palmerreport--2020-09-16--Donald Trump just got humiliated by Wharton

Donald Trump ’ s fans like to point out that he ’ s an alumnus of the prestigious Wharton School , which gets held up as proof that he ’ s somehow a stable genius who was at least good enough to get a degree at U Penn ’ s business school , even if no one ’ s entirely sure what his grades were or exactly how much money he donated to Wharton after he graduated .
The problem is that his relationship with the school hasn ’ t been the steadiest over the last year or so , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wharton because his brother Fred Jr. had a friend working in the admissions office , and another recent bombshell that Trump actually paid someone to take his SAT exam for him .
Things just got a bit more rocky between him and Wharton on Monday .
Richard Prisinzano , who works as a policy analyst at the school , praised Joe Biden ’ s latest economic proposals , saying that his investments in healthcare , infrastructure and education are solid and would pay for themselves and create faster economic growth than what we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the 2017 tax cuts .
The analysis also said they couldn ’ t do a similar comparison for what Trump proposes to do in a second term , because so far he ’ s offered no concrete plans .
Donald Trump has yet to respond , but there ’ s a strong likelihood that he ’ ll probably feel compelled to do so since his name is mentioned in the story – and he ’ ll potentially draw stronger attention to Biden ’ s economic proposals and their support from actual economists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ determining the future of the Affordable Care Act will be taking place shortly after the election , and dismantling it could make the economic environment even less stable .
These are all strong incentives for why we need to vote Donald Trump out of office by November 3 .

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Donald Trump’s fans like to point out that he’s an alumnus of the prestigious Wharton School, which gets held up as proof that he’s somehow a stable genius who was at least good enough to get a degree at U Penn’s business school, even if no one’s entirely sure what his grades were or exactly how much money he donated to Wharton after he graduated. The problem is that his relationship with the school hasn’t been the steadiest over the last year or so, with revelations that he largely got into Wharton because his brother Fred Jr. had a friend working in the admissions office, and another recent bombshell that Trump actually paid someone to take his SAT exam for him.
Things just got a bit more rocky between him and Wharton on Monday. Richard Prisinzano, who works as a policy analyst at the school, praised Joe Biden’s latest economic proposals, saying that his investments in healthcare, infrastructure and education are solid and would pay for themselves and create faster economic growth than what we have right now under the Trump administration and the 2017 tax cuts. The analysis also said they couldn’t do a similar comparison for what Trump proposes to do in a second term, because so far he’s offered no concrete plans.
Donald Trump has yet to respond, but there’s a strong likelihood that he’ll probably feel compelled to do so since his name is mentioned in the story – and he’ll potentially draw stronger attention to Biden’s economic proposals and their support from actual economists. We also know that a lawsuit determining the future of the Affordable Care Act will be taking place shortly after the election, and dismantling it could make the economic environment even less stable. These are all strong incentives for why we need to vote Donald Trump out of office by November 3.
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palmerreport--2020-09-15--Wait, Jared Kushner has tapes of WHAT?

Wait, Jared Kushner has tapes of WHAT?

Now that Bob Woodward is releasing audio recordings in order to back up the claims he ’ s making in his new Donald Trump book , the Trump regime is struggling to figure out how to push back .
After all , Woodward has proof of precisely what they all said to him , so they can ’ t claim he ’ s lying .
Instead , Jared Kushner is taking an – ahem – different approach .
One of Woodward ’ s claims is that Kushner referred to some of Donald Trump ’ s advisers as “ overconfident idiots.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ what he was saying .
But again , Woodward has tapes of it .
So Kushner is offering up a rather odd defense , saying this of Woodward : “ he ’ s got tapes of everything .
I have tapes of everything.
” Wait , what ?
There are a couple different ways to read this .
Is Jared Kushner merely saying that he also recorded his conversations with Bob Woodward ?
Or when Kushner says he has “ tapes of everything , ” does he mean everything ?
Is it possible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recording his White House conversations and unwittingly incriminating himself in the process ?
We have a feeling prosecutors will show keen interest in any such recordings , if they exist , after Trump loses .

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Now that Bob Woodward is releasing audio recordings in order to back up the claims he’s making in his new Donald Trump book, the Trump regime is struggling to figure out how to push back. After all, Woodward has proof of precisely what they all said to him, so they can’t claim he’s lying. Instead, Jared Kushner is taking an – ahem – different approach.
One of Woodward’s claims is that Kushner referred to some of Donald Trump’s advisers as “overconfident idiots.” Kushner is insisting that Woodward mischaracterized what he was saying. But again, Woodward has tapes of it. So Kushner is offering up a rather odd defense, saying this of Woodward: “he’s got tapes of everything. I have tapes of everything.”
Wait, what? There are a couple different ways to read this. Is Jared Kushner merely saying that he also recorded his conversations with Bob Woodward? Or when Kushner says he has “tapes of everything,” does he mean everything? Is it possible Kushner has gone the Nixon route of recording his White House conversations and unwittingly incriminating himself in the process? We have a feeling prosecutors will show keen interest in any such recordings, if they exist, after Trump loses.
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palmerreport--2020-09-15--Exposed: Donald Trump’s USDA scandal

Exposed: Donald Trump’s USDA scandal

When Donald Trump isn ’ t running around hurting people or harming society , chances are he ’ s doing that other thing he does well : screwing things up .
Fortunately , no matter what mischief or mayhem Trump may be up to , positive forces in this country strive for progress , even in the face of Trump ’ s bumbling and obstruction .
Not only does Trump rush to take credit for good developments , but he obnoxiously boasts about his supposed involvement—even when doing so is inappropriate and illegal .
A few months ago , Palmer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stopped the presses so that his name could be added to the stimulus checks to Americans suffering through the pandemic under the CARES Act .
His ego still not satisfied , Trump then wasted taxpayer money and post office resources by sending an unnecessary letter to all recipients to ensure that they associate Trump ’ s name with their relief money .
Trump is at it again .
The U.S. Department of Agriculture ( USDA ) is helping Americans get through these challenging times by mailing fresh produce , dairy , and meat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Program .
Trump is turning the needed relief into a free campaign endorsement by including an official letter ( in English and Spanish ) in the food boxes — 86.8 million of which have been invoiced so far , according to the latest USDA data .
Trump ’ s letter portrays him as a savior and the driving force behind the program , telling recipients that “ safeguarding the health and well-being of our citizens is one of my highest priorities.
” The letter goes on to paint the Trump administration as skillfully @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even “ urge [ s ] all Americans to continue to… [ p ] ractice social distancing and consider wearing a face covering when in public , ” in stark contradiction to Trump ’ s other statements and actions .
House Democrats began investigating this stunt on August 14 by sending a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue demanding an explanation and an end to the practice .
The 49 lawmakers who signed the letter warned : “ Using a federal relief program to distribute a self-promoting letter from the President to American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election is inappropriate and a violation of federal law.
” It is now a month later and , not surprisingly , the Trump administration has failed to respond to the letter and refused to comment .
In an interview last month , President Obama summed up this odious trait perfectly , calling out Trump for being a “ president who takes responsibility for nothing but takes credit for everything.
” Since Trump took office , he has made a mockery of the presidential oath and has shirked responsibility at every turn .
On @ @ @ @ @ @ @ derelict demagogue out—then share in the credit for all the good that will follow .

