Democratic presidential candidate Marianne WilliamsonMarianne WilliamsonMarianne Williamson touts endorsements for progressive congressional candidates The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Warren becomes latest 2020 rival to back Biden The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden looks to stretch lead in Tuesday contests MORE said Friday that antidepressants are too often prescribed to treat “normal human despair.”

“The twenties can be very hard. They’re not a mental illness,” Williamson told BuzzFeed News in an interview Friday. “Divorce can be very difficult, losing a loved one, someone that you know died, someone left in a relationship and you’re heartbroken — that’s very painful, but it’s not a mental illness.”

“You had a professional failure, you lost your job, you went bankrupt,” she continued. “Those things are very difficult, but they’re not a mental illness.”

Williamson, a self-help author, has previously weighed in on the topic of overprescribed antidepressants, tweeting in June 2018 that such medications are being prescribed “many times when people are simply SAD.”

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“The answer to depression is more scientific research only if you think of it simply in biomedical terms. The medicalization of depression is a creation of the medical industry,” she tweeted. “For millennia depression was seen as a spiritual disease, and for many of us it still is.”

There was no stigma to depression until it was medicalized. If you yourself were helped, that’s wonderful – but it doesn’t change the fact that most antidepressants are being prescribed by Dr.s who aren’t even mental health professionals, & many times when people are simply SAD.

— Marianne Williamson (@marwilliamson) June 5, 2018

Williamson also appeared to agree with a tweet claiming that antidepressants have played a role in some mass shootings, pointing to the 2017 Las Vegas massacre. The shooter in that case was prescribed anti-anxiety medication.

Absolutely. Las Vegas shooter and more…

— Marianne Williamson (@marwilliamson) June 5, 2018

The long-shot presidential candidate told BuzzFeed News that it was fair for her to weigh in on the issue of antidepressants, saying, “I very much stay in my lane.”

“I would say when doctors are coming in to talk about situational despair, that they’re getting in my lane. I’ve never weighed in on issues like bipolar, schizophrenia, anything like that,” she said.

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“That’s not my lane, I’ve never weighed in, and clearly there are medical conditions for which psychotherapeutic drugs have been and continue to be very helpful in people’s lives, and I think that’s true with clinical depression as well.”

Democratic presidential candidate Andrew YangAndrew YangGeorge Floyd protests show corporations must support racial and economic equality Andrew Yang discusses his universal basic income pilot program Andrew Yang on the George Floyd protests in Minneapolis MORE joked during Wednesday night’s primary debate that he was the opposite of President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE: “an Asian man who likes math.”

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During his opening statement, Yang called on primary voters to support his candidacy and espoused his “Freedom Dividend” universal basic income plan, before closing out with the swipe at the president.

“We need to do the opposite of much of what we’re doing right now, and the opposite of Donald Trump is an Asian man who likes math,” Yang said, receiving laughter and applause from the Detroit audience.

Andrew Yang: “We need to do the opposite of much of what we’re doing right now, and the opposite of Donald Trump is an Asian man who likes math. So let me share the math.” https://t.co/smAKZynlzS #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/2CfotijbXg

— CNN (@CNN) August 1, 2019

Yang’s universal basic income plan would give $1,000 per month every month to all adult U.S. citizens for life, a plan he calls necessary to respond to the automation of millions of jobs.

The entrepreneur’s inclusion in the September debate is currently in question after Democratic National Committee said Tuesday that it would not accept one of the polls his campaign submitted, leaving him short of the debate’s criteria.

CNN’s Anderson Cooper pressed 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Marianne WilliamsonMarianne WilliamsonMarianne Williamson touts endorsements for progressive congressional candidates The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Warren becomes latest 2020 rival to back Biden The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden looks to stretch lead in Tuesday contests MORE on Thursday over her past comments about vaccines and antidepressants following her second performance at this week’s Democratic primary debates.

The “AC 360” host questioned Williamson, a spiritual author, on whether her past claims about antidepressants would dissuade people with depression or other issues from seeking treatment. Cooper said he had not heard Williamson express a “real concern” for the stigma surrounding depression.

