palmerreport--2020-10-17--Moscow begins trending after Donald Trump threatens to flee the country if he loses

During his rally speech earlier today , Donald Trump threatened to flee the country if he loses the election .
He did so within the context of being embarrassed about losing .
But considering the criminal charges and likelihood of prison he ’ s facing if he loses , the whole thing felt a bit too on the nose – and now it ’ s set off a firestorm .
Given Trump ’ s overt loyalty to Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin , most observers are just assuming he ’ ll flee to Moscow if he loses .
Dave Bautista @ @ @ @ @ @ @ setting up shop in Moscow .
I ’ m not even joking.
” Benjamin Dreyer tweeted “ If he moves to Moscow he should stay away from windows ” – a reference to the sheer number of political folks in Russia who keep “ falling ” out of windows .
David Weissman tweeted “ Good riddance , I bet your BFF in Moscow is waiting.
” We think it ’ s interesting to say the least that Donald Trump has been doing enough thinking about fleeing the country if he loses the election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the front of his mind that he ended up saying it out loud today .
Right now he ’ s probably wishing he hadn ’ t said it .
Of course the minute Joe Biden is sworn in , Donald Trump ceases being President , and is thus no longer immune to arrest .
If New York State has already indicted Trump by this time , it can show up and arrest him the minute he steps out of the White House , before he can even get to his escape plane .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump first , so let ’ s make sure to turn out and vote in record numbers .

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During his rally speech earlier today, Donald Trump threatened to flee the country if he loses the election. He did so within the context of being embarrassed about losing. But considering the criminal charges and likelihood of prison he’s facing if he loses, the whole thing felt a bit too on the nose – and now it’s set off a firestorm.
Given Trump’s overt loyalty to Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin, most observers are just assuming he’ll flee to Moscow if he loses. Dave Bautista tweeted “Pretty sure he’s setting up shop in Moscow. I’m not even joking.” Benjamin Dreyer tweeted “If he moves to Moscow he should stay away from windows” – a reference to the sheer number of political folks in Russia who keep “falling” out of windows. David Weissman tweeted “Good riddance, I bet your BFF in Moscow is waiting.”
We think it’s interesting to say the least that Donald Trump has been doing enough thinking about fleeing the country if he loses the election, the thought was close enough to the front of his mind that he ended up saying it out loud today. Right now he’s probably wishing he hadn’t said it.
Of course the minute Joe Biden is sworn in, Donald Trump ceases being President, and is thus no longer immune to arrest. If New York State has already indicted Trump by this time, it can show up and arrest him the minute he steps out of the White House, before he can even get to his escape plane. That said, we have to beat Trump first, so let’s make sure to turn out and vote in record numbers.
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palmerreport--2020-10-17--Here’s the thing about all those new registered Republican voters in Florida

As Joe Biden ’ s lead continues to inch even higher and Donald Trump continues to run out of time , the media wants to make sure you stay tuned in all the way to the finish line .
To that end , various TV networks and pundits are now throwing around whatever scare tactics they can , in order to scare you into remaining glued to the screen .
One of those scare tactics this week has centered around the large spike in new registered Republicans in Florida .
If you look at these numbers out of context or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to scare you into believing that Trump and the GOP have some big secret plan underway to steal Florida , despite Biden ’ s lead in the state .
But as is so often the case with these kinds of ratings-driven scare tactics , the numbers aren ’ t what they seem .
Dave Wasserman of the Cook Political Report has done a hero ’ s job of digging in to the numbers .
He ’ s figured out that nearly all of the “ new ” registered Republicans in Florida are actually @ @ @ @ @ @ @ without being registered Republicans , and are now merely formalizing it by changing their registration .
Moreover , this trend is playing out almost entirely in a group of Florida counties that make up just six percent of the state ’ s population .
When you remove those counties , the other 94 % of Florida shows now real change in party voter registration .
In other words , this is a non-story in terms of how it ’ ll impact the outcome of the 2020 election .
We ’ ll still have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but there ’ s no secret evil genius Republican plan at work here .

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As Joe Biden’s lead continues to inch even higher and Donald Trump continues to run out of time, the media wants to make sure you stay tuned in all the way to the finish line. To that end, various TV networks and pundits are now throwing around whatever scare tactics they can, in order to scare you into remaining glued to the screen.
One of those scare tactics this week has centered around the large spike in new registered Republicans in Florida. If you look at these numbers out of context or in passing, they might be enough to scare you into believing that Trump and the GOP have some big secret plan underway to steal Florida, despite Biden’s lead in the state.
But as is so often the case with these kinds of ratings-driven scare tactics, the numbers aren’t what they seem. Dave Wasserman of the Cook Political Report has done a hero’s job of digging in to the numbers. He’s figured out that nearly all of the “new” registered Republicans in Florida are actually people who voted for Trump last time without being registered Republicans, and are now merely formalizing it by changing their registration.
Moreover, this trend is playing out almost entirely in a group of Florida counties that make up just six percent of the state’s population. When you remove those counties, the other 94% of Florida shows now real change in party voter registration. In other words, this is a non-story in terms of how it’ll impact the outcome of the 2020 election. We’ll still have to fight hard to win Florida, but there’s no secret evil genius Republican plan at work here.
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palmerreport--2020-10-18--Donald Trump’s day of reckoning is upon us

Americans are voting in record numbers in early voting , some waiting as long as ten hours or more in line to ensure they have spoken and been counted .
The numbers look good , but we can not get complacent as this will be closer than one would expect after four years of gaslighting and enflaming .
But if Joe Biden wins in November , a reckoning will take place .
The reckoning will involve learning just how much the Trump crime family fleeced the nation .
A report by the Washington Post discloses that the State Department will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much it spent at Trump properties the last four years .
According to the report : “ The State Department says it has about 450 pages of records showing government spending at President Trump ’ s properties .
But this week , it signaled that it plans to release only two of those pages before the November election — leaving voters in the dark about the full scope of taxpayer payments to the president ’ s company.
” This is one of many areas where we will learn the corruption and robbing that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Apprentice money coming in and having a billion in debt , per Fortune , we know that this man and his family is full of grifters who have robbed us blind .
November 3 will turn the sunshine and disinfectant loose on this administration .

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Americans are voting in record numbers in early voting, some waiting as long as ten hours or more in line to ensure they have spoken and been counted. The numbers look good, but we cannot get complacent as this will be closer than one would expect after four years of gaslighting and enflaming.
But if Joe Biden wins in November, a reckoning will take place. The reckoning will involve learning just how much the Trump crime family fleeced the nation. A report by the Washington Post discloses that the State Department will not disclose the emoluments issue of how much it spent at Trump properties the last four years. According to the report:
“The State Department says it has about 450 pages of records showing government spending at President Trump’s properties. But this week, it signaled that it plans to release only two of those pages before the November election — leaving voters in the dark about the full scope of taxpayer payments to the president’s company.”
This is one of many areas where we will learn the corruption and robbing that took place by Trump. With no Apprentice money coming in and having a billion in debt, per Fortune, we know that this man and his family is full of grifters who have robbed us blind. November 3 will turn the sunshine and disinfectant loose on this administration.
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palmerreport--2020-10-17--Donald Trump really is trying to take everyone down with him

When you consider that Donald Trump has negligently and intentionally caused more than two hundred thousand Americans to die of an avoidable viral outbreak this year , there ’ s no question that he doesn ’ t care how many of us get hurt while he carries out his increasingly deranged endgame .
But as is the case with so many villains who are nearing their end , some of the people around him are now trying to figure out how to carve out some kind of future for themselves once he ’ s gone .
Accordingly , Trump has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the hope of taking them down with him .
This week Ben Sasse trashed Trump on a conference call with constituents that he knew would leak , because he wanted to get it on the record before Trump loses that he was supposedly against Trump all along .
It was a coward ’ s move .
But now Trump is attacking Sasse , calling him “ Little Ben Sasse ” and urging Republican voters to run him out of office .
This comes after Trump did something similar to Susan Collins because she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protest vote against Trump ’ s Supreme Court nominee .
What ’ s remarkable is that Donald Trump is now seventeen days away from losing an election that will cost him everything – not just the presidency , but his financial assets , his family , and his freedom – and yet instead of trying to find a way to climb into contention , he ’ s busy trying to punish those around him for not remaining sufficiently loyal to him .

