palmerreport--2020-03-01--The real reason Pete Buttigieg is dropping out

Pete Buttigieg is dropping out of the 2020 Democratic primary race , according to a new report this evening from the New York Times .
This comes after Buttigieg ’ s campaign let it be known this morning that he was intending to stay in the race .
So what ’ s changed ?
It ’ s surely one of two things .
The first could be that Buttigieg simply took another look at how poorly he did in South Carolina last night , and realized he ’ d do roughly as poorly with black voters in upcoming Super Tuesday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he had some kind of long conversation with Joe Biden today about making sure erratic extremist Bernie Sanders doesn ’ t get the nomination .
Those details will surely end up surfacing after Pete makes his announcement .
But for now , the impact on the election is fairly clear .
There ’ s no way of knowing if Buttigieg will endorse Biden today , or if he ’ ll just let the chips fall where they may .
But either way , most of Buttigieg ’ s votes will shift to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mainstream Democratic candidate with momentum and a real shot .
Bloomberg , Klobuchar , and Warren will likely pick up some of Pete ’ s votes .
Sanders will probably pick up very few of them .
In other words this helps Biden and hurts Sanders .
The question is by how much or little .
One key thing to watch is how the polls in California realign with Buttigieg out of the running .
Sanders will win the state .
But if Biden picks up most of Buttigieg ’ s voters , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ percent delegate threshold in California , thus ensuring that Sanders picks up a lot fewer delegates in the state than he otherwise would have .
It ’ s also important to keep in mind that Pete Buttigieg is still going to be on the ballot in these Super Tuesday states .
They ’ re already printed , and there ’ s no changing them .
Most of his supporters will certainly hear between now and Tuesday that he ’ s dropped out .
But unless he gives them guidance by making an endorsement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for him for sentimental reasons – which would be a waste , considering Pete ’ s supporters could vote for Biden and help make sure he gets the nomination over Sanders .
This leads to the question of whether Amy Klobuchar will also drop out before Super Tuesday .
But if she remains in the race for a bit longer , she could win her home state of Minnesota , thus ensuring that Sanders doesn ’ t win it .
Similarly , if Elizabeth Warren remains in the race through Tuesday , she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ California , thus taking more delegates away from Sanders .
We ’ re likely heading to a brokered convention , so math is key .

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Pete Buttigieg is dropping out of the 2020 Democratic primary race, according to a new report this evening from the New York Times. This comes after Buttigieg’s campaign let it be known this morning that he was intending to stay in the race. So what’s changed? It’s surely one of two things.
The first could be that Buttigieg simply took another look at how poorly he did in South Carolina last night, and realized he’d do roughly as poorly with black voters in upcoming Super Tuesday states. The second possibility could be that he had some kind of long conversation with Joe Biden today about making sure erratic extremist Bernie Sanders doesn’t get the nomination. Those details will surely end up surfacing after Pete makes his announcement. But for now, the impact on the election is fairly clear.
There’s no way of knowing if Buttigieg will endorse Biden today, or if he’ll just let the chips fall where they may. But either way, most of Buttigieg’s votes will shift to Biden, because Biden is the only mainstream Democratic candidate with momentum and a real shot. Bloomberg, Klobuchar, and Warren will likely pick up some of Pete’s votes. Sanders will probably pick up very few of them. In other words this helps Biden and hurts Sanders. The question is by how much or little.
One key thing to watch is how the polls in California realign with Buttigieg out of the running. Sanders will win the state. But if Biden picks up most of Buttigieg’s voters, he’ll climb above the fifteen percent delegate threshold in California, thus ensuring that Sanders picks up a lot fewer delegates in the state than he otherwise would have.
It’s also important to keep in mind that Pete Buttigieg is still going to be on the ballot in these Super Tuesday states. They’re already printed, and there’s no changing them. Most of his supporters will certainly hear between now and Tuesday that he’s dropped out. But unless he gives them guidance by making an endorsement, some of them could still vote for him for sentimental reasons – which would be a waste, considering Pete’s supporters could vote for Biden and help make sure he gets the nomination over Sanders.
This leads to the question of whether Amy Klobuchar will also drop out before Super Tuesday. But if she remains in the race for a bit longer, she could win her home state of Minnesota, thus ensuring that Sanders doesn’t win it. Similarly, if Elizabeth Warren remains in the race through Tuesday, she could reach the fifteen percent threshold in California, thus taking more delegates away from Sanders. We’re likely heading to a brokered convention, so math is key.
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palmerreport--2020-03-01--Donald Trump’s DC hotel isn’t out of the woods yet

The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit dismissed a lawsuit filed by a DC wine bar claiming that it was losing business to Trump ’ s DC hotel because some customers instead sought to curry favor with Trump himself .
Before you feel defeated by this , let me say that ( 1 ) this suit never stood a chance , and ( 2 ) the door hasn ’ t closed just because this suit got thrown out .
From Politico : “ The suit , brought by the Cork Wine Bar , paralleled several @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Constitution ’ s emoluments clauses by hanging on to his hotels and other businesses while serving as president .
But the D.C. bar ’ s suit claimed a different legal violation involving more mundane business-law principles .
… [ The bar ’ s ] lawyers argued that a provision in the lease for the Trump hotel , which sits on federal property , prohibits Trump or other federal officials from profiting from the arrangement .
However , the appeals court said that didn ’ t support the suit ’ s theory of unfair @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the presiding judges was Judge Merrick Garland .
If that name doesn ’ t sound familiar , it should — he ’ s President Obama ’ s nomination to the Supreme Court to replace Justice Antonin Scalia , and whom Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell entirely refused to consider .
Justice Neil Gorsuch took Judge Garland ’ s place .
My point in bringing this up is to show that this case wasn ’ t decided by Trump-appointed judges — none here were appointed by Trump .
The case was , in my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ district court .
Essentially , the bar didn ’ t provide evidence of unfair competition .
But this doesn ’ t mean Trump ’ s DC hotel is immune from lawsuits or investigation .
The House typically does not have any law-enforcement abilities , so it can not issue a subpoena for the hotel manager , for instance , without some purpose backed by legislative intent .
The House could have done this during its impeachment inquiry , but chose not to .
So how could the House get around this now and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Like I said in an article a couple weeks ago , members of the House of Representatives acting in their capacity as Representatives could file a complaint against Trump concerning his violations of the Emoluments Clause .
Alternatively , they could introduce legislation concerning emoluments and then leverage their power to investigate and inform regarding legislation against Trump .
Here ’ s what this boils down to : the House needs to barrage Trump with everything they have .
It ’ ll overwhelm him and his attorneys , and it ’ ll undoubtedly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the impeachment battle , but he doesn ’ t have to win every court battle .

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The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit dismissed a lawsuit filed by a DC wine bar claiming that it was losing business to Trump’s DC hotel because some customers instead sought to curry favor with Trump himself. Before you feel defeated by this, let me say that (1) this suit never stood a chance, and (2) the door hasn’t closed just because this suit got thrown out.
From Politico: “The suit, brought by the Cork Wine Bar, paralleled several other cases accusing Trump of violating the Constitution’s emoluments clauses by hanging on to his hotels and other businesses while serving as president. But the D.C. bar’s suit claimed a different legal violation involving more mundane business-law principles. … [The bar’s] lawyers argued that a provision in the lease for the Trump hotel, which sits on federal property, prohibits Trump or other federal officials from profiting from the arrangement. However, the appeals court said that didn’t support the suit’s theory of unfair competition under local law.”
One of the presiding judges was Judge Merrick Garland. If that name doesn’t sound familiar, it should — he’s President Obama’s nomination to the Supreme Court to replace Justice Antonin Scalia, and whom Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell entirely refused to consider. Justice Neil Gorsuch took Judge Garland’s place. My point in bringing this up is to show that this case wasn’t decided by Trump-appointed judges — none here were appointed by Trump. The case was, in my estimation, dead on arrival to the district court. Essentially, the bar didn’t provide evidence of unfair competition.
But this doesn’t mean Trump’s DC hotel is immune from lawsuits or investigation. The House typically does not have any law-enforcement abilities, so it cannot issue a subpoena for the hotel manager, for instance, without some purpose backed by legislative intent. The House could have done this during its impeachment inquiry, but chose not to. So how could the House get around this now and go after Trump’s corruption?
Like I said in an article a couple weeks ago, members of the House of Representatives acting in their capacity as Representatives could file a complaint against Trump concerning his violations of the Emoluments Clause. Alternatively, they could introduce legislation concerning emoluments and then leverage their power to investigate and inform regarding legislation against Trump. Here’s what this boils down to: the House needs to barrage Trump with everything they have. It’ll overwhelm him and his attorneys, and it’ll undoubtedly uncover dirt. Trump might have won the impeachment battle, but he doesn’t have to win every court battle.
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palmerreport--2020-03-01--Lindsey Graham is having the worst day ever