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When Donald Trump isn’t running around hurting people or harming society, chances are he’s doing that other thing he does well: screwing things up. Fortunately, no matter what mischief or mayhem Trump may be up to, positive forces in this country strive for progress, even in the face of Trump’s bumbling and obstruction. Not only does Trump rush to take credit for good developments, but he obnoxiously boasts about his supposed involvement—even when doing so is inappropriate and illegal.
A few months ago, Palmer Report told you about how Trump literally stopped the presses so that his name could be added to the stimulus checks to Americans suffering through the pandemic under the CARES Act. His ego still not satisfied, Trump then wasted taxpayer money and post office resources by sending an unnecessary letter to all recipients to ensure that they associate Trump’s name with their relief money.
Trump is at it again. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is helping Americans get through these challenging times by mailing fresh produce, dairy, and meat through the Farmers to Families Food Box Program. Trump is turning the needed relief into a free campaign endorsement by including an official letter (in English and Spanish) in the food boxes — 86.8 million of which have been invoiced so far, according to the latest USDA data.
Trump’s letter portrays him as a savior and the driving force behind the program, telling recipients that “safeguarding the health and well-being of our citizens is one of my highest priorities.” The letter goes on to paint the Trump administration as skillfully guiding the nation through the pandemic and even “urge[s] all Americans to continue to… [p]ractice social distancing and consider wearing a face covering when in public,” in stark contradiction to Trump’s other statements and actions.
House Democrats began investigating this stunt on August 14 by sending a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue demanding an explanation and an end to the practice. The 49 lawmakers who signed the letter warned: “Using a federal relief program to distribute a self-promoting letter from the President to American families just 3 months before the presidential election is inappropriate and a violation of federal law.” It is now a month later and, not surprisingly, the Trump administration has failed to respond to the letter and refused to comment.
In an interview last month, President Obama summed up this odious trait perfectly, calling out Trump for being a “president who takes responsibility for nothing but takes credit for everything.” Since Trump took office, he has made a mockery of the presidential oath and has shirked responsibility at every turn. On November 3, we must vote this derelict demagogue out—then share in the credit for all the good that will follow.
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palmerreport--2020-09-15--Donald Trump spokesman Michael Caputo plots his exit after going completely off deep end

How fundamentally screwed up is the Donald Trump regime ?
After Trump spokesman Michael Caputo was caught trying to falsify CDC data , and publicly called for violence after the election , and deleted his Twitter account to try to bury a history of racist tirades , and admitted to believing that the shadows in his apartment were out to get him , Palmer Report still predicted there was only a 50-50 chance he ’ d end up having to resign .
Now it appears Caputo is trying to head off a potential forced resignation , by telling his staff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a medical leave , and apparently making sure his staff leaked to Politico that he ’ s looking at taking a medical leave .
To be clear , these kinds of things don ’ t leak by accident ; Caputo seems to be trying to pull the plug on the controversy before the Trump regime has to do it for him .
Mental health is an important matter , and not one to be scoffed at .
But Caputo is now also insisting in this same Politico article that he ’ s not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ others in the White House have been asserting .
Yet he still wants to take a medical leave , so it ’ s far from clear what ’ s really going on here .
If he truly needs help , we hope he gets it .
But whatever is going on here , he ’ s not off the hook for trying to falsify CDC reports during a pandemic .

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How fundamentally screwed up is the Donald Trump regime? After Trump spokesman Michael Caputo was caught trying to falsify CDC data, and publicly called for violence after the election, and deleted his Twitter account to try to bury a history of racist tirades, and admitted to believing that the shadows in his apartment were out to get him, Palmer Report still predicted there was only a 50-50 chance he’d end up having to resign.
Now it appears Caputo is trying to head off a potential forced resignation, by telling his staff that he’s looking at taking a medical leave, and apparently making sure his staff leaked to Politico that he’s looking at taking a medical leave. To be clear, these kinds of things don’t leak by accident; Caputo seems to be trying to pull the plug on the controversy before the Trump regime has to do it for him.
Mental health is an important matter, and not one to be scoffed at. But Caputo is now also insisting in this same Politico article that he’s not suffering from mental health issues, as others in the White House have been asserting. Yet he still wants to take a medical leave, so it’s far from clear what’s really going on here. If he truly needs help, we hope he gets it. But whatever is going on here, he’s not off the hook for trying to falsify CDC reports during a pandemic.
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palmerreport--2020-09-15--Susan Collins is toast

Susan Collins is toast

Since the mockery that was Brett Kavanaugh ’ s appointment to the Supreme Court in 2018 , one senator more than any other has been seen as a hypocrite , an enemy of women , and an enabler to the patriarchy .
It ’ s 2020 now and the public has not forgotten .
Susan Collins is up for reelection , and she ’ s toast .
I ’ m typically hesitant in my prognostications of elections .
I like to temper my predictions with words like “ probably , ” “ likely , ” “ ostensibly , ” and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s pretty much been over since Collins gave her vote for Kavanaugh .
And really , this article isn ’ t about Collins or her hopeless reelection campaign .
I won ’ t even bother to talk about the polling lead that her Democratic rival Sara Gideon has over her .
Really , I think it ’ s that pointless .
Instead , the point of this article is to draw attention to the fact that accountability can still exist in the contemporary political landscape .
In the Trump post-truth era @ @ @ @ @ @ @ notion .
Yet Mainers appear to be holding Susan Collins accountable .
That they don ’ t seem to have forgotten Collins ’ dereliction of duty is striking to me .
I thought that surely they ’ d have forgotten .
But it turns out that some political actions have consequences and some politicians still have to answer to their constituents .
They can ’ t only answer to monied interests or the Trump agenda .
The question remains : Why ?
Why was Susan Collins hoisted by her own petard when it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Is it something about Maine voters ?
Is it something about Collins ’ opponent Sara Gideon ?
After some thought , I think the answer can be chalked up to a number of factors , but one key factor stands out among the others .
Simply put , I think it has much to do with one factor — betrayal .
When voters feel betrayed , it seems like little can coax them back .
I have to say that a lot of factors can go into voters feeling betrayed , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of trust .
Indeed , Collins is seeking reelection for a fifth term .
Mainers had decades of trust in Collins and she squandered that trust to keep her seat on the Trump train .
A lesson learned .
Of course , the question you ’ re probably asking now is whether the Democrats can invoke a sense of betrayal among Trump ’ s supporters .
Answer : I fear not .
Betrayal , like beauty , is in the eye of the beholder .
Put another way , I think it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what they themselves choose not to see .
Put a fact in front of a Trump voter and they see fiction .
That said , this is worth further contemplation , in case any strategists are reading .

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Since the mockery that was Brett Kavanaugh’s appointment to the Supreme Court in 2018, one senator more than any other has been seen as a hypocrite, an enemy of women, and an enabler to the patriarchy. It’s 2020 now and the public has not forgotten. Susan Collins is up for reelection, and she’s toast.
I’m typically hesitant in my prognostications of elections. I like to temper my predictions with words like “probably,” “likely,” “ostensibly,” and similar. But this election seems like it’s pretty much been over since Collins gave her vote for Kavanaugh. And really, this article isn’t about Collins or her hopeless reelection campaign. I won’t even bother to talk about the polling lead that her Democratic rival Sara Gideon has over her. Really, I think it’s that pointless.
Instead, the point of this article is to draw attention to the fact that accountability can still exist in the contemporary political landscape. In the Trump post-truth era, accountability is something of a quaint notion. Yet Mainers appear to be holding Susan Collins accountable. That they don’t seem to have forgotten Collins’ dereliction of duty is striking to me. I thought that surely they’d have forgotten. But it turns out that some political actions have consequences and some politicians still have to answer to their constituents. They can’t only answer to monied interests or the Trump agenda.
The question remains: Why? Why was Susan Collins hoisted by her own petard when it seems like so few Republican politicians are? Is it something about Maine voters? Is it something about Collins’ opponent Sara Gideon? After some thought, I think the answer can be chalked up to a number of factors, but one key factor stands out among the others.
Simply put, I think it has much to do with one factor — betrayal. When voters feel betrayed, it seems like little can coax them back. I have to say that a lot of factors can go into voters feeling betrayed, but even just one misstep can upheave years of trust. Indeed, Collins is seeking reelection for a fifth term. Mainers had decades of trust in Collins and she squandered that trust to keep her seat on the Trump train. A lesson learned.
Of course, the question you’re probably asking now is whether the Democrats can invoke a sense of betrayal among Trump’s supporters. Answer: I fear not. Betrayal, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. Put another way, I think it is generally difficult to convince people to see what they themselves choose not to see. Put a fact in front of a Trump voter and they see fiction. That said, this is worth further contemplation, in case any strategists are reading.
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palmerreport--2020-09-15--Donald Trump’s CDC scandal just got even uglier for him