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When you consider that Donald Trump has negligently and intentionally caused more than two hundred thousand Americans to die of an avoidable viral outbreak this year, there’s no question that he doesn’t care how many of us get hurt while he carries out his increasingly deranged endgame.
But as is the case with so many villains who are nearing their end, some of the people around him are now trying to figure out how to carve out some kind of future for themselves once he’s gone. Accordingly, Trump has begun turning his attention inward, in the hope of taking them down with him.
This week Ben Sasse trashed Trump on a conference call with constituents that he knew would leak, because he wanted to get it on the record before Trump loses that he was supposedly against Trump all along. It was a coward’s move. But now Trump is attacking Sasse, calling him “Little Ben Sasse” and urging Republican voters to run him out of office. This comes after Trump did something similar to Susan Collins because she dared to suggest she might cast a protest vote against Trump’s Supreme Court nominee.
What’s remarkable is that Donald Trump is now seventeen days away from losing an election that will cost him everything – not just the presidency, but his financial assets, his family, and his freedom – and yet instead of trying to find a way to climb into contention, he’s busy trying to punish those around him for not remaining sufficiently loyal to him.
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palmerreport--2020-10-17--Hey George W. Bush, it’s time

Hey George W. Bush, it’s time

As the Trump campaign implodes , it looks increasingly likely that this Republican president ’ s days in office are numbered .
While we ’ re focused on making sure that is the case , let ’ s not forget that the prior Republican president was not so terrific either .
While George W. Bush ’ s presidency may be over and done with , the man is alive and well .
There is an important role Bush can play now for the good of the country , but so far , he ’ s failing to do it .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Bush also knows that speaking out against Trump publicly would mean more than just violating a norm .
Although Bush has reportedly shown disdain for Trump in private , going public would no doubt trigger Trump and his campaign to respond with unrelenting , ferocious attacks .
Bush ’ s presidency looks less severe now thanks to the Trump horror show , and the last thing Bush wants is to see Trump remind Americans how horrible it really was .
In October 2017 , at the Bush Institute ’ s Spirit of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ essentially condemned Trumpism by denouncing bigotry , lies , and conspiracy theories while painstakingly avoiding uttering Trump ’ s name .
Since then , Bush has done little more than express optimism for getting through political chaos by relying on what he insists are democracy ’ s self-healing powers .
More recently , in early June of this year , The New York Times reported that sources close to Bush revealed he is not supporting Trump ’ s reelection campaign after all .
However , a Bush spokesperson quickly shot the report down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” according to the Texas Tribune .
“ He is retired from presidential politics and has not indicated how he will vote , ” the spokesperson explained .
Although a president ’ s service ends on the last day of office , a president ’ s legacy continues getting shaped based on what happens in the ensuing years .
With Election Day approaching , time is running out for Bush to take a public stance and be straight with the American people about what ’ s at stake .
Many Republicans respect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ warning of the dangers of a second Trump term could give certain voters the “ permission ” they need to abstain or cast a vote for Biden .
Although Bush may not be the maniacal monster that Trump is , he is not exactly known for making wise choices .
So , even as the country Bush governed falls apart and the party he proudly led becomes increasingly unrecognizable , Bush will probably choose cowardice—especially if he thinks Biden will win regardless .
However , no matter what the outcome of this election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up will have the same result : it will further cement his legacy as a great American failure .

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As the Trump campaign implodes, it looks increasingly likely that this Republican president’s days in office are numbered. While we’re focused on making sure that is the case, let’s not forget that the prior Republican president was not so terrific either. While George W. Bush’s presidency may be over and done with, the man is alive and well. There is an important role Bush can play now for the good of the country, but so far, he’s failing to do it.
Former presidents generally avoid criticizing their successors. Bush also knows that speaking out against Trump publicly would mean more than just violating a norm. Although Bush has reportedly shown disdain for Trump in private, going public would no doubt trigger Trump and his campaign to respond with unrelenting, ferocious attacks. Bush’s presidency looks less severe now thanks to the Trump horror show, and the last thing Bush wants is to see Trump remind Americans how horrible it really was.
In October 2017, at the Bush Institute’s Spirit of Liberty Event in New York, Bush essentially condemned Trumpism by denouncing bigotry, lies, and conspiracy theories while painstakingly avoiding uttering Trump’s name. Since then, Bush has done little more than express optimism for getting through political chaos by relying on what he insists are democracy’s self-healing powers.
More recently, in early June of this year, The New York Times reported that sources close to Bush revealed he is not supporting Trump’s reelection campaign after all. However, a Bush spokesperson quickly shot the report down, calling it “completely made up,” according to the Texas Tribune. “He is retired from presidential politics and has not indicated how he will vote,” the spokesperson explained.
Although a president’s service ends on the last day of office, a president’s legacy continues getting shaped based on what happens in the ensuing years. With Election Day approaching, time is running out for Bush to take a public stance and be straight with the American people about what’s at stake. Many Republicans respect Bush, so even a short statement warning of the dangers of a second Trump term could give certain voters the “permission” they need to abstain or cast a vote for Biden.
Although Bush may not be the maniacal monster that Trump is, he is not exactly known for making wise choices. So, even as the country Bush governed falls apart and the party he proudly led becomes increasingly unrecognizable, Bush will probably choose cowardice—especially if he thinks Biden will win regardless. However, no matter what the outcome of this election, Bush’s refusal to step up will have the same result: it will further cement his legacy as a great American failure.
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palmerreport--2020-10-17--Eric Trump just stepped in it

Eric Trump just stepped in it

Right now the media is wasting a lot of time focusing on Hunter Biden ’ s past personal struggles .
@ @ @ @ @ the election , that narrative will quickly shift to how he won ’ t be @ @ @ @ @ from criminal prosecution anymore .
Eric Trump seems to have a sense of what ’ @ @ @ @ @ frantic his behavior has become of late .
After all , Eric was forced to @ @ @ @ @ Attorney General last week about the family crime business .
So now Eric is taking @ @ @ @ @ Biden , including this tweet today : It ’ s not too difficult to figure @ @ @ @ @ with this tweet , but Joe Biden spokesman Bill Russo summed it up best in @ @ @ @ @ : “ Lol , this isn ’ t Biden ’ s house and he hasn @ @ @ @ @ in 12 years ?
” That ’ s right , Eric Trump is as dumb @ @ @

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Right now the media is wasting a lot of time focusing on Hunter Biden’s past personal struggles. But if Donald Trump loses the election, that narrative will quickly shift to how he won’t be able to protect his kids from criminal prosecution anymore.
Eric Trump seems to have a sense of what’s coming, considering how frantic his behavior has become of late. After all, Eric was forced to testify to the New York Attorney General last week about the family crime business. So now Eric is taking desperate pot shots at Joe Biden, including this tweet today:
The salary of a U.S. Senator is $174,000 per year. This is Joe Biden’s house…. seems legit 🙄 pic.twitter.com/DtD0DzXlrY — Eric Trump (@EricTrump) October 17, 2020
It’s not too difficult to figure out what’s wrong with this tweet, but Joe Biden spokesman Bill Russo summed it up best in a tweet of his own: “Lol, this isn’t Biden’s house and he hasn’t been a senator in 12 years?” That’s right, Eric Trump is as dumb as ever.
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palmerreport--2020-10-17--GOP Senator David Perdue’s racist attack on Kamala Harris just cost him big time

Yesterday , Republican Senator David Perdue launched a bizarre racist attack on Kamala Harris , botching her first name and @ @ @ @ @ fun of her name .
Given that Perdue and Harris have served together in the @ @ @ @ @ knew darn well how to say her name , and he was just blowing a @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s cost him – and not just in the reputation department .
Perdue @ @ @ @ @ race against Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff in Georgia .
Ossoff just announced that he ’ @ @ @ @ @ million dollars since Perdue ’ s racist rant yesterday : Folks !
We ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ ) since my opponent disgraced himself with bigoted mockery of Kamala ’ s name at @ @ @ @ @ .
Can we make it $ 2M by midnight ?
https : //t.co/zi5Wxg0VYrhttps : //t.co/Of6btUaAQD

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Yesterday, Republican Senator David Perdue launched a bizarre racist attack on Kamala Harris, botching her first name and then proceeding to overtly make fun of her name. Given that Perdue and Harris have served together in the Senate for years, he knew darn well how to say her name, and he was just blowing a racist dog whistle. Now it’s cost him – and not just in the reputation department.
Perdue is in a tight reelection race against Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff in Georgia. Ossoff just announced that he’s raised more than a million dollars since Perdue’s racist rant yesterday:
Folks! We’ve raised $1M (!) since my opponent disgraced himself with bigoted mockery of Kamala’s name at yesterday’s Trump rally. Can we make it $2M by midnight?https://t.co/zi5Wxg0VYrhttps://t.co/Of6btUaAQD — Jon Ossoff (@ossoff) October 17, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-10-17--The real trouble if Donald Trump tries to flee the country

When Donald Trump tried to make a joke last night about leaving the country if he loses the election , it gave away that he ’ s at least imagining a scenario in which he flees the country to avoid criminal prosecution .
But this could end up being an even worse result for Trump than simply being arrested and put on trial .
If Trump allows himself to be arrested after he loses , there ’ s a good chance the judge will give him house arrest while he awaits trial .
His trial could take a year or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump and his lawyers make the strategic decision to drag it out as long as possible .
And let ’ s be real here , in the shape Trump is in , he probably only has a couple years left in his natural lifespan anyway .
So why would Trump want to go on the lam in a foreign country , while sick and frail , living in a safe house without any money to his name , and knowing that he ’ ll only be on safe ground for as the leader @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What happens if Trump goes to Russia , and six months later Putin gets tired of him , or Putin is ousted ?
The more logical decision for Trump would be to take his chances with the U.S. legal system , and gamble that by the time he ’ s finally sent to solitary confinement , he ’ ll be at or near the end of his natural lifespan anyway .
Of course the real trouble for Donald Trump is that neither of these scenarios are exactly good .
This is a man @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in borrowed luxury , carrying out an impostor ’ s version of a wealthy life .
He just spent the past four years living for free in the White House .
And now , if we turn and vote in proper numbers , he ’ ll have to choose whether to flee the country or stay here and rot under house arrest as his assets are stripped from him .
It doesn ’ t get much uglier than that .