Joe Biden ’ s thirty point blowout victory in South Carolina is obviously bad news for all of his primary opponents .
It ’ s also bad news for Donald Trump , because Biden has a far better chance than Bernie Sanders of beating Trump in November .
But someone else is having an even worse go of it right now , and his name is Lindsey Graham .
Last night we didn ’ t just see Joe Biden dominate in South Carolina .
We saw massive turnout in the state , with Democratic voters coming out of the woodwork @ @ @ @ @ @ @ numbers than anyone could ever have imagined .
If Biden ends up being the nominee , he ’ ll draw huge turnout in South Carolina again in November .
While no Democratic presidential candidate can win South Carolina , massive Democratic turnout in the state can propel Democratic Senate candidate Jaime Harrison to victory over his Republican opponent Lindsey Graham .
Harrison has been running an inspiring campaign in his own right .
Recent polling suggests that the race between Harrison and Graham is close or tied , which is remarkable in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nominee , he should drive sufficient turnout in South Carolina to put Harrison over the top .
That would mean the end of Lindsey Graham ’ s career .
It 's a big day for politics in South Carolina , but it 's also a big day for this campaign .
We 're so close to meeting our end of month deadline , and having the resources we need to beat Lindsey Graham .
Can you donate $ 10 by midnight so we do n't fall short ?
https : //t.co/d4UHw3kBKs

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Joe Biden’s thirty point blowout victory in South Carolina is obviously bad news for all of his primary opponents. It’s also bad news for Donald Trump, because Biden has a far better chance than Bernie Sanders of beating Trump in November. But someone else is having an even worse go of it right now, and his name is Lindsey Graham.
Last night we didn’t just see Joe Biden dominate in South Carolina. We saw massive turnout in the state, with Democratic voters coming out of the woodwork to vote for Biden, in larger numbers than anyone could ever have imagined. If Biden ends up being the nominee, he’ll draw huge turnout in South Carolina again in November.
While no Democratic presidential candidate can win South Carolina, massive Democratic turnout in the state can propel Democratic Senate candidate Jaime Harrison to victory over his Republican opponent Lindsey Graham. Harrison has been running an inspiring campaign in his own right. Recent polling suggests that the race between Harrison and Graham is close or tied, which is remarkable in a red state. If Biden is the nominee, he should drive sufficient turnout in South Carolina to put Harrison over the top. That would mean the end of Lindsey Graham’s career.
Jaime Harrison posted this tweet last night:
It's a big day for politics in South Carolina, but it's also a big day for this campaign. We're so close to meeting our end of month deadline, and having the resources we need to beat Lindsey Graham. Can you donate $10 by midnight so we don't fall short? https://t.co/d4UHw3kBKs — Jaime Harrison (@harrisonjaime) February 29, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-03-01--It just keeps getting worse with this guy

I suppose there are worse choices than Mike Pence for heading up the government ’ s effort to minimize and contain the spread of coronavirus , I just can ’ t think who that worse choice might be .
Pence is an anti-science , superstitious , ignoramus , global warming denialist who believes that some four thousand or so years ago a male and female penguin walked from the south pole to the Middle East to board Noah ’ s ark .
He also thinks that because evolution is a “ theory ” there is something wrong with it , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is every inch as valid and worthy of consideration .
The genesis ( if you ’ ll pardon the word choice ) of Pence ’ s credulousness can be traced to a combination of American anti-intellectualism and the evangelical fundamentalism of the religious right , what Isaac Asimov refers to as “ my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.
” It is as close as Pence will ever come to belief in a democracy .
Unfortunately , objective truth is not up for a vote .
The hard science governing epidemiology @ @ @ @ @ @ @ capacity , so much so that he recently wiped his nose before shaking hands with a doctor at the recent White House briefing room press conference announcing his elevation to coronavirus “ Tsar.
” Pence ’ s unfitness is by no means theoretical , either .
He has some spectacular practical failures behind him underlining his unfitness for his new role .
As governor of Indiana , Pence was dangerously slow to respond to an HIV/AIDS outbreak .
His excuse was he had to “ pray about it ” and , apparently , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s help as he was without it .
As bad as coronavirus is , it is nothing , a trifle , a mere bagatelle next to the threat of global warming .
Pence is a man who has already laughed off global warming .
How anyone can believe he will somehow get the coronavirus crisis right has to be dumber than the guy who believes in the two hitchhiking penguins , which is also Pence .
For good measure , Pence added Steven Mnuchin and Larry Kudlow to his response team , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to his unfitness .
According to a recent Centers for Disease Control estimate , between 40 % and 70 % of all Americans will contract coronavirus .
As I ’ m sure that statistic covers England as well that means there ’ s a slightly better than even chance that you and I will come down with it .
The odds that we will survive it are quite good , but that is the only comfort to be had from the notion that , for my American brothers and sisters anyway , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be in charge .

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I suppose there are worse choices than Mike Pence for heading up the government’s effort to minimize and contain the spread of coronavirus, I just can’t think who that worse choice might be. Pence is an anti-science, superstitious, ignoramus, global warming denialist who believes that some four thousand or so years ago a male and female penguin walked from the south pole to the Middle East to board Noah’s ark. He also thinks that because evolution is a “theory” there is something wrong with it, and therefore the theory of Intelligent Design is every inch as valid and worthy of consideration.
The genesis (if you’ll pardon the word choice) of Pence’s credulousness can be traced to a combination of American anti-intellectualism and the evangelical fundamentalism of the religious right, what Isaac Asimov refers to as “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” It is as close as Pence will ever come to belief in a democracy. Unfortunately, objective truth is not up for a vote. The hard science governing epidemiology is far beyond Pence’s intellectual capacity, so much so that he recently wiped his nose before shaking hands with a doctor at the recent White House briefing room press conference announcing his elevation to coronavirus “Tsar.”
Pence’s unfitness is by no means theoretical, either. He has some spectacular practical failures behind him underlining his unfitness for his new role. As governor of Indiana, Pence was dangerously slow to respond to an HIV/AIDS outbreak. His excuse was he had to “pray about it” and, apparently, Pence was just as incompetent with God’s help as he was without it.
As bad as coronavirus is, it is nothing, a trifle, a mere bagatelle next to the threat of global warming. Pence is a man who has already laughed off global warming. How anyone can believe he will somehow get the coronavirus crisis right has to be dumber than the guy who believes in the two hitchhiking penguins, which is also Pence. For good measure, Pence added Steven Mnuchin and Larry Kudlow to his response team, just to dispel any remaining doubt as to his unfitness.
According to a recent Centers for Disease Control estimate, between 40% and 70% of all Americans will contract coronavirus. As I’m sure that statistic covers England as well that means there’s a slightly better than even chance that you and I will come down with it. The odds that we will survive it are quite good, but that is the only comfort to be had from the notion that, for my American brothers and sisters anyway, a wilfully ignorant fool like Mike Pence will be in charge.
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palmerreport--2020-03-01--Here comes the hastening of Donald Trump’s downfall

The destruction of Trump isn ’ t going to come from the coronavirus , nor from the looming recession .
The end of Trump will come at the bar room-level , whereby hardened Republicans , talking amongst themselves , look for leadership , and finally admit to each other that there is none here .
Leadership is being exemplified by Singapore , a tiny island city-state at the crossroads of the world .
They experienced SARS in 2002 and from the lessons they learned then , they are now handling COVID-19 in a world-class fashion .
Enter the Trump administration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state .
Trump is being overruled by the CDC and has come out with a new “ transparency ” in relation to COVID-19 cases .
We ’ ll see .
In truth , closing our southern border and early restriction of flights from China , is just latching the barn door after the horse got out .
The time to act was back in November , certainly no later than January .
And Trump couldn ’ t be bothered .
He was fighting impeachment .
It was all about him .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now there will be real live Republicans who will be affected by Trump ’ s decisions .
Some will die .
The fact that the Republican agenda has no plan for a replacement of Obamacare puts us all at risk .
Those without good affordable healthy insurance will delay getting diagnosed and treated .
They will spread the virus .
Singapore ’ s parliament and president have refused a month ’ s payment in order to place these funds toward combating the virus .
They have also authorized payments to those individuals who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way toward cooperation .
Trump will refused to help those ensnared in this mess , but he will give lips service to them , just like he did with our farmers whom he ruined .
But while all of this is dangerous and sickening , it will hasten the Trump administration ’ s demise .
So wash your hands and be grateful we are finally on the road to the end .

