palmerreport--2020-09-21--What is Mitt Romney up to?

What is Mitt Romney up to?

With Republican Senators Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins having publicly stated this week that whoever wins the election should fill the Supreme Court vacancy , and that no vote should take place in the meantime , it means we ’ re already halfway to the four defectors required to shut the whole thing down .
This brings us to the matter of Mitt Romney , who has been awfully quiet this weekend .
So what ’ s he really up to ?
I have no inside information , and I doubt anyone else does either .
But based on his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Senator , here ’ s what I would strongly guess is happening right now .
We ’ ve seen that Mitt Romney is willing to do the right thing , but he likes to play it safe along the way .
For instance , when he voted to convict and remove Trump , he was ( correctly ) gambling that the public would eventually come to see this as the right move , and that it would benefit his standing and stature in the long term .
The reality is that Romney surely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2024 , and he wants to go into that race with a record he can defend .
It was one thing for Romney to be the lone wolf who was brave enough to vote to convict a guilty man .
But I would guess that he doesn ’ t want to be on the losing side of the Supreme Court vacancy fight .
If he comes out against filling the seat but then it gets filled anyway , he risks being forever seen by the right as the guy who tried to keep @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But if he can kill the nomination and that person never makes it onto the court , they ’ ll have been forgotten by 2024 , and all anyone will remember is that Romney did the right thing .
So my educated guess is that with two defections already announced but a total for four needed , Mitt Romney doesn ’ t want to be the third – he wants to be the fourth .
Romney may be trying to convince some other Republican Senators to be the third defector , so he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by being the fourth one to speak up .
But again , we ’ re all just guessing .
Romney hasn ’ t done anything to tip his hand just yet .

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With Republican Senators Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins having publicly stated this week that whoever wins the election should fill the Supreme Court vacancy, and that no vote should take place in the meantime, it means we’re already halfway to the four defectors required to shut the whole thing down.
This brings us to the matter of Mitt Romney, who has been awfully quiet this weekend. So what’s he really up to? I have no inside information, and I doubt anyone else does either. But based on his pattern of behavior since he became a Senator, here’s what I would strongly guess is happening right now.
We’ve seen that Mitt Romney is willing to do the right thing, but he likes to play it safe along the way. For instance, when he voted to convict and remove Trump, he was (correctly) gambling that the public would eventually come to see this as the right move, and that it would benefit his standing and stature in the long term. The reality is that Romney surely wants to run for President again in 2024, and he wants to go into that race with a record he can defend.
It was one thing for Romney to be the lone wolf who was brave enough to vote to convict a guilty man. But I would guess that he doesn’t want to be on the losing side of the Supreme Court vacancy fight. If he comes out against filling the seat but then it gets filled anyway, he risks being forever seen by the right as the guy who tried to keep them from having that particular Justice. But if he can kill the nomination and that person never makes it onto the court, they’ll have been forgotten by 2024, and all anyone will remember is that Romney did the right thing.
So my educated guess is that with two defections already announced but a total for four needed, Mitt Romney doesn’t want to be the third – he wants to be the fourth. Romney may be trying to convince some other Republican Senators to be the third defector, so he can then put it over the top by being the fourth one to speak up. But again, we’re all just guessing. Romney hasn’t done anything to tip his hand just yet.
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palmerreport--2020-09-21--Donald Trump Jr goes berserk as it all goes wrong for him

When legendary Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away , some observers predicted that it would somehow be good news for Donald Trump and the Republicans .
At the time , Palmer Report pointed out that there was no basis for this at all – and that if our side came out strong over the weekend , the whole balance of power could actually tilt in our favor .
So far this weekend you ’ ve all collectively donated more than $ 100 million to Democratic candidates , and based on your social media reactions , it appears we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This comes even as Nancy Pelosi is refusing to rule out impeaching Trump again in order to derail the Senate confirmation process , and prominent Democrats in the House and Senate are vowing to expand the Supreme Court if necessary .
It appears Donald Trump Jr has figured out that it ’ s all going wrong for him and his side .
He tweeted this today : “ It ’ s clear that If Biden wins the WH , Dems will immediately move to pack the courts to increase their political power .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ will undoubtedly move to get rid of the 2nd Amendment .
Don ’ t let these leftwing radicals get away with it , vote Trump !
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” It ’ s particularly rich listening to someone in the Trump family lecturing the rest of us about a political power grab , considering the criminal steps that Donald Trump has taken to try to corruptly seize power .
And of course no one is trying to get rid of the 2nd Amendment .
But Trump Junior is correct in the sense that we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this crap .

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When legendary Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away, some observers predicted that it would somehow be good news for Donald Trump and the Republicans. At the time, Palmer Report pointed out that there was no basis for this at all – and that if our side came out strong over the weekend, the whole balance of power could actually tilt in our favor.
So far this weekend you’ve all collectively donated more than $100 million to Democratic candidates, and based on your social media reactions, it appears we’re up for a fight. This comes even as Nancy Pelosi is refusing to rule out impeaching Trump again in order to derail the Senate confirmation process, and prominent Democrats in the House and Senate are vowing to expand the Supreme Court if necessary.
It appears Donald Trump Jr has figured out that it’s all going wrong for him and his side. He tweeted this today: “It’s clear that If Biden wins the WH, Dems will immediately move to pack the courts to increase their political power. As part of their power-grab, Dems will undoubtedly move to get rid of the 2nd Amendment. Don’t let these leftwing radicals get away with it, vote Trump!!!”
It’s particularly rich listening to someone in the Trump family lecturing the rest of us about a political power grab, considering the criminal steps that Donald Trump has taken to try to corruptly seize power. And of course no one is trying to get rid of the 2nd Amendment. But Trump Junior is correct in the sense that we’re not taking any more of this crap.
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palmerreport--2020-09-21--Donald Trump suddenly has a huge $100 million problem

When something shocking happens like the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg , the political fallout can be @ @ @ @ @ in general , the side that ’ s the most motivated by it tends to @ @ @ @ @ position .
By all accounts , RBG ’ s passing has motivated the Resistance in @ @ @ @ @ fundraising group ActBlue posted this tweet tonight : “ Small-dollar donors have now given $ @ @ @ @ @ 8 p.m .
ET Friday , investing in candidates up and down the ballot and @ @ @ @ @ of the impending judicial confirmation fight .
The grassroots is ready to fight to honor @ @ @ @ @ ” This $ 100 million haul is in addition to the various other methods of @ @ @ @ @ .
If this outpouring of donations is indicative of just how fiercely the Resistance is @ @ @ @ @ these next six weeks , let ’ s just say that things are looking good @

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When something shocking happens like the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the political fallout can be complex and unpredictable. But in general, the side that’s the most motivated by it tends to end up in the strongest position. By all accounts, RBG’s passing has motivated the Resistance in unprecedented fashion.
Democratic Party fundraising group ActBlue posted this tweet tonight: “Small-dollar donors have now given $100 million on ActBlue since 8 p.m. ET Friday, investing in candidates up and down the ballot and orgs on the front lines of the impending judicial confirmation fight. The grassroots is ready to fight to honor Justice Ginsburg’s legacy.”
This $100 million haul is in addition to the various other methods of donating to Democratic Party candidates. If this outpouring of donations is indicative of just how fiercely the Resistance is willing to continue fighting over these next six weeks, let’s just say that things are looking good.
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palmerreport--2020-09-20--Donald Trump has complete Twitter meltdown about farting

Donald Trump , a serial rapist who has committed treason and mass negligent homicide , couldn ’ t be any @ @ @ @ @ .
Yet , true to form , he keeps trying .
This time around , @ @ @ @ @ best use of his time is to tweet about farting .
No , really .
@ @ @ @ @ incoherent and seemingly drug-fueled video of a cat with a human body flying in the @ @ @ @ @ with a Trump flag , and the words “ Congrats everyone for getting # FartingSound @ @ @ @ @ then decided that it would be a good idea to retweet this .
That ’ @ @ @ @ @ deadly pandemic , civil unrest , a presidential election , a Supreme Court nomination battle @ @ @ @ @ the country literally on fire , the “ President ” of the United States is @ @ @ @ @ meltdown about farting .
Vote him out , and vote out anyone who ’ s @ @ @ @ @ up .