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When Donald Trump tried to make a joke last night about leaving the country if he loses the election, it gave away that he’s at least imagining a scenario in which he flees the country to avoid criminal prosecution. But this could end up being an even worse result for Trump than simply being arrested and put on trial.
If Trump allows himself to be arrested after he loses, there’s a good chance the judge will give him house arrest while he awaits trial. His trial could take a year or two before it happens, particularly if Trump and his lawyers make the strategic decision to drag it out as long as possible. And let’s be real here, in the shape Trump is in, he probably only has a couple years left in his natural lifespan anyway.
So why would Trump want to go on the lam in a foreign country, while sick and frail, living in a safe house without any money to his name, and knowing that he’ll only be on safe ground for as the leader of that country finds him useful? What happens if Trump goes to Russia, and six months later Putin gets tired of him, or Putin is ousted? The more logical decision for Trump would be to take his chances with the U.S. legal system, and gamble that by the time he’s finally sent to solitary confinement, he’ll be at or near the end of his natural lifespan anyway.
Of course the real trouble for Donald Trump is that neither of these scenarios are exactly good. This is a man who has spent his entire life living in borrowed luxury, carrying out an impostor’s version of a wealthy life. He just spent the past four years living for free in the White House. And now, if we turn and vote in proper numbers, he’ll have to choose whether to flee the country or stay here and rot under house arrest as his assets are stripped from him. It doesn’t get much uglier than that.
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palmerreport--2020-10-17--Donald Trump’s remaining apologists aren’t going to like what comes next

What Donald Trump ’ s remaining apologists still don ’ t get is that if you keep standing next to Hitler , you might as well be Hitler .
Trump will be gone soon , and without him around to protect them , his apologists are about to find out just how unwelcome they are in post-Trump polite society .
This doesn ’ t apply to Trump ’ s people who have already turned against him and tried to take him down .
They can be graded on a curve , depending on how much of an effort they made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with him to the end , there can be no “ redemption ” after the fact .
They had their chance to speak up while it mattered .
We can ’ t treat them like heroes simply because they write an anti-Trump book once he loses , after they tried to prop him up all the way to the end .
Of course this only matters if we turn out and vote in the numbers that we say we ’ re going to turn out in .
If we stay home instead of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forever instead of becoming the shamed outcasts they deserve to be .

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What Donald Trump’s remaining apologists still don’t get is that if you keep standing next to Hitler, you might as well be Hitler. Trump will be gone soon, and without him around to protect them, his apologists are about to find out just how unwelcome they are in post-Trump polite society.
This doesn’t apply to Trump’s people who have already turned against him and tried to take him down. They can be graded on a curve, depending on how much of an effort they made. But for the people who stood with him to the end, there can be no “redemption” after the fact. They had their chance to speak up while it mattered. We can’t treat them like heroes simply because they write an anti-Trump book once he loses, after they tried to prop him up all the way to the end.
Of course this only matters if we turn out and vote in the numbers that we say we’re going to turn out in. If we stay home instead of voting, these monsters remain in power forever instead of becoming the shamed outcasts they deserve to be.
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palmerreport--2020-10-17--Ships leaving a sinking rat

Ships leaving a sinking rat

It ’ s becoming a common forecast .
The one that says if you think the Blue Wave in 2018 was spectacular , get ready for the Blue Tsunami in November .
But what about the Red Shift ?
I ’ m referring to the phenomenon that will come as a direct result of the Blue Tsunami .
I ’ m referring to scores of White House employees and Republicans in the House and Senate who will wake up Wednesday morning , the fourth of November , and find themselves out of a job .
Get ready for the Red @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the dawning of a new religion .
Suddenly , they will see the light .
Suddenly , they will all be trying to out-humble each other in their headlong rush to publish mea culpas , self-justifications and proofs that they were really working , Schindler-like , all along to undermine the totalitarian juggernaut they found themselves shackled to against their collective wills .
Some will be hamfisted and obvious , like Himmler donning the guise of a common soldier .
Some will be persuasive and fool many , like the cold , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be opportunists who will take full advantage of their positions , like Werner Von Braun with his technical know-how .
A minority , like Josef Goebbells , will douse themselves in gasoline and self-immolate .
But most will go scurrying headlong to the exits with ink newly drying on publisher contracts and a newfound mission to recast themselves as majestic ships abandoning a sinking rat .
The Day of Reckoning is coming .
Republicans are justly , predictably scared .
I don ’ t mind telling you that I look forward to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anticipatory schadenfreude .
I can ’ t wait to see a lot of smug smiles wiped off of scores of arrogant , slappable faces .
But it isn ’ t just our right but our sacred duty to remember what these people have done to us .
How close they came to permanently ruining our majestic republic enshrined in our sacred Constitution .
It is also our duty to remember what they would have done had they won .
If you think things are bad now , imagine how bad they would be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ same hands of these very same rapacious Republicans .
That is why it will become the obligation of the new , incoming DOJ , no longer indentured to wet nurse work for an infantile president , to restore justice to the Department of Justice .
Many people need to go to prison , starting with the Criminal-in-Chief , Donald Trump .
Those who are young enough will learn what it will be like to grow up in the midst of a new , younger generation , a generation that learned to hate them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ old Nazis negotiating a brand new Germany risen from the ashes .
Theirs will become a justly infamous existence where they will die in reviled obscurity .
Let ’ s make it so .
Vote them out in November , vote out the poison , the divisiveness , the hate-tweeting and the arrogance .
Vote out the self-righteousness , vote out the virtue-signalling , pearl-clutching , fear-mongering , shape-shifting , nest-feathering , influence-peddling lot of them .
Let ’ s clean the house and let ’ s do it in November .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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It’s becoming a common forecast. The one that says if you think the Blue Wave in 2018 was spectacular, get ready for the Blue Tsunami in November. But what about the Red Shift? I’m referring to the phenomenon that will come as a direct result of the Blue Tsunami. I’m referring to scores of White House employees and Republicans in the House and Senate who will wake up Wednesday morning, the fourth of November, and find themselves out of a job. Get ready for the Red Shift, the Republican Two-Step.
Look for the dawning of a new religion. Suddenly, they will see the light. Suddenly, they will all be trying to out-humble each other in their headlong rush to publish mea culpas, self-justifications and proofs that they were really working, Schindler-like, all along to undermine the totalitarian juggernaut they found themselves shackled to against their collective wills.
Some will be hamfisted and obvious, like Himmler donning the guise of a common soldier. Some will be persuasive and fool many, like the cold, calculating, manipulating Albert Speer. Some will be opportunists who will take full advantage of their positions, like Werner Von Braun with his technical know-how. A minority, like Josef Goebbells, will douse themselves in gasoline and self-immolate. But most will go scurrying headlong to the exits with ink newly drying on publisher contracts and a newfound mission to recast themselves as majestic ships abandoning a sinking rat.
The Day of Reckoning is coming. Republicans are justly, predictably scared. I don’t mind telling you that I look forward to that day with more than a little anticipatory schadenfreude. I can’t wait to see a lot of smug smiles wiped off of scores of arrogant, slappable faces.
But it isn’t just our right but our sacred duty to remember what these people have done to us. How close they came to permanently ruining our majestic republic enshrined in our sacred Constitution. It is also our duty to remember what they would have done had they won. If you think things are bad now, imagine how bad they would be in another four years in the very same hands of these very same rapacious Republicans.
That is why it will become the obligation of the new, incoming DOJ, no longer indentured to wet nurse work for an infantile president, to restore justice to the Department of Justice. Many people need to go to prison, starting with the Criminal-in-Chief, Donald Trump.
Those who are young enough will learn what it will be like to grow up in the midst of a new, younger generation, a generation that learned to hate them from infancy. They will be like old Nazis negotiating a brand new Germany risen from the ashes. Theirs will become a justly infamous existence where they will die in reviled obscurity.
Let’s make it so. Vote them out in November, vote out the poison, the divisiveness, the hate-tweeting and the arrogance. Vote out the self-righteousness, vote out the virtue-signalling, pearl-clutching, fear-mongering, shape-shifting, nest-feathering, influence-peddling lot of them. Let’s clean the house and let’s do it in November. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-10-17--The smell of desperation

