thetennesseestar--2020-11-02--Police Back GOP Challenger Over Angie Craig in Minnesota’s Second District

Republican congressional candidate Tyler Kistner has been endorsed by the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association , the largest police organization in the state .
The MPPOA endorsed Kistner , a Marine veteran , in his run for Minnesota ’ s Second Congressional District against Rep. Angie Craig .
“ I am honored to have the endorsement of the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association , an organization that represents over 10,000 public safety professionals across the state of Minnesota .
As your Congressman , I will always have the back of our law enforcement community and first responders , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resources needed to keep our families safe , ” Kistner said in a statement .
Kistner has frequently spoken about supporting law enforcement during his campaign , and has repeatedly called out Craig , whom he says supports defunding the police .
“ Law enforcement knows who they can trust , and it ’ s not Angie Craig , ” Kistner said .
Kistner said that he believes new national training standards for police could help “ fix some of the issues that some police departments are having , ” according to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the race couldn ’ t be more clear .
Congresswoman Angie Craig stood with Ilhan Omar and voted to eliminate $ 600 million in federal funding for law enforcement assistance programs .
Congresswoman Craig ’ s actions and words are very clear : she quite literally supports defunding the police , ” he said .
President Donald Trump narrowly won the Second District in 2016 but Congressman Jason Lewis , who ’ s now running for Senate , was unseated by Craig in 2018 after his first term .
Judah Torgerud is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tyler Kistner ” by Tyler Kistner .

by Judah Torgerud
Republican congressional candidate Tyler Kistner has been endorsed by the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association, the largest police organization in the state.
The MPPOA endorsed Kistner, a Marine veteran, in his run for Minnesota’s Second Congressional District against Rep. Angie Craig.
“I am honored to have the endorsement of the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association, an organization that represents over 10,000 public safety professionals across the state of Minnesota. As your Congressman, I will always have the back of our law enforcement community and first responders, and I will ensure they have the resources needed to keep our families safe,” Kistner said in a statement.
Kistner has frequently spoken about supporting law enforcement during his campaign, and has repeatedly called out Craig, whom he says supports defunding the police.
“Law enforcement knows who they can trust, and it’s not Angie Craig,” Kistner said.
.@AngieCraigMN voted to eliminate $600 million in federal funding for law enforcement assistance programs. Congresswoman Craig's actions and words are very clear: she quite literally supports defunding the police. #MN02 #SendInTheMarine https://t.co/cZyjRehgcR — Tyler Kistner for Congress (@KistnerCongress) October 26, 2020
Kistner said that he believes new national training standards for police could help “fix some of the issues that some police departments are having,” according to the Belle Plaine Herald.
“The contrast in the race couldn’t be more clear. Congresswoman Angie Craig stood with Ilhan Omar and voted to eliminate $600 million in federal funding for law enforcement assistance programs. Congresswoman Craig’s actions and words are very clear: she quite literally supports defunding the police,” he said.
President Donald Trump narrowly won the Second District in 2016 but Congressman Jason Lewis, who’s now running for Senate, was unseated by Craig in 2018 after his first term.
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Judah Torgerud is a reporter at AlphaNewsMN.com.
Photo “Tyler Kistner” by Tyler Kistner.


thetennesseestar--2020-11-02--Over 200 ‘Adorable Deplorables, Chumps, and Uglies’ Show Up to Virginia Beach Trump Rally

Well over 200 people showed up on a rainy , gray Sunday to a Trump Rally supporting their Republican candidates : Scott Taylor for Congress and Daniel Gade for Senate .
The rally took place inside the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach .
Virginia Beach attorney Tim Anderson hosted the rally , and The Virginia Star editor-in-chief and Trump Virginia Delegation Chairman John Fredericks emceed .
Taylor appeared in person to speak ; in Gade ’ s stead was his wife , Wendy Gade .
Other speakers included Virginia Beach Mayor Bobby Dyer , delegate and attorney general candidate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and delegate and lieutenant general candidate Glenn Davis ( R-Virginia Beach ) .
The lineup of featured guests included State Senator Jen Kiggans ( R-Virginia Beach ) , State Senator John Cosgrove ( R-Chesapeake ) , Virginia Beach city council candidates Rosemary Wilson and Eric Wray , Republican Party Virginia Beach ( RPVB ) 2nd District Chairman Dennis Free , RPVB Chairman Phil Curtis , Republican Party of Norfolk Chairman Robert Brown , Virginia Beach Treasurer Lee Henderson , former congresswoman Thelma Drake , and gubernatorial candidate and State Senator Amanda Chase ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prayer , followed by Curtis leading the Pledge of Allegiance and Cosgrove singing The Star-Spangled Banner .
Prior to each speaker , Fredericks would give introductions and share data from President Donald Trump ’ s campaign .
Fredericks shared that the Trump campaign knocked on approximately 3.2 million doors this past weekend .
He also predicted that Trump would win Florida and Texas by six or seven points , Georgia by three points , and overall wins in North Carolina , Arizona , and Iowa .
“ The number of people we have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saw in 2016 , ” stated Fredericks .
“ Tuesday night at 11:30 Trump will declare victory !
” As the first speaker , Dyer emphasized the strength of Virginia Beach citizens .
The mayor commended the guests for showing up on a rainy day , and Virginia Beach police for being an excellent force that is the “ envy of the country.
” He remarked that the outcome of this election will reflect our country ’ s character .
“ We are based on a Constitution and a will and a desire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ After Dyer , Miyares juxtapose American values with failed socioeconomic policies .
He specifically reflected on socialism ’ s failings throughout history .
The delegate also contrasted Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden ’ s foreign policy record with President Donald Trump ’ s .
Miyares concluded that “ America First ” mindset starts at the top but needs to work all the way down the bottom of the ballot .
Then , Davis appeared to commend the museum ’ s founder , Gerald Yagen , for allowing the rally to occur .
Once @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to policy .
He stated that the bills passed this year are “ an attack on common sense and reasonableness.
” Davis added that the Democrats are attempting to make certain nonpartisan positions into partisan ones .
“ If they make it partisan , our values will win , ” Davis promised .
“ Our party will win.
” After Davis , Wendy Gade incited laughter from the audience after she addressed them as “ adorable deplorables.
” Her tone sobered as she shared Daniel ’ s story of losing his leg in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and marines that unquestioningly gave their blood were a true reflection of American spirit .
Gade finished her speech by predicting wins for both Trump and her husband .
“ Virginia is going to be that firewall .
I believe Trump is going to win Virginia .
I believe Gade will win the seat , and I believe he will bring back American values to the U.S. Senate.
” Following Wendy , Taylor took a moment to compliment all the event organizers and each featured guest for their dedication and work throughout the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ key aspects to Trump ’ s reputation for “ promises made , promises kept , ” including implementing tax reliefs , standing up to China , and moving the embassy to Jerusalem .
“ Every revered president was controversial in their time , ” assessed Taylor .
“ History will look very kindly upon President Trump.
” Taylor also discussed his sponsorship of the Ashanti Alert Act , which implemented a nationwide alert system for missing adults .
Taylor concluded with a reference to his opponent , in which he reminded the audience @ @ @ @ @ @ @ D-VA-02 ) to use taxpayer dollars for a trip with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi ( D-CA-12 ) during last year ’ s government shutdowns .
In an interview with The Star , Taylor said that he felt fantastic going into Tuesday .
He shared that internal modeling reflects wins earned through in-person voting .
“ The feedback on the ground , all the information we ’ re getting , is very , very good .
I ’ ve talked with , I don ’ t know , ten thousand people , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of conversations about the congressional race .
Law and order , taxes , and the economy are a big deal.
” The rally concluded with final remarks from Anderson .
The attorney complimented their spirit of service they carry throughout their campaigns .
Anderson shared with The Star that the event went well , judging by the size and enthusiasm of the crowd .
“ I think that the crowd and the elected were excited .
You could feel the energy in the room .
And the best part is : nothing bad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just people here to be encouraged by the candidates and get excited about Tuesday.
” Today at 6:00 pm EST , Anderson will host another rally in Richmond at The Great American Ranch .
Corinne Murdock is a reporter at The Virginia Star and the Star News Network .
Follow her latest on Twitter , or email tips to [ email protected ] .
Photos by Corinne Murdock/The Virginia Star .

