CALIFORNIA POLL - Governor (top 2). 🔵 Katie Porter - 21%.🔴 Chad Bianco - 15%.🔴 Steve Hilton - 12%.🔵 Xavier Becerra - 9%.🔵 A. Villaraigosa - 9%.🔵 Betty Yee - 6%.🔵 Rick Caruso - 6%.🔵 Toni Atkins - 4%.🔵 Tony Thurmond - 2%.🔵 Stephen Cloobeck - 2%.🟡 Other candidates - 9%.——

Pew Research: Illegal immigrant population reached a record 14 million in 2023 — after the largest increase in two years ever recorded (was 3.5M in 1990). Preliminary data indicates continued growth into 2024 and a decrease in 2025.——.Biggest increases:.• Florida: +700,000.•

NYC MAYORAL POLL. 🔵 Mamdani: 37%.🟡 Cuomo: 25%.🔴 Sliwa: 17%.🟡 Adams: 11%.——.3-WAY (without Adams).🔵 Mamdani: 38%.🟡 Cuomo: 32%.🔴 Sliwa: 23%.⚪ Not sure: 9%.—.Wthout Sliwa.🔵 Mamdani: 39%.🟡 Cuomo: 30%.🟡 Adams: 20%.⚪ Not sure: 8%.——.Net Favs.Mamdani: +4.Sliwa: -9.Cuomo: -14

NEW JERSEY POLL - Governor . 🟦 Mikie Sherrill: 44%.🟥 Jack Ciattarelli: 35% .⬜ Not sure: 17%. With Leaners .🟦 Mikie Sherrill: 47%.🟥 Jack Ciattarelli: 37% .⬜ Not sure: 12%.——.Rutgers-Eagleton | 7/31-8/11 | 1,650 LV.

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POLITICO - Cash on Hand (as of 7/31). 🔴 RNC - $84.3M.🔵 DNC - $13.9M. The DNC has less cash this summer than it did at any point in the last five years, according to POLITICO

NYT: Of the 30 states that track voter registration by political party, Democrats lost ground to Republicans in every single one between the 2020 and 2024 elections — and often by a lot. 🔴 Republicans: +2.4M.🔵 Democrats: -2.1M.

📊 2028 California Democratic Primary . • Newsom - 25% .• Harris - 19%.• Buttigieg - 13%.• AOC - 10%.• Walz -4%.• Booker - 4%.• Khanna - 3%.• Shapiro - 3%.• Whitmer - 3%.• Beshear - 3%.• Klobuchar - 2%.• Kelly - 2%.• Pritzker - 1%.• Gallego - 1%.• Raimondo - 1%.•

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WSJ: Elon Musk is quietly pumping the brakes on his plans to start a political party, according to people with knowledge of his plans. Musk also privately mulls backing JD Vance if he decides to run for president in 2028.

🇺🇸 2028 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION . 🟦 Pete Buttigieg: 41%.🟥 JD Vance: 37%.—.🟦 Gavin Newsom: 39%.🟥 JD Vance: 37%.—.🟥 JD Vance: 37%.🟦 Stephen A. Smith: 35%. @SocalStrategies | 8/19 | 700 A .

🇺🇸 National poll: YouGov/Economist . President Trump.Approve: 43% (-2).Disapprove: 54% (+1).——.Generic Ballot .🟦 Democrats: 44%.🟥 Republicans: 39%.⬜ Not sure: 13%. Was D+2 last week vs D+5 now .——.Trump's net approval .🟤 Immigration: -6.🟤 Economy: -10.🟤 Inflation: -25

📊 VIRGINIA POLL By Roanoke College . GOV.🟦 Spanberger: 46%.🟥 Earle-Sears: 39%.—.AG.🟦 Jones: 41%.🟥 Miyares: 38%.—.Lt. Gov.🟦 Hashmi: 38%.🟥 Reid: 35%.——.Net Favs.• Youngkin: +8.• Spanberger: +6.• Earle-Sears: -7.• Trump: -16. 8/11-15 | 602 LV |±4.4.

📊 2026 Texas Senate GOP Primary . 2-WAY.• Ken Paxton - 44%.• John Cornyn - 39%.• Not sure - 17%.—.3-WAY.• Ken Paxton - 35%.• John Cornyn - 30%.• Wesley Hunt - 22%.• Not sure - 13%.——.Texas Southern U. | 1,500 LV | 8/6-12.

📊 2026 Texas Senate Dem Primary . 2-WAY.• Beto O'Rourke - 58%.• Colin Allred - 38%.—.• Colin Allred - 50%.• James Talarico - 43%.——.Texas Southern U. | 1,500 LV | 8/6-12.

📊 2026 Generic Congressional Ballot . 🟦 Democrats: 42%.🟥 Republicans: 37%.⬜ Not sure: 21%.——.• Trump approval: 45-48 (-3).• Vance fav-unfav: 35-46 (-11). @SocalStrategies | August 19 | 700 A.

Morning Consult - Trump Approval . Approve: 47% (+1).Disapprove: 51% (=).——.Net approval .🟢 Immigration: +5.🟢 Foreign affairs: +3.🟤 Trade: -2.🟤 The Economy: -3. (shift vs last week) | 8/15-18 | 2,201 RV

🚨 Recent college grads face tough job prospects. With AI automating entry-level work & uncertainty over tariffs, hiring growth has plunged from 7.3% to just 0.6%. “Companies are in a wait-and-see mode,” says career coach Beth Hendler-Grunt. @WashTimes

Black Democratic voters who support:. • Harris: 35%.• Crockett: 11%.• Newsom: 8%.• Whitmer: 4%.• Booker: 4%.• AOC: 3%.• Smith: 2%.• Shapiro: 1%. • Buttigieg: 0%. Echelon Insights, N=96, Aug. 14-18.

Echelon Insights - 2028 Dem Primary . • Harris: 26% (=).• Newsom: 13% (+3) - was at 4% in April.• Buttigieg: 11% (=).• AOC: 6% (=).• Booker: 5% (-2).• Crockett: 3% (+2).• Pritzker: 3%.• Shapiro: 3%.• Whitmer: 3%.• Cuban: 2%.• Beshear: 2%.• Moore: 1%.• Jon Stewart: 1%

🇺🇸 NATIONAL POLL by Echelon (A-). President Trump.Approve: 47% (+2).Disapprove: 51% (-2).——.Net approval .🟤 Immigration: -4 (was +1).🟤 Foreign policy: -5.🟤 Economy: -5 (was -9).🟤 Tariffs: -17.——.Generic Ballot .🟦 Democrats: 47%.🟥 Republicans: 46%. Was R+1 in July vs D+1 now.

NYC MAYORAL POLL . 🔵 Mamdani: 41.8%.🟡 Cuomo: 23.4%.🔴 Sliwa: 16.5%.🟡 Adams: 8.8%.⚪ Not sure: 7.9%.——.Net Favs.• Mamdani: -0.5.• Cuomo: -13.2.• Sliwa: -20.6.• Adams: -38.4.——.Gotham Polling for AARP | 8/11 | EV.

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