palmerreport--2020-03-16--Joe Biden has something up his sleeve tonight

In advance of Sunday night ’ s debate , Joe Biden has announced that he ’ s adopted another plan from one of his primary opponents .
Yesterday , news broke that he was endorsing Elizabeth Warren ’ s bankruptcy plan , along with a hint that if Biden were elected , the two of them would be working together in some capacity or other – not necessarily in his administration – she might also play an elevated role in a senate with a Democratic majority .
Now , Biden is going to add a plan proposed by Bernie Sanders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ colleges and universities free for students in families that make less than $ 125,000 a year , a plan that was first proposed in 2015 by Hillary Clinton when she ran for president .
“ It ’ s a good idea , and I am proud to add it to my platform , ” said Biden in a tweet .
While the primary race may have come down to two candidates that were not your preferred candidate in the race , let it be known that this is exactly how primaries are intended @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Vice President Biden is too moderate of a candidate to your liking , but the primary isn ’ t just about picking the most electable candidate .
It ’ s also about establishing a platform for the entire party to run on .
Already , we ’ ve seen some bold proposals from both Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris concerning education and the economy .
Now we have a candidate who is willing to help make these proposals a reality .
When you vote in the primaries this year and again in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more than just the president – by voting Democrat , you ’ re voting to help make these bold proposals a reality .

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In advance of Sunday night’s debate, Joe Biden has announced that he’s adopted another plan from one of his primary opponents. Yesterday, news broke that he was endorsing Elizabeth Warren’s bankruptcy plan, along with a hint that if Biden were elected, the two of them would be working together in some capacity or other – not necessarily in his administration – she might also play an elevated role in a senate with a Democratic majority.
Now, Biden is going to add a plan proposed by Bernie Sanders in the primary: to make public colleges and universities free for students in families that make less than $125,000 a year, a plan that was first proposed in 2015 by Hillary Clinton when she ran for president.
“It’s a good idea, and I am proud to add it to my platform,” said Biden in a tweet. While the primary race may have come down to two candidates that were not your preferred candidate in the race, let it be known that this is exactly how primaries are intended to work. You may feel like Vice President Biden is too moderate of a candidate to your liking, but the primary isn’t just about picking the most electable candidate. It’s also about establishing a platform for the entire party to run on.
Already, we’ve seen some bold proposals from both Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris concerning education and the economy. Now we have a candidate who is willing to help make these proposals a reality. When you vote in the primaries this year and again in the general, you’re voting for more than just the president – by voting Democrat, you’re voting to help make these bold proposals a reality.
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palmerreport--2020-03-16--Donald Trump is scared

Donald Trump is scared

Donald Trump held yet another disastrous coronavirus conference today , in which he couldn ’ t give a single answer that was of any real value to anyone .
That said , this time around it was different .
There was a whole change in the nature of Trump ’ s babbling .
For the first time in probably his entire political existence , Donald Trump insisted today that the media is being “ very fair.
” He also took a pass on an opportunity to attack one of the people he hates most , Amazon and Washington Post owner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re probably heading into a recession , and he pessimistically said he fears the coronavirus crisis might not be over until July or August .
This raises the question of what happened .
Just this morning , Trump was taking cheap shots at New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Twitter .
Now , this afternoon , Trump has clearly become scared .
Sure , he bizarrely gave himself a ten out of ten for his handling of the crisis , but for the most part this wasn ’ t the usual Trump today @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It was some other new variant of Trump , who ’ s spooked enough to go so far as to try to make nice with the media .
Considering how horribly and dishonestly he ’ s botched this , and how many Americans are going to die as a result of his negligence , we award Donald Trump no points for anything he said today .
Besides , he ’ ll probably be back to viciously attacking people by tomorrow ; it ’ s his nature .
But something must have happened between @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shook him .
His suspicious answer about his own supposed coronavirus test could be a clue .

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Donald Trump held yet another disastrous coronavirus conference today, in which he couldn’t give a single answer that was of any real value to anyone. That said, this time around it was different. There was a whole change in the nature of Trump’s babbling.
For the first time in probably his entire political existence, Donald Trump insisted today that the media is being “very fair.” He also took a pass on an opportunity to attack one of the people he hates most, Amazon and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos. Trump admitted we’re probably heading into a recession, and he pessimistically said he fears the coronavirus crisis might not be over until July or August.
This raises the question of what happened. Just this morning, Trump was taking cheap shots at New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Twitter. Now, this afternoon, Trump has clearly become scared. Sure, he bizarrely gave himself a ten out of ten for his handling of the crisis, but for the most part this wasn’t the usual Trump today, or even the recent Trump. It was some other new variant of Trump, who’s spooked enough to go so far as to try to make nice with the media.
Considering how horribly and dishonestly he’s botched this, and how many Americans are going to die as a result of his negligence, we award Donald Trump no points for anything he said today. Besides, he’ll probably be back to viciously attacking people by tomorrow; it’s his nature. But something must have happened between this morning and this afternoon that truly shook him. His suspicious answer about his own supposed coronavirus test could be a clue.
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palmerreport--2020-03-16--Donald Trump’s deranged racist “Chinese Virus” tweet isn’t exactly going over well

Donald Trump tried to strike a more conciliatory tone today , insisting during his press conference that the media has being “ very fair ” and so on .
The trouble is , even this new and non-rabid version of Donald Trump is still Donald Trump .
To that end , he just posted a tweet that ’ s racist beyond belief .
Trump tweeted what he apparently thought was some kind of inspirational message : “ The United States will be powerfully supporting those industries , like Airlines and others , that are particularly affected by the Chinese Virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before !
” Wait , no , stop , you idiot !
It ’ s not the “ Chinese Virus.
” What is he doing ?
Why would Trump even go there ?
This is destructive even when he ’ s occasionally trying to get it right .
Also , it ’ s notable that his tweet is only focused on supporting the American industries that have been affected by the coronavirus , even as he continues to not bother trying to provide support to the American people who have been affected by @ @ @

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Donald Trump tried to strike a more conciliatory tone today, insisting during his press conference that the media has being “very fair” and so on. The trouble is, even this new and non-rabid version of Donald Trump is still Donald Trump. To that end, he just posted a tweet that’s racist beyond belief.
Trump tweeted what he apparently thought was some kind of inspirational message: “The United States will be powerfully supporting those industries, like Airlines and others, that are particularly affected by the Chinese Virus. We will be stronger than ever before!”
Wait, no, stop, you idiot! It’s not the “Chinese Virus.” What is he doing? Why would Trump even go there? This is destructive even when he’s occasionally trying to get it right. Also, it’s notable that his tweet is only focused on supporting the American industries that have been affected by the coronavirus, even as he continues to not bother trying to provide support to the American people who have been affected by the coronavirus.
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palmerreport--2020-03-16--Something doesn’t add up about RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel’s coronavirus test

This weekend we all learned that RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel fell ill on Friday and was tested for the coronavirus , because she ’ d potentially been exposed to it at Donald Trump ’ s Mar-a-Lago party .
Since that time , we ’ ve seen Donald Trump dubiously announce that he ’ s tested negative , and we ’ ve also seen a self-quarantined Lindsey Graham announce that he ’ s tested negative .
So where ’ s the test result for Ronna McDaniel ?
It ’ s been nearly seventy-two hours , and the test results are only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
She ’ s spent the past few days continuing to tweet pro-Trump propaganda , while dishonestly attacking Joe Biden .
But shouldn ’ t there have been a test result by now ?
We can debate about whether a political figure like her has an ethical responsibility to disclose their test result .
But the reality is that she publicly announced she was being tested , and then the New York Times reported that Team Trump was pissed off at her for having dared to reveal she was ill , and now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ test result .
Something doesn ’ t add up here .

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This weekend we all learned that RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel fell ill on Friday and was tested for the coronavirus, because she’d potentially been exposed to it at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago party. Since that time, we’ve seen Donald Trump dubiously announce that he’s tested negative, and we’ve also seen a self-quarantined Lindsey Graham announce that he’s tested negative.
So where’s the test result for Ronna McDaniel? It’s been nearly seventy-two hours, and the test results are only supposed to take a day or two. She’s spent the past few days continuing to tweet pro-Trump propaganda, while dishonestly attacking Joe Biden. But shouldn’t there have been a test result by now? We can debate about whether a political figure like her has an ethical responsibility to disclose their test result.
But the reality is that she publicly announced she was being tested, and then the New York Times reported that Team Trump was pissed off at her for having dared to reveal she was ill, and now we’re hearing nothing about her test result. Something doesn’t add up here.
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palmerreport--2020-03-16--Donald Trump completely falls to pieces when asked about his supposed coronavirus test

Donald Trump held yet another late afternoon press conference today , in an apparent attempt at preventing the stock market slide .
To give you an idea of how horribly it went for him , the Dow Jones was down around two thousand points when he began speaking , and it finished down around three thousand points .
Trump couldn ’ t satisfactorily answer to even basic questions today , including one about his own supposed coronavirus test .
The White House announced this weekend that Donald Trump had tested negative for coronavirus , just hours after Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wasn ’ t going to be tested .
No one actually believes that Trump tested negative , or that he was even tested .
When he was asked about it today , Trump made things even worse for himself by offering this completely incoherent answer : “ Not , not uh , something I want to do everyday .
You know , it ’ s a little bit of uh , it ’ s a little bit of , good doctors in the White House , but it ’ s a test .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s a medical test , nothing pleasant about it.
” That doesn ’ t sound like someone who ’ s describing an actual medical test that he took .
That sounds like someone trying to describe a test when he doesn ’ t know how it works because he hasn ’ t actually taken it .
Donald Trump just keeps digging himself an even bigger hole .