Well over 200 people showed up on a rainy, gray Sunday to a Trump Rally supporting their Republican candidates: Scott Taylor for Congress and Daniel Gade for Senate. The rally took place inside the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach.
Virginia Beach attorney Tim Anderson hosted the rally, and The Virginia Star editor-in-chief and Trump Virginia Delegation Chairman John Fredericks emceed.
Taylor appeared in person to speak; in Gade’s stead was his wife, Wendy Gade. Other speakers included Virginia Beach Mayor Bobby Dyer, delegate and attorney general candidate Jason Miyares (R-Virginia Beach), and delegate and lieutenant general candidate Glenn Davis (R-Virginia Beach).
The lineup of featured guests included State Senator Jen Kiggans (R-Virginia Beach), State Senator John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake), Virginia Beach city council candidates Rosemary Wilson and Eric Wray, Republican Party Virginia Beach (RPVB) 2nd District Chairman Dennis Free, RPVB Chairman Phil Curtis, Republican Party of Norfolk Chairman Robert Brown, Virginia Beach Treasurer Lee Henderson, former congresswoman Thelma Drake, and gubernatorial candidate and State Senator Amanda Chase (R-Chesterfield).
Kiggans gave the opening prayer, followed by Curtis leading the Pledge of Allegiance and Cosgrove singing The Star-Spangled Banner.
Prior to each speaker, Fredericks would give introductions and share data from President Donald Trump’s campaign. Fredericks shared that the Trump campaign knocked on approximately 3.2 million doors this past weekend. He also predicted that Trump would win Florida and Texas by six or seven points, Georgia by three points, and overall wins in North Carolina, Arizona, and Iowa.
“The number of people we have at these rallies surpasses anything I ever saw in 2016,” stated Fredericks. “Tuesday night at 11:30 Trump will declare victory!”
As the first speaker, Dyer emphasized the strength of Virginia Beach citizens. The mayor commended the guests for showing up on a rainy day, and Virginia Beach police for being an excellent force that is the “envy of the country.” He remarked that the outcome of this election will reflect our country’s character.
“We are based on a Constitution and a will and a desire to be the best nation ever.”
After Dyer, Miyares juxtapose American values with failed socioeconomic policies. He specifically reflected on socialism’s failings throughout history. The delegate also contrasted Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s foreign policy record with President Donald Trump’s. Miyares concluded that “America First” mindset starts at the top but needs to work all the way down the bottom of the ballot.
Then, Davis appeared to commend the museum’s founder, Gerald Yagen, for allowing the rally to occur. Once the applause died down, Davis shifted to policy. He stated that the bills passed this year are “an attack on common sense and reasonableness.” Davis added that the Democrats are attempting to make certain nonpartisan positions into partisan ones.
“If they make it partisan, our values will win,” Davis promised. “Our party will win.”
After Davis, Wendy Gade incited laughter from the audience after she addressed them as “adorable deplorables.” Her tone sobered as she shared Daniel’s story of losing his leg in Iraq. She asserted that the sailors and marines that unquestioningly gave their blood were a true reflection of American spirit. Gade finished her speech by predicting wins for both Trump and her husband.
“Virginia is going to be that firewall. I believe Trump is going to win Virginia. I believe Gade will win the seat, and I believe he will bring back American values to the U.S. Senate.”
Following Wendy, Taylor took a moment to compliment all the event organizers and each featured guest for their dedication and work throughout the election season. The candidate also reviewed key aspects to Trump’s reputation for “promises made, promises kept,” including implementing tax reliefs, standing up to China, and moving the embassy to Jerusalem.
“Every revered president was controversial in their time,” assessed Taylor. “History will look very kindly upon President Trump.”
Taylor also discussed his sponsorship of the Ashanti Alert Act, which implemented a nationwide alert system for missing adults. Taylor concluded with a reference to his opponent, in which he reminded the audience of attempts by Representative Elaine Luria (D-VA-02) to use taxpayer dollars for a trip with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-12) during last year’s government shutdowns.
In an interview with The Star, Taylor said that he felt fantastic going into Tuesday. He shared that internal modeling reflects wins earned through in-person voting.
“The feedback on the ground, all the information we’re getting, is very, very good. I’ve talked with, I don’t know, ten thousand people, and I’ve had a lot of conversations about the congressional race. Law and order, taxes, and the economy are a big deal.”
The rally concluded with final remarks from Anderson. The attorney complimented their spirit of service they carry throughout their campaigns.
Anderson shared with The Star that the event went well, judging by the size and enthusiasm of the crowd.
“I think that the crowd and the elected were excited. You could feel the energy in the room. And the best part is: nothing bad happened. No drama. It was just people here to be encouraged by the candidates and get excited about Tuesday.”
Today at 6:00 pm EST, Anderson will host another rally in Richmond at The Great American Ranch.
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Corinne Murdock is a reporter at The Virginia Star and the Star News Network. Follow her latest on Twitter, or email tips to [email protected].
Photos by Corinne Murdock/The Virginia Star.


thetennesseestar--2020-11-02--TRUMPDATE: Latest From the Team Trump Virginia Campaign for November 2

Welcome to the Monday edition of our daily Virginia Trump campaign update !
We will provide our readers with daily updates on the Trump Virginia campaign from today to November 3 ( and after…if need be ! )
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It ’ s officially 24 hours until the polls close on November 3 .
Virginians will have one final opportunity to vote in the 2020 presidential election tomorrow .
Early in-person voting concluded on October 31 .
President Trump spent Sunday in Iowa , North Carolina , Georgia and Florida at rallies in his final push to the finish line of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spending the final day of the campaign at rallies in Wisconsin , Pennsylvania , North Carolina and Michigan .
It ’ s likely we will go to bed early Wednesday morning and not have the presidential race called .
And both President Trump and Democrat nominee Joe Biden are prepared to fight in the courts in order to make sure results are properly verified and votes are counted .
For just over a year you ’ ve heard from both candidates , you ’ ve seen the candidates debate on stage , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It ’ s time to make your voice heard .
In Virginia the polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m .
According to the Virginia Public Access Project , 2,732,766 votes were cast early .
It ’ s likely because of the high volume of early votes , lines on Election Day shouldn ’ t be but so long .
If you ’ re registered to vote , there ’ s no excuse to stay home .
But it ’ s all come down to this .
The choices @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s on us now to make the right choice .
Check back every day for more Trump Virginia campaign updates !
If you want to join the volunteer team or if you need signs email Fredericks or Justin Rice .
To Donate to our Virginia campaign click here .
For more information , or to sign up to become a volunteer , click here .
The Trump Campaign in Virginia Needs Poll Watchers !
Don ’ t let them steal the election !
Get paid , too !
John Fredericks is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Star .
He is also a Trump 2020 delegate and the chairman of the Trump Virginia Delegation .

Welcome to the Monday edition of our daily Virginia Trump campaign update! We will provide our readers with daily updates on the Trump Virginia campaign from today to November 3 (and after…if need be!).
It’s officially 24 hours until the polls close on November 3.
Virginians will have one final opportunity to vote in the 2020 presidential election tomorrow. Early in-person voting concluded on October 31.
President Trump spent Sunday in Iowa, North Carolina, Georgia and Florida at rallies in his final push to the finish line of the 2020 election. The president is spending the final day of the campaign at rallies in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Michigan.
It’s likely we will go to bed early Wednesday morning and not have the presidential race called. And both President Trump and Democrat nominee Joe Biden are prepared to fight in the courts in order to make sure results are properly verified and votes are counted.
For just over a year you’ve heard from both candidates, you’ve seen the candidates debate on stage, and you’ve seen the political advertisements. It’s time to make your voice heard.
In Virginia the polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. According to the Virginia Public Access Project, 2,732,766 votes were cast early. It’s likely because of the high volume of early votes, lines on Election Day shouldn’t be but so long. If you’re registered to vote, there’s no excuse to stay home.
But it’s all come down to this. The choices in this election are pretty clear. It’s on us now to make the right choice.
Check back every day for more Trump Virginia campaign updates! If you want to join the volunteer team or if you need signs email Fredericks or Justin Rice.
Justin Rice: [email protected]
John Fredericks: [email protected]
To Donate to our Virginia campaign click here.
For more information, or to sign up to become a volunteer, click here.
The Trump Campaign in Virginia Needs Poll Watchers! Don’t let them steal the election! Get paid, too!
For information email: [email protected]
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Photo “President Trump” by The White House.
John Fredericks is the publisher and editor-in-chief of The Virginia Star.
He is also a Trump 2020 delegate and the chairman of the Trump Virginia Delegation.


thetennesseestar--2020-11-03--Commentary: Want to Keep our Sweet Land of Liberty? Reject the Marxists