The smell of desperation

Desperation is never pretty .
When the desperate person is not very bright , it becomes downright ugly .
Such is the state of “ president ” Donald Trump in his pathetic bid to retain control of the White House .
Trump , at the last minute , decided to hold a town hall to compete with the own hall Joe Biden scheduled immediately after the October 15 debate was canceled because of Trump ’ s refusal to debate virtually .
Trump ’ s goal was to “ get better ratings ” than Joe Biden .
Trump ’ s “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
That comes as no surprise .
Savannah Guthrie put Trump on the “ hot seat ” for the first 15 minutes prior to opening the floor to questions , in contrast to George Stephanopoulos , who immediately allowed voters to ask questions .
Both moderators pushed back on the candidates , attempting to force them to admit where they stand on certain issues .
In Biden ’ s case , the question of “ packing ” the Supreme Court was in Stephanopoulos ’ s mind .
Biden never outright responded , saying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ went for the jugular , asking Trump about QAnon , which he denied knowing anything about ( virtual eye roll ) .
When Guthrie asked Trump about his unwillingness to disavow white supremacy , he became visibly angered and said , “ Here we go again.
” Had he answered properly the first time , the issue would have gone away , but Trump does not get that , just like he gets little of everything else .
Trump has spent his life bulldozing and bullshitting , and that tactic is not working @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we are not buying it .
His henchman Rudy Giuliani tried smearing Joe Biden ( again ) with tall tales from Ukraine , and the New York Post published them .
According to WaPo , Trump ’ s White House was warned back in 2019 that Giuliani was being used by “ Russian assets ” to feed disinformation directly to Trump .
Giuliani , the world ’ s worst henchman , ran with what he was fed .
Giuliani and the Post should be embarrassed , and Trump — who will adopt virtually @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pathetic and inept than usual .
Reports have also surfaced that Trump is using taxpayer dollars to fund his campaign because he milked donations to prop up his failing businesses .
From adding letters with his signature to food boxes to drug discount cards for seniors containing his branding , Trump reeks of desperation .
The money he is using to do these things is our money , as he certainly has never paid taxes himself .
Politico reported that Trump commandeered $ 300 million in tax dollars for advertisements to “ cure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and the cure is to send him packing in November .
Our choice is , once again , clear .
We can elect a man who looks and acts presidential and displays genuine empathy for Americans ’ plights , or we can reelect a self-centered , do-nothing blowhard who is pocketing as much of our tax dollars as he can , even though he has never paid anything into the coffers—a crook and a conman who has done absolutely nothing for the American people .

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Desperation is never pretty. When the desperate person is not very bright, it becomes downright ugly. Such is the state of “president” Donald Trump in his pathetic bid to retain control of the White House. Trump, at the last minute, decided to hold a town hall to compete with the own hall Joe Biden scheduled immediately after the October 15 debate was canceled because of Trump’s refusal to debate virtually. Trump’s goal was to “get better ratings” than Joe Biden. Trump’s “dueling town halls” was a flop. That comes as no surprise.
Savannah Guthrie put Trump on the “hot seat” for the first 15 minutes prior to opening the floor to questions, in contrast to George Stephanopoulos, who immediately allowed voters to ask questions. Both moderators pushed back on the candidates, attempting to force them to admit where they stand on certain issues. In Biden’s case, the question of “packing” the Supreme Court was in Stephanopoulos’s mind. Biden never outright responded, saying instead, “It depends.” Guthrie went for the jugular, asking Trump about QAnon, which he denied knowing anything about (virtual eye roll). When Guthrie asked Trump about his unwillingness to disavow white supremacy, he became visibly angered and said, “Here we go again.” Had he answered properly the first time, the issue would have gone away, but Trump does not get that, just like he gets little of everything else.
Trump has spent his life bulldozing and bullshitting, and that tactic is not working. He reports to us, and we are not buying it. His henchman Rudy Giuliani tried smearing Joe Biden (again) with tall tales from Ukraine, and the New York Post published them. According to WaPo, Trump’s White House was warned back in 2019 that Giuliani was being used by “Russian assets” to feed disinformation directly to Trump. Giuliani, the world’s worst henchman, ran with what he was fed. Giuliani and the Post should be embarrassed, and Trump — who will adopt virtually any conspiracy theory — looks even more pathetic and inept than usual.
Reports have also surfaced that Trump is using taxpayer dollars to fund his campaign because he milked donations to prop up his failing businesses. From adding letters with his signature to food boxes to drug discount cards for seniors containing his branding, Trump reeks of desperation. The money he is using to do these things is our money, as he certainly has never paid taxes himself. Politico reported that Trump commandeered $300 million in tax dollars for advertisements to “cure COVID despair.” Trump is COVID despair, and the cure is to send him packing in November.
Our choice is, once again, clear. We can elect a man who looks and acts presidential and displays genuine empathy for Americans’ plights, or we can reelect a self-centered, do-nothing blowhard who is pocketing as much of our tax dollars as he can, even though he has never paid anything into the coffers—a crook and a conman who has done absolutely nothing for the American people.
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palmerreport--2020-10-17--The October surprise we’re still waiting for

We ’ re now more than halfway through October , and while plenty of unexpected things have transpired , we ’ ve all been waiting to see if that one big October surprise arrives that either puts Donald Trump back into contention or knocks him out completely .
It may not come ; usually the biggest “ October surprise ” is that there isn ’ t one .
But here ’ s the thing .
Even though Trump ’ s tax returns leaked a few weeks back , the Manhattan District Attorney is still fighting in court to obtain them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grand jury that ’ s in the process of indicting Trump , and Trump is still fighting to drag out that inevitable outcome for a bit longer .
Why all the fuss , since his tax returns have already leaked anyway ?
That ’ s because they actually haven ’ t leaked .
Although you may be tempted to recall things differently , the reality is that not one of you reading this has seen Donald Trump ’ s tax returns .
What actually happened was that the New York Times saw Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gave you its take on what was in them .
The Times was so exhaustive in its explanation of what was in Trump ’ s returns , it feels like we ’ ve all seen them , but we haven ’ t .
The only plausible reason the Times didn ’ t publish the actual tax return documents is that its source must have only agreed to share them on the condition that they not be directly published .
The most logical explanation for such a request would be that doing so might @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which could put the source at risk while Trump is still President of the United States .
But if we get closer to election day and the source concludes that Donald Trump is likely to lose anyway , or if a different source steps up to the plate , is it possible that we could see Trump ’ s actual tax returns surface publicly before the election ?
And would they have an impact ?
We don ’ t have any reason to suspect that the New York Times held back on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tax returns ; its published analysis was detailed and exhaustive .
But what if there ’ s something important in there that the Times didn ’ t realize was important , and therefore neglected to mention ?
After all , the Times is well sourced enough to have obtained the story about Trump wanting to dress up like Superman on his way out of the hospital , but oblivious enough to have buried it in the twenty-seventh paragraph of an otherwise pointless article .
Gut feeling says we ’ ll see more about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one way or another , before election day .
Of course it ’ s difficult to predict what kind of impact any given “ October surprise ” will or won ’ t have on an election , so we can ’ t sit back and count on anything .
It ’ s still all about voter turnout at the end of the day .
But it ’ s difficult to imagine that in an election this bizarre , with two weeks still remaining in October , we ’ ve seen the last of @ @ @ @ @

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We’re now more than halfway through October, and while plenty of unexpected things have transpired, we’ve all been waiting to see if that one big October surprise arrives that either puts Donald Trump back into contention or knocks him out completely. It may not come; usually the biggest “October surprise” is that there isn’t one. But here’s the thing.
Even though Trump’s tax returns leaked a few weeks back, the Manhattan District Attorney is still fighting in court to obtain them so he can give them to the grand jury that’s in the process of indicting Trump, and Trump is still fighting to drag out that inevitable outcome for a bit longer. Why all the fuss, since his tax returns have already leaked anyway? That’s because they actually haven’t leaked.
Although you may be tempted to recall things differently, the reality is that not one of you reading this has seen Donald Trump’s tax returns. What actually happened was that the New York Times saw Trump’s tax returns, and then gave you its take on what was in them. The Times was so exhaustive in its explanation of what was in Trump’s returns, it feels like we’ve all seen them, but we haven’t.
The only plausible reason the Times didn’t publish the actual tax return documents is that its source must have only agreed to share them on the condition that they not be directly published. The most logical explanation for such a request would be that doing so might give away the identity of the source, which could put the source at risk while Trump is still President of the United States.
But if we get closer to election day and the source concludes that Donald Trump is likely to lose anyway, or if a different source steps up to the plate, is it possible that we could see Trump’s actual tax returns surface publicly before the election? And would they have an impact?
We don’t have any reason to suspect that the New York Times held back on what it found in Trump’s tax returns; its published analysis was detailed and exhaustive. But what if there’s something important in there that the Times didn’t realize was important, and therefore neglected to mention? After all, the Times is well sourced enough to have obtained the story about Trump wanting to dress up like Superman on his way out of the hospital, but oblivious enough to have buried it in the twenty-seventh paragraph of an otherwise pointless article.
Gut feeling says we’ll see more about Donald Trump’s tax returns, one way or another, before election day. Of course it’s difficult to predict what kind of impact any given “October surprise” will or won’t have on an election, so we can’t sit back and count on anything. It’s still all about voter turnout at the end of the day. But it’s difficult to imagine that in an election this bizarre, with two weeks still remaining in October, we’ve seen the last of the October surprises already.
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palmerreport--2020-10-18--This can’t be real