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Donald Trump held yet another late afternoon press conference today, in an apparent attempt at preventing the stock market slide. To give you an idea of how horribly it went for him, the Dow Jones was down around two thousand points when he began speaking, and it finished down around three thousand points. Trump couldn’t satisfactorily answer to even basic questions today, including one about his own supposed coronavirus test.
The White House announced this weekend that Donald Trump had tested negative for coronavirus, just hours after Trump’s doctor released a statement saying that he wasn’t going to be tested. No one actually believes that Trump tested negative, or that he was even tested. When he was asked about it today, Trump made things even worse for himself by offering this completely incoherent answer:
“Not, not uh, something I want to do everyday. You know, it’s a little bit of uh, it’s a little bit of, good doctors in the White House, but it’s a test. It’s a test. It’s a medical test, nothing pleasant about it.”
That doesn’t sound like someone who’s describing an actual medical test that he took. That sounds like someone trying to describe a test when he doesn’t know how it works because he hasn’t actually taken it. Donald Trump just keeps digging himself an even bigger hole.
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palmerreport--2020-03-16--Marco Rubio has something wrong with him

Marco Rubio reminds you of that dumb kid who hangs out with the bad kids because it makes him feel @ @ @ @ @ tries to take some weird moral stand , only to cave five minutes later and @ @ @ @ @ with the bad kids .
Today he reminded us yet again that he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ Senator material .
Rubio posted this tweet .
We ’ ll give him credit , @ @ @ @ @ to shoot down a conspiracy theory for once .
But really , what is “ @ @ @ @ @ be ?
Wait , does Marco Rubio think that “ marshall law ” is something @ @ @ @ @ Marshals ?
No , that still wouldn ’ t be the correct spelling .
Is @ @ @ @ @ store ?
Marshall Mathers ?
Who knows with this guy ?
Rubio has something wrong @ @ @ @ @ s called stupidity .
And there is no vaccine for it .

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Marco Rubio reminds you of that dumb kid who hangs out with the bad kids because it makes him feel cool, but then occasionally tries to take some weird moral stand, only to cave five minutes later and go back to hanging out with the bad kids. Today he reminded us yet again that he’s not even close to being Senator material.
Rubio posted this tweet. We’ll give him credit, we suppose, for trying to shoot down a conspiracy theory for once. But really, what is “marshall law” supposed to be?
Wait, does Marco Rubio think that “marshall law” is something carried about by U.S. Marshals? No, that still wouldn’t be the correct spelling. Is he referring to Marshalls department store? Marshall Mathers? Who knows with this guy? Rubio has something wrong with him. It’s called stupidity. And there is no vaccine for it.
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palmerreport--2020-03-16--Donald Trump just got destroyed by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo

Earlier today , Donald Trump held a conference call with U.S. Governors , and pretty much told them they were @ @ @ @ @ Trump went on Twitter and singled out New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for needing to @ @ @ @ @ without specifying what Cuomo was even supposedly failing to do .
Now Governor Cuomo is @ @ @ @ @ , and he ’ s talking specifics : Cuomo also took at shot at Donald @ @ @ @ @ attempt at a tweet which defied all possible punctuation :

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Earlier today, Donald Trump held a conference call with U.S. Governors, and pretty much told them they were on their own. Then Trump went on Twitter and singled out New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for needing to “do more,” without specifying what Cuomo was even supposedly failing to do.
Now Governor Cuomo is firing back at Donald Trump, and he’s talking specifics:
Happy to do your job, too. Just give me control of the Army Corps of Engineers and I’ll take it from there.https://t.co/nfjZ8xiRL4 https://t.co/YNvdHC3Xz3 — Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) March 16, 2020
Cuomo also took at shot at Donald Trump for his since-deleted first attempt at a tweet which defied all possible punctuation:
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The deleted tweet: pic.twitter.com/z26KydtDYO — Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) March 16, 2020


palmerreport--2020-03-16--Ohio is moving to postpone tomorrow’s primary. Here’s how it’ll impact the Democratic primary race.

The Governor of Ohio just announced that he ’ s making moves to shut down and postpone tomorrow ’ s Democratic primary election in the state , out of fear that voters congregating could spread the coronavirus .
Health and safety are the first priority , of course .
But this raises questions about how it ’ ll impact the primary race .
As of this moment , tomorrow ’ s primary races in Florida , Arizona , and Illinois are still set to take place .
The latest polling averages have Joe Biden ahead in those states by blowout @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tomorrow by coronavirus fears .
But because Biden is so far ahead , it ’ s difficult to imagine that he won ’ t still win these states easily .
Some have pointed out that elderly voters may be less likely to show up tomorrow due to virus fears , but that could be canceled out by the tendency for elderly people to vote early or by mail .
If Biden still wins these three states by large margins tomorrow , then it won ’ t matter that Ohio got postponed .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Bernie Sanders can drop out or not , but either way , the race will move on without him .
After tomorrow , Joe Biden will be seen as the Democratic nominee , and the media and the public will treat him that way .
That said , if Florida , Arizona , and Illinois also end up deciding tonight to postpone their primaries , or if the low turnout results in Sanders somehow pulling off a shocking upset in one of the states , we ’ ll have to reevaluate where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it doesn ’ t appear this will have much of an impact on how the Democratic primary race moves forward .

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Update, 9:30pm: the courts have ruled that the Ohio primary will take place tomorrow after all. Go vote tomorrow if you safely can, and spread the word. The Governor of Ohio just announced that he’s making moves to shut down and postpone tomorrow’s Democratic primary election in the state, out of fear that voters congregating could spread the coronavirus. Health and safety are the first priority, of course. But this raises questions about how it’ll impact the primary race.
As of this moment, tomorrow’s primary races in Florida, Arizona, and Illinois are still set to take place. The latest polling averages have Joe Biden ahead in those states by blowout margins. Voter turnout could be suppressed tomorrow by coronavirus fears. But because Biden is so far ahead, it’s difficult to imagine that he won’t still win these states easily. Some have pointed out that elderly voters may be less likely to show up tomorrow due to virus fears, but that could be canceled out by the tendency for elderly people to vote early or by mail.
If Biden still wins these three states by large margins tomorrow, then it won’t matter that Ohio got postponed. The primary race will still effectively be over. Bernie Sanders can drop out or not, but either way, the race will move on without him. After tomorrow, Joe Biden will be seen as the Democratic nominee, and the media and the public will treat him that way.
That said, if Florida, Arizona, and Illinois also end up deciding tonight to postpone their primaries, or if the low turnout results in Sanders somehow pulling off a shocking upset in one of the states, we’ll have to reevaluate where things are. But as of now, it doesn’t appear this will have much of an impact on how the Democratic primary race moves forward.
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palmerreport--2020-03-16--Donald Trump completely gives up: “try getting it yourselves!”

Governors and mayors are stepping up to take charge in the coronavirus response – and it ’ s a good thing , because Donald Trump has been botching things on a deadly level .
Now Trump is signaling that he ’ s just flat out giving up on the response , and he ’ s admitting it out loud .
When Donald Trump held his conference call today with the nation ’ s governors , the New York Times is reporting that he told them this : “ Respirators , ventilators , all of the equipment — try getting it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Try getting it yourselves ?
Does Donald Trump not even understand that he ’ s the President of the United States ?
How are governors supposed to make something like this happen , when the President of the United States can ’ t do it ?
Of course that ’ s the reality we ’ re now in : the “ President ” is a complete screw up who ’ s scared of his own shadow , falling apart cognitively and psychologically , and can ’ t be counted on to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time for Donald Trump to resign .
He ’ s not even trying to do the job .
Now he ’ s flat out admitting that he can ’ t or won ’ t do the job .
We ’ re in the middle of a pandemic , and we don ’ t have a President of the United States .
We have a rotting blob .