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Donald Trump, a serial rapist who has committed treason and mass negligent homicide, couldn’t be any less presidential if he tried. Yet, true to form, he keeps trying. This time around, Trump has decided that the best use of his time is to tweet about farting. No, really.
Some random idiot tweeted an incoherent and seemingly drug-fueled video of a cat with a human body flying in the air on a water ski with a Trump flag, and the words “Congrats everyone for getting #FartingSound trending lol.” Donald Trump then decided that it would be a good idea to retweet this.
That’s right, with a deadly pandemic, civil unrest, a presidential election, a Supreme Court nomination battle, and large chunks of the country literally on fire, the “President” of the United States is having some kind of psychedelic meltdown about farting. Vote him out, and vote out anyone who’s still trying to prop him up.
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palmerreport--2020-09-20--Nancy Pelosi addresses impeaching Donald Trump again

How surreal are things right now ?
Donald Trump , who clearly hates being President , is seemingly only running for reelection in a last ditch effort at keeping himself out of prison for his long and growing list of crimes .
Now Trump is threatening to abuse his power further by trying to fill a Supreme Court seat just weeks before the election .
This raises the question of what the Democrats are going to do about it .
Donald Trump has committed several new impeachable offenses including his deadly coronavirus lies , obstruction of justice in the Flynn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But impeaching him again this close to the election , given the certainty that the corrupt Republican Senate would acquit him , seemed to have no point to it .
However , with the Supreme Court now on the line , the equation potentially changes .
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi , who will make any decision about whether to impeach Donald Trump again , appeared this morning on ABC This Week .
Host George Stephanopoulos asked her if she was considering impeaching Trump again , or impeaching Bill Barr , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stop and deal with an impeachment trial instead of ramming through an illegitimate Supreme Court nominee .
Pelosi said : “ We have our options .
We have arrows in our quiver that I ’ m not about to discuss right now.
” In other words , she ’ s refusing to rule out impeaching Trump again .
She ’ s also hinting that she has other strategies up her sleeve .
As always in politics , the point in these kinds of situations isn ’ t to actually fire off the arrows @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It ’ s to make the credible threat of taking such action , thus forcing your opponent to reconsider whether it ’ s worth provoking such action .
With more GOP Senators coming out against nominating someone , this may be falling apart for Mitch McConnell anyway .

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How surreal are things right now? Donald Trump, who clearly hates being President, is seemingly only running for reelection in a last ditch effort at keeping himself out of prison for his long and growing list of crimes. Now Trump is threatening to abuse his power further by trying to fill a Supreme Court seat just weeks before the election.
This raises the question of what the Democrats are going to do about it. Donald Trump has committed several new impeachable offenses including his deadly coronavirus lies, obstruction of justice in the Flynn and Stone cases, and so on. But impeaching him again this close to the election, given the certainty that the corrupt Republican Senate would acquit him, seemed to have no point to it. However, with the Supreme Court now on the line, the equation potentially changes.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, who will make any decision about whether to impeach Donald Trump again, appeared this morning on ABC This Week. Host George Stephanopoulos asked her if she was considering impeaching Trump again, or impeaching Bill Barr, in order to force the Senate to stop and deal with an impeachment trial instead of ramming through an illegitimate Supreme Court nominee.
Pelosi said: “We have our options. We have arrows in our quiver that I’m not about to discuss right now.” In other words, she’s refusing to rule out impeaching Trump again. She’s also hinting that she has other strategies up her sleeve. As always in politics, the point in these kinds of situations isn’t to actually fire off the arrows in your quiver, so to speak. It’s to make the credible threat of taking such action, thus forcing your opponent to reconsider whether it’s worth provoking such action. With more GOP Senators coming out against nominating someone, this may be falling apart for Mitch McConnell anyway.
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palmerreport--2020-09-20--Donald Trump attacks Lisa Murkowski after she officially comes out against filling Supreme Court sea

Donald Trump attacks Lisa Murkowski after she officially comes out against filling Supreme Court seat

When Susan Collins announced yesterday that RBG ’ s seat should be filled by the winner of the election , Palmer Report pointed out that while Collins can ’ t be trusted , this isn ’ t about whether she can be trusted .
Instead , it was an indicator that she expected additional Republican Senators to announce the same , and she was trying to preemptively take credit for it .
Sure enough , Lisa Murkowski released a statement today confirming that when she stated awhile back that any last minute vacancy shouldn ’ t be filled , she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has begun attacking Murkowski on Twitter .
This means we have two GOP Senators in opposition .
If the number reaches four , the nomination process is dead .
Given his history , there ’ s a good chance Mitt Romney will also come out in opposition to filling the seat .
But Romney likes to play things cautiously .
Our guess is that he ’ s trying to convince some other GOP Senator to be the third , so he can be the fourth and deciding person to stand in opposition .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ plays out , Democrats and the House and Senate are now openly talking about expanding the Supreme Court next year if that ’ s what it takes to right this wrong .
And of course you can put pressure on vulnerable GOP Senators by ( politely ) calling their offices and letting them know that you ’ ll focus heavily on defeating them in their reelection bids if they try to move forward with the nomination process .
It ’ s not a matter of whether you can trust them , it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make them understand that they could lose their careers over this .

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When Susan Collins announced yesterday that RBG’s seat should be filled by the winner of the election, Palmer Report pointed out that while Collins can’t be trusted, this isn’t about whether she can be trusted. Instead, it was an indicator that she expected additional Republican Senators to announce the same, and she was trying to preemptively take credit for it.
Sure enough, Lisa Murkowski released a statement today confirming that when she stated awhile back that any last minute vacancy shouldn’t be filled, she meant it. In response Donald Trump has begun attacking Murkowski on Twitter. This means we have two GOP Senators in opposition. If the number reaches four, the nomination process is dead.
Given his history, there’s a good chance Mitt Romney will also come out in opposition to filling the seat. But Romney likes to play things cautiously. Our guess is that he’s trying to convince some other GOP Senator to be the third, so he can be the fourth and deciding person to stand in opposition.
Even as the behind the scenes process plays out, Democrats and the House and Senate are now openly talking about expanding the Supreme Court next year if that’s what it takes to right this wrong. And of course you can put pressure on vulnerable GOP Senators by (politely) calling their offices and letting them know that you’ll focus heavily on defeating them in their reelection bids if they try to move forward with the nomination process. It’s not a matter of whether you can trust them, it’s a matter of whether you can make them understand that they could lose their careers over this.
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Notorious RBG

