Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.
* When Andrew Cuomo resigned as governor of New York four years ago, it seemed obvious at the time that his political career had run its course. The Democrat nevertheless announced on Saturday that he’s entering the mayoral race in New York City.
* Ahead of Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress, two progressive groups are launching a new ad targeting the president’s economic agenda. NBC News reported that the commercial from the groups Families Over Billionaires and Unrig Our Economy, will air on Fox News’ “Fox and Friends” and will feature a Trump voter asking him not to “cut taxes for billionaires.”
* The latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll is the latest national survey to show Trump “underwater,” with an approval rating of 45%. The latest CNN poll, released over the weekend, showed the Republican’s standing a bit better at 48%, though like the PBS News/NPR/Marist survey, his disapproval rating is higher than his approval rating. (Click the links for more information on the polls’ methodologies and margins of error.)
* As former Sen. Sherrod Brown eyes a possible comeback bid, the Ohio Democrat has a new essay in The New Republic on the party’s future and its policy agenda.
* In Kansas, Sen. Roger Marshall is up for re-election next year, and the Republican incumbent held a town hall meeting with constituents on Saturday. It did not go well: The senator faced so many unfriendly questions that Marshall ultimately gave up and ended the event early, amid chants from locals who said, “You’re not done,” as he walked away. * A progressive advocacy group called 314 Action is reportedly launching a $25 million campaign to recruit and elect 100 new physicians to public office by the end of the decade. * And if there were any doubts about Sen. Jack Reed’s electoral future, the Rhode Island Democrat confirmed late last week that he is, in fact, running for re-election next year.
Steve Benen is a producer for "The Rachel Maddow Show," the editor of MaddowBlog and an MS NOW political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of "Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past."
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