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“There are some people who say that you’re actually contributing to that stigma by repeatedly saying that antidepressant drugs — you’ve used the word ‘numb,’ or ‘mask,’” Cooper said. ”Isn’t the fact is that depression numbs you and masks you, and that while some drugs have dangerous or unpleasant side effects, not all drugs ‘numb’ you or ‘mask’ you?”

“And telling a seriously depressed person that if they take an antidepressant they’re going to be numbed, isn’t that not a good message?” he asked.

But Williamson insisted that she had never portrayed such a message, adding that she believed the “nuanced conversation was lost” surrounding the nature and “phenomenon of human despair.”

“I think that would be a not good message, and I’ve never given that message,” Williamson responded. “That’s just never the way I’ve spoken, and it’s a complete misrepresentation of my commentary.”

“If you’re on an antidepressant, you’re not numbing your pain. You’re actually trying to feel again.”@AndersonCooper challenges presidential candidate @marwilliamson on her record on mental health, vaccines, and antidepressants.https://t.co/UQD6KuCHWh pic.twitter.com/1jeh6xLuiK

— Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) August 2, 2019

Cooper noted that 1 in 10 Americans are on antidepressants and that those who are clinically depressed are “actually trying to feel again.” Williamson acknowledged Cooper’s remark, with the CNN host pointing out that Williamson once called clinical depression a “scam.” 

Williamson responded that she was trying to push back on how clinical depression is thought about in society. 

“There is value sometimes in feeling the sadness, feeling that dark night of the soul. … We have lost our sense that there are times when sadness is part of life,” she said. Williamson added that calling clinical depression a scam was a “glib comment.” 

The two continued on a lengthy discussion about the issue, with Williamson maintaining that she respected the use of antidepressants to regulate conditions outside of “normal human despair,” which she argued was the ground of spirituality and religion.

Williamson’s views on certain health-related issues, including mental health and vaccines, have drawn scrutiny since she launched her bid for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination.

She has not yet qualified for the steeper entrance barrier of the third and fourth debates, set to be held in the fall.

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National Republican groups announced Thursday that they would halt spending money to advertise on Twitter after the social media site locked Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote GOP senator to try to reverse requirement that Pentagon remove Confederate names from bases No, ‘blue states’ do not bail out ‘red states’ MORE’s (R-Ky.) campaign account this week.

The move from the House and Senate GOP campaign arms, as well as the Republican National Committee (RNC), marks an escalation in the conservative battle against the country’s largest tech companies, which they claim routinely censor right-wing voices. Critics have insisted there is little evidence to substantiate those claims beyond individual anecdotes.

“Twitter’s hostile actions toward Leader McConnell’s campaign are outrageous and we will not tolerate it,” Jesse Hunt, a spokesman with the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), said in a statement to The Hill. “The NRSC will suspend all spending with Twitter until further notice. We will not spend our resources on a platform that silences conservatives.”

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The executive director of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), Parker Hamilton Poling, tweeted that the NRCC would also halt Twitter spending “until they correct their inexcusable targeting of @Team_Mitch.” 

“We will stand firmly with our friends against anti-conservative bias,” she wrote.

I have directed the @nrcc to immediately halt all spending with @Twitter until they correct their inexcusable targeting of @Team_Mitch. We will stand firmly with our friends against anti-conservative bias. https://t.co/j2dhIkmWvb

— Parker Hamilton Poling (@parkerpoling) August 8, 2019

The head of the RNC and the Trump campaign also joined the effort on Thursday, according to RNC’s chief of staff. 