There are few things that disgust me more than realpolitik jurisprudence .
That is , the kind practiced by Associate Justice , rapist and full time beer drinker Brett Kavanaugh , just to pick someone out of thin air .
He decides which side of a Constitutional issue he ’ s going to champion based on a licked finger hoisted to test a Donald Trump wind .
Kavanaugh then retroactively searches for and seizes upon any half-baked supporting argument to justify his position .
Few justices in the history of the United States Supreme Court had a more diametrically opposite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ruth Bader Ginsburg .
Whether you agreed with her decisions or not , she never left you with any doubt ( or any lack of respect for ) how she arrived there and why her path was always shatteringly sensible .
Her reasonings weren ’ t merely sound and concise , but were so often perfect artifacts of logic in motion that they even sometimes changed dissenting minds .
Since her nomination to the Supreme Court by Bill Clinton in 1993 , “ Notorious RGB ” has become a thing , an icon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Ginsburg was the product of not one but three Ivy League universities , to wit Cornell , Columbia and Harvard .
One very quickly forgets that she stood just sixty-one inches tall .
She towered intellectually over virtually everyone she came into contact with .
In the presence of her laser intelligence no one was safe .
To paraphrase Gore Vidal , the three most frightening words in the English language were sometimes Ruth Bader Ginsburg .
Justice Ginsburg left a permanent stamp of her presence on the SCOTUS in a way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) justices ever have .
Ginsburg fought against gender discrimination , unreasonable search and seizure and for a woman ’ s right to choose .
She is the first Supreme Court justice to officiate at a same-sex wedding .
Above all she fought tirelessly and her whole life for that thing called the Constitution of the United States , a document that is all-too-often neglected by political opportunism in these terrifying times .
Justice Ginsburg was a progenitor of the notion that reasonable minds can differ and still remain civil .
She and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ best friends despite their differing philosophies until his death in 2016 .
In one instance Scalia showed her an advance copy of his dissenting opinion on an issue for which she was writing the majority opinion .
“ I took this dissent , this very spicy dissent , ” Ginsburg said later , “ and it absolutely ruined my weekend.
” It caused her to make changes to her majority opinion .
Justice Ginsburg believed that , though she and Justice Scalia came at the law from opposite directions , they each , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the same goal , that of the good enshrined in the Constitution and the people for whom it was moulded to serve .
She wasn ’ t only justly famous as a jurist and a friend , Ginsburg was also famous sartorially .
Her celebrated collars , one for when she was taking the dissenting opinion and another for when she was taking the majority opinion , made for a classy counterweight to the normally ossified and clerical black and white Supreme Court fashion .
The day after Trump was elected she wore @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which Republicans will try to replace her stands in complete contradiction to the good and rational and fair and just methods she unflinchingly practiced her entire life .
After sanctimoniously lecturing Americans in 2016 on why a SCOTUS nominee must never be put forward during an election year , Republicans are now going to try to do just that .
Ruth Bader Ginsburg would have found such open hypocrisy not merely injudicious , but morally repugnant .
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a woman for the century , and today she belongs to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ especially at a time when she is most desperately needed .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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There are few things that disgust me more than realpolitik jurisprudence. That is, the kind practiced by Associate Justice, rapist and full time beer drinker Brett Kavanaugh, just to pick someone out of thin air. He decides which side of a Constitutional issue he’s going to champion based on a licked finger hoisted to test a Donald Trump wind. Kavanaugh then retroactively searches for and seizes upon any half-baked supporting argument to justify his position.
Few justices in the history of the United States Supreme Court had a more diametrically opposite approach to the Kavanaugh jurisprudence realpolitik than Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Whether you agreed with her decisions or not, she never left you with any doubt (or any lack of respect for) how she arrived there and why her path was always shatteringly sensible. Her reasonings weren’t merely sound and concise, but were so often perfect artifacts of logic in motion that they even sometimes changed dissenting minds.
Since her nomination to the Supreme Court by Bill Clinton in 1993, “Notorious RGB” has become a thing, an icon, a face and figure for posters. Ginsburg was the product of not one but three Ivy League universities, to wit Cornell, Columbia and Harvard. One very quickly forgets that she stood just sixty-one inches tall. She towered intellectually over virtually everyone she came into contact with. In the presence of her laser intelligence no one was safe. To paraphrase Gore Vidal, the three most frightening words in the English language were sometimes Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Justice Ginsburg left a permanent stamp of her presence on the SCOTUS in a way that few associate (or even chief) justices ever have. Ginsburg fought against gender discrimination, unreasonable search and seizure and for a woman’s right to choose. She is the first Supreme Court justice to officiate at a same-sex wedding. Above all she fought tirelessly and her whole life for that thing called the Constitution of the United States, a document that is all-too-often neglected by political opportunism in these terrifying times.
Justice Ginsburg was a progenitor of the notion that reasonable minds can differ and still remain civil. She and fellow Associate Justice Antonin Scalia famously remained best friends despite their differing philosophies until his death in 2016. In one instance Scalia showed her an advance copy of his dissenting opinion on an issue for which she was writing the majority opinion. “I took this dissent, this very spicy dissent,” Ginsburg said later, “and it absolutely ruined my weekend.” It caused her to make changes to her majority opinion.
Justice Ginsburg believed that, though she and Justice Scalia came at the law from opposite directions, they each, in their own respective ways, cherished the same goal, that of the good enshrined in the Constitution and the people for whom it was moulded to serve.
She wasn’t only justly famous as a jurist and a friend, Ginsburg was also famous sartorially. Her celebrated collars, one for when she was taking the dissenting opinion and another for when she was taking the majority opinion, made for a classy counterweight to the normally ossified and clerical black and white Supreme Court fashion. The day after Trump was elected she wore her dissenting collar.
The manner in which Republicans will try to replace her stands in complete contradiction to the good and rational and fair and just methods she unflinchingly practiced her entire life. After sanctimoniously lecturing Americans in 2016 on why a SCOTUS nominee must never be put forward during an election year, Republicans are now going to try to do just that. Ruth Bader Ginsburg would have found such open hypocrisy not merely injudicious, but morally repugnant.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a woman for the century, and today she belongs to the ages. She will be missed, especially at a time when she is most desperately needed. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-09-20--Donald Trump’s campaign cash crunch worsens – and threatens to take the GOP down with him

For weeks , Donald Trump ’ s 2020 campaign has been canceling planned TV advertising campaigns in numerous key swing states – including some states that are absolute must wins for him .
This , coupled with New York Times reporting about top Trump campaign people accusing each other of having wasted or stolen the money , and it ’ s fairly clear that Trump ’ s campaign is broke .
Now things are getting even uglier .
It turns out this kind of thing is contagious , because now the National Republican Congressional Committee is pulling ads in key @ @ @ @ @ @ @ newspaper is reporting that the NRCC is canceling $ 2 million in Houston-area TV advertising that was supposed to help in several close House races in the area , and is instead shifting the money to other races .
It ’ s one thing to shift money away from races that you ’ ve concluded you no longer have a chance of winning .
But when you ’ re forced to take money away from close races in order to stop the bleeding in other close races , the only reason to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not enough cash to go around .
This suggests that , as would-be donors are giving up on Donald Trump ’ s sinking ship , they ’ re giving up on donating to Republican House races as well .

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For weeks, Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign has been canceling planned TV advertising campaigns in numerous key swing states – including some states that are absolute must wins for him. This, coupled with New York Times reporting about top Trump campaign people accusing each other of having wasted or stolen the money, and it’s fairly clear that Trump’s campaign is broke. Now things are getting even uglier.
It turns out this kind of thing is contagious, because now the National Republican Congressional Committee is pulling ads in key races as well. The Texas Tribune newspaper is reporting that the NRCC is canceling $2 million in Houston-area TV advertising that was supposed to help in several close House races in the area, and is instead shifting the money to other races.
It’s one thing to shift money away from races that you’ve concluded you no longer have a chance of winning. But when you’re forced to take money away from close races in order to stop the bleeding in other close races, the only reason to do so is if there’s simply not enough cash to go around. This suggests that, as would-be donors are giving up on Donald Trump’s sinking ship, they’re giving up on donating to Republican House races as well.
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palmerreport--2020-09-22--Mitch McConnell doesn’t have this

Mitch McConnell doesn’t have this

On Monday night , vulnerable Republican Senator Cory Gardner and increasingly senile Republican Senator Chuck Grassley both announced their support for moving forward with the nominating process to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’ s Supreme Court seat .
So if there is a fourth GOP Senator who ’ s going to stand alongside Murkowski , Collins , and ( potentially ) Romney , it ’ s not clear who that person might be .
Here ’ s the thing , though .
Having enough votes to move forward with the nomination process is not the same thing as having enough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mitch McConnell will spend the next week trying to convince us it ’ s the same thing , because he wants us to think we ’ ve lost this battle , so we ’ ll stop fighting him on it , which in turn will give him a better chance of winning it .
That means our job is to not get psyched out by McConnell ’ s head games .
He lies all the time , so why would we suddenly believe him now ?
The reality is that Cory Gardner is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ process as a trial balloon , to see if it causes conservatives in Colorado to rally behind his failing reelection bid .
If it has the opposite impact on his numbers , he could start leaning against confirming the nominee .
After all , like any Republican , he only cares about keeping his seat – and he ’ ll do what he has to do , whether McConnell likes it or not .
Mitch McConnell doesn ’ t have this .
He may end up succeeding in confirming a nominee and he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now , he doesn ’ t have this .
It ’ s all still up in the air .
He ’ ll tell us he has this , because the best thing he has going for him is if we conclude he ’ s going to win no matter what , and give up .
But there ’ s plenty of work to be done in this battle , which is still just getting started .

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On Monday night, vulnerable Republican Senator Cory Gardner and increasingly senile Republican Senator Chuck Grassley both announced their support for moving forward with the nominating process to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Supreme Court seat. So if there is a fourth GOP Senator who’s going to stand alongside Murkowski, Collins, and (potentially) Romney, it’s not clear who that person might be.
Here’s the thing, though. Having enough votes to move forward with the nomination process is not the same thing as having enough votes to actually confirm a nominee. Mitch McConnell will spend the next week trying to convince us it’s the same thing, because he wants us to think we’ve lost this battle, so we’ll stop fighting him on it, which in turn will give him a better chance of winning it.
That means our job is to not get psyched out by McConnell’s head games. He lies all the time, so why would we suddenly believe him now? The reality is that Cory Gardner is agreeing to move forward with the nomination process as a trial balloon, to see if it causes conservatives in Colorado to rally behind his failing reelection bid. If it has the opposite impact on his numbers, he could start leaning against confirming the nominee. After all, like any Republican, he only cares about keeping his seat – and he’ll do what he has to do, whether McConnell likes it or not.
Mitch McConnell doesn’t have this. He may end up succeeding in confirming a nominee and he may not. But as of right now, he doesn’t have this. It’s all still up in the air. He’ll tell us he has this, because the best thing he has going for him is if we conclude he’s going to win no matter what, and give up. But there’s plenty of work to be done in this battle, which is still just getting started.
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palmerreport--2020-09-22--Joe Biden just nailed it