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Governors and mayors are stepping up to take charge in the coronavirus response – and it’s a good thing, because Donald Trump has been botching things on a deadly level. Now Trump is signaling that he’s just flat out giving up on the response, and he’s admitting it out loud.
When Donald Trump held his conference call today with the nation’s governors, the New York Times is reporting that he told them this: “Respirators, ventilators, all of the equipment — try getting it yourselves.” Wait a minute, what?
Try getting it yourselves? Does Donald Trump not even understand that he’s the President of the United States? How are governors supposed to make something like this happen, when the President of the United States can’t do it? Of course that’s the reality we’re now in: the “President” is a complete screw up who’s scared of his own shadow, falling apart cognitively and psychologically, and can’t be counted on to do anything.
It’s well past time for Donald Trump to resign. He’s not even trying to do the job. Now he’s flat out admitting that he can’t or won’t do the job. We’re in the middle of a pandemic, and we don’t have a President of the United States. We have a rotting blob.
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palmerreport--2020-03-16--Donald Trump holds disastrous press conference and sends stock market even further off a cliff

On Friday afternoon , Donald Trump held a press conference chock full of corporate leaders which was clearly aimed at boosting the stock market .
It worked , temporarily .
But the market went on another nosedive today , and by 3:30pm , it was down by a little more than two thousand points – so Trump tried holding another press conference .
This time no one was buying what Trump was selling .
In fact Trump ’ s babbling prompted all kinds of selling , as the Dow Jones dropped another six hundred points while Trump was speaking .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2,600 points for the day , with a few minutes left before closing time ( Update , 4pm : it closed down 2,997 points for the day ) .
So what is Trump doing to make investors race even more quickly toward the exits ?
Trump ’ s press conference has been a disaster in the sense that he simply has no answers .
He keeps taking questions , but his responses are nightmarishly inadequate .
Trump did say something truthful today when he said we ’ re likely heading into a recession @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s been vastly overstating the growth of the economy for the past three years , at this point honesty isn ’ t going to help him much .

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On Friday afternoon, Donald Trump held a press conference chock full of corporate leaders which was clearly aimed at boosting the stock market. It worked, temporarily. But the market went on another nosedive today, and by 3:30pm, it was down by a little more than two thousand points – so Trump tried holding another press conference.
This time no one was buying what Trump was selling. In fact Trump’s babbling prompted all kinds of selling, as the Dow Jones dropped another six hundred points while Trump was speaking. It’s now down a stunning 2,600 points for the day, with a few minutes left before closing time (Update, 4pm: it closed down 2,997 points for the day). So what is Trump doing to make investors race even more quickly toward the exits?
Trump’s press conference has been a disaster in the sense that he simply has no answers. He keeps taking questions, but his responses are nightmarishly inadequate. Trump did say something truthful today when he said we’re likely heading into a recession. But for a guy who’s been vastly overstating the growth of the economy for the past three years, at this point honesty isn’t going to help him much.
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palmerreport--2020-03-16--Donald Trump posts utterly bizarre tweet about New York Governor Cuomo, deletes it

Donald Trump isn ’ t having a very good day .
The stock market is down by thousands of points @ @ @ @ @ worsening , and he has no idea what to do .
Governors and Mayors are @ @ @ @ @ leadership that Trump can ’ t show .
So Trump is reverting to his usual @ @ @ @ @ other people in illiterate fashion .
Trump posted this bizarre tweet , then ended up @ @ @ @ @ were hoping that Trump deleted this garbage because he came to his senses and realized @ @ @ @ @ of New York wasn ’ t the answer , think again .
Trump merely deleted @ @ @ @ @ again , this time with Nations ’ s changed to Nation ’ s .
Also @ @ @ @ @ ’ d bet money that Donald Trump left off Governor Cuomo ’ s name because @ @ @ @ @ if it was Andrew , Chris , or Mario Cuomo .

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Donald Trump isn’t having a very good day. The stock market is down by thousands of points. The coronavirus crisis is worsening, and he has no idea what to do. Governors and Mayors are stepping up and showing the leadership that Trump can’t show. So Trump is reverting to his usual bag of tricks: attacking other people in illiterate fashion.
Trump posted this bizarre tweet, then ended up deleting it:
If you were hoping that Trump deleted this garbage because he came to his senses and realized that resentfully attacking the Governor of New York wasn’t the answer, think again. Trump merely deleted it so he could try again, this time with Nations’s changed to Nation’s.
Also, at this point we’d bet money that Donald Trump left off Governor Cuomo’s name because he couldn’t remember if it was Andrew, Chris, or Mario Cuomo.
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palmerreport--2020-03-16--Donald Trump is completely off his rocker

The United States is in crisis over COVID-19 , and what is “ president ” Donald Trump doing ?
Threatening to pardon Michael Flynn .
Trump tweeted that he ’ s “ strongly considering a full pardon for Michael Flynn.
” We can thank William Barr for this .
His order to the DOJ to conduct a review of Flynn ’ s case by an outside prosecutor has given Trump the greenlight .
Regardless of what these idiots think of the FBI , Flynn pled guilty because he is guilty .
Now that Trump has everyone distracted by his mishandling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be a good idea to him .
Trump has absolutely no scruples , no integrity , and he certainly does not deserve to be reelected to do more damage to our country .
NBC News released a poll showing Biden with a 9 % margin over Trump in the general election .
One of the MSNBC commentators asserted that the lead is “ small , ” but the other explained that during the primary , this is typical .
Then , he said that if Trump is able to navigate the Coronavirus crisis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Well , we ’ ve already seen his handling of the crisis .
He does what he usually does : lie , misrepresent , and then try to pocket money from his corporate cronies .
They are his concern , not us .
Joe Biden , on the other hand , directly addresses the need to prepare “ a decisive economic response , ” that will help “ American workers , families , and small businesses.
” Joe Biden gets it .
Trump obviously does not .
Trump ’ s greatest fear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reelection chances .
Seriously , Trump ?
The citizens of America surviving are the least of his self-centered concerns .
Scott Trotter , blogger at View From Space , wrote that “ it ’ s become really apparent that he ’ s botched this so badly that something needs to be said.
” That is exactly what Joe Biden is doing .
Following up on his video from last week Biden wrote an opinion piece for CNN , furthering his stance on combatting the virus .
Biden continues to behave and act in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and that is greatly benefitting his campaign .
Polls show Biden strongly ahead of Sanders in tomorrow ’ s primaries in Florida , Illinois , Ohio , and Arizona .
Participating in a town hall with Arizona Congresswoman Dina Titus yesterday afternoon , we learned that Biden ’ s support in Arizona continues to grow .
Mark Kelly issued his endorsement of Biden , as has Ruben Gallego .
Titus shared that both she and Gallego are progressives , and they are encouraging progressive voters to get on board with Biden .
Some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just surprise some of them , including his plans to rejoin the Paris Climate Accord and expanding “ Obamacare ” to include a “ free ” option , which they call the first step toward Medicare for All .
Medicare for All sounds good , but it must be carefully considered .
Medicare pays only a portion of a person ’ s bill , and without private insurance patients , many doctors will close shop .
It ’ s best to keep exploring these ideas and determine how they work instead of going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any consequences .
It appears that Biden has covered every eventuality , and we should at least visit his website and read his plans before discounting his value as a president .

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The United States is in crisis over COVID-19, and what is “president” Donald Trump doing? Threatening to pardon Michael Flynn. Trump tweeted that he’s “strongly considering a full pardon for Michael Flynn.” We can thank William Barr for this. His order to the DOJ to conduct a review of Flynn’s case by an outside prosecutor has given Trump the greenlight.
Regardless of what these idiots think of the FBI, Flynn pled guilty because he is guilty. Now that Trump has everyone distracted by his mishandling of the Coronavirus, this seems to be a good idea to him. Trump has absolutely no scruples, no integrity, and he certainly does not deserve to be reelected to do more damage to our country.
NBC News released a poll showing Biden with a 9% margin over Trump in the general election. One of the MSNBC commentators asserted that the lead is “small,” but the other explained that during the primary, this is typical. Then, he said that if Trump is able to navigate the Coronavirus crisis, he will be tough to beat. Well, we’ve already seen his handling of the crisis. He does what he usually does: lie, misrepresent, and then try to pocket money from his corporate cronies. They are his concern, not us.
Joe Biden, on the other hand, directly addresses the need to prepare “a decisive economic response,” that will help “American workers, families, and small businesses.” Joe Biden gets it. Trump obviously does not. Trump’s greatest fear is that the Coronavirus will hurt his reelection chances. Seriously, Trump? The citizens of America surviving are the least of his self-centered concerns. Scott Trotter, blogger at View From Space, wrote that “it’s become really apparent that he’s botched this so badly that something needs to be said.” That is exactly what Joe Biden is doing. Following up on his video from last week Biden wrote an opinion piece for CNN, furthering his stance on combatting the virus. Biden continues to behave and act in a more presidential manner than Trump, and that is greatly benefitting his campaign.
Polls show Biden strongly ahead of Sanders in tomorrow’s primaries in Florida, Illinois, Ohio, and Arizona. Participating in a town hall with Arizona Congresswoman Dina Titus yesterday afternoon, we learned that Biden’s support in Arizona continues to grow. Mark Kelly issued his endorsement of Biden, as has Ruben Gallego. Titus shared that both she and Gallego are progressives, and they are encouraging progressive voters to get on board with Biden. Some of Biden’s agenda items might just surprise some of them, including his plans to rejoin the Paris Climate Accord and expanding “Obamacare” to include a “free” option, which they call the first step toward Medicare for All. Medicare for All sounds good, but it must be carefully considered. Medicare pays only a portion of a person’s bill, and without private insurance patients, many doctors will close shop.
It’s best to keep exploring these ideas and determine how they work instead of going “full speed ahead” without considering any consequences. It appears that Biden has covered every eventuality, and we should at least visit his website and read his plans before discounting his value as a president.
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palmerreport--2020-03-16--If this doesn’t motivate you, nothing will