In a non-surprising move , Democrats have launched an investigation into the Trump administration ’ s editing and interference in the CDC ’ s reports on coronavirus .
Politico broke the initial story , and they are following the fallout .
Representative Jim Clyburn , chair of the House Select Subcommittee on coronavirus , sent a letter to Alex Azar and CDC Director Robert Redfield to get to the bottom of things .
The letter is also signed by Maxine Waters , Carolyn Maloney , Nydia Velázquez , Bill Foster , Jamie Raskin , and Andy Kim .
The letter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how the response must be made .
Clyburn made clear that he believes CDC reports are being used for “ political manipulation ” and those actions are hurting experts ’ ability to properly and accurately monitor the spread of the virus .
The focus is on Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports , which provide the most up-to-date , accurate indicators on coronavirus .
Paul Alexander , Trump ’ s latest disastrous appointee , claims that these reports “ must be read by someone outside the CDC like myself.
” Really ?
And what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ puts him in a position superior to scientists ?
He probably does not even understand half of it .
The subcommittee — rightfully — pointed out that these reports have always been published without political interference , until now .
The subcommittee has also requested transcribed interviews and have requested additional interviews , including with Alexander and Michael Caputo .
Not surprisingly , public health experts are outraged , noting that “ MMWRs have been a cornerstone of global public health work for decades , including a famed 1981 report that revealed the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a well-known surgeon weighed in that “ political appointees should have no role in scientific publications .
None.
” Caputo has decided that the CDC is part of the “ deep state ” that is out to get “ president ” Donald Trump .
This contention is ludicrous .
These practices have been going on for decades .
Now , we have a nut-job president who thinks he knows everything , including more than established science and the people who have been in this field for years .
This , however , should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to thumb his nose at coronavirus .
Trump ’ s latest rally in Nevada risks being another super-spreader .
NBC News reported on Governor Steve Sisolak ’ s take on Trump ’ s rally : “ Reckless and selfish.
” That about sums up Trump and everything he does .
Photographs show hundreds of people literally shoulder-to-shoulder , no masks in sight .
Governor Sisolak reported that Trump “ knowingly packed thousands into an indoor venue ” and that he has “ forgotten that this country is still in the middle of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; he just does not give a damn .
Trump said that he is not “ subject to the state ’ s rules.
” He further said that because “ he ’ s on stage , very far away ” from the audience , he is “ not concerned at all.
” What about the people watching him ?
What a loser we have sitting in the White House .
Trump once again shows that his concern is only for himself .
Why these people support him is puzzling .
Nothing involving Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ put a stop to it on November 3 .

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In a non-surprising move, Democrats have launched an investigation into the Trump administration’s editing and interference in the CDC’s reports on coronavirus. Politico broke the initial story, and they are following the fallout. Representative Jim Clyburn, chair of the House Select Subcommittee on coronavirus, sent a letter to Alex Azar and CDC Director Robert Redfield to get to the bottom of things. The letter is also signed by Maxine Waters, Carolyn Maloney, Nydia Velázquez, Bill Foster, Jamie Raskin, and Andy Kim. The letter includes a document request and instructions on how the response must be made. Clyburn made clear that he believes CDC reports are being used for “political manipulation” and those actions are hurting experts’ ability to properly and accurately monitor the spread of the virus.
The focus is on Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports, which provide the most up-to-date, accurate indicators on coronavirus. Paul Alexander, Trump’s latest disastrous appointee, claims that these reports “must be read by someone outside the CDC like myself.” Really? And what does this-part time medical researcher know that puts him in a position superior to scientists? He probably does not even understand half of it. The subcommittee — rightfully — pointed out that these reports have always been published without political interference, until now. The subcommittee has also requested transcribed interviews and have requested additional interviews, including with Alexander and Michael Caputo.
Not surprisingly, public health experts are outraged, noting that “MMWRs have been a cornerstone of global public health work for decades, including a famed 1981 report that revealed the existence of HIV.” Atul Gawande, a well-known surgeon weighed in that “political appointees should have no role in scientific publications. None.” Caputo has decided that the CDC is part of the “deep state” that is out to get “president” Donald Trump. This contention is ludicrous. These practices have been going on for decades. Now, we have a nut-job president who thinks he knows everything, including more than established science and the people who have been in this field for years. This, however, should be no surprise, as Trump continues to thumb his nose at coronavirus.
Trump’s latest rally in Nevada risks being another super-spreader. NBC News reported on Governor Steve Sisolak’s take on Trump’s rally: “Reckless and selfish.” That about sums up Trump and everything he does. Photographs show hundreds of people literally shoulder-to-shoulder, no masks in sight. Governor Sisolak reported that Trump “knowingly packed thousands into an indoor venue” and that he has “forgotten that this country is still in the middle of a global pandemic.” He has not forgotten; he just does not give a damn. Trump said that he is not “subject to the state’s rules.” He further said that because “he’s on stage, very far away” from the audience, he is “not concerned at all.” What about the people watching him? What a loser we have sitting in the White House. Trump once again shows that his concern is only for himself. Why these people support him is puzzling. Nothing involving Trump makes any sense, and we must put a stop to it on November 3.
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palmerreport--2020-09-15--Donald Trump has total meltdown on Fox & Friends, gives away something important

This morning Donald Trump thought it would be a good idea to call in to Fox & Friends , the Fox News morning show whose co-hosts are all Trump sycophants .
The trouble : Trump ’ s mind is so far gone , his incoherent rambling this morning didn ’ t do him one bit of good .
The potentially larger trouble for Trump : even his Fox & Friends allies now seem worried about being taken down with him .
At one point during this morning ’ s interview , Trump announced on-air that he and Fox & Friends @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week until the election .
It ’ s not clear if Trump was making this up , or if there simply some crossed wires , but either way , the Fox & Friends hosts were clearly surprised to hear about it .
One of the show ’ s hosts , upon hearing the news , tried to push back against the idea , suggesting that it would be better if they don ’ t commit to such a thing .
There ’ s no overstating how big of a deal this is .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ just offered to call in to a morning show every week during election season .
Yet he ’ s so toxically unpopular , and the people in his orbit are so afraid they ’ ll be taken down with him if he loses , even the host of the most pro-Trump show on television is refusing to commit to letting the President call in every week .
Donald Trump just gave away that he ’ s so desperate to turn around his failing campaign , his best remaining idea is to call in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And in turn , the hosts of that talk show gave away that they ’ re not nearly as committed to him as he thought they were .
Fox News has no morals , of course .
They just think Trump is going to lose , and they don ’ t want to be left holding the bag when he does .