Joe Biden just nailed it

The Washington Post says that Joe Biden gave the “ most compelling speech of the campaign ” on Sunday .
Much of that speech centered around the rush of Republicans to name a replacement for Justice Ginsburg , and he explained why this rush is not as dire as we might think .
Biden believes that the Republican rush can easily backfire , giving Democrats an opportunity to not only win the presidency but to take the majority in the Senate .
Hammering home that a conservative court will finish destroying the Affordable Care Act , Biden pointed out that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a pandemic .
Without the ACA , insurance companies will , once again , make decisions on who will be excluded because of preexisting conditions .
Linking insurance coverage to the pandemic is smart , and though Biden did mention abortion and voting rights , healthcare is of vital concern to Americans .
Biden talked about “ fairness , ” pointing out that Republicans want to rewrite the rules to benefit themselves with no thought whatsoever to what most Americans want .
While Biden is trying to appeal to Senators who might be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to neither Trump , “ who will do whatever he wants ” nor to McConnell “ who will do whatever he wants , and he does.
” This picture of these two men could not be more on point .
Both Trump and McConnell act as if they know what is best for us more than we do even though both are out of touch with the average American .
They have a lot of nerve making assumptions .
By centering his arguments around these issues , Washington Post said that Biden “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the exhausted middle ” of voters .
Biden said all the right things to move voters from Trump ’ s alternate universe back to reality .
Politico reported that he is doing just that .
While Trump is “ making modest inroads ” with Latinos and has slightly more Black support , that support is not going to make up for a large group he is on the verge of losing : White voters .
The polls show that Trump ’ s grip on this group has slipped and continues to slip @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In Minnesota , Trump is behind by 2 among White voters , including Whites without college degrees .
Trump won this demographic over Clinton by 7 points .
He is now 2 behind , giving him a net negative of -9 .
The same is happening in Wisconsin , where Trump won non-college educated women by 16 points .
He is now losing them by 9 .
In Pennsylvania , Biden and Trump are neck-and-neck .
Lee Miringoff of Marist College Institute for Public Opinion calls this change “ a big , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump does himself more harm than good daily .
People have not forgotten having Brett Kavanaugh shoved down our throats even as the Blue Wave flowed across the midterm elections .
Forget Trump .
As Biden said , he is going to do what he wants to do .
We should be focused on getting Biden elected and Democrats in control of the Senate .
If we are successful , we can soon put this nightmare called “ president ” Donald Trump behind us and begin rebuilding our country .

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The Washington Post says that Joe Biden gave the “most compelling speech of the campaign” on Sunday. Much of that speech centered around the rush of Republicans to name a replacement for Justice Ginsburg, and he explained why this rush is not as dire as we might think.
Biden believes that the Republican rush can easily backfire, giving Democrats an opportunity to not only win the presidency but to take the majority in the Senate. Hammering home that a conservative court will finish destroying the Affordable Care Act, Biden pointed out that this could prove disastrous, especially during a pandemic. Without the ACA, insurance companies will, once again, make decisions on who will be excluded because of preexisting conditions. Linking insurance coverage to the pandemic is smart, and though Biden did mention abortion and voting rights, healthcare is of vital concern to Americans.
Biden talked about “fairness,” pointing out that Republicans want to rewrite the rules to benefit themselves with no thought whatsoever to what most Americans want. While Biden is trying to appeal to Senators who might be persuaded and moderates, he is talking to neither Trump, “who will do whatever he wants” nor to McConnell “who will do whatever he wants, and he does.” This picture of these two men could not be more on point. Both Trump and McConnell act as if they know what is best for us more than we do even though both are out of touch with the average American. They have a lot of nerve making assumptions. By centering his arguments around these issues, Washington Post said that Biden “managed to appeal both to the left and the exhausted middle” of voters. Biden said all the right things to move voters from Trump’s alternate universe back to reality. Politico reported that he is doing just that.
While Trump is “making modest inroads” with Latinos and has slightly more Black support, that support is not going to make up for a large group he is on the verge of losing: White voters. The polls show that Trump’s grip on this group has slipped and continues to slip, especially in the critical swing states. In Minnesota, Trump is behind by 2 among White voters, including Whites without college degrees. Trump won this demographic over Clinton by 7 points. He is now 2 behind, giving him a net negative of -9. The same is happening in Wisconsin, where Trump won non-college educated women by 16 points. He is now losing them by 9. In Pennsylvania, Biden and Trump are neck-and-neck. Lee Miringoff of Marist College Institute for Public Opinion calls this change “a big, big swing.”
In the end, Trump does himself more harm than good daily. People have not forgotten having Brett Kavanaugh shoved down our throats even as the Blue Wave flowed across the midterm elections. Forget Trump. As Biden said, he is going to do what he wants to do. We should be focused on getting Biden elected and Democrats in control of the Senate. If we are successful, we can soon put this nightmare called “president” Donald Trump behind us and begin rebuilding our country.
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palmerreport--2020-09-22--Donald Trump’s Post Office gambit just took a major blow

Donald Trump was never going to be able to use the Post Office to just magically rig the election for @ @ @ @ @ or elections is ever that simplistic .
But Trump and his stooge Louis DeJoy have @ @ @ @ @ the Post Office in a way that might tilt the election at least slightly in @ @ @ @ @ s just say that plan is falling apart already .
For the second time in @ @ @ @ @ Federal Judge has ruled that the Post Office must prioritize the delivery of mail-in ballots @ @ @ @ @ deal , because a large piece of Trump ’ s scheme centered around reclassifying ballots @ @ @ @ @ they would be delivered more slowly and perhaps not arrive in time .
Notably , @ @ @ @ @ is vowing to take enforcement steps against the Post Office if he doesn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ by this Friday .
The courts have broad enforcement powers , and this particular judge @ @ @ @ @ using it if necessary .

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Donald Trump was never going to be able to use the Post Office to just magically rig the election for himself; nothing in politics or elections is ever that simplistic. But Trump and his stooge Louis DeJoy have certainly been hoping to sabotage the Post Office in a way that might tilt the election at least slightly in their favor. Let’s just say that plan is falling apart already.
For the second time in the past week, a Federal Judge has ruled that the Post Office must prioritize the delivery of mail-in ballots. This is a big deal, because a large piece of Trump’s scheme centered around reclassifying ballots as bulk mail so that they would be delivered more slowly and perhaps not arrive in time.
Notably, the judge in this ruling is vowing to take enforcement steps against the Post Office if he doesn’t see the changes being implemented by this Friday. The courts have broad enforcement powers, and this particular judge seems to be unafraid of using it if necessary.
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What the hell?

– The British press first reported in January 2017 that Deutsche Bank had funneled billions in Russian money to clients in places like New York City .
It was obvious back then that Putin was bankrolling Trump – but the American media completely ignored the story .
In fact a few American media outlets took pot shots at me because I dared to write about it .
If only the media had done its job at the time .
– The media also spent two years baselessly insisting every day that Trump was about to fire Mueller .
Now we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do his job for fear he ’ d get fired .
At what point do we hold the media responsible for consequences of the false narratives that it hypes just to try to get ratings ?
I hate to keep harping on it , but at some point the pubic is going to have to do a better job of holding the media accountable for its false narratives .
– Rod Rosenstein illegally obstructed an investigation into a criminal plot between a presidential candidate and a foreign country to rig an election .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Russia against the United States , and he did , then Rosenstein is guilty of conspiracy to commit treason .
– Tweet of the day , from legendary actor Alan Alda : “ In the 70s I wrote a piece for MS. magazine on why men should support the ERA .
A law professor fact-checked it and said , ‘ Whoever wrote this seems to know nothing about constitutional law.
’ So , instead , I interviewed HER .
She was brilliant .
And kind .
She was Ruth Bader Ginsburg .
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– The British press first reported in January 2017 that Deutsche Bank had funneled billions in Russian money to clients in places like New York City. It was obvious back then that Putin was bankrolling Trump – but the American media completely ignored the story. In fact a few American media outlets took pot shots at me because I dared to write about it. If only the media had done its job at the time.
– The media also spent two years baselessly insisting every day that Trump was about to fire Mueller. Now we’re learning Mueller didn’t do his job for fear he’d get fired. At what point do we hold the media responsible for consequences of the false narratives that it hypes just to try to get ratings? I hate to keep harping on it, but at some point the public is going to have to do a better job of holding the media accountable for its false narratives.
– Rod Rosenstein illegally obstructed an investigation into a criminal plot between a presidential candidate and a foreign country to rig an election. If Donald Trump committed treason by conspiring with Russia against the United States, and he did, then Rosenstein is guilty of conspiracy to commit treason.
– Tweet of the day, from legendary actor Alan Alda: “In the 70s I wrote a piece for MS. magazine on why men should support the ERA. A law professor fact-checked it and said, ‘Whoever wrote this seems to know nothing about constitutional law.’ So, instead, I interviewed HER. She was brilliant. And kind. She was Ruth Bader Ginsburg.”
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palmerreport--2020-09-23--The real reason Donald Trump is melting down about Bumble Bee tuna fish