Ten months from now , either Donald Trump or Joe Biden will be President of the United States .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ serial sexual assaulter , and traitor who ’ s in the process of trying to @ @ @ @ @ Biden is a lifelong public servant and capable leader who tries to do the right @ @ @ @ @ be enough to motivate you , but now there ’ s more .
Ten months @ @ @ @ @ Pence or an unnamed woman will be Vice President of the United States .
Pence @ @ @ @ @ , homophobic stooge who has acted as an enabler to Trump .
The unnamed woman @ @ @ @ @ and will surely play an influential role in a Biden administration .
We ’ re @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump with Joe Biden .
We ’ re talking about replacing Mike Pence with @ @ @ @ @ nightmare .
If that doesn ’ t motivate you to go out and vote in @ @ @ @ @

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Ten months from now, either Donald Trump or Joe Biden will be President of the United States. Trump is a career criminal, serial sexual assaulter, and traitor who’s in the process of trying to get us all killed. Biden is a lifelong public servant and capable leader who tries to do the right thing. That alone should be enough to motivate you, but now there’s more.
Ten months from now, either Mike Pence or an unnamed woman will be Vice President of the United States. Pence is a sexist, racist, homophobic stooge who has acted as an enabler to Trump. The unnamed woman will be highly qualified, and will surely play an influential role in a Biden administration.
We’re not just talking about replacing Donald Trump with Joe Biden. We’re talking about replacing Mike Pence with Mike Pence’s worst nightmare. If that doesn’t motivate you to go out and vote in November, nothing will.
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palmerreport--2020-03-16--Donald Trump caught trying to carry out bizarre coronavirus business deal scheme

When a grave problem such as the coronavirus pandemic affects the world , it is incumbent upon the world to come together to fight it .
Full stop .
Joe Biden expressed this notion eloquently in his speech Thursday in Philadelphia , saying that we must “ harness the ingenuity of our scientists and the resourcefulness of our people ” and that “ we have to help the world , help the world to drive coordinated global strategy , not shut ourselves off from the world.
” Tell that to the jingoistic clown who is supposed to steer us with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through this growing public health and economic crisis .
Welt am Sonntag , a Sunday newspaper in Germany , has just revealed that Trump has been quietly using capitalism as a divisive , ugly weapon while sowing discord and distrust with one of America ’ s closest allies .
The German Health Ministry today confirmed the report , telling Reuters that Trump is indeed trying to entice CureVac , a German biopharmaceutical company that is conducting promising research into a vaccine , into delivering it exclusively to the United States in return for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ March 3 , CureVac published a press release announcing that CEO Daniel Menichella was invited to the White House “ to discuss strategies and opportunities for the rapid development and production of a coronavirus vaccine ” with Trump , Mike Pence and others .
However , the release offered no indication that Trump has been trying to lure the German company to work only with the United States—even at the exclusion of Germany—in the hope , no doubt , of portraying himself as an American hero .
Of course , the leader of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ foremost , with protecting the citizens of that nation .
But solving this coronavirus pandemic requires a coordinated , global effort among governments and scientists , not a foolish Trumpian game of me-first .
If the United States or any other country acts selfishly now , the world will remember it .
Such abhorrent behavior will surely backfire while depriving us all of the cooperation and teamwork we all need right now .
Trump has just made clear what “ America First ” truly means—and it simply has no place on this planet @

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When a grave problem such as the coronavirus pandemic affects the world, it is incumbent upon the world to come together to fight it. Full stop. Joe Biden expressed this notion eloquently in his speech Thursday in Philadelphia, saying that we must “harness the ingenuity of our scientists and the resourcefulness of our people” and that “we have to help the world, help the world to drive coordinated global strategy, not shut ourselves off from the world.”
Tell that to the jingoistic clown who is supposed to steer us with an earnest demeanor and a steady hand through this growing public health and economic crisis. Welt am Sonntag, a Sunday newspaper in Germany, has just revealed that Trump has been quietly using capitalism as a divisive, ugly weapon while sowing discord and distrust with one of America’s closest allies. The German Health Ministry today confirmed the report, telling Reuters that Trump is indeed trying to entice CureVac, a German biopharmaceutical company that is conducting promising research into a vaccine, into delivering it exclusively to the United States in return for a substantial amount of money.
On March 3, CureVac published a press release announcing that CEO Daniel Menichella was invited to the White House “to discuss strategies and opportunities for the rapid development and production of a coronavirus vaccine” with Trump, Mike Pence and others. However, the release offered no indication that Trump has been trying to lure the German company to work only with the United States—even at the exclusion of Germany—in the hope, no doubt, of portraying himself as an American hero.
Of course, the leader of any nation is charged, first and foremost, with protecting the citizens of that nation. But solving this coronavirus pandemic requires a coordinated, global effort among governments and scientists, not a foolish Trumpian game of me-first. If the United States or any other country acts selfishly now, the world will remember it. Such abhorrent behavior will surely backfire while depriving us all of the cooperation and teamwork we all need right now. Trump has just made clear what “America First” truly means—and it simply has no place on this planet.
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palmerreport--2020-03-16--Joe Biden’s running mate announcement is more historic than you think

Last night Joe Biden announced that his running mate will be a woman .
This will be the third time that a major party presidential nominee has picked a woman as a running mate , after Walter Mondale picked Geraldine Ferraro in 1984 , and John McCain picked Sarah Palin in 2008 .
And of course we just had a woman nominee for president , Hillary Clinton , four years ago .
All that said , Biden ’ s announcement last night made history .
When Walter Mondale picked Geraldine Ferraro at the Democratic National Convention in 1984 , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by about ten points , meaning Mondale wasn ’ t really in contention at that point .
The 2008 general election saw the polls bounce around a lot , but in the final late August poll before the Republican National Convention took place the first week of September , John McCain was behind Barack Obama by eight points .
Ferraro was a strong pick , while Palin was a terrible pick .
But what both picks had in common is that they were seen as attempts at shaking up a race that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
What makes Joe Biden ’ s pick different is that he ’ s publicly committing to a woman as his running mate at a time when he ’ s the overwhelming frontrunner .
The latest primary polls have Biden up by twenty to thirty points over Bernie Sanders , meaning Biden is set to be the nominee .
The latest general election polls have Biden up by six to ten points over Donald Trump .
While polls can and do change , Biden is the clear frontrunner right now .
In other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ high risk , high reward gamble aimed at shaking up a race that ’ s slipping away .
This is the frontrunner simply acknowledging that this race was chock full of highly qualified women candidates , and that it ’ s well past time the United States finally has a woman for Vice President .
Biden is making history by framing his choice of a woman running mate as simply the smart and reasonable thing to do , as opposed to some kind of stunt .
Women have been fighting forever to push @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the notion of a woman running mate seems more of an inevitability than a curiosity , and Biden ’ s choice means women have finally succeeded in forcing that particular issue .
Of course America is 240 years past due on having a woman as President and having a woman as Vice President .
The sheer number of strong women who ran for President this time around makes clear that women candidates can ’ t simply be ignored .
Hopefully the Vice Presidential glass ceiling will shatter in this election , and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ next election .

