News from elsewhere…
*IS TRUMP #STILLWITHHER?
The President is still flailing after the Charlottesville attack, unable to unequivocally denounce white nationalism and the outright fascism that inspired the killer. According to the AP, he said today that “the ‘alt-left’ bears some responsibility for violence in Charlottesville, ‘nobody wants to say that.’” Looks like someone has been watching MSNBC!
*WARREN INCREASINGLY A HOUSEHOLD NAME
Two-thirds of Americans now have an opinion of Elizabeth Warren, up from 52 percent in 2015. According to Gallup, as the senator has become increasingly recognized, her net-favorability has remained constant–between plus-3 and plus-4 points. (Hillary Clinton has not seen positive favorability since the early part of 2015.) In August 2014, a whopping 62 percent of the country had never heard of Warren.
*ON THIS DAY, IN GARBAGE CAN HISTORY
In 1930, Herbert Hoover launched a woefully inadequate relief program in response to the Great Depression.