Sen. Ted CruzRafael (Ted) Edward CruzSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote The Hill’s Morning Report – Trump’s public standing sags after Floyd protests GOP senators introduce resolution opposing calls to defund the police MORE (R-Texas) also said he would “not spend a single penny on @Twitter” until McConnell’s campaign account is restored. The Texas Republican also linked to his online petition “to tell Big Tech to stop censoring speech.” While the platform itself is free to use, political groups and figures routinely spend money on Twitter to push advertisements. It’s unclear how much the GOP groups’ decision will ultimately cost the social media platform. The NRSC’s Twitter spending this year has been in the low five figures. According to Twitter’s ad archives, the NRCC’s account has spent over $100,000 on advertising, while McConnell’s campaign account spent around $7,500.  Before the boycott, the RNC and Trump campaign had planned to spend $300,000 to $500,000 in the month of August alone. “From unnecessary censorship to suppression of conservative content, Twitter has shown an incredible amount of bias against Republicans,” RNC chief of staff Richard Walters said in a statement to The Hill. “Any future ad money we were planning to spend on the site has been halted until Twitter adequately addresses its biases and assures conservatives that we are on a level playing field with the rest of the users on the site.” Twitter on Wednesday locked McConnell’s campaign account after it shared a video of a protester ranting outside the senator’s home in Kentucky, seeking to highlight the threats McConnell has received in the wake of two mass shootings over the weekend.

Demonstrators have blamed McConnell for holding up gun control legislation in the Senate, and Democrats have ratcheted up pressure on the GOP leader to take action on gun bills.

The video posted by McConnell’s campaign featured a leader from Black Lives Matter using profanities and saying she hoped McConnell had “broken his little, raggedy, wrinkled-ass neck.”

A Twitter spokesperson said @Team_Mitch was locked because a tweet “violated our violent threats policy, specifically threats involving physical safety.”

Twitter’s guidelines say that users may not post content on the platform featuring violent threats, and it does not lay out how to deal with context such as posting the video for the purposes of highlighting those threats. The company also says that any glorification of violence violates its policies. 

A McConnell spokesperson told The Hill on Thursday that the campaign account was still locked. There have been no new tweets from @Team_Mitch since Aug. 6.

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On Wednesday, McConnell campaign manager Kevin Golden said the campaign had appealed Twitter’s decision to lock the account but the company continued to insist they delete the video.

“This is a problem with the speech police in America today,” Golden said. “Twitter will allow the words of ‘Massacre Mitch’ to trend nationally on their platform but locks our account for posting actual threats against us. We appealed and Twitter stood by their decision, saying our account will remain locked until we delete the video.”

Twitter has been under intensifying pressure to deal with the deluge of hate speech and harassment on its platform. It has long maintained a policy against violent threats.

—Last updated at 3:23 p.m.

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Democratic presidential candidate and tech entrepreneur Andrew YangAndrew YangGeorge Floyd protests show corporations must support racial and economic equality Andrew Yang discusses his universal basic income pilot program Andrew Yang on the George Floyd protests in Minneapolis MORE said during his recent visit to Iowa that he’d challenge President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE “to any physical or mental feat under the sun,” adding: “I mean, gosh, what could that guy beat me at, being a slob?” 

Yang made the remarks, which have recently begun to pick up traction online, at the Iowa State Fair this past weekend.

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Footage of the moment carried by ABC News also shows the presidential candidate saying, “Like, what could Donald Trump possibly be better than me at? An eating contest?”

“Like something that involved trying to keep something on the ground and having really large body mass? Like, if there was a hot-air balloon that was rising and you needed to try and keep it on the ground, he would be better than me at that,” Yang continued. “Because he is so fat.”

Yang went on to say that Trump “might be able to beat me at golf, though I’m told he cheats a lot, so who knows what his true golf ability is.” 

According to ABC News, Yang began his riff on Trump after reflecting with the press about a “delicious” turkey leg he ate at the fair. 

Yang had said then that he couldn’t “be eating crap on the trail too often” because he needs “to stay in presidential form.” 

“No one wants a president who doesn’t seem like they can run a mile,” he went on, adding, “I don’t think Donald Trump could run a mile … what does he weigh? Like 280? I say he like passes out at like the quarter-mile mark.”

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Governors running for the Democratic presidential nomination have largely fizzled.

Washington Gov. Jay InsleeJay Robert InsleeInslee calls on Trump to ‘stay out of Washington state’s business’ Seattle mayor responds to Trump: ‘Go back to your bunker’ Trump warns he will take back Seattle from ‘ugly Anarchists’ if local leaders don’t act MORE dropped out of the race on Wednesday night, concluding that he had no chance of winning.