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The destruction of Trump isn’t going to come from the coronavirus, nor from the looming recession. The end of Trump will come at the bar room-level, whereby hardened Republicans, talking amongst themselves, look for leadership, and finally admit to each other that there is none here.
Leadership is being exemplified by Singapore, a tiny island city-state at the crossroads of the world. They experienced SARS in 2002 and from the lessons they learned then, they are now handling COVID-19 in a world-class fashion. Enter the Trump administration and its first coronavirus fatality in Washington state. Trump is being overruled by the CDC and has come out with a new “transparency” in relation to COVID-19 cases. We’ll see. In truth, closing our southern border and early restriction of flights from China, is just latching the barn door after the horse got out. The time to act was back in November, certainly no later than January. And Trump couldn’t be bothered. He was fighting impeachment. It was all about him.
It’s still all about him, but now there will be real live Republicans who will be affected by Trump’s decisions. Some will die. The fact that the Republican agenda has no plan for a replacement of Obamacare puts us all at risk. Those without good affordable healthy insurance will delay getting diagnosed and treated. They will spread the virus.
Singapore’s parliament and president have refused a month’s payment in order to place these funds toward combating the virus. They have also authorized payments to those individuals who are quarantined. This goes a long way toward cooperation. Trump will refused to help those ensnared in this mess, but he will give lips service to them, just like he did with our farmers whom he ruined.
But while all of this is dangerous and sickening, it will hasten the Trump administration’s demise. So wash your hands and be grateful we are finally on the road to the end.
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palmerreport--2020-03-02--Pete Buttigieg just turned over the democratic primary race apple cart

Joe Biden just won South Carolina by a margin three times larger than even his most optimistic fans were hoping for .
Pete Buttigieg just dropped out of the race , sending his supporters scrambling to find a new candidate .
And this is all happening just hours before Super Tuesday , meaning all bets are off as far as how it shakes out – or are they ?
Two things are at play here .
First , Biden will definitely a see nationwide bump from his South Carolina victory .
He was the clear frontrunner in national polling , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nearly half his support away .
One reason Bloomberg was able to peel off so many Biden supporters is that the media was busy pretending Iowa and New Hampshire were going to tell us anything about the primary race , and because those states aren ’ t a strength for Biden , the media was painting his candidacy as dead .
Now voters can see that Biden is very much in contention , and so a large number of his supporters should shift from Bloomberg back to him .
Then we have the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who were aligned behind Pete Buttigieg , and who now need a home .
Based on ideology and momentum , the largest chunk of Pete ’ s base should shift to Biden , with some shifting to Bloomberg , Klobuchar , and Warren , and very few shifting to Sanders .
Right now Biden is behind Sanders by about 11 points in the RCP national polling averages .
If he picks up , say , seven points from Pete dropping out , an another five points from his South Carolina win , Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ national lead within a few days .
Of course this is all happening even as we head into Super Tuesday with poll numbers that are instantly made obsolete by the events of the past forty-eight hours , and no time for new polls to be conducted in the Super Tuesday states before they vote .
So we ’ re flying a bit blind this week .
Sanders will win the majority of Super Tuesday delegates .
But with the way everything has suddenly shifted , it won ’ t be the kind of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Nevertheless , we ’ re likely heading into a week where Sanders opens a large delegate lead , even as Biden pulls back into first place in nationwide polling .
Sanders ’ lead will only matter if it ’ s large enough to overcome Biden ’ s upcoming dominant wins in Florida , Mississippi , Missouri , and so on .
In general , at this stage in the race , the candidate who carves out first place in national polls usually ends up with the most delegates .
It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nature of voting creates the illusion that the person with the most current delegates is going to end up with the most delegates .
In any case the most likely outcome continues to be that no candidate ends up with a majority of delegates , and we end up at a brokered convention , where Biden is the most likely to emerge as the nominee .

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Joe Biden just won South Carolina by a margin three times larger than even his most optimistic fans were hoping for. Pete Buttigieg just dropped out of the race, sending his supporters scrambling to find a new candidate. And this is all happening just hours before Super Tuesday, meaning all bets are off as far as how it shakes out – or are they?
Two things are at play here. First, Biden will definitely a see nationwide bump from his South Carolina victory. He was the clear frontrunner in national polling, until Mike Bloomberg stepped in and pulled nearly half his support away. One reason Bloomberg was able to peel off so many Biden supporters is that the media was busy pretending Iowa and New Hampshire were going to tell us anything about the primary race, and because those states aren’t a strength for Biden, the media was painting his candidacy as dead. Now voters can see that Biden is very much in contention, and so a large number of his supporters should shift from Bloomberg back to him.
Then we have the roughly 11% of primary voters nationwide who were aligned behind Pete Buttigieg, and who now need a home. Based on ideology and momentum, the largest chunk of Pete’s base should shift to Biden, with some shifting to Bloomberg, Klobuchar, and Warren, and very few shifting to Sanders. Right now Biden is behind Sanders by about 11 points in the RCP national polling averages. If he picks up, say, seven points from Pete dropping out, an another five points from his South Carolina win, Biden could end up being back in the national lead within a few days.
Of course this is all happening even as we head into Super Tuesday with poll numbers that are instantly made obsolete by the events of the past forty-eight hours, and no time for new polls to be conducted in the Super Tuesday states before they vote. So we’re flying a bit blind this week. Sanders will win the majority of Super Tuesday delegates. But with the way everything has suddenly shifted, it won’t be the kind of dominant majority that he was hoping for. Nevertheless, we’re likely heading into a week where Sanders opens a large delegate lead, even as Biden pulls back into first place in nationwide polling.
Sanders’ lead will only matter if it’s large enough to overcome Biden’s upcoming dominant wins in Florida, Mississippi, Missouri, and so on. In general, at this stage in the race, the candidate who carves out first place in national polls usually ends up with the most delegates. It’s just math, even though the staggered nature of voting creates the illusion that the person with the most current delegates is going to end up with the most delegates. In any case the most likely outcome continues to be that no candidate ends up with a majority of delegates, and we end up at a brokered convention, where Biden is the most likely to emerge as the nominee.
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palmerreport--2020-03-02--Joe Biden’s unity ticket is looking better by the hour

When Pete Buttigieg dropped out today , he didn ’ t specifically endorse Joe Biden .
But it ’ s pretty clear that he dropped out ahead of Super Tuesday in the hope of shifting electoral math in Biden ’ s favor , so that Biden can defeat erratic extremist Bernie Sanders for the democratic nomination .
Pete is young and rising , and deserving of a promotion .
This led to “ Secretary of Defense ” trending on Twitter today , due to the sheer number of people speculating that Biden could pick Buttigieg for the job .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unifying figure like Joe Biden ends up being the nominee , he could end up filling out his administration with a unity ticket and an all-star team of highly talented people .
Imagine Kamala Harris as Attorney General .
Or if Harris ends up being the running mate , imagine Adam Schiff as Attorney General .
They both have the kind of prosecutorial background needed to clean up the DOJ and put Donald Trump in prison .
But that ’ s just the start .
How about Amy Klobuchar as Secretary of State @ @ @ @ @ @ @ skills to pull it off .
There are several cabinet positions that Elizabeth Warren would excel at , if she ’ s willing to leave the Senate .
For that matter , while Bernie Sanders probably wouldn ’ t want to leave the Senate to become a cabinet member , if Biden is the nominee then the Democrats will likely take the Senate – thus making Sanders the Chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee .
Of course these are all merely permutations of what ’ s possible .
There ’ s no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even want the jobs .
And of course when taking a Democrat out of the Senate , you have to make sure it ’ s a situation where they ’ d be replaced by another Democrat , not a Republican .
But the bottom line is that if the broadly popular Joe Biden ends up being the nominee , the Democrats won ’ t just win the presidency .
They ’ ll win the House and likely the Senate .
And Biden is the kind of guy who will put together a unity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s becoming more clear by the hour what that team could look like .

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When Pete Buttigieg dropped out today, he didn’t specifically endorse Joe Biden. But it’s pretty clear that he dropped out ahead of Super Tuesday in the hope of shifting electoral math in Biden’s favor, so that Biden can defeat erratic extremist Bernie Sanders for the democratic nomination. Pete is young and rising, and deserving of a promotion. This led to “Secretary of Defense” trending on Twitter today, due to the sheer number of people speculating that Biden could pick Buttigieg for the job.
The reality is that if a humble and unifying figure like Joe Biden ends up being the nominee, he could end up filling out his administration with a unity ticket and an all-star team of highly talented people. Imagine Kamala Harris as Attorney General. Or if Harris ends up being the running mate, imagine Adam Schiff as Attorney General. They both have the kind of prosecutorial background needed to clean up the DOJ and put Donald Trump in prison. But that’s just the start.
How about Amy Klobuchar as Secretary of State? She’s got the diplomatic skills to pull it off. There are several cabinet positions that Elizabeth Warren would excel at, if she’s willing to leave the Senate. For that matter, while Bernie Sanders probably wouldn’t want to leave the Senate to become a cabinet member, if Biden is the nominee then the Democrats will likely take the Senate – thus making Sanders the Chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee.
Of course these are all merely permutations of what’s possible. There’s no guarantee that all of these people would even want the jobs. And of course when taking a Democrat out of the Senate, you have to make sure it’s a situation where they’d be replaced by another Democrat, not a Republican.
But the bottom line is that if the broadly popular Joe Biden ends up being the nominee, the Democrats won’t just win the presidency. They’ll win the House and likely the Senate. And Biden is the kind of guy who will put together a unity ticket and a team of all-stars. It’s becoming more clear by the hour what that team could look like.
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palmerreport--2020-03-02--What is Donald Trump even talking about?

