The map of CNN polling says it all about so many things — the 12 states where Donald Trump still enjoys a favorable rating above 50 percent.

Kind of sort of related: The Bureau of Legislative Research reported today that only three states have total sovereign immunity — Arkansas, Alabama and West Virginia. The rest are split with no such constitutional provision or the ability of state legislatures to waive it, an ability that existed in Arkansas by court precedent until the Arkansas Supreme Court reversed precedent two weeks ago.

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