A week earlier, it was former Colorado Gov. John HickenlooperJohn HickenlooperGun control group rolls out first round of Senate endorsements The Hill’s Campaign Report: Republicans go on attack over calls to ‘defund the police’ Hickenlooper ethics questions open him up to attack MORE ending a presidential campaign that never went anywhere.

That leaves Montana’s Steve BullockSteve BullockKoch-backed group launches ad campaign to support four vulnerable GOP senators Overnight Energy: US Park Police say ‘tear gas’ statements were ‘mistake’ | Trump to reopen area off New England coast for fishing | Vulnerable Republicans embrace green issues Vulnerable Republicans embrace green issues in battle to save seats MORE as the sole remaining governor running for president.

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But his campaign is also struggling.

After entering the race late because the Montana legislature was still in session, Bullock has yet to qualify for the next presidential debate and is unlikely to make it.

Governor’s mansions were once reliable steppingstones to the White House for members of both parties.

Democrats Bill ClintonWilliam (Bill) Jefferson ClintonWill the ‘law and order’ president pardon Roger Stone? Five ways America would take a hard left under Joe Biden The sad spectacle of Trump’s enablers MORE and Jimmy CarterJimmy CarterCNN Films acquires rights to ‘Jimmy Carter Rock & Roll President’ documentary The Hill’s Campaign Report: Bad polling data is piling up for Trump Trump job approval rating plunges 10 points in a month: Gallup MORE launched successful presidential bids as governors from Southern states, while Republicans Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush were state-level executives before turning to national politics.

In recent years, however, there have been relatively few governors to emerge as top contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean was the last Democratic governor to have a real presidential primary moment.

In 2004, Dean came out of nowhere to electrify the liberal base before falling short to the eventual nominee, former Sen. John KerryJohn Forbes KerryThe Memo: Trump’s troubles deepen as voters see country on wrong path The continuous whipsawing of climate change policy Budowsky: United Democrats and Biden’s New Deal MORE (Mass.).

In an interview with The Hill, Dean argued governors can make good presidents. But they don’t necessarily make great candidates, he added.

“I’d love to argue that pragmatism and being in charge of something makes you a better candidate,” Dean told The Hill. “It might make you a better president, but it doesn’t necessarily make you a better candidate.”

Democrats interviewed by The Hill pointed to several reasons why the governors in 2019 have flopped so far.

The massive field of contenders competing for money and air time is a barrier to any candidate seeking to break through. That’s been a real problem for the three governors, who come from relatively small states and did not enter the race with big national profiles or donor bases.

“The governors just haven’t gotten as much attention because in this environment, the media flows from the national level to the local level, so people already in Washington have a built-in advantage,” said David Turner, the communications director for the Democratic Governors Association (DGA). “But as a party, we’re also just too focused on federal politics. We have to reengage at the state level because that’s where all the progress is being made.”

Some Democrats say the mood of the primary electorate cuts against the core argument that most governors make — that they’re pragmatic and can get things done by reaching across the aisle.

One of Hickenlooper’s primary selling points was his accomplishments while dealing with a Republican legislature. Bullock has billed himself as a pragmatic leader who has thrived in a deep red state that voted overwhelmingly for President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE in 2016.

“There’s still an anti-establishment current here, so making the case that you’re pragmatic and finding solutions and common cause with the other side is not going to play well in this environment,” said Luis Miranda, a Democratic strategist. “That puts these governors at a real disadvantage.”

Inslee and Hickenlooper may have had flaws as candidates that held them back.

Hickenlooper, who is now running for the Senate from Colorado, infuriated grass-roots liberals by running a campaign focused on warning Democrats against moving too far to the left by embracing socialism or progressive policies, such as “Medicare for All.”

“Hickenlooper cut his own political throat … by red-baiting delegates and activists, the core of the energy in the party, so good riddance to him because he’s a drain on the party,” said Jonathan Tasini, a progressive strategist.