This can’t be real

– Conservatives always insist that celebrities should stay out of politics .
Maybe that ’ s because whenever a celebrity speaks up on their side , it ’ s always someone as pathetic as Jon Voight or Kirstie Alley , as we were reminded on Twitter tonight .
Is there a single conservative celebrity who can express their political point of view in even remotely coherent fashion ?
– The sitting President of the United States is literally talking about fleeing the country to avoid prosecution for his crimes .
Again , this is happening in the United States .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ happened in other countries ?
The truly remarkable people is that most people want him to stay , because they want the satisfaction of seeing him go to prison for his various crimes .
– Tweet of the day , from the legendary George Takei : “ The two most important things you can do to help end this pandemic are 1 ) wear a mask , and 2 ) vote for Joe Biden .
If we want our long , deadly nightmare to end , we must each do these things.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , from former federal prosecutor Daniel Goldman : “ Trump attacks journalists for asking questions he doesn ’ t like .
Biden gets upset when journalists promote Russian disinformation designed precisely to promote bogus allegations to influence the election .
They are not equivalent .
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– Conservatives always insist that celebrities should stay out of politics. Maybe that’s because whenever a celebrity speaks up on their side, it’s always someone as pathetic as Jon Voight or Kirstie Alley, as we were reminded on Twitter tonight. Is there a single conservative celebrity who can express their political point of view in even remotely coherent fashion?
– The sitting President of the United States is literally talking about fleeing the country to avoid prosecution for his crimes. Again, this is happening in the United States. Remember when this kind of thing only happened in other countries? The truly remarkable people is that most people want him to stay, because they want the satisfaction of seeing him go to prison for his various crimes.
– Tweet of the day, from the legendary George Takei: “The two most important things you can do to help end this pandemic are 1) wear a mask, and 2) vote for Joe Biden. If we want our long, deadly nightmare to end, we must each do these things.”
– Tweet of the day #2, from former federal prosecutor Daniel Goldman: “Trump attacks journalists for asking questions he doesn’t like. Biden gets upset when journalists promote Russian disinformation designed precisely to promote bogus allegations to influence the election. They are not equivalent.”
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palmerreport--2020-10-18--Donald Trump is falling to pieces

Donald Trump is falling to pieces

Donald Trump has spent the past week getting confused about what state he ’ s in , calling his allies by the wrong name , inventing phrases like “ under levered , ” and reminding us repeatedly that his cognitive issues are getting worse .
Speaking of cognitive issues , now Trump is calling Jon Voight out of the bullpen .
Jon Voight used to be known as a solid actor .
These days he ’ s best known for posting creepy , unhinged , senile videos full of deranged conspiracy theories and incoherent political babbling .
A couple days @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Evil ” – and it ’ s pretty much what you ’ d expect .
Tonight , Trump decided to retweet Jon Voight ’ s video , adding “ John , thank you .
Such a great honor !
” That ’ s right , Donald Trump still doesn ’ t know how to spell Jon Voight ’ s first name .
Trump can ’ t even get the names right of the few people who like him .
Maybe Trump can go ask Matt Gaetz , or Rick Gates , if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them apart .
This all keeps getting more strange .
Just make sure you turn out to vote , so we can move past Donald Trump and not have to worry about what his unraveling behavior means for the nation .

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Donald Trump has spent the past week getting confused about what state he’s in, calling his allies by the wrong name, inventing phrases like “under levered,” and reminding us repeatedly that his cognitive issues are getting worse. Speaking of cognitive issues, now Trump is calling Jon Voight out of the bullpen.
Jon Voight used to be known as a solid actor. These days he’s best known for posting creepy, unhinged, senile videos full of deranged conspiracy theories and incoherent political babbling. A couple days ago Voight posted a video simply titled “Evil” – and it’s pretty much what you’d expect. Tonight, Trump decided to retweet Jon Voight’s video, adding “John, thank you. Such a great honor!”
That’s right, Donald Trump still doesn’t know how to spell Jon Voight’s first name. Trump can’t even get the names right of the few people who like him. Maybe Trump can go ask Matt Gaetz, or Rick Gates, if he can figure out how to tell them apart. This all keeps getting more strange. Just make sure you turn out to vote, so we can move past Donald Trump and not have to worry about what his unraveling behavior means for the nation.
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palmerreport--2020-10-18--“Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution”

“Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution”

Down by double digits with just seventeen days to election day , and facing prison for various criminal charges if @ @ @ @ @ is now openly talking about leaving the country if he loses the election .
He @ @ @ @ @ being due to embarrassment .
But if Trump did leave , we all know he @ @ @ @ @ to avoid prosecution .
Former FBI Assistant Director Frank Figliuzzi summed it up best when @ @ @ @ @ by simply tweeting this : “ Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution – Title 18 US @ @ @ @ @ ’ s remarkable is just how obvious and transparent Donald Trump ’ s remark about @ @ @ @ @ Immediately after he made the remark , the terms “ Moscow ” and “ Russia @ @ @ @ @ , because that ’ s his most logical destination , considering he ’ s already @ @ @ @ @ .
You can order Frank Figliuzzi ’ s new book here .

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Down by double digits with just seventeen days to election day, and facing prison for various criminal charges if he loses, Donald Trump is now openly talking about leaving the country if he loses the election. He tried to frame this as being due to embarrassment. But if Trump did leave, we all know he’d be doing it to avoid prosecution.
Former FBI Assistant Director Frank Figliuzzi summed it up best when he responded to the news by simply tweeting this: “Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution – Title 18 US Code 1073”:
Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution – Title 18 US Code 1073: Trump suggests he'd leave the country if he loses to Bidenhttps://t.co/wVFcwW5ABB #UFAP #TopTenMostWanted — Frank Figliuzzi (@FrankFigliuzzi1) October 17, 2020
What’s remarkable is just how obvious and transparent Donald Trump’s remark about leaving the country is. Immediately after he made the remark, the terms “Moscow” and “Russia” began trending on Twitter, because that’s his most logical destination, considering he’s already owned by Vladimir Putin anyway. You can order Frank Figliuzzi’s new book here.
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palmerreport--2020-10-18--Confused Donald Trump doesn’t even know where he’s at anymore

– Donald Trump held a rally in Michigan today but he thought he was in Minnesota .
Trump recently mistook @ @ @ @ @ Rick Gates .
Earlier this week Trump used the imaginary word “ under-levered ” five @ @ @ @ @ I don ’ t ever want to hear another word about Joe Biden ’ s @ @ @ @ @ The President of the United States is seventeen days out from an election that he @ @ @ @ @ digits , and instead of trying to turn things around , he ’ s busy @ @ @ @ @ his own party to be voted out of office for not being sufficiently loyal to @ @ @ @ @ should spend less time talking about Hunter Biden ’ s past personal struggles and more @ @ @ @ @ that Donald Trump has three kids who could all be in prison by this time @ @ @

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– Donald Trump held a rally in Michigan today but he thought he was in Minnesota. Trump recently mistook his friend Matt Gaetz for Rick Gates. Earlier this week Trump used the imaginary word “under-levered” five times in a row. I don’t ever want to hear another word about Joe Biden’s cognitive abilities again.
– The President of the United States is seventeen days out from an election that he’s losing by double digits, and instead of trying to turn things around, he’s busy calling for multiple members of his own party to be voted out of office for not being sufficiently loyal to him.
– The media should spend less time talking about Hunter Biden’s past personal struggles and more time talking about the fact that Donald Trump has three kids who could all be in prison by this time next year.
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palmerreport--2020-10-18--Republican voters are coming out of the woodwork for Joe Biden

Even as the Republicans in the House and Senate have remained nearly in lock step with Donald Trump these past @ @ @ @ @ just now this week starting to flirt with mildly pushing back against him because they @ @ @ @ @ to lose , large numbers of Republican voters have turned against Trump loudly and proudly @ @ @ @ @ we ’ ve seen Republican voters coming out of the woodwork on social media to @ @ @ @ @ voted for Joe Biden .
Check out these examples : I am a lifelong republican @ @ @ @ @ .
Looking for civility to return in public discourse .
Let ’ s get beyond @ @ @ @ @ principles of fiscal responsibility , self reliance and limited govt !
# projectlincoln

