The Daily Populous

Monday February 22nd, 2021 morning edition

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In a new Suffolk University–USA Today poll of Trump voters released on Sunday, nearly half — 46 percent to 27 percent — say they’d ditch the GOP for another if the twice impeached Trump were at the helm.

Also, over 50 percent of respondents said the GOP should be “more loyal to Trump.”

And 58 percent believe the lie that the January 6th attack on the Capitol was “mostly an antifa-inspired attack that only involved a few Trump supporters.”.

You could have somebody planted there from the left … pretending to be a real Trump supporter,” one respondent told pollsters.

This perhaps shouldn’t be surprising considering major news networks keep inviting prominent Republicans onto their airwaves to spread Trump’s election lies.

While some conservatives and donors are looking for the Republican party to distance itself from Trump, poll results like this leave the viability of such a move in question.

“The GOP must focus on nominating candidates that can win in the fall of 2022 and stop the Trump litmus test,” political strategist Scott Reed told The Guardian. »

FOX News Anchor: Cancel Culture is “Gonna Come After Bible Characters Next”

Authored by friendlyatheist.patheos.com

Some of those people may have promoted white supremacy, demeaned American Indians, or were connected to acts of genocide.

There’s nothing wrong with rethinking the legacy of historical figures and the committee hasn’t made any final decisions.

But even raising the subject led FOX News host Bill Hemmer to find a way, earlier today, to make this all about Christian Persecution. »

Family of 11-year-old boy who died in Texas deep freeze files $100 million suit against power companies

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“This is a young man who died for no reason other than corporate decisions," the Pineda family attorney Tony Buzbee told ABC News on Sunday.

"There are a lot of decisions that were made a long time ago that led to the death of this young man.

"Hence, there were images of empty downtown Houston office buildings with power, but the Pineda's mobile home park was left without power," the lawsuit reads. »

Shouldn’t Ted Cruz Be in Quarantine Right Now?

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On Saturday, Cruz was seen (in images he tweeted) shaking hands and loading water bottles into cars in Texas.

Shouldn’t he be in quarantine right now?.

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz now appears to be trying to help the Texas relief effort after his Cancun trip — in contravention of CDC guidelines that say he should be in quarantine for seven days upon arrival. »

IUD program leads to big decline in teen pregnancies, abortions in Colorado

Authored by denverpost.com

From 2009 to 2016, the program provided 43,713 contraceptive implants to women, plus trained medical staff on how to insert the devices.

“Because of that, everything changed,” said Jody Camp, who oversees the state health department’s family planning program.

Also, Colorado health clinics have received more Medicaid funding because of the Affordable Care Act, which expanded eligibility for government insurance for low-income residents. »