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This morning Donald Trump thought it would be a good idea to call in to Fox & Friends, the Fox News morning show whose co-hosts are all Trump sycophants. The trouble: Trump’s mind is so far gone, his incoherent rambling this morning didn’t do him one bit of good. The potentially larger trouble for Trump: even his Fox & Friends allies now seem worried about being taken down with him.
At one point during this morning’s interview, Trump announced on-air that he and Fox & Friends will be officially doing an interview every week until the election. It’s not clear if Trump was making this up, or if there simply some crossed wires, but either way, the Fox & Friends hosts were clearly surprised to hear about it. One of the show’s hosts, upon hearing the news, tried to push back against the idea, suggesting that it would be better if they don’t commit to such a thing.
There’s no overstating how big of a deal this is. The sitting President of the United States just offered to call in to a morning show every week during election season. Yet he’s so toxically unpopular, and the people in his orbit are so afraid they’ll be taken down with him if he loses, even the host of the most pro-Trump show on television is refusing to commit to letting the President call in every week.
Donald Trump just gave away that he’s so desperate to turn around his failing campaign, his best remaining idea is to call in to his favorite talk show every week. And in turn, the hosts of that talk show gave away that they’re not nearly as committed to him as he thought they were. Fox News has no morals, of course. They just think Trump is going to lose, and they don’t want to be left holding the bag when he does.
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palmerreport--2020-09-15--Well we’re in it now

Well we’re in it now

We ’ ve already known all along that the 2020 presidential election is for all the marbles .
If Donald Trump wins , he ’ ll seize control over this country in a horrifying and unprecedented way , even more Americans will die , and we ’ ll never again be a democracy .
But now the stakes have grown even higher .
Yesterday Donald Trump ’ s spokesman Michael Caputo called for violence , admitted he was hallucinating , and ended up deleting his Twitter account , in a reminder of just how unfit everyone in this hideous regime @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the country is burning , and the economy is tanking ; absolute lunatics like Trump and Caputo are in charge of it .
We also learned yesterday that Donald Trump ’ s immigrant concentration camps have been carrying out Nazi Germany level atrocities such as mass hysterectomies just to make sure the women can ’ t ever reproduce .
This is horrifying beyond words .
It ’ s the kind thing the United States has historically invaded other countries in the name of trying to stop .
And it ’ s happening @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this is where we ’ re at .
We ’ re not just trying to remove the worst , most failed , most criminal President in United States history .
We ’ re not even merely trying to remove a traitor who ’ s plotting with foreign enemies against the United States .
We ’ re tasked with taking down a regime full of unstable madmen who are committing unspeakable atrocities .
All we have to do is vote , and make sure others vote .
It ’ s that simple , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the world .

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We’ve already known all along that the 2020 presidential election is for all the marbles. If Donald Trump wins, he’ll seize control over this country in a horrifying and unprecedented way, even more Americans will die, and we’ll never again be a democracy. But now the stakes have grown even higher.
Yesterday Donald Trump’s spokesman Michael Caputo called for violence, admitted he was hallucinating, and ended up deleting his Twitter account, in a reminder of just how unfit everyone in this hideous regime is. No wonder people are dying, the country is burning, and the economy is tanking; absolute lunatics like Trump and Caputo are in charge of it.
We also learned yesterday that Donald Trump’s immigrant concentration camps have been carrying out Nazi Germany level atrocities such as mass hysterectomies just to make sure the women can’t ever reproduce. This is horrifying beyond words. It’s the kind thing the United States has historically invaded other countries in the name of trying to stop. And it’s happening in United States concentration camps.
So this is where we’re at. We’re not just trying to remove the worst, most failed, most criminal President in United States history. We’re not even merely trying to remove a traitor who’s plotting with foreign enemies against the United States. We’re tasked with taking down a regime full of unstable madmen who are committing unspeakable atrocities. All we have to do is vote, and make sure others vote. It’s that simple, but it’s for all the marbles in the world.
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palmerreport--2020-09-18--Donald Trump just blew it

Donald Trump just blew it

Donald Trump is in a comparatively large eight point hole in his reelection bid , with just 46 days remaining until the election .
He ’ s running out of time .
Moreover , his campaign is running out of cash , to the point that he ’ s had to cancel his TV ad buys in some must-win swing states .
So you ’ d think that , when handed an opportunity for some free positive publicity and media exposure , Trump would take it .
That ’ s why it ’ s surprising that , given the opportunity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial on Thursday night , Donald Trump reportedly took a pass .
This would seemingly have been the perfect opportunity for Trump to garner a rare positive story about himself in the press .
Eisenhower was a U.S. military hero , and a Republican President .
Trump should have been jumping all over this .
Instead his people hid him at an event in Wisconsin on Thursday that wasn ’ t going to get any real coverage .
It feels like Trump isn ’ t even trying anymore .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ help his reelection bid , either because he ’ s too lazy to be bothered , or because his cognitive decline was so evident during his town hall this week that his handlers were afraid to put him out there again .
With Trump mailing it in , this is a great opportunity for us to run up the score by investing time in volunteering , phone banking , and the like .

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Donald Trump is in a comparatively large eight point hole in his reelection bid, with just 46 days remaining until the election. He’s running out of time. Moreover, his campaign is running out of cash, to the point that he’s had to cancel his TV ad buys in some must-win swing states. So you’d think that, when handed an opportunity for some free positive publicity and media exposure, Trump would take it.
That’s why it’s surprising that, given the opportunity to speak at the dedication of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial on Thursday night, Donald Trump reportedly took a pass. This would seemingly have been the perfect opportunity for Trump to garner a rare positive story about himself in the press. Eisenhower was a U.S. military hero, and a Republican President. Trump should have been jumping all over this. Instead his people hid him at an event in Wisconsin on Thursday that wasn’t going to get any real coverage.
It feels like Trump isn’t even trying anymore. He’s passing up easy opportunities to help his reelection bid, either because he’s too lazy to be bothered, or because his cognitive decline was so evident during his town hall this week that his handlers were afraid to put him out there again. With Trump mailing it in, this is a great opportunity for us to run up the score by investing time in volunteering, phone banking, and the like.
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palmerreport--2020-09-18--Donald Trump’s stooge Kevin McCarthy goes completely off the rails

Donald Trump isn ’ t just on track to lose the election in 47 days .
He ’ s on track to lose badly enough to cost a bunch of Republicans their seats in the process .
It ’ s too late for House Republicans to throw Trump overboard ( they had their chance ) , so now they ’ re stuck on his sinking ship , and they ’ re resorting to some pretty bizarre panic drills in the name of trying to stop the bleeding .
For instance , some House Republicans have now decided to try to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
That ’ s not a real thing when you don ’ t have a majority , of course .
So the Republicans have decided to try to convince a chunk of House Democrats to ditch Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House , and replace her with Kevin McCarthy instead .
No really , they ’ re actually planning to try this .
To be clear , this plan has literally zero chance of working .
Not 0.1 % , but 0.0 % .
House Democrats are not going to magically install @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House before the election , just because he asks nicely .
This is such a hilariously quixotic idea , it ’ s how you know they have no plan at all .
Congressman Eric Swalwell responded to the news appropriately : “ I ’ m dying .
Kevin McCarthy ?
THAT Kevin McCarthy , is going to lead a coup ?
If you ’ ve ever listened to him , you ’ d know he couldn ’ t lead a bake sale .
Actually , he couldn ’ t spell ‘ bake sale @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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Donald Trump isn’t just on track to lose the election in 47 days. He’s on track to lose badly enough to cost a bunch of Republicans their seats in the process. It’s too late for House Republicans to throw Trump overboard (they had their chance), so now they’re stuck on his sinking ship, and they’re resorting to some pretty bizarre panic drills in the name of trying to stop the bleeding.
For instance, some House Republicans have now decided to try to take over the House before the election. That’s not a real thing when you don’t have a majority, of course. So the Republicans have decided to try to convince a chunk of House Democrats to ditch Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House, and replace her with Kevin McCarthy instead. No really, they’re actually planning to try this.
To be clear, this plan has literally zero chance of working. Not 0.1%, but 0.0%. House Democrats are not going to magically install a Trump-aligned Republican as Speaker of the House before the election, just because he asks nicely. This is such a hilariously quixotic idea, it’s how you know they have no plan at all.
Congressman Eric Swalwell responded to the news appropriately: “I’m dying. Kevin McCarthy? THAT Kevin McCarthy, is going to lead a coup? If you’ve ever listened to him, you’d know he couldn’t lead a bake sale. Actually, he couldn’t spell ‘bake sale’. It’s too rich.”
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palmerreport--2020-09-18--Donald Trump goes completely bonkers as his Bob Woodward scandal gets even uglier

It ’ s bad enough for Donald Trump that Bob Woodward ’ s new insider book about the failing Trump regime has debuted at # 1 on Amazon this week .
It ’ s even worse for Trump that Woodward has recordings of Trump flat out admitting that he was lying to the American public about the coronavirus all along .
Now Woodward ’ s publicity tour is continuing , and the revelations in his book are still in the headlines .
Let ’ s just say that Trump isn ’ t happy about any of this .
Tonight he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ something that a middle schooler with a bad attitude would write : “ Bob Woodward ’ s badly written book is very boring & totally “ obsolete ” .
Didn ’ t even talk about the recent Middle East deal .
Just another tired , washed up Trump Hater , who can ’ t stand that I have done so much , so quickly !
” Imagine being such a failure that you actually have to resort to this kind of hyperbolic bragging just to try to make the case for your failed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump is failing on every level and he knows it , and the majority of Americans know it .
Now we just have to make sure they turn out to vote accordingly , and we can bring an end to this nightmare .