Inslee was effectively running a one-issue campaign focused on climate change. He has emerged as a party leader on the issue. But despite demands from activists to have a debate solely focused on climate change, the issue hasn’t driven the conversation the same way that Medicare for All or immigration has.

“You can’t be a single-issue candidate if that issue is not the one that voters are most concerned about,” said Miranda. “If the issue you’ve chose isn’t a lightning rod, then you’re going to have to be a really special candidate to last.”

Bullock, meanwhile, is running as a pragmatic centrist with executive experience.

His problem, Democrats say, is that the lane he’s chosen is being swallowed up entirely by former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE, the clear front-runner and top pick for mainstream Democrats looking for moderation and executive experience.

“Biden is directly in his way, and that’s going to be a problem for anyone looking to fill the pragmatic moderate space in this race,” said Democratic strategist Joe Trippi.

Bullock is fuming over the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) debate qualifying criteria, saying the national fundraising and polling requirements have put governors behind the eight ball, making it difficult for them to turn their regional popularity into a national movement.

“As we’re losing governors from this race, maybe we ought to think about: are these DNC rules for the debates disadvantaging folks who have gotten real things done?” Bullock said Wednesday on MSNBC.

But that hasn’t been an issue for other Washington outsiders who have made waves in the 2020 Democratic primary.

South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete ButtigiegPete ButtigiegScaled-back Pride Month poses challenges for fundraising, outreach Biden hopes to pick VP by Aug. 1 It’s as if a Trump operative infiltrated the Democratic primary process MORE raised more money than any other candidate in the second quarter and tech entrepreneur Andrew YangAndrew YangGeorge Floyd protests show corporations must support racial and economic equality Andrew Yang discusses his universal basic income pilot program Andrew Yang on the George Floyd protests in Minneapolis MORE’s viral campaign have helped both to elbow their way on to the debate next month in Houston.

If the governors fell short, Dean said, it’s not because they’re governors, but rather because they couldn’t connect with the base.

“They’re all competent executives but the bottom line is you have to connect with a national audience,” he said. “It wasn’t about policies with [Bill] Clinton or Obama. It was about the personal attributes and connecting with voters.”

Turner, the DGA spokesman, said he’s not worried about politicians no longer seeing governor’s mansions as a stepping stone to the White House.

There was a time when the Senate was viewed as a graveyard for potential presidential candidates — conventional wisdom that was turned on its ear in 2008 by Barack ObamaBarack Hussein ObamaHarris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Five ways America would take a hard left under Joe Biden Valerie Jarrett: ‘Democracy depends upon having law enforcement’ MORE.

“With all the progress the Democratic governors are making in the states, you’ll see them start to raise their profiles and be talked about as real White House contenders,” Turner said.

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Drivers aren’t the only ones in the F1 paddock who resort to some colorful language now and then, with Ziggo Sport’s Jack Plooij publicly disparaging Esteban Ocon at Spa last weekend.

The Dutch reporter was perhaps still reeling from Ocon’s on-track and off-track spat with Plooij’s countryman Max Verstappen at the 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix, when the two drivers came to blows after Ocon had inadvertently tagged the Red Bull race leader onto a costly spin.

At Spa, Plooij was conducting an on-camera interview with Lando Norris, addressing the McLaren driver’s remarks about Ocon’s “dangerous” out lap antics in qualifying.

Dutch reporter refers to Esteban Ocon as “French F*ck” in an interview with Lando.

I don’t think this is acceptable at all. If I was @OconEsteban & @RenaultF1Team, I wouldn’t be doing any interviews for Ziggo indefinitely until an apology is made.

That shit is so unprofessional pic.twitter.com/tvIXNhVFSK

— Eau rouge (@Insidef1) August 31, 2020

The Dutch referred to Ocon as “that French f***”, catching an embarrassed Norris off guard. Inevitably, Plooij’s degrading words were picked up on social media where the reporter was heavily – and justifiably – criticized for his disrespectful and unprofessional attitude.

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However on Monday, the Ziggo pundit owned up to his blunder, apologizing for his abuse, an admission which the gracious Mr. Ocon readily accepted!