Two people in the United States have already died from the coronavirus , with the second having been confirmed this evening .
Several more will likely die as the virus spreads here .
The death tolls outside the United States are tragic and scary .
Moreover , Americans are clearly concerned that Donald Trump ’ s corrupt dismantling of the CDC budget , and his overall incompetence in general , could make things even worse than they need to be .
Just don ’ t tell this to Donald Trump , who – we can ’ t make this up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ poll numbers .
This is the guy who sits around tweeting imaginary poll numbers every few days , so perhaps it shouldn ’ t be surprising .
But still , this tweet tonight from Trump is completely off the rails : A Poll in today ’ s New York Post says that 77 % of “ U.S .
adults have confidence in their government ’ s ability to handle the Coronavirus ( Number One ) , compared to other health threats.
” 64 % for Zika , 58 % for Ebola .
Others @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are doing a great job !
It doesn ’ t take much to figure out that the poll , published in the Trump-friendly tabloid New York Post , is comparing apples to oranges .
Of course people in the United States aren ’ t as hopeless yet about the coronavirus as they were about some past plagues , because the coronavirus hasn ’ t had as much of a negative impact here yet as these past threats did .
But really , the fact that Trump is tweeting about coronavirus poll numbers is @ @ @ @ @ @

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Two people in the United States have already died from the coronavirus, with the second having been confirmed this evening. Several more will likely die as the virus spreads here. The death tolls outside the United States are tragic and scary. Moreover, Americans are clearly concerned that Donald Trump’s corrupt dismantling of the CDC budget, and his overall incompetence in general, could make things even worse than they need to be.
Just don’t tell this to Donald Trump, who – we can’t make this up – is now bragging about fake coronavirus poll numbers. This is the guy who sits around tweeting imaginary poll numbers every few days, so perhaps it shouldn’t be surprising. But still, this tweet tonight from Trump is completely off the rails:
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A Poll in today’s New York Post says that 77% of “U.S. adults have confidence in their government’s ability to handle the Coronavirus (Number One), compared to other health threats.” 64% for Zika, 58% for Ebola. Others way down on list. Our professionals are doing a great job! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 1, 2020
It doesn’t take much to figure out that the poll, published in the Trump-friendly tabloid New York Post, is comparing apples to oranges. Of course people in the United States aren’t as hopeless yet about the coronavirus as they were about some past plagues, because the coronavirus hasn’t had as much of a negative impact here yet as these past threats did. But really, the fact that Trump is tweeting about coronavirus poll numbers is just… there are no words.
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palmerreport--2020-03-02--Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg are cooking up something together

The thing about politics is that things don ’ t tend to happen by mere happenstance .
This morning Pete Buttigieg let it be known to the media that he was staying in the race .
This evening he let it be known to the media that he was dropping out .
What changed ?
He surely looked at the math and saw that by dropping out now instead of dragging things out til after Super Tuesday , he could help tilt the race toward Joe Biden over Bernie Sanders .
This has led to questions about whether Pete and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Now we have our answer : they ’ re at least trying to .
More importantly , they want us to know that they ’ re working on it .
MSNBC host Craig Melvin posted this tweet this evening from an inside source : To be clear , these kinds of things only get leaked from the campaigns themselves , and then only if both campaigns want the information to be out there .
In other words , Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg want us to know they ’ re cooking up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Is it an event ?
Is it an announcement that Buttigieg will be Biden ’ s pick for Secretary of Defense ?
We ’ ll have to wait for that part .

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The thing about politics is that things don’t tend to happen by mere happenstance. This morning Pete Buttigieg let it be known to the media that he was staying in the race. This evening he let it be known to the media that he was dropping out. What changed? He surely looked at the math and saw that by dropping out now instead of dragging things out til after Super Tuesday, he could help tilt the race toward Joe Biden over Bernie Sanders. This has led to questions about whether Pete and Biden are coordinating for what comes next.
Now we have our answer: they’re at least trying to. More importantly, they want us to know that they’re working on it. MSNBC host Craig Melvin posted this tweet this evening from an inside source:
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Can confirm Mayor Pete’s people have been talking to VP Biden’s people abt consolidating support. Candidates have exchanged voicemails bc they’re both traveling. — Craig Melvin (@craigmelvin) March 2, 2020
To be clear, these kinds of things only get leaked from the campaigns themselves, and then only if both campaigns want the information to be out there. In other words, Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg want us to know they’re cooking up something together. Is it an endorsement? Is it an event? Is it an announcement that Buttigieg will be Biden’s pick for Secretary of Defense? We’ll have to wait for that part.
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palmerreport--2020-03-02--Why Amy Klobuchar isn’t dropping out today – and why Joe Biden supporters should strategically want

Why Amy Klobuchar isn’t dropping out today – and why Joe Biden supporters should strategically want her to stay in

Pete Buttigieg dropped out of the race today .
This hands a definite win to Joe Biden , though with Super Tuesday just two days away , it ’ s difficult to calculate the precise size of the impact .
This has led to questions about whether Amy Klobuchar , who is performing about as poorly as Buttigieg , would also drop out today .
But that didn ’ t happen – and Biden supporters should actually be rooting for her to stay in the race for at least a bit longer .
Last week Palmer Report pointed out that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the established rules , we were likely headed to a brokered convention .
We got some strange looks for this at the time .
But now FiveThirtyEight says a brokered convention is indeed likely , and this morning Joe Biden went on television and made clear that he intends to win a brokered convention if there is one .
The reality is that if no one has 50 % of the delegates heading into the convention , the two key factors in determining the nominee will be who has the largest minority of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unifying figure .
The latter is obviously Joe Biden , considering how divisive Bernie Sanders is being toward everyone who isn ’ t part of his base .
But for Biden to make a case , he ’ s got to have a substantial minority of delegates ; let ’ s say 35 % or more .
This is where the Amy Klobuchar math comes in .
Klobuchar is leading Bernie Sanders in her home state of Minnesota by six points , in both recent polls in the state .
If she stays @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state , it ’ ll take a number of delegates away from Sanders .
Then if we get to the convention and Klobuchar releases her delegates and encourages them to vote for Biden , most of them will .
The math gets complicated , but the bottom line is that for now , every delegate that Sanders doesn ’ t win is a delegate that has a good chance of shifting to Biden later .
This also applies to Elizabeth Warren .
She ’ s on track to pick up at least @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tuesday .
She hasn ’ t demonstrated a clear preference for which other candidate she ’ d like to see be the nominee ( beyond clearly not wanting it to be Mike Bloomberg ) .
But the reality is the majority of her delegates , if released at the convention , would also likely shift to Biden .
In fact , Pete Buttigieg – who no doubt would prefer Biden over Sanders – probably only dropped out today after looking at the math and seeing that if he stayed in the race , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Biden than from Sanders .
Again , these things always come down to math .
Amy Klobuchar may not be planning to drop out at all .
But if she is , she ’ s doing Biden a favor by staying in a bit longer .

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Pete Buttigieg dropped out of the race today. This hands a definite win to Joe Biden, though with Super Tuesday just two days away, it’s difficult to calculate the precise size of the impact. This has led to questions about whether Amy Klobuchar, who is performing about as poorly as Buttigieg, would also drop out today. But that didn’t happen – and Biden supporters should actually be rooting for her to stay in the race for at least a bit longer.
Last week Palmer Report pointed out that, based on the mathematical trends and the established rules, we were likely headed to a brokered convention. We got some strange looks for this at the time. But now FiveThirtyEight says a brokered convention is indeed likely, and this morning Joe Biden went on television and made clear that he intends to win a brokered convention if there is one.
The reality is that if no one has 50% of the delegates heading into the convention, the two key factors in determining the nominee will be who has the largest minority of votes, and who is the most unifying figure. The latter is obviously Joe Biden, considering how divisive Bernie Sanders is being toward everyone who isn’t part of his base. But for Biden to make a case, he’s got to have a substantial minority of delegates; let’s say 35% or more. This is where the Amy Klobuchar math comes in.
Klobuchar is leading Bernie Sanders in her home state of Minnesota by six points, in both recent polls in the state. If she stays in the race through Tuesday and wins the state, it’ll take a number of delegates away from Sanders. Then if we get to the convention and Klobuchar releases her delegates and encourages them to vote for Biden, most of them will. The math gets complicated, but the bottom line is that for now, every delegate that Sanders doesn’t win is a delegate that has a good chance of shifting to Biden later.
This also applies to Elizabeth Warren. She’s on track to pick up at least some delegates in California and Massachusetts on Tuesday. She hasn’t demonstrated a clear preference for which other candidate she’d like to see be the nominee (beyond clearly not wanting it to be Mike Bloomberg). But the reality is the majority of her delegates, if released at the convention, would also likely shift to Biden.
In fact, Pete Buttigieg – who no doubt would prefer Biden over Sanders – probably only dropped out today after looking at the math and seeing that if he stayed in the race, he’d have pulled more delegates from Biden than from Sanders. Again, these things always come down to math. Amy Klobuchar may not be planning to drop out at all. But if she is, she’s doing Biden a favor by staying in a bit longer.
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palmerreport--2020-03-02--Donald Trump wishes he had this tweet back

Donald Trump spent Barack Obama ’ s entire presidency trolling him on Twitter , in the most ridiculous of ways , in the hope of attracting the most ignorant audience possible .
Since Trump illegitimately took office , he ’ s been finding out the hard way that he ’ s not any good at it , and that Obama was far better at it .
There ’ s a Trump tweet for everything , and now there ’ s one he ’ d really like to have back right about now .
About five and a half years ago @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Of course no serious person would ever suggest that it ’ s a President ’ s responsibility to go shake hands with a bunch of sick and contagious people .
But as Donald Trump has spent his entire life reminding us , he ’ s not a serious person .
Now that people on Twitter have unearthed this old tweet of his , it ’ s given everyone license to facetiously suggest that Trump go shake hands with coronavirus patients .
There ’ s nothing funny about the coronavirus crisis , here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re stuck with this sick punchline of a President during this crisis , we might as well pummel him mercilessly for his sheer idiocy – so long as we make sure it ends up translating into actual votes against him .