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It’s bad enough for Donald Trump that Bob Woodward’s new insider book about the failing Trump regime has debuted at #1 on Amazon this week. It’s even worse for Trump that Woodward has recordings of Trump flat out admitting that he was lying to the American public about the coronavirus all along. Now Woodward’s publicity tour is continuing, and the revelations in his book are still in the headlines.
Let’s just say that Trump isn’t happy about any of this. Tonight he posted this tweet, which sounds like something that a middle schooler with a bad attitude would write: “Bob Woodward’s badly written book is very boring & totally “obsolete”. Didn’t even talk about the recent Middle East deal. Just another tired, washed up Trump Hater, who can’t stand that I have done so much, so quickly!”
Imagine being such a failure that you actually have to resort to this kind of hyperbolic bragging just to try to make the case for your failed presidency’s continued existence. Donald Trump is failing on every level and he knows it, and the majority of Americans know it. Now we just have to make sure they turn out to vote accordingly, and we can bring an end to this nightmare.
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palmerreport--2020-09-18--Huge victory today in the battle to save the Postal Service from Donald Trump

– Federal judge has emphatically ruled today that the Postal Service must put things back to normal .
This doesn ’ t mean the Post Office battle is entirely over .
More fighting to be done .
But Trump and DeJoy weren ’ t just going to magically get away with it .
To be clear , the courts have the kind of subpoena enforcement and punitive power in these matters that a lot of you mistakenly think the House has and is refusing to use .
– The courts have kicked the Green Party off the 2020 ballot in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an idea of how big of a deal this is , if it had happened in 2016 , Trump probably wouldn ’ t be in office right now .
– Now Bill Barr is leaking that he ’ s going to bring criminal charges against the Mayor of Seattle .
LOL .
He obviously can ’ t do this .
He ’ s desperately trying to paralyze us with fear , by pretending he has muscle he doesn ’ t have .
If Barr could actually do this stuff , he ’ d @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about it .
Barr is so ineffective of late , he couldn ’ t even get the case against Michael Flynn thrown out , or stop the arrest of Steve Bannon .
– Trump is 8 points down , which is a blowout .
He ’ s behind in every swing state , some of them severely .
Yet all we can talk about is how he ’ s going to magically win .
This is why he ’ s making so many scary threats .
He ’ s finished , but he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ finishing him off .
– When you run around yelling things like “ Trump is getting away with it all ” and “ he ’ s a dictator now , ” what you ’ re telling people is that there ’ s no point in voting against him .
You ’ re playing for Trump ’ s team by spouting that histrionic rhetoric .
Knock it off .

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– Federal judge has emphatically ruled today that the Postal Service must put things back to normal. This doesn’t mean the Post Office battle is entirely over. More fighting to be done. But Trump and DeJoy weren’t just going to magically get away with it. To be clear, the courts have the kind of subpoena enforcement and punitive power in these matters that a lot of you mistakenly think the House has and is refusing to use.
– The courts have kicked the Green Party off the 2020 ballot in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. To give you an idea of how big of a deal this is, if it had happened in 2016, Trump probably wouldn’t be in office right now.
– Now Bill Barr is leaking that he’s going to bring criminal charges against the Mayor of Seattle. LOL. He obviously can’t do this. He’s desperately trying to paralyze us with fear, by pretending he has muscle he doesn’t have. If Barr could actually do this stuff, he’d be doing instead of running his mouth about it. Barr is so ineffective of late, he couldn’t even get the case against Michael Flynn thrown out, or stop the arrest of Steve Bannon.
– Trump is 8 points down, which is a blowout. He’s behind in every swing state, some of them severely. Yet all we can talk about is how he’s going to magically win. This is why he’s making so many scary threats. He’s finished, but he’s trying to distract us from finishing him off.
– When you run around yelling things like “Trump is getting away with it all” and “he’s a dictator now,” what you’re telling people is that there’s no point in voting against him. You’re playing for Trump’s team by spouting that histrionic rhetoric. Knock it off.
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palmerreport--2020-09-19--Here’s how we stop Mitch McConnell from filling RGB’s seat

Mitch McConnell will do everything he can to confirm someone .
Chuck Schumer will do everything he can to block or delay it .
But neither of them has a magic wand .
Therefore , neither of them will decide whether the confirmation happens – you will .
First rule of dealing with McConnell : never take his words at face value .
He has no idea yet whether he has the votes .
But he ’ ll publicly insist that he does have the votes , in the hope you ’ ll assume you ’ ve lost , so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fighting .
Don ’ t let him psych you out .
It ’ s not about whether you trust the likes of Romney , Murkowski , Collins , Gardner , etc .
They ’ ll always do what they think is personally best for their careers .
It ’ s about whether you can convince them that their only shot at keeping their careers is if they refuse to confirm .
One thing for all republican Senators to keep in mind tonight : Susan Collins voted for Kavanaugh , and as result she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 12 points .
Mitch McConnell promised he ’ d take care of Collins , but it didn ’ t happen .
Other republican Senators can ’ t count on McConnell to protect them either .

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Mitch McConnell will do everything he can to confirm someone. Chuck Schumer will do everything he can to block or delay it. But neither of them has a magic wand. Therefore, neither of them will decide whether the confirmation happens – you will.
First rule of dealing with McConnell: never take his words at face value. He has no idea yet whether he has the votes. But he’ll publicly insist that he does have the votes, in the hope you’ll assume you’ve lost, so you’ll give up and stop fighting. Don’t let him psych you out.
It’s not about whether you trust the likes of Romney, Murkowski, Collins, Gardner, etc. They’ll always do what they think is personally best for their careers. It’s about whether you can convince them that their only shot at keeping their careers is if they refuse to confirm.
One thing for all republican Senators to keep in mind tonight: Susan Collins voted for Kavanaugh, and as result she’s losing her Senate seat by 12 points. Mitch McConnell promised he’d take care of Collins, but it didn’t happen. Other republican Senators can’t count on McConnell to protect them either.
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palmerreport--2020-09-18--Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has passed away – and it’ll have a major impact on the 2020 election