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Even as the Republicans in the House and Senate have remained nearly in lock step with Donald Trump these past four years, and are just now this week starting to flirt with mildly pushing back against him because they think he’s going to lose, large numbers of Republican voters have turned against Trump loudly and proudly.
This week in particular we’ve seen Republican voters coming out of the woodwork on social media to announce that they’ve voted for Joe Biden. Check out these examples:
My Aunt, a former Republican, just told me she voted for Joe Biden today. — Leona Lioness (@LeonaLioness6) October 16, 2020
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I am a lifelong republican and just voted for Biden. Looking for civility to return in public discourse. Let’s get beyond trump and find our old principles of fiscal responsibility, self reliance and limited govt! #projectlincoln — Wes Owen (@prairiefiremktg) October 15, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-10-19--Donald Trump Jr melts down as it all goes wrong for him

You ’ re Donald Trump Junior .
You ’ re earmarked for prison unless your father can figure out how to mount a comeback in an election that takes place in two weeks and that he ’ s currently losing by double digits .
Your father has senile person Rudy Giuliani plant an obviously false story about your father ’ s opponent ’ s son , and it gets laughed off the internet .
What do you do now ?
You melt down , of course .
Donald Trump Junior has never met a wacky far right conspiracy theory he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s decided that Twitter itself is conspiring against him .
He posted this tweet : “ Twitter has been throttling my reach and I ’ m getting 1/3 the amount of RTs I would normally get .
Instagram is doing the same & worse for the last few days .
I guess they don ’ t want the truth about the Biden crime family out there and they will cover for them at all costs.
” The kicker is that Donald Trump Junior ’ s supposedly “ throttled ” tweet got @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he ’ s getting plenty of reach , and thus disproving the premise of his tweet .
This guy is falling apart even more quickly than his father is .

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You’re Donald Trump Junior. You’re earmarked for prison unless your father can figure out how to mount a comeback in an election that takes place in two weeks and that he’s currently losing by double digits. Your father has senile person Rudy Giuliani plant an obviously false story about your father’s opponent’s son, and it gets laughed off the internet. What do you do now?
You melt down, of course. Donald Trump Junior has never met a wacky far right conspiracy theory he didn’t like, and now he’s decided that Twitter itself is conspiring against him. He posted this tweet: “Twitter has been throttling my reach and I’m getting 1/3 the amount of RTs I would normally get. Instagram is doing the same & worse for the last few days. I guess they don’t want the truth about the Biden crime family out there and they will cover for them at all costs.”
The kicker is that Donald Trump Junior’s supposedly “throttled” tweet got more than 53,000 likes, making clear that he’s getting plenty of reach, and thus disproving the premise of his tweet. This guy is falling apart even more quickly than his father is.
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palmerreport--2020-10-19--How Mitch McConnell blew it

How Mitch McConnell blew it

This month , Sith Lord McConnell has been rushing Judge Amy Coney Barrett ’ s confirmation to the United States Supreme Court .
In his mind , this was the politically savvy thing to do , but evidently it has been something of a blunder .
With Americans more concerned about COVID affecting the economy than the next president , McConnell faces a political climate that should be punishing to COVID-insensitive politicians like him .
And that seems to be playing out .
Calling McConnell tone-deaf to the needs of the American people would be a spectacular understatement .
His @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the cost of the Senate approving another COVID stimulus bill , which he ’ s managed to avoid now for five months .
Support for a second stimulus has come to a head as the US faces a substantial third COVID wave ( https : //www.cnbc.com/2020/10/17/us-may-face-substantial-third-wave-of-coronavirus-cases-experts-warn.html ) at exactly the time Judge Barrett ’ s confirmation began .
Bad luck for McConnell , then .
To allay public discontent , McConnell has suddenly gained an interested in a second COVID stimulus .
But this political game of chicken doesn ’ t seem @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
An NBC opinion article by Susan Del Percio explains this by noting how many Senate Republicans are now scrambling to do damage control : “ [ Lindsey ] Graham is getting so concerned about re-election that he bucked away from the president .
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Graham tweeted , ‘ Time to come together to help America deal with COVID as we move toward a vaccine ’ .
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Sen. Pat Toomey announced earlier this month — just four weeks before the election — that he will not be seeking re-election two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ big , flashing sign that some Republicans know their gooses are getting rapidly cooked.
” Even a month ago , reports showed that poor government pandemic response was harming Republican Senators .
It will be interesting to see just how much worse it ’ s gotten for them in the polls that appear between now and the election , given the rise of the third COVID wave .

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This month, Sith Lord McConnell has been rushing Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation to the United States Supreme Court. In his mind, this was the politically savvy thing to do, but evidently it has been something of a blunder. With Americans more concerned about COVID affecting the economy than the next president, McConnell faces a political climate that should be punishing to COVID-insensitive politicians like him. And that seems to be playing out.
Calling McConnell tone-deaf to the needs of the American people would be a spectacular understatement. His prioritization of confirming Judge Barrett has come at the cost of the Senate approving another COVID stimulus bill, which he’s managed to avoid now for five months. Support for a second stimulus has come to a head as the US faces a substantial third COVID wave (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/17/us-may-face-substantial-third-wave-of-coronavirus-cases-experts-warn.html) at exactly the time Judge Barrett’s confirmation began. Bad luck for McConnell, then.
To allay public discontent, McConnell has suddenly gained an interested in a second COVID stimulus. But this political game of chicken doesn’t seem to come without a price for Republicans. An NBC opinion article by Susan Del Percio explains this by noting how many Senate Republicans are now scrambling to do damage control:
“[Lindsey] Graham is getting so concerned about re-election that he bucked away from the president . . . Graham tweeted, ‘Time to come together to help America deal with COVID as we move toward a vaccine’ . . . Sen. Pat Toomey announced earlier this month — just four weeks before the election — that he will not be seeking re-election two years from now. This is a big, flashing sign that some Republicans know their gooses are getting rapidly cooked.”
Even a month ago, reports showed that poor government pandemic response was harming Republican Senators. It will be interesting to see just how much worse it’s gotten for them in the polls that appear between now and the election, given the rise of the third COVID wave.
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palmerreport--2020-10-18--Donald Trump seeks revenge on his way out the door

Yesterday Palmer Report pointed out an emerging pattern in which certain Republicans like Ben Sasse and Susan Collins were trying to belatedly and incrementally distance themselves from Donald Trump , under the expectation that he ’ s going to lose , and the hope that they can subsequently cast themselves as having been anti-Trump all along .
We also noted that Trump had begun lashing out at these Republican quasi-defectors , calling for their careers to end .
Now it turns out there ’ s been more of this going on than we knew .
Donald Trump ’ s team @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Trump has begun “ taking down names ” of Republicans who are daring to meekly speak out against him , so he can carry out revenge on them .
It ’ s not clear to what extent Trump is leaking this because he wants to scare the other Republicans out of turning against him , and to what extent Trump is simply looking to take out his frustrations over losing .
Either way , various members of Donald Trump ’ s own party are now spending the final days of the 2020 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ throw him under the bus , even as Trump is spending the final days of the election openly calling for various members of his own party to lose their seats .
It ’ s a calamitous , yet predictable , ending to the debacle .
Let ’ s make sure we turn out and vote in huge numbers and get all of these GOP lowlifes out of office .

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Yesterday Palmer Report pointed out an emerging pattern in which certain Republicans like Ben Sasse and Susan Collins were trying to belatedly and incrementally distance themselves from Donald Trump, under the expectation that he’s going to lose, and the hope that they can subsequently cast themselves as having been anti-Trump all along. We also noted that Trump had begun lashing out at these Republican quasi-defectors, calling for their careers to end.
Now it turns out there’s been more of this going on than we knew. Donald Trump’s team is now leaking to the Daily Beast that Trump has begun “taking down names” of Republicans who are daring to meekly speak out against him, so he can carry out revenge on them. It’s not clear to what extent Trump is leaking this because he wants to scare the other Republicans out of turning against him, and to what extent Trump is simply looking to take out his frustrations over losing.
Either way, various members of Donald Trump’s own party are now spending the final days of the 2020 election trying to figure out how to throw him under the bus, even as Trump is spending the final days of the election openly calling for various members of his own party to lose their seats. It’s a calamitous, yet predictable, ending to the debacle. Let’s make sure we turn out and vote in huge numbers and get all of these GOP lowlifes out of office.
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palmerreport--2020-10-18--What does Mitch McConnell think he’s doing?

Right in the middle of Senator Mitch McConnell ’ s name is the word , con , and it epitomizes the man .
Focused exclusively on confirming federal judges the last few years , he has ignored hundreds of pieces of legislation passed by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the House , including the Heroes Act that has been sitting on McConnell ’ s desk since May .
McConnell has not done anything to address the coronavirus crisis and has offered no meaningful proposals .
But sensing the sinking ship that is the GOP , the Con is now ready to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ package .
McConnell on Saturday tweeted : “ I just announced the Senate will vote next week on hundreds of billions more dollars for relief programs that Democrats do not even oppose .
Working families have already waited too long for Speaker Pelosi ’ s Marie Antoinette act to stop .
Let ’ s make law.
” This is a brash claim about Pelosi .
and it is incorrect .
Marie Antoinette famously stated , “ let them eat cake , ” a callous response to peasants having no bread to eat .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Senate are not dismissive of those who have great need to receive aid and assistance .
It is the opposite .
It is also a puzzling statement because the proposal by the GOP is scant on details , other than including $ 100 billion to ensure schools are safe , and bullets with general statements on tracing and other elements .
As always , the Con is on .