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Donald Trump spent Barack Obama’s entire presidency trolling him on Twitter, in the most ridiculous of ways, in the hope of attracting the most ignorant audience possible. Since Trump illegitimately took office, he’s been finding out the hard way that he’s not any good at it, and that Obama was far better at it. There’s a Trump tweet for everything, and now there’s one he’d really like to have back right about now.
About five and a half years ago, Donald Trump posted this surreal tweet:
President Obama has a personal responsibility to visit & embrace all people in the US who contract Ebola! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 15, 2014
Of course no serious person would ever suggest that it’s a President’s responsibility to go shake hands with a bunch of sick and contagious people. But as Donald Trump has spent his entire life reminding us, he’s not a serious person. Now that people on Twitter have unearthed this old tweet of his, it’s given everyone license to facetiously suggest that Trump go shake hands with coronavirus patients.
There’s nothing funny about the coronavirus crisis, here or abroad. But since we’re stuck with this sick punchline of a President during this crisis, we might as well pummel him mercilessly for his sheer idiocy – so long as we make sure it ends up translating into actual votes against him.
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palmerreport--2020-03-02--Joe Biden’s day just got a whole lot better

Last night Joe Biden had the best night of his 2020 campaign in South Carolina .
It was arguably the first good night of his campaign .
But now that black voters are finally being allowed to participate in this ridiculous primary process , they ’ re overwhelmingly choosing Biden .
This is really good news for him as we head into more diverse states .
Now Biden ’ s day just got even better .
Pete Buttigieg is dropping out of the race , according to the New York Times .
We ’ re just two days away from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to start shifting in chaotic and not-entirely-predictable ways , but there ’ s no mistaking the fact that this is going to help Biden overall .
Biden will pick up the largest chunk of Pete ’ s voters by far , while Bernie Sanders will likely pick up the smallest chunk of Pete ’ s voters .
Pete ’ s decision to drop out just boosted the number of delegates that Biden will pick up on Tuesday , and shrunk the number of delegates that Sanders will pick up on Tuesday .
Sanders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Super Tuesday delegates , thanks to California .
But after Tuesday , Biden should start cleaning up in a number of states .
It ’ s becoming more obvious that by rule we ’ re likely heading to a brokered convention , because no one will have 50 % of the delegates .
Joe Biden has always been the most likely nominee to come out of a brokered convention , because he ’ s the most unifying figure , Sanders is the most divisive figure , and no one else will have enough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But now Biden is going to head into the convention with a whole lot more delegates , thanks to Pete Buttigieg ’ s decision to get out now , as opposed to later .

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Last night Joe Biden had the best night of his 2020 campaign in South Carolina. It was arguably the first good night of his campaign. But now that black voters are finally being allowed to participate in this ridiculous primary process, they’re overwhelmingly choosing Biden. This is really good news for him as we head into more diverse states. Now Biden’s day just got even better.
Pete Buttigieg is dropping out of the race, according to the New York Times. We’re just two days away from Super Tuesday, so things are about to start shifting in chaotic and not-entirely-predictable ways, but there’s no mistaking the fact that this is going to help Biden overall. Biden will pick up the largest chunk of Pete’s voters by far, while Bernie Sanders will likely pick up the smallest chunk of Pete’s voters.
Pete’s decision to drop out just boosted the number of delegates that Biden will pick up on Tuesday, and shrunk the number of delegates that Sanders will pick up on Tuesday. Sanders will still likely get the majority of Super Tuesday delegates, thanks to California. But after Tuesday, Biden should start cleaning up in a number of states.
It’s becoming more obvious that by rule we’re likely heading to a brokered convention, because no one will have 50% of the delegates. Joe Biden has always been the most likely nominee to come out of a brokered convention, because he’s the most unifying figure, Sanders is the most divisive figure, and no one else will have enough delegates to argue a strong case. But now Biden is going to head into the convention with a whole lot more delegates, thanks to Pete Buttigieg’s decision to get out now, as opposed to later.
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palmerreport--2020-03-03--Joe Biden just confirmed Pete Buttigieg will be a part of his administration

Now that Pete Buttigieg has dropped out of the 2020 race , plenty of his supporters have stated on social media that they ’ re not sure what to do with themselves .
Pete has a bright future and he ’ ll probably be President someday , but what about right now ?
As it turns out , Pete ’ s fans can still get him into a major political position in 2020 .
Joe Biden spoke with CBS Houston reporter Marcelino Benito today .
Biden confirmed on-camera that he ’ s already told Pete Buttigieg that he ’ ll @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : To be clear , there ’ s no reason to presume that Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg have cut any sort of deal .
Pete ’ s numbers in South Carolina made clear that he had no chance at the nomination , so there was no reason for him not to drop out .
Accordingly , because Pete is so smart and savvy , there would be no reason for Biden not to include him in his administration .
Amy Klobuchar may not be inclined to leave the Senate for a cabinet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ endorsing Biden today .

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Now that Pete Buttigieg has dropped out of the 2020 race, plenty of his supporters have stated on social media that they’re not sure what to do with themselves. Pete has a bright future and he’ll probably be President someday, but what about right now? As it turns out, Pete’s fans can still get him into a major political position in 2020.
Joe Biden spoke with CBS Houston reporter Marcelino Benito today. Biden confirmed on-camera that he’s already told Pete Buttigieg that he’ll have a job in the Biden administration:
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To be clear, there’s no reason to presume that Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg have cut any sort of deal. Pete’s numbers in South Carolina made clear that he had no chance at the nomination, so there was no reason for him not to drop out. Accordingly, because Pete is so smart and savvy, there would be no reason for Biden not to include him in his administration. Amy Klobuchar may not be inclined to leave the Senate for a cabinet position, but she’s also endorsing Biden today.
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palmerreport--2020-03-02--The real reason Elizabeth Warren is staying in the race

Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg are both dropping out of the race and endorsing Joe Biden .
Lots of people are speculating that Elizabeth Warren is staying in the race because she wants to be Bernie Sanders ’ running mate .
But this makes zero sense .
If that were the case she ’ d have dropped out by now to clear a path for him .
Instead she ’ s trying to take delegates away from him .
Warren will take delegates away from Bernie in Massachusetts and California , and possibly elsewhere on Tuesday .
She ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get 50 % and that this goes to a brokered convention .
She ’ s a strategy-based person , so she ’ s certainly aware that this is what she ’ s doing , and she ’ s doing it intentionally .
So why do this ?
Warren has a chance of emerging as the nominee in a brokered convention .
But she ’ s smart and savvy enough to know that Biden would far more likely be the brokered nominee .
She also knows Bernie would have no chance of being a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Warren doing ?
Well , she wants to be president .
But she ’ s clearly also fine with Biden being president .
Maybe she ’ s even angling to be Biden ’ s running mate .
Warren is clearly NOT fine with Bernie being the nominee .
Which tells you that she knows he ’ d lose to Trump .
If Bernie hadn ’ t stubbornly insisted on running again this time ( after losing the primary race by millions of votes in 2016 ) , I truly believe Warren would have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2020 nominee .
But because of Bernie ’ s ego , neither of them is going to be the nominee , and people are rapidly aligning behind Joe Biden .
It appears Bernie ’ s ego has cost us yet another shot at having a woman president .

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Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg are both dropping out of the race and endorsing Joe Biden. Lots of people are speculating that Elizabeth Warren is staying in the race because she wants to be Bernie Sanders’ running mate. But this makes zero sense. If that were the case she’d have dropped out by now to clear a path for him. Instead she’s trying to take delegates away from him.
Warren will take delegates away from Bernie in Massachusetts and California, and possibly elsewhere on Tuesday. She’s helping ensure that Bernie doesn’t get 50% and that this goes to a brokered convention. She’s a strategy-based person, so she’s certainly aware that this is what she’s doing, and she’s doing it intentionally. So why do this?
Warren has a chance of emerging as the nominee in a brokered convention. But she’s smart and savvy enough to know that Biden would far more likely be the brokered nominee. She also knows Bernie would have no chance of being a brokered nominee. So what’s Warren doing? Well, she wants to be president. But she’s clearly also fine with Biden being president. Maybe she’s even angling to be Biden’s running mate. Warren is clearly NOT fine with Bernie being the nominee. Which tells you that she knows he’d lose to Trump.
If Bernie hadn’t stubbornly insisted on running again this time (after losing the primary race by millions of votes in 2016), I truly believe Warren would have had a strong shot at being the 2020 nominee. But because of Bernie’s ego, neither of them is going to be the nominee, and people are rapidly aligning behind Joe Biden. It appears Bernie’s ego has cost us yet another shot at having a woman president.
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palmerreport--2020-03-02--Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg are coming together to put Joe Biden over the top

Amy Klobuchar is dropping out of the race today , which comes as a little bit of a surprise .
We thought she ’ d stay in the race through tomorrow to win her home state of Minnesota , this taking delegates away from Bernie Sanders , who ’ s in second place in the state .
Perhaps Amy has concluded that she ’ s going to win the state no matter what , thanks to its heavy early voting trend .
Either way , Amy and Pete Buttigieg now finally agree on something .
According to numerous major media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are both en route to Dallas today , so they can jointly endorse Joe Biden at his rally tonight .
This is a big deal , for a number of reasons .
First , Amy and Pete clearly don ’ t like each other much , so this is a reminder that they ’ re both responsible adults who are putting country over self .
But this is really about what they ’ re trying to make happen here .
Pete and Amy , along with all of us on the left who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ don ’ t want Bernie Sanders to be the nominee , for two reasons .
First , he ’ s a bumbling stooge who wouldn ’ t be able to accomplish any of his magical false promises while in office .
Second , and far more importantly , Bernie would find a way to lose to Donald Trump .
It ’ s also clear that Pete and Amy both believe in Joe Biden , or they wouldn ’ t be getting so emphatically behind him .
FiveThirtyEight says that as of today , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ race , Joe Biden now has a fifty-something percent chance of getting the most popular votes and the most delegates in the primary race .
So even if Bernie Sanders gets the majority of delegates on Super Tuesday , it ’ s now clear that Biden is in the driver ’ s seat .
Look for even more Biden endorsements this week as the “ unity ticket ” starts to take shape .