Today is the day we will find out whether or not our country will remain the exceptional country it is .
This is the land of liberty and opportunity , where the precious words written in our Declaration of Independence , as safeguarded under our Constitution , protect people of all faiths , skin colors and ethnicities .
We must not abandon our identity and succumb to Marxism , which devours and destroys every single country it invades .
Make no mistake about it , tomorrow ’ s election is between preserving our liberties and our freedoms or bowing to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Party .
It is that simple .
The Democrat Party insults the American people by openly embracing a radical , far-left ideology .
AOC , her squad pals Pressley , Talib and Omar , Bernie Sanders and the rest of their ilk boast their Marxist worldview .
And they ’ ve got Joe Biden in their pocket .
Just the other day , Sanders told the Squad their task will be to “ make sure that Biden becomes the most progressive president since FDR.
” Yet , weeks ago , Joe tried to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ I beat the socialist .
That ’ s how I got elected .
That ’ s how I got the nomination .
Do I look like a socialist ?
” Nice try , Joe .
We all know better .
When someone surrounds himself with Marxists , gives them a platform , stays silent when they float a Secretary of Labor Sanders , Secretary of the Treasury Warren , puts AOC in charge of climate , and Beto in charge of gun control , it ’ s very clear what ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ document that bears the Biden and Sanders names , i.e .
the “ Biden Sanders Unity Plan , ’ ’ Biden must really think we are all dolts .
Joe , we are not dolts .
But you do represent a socialist future .
The Democrat Party also includes the media and Big Tech .
They are all complicit in driving a Marxist agenda .
Devoid of a scintilla of journalistic integrity ( an oxymoron if there ever was one ) , the media brazenly attacks the President .
They deceive and often @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russia , Russia , Russia hoax .
Or , recall the more recent New York Times fake story about President Trump ’ s tax returns where the “ paper of [ an abysmally poor ] record ” sought to mislead the public by reporting that Trump paid $ 750 in taxes , even though buried deeply in the article the Times shared that Trump actually paid at least $ 66 million in taxes since 2000 .
And here comes Joe , the day before the election , screaming at his modest-sized audience in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Yes , Joe memorized the script the media arm of the Democrat Party handed to him .
Big Tech is also doing its Soviet-style part , as good Marxist worker bees , blocking crucial information about their man Joe .
They shut down targeted Facebook , Twitter and other social sites when they don ’ t approve of the content , hiding behind some alleged third-party fact checker .
They continue to censor the increasing evidence that the Biden family made millions of dollars from deals with entities in China , Russia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they sure don ’ t want you to know that Joe ’ s son Hunter stored a list of the mobile telephone numbers of Bill and Hillary Clinton , almost every member of the Obama-Biden cabinet , and that of ex-FBI Director Louis Freeh on one of Hunter ’ s laptops .
Think that was to send a “ Happy Holidays ” greeting ( “ Merry Christmas ” was unpopular during the Obama-Biden years ) to all on the list ?
We think not .
Big Tech and the media suppress information concerning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ don ’ t ask the basic questions about Joe Biden before the election .
Did Joe and his family exploit the Office of the Vice Presidency to make millions of dollars at the expense of the American people ?
Did they compromise national security ?
Did they violate federal laws ?
The American people have the right to know .
The American people should be outraged by the condescending , manipulative , dishonest games the Democrat Party media and Big Tech are playing .
They insult the intelligence of the American people at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden .
He acts like he ’ s entitled to the Office of the President .
He ignores his do-nothing , 47-year record , unless we count his friendship with segregationists , his cozying up to an intern or two , his 1994 Biden Crime Bill resulting in the disproportionate incarceration of black men , his penning a deal with Iran that provided the world ’ s leading sponsor of terrorism a clear pathway to nuclear weapons , his hostility to our closest ally Israel , just to name a few of his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think we are with his sanctimonious outrage at President Trump ’ s handling of the China coronavirus .
Biden chides Trump ’ s handling of the crisis and exploits the passing of those who lost their lives .
Never mind that Trump ’ s immediate , all-hands-on-deck response to the China coronavirus , saved millions of American lives .
In the classic Biden fashion of plagiarizing , a word with which he is intimately familiar , Biden ’ s “ plan ” actually steals from Trump ’ s playbook .
Biden should have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was in charge of H1N1 .
His abysmal handling of H1N1 was best described by Biden ’ s own chief of staff Ron Klain .
“ It is purely a fortuity that this isn ’ t one of the great mass casualty events in American history .
It had nothing to do with us doing anything right .
It just had to do with luck .
If anyone thinks that this can ’ t happen again , they don ’ t have to go back to 1918 , they just have to go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a virus with a different lethality , and you can just do the math on that.
” Joe defends China despite that it is the greatest national security threat to the United States .
He says a “ rising China is a positive , positive ” And in his typical condescending fashion , Joe schools us .
“ China is going to eat our lunch ?
Come on , man .
I mean , you know they ’ re not bad folks , folks .
But guess what ?
They ’ re not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s the case , why did Biden just say in Cleveland that he won ’ t let China take over .
He better be careful with his tough guy threats since he still has a lot of explaining to do about his family ’ s business deals with Communist China-related entities , including his own 2013 meeting in Beijing with son Hunter , whose company coincidentally signed a deal with the Bank of China and created a $ 1 billion investment fund a mere ten days later .
Then again , Joe may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ballot box in name only .
As President Trump so aptly said , it ’ s not Biden who has supporters .
It ’ s the “ ideology that has supporters .
[ Biden ] is a vessel.
” And then there ’ s Kamala Harris , the most liberal member of the U.S. Senate , who referred to a future “ Harris administration ” at a virtual roundtable in Arizona in September .
Biden spoke about a Harris-Biden administration , and just the other day at a campaign stop , Harris was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ United States .
Democrat Party voters rebuffed Harris as presidential material during the primaries .
And yet , they expect the American people to ignore what her own party rejected only last year .
The Democrat Party also expects the American people to ignore Biden ’ s cognitive issues .
Dare we question his health , we are the ones questioned .
We are to ignore Joe ’ s inability to recite our country ’ s founding document ; “ We owe these truths to be self-evident .
All men and women created @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know , you know the thing.
” We are to turn from Biden ’ s condescending and racist-tinged gaffes like , “ poor kids are just as bright and just as talented as white kids.
” Forget about the fact that Biden missed his cue two times to appear the other day at a campaign stop , then left his mask at the podium until Obama sent Joe back to retrieve it .
He said multiple times he is running for Senate .
He called Romney “ that senator who was a Mormon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a second Trump term as “ four more years of George , George , … ” As for Biden ’ s incoherent fortune cookie slogan , “ we choose truth over facts , ” this is particularly precious since he neither speaks the truth , nor the facts .
All of this isn ’ t to ridicule , but are the American people expected to accept Biden “ as is ?
” Should we just accept who the media and Big Tech place before us , filtered as they determine ?
According @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The American People are to fall in lock step .
We are to accept Biden ’ s statement that he and his cohorts “ literally are going to change the course of this country for generations to come , ” just as we are to cede to his plans for “ revolutionary , institutional changes.
” But freedom and liberty are in the DNA of the American people .
We believe in our Republic .
We , therefore , must reject the edicts of the Marxist Democrat Party hoodlums , along with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We need not adhere to their plans to destroy our country .
We must demand that our liberty and freedoms be protected .
We must not concede one inch of our inalienable rights to these Marxists , whose sole goal is to take a wrecking ball to what is the essence of our great country .
Our predecessors did not make the ultimate sacrifice for us to succumb .
The choice is clear and existential .
If we are to preserve our sweet land of liberty , we must ignore every attempt to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We won ’ t be intimidated or taken for fools .
November 3 is the day we take the stand for freedom and liberty as every generation before us .
Julie Strauss Levin is a proud American and attorney who loves her country .
Photo “ Joe Biden and Kamala Harris ” by Joe Biden .

by Julie Strauss Levin
Today is the day we will find out whether or not our country will remain the exceptional country it is. This is the land of liberty and opportunity, where the precious words written in our Declaration of Independence, as safeguarded under our Constitution, protect people of all faiths, skin colors and ethnicities. We must not abandon our identity and succumb to Marxism, which devours and destroys every single country it invades.
Make no mistake about it, tomorrow’s election is between preserving our liberties and our freedoms or bowing to Marxists, that is to the Democrat Party. It is that simple.
The Democrat Party insults the American people by openly embracing a radical, far-left ideology. AOC, her squad pals Pressley, Talib and Omar, Bernie Sanders and the rest of their ilk boast their Marxist worldview. And they’ve got Joe Biden in their pocket. Just the other day, Sanders told the Squad their task will be to “make sure that Biden becomes the most progressive president since FDR.”
Yet, weeks ago, Joe tried to reassure the public when he said, “I beat the socialist. That’s how I got elected. That’s how I got the nomination. Do I look like a socialist?” Nice try, Joe. We all know better.
When someone surrounds himself with Marxists, gives them a platform, stays silent when they float a Secretary of Labor Sanders, Secretary of the Treasury Warren, puts AOC in charge of climate, and Beto in charge of gun control, it’s very clear what’s going on. Add to that the document that bears the Biden and Sanders names, i.e. the “Biden Sanders Unity Plan,’’ Biden must really think we are all dolts.
Joe, we are not dolts. But you do represent a socialist future.
The Democrat Party also includes the media and Big Tech. They are all complicit in driving a Marxist agenda. Devoid of a scintilla of journalistic integrity (an oxymoron if there ever was one), the media brazenly attacks the President. They deceive and often lie with reckless abandon. Witness the Russia, Russia, Russia hoax. Or, recall the more recent New York Times fake story about President Trump’s tax returns where the “paper of [an abysmally poor] record” sought to mislead the public by reporting that Trump paid $750 in taxes, even though buried deeply in the article the Times shared that Trump actually paid at least $66 million in taxes since 2000.
And here comes Joe, the day before the election, screaming at his modest-sized audience in Cleveland that Trump only paid $750. Yes, Joe memorized the script the media arm of the Democrat Party handed to him.
Big Tech is also doing its Soviet-style part, as good Marxist worker bees, blocking crucial information about their man Joe. They shut down targeted Facebook, Twitter and other social sites when they don’t approve of the content, hiding behind some alleged third-party fact checker. They continue to censor the increasing evidence that the Biden family made millions of dollars from deals with entities in China, Russia, and the Ukraine. And, they sure don’t want you to know that Joe’s son Hunter stored a list of the mobile telephone numbers of Bill and Hillary Clinton, almost every member of the Obama-Biden cabinet, and that of ex-FBI Director Louis Freeh on one of Hunter’s laptops. Think that was to send a “Happy Holidays” greeting (“Merry Christmas” was unpopular during the Obama-Biden years) to all on the list? We think not.
Big Tech and the media suppress information concerning Hunter’s laptop so that we don’t ask the basic questions about Joe Biden before the election. Did Joe and his family exploit the Office of the Vice Presidency to make millions of dollars at the expense of the American people? Did they compromise national security?
Did they violate federal laws? The American people have the right to know.
The American people should be outraged by the condescending, manipulative, dishonest games the Democrat Party media and Big Tech are playing. They insult the intelligence of the American people at every turn.
And so does Candidate Biden. He acts like he’s entitled to the Office of the President. He ignores his do-nothing, 47-year record, unless we count his friendship with segregationists, his cozying up to an intern or two, his 1994 Biden Crime Bill resulting in the disproportionate incarceration of black men, his penning a deal with Iran that provided the world’s leading sponsor of terrorism a clear pathway to nuclear weapons, his hostility to our closest ally Israel, just to name a few of his crowning achievements.
How stupid does Biden think we are with his sanctimonious outrage at President Trump’s handling of the China coronavirus. Biden chides Trump’s handling of the crisis and exploits the passing of those who lost their lives. Never mind that Trump’s immediate, all-hands-on-deck response to the China coronavirus, saved millions of American lives.
In the classic Biden fashion of plagiarizing, a word with which he is intimately familiar, Biden’s “plan” actually steals from Trump’s playbook. Biden should have turned to Trump for guidance when Biden was in charge of H1N1. His abysmal handling of H1N1 was best described by Biden’s own chief of staff Ron Klain. “It is purely a fortuity that this isn’t one of the great mass casualty events in American history. It had nothing to do with us doing anything right. It just had to do with luck. If anyone thinks that this can’t happen again, they don’t have to go back to 1918, they just have to go back to 2009, 2010 and imagine a virus with a different lethality, and you can just do the math on that.”
Joe defends China despite that it is the greatest national security threat to the United States. He says a “rising China is a positive, positive” And in his typical condescending fashion, Joe schools us. “China is going to eat our lunch? Come on, man. I mean, you know they’re not bad folks, folks. But guess what? They’re not competition for us.”
If that’s the case, why did Biden just say in Cleveland that he won’t let China take over. He better be careful with his tough guy threats since he still has a lot of explaining to do about his family’s business deals with Communist China-related entities, including his own 2013 meeting in Beijing with son Hunter, whose company coincidentally signed a deal with the Bank of China and created a $1 billion investment fund a mere ten days later.
Then again, Joe may be the Democrat top-of-the-ticket candidate at the ballot box in name only. As President Trump so aptly said, it’s not Biden who has supporters. It’s the “ideology that has supporters. [Biden] is a vessel.” And then there’s Kamala Harris, the most liberal member of the U.S. Senate, who referred to a future “Harris administration” at a virtual roundtable in Arizona in September. Biden spoke about a Harris-Biden administration, and just the other day at a campaign stop, Harris was introduced as the next president of the United States. Democrat Party voters rebuffed Harris as presidential material during the primaries. And yet, they expect the American people to ignore what her own party rejected only last year.
The Democrat Party also expects the American people to ignore Biden’s cognitive issues. Dare we question his health, we are the ones questioned. We are to ignore Joe’s inability to recite our country’s founding document; “We owe these truths to be self-evident. All men and women created, by the – go, you know, you know the thing.” We are to turn from Biden’s condescending and racist-tinged gaffes like, “poor kids are just as bright and just as talented as white kids.”
Forget about the fact that Biden missed his cue two times to appear the other day at a campaign stop, then left his mask at the podium until Obama sent Joe back to retrieve it. He said multiple times he is running for Senate. He called Romney “that senator who was a Mormon, the governor,” and referred to a second Trump term as “four more years of George, George, …” As for Biden’s incoherent fortune cookie slogan, “we choose truth over facts,” this is particularly precious since he neither speaks the truth, nor the facts.
All of this isn’t to ridicule, but are the American people expected to accept Biden “as is?” Should we just accept who the media and Big Tech place before us, filtered as they determine? According to them, yes and heck yes.
The American People are to fall in lock step. We are to accept Biden’s statement that he and his cohorts “literally are going to change the course of this country for generations to come,” just as we are to cede to his plans for “revolutionary, institutional changes.”
But freedom and liberty are in the DNA of the American people. We believe in our Republic. We, therefore, must reject the edicts of the Marxist Democrat Party hoodlums, along with their media and Big Tech groupies. We need not adhere to their plans to destroy our country. We must demand that our liberty and freedoms be protected. We must not concede one inch of our inalienable rights to these Marxists, whose sole goal is to take a wrecking ball to what is the essence of our great country. Our predecessors did not make the ultimate sacrifice for us to succumb.
The choice is clear and existential. If we are to preserve our sweet land of liberty, we must ignore every attempt to suppress our vote and disenfranchise Americans. We won’t be intimidated or taken for fools. November 3 is the day we take the stand for freedom and liberty as every generation before us.
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Julie Strauss Levin is a proud American and attorney who loves her country.
Photo “Joe Biden and Kamala Harris” by Joe Biden.