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Right in the middle of Senator Mitch McConnell’s name is the word, con, and it epitomizes the man. Focused exclusively on confirming federal judges the last few years, he has ignored hundreds of pieces of legislation passed by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the House, including the Heroes Act that has been sitting on McConnell’s desk since May.
McConnell has not done anything to address the coronavirus crisis and has offered no meaningful proposals. But sensing the sinking ship that is the GOP, the Con is now ready to act and vote on a GOP-drafted stimulus package. McConnell on Saturday tweeted:
“I just announced the Senate will vote next week on hundreds of billions more dollars for relief programs that Democrats do not even oppose. Working families have already waited too long for Speaker Pelosi’s Marie Antoinette act to stop. Let’s make law.”
This is a brash claim about Pelosi. and it is incorrect. Marie Antoinette famously stated, “let them eat cake,” a callous response to peasants having no bread to eat. The proposals the House have advanced to the Senate are not dismissive of those who have great need to receive aid and assistance. It is the opposite. It is also a puzzling statement because the proposal by the GOP is scant on details, other than including $100 billion to ensure schools are safe, and bullets with general statements on tracing and other elements. As always, the Con is on.
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palmerreport--2020-10-18--Donald Trump just tipped off how truly broke he and his campaign are

With just sixteen days until the election , Donald Trump is currently behind in Michigan , Wisconsin , Pennsylvania , Arizona , Florida , North Carolina , and other states he needs to win .
So where is Trump campaigning this weekend ?
California .
Wait a minute here .
What ’ s he even doing ?
There are zero electoral college votes available for Trump in California .
This isn ’ t about winning votes .
Instead Trump is going to California for a fundraiser .
That ’ s right , we ’ re barely two weeks out , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he could have spent campaigning in swing states , so he go all the way across the country just to beg for money .
This gives away just how broke Donald Trump ’ s 2020 campaign truly is .
Even the $ 75 million that it recently picked up from a reluctant Sheldon Adelson apparently isn ’ t enough to keep the campaign afloat , so Trump is off begging for donations .
The reason Trump has been on the campaign trail every day is that his campaign is too broke to properly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Yet now he has to step off the trail to go raise some more money to try to get more TV ads back on the air .
Trump keeps insisting that if his campaign were broke , he ’ d personally bail it out .
Yet Trump ’ s campaign clearly is broke , and he ’ s reduced to begging other people to bail it out .
That shows Trump is just as broke as his campaign is .

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With just sixteen days until the election, Donald Trump is currently behind in Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Florida, North Carolina, and other states he needs to win. So where is Trump campaigning this weekend? California. Wait a minute here. What’s he even doing?
There are zero electoral college votes available for Trump in California. This isn’t about winning votes. Instead Trump is going to California for a fundraiser. That’s right, we’re barely two weeks out, and Trump is giving up a day he could have spent campaigning in swing states, so he go all the way across the country just to beg for money.
This gives away just how broke Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign truly is. Even the $75 million that it recently picked up from a reluctant Sheldon Adelson apparently isn’t enough to keep the campaign afloat, so Trump is off begging for donations.
The reason Trump has been on the campaign trail every day is that his campaign is too broke to properly run TV ads in swing states. Yet now he has to step off the trail to go raise some more money to try to get more TV ads back on the air. Trump keeps insisting that if his campaign were broke, he’d personally bail it out. Yet Trump’s campaign clearly is broke, and he’s reduced to begging other people to bail it out. That shows Trump is just as broke as his campaign is.
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Donald Trump, failure

There is a cost that comes with tweeting all day , giving rallies at night , watching lots of TV and playing golf .
That cost is a failure to get anything else done .
It should come as no surprise to anyone , therefore , that Donald Trump has accomplished virtually nothing good while in office .
What does get done in the Executive Branch of America ’ s federal government — when anything gets done at all — is done by others .
Trump takes credit for it when it ’ s any good , or he thinks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump shows up at ceremonies occasionally , again to take credit for other people ’ s work , and to sign important bills .
And he also signs lesser documents that are slipped in front of him while he watches TV .
He has been known , begrudgingly , to attend occasional security briefings .
But he rarely listens at those briefings , or , he will pick up on some irrelevance during a briefing and pontificate on it endlessly and pointlessly .
One of Donald Trump ’ s signature boasting points during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But Trump has lost four million jobs in almost as many years , and when he departs in January he will be the first president since Herbert Hoover to end his administration with fewer jobs on the books than he began with .
Nor is Donald Trump ’ s job failure exonerated by the pandemic .
The fact that most of those jobs were lost because of the pandemic is also Trump ’ s fault .
Trump ’ s refusal to do anything about coronavirus , even now , eight months on , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He prefers to tweet , play golf and give super spreader Nuremberg-style rallies instead .
He has virtually forgotten about the pandemic and would never even mention it at all if he hadn ’ t come down with it , and if reporters didn ’ t keep bringing it up — to his considerable irritation .
What Donald Trump does have time for , when he ’ s not tweeting , playing golf , or giving rallies , is destroying Barack Obama ’ s legacy .
His virulent hatred of Obama dates back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prominence .
Michael Cohen gives the details in his book , “ Disloyal.
” Trump was outraged that an intelligent , educated black man could be a legitimate candidate for president of the United States .
Trump hated Obama from the very first .
But then , Trump has been a malevolent racist his entire life .
In 1973 Trump and his father Fred were sued by the Department of Justice for refusing to rent their apartments to people of color .
And , of course , in 1989 Trump took out full-page @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the executions of five innocent black teens falsely accused of raping a white woman .
Even when the young men were exonerated by irrefutable DNA evidence Trump refuses — to this day — to admit he was wrong .
It frankly pains me to have to point all this out , because Trump could have just as easily been a hard-working , highly-effective president and it wouldn ’ t change the fact that he ’ s a terrible one .
He ’ s terrible because Donald Trump is a rapist and a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criminal , a defiler of the United States Constitution and a racist and a liar .
Those things remain unchanged by his work ethic .
But some people seem to insist on crowing about Trump ’ s record as president and dismissing his disgusting crimes and horrible bigotries as “ Trump just being Trump.
” So I have a duty of care to point out that they have nothing to crow about .
If you forget about the fact that Donald Trump is the biggest , most racist criminal you have ever met @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t change the fact that he ’ s crap as president .
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States , this has been another one .
There are no legitimate reasons to vote for Donald Trump in November .
So don ’ t .
Vote for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris , and let ’ s end this national nightmare together .
Remember , despite all Donald Trump ’ s efforts to make it otherwise , our country remains the United States @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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There is a cost that comes with tweeting all day, giving rallies at night, watching lots of TV and playing golf. That cost is a failure to get anything else done. It should come as no surprise to anyone, therefore, that Donald Trump has accomplished virtually nothing good while in office. What does get done in the Executive Branch of America’s federal government — when anything gets done at all — is done by others. Trump takes credit for it when it’s any good, or he thinks it is.
To be sure, Trump shows up at ceremonies occasionally, again to take credit for other people’s work, and to sign important bills. And he also signs lesser documents that are slipped in front of him while he watches TV. He has been known, begrudgingly, to attend occasional security briefings. But he rarely listens at those briefings, or, he will pick up on some irrelevance during a briefing and pontificate on it endlessly and pointlessly.
One of Donald Trump’s signature boasting points during his failed presidency is job creation. But Trump has lost four million jobs in almost as many years, and when he departs in January he will be the first president since Herbert Hoover to end his administration with fewer jobs on the books than he began with.
Nor is Donald Trump’s job failure exonerated by the pandemic. The fact that most of those jobs were lost because of the pandemic is also Trump’s fault. Trump’s refusal to do anything about coronavirus, even now, eight months on, is a vestige of his laziness. He prefers to tweet, play golf and give super spreader Nuremberg-style rallies instead. He has virtually forgotten about the pandemic and would never even mention it at all if he hadn’t come down with it, and if reporters didn’t keep bringing it up — to his considerable irritation.
What Donald Trump does have time for, when he’s not tweeting, playing golf, or giving rallies, is destroying Barack Obama’s legacy. His virulent hatred of Obama dates back to Obama’s rise to national prominence. Michael Cohen gives the details in his book, “Disloyal.” Trump was outraged that an intelligent, educated black man could be a legitimate candidate for president of the United States. Trump hated Obama from the very first.
But then, Trump has been a malevolent racist his entire life. In 1973 Trump and his father Fred were sued by the Department of Justice for refusing to rent their apartments to people of color. And, of course, in 1989 Trump took out full-page ads in the New York Times calling for the executions of five innocent black teens falsely accused of raping a white woman. Even when the young men were exonerated by irrefutable DNA evidence Trump refuses — to this day — to admit he was wrong.
It frankly pains me to have to point all this out, because Trump could have just as easily been a hard-working, highly-effective president and it wouldn’t change the fact that he’s a terrible one. He’s terrible because Donald Trump is a rapist and a murderer, a traitor and a career criminal, a defiler of the United States Constitution and a racist and a liar. Those things remain unchanged by his work ethic.
But some people seem to insist on crowing about Trump’s record as president and dismissing his disgusting crimes and horrible bigotries as “Trump just being Trump.” So I have a duty of care to point out that they have nothing to crow about. If you forget about the fact that Donald Trump is the biggest, most racist criminal you have ever met in your life, it still doesn’t change the fact that he’s crap as president.
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States, this has been another one. There are no legitimate reasons to vote for Donald Trump in November. So don’t. Vote for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, and let’s end this national nightmare together. Remember, despite all Donald Trump’s efforts to make it otherwise, our country remains the United States of America. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-10-18--Steve Bannon hits the panic button as Donald Trump circles the drain