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Amy Klobuchar is dropping out of the race today, which comes as a little bit of a surprise. We thought she’d stay in the race through tomorrow to win her home state of Minnesota, this taking delegates away from Bernie Sanders, who’s in second place in the state. Perhaps Amy has concluded that she’s going to win the state no matter what, thanks to its heavy early voting trend. Either way, Amy and Pete Buttigieg now finally agree on something.
According to numerous major media reports, Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar are both en route to Dallas today, so they can jointly endorse Joe Biden at his rally tonight. This is a big deal, for a number of reasons. First, Amy and Pete clearly don’t like each other much, so this is a reminder that they’re both responsible adults who are putting country over self. But this is really about what they’re trying to make happen here.
Pete and Amy, along with all of us on the left who understand how politics and elections work, don’t want Bernie Sanders to be the nominee, for two reasons. First, he’s a bumbling stooge who wouldn’t be able to accomplish any of his magical false promises while in office. Second, and far more importantly, Bernie would find a way to lose to Donald Trump. It’s also clear that Pete and Amy both believe in Joe Biden, or they wouldn’t be getting so emphatically behind him.
FiveThirtyEight says that as of today, with Amy and Pete out of the race, Joe Biden now has a fifty-something percent chance of getting the most popular votes and the most delegates in the primary race. So even if Bernie Sanders gets the majority of delegates on Super Tuesday, it’s now clear that Biden is in the driver’s seat. Look for even more Biden endorsements this week as the “unity ticket” starts to take shape.
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palmerreport--2020-03-02--Donald Trump Jr goes completely off the deep end

There ’ s nothing that instructs quite like a controversial fight online .
For me it ’ s been a series of eye-widening revelations , beginning about five or six years ago with the Bill Cosby rape scandal .
It was a practical crucible that ultimately led me to recognize the phenomenon of projection as something that says far more about the projectionist than anyone else .
Two of Cosby ’ s victims have become personal friends .
Neither remotely fit the onerous descriptions invented by their gaslighting detractors .
It ’ s an exasperating frustration to read the ill-informed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ slut-shaming epithets people you actually know — women who are wise , kind , gentle and honest .
It is at those times , more than any other , that the lacerating word “ ignorance ” inspires a white-hot , molten ingot of fury .
It took years of incessant repetition and a whole movement ( # MeToo ) but — at long last !
— the victim-shaming question “ why didn ’ t she come forward sooner ” is now only ever asked by the pitiably stupid .
Not coming forward sooner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rule , not the exception , and that she came forward at all — ten , twenty , fifty years later — is and should be regarded as an actual miracle of valor .
So when a gaslighting idiot like the Vice President of the United States tacitly condones a gaslighting idiot like the First Brat , that white-hot molten ingot of mine gets returned to the kiln , and the familiar job of re-education of that right-leaning part of the public too ignorant to see what ’ s happening begins anew .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the fuss is about , Moron Junior had this to say , and while you read it , try to imagine the raised voice of a whiny , indulgently-reared teenager , because that ’ s what it sounded like : “ For them to try to take a pandemic and seemingly hope that it comes here and kills millions of people so that they could end Donald Trump ’ s streak of winning is a new level of sickness.
” To be sure , anyone who wants millions of Americans to die from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t include themselves , presumably ) so Donald Trump ’ s “ streak of winning ” can end is indeed sick .
Such people don ’ t exist , of course , except possibly among the ranks of the criminally psychotic .
But that doesn ’ t stop Donald Trump Jr. from proclaiming as much in the ( what has now become ) patent-pending voice of counterfeit Republican outrage .
No one is saying they hope millions die .
What we ’ re saying is we hope millions don ’ t .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ because that ’ s his job and that ’ s what we always wanted .
In fact , if Donald Trump had done his job as spelled out in the Oath of Office — “ faithfully execute the office of president of the United States ” and “ preserve , protect , and defend the Constitution of the United States ” — I and others like me would have left him alone .
( Provided that he hadn ’ t also raped women and children , ripped off businesses , laundered money from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) But no , he ’ s screwing this up , just like he screws everything up .
So when Chuck Todd of “ Meet the Press ” played the clip of Donald Trump Jr. — talking about “ them ” who are allegedly hoping millions die so “ they ” can pin it on Donald Trump — for Vice President Mike Pence , Pence didn ’ t deny it .
Instead , he changed the subject and attacked a New York Times columnist .
What Pence said to Todd was , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ irresponsible rhetoric among Democrats [ as if saying Democrats hope millions will die so Trump will fail isn ’ t “ irresponsible ” ! ]
and commentators on the Left.
” Todd asked , “ Who ?
Who ?
Name some names , sir .
This just feels like gaslighting .
Please , name some names.
” To which Pence replied “ There was a column in the New York Times by a prominent liberal journalist [ Gail Collins ] that we should rename it the “ Trumpvirus ” so that the president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , nowhere in Ms. Collins ’ column does she say it should be renamed the “ Trumpvirus.
” I don ’ t know who writes her headlines but it appears in the headline , and there only once .
The headline ’ s intent was as an ironic reflection on the actual point of a column that exposes the shameful history of Trump cuts to an infectious disease-fighting infrastructure that is now desperately needed .
In other words , America ’ s woeful ill-preparedness is Donald Trump ’ s fault .
He ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fired Obama-appointed experts that were installed precisely against a day like this one .
I don ’ t doubt that Donald Trump ’ s animal murdering son would happily see millions die if it meant getting a second term for his child-raping father and , perhaps , a term as governor of the state of New York for himself .
He ’ s that kind of evil .
It is the irony of projection , the ugly side of projection .
Projection is sometimes nothing more than a revealing autobiography .
And the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to cover for this kind of moronic tripe by attacking a writer for the New York Times .
These are the people in charge of keeping us safe from coronavirus , and we desperately need to replace them .

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There’s nothing that instructs quite like a controversial fight online. For me it’s been a series of eye-widening revelations, beginning about five or six years ago with the Bill Cosby rape scandal. It was a practical crucible that ultimately led me to recognize the phenomenon of projection as something that says far more about the projectionist than anyone else.
Two of Cosby’s victims have become personal friends. Neither remotely fit the onerous descriptions invented by their gaslighting detractors. It’s an exasperating frustration to read the ill-informed opinion of some smug ignoramus excoriating with slut-shaming epithets people you actually know — women who are wise, kind, gentle and honest. It is at those times, more than any other, that the lacerating word “ignorance” inspires a white-hot, molten ingot of fury.
It took years of incessant repetition and a whole movement (#MeToo) but — at long last! — the victim-shaming question “why didn’t she come forward sooner” is now only ever asked by the pitiably stupid. Not coming forward sooner is now generally known to be the rule, not the exception, and that she came forward at all — ten, twenty, fifty years later — is and should be regarded as an actual miracle of valor.
So when a gaslighting idiot like the Vice President of the United States tacitly condones a gaslighting idiot like the First Brat, that white-hot molten ingot of mine gets returned to the kiln, and the familiar job of re-education of that right-leaning part of the public too ignorant to see what’s happening begins anew. If you’re wondering what all the fuss is about, Moron Junior had this to say, and while you read it, try to imagine the raised voice of a whiny, indulgently-reared teenager, because that’s what it sounded like: “For them to try to take a pandemic and seemingly hope that it comes here and kills millions of people so that they could end Donald Trump’s streak of winning is a new level of sickness.”
To be sure, anyone who wants millions of Americans to die from coronavirus (so long as it doesn’t include themselves, presumably) so Donald Trump’s “streak of winning” can end is indeed sick. Such people don’t exist, of course, except possibly among the ranks of the criminally psychotic. But that doesn’t stop Donald Trump Jr. from proclaiming as much in the (what has now become) patent-pending voice of counterfeit Republican outrage.
No one is saying they hope millions die. What we’re saying is we hope millions don’t. We actually want Donald Trump to succeed because that’s his job and that’s what we always wanted. In fact, if Donald Trump had done his job as spelled out in the Oath of Office — “faithfully execute the office of president of the United States” and “preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States” — I and others like me would have left him alone. (Provided that he hadn’t also raped women and children, ripped off businesses, laundered money from Russia — you know the list.) But no, he’s screwing this up, just like he screws everything up.
So when Chuck Todd of “Meet the Press” played the clip of Donald Trump Jr. — talking about “them” who are allegedly hoping millions die so “they” can pin it on Donald Trump — for Vice President Mike Pence, Pence didn’t deny it. Instead, he changed the subject and attacked a New York Times columnist.
What Pence said to Todd was, “There’s been a lot of irresponsible rhetoric among Democrats [as if saying Democrats hope millions will die so Trump will fail isn’t “irresponsible”!] and commentators on the Left.” Todd asked, “Who? Who? Name some names, sir. This just feels like gaslighting. Please, name some names.” To which Pence replied “There was a column in the New York Times by a prominent liberal journalist [Gail Collins] that we should rename it the “Trumpvirus” so that the president would be blamed.”
First of all, nowhere in Ms. Collins’ column does she say it should be renamed the “Trumpvirus.” I don’t know who writes her headlines but it appears in the headline, and there only once. The headline’s intent was as an ironic reflection on the actual point of a column that exposes the shameful history of Trump cuts to an infectious disease-fighting infrastructure that is now desperately needed. In other words, America’s woeful ill-preparedness is Donald Trump’s fault. He (and John Bolton) made cuts and fired Obama-appointed experts that were installed precisely against a day like this one.
I don’t doubt that Donald Trump’s animal murdering son would happily see millions die if it meant getting a second term for his child-raping father and, perhaps, a term as governor of the state of New York for himself. He’s that kind of evil. It is the irony of projection, the ugly side of projection. Projection is sometimes nothing more than a revealing autobiography. And the vanilla Vice President is more than happy to cover for this kind of moronic tripe by attacking a writer for the New York Times. These are the people in charge of keeping us safe from coronavirus, and we desperately need to replace them.
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palmerreport--2020-03-02--What the heck is really going on in the California Democratic primary?