President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE trails all five Democrats who have consistently ranked in top spots in surveys of the 2020 Democratic presidential race, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll.

The newest survey shows Trump falling behind former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE and Sens. Bernie SandersBernie SandersThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: Milley apologizes for church photo-op Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness MORE (I-Vt.), Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth WarrenWarren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Joint Chiefs chairman says he regrets participating in Trump photo-op | GOP senators back Joint Chiefs chairman who voiced regret over Trump photo-op | Senate panel approves 0B defense policy bill Trump on collision course with Congress over bases with Confederate names MORE (D-Mass.) and Kamala HarrisKamala Devi HarrisRand Paul introduces bill to end no-knock warrants The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook McEnany says Juneteenth is a very ‘meaningful’ day to Trump MORE (D-Calif.), each by double digits.

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Biden leads Trump by 16 points while Sanders leads by 14 points, Warren leads by 12 points and Harris leads by 11 points in hypothetical match-ups with Trump.

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The poll found Biden, Sanders, Warren and Harris each topping 50 percent support in match-ups against Trump, who does not poll higher than 40 percent in any of the head-to-head scenarios.

The survey also found South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete ButtigiegPete ButtigiegScaled-back Pride Month poses challenges for fundraising, outreach Biden hopes to pick VP by Aug. 1 It’s as if a Trump operative infiltrated the Democratic primary process MORE (D) with a 9-point lead over Trump, 49 to 40 percent, if they were to go head-to-head.

“In hypothetical matchups between President Trump and the top five Democratic presidential candidates, one key number is 40,” said Quinnipiac University polling analyst Mary Snow.

“It’s the ceiling of support for Trump, no matter the candidate. It hovers close to his job approval rating, which has stayed in a tight range since being elected,” she added. 

The survey comes as Democrats weigh the electability of various candidates against Trump.

However, the Quinnipiac University survey could further cut into Biden’s argument that he is the only Democrat running who could unseat Trump next year.

A separate Monmouth University survey released earlier this week found Biden’s long-time lead in the primary field having shrunk, raising questions about his electability argument.

Still, a Quinnipiac University survey released Wednesday found Biden with a solid lead in the Democratic race, pulling 32 percent support compared to 19 percent for Warren and 15 percent for Sanders.

Biden’s camp has sought to highlight the former vice president’s appeal for a general election.

“So yes, you know, your candidate might be better on, I don’t know, health care, than Joe is, but you’ve got to look at who’s going to win this election, and maybe you have to swallow a little bit and say, ‘OK, I personally like so-and-so better,’ but your bottom line has to be that we have to beat Trump,” Jill Biden, Joe Biden’s wife, said last week.

The Quinnipiac University poll surveyed 1,422 registered voters from Aug. 21 to 26 and has a margin of error of 3.1 percentage points.

Former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE leads a new survey of Texas voters by Quinnipiac University Poll by 10 points, while Sen. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth WarrenWarren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Joint Chiefs chairman says he regrets participating in Trump photo-op | GOP senators back Joint Chiefs chairman who voiced regret over Trump photo-op | Senate panel approves 0B defense policy bill Trump on collision course with Congress over bases with Confederate names MORE (D-Mass.) follows in second place. 

The survey, which was released on Wednesday, shows Biden leading with 28 percent of Democratic and Democratic-leaning independent voters, while Warren trails at 18 percent, surpassing fellow progressive Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: Milley apologizes for church photo-op Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness MORE (I-Vt.) and former Texas Rep. Beto O’RourkeBeto O’RourkeBiden will help close out Texas Democrats’ virtual convention: report O’Rourke on Texas reopening: ‘Dangerous, dumb and weak’ Parties gear up for battle over Texas state House MORE (D).

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Sanders and O’Rourke garnered 12 percent support, respectively, from Democratic and Democratic-leaning independent voters, according to the survey. 

The poll shows gains for Warren, who came in at 11 percent support in the Quinnipiac survey conducted in the state last June. The same survey showed Biden at 30 percent and O’Rourke at 16 percent. Sanders carried 15 percent support. 