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Last night Joe Biden announced that his running mate will be a woman. This will be the third time that a major party presidential nominee has picked a woman as a running mate, after Walter Mondale picked Geraldine Ferraro in 1984, and John McCain picked Sarah Palin in 2008. And of course we just had a woman nominee for president, Hillary Clinton, four years ago. All that said, Biden’s announcement last night made history.
When Walter Mondale picked Geraldine Ferraro at the Democratic National Convention in 1984, he was behind Ronald Reagan in the polls by about ten points, meaning Mondale wasn’t really in contention at that point. The 2008 general election saw the polls bounce around a lot, but in the final late August poll before the Republican National Convention took place the first week of September, John McCain was behind Barack Obama by eight points.
Ferraro was a strong pick, while Palin was a terrible pick. But what both picks had in common is that they were seen as attempts at shaking up a race that the candidate was already on track to lose. What makes Joe Biden’s pick different is that he’s publicly committing to a woman as his running mate at a time when he’s the overwhelming frontrunner. The latest primary polls have Biden up by twenty to thirty points over Bernie Sanders, meaning Biden is set to be the nominee. The latest general election polls have Biden up by six to ten points over Donald Trump. While polls can and do change, Biden is the clear frontrunner right now.
In other words, this isn’t some high risk, high reward gamble aimed at shaking up a race that’s slipping away. This is the frontrunner simply acknowledging that this race was chock full of highly qualified women candidates, and that it’s well past time the United States finally has a woman for Vice President. Biden is making history by framing his choice of a woman running mate as simply the smart and reasonable thing to do, as opposed to some kind of stunt. Women have been fighting forever to push our sexist society to the point that the notion of a woman running mate seems more of an inevitability than a curiosity, and Biden’s choice means women have finally succeeded in forcing that particular issue.
Of course America is 240 years past due on having a woman as President and having a woman as Vice President. The sheer number of strong women who ran for President this time around makes clear that women candidates can’t simply be ignored. Hopefully the Vice Presidential glass ceiling will shatter in this election, and the Presidential glass ceiling will shatter in the next election.
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palmerreport--2020-03-16--Here’s what happens if Donald Trump loses the election but refuses to leave office

Several times per day , I receive panicked questions about what will happen if Donald Trump loses the election and then refuses to leave office .
Most of the time , these questions are accompanied by a link to an article that insists we should be absolutely panicked about the prospect of Trump just magically remaining in office forever .
So what ’ ll actually happen if Donald Trump loses and then decides to stay in office anyway ?
Nothing .
That ’ s not a real thing .
It just isn ’ t , and Trump knows it isn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be inaugurated and sworn in with or without his participation , at which point Trump would no longer be President .
He ’ d be trespassing in the White House , and law enforcement agencies would immediately drag him out by his heels .
He ’ d be immediately taken to prison , instead of getting to wait until he ’ s inevitably indicted .
Further , Trump knows this , which is why he wouldn ’ t even attempt such a self defeating thing .
There is literally zero chance that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and somehow have it magically work out for him .
This is the stuff of fairy tales and magic wands .
So why does Trump keep joking about trying it ?
Simple : he knows that each time he does , the most dishonest of political analysts and pundits will write opportunistic scare pieces .
These articles about Trump magically remaining in office ?
They ’ re written by craven opportunists ( on both sides of the political aisle ) who are trying to scare the living crap out of you because they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ article and give them a huge amount of very profitable page views .
If you want proof of this , consider that these nonsensical doomsday fantasy articles about Trump remaining in office are so pervasive , they ’ ve prompted people to clog up my inbox with panicked fear over it .
If Donald Trump loses the election , will he vaguely threaten to remain in office ?
Of course he will .
He routinely makes loud threats that he knows are impossible , because he ’ s hoping to scare you into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could actually do it .
He ’ s hoping that your fear of him magically remaining in office will allow him to negotiate reduced criminal charges on his way out the door .
And he ’ s counting on the media to help him play up this imaginary scenario , because page views .
The lousy pundits who push this nonsense tend to get rather territorial about their cash cow .
When Pete Buttigieg was ludicrously asked during a town hall about the prospect of Trump magically remaining in office , Pete blew @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was .
The lousy pundits slammed Pete for this , because his answer risked getting in their of one of their most profitable doomsday narratives .
Stop falling for it .
These are the same lousy pundits who have spent the past three years milking you for page views and ratings by routinely insisting that Donald Trump was about to pardon all of his co-conspirators , when in reality Trump has yet to pardon a single one of his co-conspirators .
We have so many very real things to worry about right now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We have to put in the work to make sure Joe Biden beats Donald Trump .
And yes , we do have to worry about the corrupt things that Trump might try to sneak in during the transition period , before he slinks out of office .
But the transition rarely even gets talked about , because the pundits are too busy feeding us this hallucinatory hype about Trump somehow remaining in office after the transition period .
Not only are these articles to be ignored , the people who write these @ @ @ @ @ @

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Several times per day, I receive panicked questions about what will happen if Donald Trump loses the election and then refuses to leave office. Most of the time, these questions are accompanied by a link to an article that insists we should be absolutely panicked about the prospect of Trump just magically remaining in office forever.
So what’ll actually happen if Donald Trump loses and then decides to stay in office anyway? Nothing. That’s not a real thing. It just isn’t, and Trump knows it isn’t. The next President would be inaugurated and sworn in with or without his participation, at which point Trump would no longer be President. He’d be trespassing in the White House, and law enforcement agencies would immediately drag him out by his heels. He’d be immediately taken to prison, instead of getting to wait until he’s inevitably indicted.
Further, Trump knows this, which is why he wouldn’t even attempt such a self defeating thing. There is literally zero chance that he will just decide to stay in office and somehow have it magically work out for him. This is the stuff of fairy tales and magic wands. So why does Trump keep joking about trying it? Simple: he knows that each time he does, the most dishonest of political analysts and pundits will write opportunistic scare pieces.
These articles about Trump magically remaining in office? They’re written by craven opportunists (on both sides of the political aisle) who are trying to scare the living crap out of you because they know you’ll click on the article and give them a huge amount of very profitable page views. If you want proof of this, consider that these nonsensical doomsday fantasy articles about Trump remaining in office are so pervasive, they’ve prompted people to clog up my inbox with panicked fear over it.
If Donald Trump loses the election, will he vaguely threaten to remain in office? Of course he will. He routinely makes loud threats that he knows are impossible, because he’s hoping to scare you into being gullible enough to believe that he could actually do it. He’s hoping that your fear of him magically remaining in office will allow him to negotiate reduced criminal charges on his way out the door. And he’s counting on the media to help him play up this imaginary scenario, because page views.
The lousy pundits who push this nonsense tend to get rather territorial about their cash cow. When Pete Buttigieg was ludicrously asked during a town hall about the prospect of Trump magically remaining in office, Pete blew it off for the joke that it was. The lousy pundits slammed Pete for this, because his answer risked getting in their of one of their most profitable doomsday narratives.
Stop falling for it. These are the same lousy pundits who have spent the past three years milking you for page views and ratings by routinely insisting that Donald Trump was about to pardon all of his co-conspirators, when in reality Trump has yet to pardon a single one of his co-conspirators.
We have so many very real things to worry about right now. We have a pandemic going on. We have to put in the work to make sure Joe Biden beats Donald Trump. And yes, we do have to worry about the corrupt things that Trump might try to sneak in during the transition period, before he slinks out of office. But the transition rarely even gets talked about, because the pundits are too busy feeding us this hallucinatory hype about Trump somehow remaining in office after the transition period. Not only are these articles to be ignored, the people who write these articles are to be ignored.
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palmerreport--2020-03-17--Kamala Harris just ripped Donald Trump a new one

It was the racist tweet heard around the world .
Last night Donald Trump decided to make a bad situation @ @ @ @ @ the coronavirus as the “ Chinese Virus , ” in an apparent attempt at convincing @ @ @ @ @ with him through the recession .
Senator Kamala Harris was having absolutely none of it @ @ @ @ @ are not going to solve this crisis is through racism .
We need real leadership @ @ @ @ @ https : //t.co/vXDajbKd9w On Sunday night , Joe Biden announced that he his running mate @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s widely suspected that Kamala Harris , who has campaigned with Biden and @ @ @ @ @ is in contention to be either Biden ’ s running mate or his Attorney General @

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It was the racist tweet heard around the world. Last night Donald Trump decided to make a bad situation even worse by referring to the coronavirus as the “Chinese Virus,” in an apparent attempt at convincing his racist base to stick with him through the recession.
Senator Kamala Harris was having absolutely none of it:
The one way we are not going to solve this crisis is through racism. We need real leadership now more than ever. https://t.co/vXDajbKd9w — Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) March 16, 2020
On Sunday night, Joe Biden announced that he his running mate will be a woman. It’s widely suspected that Kamala Harris, who has campaigned with Biden and endorsed him for President, is in contention to be either Biden’s running mate or his Attorney General.
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palmerreport--2020-03-17--Donald Trump has deranged late night Twitter meltdown as it all goes wrong for him

Donald Trump ’ s presidency is collapsing in a heap of rubble .
He was forced to hold a press conference today and admit that the coronavirus crisis will be with us for awhile , and that we ’ re looking at a recession .
He also curiously referred to the media as being “ very fair , ” something he never does .
Then tonight Trump decided to blow up the small bit of good work he ’ d done .
He hopped on Twitter and referred to the coronavirus as the “ Chinese Virus , ” marking one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Then as the night went on , Trump kept trying to top himself .
Trump attacked the New York Times .
He attacked CNN .
He attacked The Atlantic .
He bizarrely attacked Robert Mueller .
With retweet after increasingly deranged retweet as the night went on , Trump made clear that he wants to burn it all down as much as ever .
This guy just doesn ’ t get it .
His presidency his hanging on by the thinnest of threads , and he keeps finding ways to make it @ @ @ @