Earlier this evening Donald Trump used his campaign rally to tell a fake story about violent protesters throwing cans of tuna fish at people .
He then made a point of emphasizing that it was Bumble Bee brand tuna fish .
At the time , Palmer Report sarcastically asked why protesters would need a certain brand of tuna fish in order for their weaponry to be effective .
Now it turns out there may be a real-world answer for why Trump is making up this particular lie .
Former FBI Assistant Director Frank Figliuzzi has pointed out to Palmer Report @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out strongly against Donald Trump ’ s tariff and trade war , while its competitor StarKist came out in support of the tariffs .
Now Donald Trump is conveniently making up a false story about violent protesters using cans of Bumble Bee tuna fish as weapons .
It ’ s probably not a coincidence .
At this point Trump is being driven in equal parts by petty vengeance and sheer lunacy .
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Earlier this evening Donald Trump used his campaign rally to tell a fake story about violent protesters throwing cans of tuna fish at people. He then made a point of emphasizing that it was Bumble Bee brand tuna fish. At the time, Palmer Report sarcastically asked why protesters would need a certain brand of tuna fish in order for their weaponry to be effective.
Now it turns out there may be a real-world answer for why Trump is making up this particular lie. Former FBI Assistant Director Frank Figliuzzi has pointed out to Palmer Report that awhile back, Bumble Bee came out strongly against Donald Trump’s tariff and trade war, while its competitor StarKist came out in support of the tariffs.
Now Donald Trump is conveniently making up a false story about violent protesters using cans of Bumble Bee tuna fish as weapons. It’s probably not a coincidence. At this point Trump is being driven in equal parts by petty vengeance and sheer lunacy.
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palmerreport--2020-09-23--Donald Trump has completely incoherent meltdown about Bumble Bee tuna fish [Updated]

There is a long running debate about whether Donald Trump , in addition to being evil , is also mentally incompetent .
The strongest argument in favor of this notion keeps coming from Trump himself .
Tonight he did it again , with a rant that was so incoherent , we ’ re surprised he didn ’ t leave the stage in a straitjacket .
Donald Trump used his campaign rally speech to insist that protesters in American cities are using Bumble Bee tuna fish as weapons : “ They throw it .
It ’ s the perfect weight , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it , right ?
And that hits you .
No , it ’ s true .
Bumble Bee brand tuna.
” That ’ s right , Donald Trump is so far gone that he ’ s just flat hallucinating about imaginary violent protesters throwing tuna fish at people .
In fact his hallucinations are so specific , he even thinks he knows the specific brand of tuna fish that they ’ re using .
It ’ s unclear why violent protesters would think they need to use a certain brand of tuna in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Update , 9:35pm : it turns out Trump may have singled out Bumble Bee for a specific reason .
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There is a long running debate about whether Donald Trump, in addition to being evil, is also mentally incompetent. The strongest argument in favor of this notion keeps coming from Trump himself. Tonight he did it again, with a rant that was so incoherent, we’re surprised he didn’t leave the stage in a straitjacket.
Donald Trump used his campaign rally speech to insist that protesters in American cities are using Bumble Bee tuna fish as weapons: “They throw it. It’s the perfect weight, tuna fish, they can really rip it, right? And that hits you. No, it’s true. Bumble Bee brand tuna.”
That’s right, Donald Trump is so far gone that he’s just flat hallucinating about imaginary violent protesters throwing tuna fish at people. In fact his hallucinations are so specific, he even thinks he knows the specific brand of tuna fish that they’re using. It’s unclear why violent protesters would think they need to use a certain brand of tuna in order for it to be effective. Update, 9:35pm: it turns out Trump may have singled out Bumble Bee for a specific reason.
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palmerreport--2020-09-23--“Don’t lie to me” – Fox News stooge Judge Jeanine Pirro gets laughed out of the building

How much of a punchline is Fox News weekend host “ Judge ” Jeanine Pirro ?
She ’ s so incoherent during her show that numerous observers on social media have questioned if she ’ s perhaps hosting while drunk .
And it appears that Fox only keeps her around because Donald Trump finds her slurred ranting to be entertaining .
Tonight Donald Trump posted this tweet : “ Congratulations to Judge Jeanine on the release of her new book , ‘ DON ’ T LIE TO ME ’ which is now available .
Get your copy today !
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – who lies essentially every time she opens her mouth – is releasing a book titled “ Don ’ t Lie To Me.
” The screwball irony of the situation led the title of her book to begin trending on Twitter , as everyone piled on about what a punchline she is .
We expect sales of her new book to be in the tens .
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How much of a punchline is Fox News weekend host “Judge” Jeanine Pirro? She’s so incoherent during her show that numerous observers on social media have questioned if she’s perhaps hosting while drunk. And it appears that Fox only keeps her around because Donald Trump finds her slurred ranting to be entertaining.
Tonight Donald Trump posted this tweet: “Congratulations to Judge Jeanine on the release of her new book, ‘DON’T LIE TO ME’ which is now available. Get your copy today!”
That’s right, Judge Jeanine – who lies essentially every time she opens her mouth – is releasing a book titled “Don’t Lie To Me.” The screwball irony of the situation led the title of her book to begin trending on Twitter, as everyone piled on about what a punchline she is. We expect sales of her new book to be in the tens.
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palmerreport--2020-09-23--More on Cindy McCain’s endorsement of Joe Biden

This evening Joe Biden broke the news that Cindy McCain , widow of Republican Senator John McCain , would be endorsing him for President .
Since that time , Cindy has tweeted out this endorsement : “ My husband John lived by a code : country first .
We are Republicans , yes , but Americans foremost .
There ’ s only one candidate in this race who stands up for our values as a nation , and that is Joe Biden .
Joe and I don ’ t always agree on the issues , and I know he and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but he is a good and honest man .
He will lead us with dignity .
He will be a commander in chief that the finest fighting force in the history of the world can depend on , because he knows what it is like to send a child off to fight.
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This evening Joe Biden broke the news that Cindy McCain, widow of Republican Senator John McCain, would be endorsing him for President. Since that time, Cindy has tweeted out this endorsement:
“My husband John lived by a code: country first. We are Republicans, yes, but Americans foremost. There’s only one candidate in this race who stands up for our values as a nation, and that is Joe Biden. Joe and I don’t always agree on the issues, and I know he and John certainly had some passionate arguments, but he is a good and honest man. He will lead us with dignity. He will be a commander in chief that the finest fighting force in the history of the world can depend on, because he knows what it is like to send a child off to fight.”
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palmerreport--2020-09-22--Donald Trump’s coronavirus vaccine election stunt just went down the tubes

When Donald Trump started vaguely threatening to rush an untested or phony vaccine to market just before election day , Palmer Report pointed out that he was never going to be able to pull it off .
Pharmaceutical manufacturers would sound the alarm .
Scores of whistleblowers within the FDA would light up the airwaves .
Sure enough , the FDA is now in the process of rolling out strict standards for coronavirus vaccine approval , which will make it all but impossible for Donald Trump to put a crappy vaccine out the door before the election .
This is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gone to some pretty embarrassing lengths to falsely paint a pretty picture of how Trump has been handling the pandemic .
But apparently even Hahn has his limits , and he ’ s making moves to prevent Trump from doing something truly stupid .
And no , Trump can ’ t simply fire Hahn and then roll out a phony vaccine anyway ; nothing is that simple .
Palmer Report continues to expect that Donald Trump will falsely announce just days before the election that a vaccine will be available shortly after the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump get any votes , because no one outside his existing base is likely to believe anything he says at this point .
But we ’ ll still have to remain vigilant and ready to push back against whatever nonsense Trump ends up trying to announce .
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When Donald Trump started vaguely threatening to rush an untested or phony vaccine to market just before election day, Palmer Report pointed out that he was never going to be able to pull it off. Pharmaceutical manufacturers would sound the alarm. Scores of whistleblowers within the FDA would light up the airwaves.
Sure enough, the FDA is now in the process of rolling out strict standards for coronavirus vaccine approval, which will make it all but impossible for Donald Trump to put a crappy vaccine out the door before the election. This is notable because FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn has gone to some pretty embarrassing lengths to falsely paint a pretty picture of how Trump has been handling the pandemic. But apparently even Hahn has his limits, and he’s making moves to prevent Trump from doing something truly stupid. And no, Trump can’t simply fire Hahn and then roll out a phony vaccine anyway; nothing is that simple.
Palmer Report continues to expect that Donald Trump will falsely announce just days before the election that a vaccine will be available shortly after the election. This is unlikely to help Trump get any votes, because no one outside his existing base is likely to believe anything he says at this point. But we’ll still have to remain vigilant and ready to push back against whatever nonsense Trump ends up trying to announce.
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palmerreport--2020-09-22--Cindy McCain is formally endorsing Joe Biden