The September survey shows Sen. Kamala HarrisKamala Devi HarrisRand Paul introduces bill to end no-knock warrants The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook McEnany says Juneteenth is a very ‘meaningful’ day to Trump MORE (D-Calif.) followed with 5 percent support, while South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete ButtigiegPete ButtigiegScaled-back Pride Month poses challenges for fundraising, outreach Biden hopes to pick VP by Aug. 1 It’s as if a Trump operative infiltrated the Democratic primary process MORE (D) and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro, who is the former mayor of San Antonio, each garnered 3 percent support. 

The survey comes as Democrats set their sights on the Lone Star State ahead of the 2020 elections, looking to make gains at the House, Senate and presidential levels. 

O’Rourke narrowly lost to Sen. Ted CruzRafael (Ted) Edward CruzSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote The Hill’s Morning Report – Trump’s public standing sags after Floyd protests GOP senators introduce resolution opposing calls to defund the police MORE (R-Texas) in the 2018 midterm elections, losing by roughly 2 points. 

But the latest poll does not appear to bode well for O’Rourke in his home state. A number of Democrats have pushed O’Rourke to challenge Texas Sen. John CornynJohn CornynSenate headed for late night vote amid standoff over lands bill Koch-backed group launches ad campaign to support four vulnerable GOP senators Tim Scott to introduce GOP police reform bill next week MORE (R) in 2020, arguing that he has a greater chance of victory in that race.

O’Rourke said last month that he would not “in any scenario” run for Senate in 2020. 

Quinnipiac University Poll conducted its survey from Sept. 4-9 among 1,410 self-identified registered voters in Texas. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.1 percentage points. 

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Sen. Ted CruzRafael (Ted) Edward CruzSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote The Hill’s Morning Report – Trump’s public standing sags after Floyd protests GOP senators introduce resolution opposing calls to defund the police MORE (R-Texas) ripped The New York Times for a “stunning” correction on a story about a new sexual misconduct allegation against Supreme Court Justice Brett KavanaughBrett Michael KavanaughGOP senators urge Trump to back off Murkowski threat Judd Gregg: A government in free fall The 7 most anticipated Supreme Court decisions MORE.

“READ stunning NYT CORRECTION. If a high-school freshman did this on a school paper, he’d get an F. This is an outfit that has won multiple Pulitzers; presumably they know how to be actual journalists. It’s almost as if the reporters, editors, publisher have a political agenda,” wrote Cruz to his 3.4 million followers.

READ stunning NYT CORRECTION. If a high-school freshman did this on a school paper, he’d get an F. This is an outfit that has won multiple Pulitzers; presumably they know how to be actual journalists. It’s almost as if the reporters, editors, publisher have a political agenda…. https://t.co/8YrwOJJTQE

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) September 16, 2019

The Times published an essay on Saturday by two reporters writing an upcoming book on Kavanaugh in which they quoted a former classmate of Kavanaugh at Yale saying he witnessed the now-justice expose himself at a dorm party, where he was then pushed by other students so that a female student touched his penis. The Times said it corroborated the story with two other officials who had heard the same report from the classmate. But on Sunday night, The New York Times added in an editor’s note that friends of the woman allegedly involved in the incident with Kavanaugh say she does not recall it. “Please, somebody, try to give an explanation for omitting that central fact other than bias,” Cruz also wrote in a follow-up tweet. 

The correction, written by NYT, reads: “the female student declined to be interviewed & friends say that SHE DOES NOT RECALL the incident. That information has been added to the article.” Please, somebody, try to give an explanation for omitting that central fact other than bias.

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 The Times has come under pressure from President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE and other Republicans over its story. President Trump recommended Kavanaugh explore legal action. 
“Brett Kavanaugh should start suing people for libel, or the Justice Department should come to his rescue. The lies being told about him are unbelievable. False Accusations without recrimination. When does it stop? They are trying to influence his opinions. Can’t let that happen!” the president tweeted to his more than 63 million followers.  Meanwhile, 2020 Democratic contenders called for impeachment proceedings against Kavanaugh after the new allegation emerged.