thetennesseestar--2020-11-03--Top 10 Reasons Americans Reelect President Donald J. Trump

President Donald J. Trump is on the verge of becoming the 16th man to be elected to the White House twice—but , everyone is telling you he is going to lose .
Here are the Top 10 reasons why the polls are wrong and Trump gets four more years as the commander-in-chief .
10 .
Trump voters are not likely voters .
Pollsters are making a big mistake when they change their screening of respondents for their turnout model from registered voters to so-called likely voters .
Before Trump , this might have made sense because likely voters are , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to vote .
The problem is that Trump voters are not likely at all .
Pollsters ask voters if they voted in previous elections and or primaries to discern if they are likely to show up this time .
The problem is that many Trump voters voted for the first time in a long time for Trump in 2016—and they have not voted since .
Look for Trump voters to come out of the woodwork and the shadows giving him a huge push the polls completely missed .
Go ahead and throw @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Republican National Committee has registered , including more than 196,000 in Florida between March and August and more than 110,000 in North Carolina .
Needless to say , new voters do not have a voting history , so they also are not part of any model of likely voters .
Watch Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel discuss the GOP ’ s registration of new voters : 9 .
Trump fired Brad Pascale .
In the 2016 Trump campaign , Brad Pascale ran the digital operation , including online polling , digital @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years of President Barack Obama and the Democrats dominating social media , Pascale put the Republicans in the lead , so much so that his mastery of Facebook embarrassed the leftwing leaders of that platform .
Going into the 2020 cycle , Pascale was put in charge of the Trump reelection effort to acclaim .
Trump ’ s reelection campaign was a simple affair , until the COVID-19 pandemic .
Pascale was doing fine and in some places , such as his brilliant merchandising ideas , like Trump black markers after the president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on a map showing the path of hurricane or Trump plastic straws after they became contraband in fancy parts of the country .
In the COVID-19 era , Pascale faltered .
The wizard of social media and snarky tee-shirts did not seem to know how to run a presidential campaign or have friends who did .
Pascale ’ s flaws were exposed by June 20 Trump rally in Tulsa , Oklahoma , when Pascale promised to pack the 19,000-seat BOK Center .
Pascale said 500,000 people had requested tickets for the rally , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the bloom was off the rose .
Add on to that people started looking at the books and then is bound to awkward for Pascale after the final accounting .
The president fired Pascale July 15 and replaced him with Bill Stepien .
It was addition by subtraction .
8 .
Bill Stepien takes helm of Trump campaign .
Bill Stepien is not a flashy guy .
He is a solid guy .
He immediately froze the campaign ’ s spending and took stock of what was what .
Then , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they went to work .
Stepien had experience on previous Republican presidential campaigns , the Trump White House and , of course , the political campaigns of New Jersey Gov .
Christopher J. Christie .
It was his New Jersey savvy , that led to his successfully convinced Garden State Rep. Jeff Van Drew to switch from the Democratic Party to the GOP—only after he became the only House Democrat to vote against impeaching the president .
7 .
Black voters are no longer the Democratic monolith .
In 2012 , President Barack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ percent black turnout .
It was the first-time black voters were recorded with a higher percentage turnout than white voters .
For Democrats and black voters , it was the high-water mark .
In 2016 , black turnout dropped to 60 percent and Trump garnered roughly 8 percent of the black vote with most of that coming from black men .
Hillary Clinton was so dependent on the black vote that in the last week of the campaign , her husband President Bill Clinton visited black ministers in Detroit and the campaign , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Philadelphia .
In 2020 , Trump is poised to secure 15 percent of the black vote .
For Democrats the disappointment is going to being heavy , because Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. sold himself to the powers-that-be as the candidate able to bring black turnout to the levels seen in the 2012 and 2008 elections .
Biden was crushed in the Feb. 11 New Hampshire primary , finishing fifth with 8 percent of the vote and no delegates .
Yet , two weeks later , House Majority Whip James Clyburn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president , and he was back in the game .
Clyburn is the senior black elected official in the country and his stamp of approval not only held sway for black voters , but it was also the message to the white party leaders that Biden was the guy .
Consider the percentage of black voters in these five battleground states : Georgia , 32 percent ; North Carolina , 22 percent ; Florida , 14 percent ; Michigan , 13 percent and Pennsylvania , 10 percent .
The Biden campaign , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outlets are all trying to drive up black turnout .
Now , consider if that turnout it is driving up Trump ’ s vote totals as he cuts into that share from 90 percent to 85 percent .
6 .
Trump is building a wall on the Mexican border .
Candidate Donald J. Trump ’ s biggest applause line in his 2015-2016 campaign rallies was his promise to build a wall on the Mexican border .
Before there were chants of “ Lock Her Up , ” there were chants of “ Build @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president there was some sort of barrier along 650 miles of the 2,000-mile border .
As of Election Day , Trump has built added 15 new miles of barrier , but most importantly , he has replaced more than 350 miles of simple fencing barrier with mighty steel bollard wall , using more than 550,000 tons of steel .
There are 220 miles of wall under construction and another 160 miles in different stages of planning .
The funding has not been pretty and the president had to declare a national emergency to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is , a wall on the Mexican border going up right before our eyes .
5 .
Trump has resisted new foreign wars , while strengthening America ’ s military reputation .
Nothing speaks to President Barack Obama ’ s foreign policy like his policy in Iraq .
In the 2012 presidential campaign , he campaigned for reelection as the man who pulled our combat troops out of Iraq .
Then , in 2014 , Obama sent our troops back because of the rise of the Army of the Islamic State , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mosul , control of Iraq ’ s borders with Jordan and Syria .
Trump promised to destroy the ISIS caliphate that stretched from Aleppo , Syria to Diyala , Iraq and he did .
In his first year , the president ramped up operations against ISIS by adding U.S. logistics , special operations forces and airstrikes .
In July 2017 , Mosul , Iraq was liberated , followed by Raqqa , Syria in October 2017 and by November 2017 , the caliphate was gone .
Watch this video Marine artillery destroying an ISIS @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to defeat ISIS in Raqqah , Syria , May 14 , 2017 : After the destruction of the caliphate , Trump did not follow up with an occupation or an expansion of the war into other areas of concern .
Instead , Trump has been pulling troops out of Iraq .
When Trump took office , there was the strong possibility of the United States getting pulled into a hot war in Ukraine , the Korean Peninsula or even the Baltics—in addition to the escalation of 80,000 troops the Pentagon was calling for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , American has not joined any new hot wars and we had 10,000 troops in Afghanistan and 5,000 now with plans to be at 2,500 this time next year .
4 .
Trump took on China .
When Biden talks about Trump ’ s “ failed trade war ” he is struggling to turn the president ’ s China policy against him .
China is a menace and before Trump , no one in the American political establishment had an issue .
Republicans used to point to the growth of the Chinese economy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ free enterprise system .
Nobody says that anymore .
Trump clearly explained that it was not free enterprise , it was the transfer of American factories to China .
Today , the trade deficit with China stands at $ 350 billion , down from $ 375 billion in 2018 .
When China joined the World Trade Organization in 2002 , the deficit stood at $ 100 billion .
In 2002 , there were 18 million manufacturing jobs in the United States .
Before COVID-19 , Trump added more than 400,000 new manufacturing jobs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ million manufacturing jobs and rising .
3 .
Trump is trusted to remake the Supreme Court .
The Supreme Court has been the most consequential branch of government for the Left .
Think of the leftwing agenda items that became the law of the land through the least democratic of our institutions : legalized abortion , gay marriage and expulsion of religious expression from the schools and the public square .
For most conservatives , the 1973 Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision is the only reason they care about the Supreme Court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contentious that instead talking about abortion , conservatives just say , “ I voted for Trump because of the Supreme Court.
” Supreme Court means abortion , but before Trump the record of Republicans has not been good .
Of the seven Supreme Court justices who voted for the Roe v. Wade decision , four of them were Republican appointees , including Justice Harry A. Blackman , who write the decision .
Nineteen years later , conservatives had the chance to overturn Roe v. Wade with the Planned Parenthood v. Casey case , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a 5-4 vote with four of the justices voting to protect abortion appointed by Republicans .
Trump has put justices Neil M. Gorsuch , Brett M. Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett on the high court .
These three jurists are not just joining the other conservatives , Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr. , which means Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. , is no longer the swing vote working with the court ’ s liberals .
It is the practice of the Supreme Court that when the chief justice votes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ justice to write the decision .
This is the most important power the chief justice wields , but if he does not join the conservatives , he is boxed out of any role in writing the court ’ s decision .
It is no exaggeration that for the first time in a long time , the Supreme Court is not longer in the hands of the Left and in the next four years more seats will open up .
When those seats open up , Americans want Trump making the call .
2 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as president .
In the history of the American presidency , there has been one other time when a candidate ’ s severe health issues were kept from the American people , President Franklin D. Roosevelt ’ s 1944 reelection campaign .
It was obvious to the Democratic Party leaders that Roosevelt was fading , so they replaced socialist Henry Wallace as the vice-presidential nominee and replaced him with Sen. Harry S. Truman ( D.-Mo. )
.
There is no way of knowing how long anyone is going to live or function normally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is not well .
He has always had cognitive misfires , saying things that were outrageous or awkward , but now there is a disconnect that was never there before .
Often Biden does not know where he is or who he is or what is his supposed to talk about .
Americans are compassion people .
They want the best for others .
They know it is unfair for them to put Biden in a position he can not handle .
Also : There is no way Americans want Sen. Kamala Harris @ @ @ @ @ @ @ running mate to become the next president .
1 .
It ’ s the economy , stupid .
Despite what the president says , the United States did not have the best economy in its history before COVID-19 , but to be fair , it was getting there .
Gross Domestic Product growth for Trump ’ s first three years were : 2017 , 2.22 percent ; 2018 , 3.18 percent and 2019 , 2.33 percent .
This was while running a trade war with China .
To his credit , Trump chose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China over economic growth .
However , Trump ’ s most amazing achievement has been his stewardship of the COVID-19 economy .
Seven months ago , the stock market and the economy took two major hits .
One was the COVID-19 shutdown .
The other was oil price war Saudi Arabia launched against Russia .
In the middle of this trade war , the price of oil went negative as traders were unwilling to take delivery of oil they had contracted for but could not offload onto someone else .
The centerpiece of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crisis was the Coronavirus Aid , Relief and Economic Security Act , or the CARES Act .
Inside that legislation is the Payroll Protection Program , which passed out nearly $ 700 billion in loans , many forgivable , to businesses .
PPP was designed to keep businesses going and workforces connected , rather than spread out to the winds .
Construction companies alone collected $ 45 billion and restaurants and hotels got $ 30 billion .
The American people know that at some point this year , the economy could have taken @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not .
Trump held the country and the economy together .
It is true that the mainstream media tried to turn COVID-19 into Trump ’ s Katrina Hurricane .
It failed because no one blamed Trump for the virus arriving here .
Whatever gigs , Trump earned for mistakes handling COVID-19 , what really mattered was his handling of the economy , which is ramping back up .
People trust Trump with the economy and they want him to have four more years .
It is as simple as that .