Cindy McCain , widow of Republican Senator John McCain , already informally signaled her support for Joe Biden when she narrated a video of Joe and John which aired during the Democratic National Convention .
But now Cindy is taking things a step further by formally endorsing Biden , and apparently doing it on live national television .
Joe Biden revealed at a fundraiser this evening that Cindy McCain is about to formally endorse him , partly as a result of Donald Trump ’ s vicious attacks on U.S. troops who have fought and died in various wars .
Cindy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appear on three different morning TV shows tomorrow in order to spread the word about her endorsement .
John McCain ’ s daughter Meghan McCain has previously hinted that she ’ s planning to vote for Joe Biden .
It ’ s unclear when or if she might make a formal endorsement of her own .
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Cindy McCain, widow of Republican Senator John McCain, already informally signaled her support for Joe Biden when she narrated a video of Joe and John which aired during the Democratic National Convention. But now Cindy is taking things a step further by formally endorsing Biden, and apparently doing it on live national television.
Joe Biden revealed at a fundraiser this evening that Cindy McCain is about to formally endorse him, partly as a result of Donald Trump’s vicious attacks on U.S. troops who have fought and died in various wars. Cindy is reportedly going so far as to appear on three different morning TV shows tomorrow in order to spread the word about her endorsement.
John McCain’s daughter Meghan McCain has previously hinted that she’s planning to vote for Joe Biden. It’s unclear when or if she might make a formal endorsement of her own.
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palmerreport--2020-09-22--Donald Trump’s campaign is unraveling as we speak

Over the last few weeks , you heard about Donald Trump ’ s reckless campaign spending , from radio spots in solidly blue states where he can ’ t possibly win to fighting frivolous lawsuits that he hopes will slow down mail-in voting , and the indications that it ’ s taken a toll .
Even worse , in the states that Trump needs to win , spending and campaigning may not be doing anything .
Despite dropping millions in Minnesota , a state he ’ s determined to flip , Trump is trailing Joe Biden there by as much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden ’ s support since the nomination has largely remained stable , and Trump hasn ’ t done anything to increase his approval rating .
To give you a rough idea of how poorly things are going for Donald Trump , Joe Biden is closer to leading in Ohio , Georgia , Texas and Iowa , states that Biden doesn ’ t necessarily need to win , than Trump is to leading in Arizona , Pennsylvania or Michigan – states that he needs to win in order to have any shot of re-election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ routinely than Maine , has consistently shown Biden with a narrow lead , just as Cal Cunningham , the Democratic nominee for Senate consistently leads Sen. Thom Tillis .
Of course , the race is still early and anything could happen between now and then – but this is proof that your hard work is paying off .
If we keep fighting , Joe Biden could not only win – but beat Donald Trump in a blowout .
Let ’ s phone bank and contribute as much as we can for the sake @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden and Democrats down the ballot by November 3 .
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Over the last few weeks, you heard about Donald Trump’s reckless campaign spending, from radio spots in solidly blue states where he can’t possibly win to fighting frivolous lawsuits that he hopes will slow down mail-in voting, and the indications that it’s taken a toll. Even worse, in the states that Trump needs to win, spending and campaigning may not be doing anything.
Despite dropping millions in Minnesota, a state he’s determined to flip, Trump is trailing Joe Biden there by as much as 16 points in one poll. Biden’s support since the nomination has largely remained stable, and Trump hasn’t done anything to increase his approval rating.
To give you a rough idea of how poorly things are going for Donald Trump, Joe Biden is closer to leading in Ohio, Georgia, Texas and Iowa, states that Biden doesn’t necessarily need to win, than Trump is to leading in Arizona, Pennsylvania or Michigan – states that he needs to win in order to have any shot of re-election. Even North Carolina, polled more routinely than Maine, has consistently shown Biden with a narrow lead, just as Cal Cunningham, the Democratic nominee for Senate consistently leads Sen. Thom Tillis.
Of course, the race is still early and anything could happen between now and then – but this is proof that your hard work is paying off. If we keep fighting, Joe Biden could not only win – but beat Donald Trump in a blowout. Let’s phone bank and contribute as much as we can for the sake of keeping democracy alive and elect Joe Biden and Democrats down the ballot by November 3.
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palmerreport--2020-09-22--The real reason Mitt Romney did what he just did

Over the weekend Palmer Report pointed out that , based on Mitt Romney ’ s usual pattern of doing things , he was likely willing to be the fourth and deciding vote against proceeding with the Supreme Court nomination process – but he was unwilling to be the third vote if there was no fourth vote .
After people like Cory Gardner and Chuck Grassley announced last night that they supported moving forward with the nomination process , Mitt Romney announced today that he supported it as well .
This was predictable .
After all , there is no fourth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wasn ’ t something that Romney wanted to get stuck on the losing side of – particularly when he could keep his powder dry .
Romney is getting roundly shellacked today , and he more than deserves it .
He ’ s the kind of corrupt creep who only occasionally does the right thing , and then only when it happens to benefit him , and even then he expects to be showered with praise for it .
But most people are attacking him today for being a coward or not having a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not what ’ s going on here .
There ’ s a way that politics works .
More specifically , there ’ s a way that Republican politics works .
It has nothing to do with whether you can trust them to do the right thing , or whether they have a spine or a conscience .
It ’ s never , ever about those things , because none of those concepts even exist in Republican politics .
Instead , there is precisely one governing principle for how Republicans in office vote : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will impact their careers .
Plenty of observers mistakenly equate this with automatically voting in corrupt fashion every time .
But it ’ s not the same thing at all .
When a Republican Senator thinks their career is most benefited by doing the wrong thing , they ’ ll do it .
But in a specific instance where a Republican Senator thinks their career is most benefited by doing what just coincidentally happens to be the right thing , that ’ s what they ’ ll do .
We saw it when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Romney did this because he knew that once Trump lost the election , Romney ’ s vote would be widely looked back upon as having been the right thing to do , and Romney would get credit for it .
We also saw it when Murkowski and Collins voted to save Obamacare , simply because they thought it was best for their own career prospects .
We even saw it when John McCain voted to proceed with the vote to kill Obamacare , before ultimately voting to save Obamacare .
Those two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of each other .
But it didn ’ t matter .
If McCain was going to save Obamacare , he wanted to do it on the biggest stage possible , so he made sure the whole thing went to a televised high stakes vote before stepping in at the last minute with his thumbs down .
He wanted as much credit as possible for it , and hey , he was doing the right thing anyway , so more power to him .
But that ’ s how politics works .
Mitt Romney @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a keen eye on which way the wind ends up blowing .
If the hearings are ugly and it ’ s clear that the vast majority of Americans want the nomination to fail , and if Romney can convince a twit like Gardner to get on board , don ’ t be surprised if Romney then decides to take credit for killing the nomination .
After all , Romney wants to run for President in 2024 , and he ’ ll do whatever he thinks puts him in the best position to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ happens to be the right thing or wrong thing at any given moment .
Mitt Romney is exactly who we ’ ve known him to be , dating all the way back to his dishonest and tone-deaf 2012 presidential run .
He ’ ll flip flop on anything , depending on which way he thinks public sentiment is leaning , and what he thinks will help his career the most .
These kinds of flip flopping panderers never become President , but don ’ t tell Romney that ; let him find out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ events of today don ’ t mean that we ’ ve lost the Supreme Court nomination battle .
Not at all .
That battle is just getting started .
The likes of Romney , Gardner , Collins , and Murkowski have merely taken their initial postures before the game begins .
You can ’ t trust any of them to do the right thing or the wrong thing , because they don ’ t think in those terms ; they ’ re each trying to figure out the most personally advantageous thing .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ these turds and convince them that if they don ’ t vote our way , we ’ ll make sure their career ambitions don ’ t play out the way they ’ re hoping .
Keep in mind that Susan Collins is badly losing her reelection bid , specifically because she voted to confirm Trump ’ s last toxically unpopular nominee .
Now she ’ s panicking and trying to figure out whether to go the other way this time around , in a last ditch attempt at saving herself .
Gardner is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s prone to panic moves .
Murkowski seems to gain points in her state of Alaska any time she goes against Trump .
And Romney cares far more about setting himself up for 2024 than he does about what ’ s best for Trump or McConnell .
The bottom line is this .
These folks are each going to end up voting in transactional fashion .
They ’ ll do the math about what they think is best for them , and they ’ ll vote accordingly .
Your job is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ best transaction for their own career prospects is to vote against this confirmation .
It ’ s the only thing they care about , and the only thing they ’ ll listen to .
That means it ’ s the one thing we can use to influence their actions .
If we act strategically , instead of just emotionally , we can win this .