After several recent health scares , Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has passed away this evening , according to several major news outlets ( turn on your TV right now if you want confirmation ) .
This is a tragic loss .
She was a towering giant in American history .
Her passing is going to have a major impact on the 2020 election , in a few different ways .
There are 46 days until the election , and that ’ s usually considered to be not nearly enough time to get through the long and complicated process @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Supreme Court justice .
Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell will have to decide whether they want to try to ram a confirmation through before election day .
Senate Democrats would stand a good chance at being able to prevent that by using procedural stalling tactics .
Accordingly , Trump and McConnell might instead decide to simply announce that they ’ re going to confirm the new Justice during the transition period .
Even if the Democrats win the Senate and the Presidency , Trump and the GOP will still control things until @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they ’ d have enough political muscle to pull off a lame duck confirmation , or if an overwhelming amount of public pressure could block it from happening .
In any case , Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’ s vacancy is about to play a key role in the 2020 election .
If Trump and the GOP try to install someone awful before the election , voters will likely punish them in the election .
And if they don ’ t fill the seat , voters will be motivated to elect Joe Biden and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ qualified .
To be clear , there is no possible way that any of this helps Donald Trump ’ s chances of winning the election .
But the ugly reality is that Trump could end up putting someone truly awful on the Supreme Court on his way out the door .
We ’ re going to have to gear up for a huge battle to try to stall and block Trump from filling the seat , by any and all legal means possible .
This election was already the fight of our lives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

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After several recent health scares, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has passed away this evening, according to several major news outlets (turn on your TV right now if you want confirmation). This is a tragic loss. She was a towering giant in American history. Her passing is going to have a major impact on the 2020 election, in a few different ways.
There are 46 days until the election, and that’s usually considered to be not nearly enough time to get through the long and complicated process of vetting, nominating, and confirming a Supreme Court justice. Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell will have to decide whether they want to try to ram a confirmation through before election day. Senate Democrats would stand a good chance at being able to prevent that by using procedural stalling tactics.
Accordingly, Trump and McConnell might instead decide to simply announce that they’re going to confirm the new Justice during the transition period. Even if the Democrats win the Senate and the Presidency, Trump and the GOP will still control things until January. The question would be whether they’d have enough political muscle to pull off a lame duck confirmation, or if an overwhelming amount of public pressure could block it from happening.
In any case, Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s vacancy is about to play a key role in the 2020 election. If Trump and the GOP try to install someone awful before the election, voters will likely punish them in the election. And if they don’t fill the seat, voters will be motivated to elect Joe Biden and Senate Democrats so they can install someone qualified.
To be clear, there is no possible way that any of this helps Donald Trump’s chances of winning the election. But the ugly reality is that Trump could end up putting someone truly awful on the Supreme Court on his way out the door. We’re going to have to gear up for a huge battle to try to stall and block Trump from filling the seat, by any and all legal means possible. This election was already the fight of our lives; the stakes just got even higher.
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palmerreport--2020-09-18--Louis DeJoy’s campaign finance criminal scandal just got even uglier for him

Last week we all learned that Donald Trump ’ s handpicked Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has a decade-long history of pressuring his employees into making donations to the Republican Party , and then reimbursing them through company bonuses .
Not only is this a felony , it ’ s the kind of felony that the jury almost automatically convicts you for .
Now it ’ s gotten uglier .
It turns out Louis DeJoy hired three of his of his former private sector employees to work at the Post Office , who all fit the pattern of having been pressured @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reimbursed .
Notably , it turns out some of DeJoy ’ s campaign finance felonies have taken place quite recently , meaning the statute of limitations isn ’ t a concern .
This means two things .
First , the door is wide open for the North Carolina Attorney General to bring state level criminal charges against DeJoy at any time ; the AG all but confirmed twelve days ago that the DeJoy allegations are going to be investigated .
In other words , DeJoy is going to prison .
This leaves Louis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make .
Does he cut a plea deal before the election , while he still has the leverage of trading his resignation for leniency in his sentencing ?
Or does he remain Postmaster General through election day , knowing he ’ s going to prison sometime afterward , on state charges that Trump can ’ t pardon ?
Stay tuned .

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Last week we all learned that Donald Trump’s handpicked Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has a decade-long history of pressuring his employees into making donations to the Republican Party, and then reimbursing them through company bonuses. Not only is this a felony, it’s the kind of felony that the jury almost automatically convicts you for. Now it’s gotten uglier.
It turns out Louis DeJoy hired three of his of his former private sector employees to work at the Post Office, who all fit the pattern of having been pressured into making donations and having been illegally reimbursed. Notably, it turns out some of DeJoy’s campaign finance felonies have taken place quite recently, meaning the statute of limitations isn’t a concern.
This means two things. First, the door is wide open for the North Carolina Attorney General to bring state level criminal charges against DeJoy at any time; the AG all but confirmed twelve days ago that the DeJoy allegations are going to be investigated. In other words, DeJoy is going to prison.
This leaves Louis DeJoy with a difficult no-win decision to make. Does he cut a plea deal before the election, while he still has the leverage of trading his resignation for leniency in his sentencing? Or does he remain Postmaster General through election day, knowing he’s going to prison sometime afterward, on state charges that Trump can’t pardon? Stay tuned.
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palmerreport--2020-09-18--Here comes Donald Trump’s big tantrum

Here comes Donald Trump’s big tantrum

After Trump ’ s disastrous town hall earlier this week that his remaining allies are trying to pass off as an “ ambush , ” when it was really ordinary citizens asking the president questions onstage , Joe Biden got to hold a town hall on Thursday night outside Scranton , and the results were night and day different .
He showed who he was and vowed to be a president for all Americans if elected , not just for the ones who voted for him .
This was all Biden needed to say to point out the biggest and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s apathy when it comes to the fires in the Pacific Northwest is because he figures these people largely didn ’ t vote for him – just like how he claims the majority of COVID deaths were in blue states and the faults of Democratic governors , even though red states haven ’ t done much better – with over 80,000 deaths and the lower number being due more to lower populations than anything related to politics .
He only pretends to care about law and order or public health when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Biden had a great night where he clearly connected to the crowd – even recognizing an attendee from a previous event , and showed the sincerity and accountability the country desperately needs .
He spoke to voters directly about their concerns , something rarely seen in the age of Donald Trump who goes off on tirades about the same targets at his rallies and reportedly considers his own base “ disgusting.
” Trump is likely to throw a tantrum on Friday because he wasn ’ t the focus of the news on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reason to : the choice couldn ’ t be any clearer after this week .
We need to vote for Joe Biden and Democrats down the ballot by November 3 .

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After Trump’s disastrous town hall earlier this week that his remaining allies are trying to pass off as an “ambush,” when it was really ordinary citizens asking the president questions onstage, Joe Biden got to hold a town hall on Thursday night outside Scranton, and the results were night and day different. He showed who he was and vowed to be a president for all Americans if elected, not just for the ones who voted for him. This was all Biden needed to say to point out the biggest and most obvious flaw with Donald Trump.
Trump’s apathy when it comes to the fires in the Pacific Northwest is because he figures these people largely didn’t vote for him – just like how he claims the majority of COVID deaths were in blue states and the faults of Democratic governors, even though red states haven’t done much better – with over 80,000 deaths and the lower number being due more to lower populations than anything related to politics. He only pretends to care about law and order or public health when it helps his standing in the polls.
Biden had a great night where he clearly connected to the crowd – even recognizing an attendee from a previous event, and showed the sincerity and accountability the country desperately needs. He spoke to voters directly about their concerns, something rarely seen in the age of Donald Trump who goes off on tirades about the same targets at his rallies and reportedly considers his own base “disgusting.”
Trump is likely to throw a tantrum on Friday because he wasn’t the focus of the news on Thursday – and perhaps he has good reason to: the choice couldn’t be any clearer after this week. We need to vote for Joe Biden and Democrats down the ballot by November 3.
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palmerreport--2020-09-18--Donald Trump regime admits in court that Julian Assange was offered pardon to cover up Trump-Russia

