Speakeasy: “What people voted for was stability and calm," Democratic pollster Peter Hart tells NBC. Biden’s approval rating “is lower than any other modern first-year president’s at a similar point in time, with the key exception of DONALD TRUMP (whose approval averaged 37 percent in fall 2017),” notes Mark Murray. Our favorite nugget: Manchin reportedly feared a paid leave program “could invite fraud,” and “asked about work requirements, even though employment is a condition for one to take leave in the first place, some of the sources said.”ĪNOTHER AWFUL POLL FOR BIDEN - An NBC News poll out this morning shows President JOE BIDEN’s approval rating has dropped to 42% - “a decline of 7 points since August, with much of the attrition coming from key parts of the Democratic base” - while his disapproval is now at 54%. Related: WaPo’s Tony Romm writes about the effortby Gillibrand and other female Democratic senators to pressure JOE MANCHIN to salvage paid leave. “The only thing she’s worried about right now,” Fassler said, “is getting family leave into the Build Back Better package.” Gillibrand’s chief of staff JESS FASSLER disputed that characterization. Gillibrand.”Ī source with knowledge said Gillibrand has heard the speculation about Franken’s interest, and “is not exactly cool as a cucumber about it.” Al Franken likely has higher name ID in most parts of New York state than Sen. “If he runs, he’ll be a serious candidate. “New Yorkers love larger-than-life characters,” said CHRIS COFFEY, a New York political strategist and former campaign manager to ANDREW YANG. A September 2021 Siena poll showed Gillibrand’s favorability at 44 percent. She’s coming off an unsuccessful presidential run, and has never faced a tough reelection fight since being appointed to HILLARY CLINTON’s former seat in 2009. While Franken uses his former Senate colleagues as punchlines, he’s been noticeably silent about Gillibrand, who many think is vulnerable to a primary - whether it’s Franken or someone else. Senator Currently on Tour Tour,” which includes stops in Albany and Ithaca, N.Y., as well D.C.’s Warner Theatre on Friday. Franken is currently on a 15-stop comedy tour, “The Only Former U.S. He’s made no secret that he regrets resigning. Sources close to the former Minnesota senator say that’s he’s still outraged over how Gillibrand pushed for him to resign at the height of the #MeToo movement four years ago, when he was accused of groping and kissing multiple women. “Yes, I miss the Senate but I’m not going to run against Kirsten Gillibrand,” it read. He referred us to his spokeswoman, ALEXANDRA FETISSOFF, who said “he has no intention of running for Senate.”įetissoff followed up later with a more narrow statement from Franken. The former Senator from Minnesota fueled speculation when he told the New York Times a month ago, “I am keeping my options open,” when asked about running for Senate in New York.īut according to his spokesperson, those options do not include taking on Gillibrand.įranken declined to comment by phone when we asked about his interest in primarying Gillibrand. KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND (D-N.Y.) in 2024, multiple sources tell Playbook. Since moving to the Upper West Side in New York earlier this year, AL FRANKEN has been sounding out confidantes about primarying his nemesis Sen. | Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo DRIVING THE DAY "Yes, I miss the Senate but I’m not going to run against Kirsten Gillibrand," Al Franken said in a statement to Playbook.
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