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Over the weekend Palmer Report pointed out that, based on Mitt Romney’s usual pattern of doing things, he was likely willing to be the fourth and deciding vote against proceeding with the Supreme Court nomination process – but he was unwilling to be the third vote if there was no fourth vote.
After people like Cory Gardner and Chuck Grassley announced last night that they supported moving forward with the nomination process, Mitt Romney announced today that he supported it as well. This was predictable. After all, there is no fourth vote at this time, and this wasn’t something that Romney wanted to get stuck on the losing side of – particularly when he could keep his powder dry.
Romney is getting roundly shellacked today, and he more than deserves it. He’s the kind of corrupt creep who only occasionally does the right thing, and then only when it happens to benefit him, and even then he expects to be showered with praise for it. But most people are attacking him today for being a coward or not having a spine, and that’s simply not what’s going on here.
There’s a way that politics works. More specifically, there’s a way that Republican politics works. It has nothing to do with whether you can trust them to do the right thing, or whether they have a spine or a conscience. It’s never, ever about those things, because none of those concepts even exist in Republican politics. Instead, there is precisely one governing principle for how Republicans in office vote: how they each selfishly think that vote will impact their careers.
Plenty of observers mistakenly equate this with automatically voting in corrupt fashion every time. But it’s not the same thing at all. When a Republican Senator thinks their career is most benefited by doing the wrong thing, they’ll do it. But in a specific instance where a Republican Senator thinks their career is most benefited by doing what just coincidentally happens to be the right thing, that’s what they’ll do.
We saw it when Mitt Romney voted to convict Donald Trump. Romney did this because he knew that once Trump lost the election, Romney’s vote would be widely looked back upon as having been the right thing to do, and Romney would get credit for it. We also saw it when Murkowski and Collins voted to save Obamacare, simply because they thought it was best for their own career prospects.
We even saw it when John McCain voted to proceed with the vote to kill Obamacare, before ultimately voting to save Obamacare. Those two votes made no sense within the context of each other. But it didn’t matter. If McCain was going to save Obamacare, he wanted to do it on the biggest stage possible, so he made sure the whole thing went to a televised high stakes vote before stepping in at the last minute with his thumbs down. He wanted as much credit as possible for it, and hey, he was doing the right thing anyway, so more power to him. But that’s how politics works.
Mitt Romney is surely going into this confirmation process with a keen eye on which way the wind ends up blowing. If the hearings are ugly and it’s clear that the vast majority of Americans want the nomination to fail, and if Romney can convince a twit like Gardner to get on board, don’t be surprised if Romney then decides to take credit for killing the nomination. After all, Romney wants to run for President in 2024, and he’ll do whatever he thinks puts him in the best position to pull off that goal – whether it happens to be the right thing or wrong thing at any given moment.
Mitt Romney is exactly who we’ve known him to be, dating all the way back to his dishonest and tone-deaf 2012 presidential run. He’ll flip flop on anything, depending on which way he thinks public sentiment is leaning, and what he thinks will help his career the most. These kinds of flip flopping panderers never become President, but don’t tell Romney that; let him find out the hard way in 2024.
The events of today don’t mean that we’ve lost the Supreme Court nomination battle. Not at all. That battle is just getting started. The likes of Romney, Gardner, Collins, and Murkowski have merely taken their initial postures before the game begins. You can’t trust any of them to do the right thing or the wrong thing, because they don’t think in those terms; they’re each trying to figure out the most personally advantageous thing. Our job is to keep leaning on these turds and convince them that if they don’t vote our way, we’ll make sure their career ambitions don’t play out the way they’re hoping.
Keep in mind that Susan Collins is badly losing her reelection bid, specifically because she voted to confirm Trump’s last toxically unpopular nominee. Now she’s panicking and trying to figure out whether to go the other way this time around, in a last ditch attempt at saving herself. Gardner is also losing his reelection bid, meaning he’s prone to panic moves. Murkowski seems to gain points in her state of Alaska any time she goes against Trump. And Romney cares far more about setting himself up for 2024 than he does about what’s best for Trump or McConnell.
The bottom line is this. These folks are each going to end up voting in transactional fashion. They’ll do the math about what they think is best for them, and they’ll vote accordingly. Your job is to convince each of them that the best transaction for their own career prospects is to vote against this confirmation. It’s the only thing they care about, and the only thing they’ll listen to. That means it’s the one thing we can use to influence their actions. If we act strategically, instead of just emotionally, we can win this.
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palmerreport--2020-09-22--Lindsey Graham completely unravels on live national television

Lindsey Graham ’ s career ended the minute he decided to saddle up with Donald Trump ; it ’ s just taken a little while to play out .
Now it appears that Graham is finally starting to figure out that his career is over , and because he wasn ’ t exactly mentally stable to begin with , he ’ s totally unraveling .
Graham is now tied in the polls with Democratic candidate Jaime Harrison , even as people around the nation flood Harrison ’ s campaign with donations so that he can finish Graham off .
Graham @ @ @ @ @ @ @ somehow magically turn things around by ramming through Trump ’ s upcoming Supreme Court nominee , which is weird considering how wildly unpopular the notion is .
But again , Graham is so mentally unstable , you wouldn ’ t get into a car if he was driving it .
So it ’ s not surprising that on Monday night , Lindsey Graham appeared on Fox News and completely unraveled .
He went on a bizarre rant about how no one is going to “ intimidate ” him , before admitting that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fund his reelection campaign , and begging Fox viewers to bail him out .
This is an extraordinary fall from grace for a United States Senator who spent several years being widely respected on both sides of the aisle , and who was once seen as John McCain ’ s heir apparent in the Republican conscience department .
Instead Graham has turned into one of the most evil , corrupt , and incoherent villains in the history of American politics – and he ’ s frankly behaving like someone who ’ s going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if he loses .
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Lindsey Graham’s career ended the minute he decided to saddle up with Donald Trump; it’s just taken a little while to play out. Now it appears that Graham is finally starting to figure out that his career is over, and because he wasn’t exactly mentally stable to begin with, he’s totally unraveling.
Graham is now tied in the polls with Democratic candidate Jaime Harrison, even as people around the nation flood Harrison’s campaign with donations so that he can finish Graham off. Graham seems to have decided that he can somehow magically turn things around by ramming through Trump’s upcoming Supreme Court nominee, which is weird considering how wildly unpopular the notion is. But again, Graham is so mentally unstable, you wouldn’t get into a car if he was driving it.
So it’s not surprising that on Monday night, Lindsey Graham appeared on Fox News and completely unraveled. He went on a bizarre rant about how no one is going to “intimidate” him, before admitting that he doesn’t have enough money to fund his reelection campaign, and begging Fox viewers to bail him out.
This is an extraordinary fall from grace for a United States Senator who spent several years being widely respected on both sides of the aisle, and who was once seen as John McCain’s heir apparent in the Republican conscience department. Instead Graham has turned into one of the most evil, corrupt, and incoherent villains in the history of American politics – and he’s frankly behaving like someone who’s going to be led away in a straitjacket if he loses.
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palmerreport--2020-09-22--Lindsey Graham isn’t getting away with any of this