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Donald Trump’s presidency is collapsing in a heap of rubble. He was forced to hold a press conference today and admit that the coronavirus crisis will be with us for awhile, and that we’re looking at a recession. He also curiously referred to the media as being “very fair,” something he never does.
Then tonight Trump decided to blow up the small bit of good work he’d done. He hopped on Twitter and referred to the coronavirus as the “Chinese Virus,” marking one of his most racist moments to date. Then as the night went on, Trump kept trying to top himself.
Trump attacked the New York Times. He attacked CNN. He attacked The Atlantic. He bizarrely attacked Robert Mueller. With retweet after increasingly deranged retweet as the night went on, Trump made clear that he wants to burn it all down as much as ever. This guy just doesn’t get it. His presidency his hanging on by the thinnest of threads, and he keeps finding ways to make it worse for himself.
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palmerreport--2020-03-17--Donald Trump’s “Chinese Virus” tweet just blew up in his face

During his press conference today , there were moments when Donald Trump almost sounded like a mentally competent human .
He praised the media .
He admitted that the coronavirus crisis will last through at least the summer , and that we ’ re facing a recession .
But then Trump went on Twitter and reminded us who he really is when he referred to it as the “ Chinese Virus.
” Trump appeared to be trying to reassure his racist supporters that they should continue to stick with him , even if it means getting wiped out in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ll still get to have a President who says racist things .
But whatever Trump was aiming for , he ended up landing somewhere else .
It ’ s not just that “ Chinese Virus ” is trending atop Twitter as everyone piles on with criticism .
It ’ s that his tweet has gotten about half as many negative comments as it ’ s gotten likes .
This is by far the closest we ’ ve come to seeing Trump get “ ratioed ” on Twitter , a term used when the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up being ugly for the person who posted the tweet .
The reality is that by admitting today that the coronavirus crisis is real , and it ’ s going to be devastating , and it ’ s going to be with us for awhile , Donald Trump just shattered his supporters ’ illusion that he can magically fix things .
He just admitted failure .
He ’ s not going to be able to keep all of them in the loop simply by tweeting something racist .

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During his press conference today, there were moments when Donald Trump almost sounded like a mentally competent human. He praised the media. He admitted that the coronavirus crisis will last through at least the summer, and that we’re facing a recession. But then Trump went on Twitter and reminded us who he really is when he referred to it as the “Chinese Virus.”
Trump appeared to be trying to reassure his racist supporters that they should continue to stick with him, even if it means getting wiped out in a pandemic, because at least they’ll still get to have a President who says racist things. But whatever Trump was aiming for, he ended up landing somewhere else.
It’s not just that “Chinese Virus” is trending atop Twitter as everyone piles on with criticism. It’s that his tweet has gotten about half as many negative comments as it’s gotten likes. This is by far the closest we’ve come to seeing Trump get “ratioed” on Twitter, a term used when the ratio of negative comments to likes ends up being ugly for the person who posted the tweet.
The reality is that by admitting today that the coronavirus crisis is real, and it’s going to be devastating, and it’s going to be with us for awhile, Donald Trump just shattered his supporters’ illusion that he can magically fix things. He just admitted failure. He’s not going to be able to keep all of them in the loop simply by tweeting something racist.
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palmerreport--2020-03-17--Hey President Obama, it’s time

Hey President Obama, it’s time

It ’ s time .
There was a window for President Obama to sit back and let Bernie Sanders find his own way toward dropping out of the Democratic primary race , before Obama endorsed Joe Biden .
That window was already closing , because there is zero doubt Biden will be the nominee , and we can ’ t wait forever to unite against Donald Trump .
But now things have changed .
The states of Florida , Arizona , and Illinois will vote tomorrow , and Joe Biden will win all three .
Thanks to potential lower turnout @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may end up being larger or smaller than the polls are predicting .
But Biden is so far ahead in all three states , he ’ ll win them by some margin .
That said , the Republican Governor of Ohio has spent the evening trying to postpone tomorrow ’ s Ohio Democratic primary .
Georgia and Louisiana have already postponed their upcoming primaries .
This whole thing is shutting down .
If there were any doubt at all about the outcome of the Democratic primary race , we ’ d have to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the voting .
But as it stands , Joe Biden is already the nominee .
Tomorrow ’ s voting will cement that , and Bernie Sanders will have no further path to the nomination that doesn ’ t involve magic wands .
If Sanders doesn ’ t have the decency and patriotism to drop out tomorrow night , then President Obama needs to step in and end this .
Obama can simply endorse Joe Biden on Wednesday and put Sanders ’ dead-end campaign out of its misery .
We ’ re trying to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re in the midst of a pandemic .
We can ’ t allow our chances to be sabotaged by Sanders ’ fragile ego and clinical level of stubbornness .
It ’ s time .

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It’s time. There was a window for President Obama to sit back and let Bernie Sanders find his own way toward dropping out of the Democratic primary race, before Obama endorsed Joe Biden. That window was already closing, because there is zero doubt Biden will be the nominee, and we can’t wait forever to unite against Donald Trump. But now things have changed.
The states of Florida, Arizona, and Illinois will vote tomorrow, and Joe Biden will win all three. Thanks to potential lower turnout due to the coronavirus, the margins may end up being larger or smaller than the polls are predicting. But Biden is so far ahead in all three states, he’ll win them by some margin. That said, the Republican Governor of Ohio has spent the evening trying to postpone tomorrow’s Ohio Democratic primary. Georgia and Louisiana have already postponed their upcoming primaries. This whole thing is shutting down.
If there were any doubt at all about the outcome of the Democratic primary race, we’d have to find some other solution for continuing with the voting. But as it stands, Joe Biden is already the nominee. Tomorrow’s voting will cement that, and Bernie Sanders will have no further path to the nomination that doesn’t involve magic wands.
If Sanders doesn’t have the decency and patriotism to drop out tomorrow night, then President Obama needs to step in and end this. Obama can simply endorse Joe Biden on Wednesday and put Sanders’ dead-end campaign out of its misery. We’re trying to take down Donald Trump and we’re in the midst of a pandemic. We can’t allow our chances to be sabotaged by Sanders’ fragile ego and clinical level of stubbornness. It’s time.
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palmerreport--2020-03-17--No, Donald Trump can’t magically cancel the 2020 election

Maybe it ’ s just the paranoid times we ’ re in .
But there ’ s an overwhelming panic across social media today that Donald Trump might somehow magically cancel the 2020 election and then just magically remain in office .
Come on , let ’ s get real .
Not only is that not going to happen , people are doing real harm by spreading fear over an imaginary scenario .
Donald Trump isn ’ t within a million miles of having the political muscle to cancel the November election .
Politics is governed entirely by leverage , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump has no remaining leverage whatsoever .
His approval rating is in the toilet .
He couldn ’ t be any more weak or crippled .
He could no more magically cancel the election than magically make it rain tomorrow .
It ’ s simply not a thing .
You only hand Donald Trump leverage when you run around frantically spouting those kinds of baseless doomsday fantasies .
We have enough real problems to face , like the pandemic we ’ re currently fighting .
By running around yelling insane gibberish about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to have a 2020 election , you ’ re merely telling people not to bother putting in the work required to win the election .
Please , for god ’ s sake , stop spreading that histrionic nonsense .

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Maybe it’s just the paranoid times we’re in. But there’s an overwhelming panic across social media today that Donald Trump might somehow magically cancel the 2020 election and then just magically remain in office. Come on, let’s get real. Not only is that not going to happen, people are doing real harm by spreading fear over an imaginary scenario.
Donald Trump isn’t within a million miles of having the political muscle to cancel the November election. Politics is governed entirely by leverage, and not at all by magic wand. Trump has no remaining leverage whatsoever. His approval rating is in the toilet. He couldn’t be any more weak or crippled. He could no more magically cancel the election than magically make it rain tomorrow. It’s simply not a thing.
You only hand Donald Trump leverage when you run around frantically spouting those kinds of baseless doomsday fantasies. We have enough real problems to face, like the pandemic we’re currently fighting. By running around yelling insane gibberish about how we’re somehow not even going to have a 2020 election, you’re merely telling people not to bother putting in the work required to win the election. Please, for god’s sake, stop spreading that histrionic nonsense.
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palmerreport--2020-03-17--Ted Lieu issues epic takedown of Donald Trump

Dear @ realDonaldTrump : Asian Americans will likely encounter more discrimination because of your tweet below .
Please stop your @ @ @ @ @ now an American virus , an Italian virus , a Spanish virus .
We all @ @ @ @ @ need to work together .
https : //t.co/yLzNmpJZHs

Dear @realDonaldTrump: Asian Americans will likely encounter more discrimination because of your tweet below. Please stop your unnecessary rhetoric.#COVID19 is now an American virus, an Italian virus, a Spanish virus. We all are impacted & we all need to work together. https://t.co/yLzNmpJZHs
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) March 17, 2020


palmerreport--2020-03-17--Screw you Mitch McConnell

Screw you Mitch McConnell

When Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell sent the Senate out for a three day weekend instead of remaining in session , he blew off any opportunity to promptly pass the bipartisan coronavirus emergency legislation that was in the works .
Sure enough , the House and the Treasury hammered out such a deal , and now we ’ ve all had to wait for McConnell to hold a vote on it today .
Except , nope , McConnell still didn ’ t hold a vote on it today .
This isn ’ t just irresponsible , it ’ s criminal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus .
The emergency legislation is aimed at providing immediate relief in a number of ways .
By dragging his heels , Mitch McConnell has likely ensured that the virus will spread further , and that more people will die , than would have otherwise been the case .
Mitch McConnell must absolutely be voted out in the November election , where he ’ s up against Democratic candidate Amy McGrath .
Then McConnell must be held criminally liable for his refusal to hold this vote in a timely fashion .
At this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that McConnell is stalling on purpose , for reasons that can only be corrupt in nature .