Months ago , Julian Assange ’ s lawyers asserted that the Donald Trump regime used Kremlin puppet and former Congressman Dana Rohrabacher to offer Assange a pardon if he was willing to keep quiet about Russia ’ s role in the WikiLeaks-Trump-Russia election hacking scandal .
Remarkably , the Trump regime is now admitting in court that this really happened .
The Trump regime is in the process of trying to have Assange extradited from the UK , where he ’ s currently being held , to the United States .
Assange has been trying to block extradition by insisting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Because Trump and Assange are both con artists who will say anything to try to save themselves , it was never entirely clear if this was a true story .
But now that a witness from the pardon meeting has testified about it , the Trump regime has had no choice but to confess to it .
So now what ?
The Trump regime is now trying to fall back to the position that Rohrabacher made the pardon offer on Donald Trump ’ s behalf , but that Trump had no idea it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ signed off on any such deal .
In other words , Trump is now throwing yet another longtime loyal ally under the bus in an effort to stop the bleeding .
If Donald Trump loses the election , the post-Trump DOJ could criminally prosecute Rohrabacher for obstruction of justice , as his pardon offer to Assange was in part an attempt at interfering with the then-ongoing federal investigation into the Trump-Russia election scandal .
Rohrabacher could then cut a plea deal and provide proof that Donald Trump signed off on the deal .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the road .
But for now the big takeaway is that Donald Trump really is more interested in protecting the Kremlin ’ s interests than he is in protecting the United States , or even in protecting his own personal interests .
Trump wasn ’ t even looking to get Julian Assange to cover up the fact that WikiLeaks hacked the DNC in order to alter the outcome of the 2016 election ; Trump was only interested in coercing Assange into leaving Russia ’ s involvement out of it .

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Months ago, Julian Assange’s lawyers asserted that the Donald Trump regime used Kremlin puppet and former Congressman Dana Rohrabacher to offer Assange a pardon if he was willing to keep quiet about Russia’s role in the WikiLeaks-Trump-Russia election hacking scandal. Remarkably, the Trump regime is now admitting in court that this really happened.
The Trump regime is in the process of trying to have Assange extradited from the UK, where he’s currently being held, to the United States. Assange has been trying to block extradition by insisting that the improper pardon offer happened. Because Trump and Assange are both con artists who will say anything to try to save themselves, it was never entirely clear if this was a true story. But now that a witness from the pardon meeting has testified about it, the Trump regime has had no choice but to confess to it. So now what?
The Trump regime is now trying to fall back to the position that Rohrabacher made the pardon offer on Donald Trump’s behalf, but that Trump had no idea it was happening, and hadn’t signed off on any such deal. In other words, Trump is now throwing yet another longtime loyal ally under the bus in an effort to stop the bleeding.
If Donald Trump loses the election, the post-Trump DOJ could criminally prosecute Rohrabacher for obstruction of justice, as his pardon offer to Assange was in part an attempt at interfering with the then-ongoing federal investigation into the Trump-Russia election scandal. Rohrabacher could then cut a plea deal and provide proof that Donald Trump signed off on the deal.
We’ll see what happens down the road. But for now the big takeaway is that Donald Trump really is more interested in protecting the Kremlin’s interests than he is in protecting the United States, or even in protecting his own personal interests. Trump wasn’t even looking to get Julian Assange to cover up the fact that WikiLeaks hacked the DNC in order to alter the outcome of the 2016 election; Trump was only interested in coercing Assange into leaving Russia’s involvement out of it.
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Donald Trump unmasked

Fully 50 % of all Americans refuse to wear a mask in some situations where mask use is highly recommended .
As I write this , 202,213 Americans are dead from COVID-19 .
That is the price of political poison , and Americans are paying it .
Instead of being a scientific issue , coronavirus has now become , for many Americans , a political issue .
The simple act of wearing a mask is an inducement to anger , even violence , for some .
Store employees have been viciously assaulted — and even murdered —for requiring customers to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Director of the Centers for Disease Control , says that wearing a mask may even be more effective than a coronavirus vaccine , for the simple reason that a proposed vaccine might be only 70 % effective , where universal mask use is 95 % effective .
Not only that , but a recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine advances the unproven but promising theory that universal face mask wearing might reduce the severity of the virus and ensure that a greater proportion of new infections are asymptomatic .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ individual immunity .
Even if such immunity lasts no longer than a few months , it might be enough .
Temporary individual immunity achieved by consistent mask-wearing could be the key to solving the whole coronavirus imbroglio America is in .
Such a result might create an accelerated instance of herd immunity .
Even if expecting so encouraging a result is a trifle starry-eyed , there is no doubt at this moment that universal mask-wearing represents a huge step forward in combating and defeating this bug .
Thus , if you hope to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s open contempt for mask-wearing isn ’ t just a huge impediment , it may render such a hope entirely futile .
From the beginning Trump has weaponized this pandemic and transformed it from a crisis we are all in together to a political issue .
His slavishly devoted base has been happy to take their toxic cue from him .
A solution to the greatest threat to physical and economic existence America has ever faced has been poisoned , perhaps permanently , by Donald Trump .
Even the election of Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may not be sufficient to change that .
Such is the grave damage done by Donald Trump .
His glowering relic of a base will continue to resent it if Trump is defeated , and a specimen of that resentment could be resistance to or outright defiance of statutes intended to protect Americans from the virus .
The end result is millions could die .
Like the solution to global warming , the solution to coronavirus has now been neglected for so long that the only one that will work now must be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ informed , let alone motivated , to take those radical steps .
And like global warming , efforts to contain coronavirus have been poisoned by politics , perhaps fatally so .
There remains only one hope , however slender .
It is now up to Joe Biden and his team to lead America out of this mess .
Biden may possess what it takes .
We won ’ t know for sure until we get there .
One thing we do know is the answer is most emphatically not Donald Trump .
America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ four years of that child-raping , murdering monster .
So vote for Joe Biden in November .
Your life may literally depend on it .
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States .
This has been another one .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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Fully 50% of all Americans refuse to wear a mask in some situations where mask use is highly recommended. As I write this, 202,213 Americans are dead from COVID-19. That is the price of political poison, and Americans are paying it.
Instead of being a scientific issue, coronavirus has now become, for many Americans, a political issue. The simple act of wearing a mask is an inducement to anger, even violence, for some. Store employees have been viciously assaulted — and even murdered —for requiring customers to wear a mask.
Robert Redfield, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control, says that wearing a mask may even be more effective than a coronavirus vaccine, for the simple reason that a proposed vaccine might be only 70% effective, where universal mask use is 95% effective.
Not only that, but a recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine advances the unproven but promising theory that universal face mask wearing might reduce the severity of the virus and ensure that a greater proportion of new infections are asymptomatic. Such a result could actually lead to individual immunity. Even if such immunity lasts no longer than a few months, it might be enough.
Temporary individual immunity achieved by consistent mask-wearing could be the key to solving the whole coronavirus imbroglio America is in. Such a result might create an accelerated instance of herd immunity. Even if expecting so encouraging a result is a trifle starry-eyed, there is no doubt at this moment that universal mask-wearing represents a huge step forward in combating and defeating this bug.
Thus, if you hope to make America well again, Donald Trump’s open contempt for mask-wearing isn’t just a huge impediment, it may render such a hope entirely futile. From the beginning Trump has weaponized this pandemic and transformed it from a crisis we are all in together to a political issue. His slavishly devoted base has been happy to take their toxic cue from him.
A solution to the greatest threat to physical and economic existence America has ever faced has been poisoned, perhaps permanently, by Donald Trump. Even the election of Joe Biden and a four year Biden administration may not be sufficient to change that.
Such is the grave damage done by Donald Trump. His glowering relic of a base will continue to resent it if Trump is defeated, and a specimen of that resentment could be resistance to or outright defiance of statutes intended to protect Americans from the virus.
The end result is millions could die. Like the solution to global warming, the solution to coronavirus has now been neglected for so long that the only one that will work now must be radical. Most Americans are not sufficiently informed, let alone motivated, to take those radical steps. And like global warming, efforts to contain coronavirus have been poisoned by politics, perhaps fatally so.
There remains only one hope, however slender. It is now up to Joe Biden and his team to lead America out of this mess. Biden may possess what it takes. We won’t know for sure until we get there. One thing we do know is the answer is most emphatically not Donald Trump. America cannot and will not survive another four years of that child-raping, murdering monster. So vote for Joe Biden in November. Your life may literally depend on it.
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States. This has been another one. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-09-18--Things are unraveling for Donald Trump in real time