Barely a minute after MSNBC declared Joe Biden the winner in South Carolina , the network immediately shifted its focus to California , where Bernie Sanders is ahead in the polls .
And why not ?
MSNBC has figured out that portraying Bernie Sanders as the “ frontrunner ” or “ presumptive nominee ” is best for ratings .
His fans stay tuned in for the positive reinforcement , and everyone on the left stays tuned in because they ’ re paralyzed with fear that such an unsuitable and weak candidate could actually be the nominee .
But what ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and how have this past week ’ s events changed things ?
To hear the TV pundits tell it , Sanders is favored by the overwhelming majority of California Democrats .
But back in the real world , the polling averages show that Sanders only has around 33 % support in the state .
That puts him in first place and it ’ s not even close .
But as we keep seeing in the national polls , only around one-third of Democrats want Sanders to be the nominee , and the other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democratic candidates .
The kicker is that California has a ludicrous 15 % cutoff for winning any delegates – meaning Sanders could theoretically win all of the state ’ s delegates by only getting one-third of the vote .
It ’ s yet another instance of the primary process being a cruel joke that has little to do with majority-rule democracy .
But the reality is that the latest polling averages from RCP have Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren each polling at right around 15 % in California .
Biden can be expected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Carolina victory , so perhaps he gets 20 % .
But then you have to factor in Pete Buttigieg dropping out .
Pete ’ s current 7.7 % support in California will get split unevenly between these candidates , with most of them likely going to Biden ( and some of them staying with Pete due to early voting ) .
But let ’ s say Pete dropping out puts Biden up to 25 % .
And let ’ s say Warren finishes just above 15 % .
Mike Bloomberg is at 13.3 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even a minority of Buttigieg ’ s supporters , he could reach 15 % .
In such case Sanders would still win the state , but – and I ’ m oversimplifying the math here for the sake of this explanation not being ten paragraphs long – he could end up only getting half or a slight majority of the delegates .
Sanders ’ best case scenario in California would have been if Warren dropped out , but it doesn ’ t look like that ’ s going to happen in time for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ instances of Bloomberg taking delegates away from Biden around the nation , California is a state where Bloomberg ’ s presence could theoretically help Biden keep delegates away from Sanders .
One way or the other , Sanders will get the majority of delegates from California .
And even though Biden can be expected to surge in Texas and possibly win there , Sanders will get the majority of delegates on Super Tuesday overall .
But there ’ s a huge difference between Sanders picking up all four hundred-plus delegates in California vs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them .
Either way , MSNBC will go back to calling Sanders the “ presumptive nominee ” while ignoring the probability of no one reaching a 50 % majority , and a brokered convention deciding the nominee .

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Barely a minute after MSNBC declared Joe Biden the winner in South Carolina, the network immediately shifted its focus to California, where Bernie Sanders is ahead in the polls. And why not? MSNBC has figured out that portraying Bernie Sanders as the “frontrunner” or “presumptive nominee” is best for ratings. His fans stay tuned in for the positive reinforcement, and everyone on the left stays tuned in because they’re paralyzed with fear that such an unsuitable and weak candidate could actually be the nominee. But what’s really going on in California, and how have this past week’s events changed things?
To hear the TV pundits tell it, Sanders is favored by the overwhelming majority of California Democrats. But back in the real world, the polling averages show that Sanders only has around 33% support in the state. That puts him in first place and it’s not even close. But as we keep seeing in the national polls, only around one-third of Democrats want Sanders to be the nominee, and the other two-thirds are lined up behind the actual Democratic candidates. The kicker is that California has a ludicrous 15% cutoff for winning any delegates – meaning Sanders could theoretically win all of the state’s delegates by only getting one-third of the vote.
It’s yet another instance of the primary process being a cruel joke that has little to do with majority-rule democracy. But the reality is that the latest polling averages from RCP have Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren each polling at right around 15% in California. Biden can be expected to surge based on his dominant South Carolina victory, so perhaps he gets 20%. But then you have to factor in Pete Buttigieg dropping out.
Pete’s current 7.7% support in California will get split unevenly between these candidates, with most of them likely going to Biden (and some of them staying with Pete due to early voting). But let’s say Pete dropping out puts Biden up to 25%. And let’s say Warren finishes just above 15%. Mike Bloomberg is at 13.3%, and if he picks up even a minority of Buttigieg’s supporters, he could reach 15%. In such case Sanders would still win the state, but – and I’m oversimplifying the math here for the sake of this explanation not being ten paragraphs long – he could end up only getting half or a slight majority of the delegates.
Sanders’ best case scenario in California would have been if Warren dropped out, but it doesn’t look like that’s going to happen in time for him. And while there are numerous instances of Bloomberg taking delegates away from Biden around the nation, California is a state where Bloomberg’s presence could theoretically help Biden keep delegates away from Sanders.
One way or the other, Sanders will get the majority of delegates from California. And even though Biden can be expected to surge in Texas and possibly win there, Sanders will get the majority of delegates on Super Tuesday overall. But there’s a huge difference between Sanders picking up all four hundred-plus delegates in California vs picking up, say, 200-250 of them. Either way, MSNBC will go back to calling Sanders the “presumptive nominee” while ignoring the probability of no one reaching a 50% majority, and a brokered convention deciding the nominee.
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palmerreport--2020-03-02--Vladimir Putin strikes again

Vladimir Putin strikes again

Russia Russia Russia .
Donald Trump is so very bored with Russia .
Are you bored with Russia , too ?
Since the Mueller Report , I ’ ve noticed a certain hesitation , even on the left , to talk about how Russia and its friends impact the US .
The suppression of the topic interests me .
Election meddling is Vladimir Putin ’ s specialty , one he ’ s worked decades to perfect .
We need a refresher course in what he has done to us and what he ’ ll continue to do— because he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ DT ’ s opposition against itself .
Things Putin is known ( per Mueller ) to have tried to use and influence : Any old wedge issue will do .
Throw in some apathy and aggrievement , and you get a fully toxic use of a free society against itself .
Work work work those wedges !
Throw in some smears and some emotional memes , and you can fix yourself an election .
Until Donald Trump is gone , our world can not begin to heal .
Climate issues will never be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in our waterways , immigrants will be locked in cages .
A “ political revolution ” can not happen until he ’ s gone .
Strategy is hard .
It means putting one ’ s emotions on the back burner , and using one ’ s intellect instead .
“ Useful idiots ” never know they ’ re being used- to recognize how they ’ ve been manipulated would result in ego damage- and so they plod on until , like Michael Cohen , a catastrophic PERSONAL EVENT wakes them to their folly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people to personally drink toxic sludge and wake up .
We don ’ t have the luxury of making a mistake to learn from .
We have only this time , right now , to close our ears to the distractions and take determined , positive steps to save ourselves from Donald Trump and his psycho Russian friend .