President Donald J. Trump is on the verge of becoming the 16th man to be elected to the White House twice—but, everyone is telling you he is going to lose.
Here are the Top 10 reasons why the polls are wrong and Trump gets four more years as the commander-in-chief.
10. Trump voters are not likely voters. Pollsters are making a big mistake when they change their screening of respondents for their turnout model from registered voters to so-called likely voters. Before Trump, this might have made sense because likely voters are, well, the people who are actually going to vote.
The problem is that Trump voters are not likely at all.
Pollsters ask voters if they voted in previous elections and or primaries to discern if they are likely to show up this time. The problem is that many Trump voters voted for the first time in a long time for Trump in 2016—and they have not voted since. Look for Trump voters to come out of the woodwork and the shadows giving him a huge push the polls completely missed.
Go ahead and throw in all the millions of new voters the Republican National Committee has registered, including more than 196,000 in Florida between March and August and more than 110,000 in North Carolina. Needless to say, new voters do not have a voting history, so they also are not part of any model of likely voters.
Watch Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel discuss the GOP’s registration of new voters:
9. Trump fired Brad Pascale. In the 2016 Trump campaign, Brad Pascale ran the digital operation, including online polling, digital advertising and web presence. After eight years of President Barack Obama and the Democrats dominating social media, Pascale put the Republicans in the lead, so much so that his mastery of Facebook embarrassed the leftwing leaders of that platform.
Going into the 2020 cycle, Pascale was put in charge of the Trump reelection effort to acclaim.
Trump’s reelection campaign was a simple affair, until the COVID-19 pandemic. Pascale was doing fine and in some places, such as his brilliant merchandising ideas, like Trump black markers after the president was accused of drawing his own line on a map showing the path of hurricane or Trump plastic straws after they became contraband in fancy parts of the country. In the COVID-19 era, Pascale faltered.
The wizard of social media and snarky tee-shirts did not seem to know how to run a presidential campaign or have friends who did.
Pascale’s flaws were exposed by June 20 Trump rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, when Pascale promised to pack the 19,000-seat BOK Center. Pascale said 500,000 people had requested tickets for the rally, so when less than 7,000 showed up, the bloom was off the rose.
Add on to that people started looking at the books and then is bound to awkward for Pascale after the final accounting.
The president fired Pascale July 15 and replaced him with Bill Stepien.
It was addition by subtraction.
8. Bill Stepien takes helm of Trump campaign. Bill Stepien is not a flashy guy. He is a solid guy. He immediately froze the campaign’s spending and took stock of what was what.
Have never tweeted before, didn't plan to start…but Twitter is making me tweet something so they'll delete the people creating fake accounts. Lots of folks out there without a date on a Friday night, apparently. #MAGA — BillStepien (@BillStepien) July 18, 2020
Then, he found called up some solid friends and they went to work.
To keep strengthening the President’s team, I announced the following at our all-staff meeting this morning: Justin Clark, Dep. Campaign Manager; Matt Morgan, Campaign Counsel; Nick Trainer, Dir. of Battleground Strategy. All are longtime #MAGA & will help DJT win in 105 days. — BillStepien (@BillStepien) July 20, 2020
Stepien had experience on previous Republican presidential campaigns, the Trump White House and, of course, the political campaigns of New Jersey Gov. Christopher J. Christie.
It was his New Jersey savvy, that led to his successfully convinced Garden State Rep. Jeff Van Drew to switch from the Democratic Party to the GOP—only after he became the only House Democrat to vote against impeaching the president.
7. Black voters are no longer the Democratic monolith. In 2012, President Barack Obama garnered roughly 95 percent of 67 percent black turnout. It was the first-time black voters were recorded with a higher percentage turnout than white voters.
For Democrats and black voters, it was the high-water mark.
In 2016, black turnout dropped to 60 percent and Trump garnered roughly 8 percent of the black vote with most of that coming from black men. Hillary Clinton was so dependent on the black vote that in the last week of the campaign, her husband President Bill Clinton visited black ministers in Detroit and the campaign, and the campaign held her last rally in Philadelphia.
In 2020, Trump is poised to secure 15 percent of the black vote.
For Democrats the disappointment is going to being heavy, because Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. sold himself to the powers-that-be as the candidate able to bring black turnout to the levels seen in the 2012 and 2008 elections.
Biden was crushed in the Feb. 11 New Hampshire primary, finishing fifth with 8 percent of the vote and no delegates. Yet, two weeks later, House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D.-S.C.) endorsed the former vice president, and he was back in the game. Clyburn is the senior black elected official in the country and his stamp of approval not only held sway for black voters, but it was also the message to the white party leaders that Biden was the guy.
Consider the percentage of black voters in these five battleground states: Georgia, 32 percent; North Carolina, 22 percent; Florida, 14 percent; Michigan, 13 percent and Pennsylvania, 10 percent.
The Biden campaign, the social media platforms and the mainstream media outlets are all trying to drive up black turnout.
Now, consider if that turnout it is driving up Trump’s vote totals as he cuts into that share from 90 percent to 85 percent.
6. Trump is building a wall on the Mexican border. Candidate Donald J. Trump’s biggest applause line in his 2015-2016 campaign rallies was his promise to build a wall on the Mexican border. Before there were chants of “Lock Her Up,” there were chants of “Build the Wall!”
When Trump became president there was some sort of barrier along 650 miles of the 2,000-mile border. As of Election Day, Trump has built added 15 new miles of barrier, but most importantly, he has replaced more than 350 miles of simple fencing barrier with mighty steel bollard wall, using more than 550,000 tons of steel. There are 220 miles of wall under construction and another 160 miles in different stages of planning.
The funding has not been pretty and the president had to declare a national emergency to get it done, but there it is, a wall on the Mexican border going up right before our eyes.
5. Trump has resisted new foreign wars, while strengthening America’s military reputation. Nothing speaks to President Barack Obama’s foreign policy like his policy in Iraq. In the 2012 presidential campaign, he campaigned for reelection as the man who pulled our combat troops out of Iraq.
Then, in 2014, Obama sent our troops back because of the rise of the Army of the Islamic State, which took over the cities of Tikrit, Mosul, control of Iraq’s borders with Jordan and Syria.
Trump promised to destroy the ISIS caliphate that stretched from Aleppo, Syria to Diyala, Iraq and he did.
In his first year, the president ramped up operations against ISIS by adding U.S. logistics, special operations forces and airstrikes. In July 2017, Mosul, Iraq was liberated, followed by Raqqa, Syria in October 2017 and by November 2017, the caliphate was gone.
Watch this video Marine artillery destroying an ISIS artillery system in support of SDF operations to defeat ISIS in Raqqah, Syria, May 14, 2017:
After the destruction of the caliphate, Trump did not follow up with an occupation or an expansion of the war into other areas of concern. Instead, Trump has been pulling troops out of Iraq.
When Trump took office, there was the strong possibility of the United States getting pulled into a hot war in Ukraine, the Korean Peninsula or even the Baltics—in addition to the escalation of 80,000 troops the Pentagon was calling for in Afghanistan.
Nearly four years in, American has not joined any new hot wars and we had 10,000 troops in Afghanistan and 5,000 now with plans to be at 2,500 this time next year.
4. Trump took on China. When Biden talks about Trump’s “failed trade war” he is struggling to turn the president’s China policy against him. China is a menace and before Trump, no one in the American political establishment had an issue.
Republicans used to point to the growth of the Chinese economy and call it the victory of the free enterprise system. Nobody says that anymore. Trump clearly explained that it was not free enterprise, it was the transfer of American factories to China.
Today, the trade deficit with China stands at $350 billion, down from $375 billion in 2018.
When China joined the World Trade Organization in 2002, the deficit stood at $100 billion.
In 2002, there were 18 million manufacturing jobs in the United States.
Before COVID-19, Trump added more than 400,000 new manufacturing jobs in the United States with now 14 million manufacturing jobs and rising.
3. Trump is trusted to remake the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has been the most consequential branch of government for the Left. Think of the leftwing agenda items that became the law of the land through the least democratic of our institutions: legalized abortion, gay marriage and expulsion of religious expression from the schools and the public square.
For most conservatives, the 1973 Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision is the only reason they care about the Supreme Court. Talk about abortion has become so contentious that instead talking about abortion, conservatives just say, “I voted for Trump because of the Supreme Court.”
Supreme Court means abortion, but before Trump the record of Republicans has not been good. Of the seven Supreme Court justices who voted for the Roe v. Wade decision, four of them were Republican appointees, including Justice Harry A. Blackman, who write the decision.
Nineteen years later, conservatives had the chance to overturn Roe v. Wade with the Planned Parenthood v. Casey case, but instead the high court sustained Roe with a 5-4 vote with four of the justices voting to protect abortion appointed by Republicans.
Trump has put justices Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett on the high court. These three jurists are not just joining the other conservatives, Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr., which means Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., is no longer the swing vote working with the court’s liberals.
It is the practice of the Supreme Court that when the chief justice votes with the majority, he chooses the justice to write the decision. This is the most important power the chief justice wields, but if he does not join the conservatives, he is boxed out of any role in writing the court’s decision.
It is no exaggeration that for the first time in a long time, the Supreme Court is not longer in the hands of the Left and in the next four years more seats will open up. When those seats open up, Americans want Trump making the call.
2. Biden is not capable of serving as president. In the history of the American presidency, there has been one other time when a candidate’s severe health issues were kept from the American people, President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1944 reelection campaign. It was obvious to the Democratic Party leaders that Roosevelt was fading, so they replaced socialist Henry Wallace as the vice-presidential nominee and replaced him with Sen. Harry S. Truman (D.-Mo.).
There is no way of knowing how long anyone is going to live or function normally, but it is clear that Biden is not well. He has always had cognitive misfires, saying things that were outrageous or awkward, but now there is a disconnect that was never there before.
Often Biden does not know where he is or who he is or what is his supposed to talk about.
“Watching the press handle Joe Biden is like watching someone make sure a 3 year old wins Candyland.”https://t.co/jaMXb3FwVl — Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) October 27, 2020
Americans are compassion people. They want the best for others. They know it is unfair for them to put Biden in a position he cannot handle.
Also: There is no way Americans want Sen. Kamala Harris (D.-Calif.), Biden’s running mate to become the next president.
1. It’s the economy, stupid. Despite what the president says, the United States did not have the best economy in its history before COVID-19, but to be fair, it was getting there.
Gross Domestic Product growth for Trump’s first three years were: 2017, 2.22 percent; 2018, 3.18 percent and 2019, 2.33 percent. This was while running a trade war with China. To his credit, Trump chose structural change with our economic relationship with China over economic growth.
However, Trump’s most amazing achievement has been his stewardship of the COVID-19 economy. Seven months ago, the stock market and the economy took two major hits. One was the COVID-19 shutdown. The other was oil price war Saudi Arabia launched against Russia.
In the middle of this trade war, the price of oil went negative as traders were unwilling to take delivery of oil they had contracted for but could not offload onto someone else.
The centerpiece of Trump’s handling of the economic crisis was the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, or the CARES Act. Inside that legislation is the Payroll Protection Program, which passed out nearly $700 billion in loans, many forgivable, to businesses.
PPP was designed to keep businesses going and workforces connected, rather than spread out to the winds. Construction companies alone collected $45 billion and restaurants and hotels got $30 billion.
The American people know that at some point this year, the economy could have taken a real dive, but it did not. Trump held the country and the economy together.
It is true that the mainstream media tried to turn COVID-19 into Trump’s Katrina Hurricane. It failed because no one blamed Trump for the virus arriving here. Whatever gigs, Trump earned for mistakes handling COVID-19, what really mattered was his handling of the economy, which is ramping back up.
People trust Trump with the economy and they want him to have four more years.
It is as simple as that.