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When Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell sent the Senate out for a three day weekend instead of remaining in session, he blew off any opportunity to promptly pass the bipartisan coronavirus emergency legislation that was in the works. Sure enough, the House and the Treasury hammered out such a deal, and now we’ve all had to wait for McConnell to hold a vote on it today. Except, nope, McConnell still didn’t hold a vote on it today.
This isn’t just irresponsible, it’s criminal. Americans are already dying from the coronavirus. The emergency legislation is aimed at providing immediate relief in a number of ways. By dragging his heels, Mitch McConnell has likely ensured that the virus will spread further, and that more people will die, than would have otherwise been the case.
Mitch McConnell must absolutely be voted out in the November election, where he’s up against Democratic candidate Amy McGrath. Then McConnell must be held criminally liable for his refusal to hold this vote in a timely fashion. At this point it’s easy to conclude that McConnell is stalling on purpose, for reasons that can only be corrupt in nature.
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palmerreport--2020-03-17--Stacey Abrams just slam dunked Donald Trump

Earlier this evening , Donald Trump reminded us of just what a divisive xenophobic racist slimeball he is , when @ @ @ @ @ as the “ Chinese Virus ” in a tweet .
Trump ’ s remark is @ @ @ @ @ Georgia politician Stacey Abrams may have said it the most eloquently : Last night Joe @ @ @ @ @ running mate will be a woman .
Various pundits have pointed to Stacey Abrams is @ @ @ @ @ in the mix when it comes to Biden ’ s pick .

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Earlier this evening, Donald Trump reminded us of just what a divisive xenophobic racist slimeball he is, when he referred to the coronavirus as the “Chinese Virus” in a tweet. Trump’s remark is being widely condemned. But Georgia politician Stacey Abrams may have said it the most eloquently:
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During these difficult times, we must resist division and fear. Local Chinese communities deserve our support, not xenophobia. https://t.co/DAfPAIovQL — Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) March 17, 2020
Last night Joe Biden publicly confirmed that his running mate will be a woman. Various pundits have pointed to Stacey Abrams is being one of the names in the mix when it comes to Biden’s pick.
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palmerreport--2020-03-17--Marco Rubio just made things even worse for himself

Right now America has far bigger problems than the fact that Republican Senator Marco Rubio is a complete idiot .
Come to think of it , he ’ s not even the biggest idiot in the Republican Senate .
But wow is this guy ever having a bad day , and he just found a way to make it even worse for himself .
This morning Marco Rubio posted a tweet insisting that the United States is not headed toward “ Marshall Law.
” That ’ s right , the guy is trying to shoot down a conspiracy theory while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to spell , and no willingness to have anyone in his vast Senate staff help him out .
There are surely people on his staff who could have explained to him that it ’ s “ martial law ” before he hit the send button .
This evening , he tried to address the error : That ’ s right , he ’ s now referring to it as “ marital law ” instead of “ martial law.
” Is he being just this careless , or is he trying to be funny @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s the latest evidence , in a long string of evidence , that Marco Rubio simply lacks the brain cells and the gravitas to be a Senator – particularly in a time of crisis .

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Right now America has far bigger problems than the fact that Republican Senator Marco Rubio is a complete idiot. Come to think of it, he’s not even the biggest idiot in the Republican Senate. But wow is this guy ever having a bad day, and he just found a way to make it even worse for himself.
This morning Marco Rubio posted a tweet insisting that the United States is not headed toward “Marshall Law.” That’s right, the guy is trying to shoot down a conspiracy theory while demonstrating that he has no idea how to spell, and no willingness to have anyone in his vast Senate staff help him out. There are surely people on his staff who could have explained to him that it’s “martial law” before he hit the send button. This evening, he tried to address the error:
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I apologize for the typo. I meant to type stupid rumors about marital law not marshall law My bad https://t.co/vK5ED6M98r — Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) March 16, 2020
That’s right, he’s now referring to it as “marital law” instead of “martial law.” Is he being just this careless, or is he trying to be funny on purpose? Either way it’s the latest evidence, in a long string of evidence, that Marco Rubio simply lacks the brain cells and the gravitas to be a Senator – particularly in a time of crisis.
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palmerreport--2020-03-17--Donald Trump still can’t answer the question

When Donald Trump held a press conference and was asked if he took responsibility for his own handling of the coronavirus crisis , he said “ I don ’ t take responsibility at all.
” Those words quickly became infamous , as it underlined everything that ’ s wrong with this guy ’ s failed presidency .
Today , Trump tried to give himself yet another do-over by holding yet another coronavirus press conference .
This time around he sounded genuinely scared .
He ’ s too sociopathic to care what happens to the country and the people in it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be worried that his poor handling of this crisis will cost him whatever remote shot at reelection he might have had left .
The thing is , he still can ’ t answer the question .
Trump was asked again today if he takes responsibility for the coronavirus crisis .
His nearly incoherent answer was “ Yeah , normally .
But I think when you hear , you know , this has never been done before in this country.
” Okay , so that ’ s all we need to know .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for any of this .
He ’ s checked out entirely when it comes to his presidency .
It ’ s time for him to resign .

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When Donald Trump held a press conference and was asked if he took responsibility for his own handling of the coronavirus crisis, he said “I don’t take responsibility at all.” Those words quickly became infamous, as it underlined everything that’s wrong with this guy’s failed presidency.
Today, Trump tried to give himself yet another do-over by holding yet another coronavirus press conference. This time around he sounded genuinely scared. He’s too sociopathic to care what happens to the country and the people in it. But he does now appear to be worried that his poor handling of this crisis will cost him whatever remote shot at reelection he might have had left. The thing is, he still can’t answer the question.
Trump was asked again today if he takes responsibility for the coronavirus crisis. His nearly incoherent answer was “Yeah, normally. But I think when you hear, you know, this has never been done before in this country.” Okay, so that’s all we need to know. He’s not going to take responsibility for any of this. He’s checked out entirely when it comes to his presidency. It’s time for him to resign.
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palmerreport--2020-03-17--Donald Trump just scapegoated Jared Kushner

Before Donald Trump gave his bizarre half-dead Oval Office address last week , major media outlets reported that Trump was waiting for Jared Kushner to do research on how to handle the coronavirus crisis .
This seemed like a particularly odd thing to leak , considering this wasn ’ t likely to go well for anyone involved .
Now that Trump ’ s handling of the coronavirus has gone about as poorly as one might have expected a bumbling addled criminal with severe psychological defects to have handled it , sure enough , Trump is indeed scapegoating Jared Kushner in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is now running around the White House telling anyone who will listen that the whole thing is Kushner ’ s fault , and those people clearly have his blessing to leak this to the media .
Vanity Fair is reporting tonight that no one in the White House can believe “ how pissed Trump is at Jared.
” Okay , well , that ’ s fine and good .
But nobody cares about this Trump Family Feud .
It ’ s time for Trump to resign if he can ’ t responsibility for @ @ @ @ @ @

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Before Donald Trump gave his bizarre half-dead Oval Office address last week, major media outlets reported that Trump was waiting for Jared Kushner to do research on how to handle the coronavirus crisis. This seemed like a particularly odd thing to leak, considering this wasn’t likely to go well for anyone involved.
Now that Trump’s handling of the coronavirus has gone about as poorly as one might have expected a bumbling addled criminal with severe psychological defects to have handled it, sure enough, Trump is indeed scapegoating Jared Kushner in rather blatant fashion.
Apparently Donald Trump is now running around the White House telling anyone who will listen that the whole thing is Kushner’s fault, and those people clearly have his blessing to leak this to the media. Vanity Fair is reporting tonight that no one in the White House can believe “how pissed Trump is at Jared.” Okay, well, that’s fine and good. But nobody cares about this Trump Family Feud. It’s time for Trump to resign if he can’t responsibility for his own action or inaction.
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palmerreport--2020-03-17--Donald Trump’s day from hell

Donald Trump’s day from hell

It ’ s entirely possible that we ’ ll eventually look back at today as the day when Donald Trump ’ s presidency effectively ended .
The simple laws of physics say that a sufficient amount of pressure can knock down anything ; it ’ s just a matter of whether the pressure can ever actually get that powerful .
Trump is now fully wilting under that pressure .
The stock market fell an astounding three thousand points today , and that may not even be the worst of it .
The U.S. coronavirus infection rate , and the U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It ’ s clear now that Donald Trump ’ s deranged bungling of the crisis has put America on a dark path that could have been been largely avoided if we had a real President .
At this point Governors and Mayors are effectively taking over the country , as they each plot their own coronavirus response path , while essentially ignoring Donald Trump as if he didn ’ t exist .
They might as well , considering Trump told them this morning that they were on their own .
How is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He clearly doesn ’ t know .
Everything he touches turns to crap .
When he ’ s ignored the coronavirus , or called it a hoax , he ’ s made it worse .
When he ’ s tried to step in and do something , he ’ s made it worse .
The United States has no President – just a squatter in the White House who seems to be running out of ideas for how to keep himself there .