Not only is Donald Trump losing the election by double digits , he ’ s now spending his campaign rallies insulting his political allies and threatening to leave the country instead of trying to find a way to win .
That ’ s got to be terrifying for his troubled henchmen who have been relying on Trump to protect them as president .
That brings us to Steve Bannon , who was recently arrested on fraud charges and is currently out on bail awaiting criminal trial .
This morning Bannon tweeted this : “ You ’ re going to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how you ’ ve sold out US .
Biden family have stolen money from the Chinese people to enrich themselves.
” That ’ s cute , but Bannon is offering no evidence to support these silly claims .
And in fact it was Bannon who was aboard a Chinese national ’ s yacht when he was arrested .
So what is Bannon even doing right now ?
It seems fairly simple : Bannon is headed to prison , and if Trump loses , he won ’ t be able to meddle with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Steve Bannon ’ s only remaining hope is that Trump pardons him on his way out of office , and so Bannon is now kissing up to Trump as much as possible .
Bannon is panicking , and for good reason .
The Trump gravy train has been derailing for awhile now , and now it ’ s in danger of going off a cliff .
Let ’ s make sure we turn out and vote in huge numbers , so Trump ’ s henchmen all end up behind bars .

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Not only is Donald Trump losing the election by double digits, he’s now spending his campaign rallies insulting his political allies and threatening to leave the country instead of trying to find a way to win. That’s got to be terrifying for his troubled henchmen who have been relying on Trump to protect them as president.
That brings us to Steve Bannon, who was recently arrested on fraud charges and is currently out on bail awaiting criminal trial. This morning Bannon tweeted this: “You’re going to be buried in an avalanche of corruption and how you’ve sold out US. Biden family have stolen money from the Chinese people to enrich themselves.”
That’s cute, but Bannon is offering no evidence to support these silly claims. And in fact it was Bannon who was aboard a Chinese national’s yacht when he was arrested. So what is Bannon even doing right now? It seems fairly simple: Bannon is headed to prison, and if Trump loses, he won’t be able to meddle with the DOJ to keep Trump out of prison.
Steve Bannon’s only remaining hope is that Trump pardons him on his way out of office, and so Bannon is now kissing up to Trump as much as possible. Bannon is panicking, and for good reason. The Trump gravy train has been derailing for awhile now, and now it’s in danger of going off a cliff. Let’s make sure we turn out and vote in huge numbers, so Trump’s henchmen all end up behind bars.
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palmerreport--2020-10-18--Donald Trump’s Minnesota rally was complete disaster for him

Among the many problems with Donald Trump ’ s town hall on Wednesday night , aside from the fact that the event was even allowed to happen in the first place , was how Trump all but admitted that he went to the first debate knowing he was probably infectious with COVID-19 , as did his family who refused to wear masks in the audience , putting the staff of both the Trump and Biden campaigns at risk of catching it .
It was yet another reminder that he ’ s extremely reckless and not taking the pandemic as seriously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ things got a bit more serious .
In Minnesota , one of the states that Trump ’ s campaign had initially hoped to flip red , 20 new cases of COVID have been traced back to a rally Trump held in Minneapolis – 16 of whom were people who attended the rally , and 4 counter-protesters who were outside the event .
To put this in perspective , state officials have designated his rally a COVID outbreak , which probably means that there ’ s more cases we ’ ll soon find out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were unnecessarily put at risk .
This weekend , he ’ s continuing to hold rallies in Michigan and Wisconsin , despite a doctor in Wisconsin requesting that no social gatherings be held in the state .
This is happening at the worst possible time for Donald Trump , as cases continue to climb with a number of states reporting their highest case numbers since July .
Whether Trump is healthy himself or not , he ’ s spreading disease wherever he goes , making it seem that he ’ s concerned more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can with the time he has left .
This is why we need to organize and keep up our numbers for early voting and do whatever we can to vote Trump and the GOP out of power on November 3 .

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Among the many problems with Donald Trump’s town hall on Wednesday night, aside from the fact that the event was even allowed to happen in the first place, was how Trump all but admitted that he went to the first debate knowing he was probably infectious with COVID-19, as did his family who refused to wear masks in the audience, putting the staff of both the Trump and Biden campaigns at risk of catching it. It was yet another reminder that he’s extremely reckless and not taking the pandemic as seriously as he should.
On Friday, things got a bit more serious. In Minnesota, one of the states that Trump’s campaign had initially hoped to flip red, 20 new cases of COVID have been traced back to a rally Trump held in Minneapolis – 16 of whom were people who attended the rally, and 4 counter-protesters who were outside the event. To put this in perspective, state officials have designated his rally a COVID outbreak, which probably means that there’s more cases we’ll soon find out about, as a number of lives were unnecessarily put at risk. This weekend, he’s continuing to hold rallies in Michigan and Wisconsin, despite a doctor in Wisconsin requesting that no social gatherings be held in the state.
This is happening at the worst possible time for Donald Trump, as cases continue to climb with a number of states reporting their highest case numbers since July. Whether Trump is healthy himself or not, he’s spreading disease wherever he goes, making it seem that he’s concerned more about doing as much damage as he can with the time he has left. This is why we need to organize and keep up our numbers for early voting and do whatever we can to vote Trump and the GOP out of power on November 3.
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palmerreport--2020-10-18--The unraveling of Donald Trump is accelerating

Yesterday Donald Trump stood on a rally stage in Michigan and basked in a “ Lock Her Up ” chant about the state ’ s Governor Gretchen Whitmer , barely a week after the FBI busted up a far right kidnapping and murder plot against her .
How does this help Trump ’ s sinking chances of winning the state ?
It doesn ’ t – and that ’ s the whole point .
Donald Trump is no longer trying to win .
Not really .
Sure , he ’ s traveling to the swing states he needs .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in these states to try to get himself any additional votes , which is a problem for him , because he ’ s losing these states .
The entire point , on paper at least , is to try to win over additional voters .
Instead Trump is using his appearances for nothing beyond his own deranged amusement .
Trump keeps traveling to states where he ’ s behind , and announcing that he ’ ll never set foot in those states again if he loses the election .
In one instance he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loses .
At this point he ’ s like the failed standup comic who can ’ t get a laugh , and knows his set is going to be a disaster , so he starts heckling people – except in Trump ’ s case he ’ s heckling the entire country .
Donald Trump seems to have figured out that there ’ s really nothing he can do to win at this point .
His only shot at winning is if we don ’ t turn out to vote , and that ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump has been unraveling before our eyes for awhile .
Now it ’ s accelerating .
He ’ s already threatening to leave the country .
How long before he threatens to burn down Trump Tower ?
The guy is truly falling to pieces .

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Yesterday Donald Trump stood on a rally stage in Michigan and basked in a “Lock Her Up” chant about the state’s Governor Gretchen Whitmer, barely a week after the FBI busted up a far right kidnapping and murder plot against her. How does this help Trump’s sinking chances of winning the state? It doesn’t – and that’s the whole point.
Donald Trump is no longer trying to win. Not really. Sure, he’s traveling to the swing states he needs. But he’s not using his appearances in these states to try to get himself any additional votes, which is a problem for him, because he’s losing these states. The entire point, on paper at least, is to try to win over additional voters. Instead Trump is using his appearances for nothing beyond his own deranged amusement.
Trump keeps traveling to states where he’s behind, and announcing that he’ll never set foot in those states again if he loses the election. In one instance he threatened to leave the country if he loses. At this point he’s like the failed standup comic who can’t get a laugh, and knows his set is going to be a disaster, so he starts heckling people – except in Trump’s case he’s heckling the entire country.
Donald Trump seems to have figured out that there’s really nothing he can do to win at this point. His only shot at winning is if we don’t turn out to vote, and that’s not something he can control. Trump has been unraveling before our eyes for awhile. Now it’s accelerating. He’s already threatening to leave the country. How long before he threatens to burn down Trump Tower? The guy is truly falling to pieces.
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