thetennesseestar--2020-11-03--Testing Giant College Board to Sever Financial Ties with China after Blackburn Letter

College Board , the entity responsible for developing SAT and AP tests , will sever financial ties with the Chinese Confucius Institute Headquarters ( Hanban ) at the end of the year .
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn , R-Tennessee , and six other U.S. senators sent a letter to College Board CEO David Coleman last week , asking for clarification of the board ’ s financial relationship with Hanban and the extent of Chinese government influence on test development and guest teacher placements in the U.S. College Board has received an annual grant from Hanban since 2006 to support teaching @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in U.S. schools , College Board Senior Vice President Elissa Kim said in response the senators ’ letter .
College Board no longer will pursue grant funding from the Chinese , Kim said .
“ 2020 is the final year in which the College Board will receive or pursue any grant funding from Hanban , ” Kim wrote .
Kim said the board worked with Hanban to build school districts ’ Chinese language programs , but as programs are becoming more established , the board ’ s work with Hanban has reduced in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unequivocally : Hanban and the Chinese government has never had any influence on the content of College Board curricular or educational programs ; indeed , no foreign entity has such influence , nor will they ever , ” Kim wrote .
The U.S. Department of State designated the central Confucius Institute organization in the U.S. as a foreign mission of the People ’ s Republic of China ( PRC ) in August .
“ The [ Chinese Communist Party ] will continue looking for other avenues to gain influence in the American education @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and push back against Chinese influence , ” Blackburn said in a tweet Monday afternoon .
Joining Blackburn in correspondence with the College Board were Sens .
Tom Cotton , R-Arkansas ; Josh Hawley , R-Missouri ; Kelly Loeffler , R-Georgia ; Mike Lee , R-Utah ; James Lankford , R-Oklahoma ; and Marco Rubio , R-Florida .
Vivian Jones reports on Tennessee and South Carolina for The Center Square .
Her writing has appeared in the Detroit News , The Hill , and publications of The Heartland Institute .

by Vivian Jones
College Board, the entity responsible for developing SAT and AP tests, will sever financial ties with the Chinese Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) at the end of the year.
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, and six other U.S. senators sent a letter to College Board CEO David Coleman last week, asking for clarification of the board’s financial relationship with Hanban and the extent of Chinese government influence on test development and guest teacher placements in the U.S.
College Board has received an annual grant from Hanban since 2006 to support teaching and learning of Chinese language and culture in U.S. schools, College Board Senior Vice President Elissa Kim said in response the senators’ letter.
College Board no longer will pursue grant funding from the Chinese, Kim said.
“2020 is the final year in which the College Board will receive or pursue any grant funding from Hanban,” Kim wrote.
Kim said the board worked with Hanban to build school districts’ Chinese language programs, but as programs are becoming more established, the board’s work with Hanban has reduced in scope.
“I want to state unequivocally: Hanban and the Chinese government has never had any influence on the content of College Board curricular or educational programs; indeed, no foreign entity has such influence, nor will they ever,” Kim wrote.
The U.S. Department of State designated the central Confucius Institute organization in the U.S. as a foreign mission of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in August.
“The [Chinese Communist Party] will continue looking for other avenues to gain influence in the American education system, and we must remain vigilant and push back against Chinese influence,” Blackburn said in a tweet Monday afternoon.
Joining Blackburn in correspondence with the College Board were Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas; Josh Hawley, R-Missouri; Kelly Loeffler, R-Georgia; Mike Lee, R-Utah; James Lankford, R-Oklahoma; and Marco Rubio, R-Florida.
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Vivian Jones reports on Tennessee and South Carolina for The Center Square. Her writing has appeared in the Detroit News, The Hill, and publications of The Heartland Institute.


thetennesseestar--2020-11-03--New Tennessee Law Goes After Local Officials Who Hinder Police During Violent Protests

A new Tennessee law holds local government officials legally liable if they prohibit law enforcement or fire and rescue services from doing their jobs , enforcing Tennessee ’ s laws , or protecting citizens during public demonstrations .
Republicans in the Tennessee General Assembly passed the bill into law in August with Gov .
Bill Lee ’ s signature .
They said in an emailed press release that Tennessee needs the law , especially after violence erupted during protests in downtown Nashville in May .
The new law did not generate a lot of publicity last summer , said State @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who sponsored the bill in the legislature .
He told The Tennessee Star Monday that the law is America ’ s first mob violence governmental accountability bill .
“ [ Imagine if ] the mayor of Nashville were to order Metro Police to not enforce the laws and to move away from the state capitol or to move away from Broadway or any area within their jurisdiction and ordered those first responders to stand down , ” Ogles said .
“ They would , in essence , give up their civil liability @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take on civil liability.
” The law makes local officials civilly liable for property damages , personal injuries or even death , Ogles said .
The law does not apply to local law enforcement or fire and rescue services personnel and the decisions they make , according to the emailed press release .
Members of Nashville Mayor John Cooper ’ s office did not return The Star ’ s request for comment Monday .
As The Star reported in May , several thousand protestors descended upon Nashville ’ s Legislative Plaza on behalf @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Minneapolis while in police custody .
Many protestors carried signs demanding that the government either defund or abolish the police .
The crowd , composed of whites and blacks , chanted “ Black Lives Matter ” and “ No Justice , No Peace ” many times over .
Later in the day , and after that day ’ s rally , protestors resorted to violence — by vandalizing the Metro Courthouse and , later , parts of lower Broadway .
Nashville law enforcement officials arrested a total of 28 people that night .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 30 businesses and buildings .
Also , as reported that day , countless people took to Cooper ’ s Facebook page and scolded the mayor for allying himself with anti-police protestors earlier in the day .
They also rebuked Cooper for not taking an aggressive enough stance against protestors later in the day when protestors resorted to violence .
Former Nashville mayoral candidate Carol Swain said she warned Cooper to prepare for possible violence following that day ’ s protests .
Cooper responded with a polite thank you — and , apparently , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time .
Chris Butler is an investigative journalist at The Tennessee Star .
Follow Chris on Facebook .
Email tips to [ email protected ] Photo “ Police Officers ” by Derek Simeone CC BY 2.0 .