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Russia Russia Russia. Donald Trump is so very bored with Russia. Are you bored with Russia, too? Since the Mueller Report, I’ve noticed a certain hesitation, even on the left, to talk about how Russia and its friends impact the US. The suppression of the topic interests me. Election meddling is Vladimir Putin’s specialty, one he’s worked decades to perfect.
We need a refresher course in what he has done to us and what he’ll continue to do— because he’s very busy right this minute dividing DT’s opposition against itself. Things Putin is known (per Mueller) to have tried to use and influence:
– anti vaxxers
– NRA, gun rights activists
– Black Lives Matter
– anti abortion
– anti climate science
Any old wedge issue will do. Throw in some apathy and aggrievement, and you get a fully toxic use of a free society against itself. Work work work those wedges! Throw in some smears and some emotional memes, and you can fix yourself an election. Until Donald Trump is gone, our world cannot begin to heal. Climate issues will never be addressed, toxic sludge will be dumped in our waterways, immigrants will be locked in cages. A “political revolution” cannot happen until he’s gone.
Strategy is hard. It means putting one’s emotions on the back burner, and using one’s intellect instead. “Useful idiots” never know they’re being used- to recognize how they’ve been manipulated would result in ego damage- and so they plod on until, like Michael Cohen, a catastrophic PERSONAL EVENT wakes them to their folly. We can’t wait for people to personally drink toxic sludge and wake up. We don’t have the luxury of making a mistake to learn from. We have only this time, right now, to close our ears to the distractions and take determined, positive steps to save ourselves from Donald Trump and his psycho Russian friend.


palmerreport--2020-03-02--Palmer Report editorial note: the gauntlet and the damage done

A week ago , I threw down the gauntlet about something I considered crucial to taking down Donald Trump .
I saw that after Bernie Sanders won two out of the first three states , numerous major media outlets began painting him as the presumptive Democratic nominee , even though he was only on a path to win about a third of the delegates nationwide .
If the other two-thirds of Democrats who don ’ t want Sanders got discouraged and stopped organizing for their preferred candidates , the media ’ s false reporting could end up being a self @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
For reasons I spelled out in detail , if Sanders is the nominee , he ’ ll likely find a way to lose to Trump .
I tried to educate everyone on the reality that we ’ re likely headed to a brokered convention , from which Sanders will likely not emerge as the nominee – and all we have to do is remain vigilant in supporting our preferred candidates in the meantime .
What a difference a week can make .
In the time since I sounded the alarm , Bernie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Castro , while using Twitter to divisively attack the Democratic Party , and we learned that he ’ s been using nondisclosure agreements to try to bury his own scandals .
In other words , we ’ re now quickly seeing how Bernie ’ s absurd statements and unvetted scandals would be used by Trump and the GOP to destroy him in the general election , just like I predicted .
Meanwhile Joe Biden has won South Carolina in a thirty point blowout , a reminder that the first three states in this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what the rest of the nation wants .
Biden has pulled into the popular vote lead , for now .
Pete Buttigieg has dropped out , in order to get out of Biden ’ s way .
Biden began talking openly about winning a brokered convention .
In other words , as I tried to spell out last week , Sanders doesn ’ t have a lock on the nomination .
He ’ s not on a trajectory that ’ s even close to obtaining the majority of delegates .
As long as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t want Sanders keep their heads in the game , someone other than Sanders will likely be the nominee .
But when you see where things are headed and you try to warn everyone before the full picture is clear to them , you ’ re going to take some barbs for it .
I was expecting flack , of course .
Bernie ’ s most rabid fans insisted that I was throwing my relevance away .
They were sure that no one would ever read Palmer Report again , because in their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the handful of shady people conspiring against him .
I ’ m happy to report that Im still standing .
I quickly lost about one percent of my followers on Facebook , and about one percent of my followers on Twitter .
Considering that Bernie supporters obviously make up far greater than one percent of my audience , it appears that most of them either know my criticisms and concerns about Bernie are correct , or they think I ’ m wrong but they ’ re willing to continue hearing me out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s only the fanatics who ran off .
Notably , over the past week I ’ ve gained more new Twitter followers than I lost to begin with .
It ’ s funny how the peanut gallery ’ s view toward you tends to shift once they start to conclude you may have been right all along .
Of course I can ’ t post anything on social media now without Bernie ’ s fanatics immediately showing up and posting the sickest replies they can think of .
Some of them appear to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many of them are very much real people who seem to think that obsessively trolling a relative nobody like me is the beset way to help their candidate .
In any case , before much longer they ’ ll all have been blocked , and things are getting back to normal .
From time to time I like to share these things with you , just so you have a sense of how it all looks from my end while it ’ s playing out .
Mainly I just want to thank all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me , even when I sometimes stick my neck out on things that you may not be ready to hear .
If I played it safe instead of sounding the alarm about what seems important , I wouldn ’ t really be serving any purpose , would I ?

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A week ago, I threw down the gauntlet about something I considered crucial to taking down Donald Trump. I saw that after Bernie Sanders won two out of the first three states, numerous major media outlets began painting him as the presumptive Democratic nominee, even though he was only on a path to win about a third of the delegates nationwide. If the other two-thirds of Democrats who don’t want Sanders got discouraged and stopped organizing for their preferred candidates, the media’s false reporting could end up being a self fulfilling prophecy by giving Sanders a majority. For reasons I spelled out in detail, if Sanders is the nominee, he’ll likely find a way to lose to Trump. I tried to educate everyone on the reality that we’re likely headed to a brokered convention, from which Sanders will likely not emerge as the nominee – and all we have to do is remain vigilant in supporting our preferred candidates in the meantime.
What a difference a week can make. In the time since I sounded the alarm, Bernie Sanders has offered partial praise for Fidel Castro, while using Twitter to divisively attack the Democratic Party, and we learned that he’s been using nondisclosure agreements to try to bury his own scandals. In other words, we’re now quickly seeing how Bernie’s absurd statements and unvetted scandals would be used by Trump and the GOP to destroy him in the general election, just like I predicted.
Meanwhile Joe Biden has won South Carolina in a thirty point blowout, a reminder that the first three states in this race are all pretty terrible indicators of what the rest of the nation wants. Biden has pulled into the popular vote lead, for now. Pete Buttigieg has dropped out, in order to get out of Biden’s way. Biden began talking openly about winning a brokered convention. In other words, as I tried to spell out last week, Sanders doesn’t have a lock on the nomination. He’s not on a trajectory that’s even close to obtaining the majority of delegates. As long as the two-thirds of Democrats who don’t want Sanders keep their heads in the game, someone other than Sanders will likely be the nominee. But when you see where things are headed and you try to warn everyone before the full picture is clear to them, you’re going to take some barbs for it.
I was expecting flack, of course. Bernie’s most rabid fans insisted that I was throwing my relevance away. They were sure that no one would ever read Palmer Report again, because in their minds, everyone loves Bernie, except for the handful of shady people conspiring against him. I’m happy to report that Im still standing. I quickly lost about one percent of my followers on Facebook, and about one percent of my followers on Twitter. Considering that Bernie supporters obviously make up far greater than one percent of my audience, it appears that most of them either know my criticisms and concerns about Bernie are correct, or they think I’m wrong but they’re willing to continue hearing me out. In other words, it’s only the fanatics who ran off.
Notably, over the past week I’ve gained more new Twitter followers than I lost to begin with. It’s funny how the peanut gallery’s view toward you tends to shift once they start to conclude you may have been right all along. Of course I can’t post anything on social media now without Bernie’s fanatics immediately showing up and posting the sickest replies they can think of. Some of them appear to be automated bots, but sadly, many of them are very much real people who seem to think that obsessively trolling a relative nobody like me is the beset way to help their candidate. In any case, before much longer they’ll all have been blocked, and things are getting back to normal.
From time to time I like to share these things with you, just so you have a sense of how it all looks from my end while it’s playing out. Mainly I just want to thank all of you for continuing to stick with me, even when I sometimes stick my neck out on things that you may not be ready to hear. If I played it safe instead of sounding the alarm about what seems important, I wouldn’t really be serving any purpose, would I?
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palmerreport--2020-03-02--This is wackadoodle, even for Donald Trump

Nothing is going right for Donald Trump at the moment .
The stock market lost 15 % of its value last week .
His joke of an administration is botching the coronavirus response .
Joe Biden , the Democrat with the best chance of beating him in November , is surging .
So where is Trump ’ s head right now ?
Well , that ’ s difficult to put into words .
Late last night Donald Trump retweeted one of the more bizarre videos we ’ ve seen .
Not only that , the video is completely delusional – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re making fun of him .
The video starts off congratulating Trump for the stock market reaching a new high .
Then it overlays the audio of Trump saying he ’ s going to “ bomb the shit ” out of someone .
From there it just gets even weirder .
We sort of recommend you don ’ t watch the video , but if you must here , it is : So the question is whether Donald Trump is now randomly retweeting wackadoodle video without even watching them , or if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it somehow makes him look good .
Either way , he ’ s lost in a haze of confusion and delusion , it ’ s difficult to imagine he ’ s functioning on even a basic level right now .

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Nothing is going right for Donald Trump at the moment. The stock market lost 15% of its value last week. His joke of an administration is botching the coronavirus response. Joe Biden, the Democrat with the best chance of beating him in November, is surging. So where is Trump’s head right now? Well, that’s difficult to put into words.
Late last night Donald Trump retweeted one of the more bizarre videos we’ve seen. Not only that, the video is completely delusional – and parts of it feel like they’re making fun of him. The video starts off congratulating Trump for the stock market reaching a new high. Then it overlays the audio of Trump saying he’s going to “bomb the shit” out of someone. From there it just gets even weirder. We sort of recommend you don’t watch the video, but if you must here, it is:
So the question is whether Donald Trump is now randomly retweeting wackadoodle video without even watching them, or if he watched this video and he thinks it somehow makes him look good. Either way, he’s lost in a haze of confusion and delusion, it’s difficult to imagine he’s functioning on even a basic level right now.
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