If you ’ re a narcissist , before you treat your victims like fools , it might be a good idea for you to find out first if they really are fools in the first place .
Lindsey Graham is trying to treat us like fools .
Not only are we going to not let him get away with it , we are going to impeach Donald Trump again ( among other things ) should he try .
In 2016 , Lindsey Graham stated unequivocally that should a vacancy in the Supreme Court occur during a president ’ s last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ primary , the Congress should wait and let the next president nominate a replacement .
But don ’ t take my word for it .
Here ’ s what Senator Graham said then verbatim : “ I want you to use my words against me .
If there ’ s a Republican President in 2016 and a vacancy occurs in the last year of the first term , you can say Lindsey Graham said let the next president , whoever it might be , make that nomination.
” I repeat , Lindsey Graham @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I want you to use my words against me.
” Of course he said that back in early 2016 .
That was a long time ago , politically speaking .
Here ’ s what he said two years later in 2018 , after Trump had been elected .
“ If an opening comes in the last year of president Trump ’ s term , and the primary process has started , we ’ ll wait till the next election.
” We are in Trump ’ s last year of his first term .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ started and finished .
A vacancy has occurred .
According to Lindsey Graham , we must wait for the next president to make the nomination , whoever that next president may be .
And you can use his words against him .
He swears it .
So help him god .
On a stack of bibles .
And you can quote him .
Except .
Except , naturally , if a set of circumstances occurred before he made those promises .
No , I ’ m not making that up .
Lindsey Graham @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on his word based on circumstances that existed before he promised that he would not support a SCOTUS nominee during Trump ’ s last year of his first term .
Again , don ’ t take my word for it , here ’ s what Graham tweeted : “ The two biggest changes regarding the Senate and judicial confirmations that have occurred in the last decade have come from Democrats .
“ Harry Reid changed the rules to allow a simple majority vote for Circuit Court nominees dealing out the minority .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ liberal media conspired to destroy the life of Brett Kavanaugh and hold that Supreme Court seat open .
“ In light of these two events , I will support President @ realDonaldTrump in any effort to move forward regarding the recent vacancy created by the passing of Justice Ginsburg.
” In other words , since Democrats made previous rule changes and were mean to Brett Kavanaugh , Lindsey Graham doesn ’ t have to keep his promise .
But here ’ s the problem .
Graham ’ s promise not to support a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on October 3rd 2018 , so the excuses he is referencing happened before that .
In other words Graham knew about Harry Reid ’ s rule changes and the fact that Democrats and the press were unhappy about Brett Kavanaugh being a rapist before he made the promise not to support a nominee .
He made the promise anyway , in full possession of knowledge that he claims he can now use to break his promise .
Pretty convenient , huh ?
Sorry , Lindsey , that ’ s not how it works @ @ @ @ @ @ @ let you get away with this .
If you go ahead with the nomination review , we the people are going to impeach your precious golf buddy — again .
Then we ’ re going to stack the Court with eleven or thirteen members .
Then the people of South Carolina just may rise up and kick your butt clean out of the Senate .
If Lindsey thinks he ’ s strong he can go ahead and try .
But we the people are stronger .
And , as ever , ladies and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and friends , stay safe .

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If you’re a narcissist, before you treat your victims like fools, it might be a good idea for you to find out first if they really are fools in the first place. Lindsey Graham is trying to treat us like fools. Not only are we going to not let him get away with it, we are going to impeach Donald Trump again (among other things) should he try.
In 2016, Lindsey Graham stated unequivocally that should a vacancy in the Supreme Court occur during a president’s last year in his first term after the primary, the Congress should wait and let the next president nominate a replacement.
But don’t take my word for it. Here’s what Senator Graham said then verbatim: “I want you to use my words against me. If there’s a Republican President in 2016 and a vacancy occurs in the last year of the first term, you can say Lindsey Graham said let the next president, whoever it might be, make that nomination.”
I repeat, Lindsey Graham said it. He said, “I want you to use my words against me.” Of course he said that back in early 2016. That was a long time ago, politically speaking. Here’s what he said two years later in 2018, after Trump had been elected. “If an opening comes in the last year of president Trump’s term, and the primary process has started, we’ll wait till the next election.”
We are in Trump’s last year of his first term. The primary process has already long ago started and finished. A vacancy has occurred. According to Lindsey Graham, we must wait for the next president to make the nomination, whoever that next president may be. And you can use his words against him. He swears it. So help him god. On a stack of bibles. And you can quote him.
Except. Except, naturally, if a set of circumstances occurred before he made those promises. No, I’m not making that up. Lindsey Graham has now found excuses for going back on his word based on circumstances that existed before he promised that he would not support a SCOTUS nominee during Trump’s last year of his first term.
Again, don’t take my word for it, here’s what Graham tweeted:
“The two biggest changes regarding the Senate and judicial confirmations that have occurred in the last decade have come from Democrats. “Harry Reid changed the rules to allow a simple majority vote for Circuit Court nominees dealing out the minority. “Chuck Schumer and his friends in the liberal media conspired to destroy the life of Brett Kavanaugh and hold that Supreme Court seat open. “In light of these two events, I will support President @realDonaldTrump in any effort to move forward regarding the recent vacancy created by the passing of Justice Ginsburg.”
In other words, since Democrats made previous rule changes and were mean to Brett Kavanaugh, Lindsey Graham doesn’t have to keep his promise. But here’s the problem. Graham’s promise not to support a nominee during an election year was made on October 3rd 2018, so the excuses he is referencing happened before that. In other words Graham knew about Harry Reid’s rule changes and the fact that Democrats and the press were unhappy about Brett Kavanaugh being a rapist before he made the promise not to support a nominee. He made the promise anyway, in full possession of knowledge that he claims he can now use to break his promise. Pretty convenient, huh?
Sorry, Lindsey, that’s not how it works and we’re not going to let you get away with this. If you go ahead with the nomination review, we the people are going to impeach your precious golf buddy — again. Then we’re going to stack the Court with eleven or thirteen members. Then the people of South Carolina just may rise up and kick your butt clean out of the Senate.
If Lindsey thinks he’s strong he can go ahead and try. But we the people are stronger. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-09-22--Donald Trump’s attack on Susan Collins should serve as a wake up call to every GOP Senator

Just two years ago , Republican Senator Susan Collins threw away her reputation , her legacy , and her soul by confirming Brett Kavanaugh .
She believed that by doing so , she ’ d ingratiate herself with Donald Trump and his base to the point that she ’ d get reelected no matter what .
Now Collins is losing her reelection bid by as much as twelve points , because as it turns out , people tend to have long memories when you put a mentally unstable perjurer and rapist on the Supreme Court .
Over the weekend Collins @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her opposition to moving forward with the current Supreme Court nomination process .
As a result of having helped out Trump last time , she ’ s now losing so badly that she has to lightly push back against him .
For her trouble , Trump is now openly attacking her .
Trump is insisting that voters “ are not going to take it ” and that they ’ re going to punish Susan Collins for daring to voice her opposition to moving forward with the nomination process .
He ’ s insisting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ very badly hurt ” by this .
In other words , Trump is telling his supporters not to bother voting for Collins .
Donald Trump is obviously trying to make an example out of Susan Collins , in the hope of preventing any other Republican Senators from defecting .
He ’ s trying to send the message that if they do , he ’ ll attack them .
But the message he ’ s really sending is that even when it comes to someone as corruptly loyal as Collins , he has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The other GOP Senators should take this as a clear signal that he ’ s not going to have their backs either , no matter what they do .
Trump will be gone soon , and every Republican in office will have to answer for the Trump era .
How many of them want to go down with him ?
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Just two years ago, Republican Senator Susan Collins threw away her reputation, her legacy, and her soul by confirming Brett Kavanaugh. She believed that by doing so, she’d ingratiate herself with Donald Trump and his base to the point that she’d get reelected no matter what.
Now Collins is losing her reelection bid by as much as twelve points, because as it turns out, people tend to have long memories when you put a mentally unstable perjurer and rapist on the Supreme Court. Over the weekend Collins made the desperate move of tepidly announcing her opposition to moving forward with the current Supreme Court nomination process. As a result of having helped out Trump last time, she’s now losing so badly that she has to lightly push back against him. For her trouble, Trump is now openly attacking her.
Trump is insisting that voters “are not going to take it” and that they’re going to punish Susan Collins for daring to voice her opposition to moving forward with the nomination process. He’s insisting that she’s going to be “very badly hurt” by this. In other words, Trump is telling his supporters not to bother voting for Collins.
Donald Trump is obviously trying to make an example out of Susan Collins, in the hope of preventing any other Republican Senators from defecting. He’s trying to send the message that if they do, he’ll attack them. But the message he’s really sending is that even when it comes to someone as corruptly loyal as Collins, he has no loyalty to offer in return. The other GOP Senators should take this as a clear signal that he’s not going to have their backs either, no matter what they do. Trump will be gone soon, and every Republican in office will have to answer for the Trump era. How many of them want to go down with him?
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