A new Tennessee law holds local government officials legally liable if they prohibit law enforcement or fire and rescue services from doing their jobs, enforcing Tennessee’s laws, or protecting citizens during public demonstrations.
Republicans in the Tennessee General Assembly passed the bill into law in August with Gov. Bill Lee’s signature. They said in an emailed press release that Tennessee needs the law, especially after violence erupted during protests in downtown Nashville in May.
The new law did not generate a lot of publicity last summer, said State Rep. Brandon Ogles, (R-Franklin), who sponsored the bill in the legislature. He told The Tennessee Star Monday that the law is America’s first mob violence governmental accountability bill.
“[Imagine if] the mayor of Nashville were to order Metro Police to not enforce the laws and to move away from the state capitol or to move away from Broadway or any area within their jurisdiction and ordered those first responders to stand down,” Ogles said.
“They would, in essence, give up their civil liability immunity during that demonstration and they would take on civil liability.”
The law makes local officials civilly liable for property damages, personal injuries or even death, Ogles said.
The law does not apply to local law enforcement or fire and rescue services personnel and the decisions they make, according to the emailed press release.
Members of Nashville Mayor John Cooper’s office did not return The Star’s request for comment Monday.
As The Star reported in May, several thousand protestors descended upon Nashville’s Legislative Plaza on behalf of George Floyd, who died in Minneapolis while in police custody. Many protestors carried signs demanding that the government either defund or abolish the police. The crowd, composed of whites and blacks, chanted “Black Lives Matter” and “No Justice, No Peace” many times over.
Later in the day, and after that day’s rally, protestors resorted to violence — by vandalizing the Metro Courthouse and, later, parts of lower Broadway. Nashville law enforcement officials arrested a total of 28 people that night. Metro Nashville Police determined that protestors damaged 30 businesses and buildings.
Also, as reported that day, countless people took to Cooper’s Facebook page and scolded the mayor for allying himself with anti-police protestors earlier in the day. They also rebuked Cooper for not taking an aggressive enough stance against protestors later in the day when protestors resorted to violence.
Former Nashville mayoral candidate Carol Swain said she warned Cooper to prepare for possible violence following that day’s protests.
Cooper responded with a polite thank you — and, apparently, little else, Swain said at the time.
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Chris Butler is an investigative journalist at The Tennessee Star. Follow Chris on Facebook. Email tips to [email protected]
Photo “Police Officers” by Derek Simeone CC BY 2.0.


thetennesseestar--2020-11-03--Victor Davis Hanson Commentary: Donald Trump, Counterrevolutionary

Until Donald Trump ’ s arrival , the globalist revolution was almost solidified and institutionalized – with the United States increasingly its greatest and most “ woke ” advocate .
We know its bipartisan establishment contours .
China would inherit the world in 20 or 30 years .
The self-appointed task of American elites – many of whom had already been enriched and compromised by Chinese partners and joint ventures – was to facilitate this all-in-the-family transition in the manner of the imperial British hand-off of hegemony to the United States in the late 1940s .
Our best and brightest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Feinstein ( D-CA ) , Bill Gates , or Mark Zuckerberg would enlighten us about the “ real ” China , so we yokels would not fall into Neanderthal bitterness as they managed our foreordained decline .
We would usher China into “ the world community ” – grimacing at , but overlooking the destruction it wrought on the global commercial order and the American interior .
We would politely forget about Hong Kong , Taiwan , Tibet , and the Uyghurs .
Hollywood would nod as it put out more lucrative comic-book @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , albeit with mandated lighter-skinned actors .
The NBA would nod twice and trash a democratic United States , while praising genocidal China – becoming richer and more esteemed abroad to make up for becoming boring and poorer at home .
The universities would nod three times , and see a crime not in Chinese espionage and security breaches , but in the reporting of them as crimes .
So our revolutionary role would be to play stuffy and snooty Athenian philosophers to the new muscular Roman legions of China .
Given our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and sense of self , we would gently chide and cajole our Chinese masters into becoming enlightened world overseers and democrats – all the easier , the richer and more affluent Chinese became .
For now , Trump has stopped that revolution .
Until Trump ’ s arrival , Big Tech was three-quarters home on the road to Nineteen Eighty-Four .
Five or six companies monopolized most American – and indeed the world ’ s – access and use of the internet .
In cynical fashion , Silicon Valley grandees patronized naïve conservatives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Milton Friedman libertarianism and 19th century robber baron daring .
Yet to their leftist kindred , the moguls of Menlo Park simultaneously whispered , “ Don ’ t worry about such necessary disinformation : we will enrich only your candidates , only your agendas , only your foundations , only your universities – in exchange for your exemptions.
” Antitrust legislation was as much an anathema to good liberals as rigging searches , institutionalizing the cancel culture , and censoring thoughts and ideas were welcomed .
For now Trump , almost alone , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s arrival , there was increasingly no border at all .
Fifty-million foreign-born resided , both legally and illegally , in the United States .
Nearly a million annually walked northward across the border with ease and without legal sanction or invitation .
To object to illegal immigration and decry its deleterious effects on the entry-level wages of our working poor , on the social safety net of the American needy , and on the sanctity of the law was to be smeared as racist , xenophobic , and nativist .
More @ @ @ @ @ @ @ current resident population were not born in the United States .
That desirous “ new demography ” since 1988 had flipped California into a caring blue state .
Open borders and the end of immigration law enforcement had pushed Nevada , New Mexico , and Colorado into just Democratic societies , and was supposedly soon to transform Texas and Arizona into enlightened states .
For now , Trump – with his soon-to-be 400-mile wall , his beefed up ICE , and his war on sanctuary nullification zones – has nearly stopped the revolution @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the American interior was loser country .
In-between the two gilded coasts resided the deplorables , irredeemables , clingers , the smelly Walmart patrons decried in the Page-Strzok text echanges , those John McCain called “ crazies , ” and Joe Biden has variously called the “ dregs , ” the “ chumps ” and the “ ugly folks.
” They were written off as Morlocks , who were occasionally seen poking about the rotting , rusting skeletons of abandoned steel plants , and for some reason never had proper orthodontics as children @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wand ” needed to revive these unrevivable people .
Larry Summers reportedly called such an idea a “ fantasy.
” He was said to have praised the meritocracy that properly gives to such losers what they justly deserve .
Very caring and very humane elites felt very little for supposedly very expendable riffraff .
Translated , that meant on the eve of the Chinese takeover , our clueless deplorables never learned to code , or to borrow $ 200,000 to get a woke-studies education , and so deserved the opioids they took and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ apostates said , “ Wait a minute !
The United States has cheaper energy than anywhere on earth , a skilled workforce , a huge domestic market , and a still-viable infrastructure .
There was a reason why Michigan , Ohio , and Pennsylvania once led the world and why they can again.
” Through tax reform , deregulation , trade rebooting , a new foreign policy , and loud jawboning , Trump for a while has stopped the revolution that was destroying our once greatest states .
Until Trump , the woke @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the elites .
Seeking unity was dead ; chest-pounding diversity , often the spark that had ignited history ’ s multiracial societies , was ascendent .
The melting pot that sought to make race incidental was deemed racist ; the salad bowl that made our superficial appearances essential was celebrated .
Quite affluent , self-appointed minority leaders , with their quite wealthy white liberal counterparts , established who is , and who “ ain ’ t , ” “ really ” black – the definition resting on whether one was loyally left-wing or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rights was not to be calibrated by black unemployment figures , household income , family businesses , dignity in having leverage over employers , access to competitive parochial and charter schools , or descending abortion rates , but in electing more activists as progressive mayors , liberal city councilmembers , and leftist district attorneys to garner more redistributive state money to hire more careerists like themselves .
Trump , branded a bigot and racist , for now has sought to end that revolution , and measure race relations not by how many minority @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but by how well the entire minority community reaches income and employment parity with the general population—an idea that will earn the “ racist ” Trump far greater minority support than was expressed for John McCain and Mitt Romney .
Can the Revolution Be Stopped ?
We are in the midst of a cultural revolution , for the most part driven by angry middle-and upper-class white youth of Antifa and its sympathizers , wannabes , and enablers .
Many are humiliated that they have college pedigrees , lots of multi thousand-dollar debt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ credit , but still have no real jobs , no real knowledge , and no real immediate chances of buying a house , marrying , and raising a family in their 20s .
Nothing in history is more dangerous than the underemployed wannabe intellectual or college graduate , whose cultivated sense of superiority is not matched by his income or standard of living , but who blames “ them ” for his own self-inflicted miseries and unappreciated genius .
The revolution toppled statues , renamed what it did not like , Trotskyized the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ used language , government , and cultural intimidation to do its best to make America into Animal Farm .
Corporate CEOs in terror washed the feet of the woke .
University presidents , fearful for their status and careers , wrote incomprehensible memos admitting their past sins and asking how best to do present penance .
Hollywood studio owners promised race and gender quotas , with ample provisions that – in the manner of NBA and NFL owners – adjustments and exceptions could be worked out for themselves .
Somewhere , somehow graduations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all segregated by race , became “ liberal.
” Intermarriage , integration , and assimilation were shamefully illiberal .
Standing for the National Anthem was unpatriotic ; sitting in disdain for it , cool .
Donald Trump fought that revolution too .
What tools did Donald Trump have to wage these many counterrevolutions ?
The media ?
America ’ s Fortune 400 ?
Academia ?
The great foundations ?
The nation ’ s think tanks ?
The bipartisan government establishment ?
The international community ?
The banks ?
Wall Street ?
Corporate CEOs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The entertainment industry ?
Hollywood ?
The intelligence community ?
The current and retired top military brass ?
In fact , none of them .
All had joined or enabled the revolution , on the theory either that their wealth and influence would shield them and their own from its excesses , or like naïve Kerenskyites their status would impress and win over even those who targeted them , or they were inner revolutionaries themselves all along , just waiting to be freed at last by BLM and Antifa .
Against all that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had only one asset , the proverbial people .
He had solely the under-polled and the written-off .
They came out to his rallies in the tens of thousands , deluded the pollsters , and told the media less than nothing , but voted and will vote in waves to save America from what it was becoming .
Victor Davis Hanson is an American military historian , columnist , former classics professor , and scholar of ancient warfare .
He was a professor of classics at California State University , Fresno , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Senior Fellow at Stanford University ’ s Hoover Institution .
He has been a visiting professor at Hillsdale College since 2004 .
Hanson was awarded the National Humanities Medal in 2007 by President George W. Bush .
Hanson is also a farmer ( growing raisin grapes on a family farm in Selma , California ) and a critic of social trends related to farming and agrarianism .
He is the author most recently of The Second World Wars : How the First Global Conflict was Fought and Won ( Basic Books ) .