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It’s entirely possible that we’ll eventually look back at today as the day when Donald Trump’s presidency effectively ended. The simple laws of physics say that a sufficient amount of pressure can knock down anything; it’s just a matter of whether the pressure can ever actually get that powerful. Trump is now fully wilting under that pressure.
The stock market fell an astounding three thousand points today, and that may not even be the worst of it. The U.S. coronavirus infection rate, and the U.S. death toll, both continued to rise. It’s clear now that Donald Trump’s deranged bungling of the crisis has put America on a dark path that could have been been largely avoided if we had a real President.
At this point Governors and Mayors are effectively taking over the country, as they each plot their own coronavirus response path, while essentially ignoring Donald Trump as if he didn’t exist. They might as well, considering Trump told them this morning that they were on their own.
How is Donald Trump going to survive this? He clearly doesn’t know. Everything he touches turns to crap. When he’s ignored the coronavirus, or called it a hoax, he’s made it worse. When he’s tried to step in and do something, he’s made it worse. The United States has no President – just a squatter in the White House who seems to be running out of ideas for how to keep himself there.
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palmerreport--2020-03-16--UPDATE: Tomorrow’s Ohio primary is happening after all

Update , 9:30pm : the courts have ruled that the Ohio primary will take place tomorrow after all .
Go vote tomorrow if you safely can , and spread the word .
The Governor of Ohio just announced that he ’ s making moves to shut down and postpone tomorrow ’ s Democratic primary election in the state , out of fear that voters congregating could spread the coronavirus .
Health and safety are the first priority , of course .
But this raises questions about how it ’ ll impact the primary race .
As of this moment , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Arizona , and Illinois are still set to take place .
The latest polling averages have Joe Biden ahead in those states by blowout margins .
Voter turnout could be suppressed tomorrow by coronavirus fears .
But because Biden is so far ahead , it ’ s difficult to imagine that he won ’ t still win these states easily .
Some have pointed out that elderly voters may be less likely to show up tomorrow due to virus fears , but that could be canceled out by the tendency for elderly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
If Biden still wins these three states by large margins tomorrow , then it won ’ t matter that Ohio got postponed .
The primary race will still effectively be over .
Bernie Sanders can drop out or not , but either way , the race will move on without him .
After tomorrow , Joe Biden will be seen as the Democratic nominee , and the media and the public will treat him that way .
That said , if Florida , Arizona , and Illinois also end up deciding tonight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the low turnout results in Sanders somehow pulling off a shocking upset in one of the states , we ’ ll have to reevaluate where things are .
But as of now , it doesn ’ t appear this will have much of an impact on how the Democratic primary race moves forward .

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Update, 9:30pm: the courts have ruled that the Ohio primary will take place tomorrow after all. Go vote tomorrow if you safely can, and spread the word. The Governor of Ohio just announced that he’s making moves to shut down and postpone tomorrow’s Democratic primary election in the state, out of fear that voters congregating could spread the coronavirus. Health and safety are the first priority, of course. But this raises questions about how it’ll impact the primary race.
As of this moment, tomorrow’s primary races in Florida, Arizona, and Illinois are still set to take place. The latest polling averages have Joe Biden ahead in those states by blowout margins. Voter turnout could be suppressed tomorrow by coronavirus fears. But because Biden is so far ahead, it’s difficult to imagine that he won’t still win these states easily. Some have pointed out that elderly voters may be less likely to show up tomorrow due to virus fears, but that could be canceled out by the tendency for elderly people to vote early or by mail.
If Biden still wins these three states by large margins tomorrow, then it won’t matter that Ohio got postponed. The primary race will still effectively be over. Bernie Sanders can drop out or not, but either way, the race will move on without him. After tomorrow, Joe Biden will be seen as the Democratic nominee, and the media and the public will treat him that way.
That said, if Florida, Arizona, and Illinois also end up deciding tonight to postpone their primaries, or if the low turnout results in Sanders somehow pulling off a shocking upset in one of the states, we’ll have to reevaluate where things are. But as of now, it doesn’t appear this will have much of an impact on how the Democratic primary race moves forward.
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palmerreport--2020-03-17--Joe Biden has won Florida in a huge blowout

The polls close in the Florida primary at 7pm local time , which gets tricky because most of the state is on eastern time , but a fraction of the panhandle is on central time .
For that reason , the TV networks may not be willing to call Florida for Joe Biden until we reach 7pm central time / 8pm eastern time .
But the numbers coming in thus far leave literally zero doubt about the outcome .
With 22 % of the votes reported , Joe Biden is leading by a stunning forty points .
That ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Biden .
We ’ re not the only ones .
Dave Wasserman from Redistrict , who consistently calls states before the TV networks do , just called Florida for Biden as well .
We ’ re not going to try to predict whether Biden will end up winning by forty , twenty , or fifty points by the time all the votes are counted .
But there ’ s no doubt Biden has won in a huge blowout of some kind .
There have been questions about what the coronavirus crisis would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ might impact the margins .
But because Joe Biden was up by such a huge amount in Florida to begin with , it ’ s not surprising to see that he ended up winning in a blowout .
The next state to watch for is Illinois , where the polls close at 8pm eastern time .
After that it ’ ll be awhile until we see results from Arizona , where some polls close at 9pm eastern time , and other polls close at 10pm eastern time .
Joe Biden is expected to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

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The polls close in the Florida primary at 7pm local time, which gets tricky because most of the state is on eastern time, but a fraction of the panhandle is on central time. For that reason, the TV networks may not be willing to call Florida for Joe Biden until we reach 7pm central time / 8pm eastern time. But the numbers coming in thus far leave literally zero doubt about the outcome.
With 22% of the votes reported, Joe Biden is leading by a stunning forty points. That’s enough for Palmer Report to call Florida for Biden. We’re not the only ones. Dave Wasserman from Redistrict, who consistently calls states before the TV networks do, just called Florida for Biden as well. We’re not going to try to predict whether Biden will end up winning by forty, twenty, or fifty points by the time all the votes are counted. But there’s no doubt Biden has won in a huge blowout of some kind.
There have been questions about what the coronavirus crisis would do to turnout, and whether that might impact the margins. But because Joe Biden was up by such a huge amount in Florida to begin with, it’s not surprising to see that he ended up winning in a blowout.
The next state to watch for is Illinois, where the polls close at 8pm eastern time. After that it’ll be awhile until we see results from Arizona, where some polls close at 9pm eastern time, and other polls close at 10pm eastern time. Joe Biden is expected to also win those two states in blowouts.
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palmerreport--2020-03-17--We just got the surest sign yet that Joe Biden is the nominee

Joe Biden is expected to rack up sizable wins in the large states of Florida , Arizona , and Illinois @ @ @ @ @ the door mathematically when it comes to the 2020 Democratic primary race .
Even as @ @ @ @ @ s results , we just got the surest sign yet that Biden is the nominee @ @ @ @ @ Biden is receiving Secret Service protection , according to NBC News .
His campaign requested @ @ @ @ @ to rush the stage during his Super Tuesday victory speech .
But protection isn ’ @ @ @ @ @ has to go through a process involving both Congress and the Department of Homeland Security @ @ @ @ @ is being granted is yet another sign that Biden is going to be the nominee @

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Joe Biden is expected to rack up sizable wins in the large states of Florida, Arizona, and Illinois today, all but slamming the door mathematically when it comes to the 2020 Democratic primary race. Even as we wait for tonight’s results, we just got the surest sign yet that Biden is the nominee.
As of today Joe Biden is receiving Secret Service protection, according to NBC News. His campaign requested it after some protesters tried to rush the stage during his Super Tuesday victory speech. But protection isn’t automatically granted, and has to go through a process involving both Congress and the Department of Homeland Security. The fact that protection is being granted is yet another sign that Biden is going to be the nominee.
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