is spent on "those who are truly in need."
But anti-poverty advocates say the administration's pro- posals would hurt, rather than help, poor Americans. They say it will make it more difficult for those trying to become self- sufficient by denying them food, housing and medical as- sistance when they need it most.
"They really are trying to use every agency to make life harder for people who are low- income," says Elizabeth Lower-Basch, director of in- come and work supports at the Center for Law and Social Pol- icy.
Deborah Weinstein, ex- ecutive director of the Coali- tion on Human Needs, which represents about 100 anti- poverty groups nationwide, calls the volume of proposals targeting the safety net "head spinning."
Andrew Gillum Plans On Running For Governor Again
Andrew Gillum, former mayor of Tallahassee, FL, told Tiffany Cross from The Beat DC he plans to run for gover- nor again, during a DNC fire- side chat in Atlanta.
Gillum's original effort for the governor's seat came up short by just over 32,000 votes — a few moments prior to when Florida passed amend- ment 4 restoring voting rights to more than one million con- victed felons. Gillum then passed on calls for him to enter the 2020 Presidential race, choosing to rather help register voters and ensure Democratic candidates capture victories in the future.
While Gillum has made
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pushes for future Democrats to win in the state, a federal in- vestigation of his 2018 cam- paign and business ties could make it more difficult for him to be that Democrat.
The Tampa Bay Times ob- tained a copy of the subpoena
requesting information dating back to January 2015 about Gillum, his 2018 gubernato- rial campaign, and Forward Florida.
“Both Gillum and Stacey Abrams’ 2018 campaigns were in the spotlight this week, with speculation of investiga- tions looming, and this is no coincidence,” wrote Lettman- Hicks. “I happen to be a pawn, being used by the op- pressor to raise even more speculation about how an edu- cated, working-class Black man could run a phenomenal statewide campaign, become a national phenomenon, and didn’t resort to backhanded tactics to advance his agenda.”
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