by Victor Davis Hanson
Until Donald Trump’s arrival, the globalist revolution was almost solidified and institutionalized – with the United States increasingly its greatest and most “woke” advocate. We know its bipartisan establishment contours.
China would inherit the world in 20 or 30 years. The self-appointed task of American elites – many of whom had already been enriched and compromised by Chinese partners and joint ventures – was to facilitate this all-in-the-family transition in the manner of the imperial British hand-off of hegemony to the United States in the late 1940s.
Our best and brightest like the Biden family, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Bill Gates, or Mark Zuckerberg would enlighten us about the “real” China, so we yokels would not fall into Neanderthal bitterness as they managed our foreordained decline.
We would usher China into “the world community” – grimacing at, but overlooking the destruction it wrought on the global commercial order and the American interior.
We would politely forget about Hong Kong, Taiwan, Tibet, and the Uyghurs. Hollywood would nod as it put out more lucrative comic-book and cartoonish films for the Chinese markets, albeit with mandated lighter-skinned actors.
The NBA would nod twice and trash a democratic United States, while praising genocidal China – becoming richer and more esteemed abroad to make up for becoming boring and poorer at home. The universities would nod three times, and see a crime not in Chinese espionage and security breaches, but in the reporting of them as crimes.
So our revolutionary role would be to play stuffy and snooty Athenian philosophers to the new muscular Roman legions of China.
Given our elites’ superior morality, genius, and sense of self, we would gently chide and cajole our Chinese masters into becoming enlightened world overseers and democrats – all the easier, the richer and more affluent Chinese became.
For now, Trump has stopped that revolution.
Internal Counterrevolutions
Until Trump’s arrival, Big Tech was three-quarters home on the road to Nineteen Eighty-Four. Five or six companies monopolized most American – and indeed the world’s – access and use of the internet. In cynical fashion, Silicon Valley grandees patronized naïve conservatives that they were the supposed embodiment of Milton Friedman libertarianism and 19th century robber baron daring. Yet to their leftist kindred, the moguls of Menlo Park simultaneously whispered, “Don’t worry about such necessary disinformation: we will enrich only your candidates, only your agendas, only your foundations, only your universities – in exchange for your exemptions.”
Antitrust legislation was as much an anathema to good liberals as rigging searches, institutionalizing the cancel culture, and censoring thoughts and ideas were welcomed. For now Trump, almost alone, is battling that revolution.
Until Trump’s arrival, there was increasingly no border at all. Fifty-million foreign-born resided, both legally and illegally, in the United States. Nearly a million annually walked northward across the border with ease and without legal sanction or invitation. To object to illegal immigration and decry its deleterious effects on the entry-level wages of our working poor, on the social safety net of the American needy, and on the sanctity of the law was to be smeared as racist, xenophobic, and nativist.
More than a quarter of California’s current resident population were not born in the United States. That desirous “new demography” since 1988 had flipped California into a caring blue state. Open borders and the end of immigration law enforcement had pushed Nevada, New Mexico, and Colorado into just Democratic societies, and was supposedly soon to transform Texas and Arizona into enlightened states. For now, Trump – with his soon-to-be 400-mile wall, his beefed up ICE, and his war on sanctuary nullification zones – has nearly stopped the revolution to end borders.
Until Trump, the American interior was loser country. In-between the two gilded coasts resided the deplorables, irredeemables, clingers, the smelly Walmart patrons decried in the Page-Strzok text echanges, those John McCain called “crazies,” and Joe Biden has variously called the “dregs,” the “chumps” and the “ugly folks.” They were written off as Morlocks, who were occasionally seen poking about the rotting, rusting skeletons of abandoned steel plants, and for some reason never had proper orthodontics as children.
Obama laughed about the “magic wand” needed to revive these unrevivable people. Larry Summers reportedly called such an idea a “fantasy.” He was said to have praised the meritocracy that properly gives to such losers what they justly deserve. Very caring and very humane elites felt very little for supposedly very expendable riffraff.
Translated, that meant on the eve of the Chinese takeover, our clueless deplorables never learned to code, or to borrow $200,000 to get a woke-studies education, and so deserved the opioids they took and the trailers they crashed in.
Few apostates said, “Wait a minute! The United States has cheaper energy than anywhere on earth, a skilled workforce, a huge domestic market, and a still-viable infrastructure. There was a reason why Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania once led the world and why they can again.” Through tax reform, deregulation, trade rebooting, a new foreign policy, and loud jawboning, Trump for a while has stopped the revolution that was destroying our once greatest states.
Until Trump, the woke cultural wars were just about won by the elites. Seeking unity was dead; chest-pounding diversity, often the spark that had ignited history’s multiracial societies, was ascendent.
The melting pot that sought to make race incidental was deemed racist; the salad bowl that made our superficial appearances essential was celebrated. Quite affluent, self-appointed minority leaders, with their quite wealthy white liberal counterparts, established who is, and who “ain’t,” “really” black – the definition resting on whether one was loyally left-wing or disloyally independent-minded.
The success of civil rights was not to be calibrated by black unemployment figures, household income, family businesses, dignity in having leverage over employers, access to competitive parochial and charter schools, or descending abortion rates, but in electing more activists as progressive mayors, liberal city councilmembers, and leftist district attorneys to garner more redistributive state money to hire more careerists like themselves.
Trump, branded a bigot and racist, for now has sought to end that revolution, and measure race relations not by how many minority elites have choice jobs and high incomes, but by how well the entire minority community reaches income and employment parity with the general population—an idea that will earn the “racist” Trump far greater minority support than was expressed for John McCain and Mitt Romney.
Can the Revolution Be Stopped?
We are in the midst of a cultural revolution, for the most part driven by angry middle-and upper-class white youth of Antifa and its sympathizers, wannabes, and enablers. Many are humiliated that they have college pedigrees, lots of multi thousand-dollar debt, plenty of woke-studies classes to their credit, but still have no real jobs, no real knowledge, and no real immediate chances of buying a house, marrying, and raising a family in their 20s.
Nothing in history is more dangerous than the underemployed wannabe intellectual or college graduate, whose cultivated sense of superiority is not matched by his income or standard of living, but who blames “them” for his own self-inflicted miseries and unappreciated genius.
The revolution toppled statues, renamed what it did not like, Trotskyized the past, photoshopped the present, and used language, government, and cultural intimidation to do its best to make America into Animal Farm.
Corporate CEOs in terror washed the feet of the woke. University presidents, fearful for their status and careers, wrote incomprehensible memos admitting their past sins and asking how best to do present penance. Hollywood studio owners promised race and gender quotas, with ample provisions that – in the manner of NBA and NFL owners – adjustments and exceptions could be worked out for themselves.
Somewhere, somehow graduations, dorms, and campus spaces, all segregated by race, became “liberal.” Intermarriage, integration, and assimilation were shamefully illiberal. Standing for the National Anthem was unpatriotic; sitting in disdain for it, cool. Donald Trump fought that revolution too.
What tools did Donald Trump have to wage these many counterrevolutions?
The media? America’s Fortune 400? Academia? The great foundations? The nation’s think tanks? The bipartisan government establishment? The international community? The banks? Wall Street? Corporate CEOs? Silicon Valley? Professional sports? The entertainment industry? Hollywood? The intelligence community? The current and retired top military brass?
In fact, none of them. All had joined or enabled the revolution, on the theory either that their wealth and influence would shield them and their own from its excesses, or like naïve Kerenskyites their status would impress and win over even those who targeted them, or they were inner revolutionaries themselves all along, just waiting to be freed at last by BLM and Antifa.
Against all that money and clout, the counterrevolutionary Trump had only one asset, the proverbial people. He had solely the under-polled and the written-off. They came out to his rallies in the tens of thousands, deluded the pollsters, and told the media less than nothing, but voted and will vote in waves to save America from what it was becoming.
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Victor Davis Hanson is an American military historian, columnist, former classics professor, and scholar of ancient warfare. He was a professor of classics at California State University, Fresno, and is currently the Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution. He has been a visiting professor at Hillsdale College since 2004. Hanson was awarded the National Humanities Medal in 2007 by President George W. Bush. Hanson is also a farmer (growing raisin grapes on a family farm in Selma, California) and a critic of social trends related to farming and agrarianism. He is the author most recently of The Second World Wars: How the First Global Conflict was Fought and Won (Basic Books).