Donald Trump is so transparent .
After his disastrous “ handling ” of coronavirus , he is now trying to buy votes by criticizing the Republicans ’ “ skinny ” economic relief bill .
Trump is now embracing a bill passed by the rare bipartisan efforts of a group in Congress who call themselves the “ Problem Solvers Caucus ” and included a second $ 1,200 stimulus check , which Republicans left out of their proposal .
Trump suddenly pretends that he cares about Americans after blatantly hiding the truth about coronavirus , calling it a “ hoax ” created @ @ @ @ @ @ @ words came out of his mouth , he knew the dangers of the virus and said as much to Bob Woodward .
Now , he is trying to backpedal .
It is far too late for that , “ president ” Trump .
Besides , it is impossible to leave out lies and distortions .
Trump posted on Twitter that Democrats were “ heartless ” because they did not want stimulus payments for the American people .
That is patently untrue .
The $ 3 trillion bill passed by the House in May @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sought to keep the $ 600 additional benefit to unemployed people .
Republicans and the White House rejected the bill .
As is typical for Trump , he makes things up and expects everyone to just take him at his word .
His word is worth less than the dirt on the ground .
That explains why Republicans are running from him like he has the plague .
He is the plague .
The latest in a long line of Republicans who will not be supporting Trump in November is Olivia Troye , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Troye was a member of the White House coronavirus team and knows first-hand how poorly Trump managed the virus .
WaPo reported that Troye said that Trump ’ s handling of the virus was “ a flat-out disregard for human life because his main concern was the economy and his reelection.
” That sounds about right , as we all well know .
During her time in the White House , Troye worked as homeland security , counterterrorism , and coronavirus adviser to Mike Pence .
Troye said that because the administration ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , she plans to vote for Joe Biden in November .
Her experience led her to believe that Biden will manage the virus and other national concerns better than Trump .
According to WaPo , Troye is the first administration official who worked on the coronavirus response to speak out against Trump .
Hopefully , she will not be the last .
Some people care about the American people , regardless of party affiliation , and those are the people standing against Trump in the upcoming election .
Trump , of course , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him to the end , and the first thing they do is denigrate and defame Olivia Troye .
Their opinions are obviously prejudiced and carry little weight .
If more former administration officials will speak out before it is too late , perhaps they may even get through to some of Trump ’ s supporters .
It is not likely , but it does not hurt to try .

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Donald Trump is so transparent. After his disastrous “handling” of coronavirus, he is now trying to buy votes by criticizing the Republicans’ “skinny” economic relief bill. Trump is now embracing a bill passed by the rare bipartisan efforts of a group in Congress who call themselves the “Problem Solvers Caucus” and included a second $1,200 stimulus check, which Republicans left out of their proposal. Trump suddenly pretends that he cares about Americans after blatantly hiding the truth about coronavirus, calling it a “hoax” created by Democrats. At the time those words came out of his mouth, he knew the dangers of the virus and said as much to Bob Woodward. Now, he is trying to backpedal. It is far too late for that, “president” Trump. Besides, it is impossible to leave out lies and distortions.
Trump posted on Twitter that Democrats were “heartless” because they did not want stimulus payments for the American people. That is patently untrue. The $3 trillion bill passed by the House in May included not only a stimulus payment but sought to keep the $600 additional benefit to unemployed people. Republicans and the White House rejected the bill. As is typical for Trump, he makes things up and expects everyone to just take him at his word. His word is worth less than the dirt on the ground. That explains why Republicans are running from him like he has the plague. He is the plague. The latest in a long line of Republicans who will not be supporting Trump in November is Olivia Troye, Mike Pence’s former aide.
Troye was a member of the White House coronavirus team and knows first-hand how poorly Trump managed the virus. WaPo reported that Troye said that Trump’s handling of the virus was “a flat-out disregard for human life because his main concern was the economy and his reelection.” That sounds about right, as we all well know. During her time in the White House, Troye worked as homeland security, counterterrorism, and coronavirus adviser to Mike Pence.
Troye said that because the administration’s mishandling of the virus cost lives, she plans to vote for Joe Biden in November. Her experience led her to believe that Biden will manage the virus and other national concerns better than Trump. According to WaPo, Troye is the first administration official who worked on the coronavirus response to speak out against Trump. Hopefully, she will not be the last. Some people care about the American people, regardless of party affiliation, and those are the people standing against Trump in the upcoming election.
Trump, of course, has people in his administration who support him to the end, and the first thing they do is denigrate and defame Olivia Troye. Their opinions are obviously prejudiced and carry little weight. If more former administration officials will speak out before it is too late, perhaps they may even get through to some of Trump’s supporters. It is not likely, but it does not hurt to try.
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palmerreport--2020-09-18--Here’s how we finish Donald Trump off

Here’s how we finish Donald Trump off

Donald Trump is the most widely hated man in America .
He has some of the ugliest scandals in American history , and these days his scandals keep multiplying by the hour .
This raises an important question : why isn ’ t Trump even further behind in the polls than he is ?
The answer is one that you probably won ’ t like , and in fact you shouldn ’ t like it , but it ’ s helpful in understanding how these things work .
In modern presidential general elections , both candidates almost automatically get 40 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bat , without even trying .
This is due to party line voters , ideological extremists , and people who have soured on their own candidate but don ’ t want to admit they were wrong for getting behind him to begin with .
So 40 % is rock bottom .
Even in the elections we think of as all-time blowouts , the losing candidate has still gotten around 40 % .
Walter Mondale got 41 % in 1984 .
George McGovern got 38 % in 1968 .
Barry Goldwater got 39 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And these are considered the big blowouts .
So 40 % is essentially zero .
This brings us to Donald Trump , who for awhile now has been ever so slightly above the 40 % mark in the national polling averages .
This suggests that Donald Trump ’ s numbers may not be capable of going any lower .
That theory is about to get tested over the next seven weeks .
But it would help explain why , even as Trump ’ s scandals continue to get uglier , his numbers don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s already at zero to begin with .
It shouldn ’ t be this way in politics , but it appears to be .
So what do we do with it ?
It ’ s important to understand that Joe Biden ’ s current eight point lead in the polling averages is considered a blowout by modern standards .
For reference , Bill Clinton beat Bob Dole by eight points , Barack Obama beat John McCain by seven points , and we think of those elections as having vaguely been blowouts .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ by eight points , that would also be something of a blowout , at least in the weird world of presidential general election math .
Importantly , Biden ’ s lead over Trump has been consistent .
Some of you still mistakenly look at individual polls as if they represented actual movement , when they really just show statistical variances .
But for those of you who have learned to only look at the polling averages , you ’ ve seen that this race is has been a remarkably consistent eight point race @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden goes into election day with an eight point lead , Trump ’ s cheating schemes and electoral college luck might be able to shave that down to four points , but it won ’ t be enough .
That said , if Biden goes into election day with just a three or four point lead , it ’ ll be a nail biter , and it may not be enough .
So with Donald Trump having been at rock bottom in the polls for awhile now , he ’ s the one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ change minds .
The question isn ’ t whether his worsening scandals will drive his numbers lower .
The question is whether his worsening scandals will make it impossible for him to drive his numbers higher .
Every day that goes by where Trump is still eight points down in the polling averages , is another loss for him .
It ’ s abundantly clear that the majority of Americans prefer Joe Biden over Donald Trump .
The key to winning is to make sure that these people actually go through with voting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That comes down to volunteering , phone banking , working at polling places , and so on .
Trump is on track to lose , but his numbers may not go any lower no matter how poorly these next 46 days go for him .
If we want to make certain he loses , we have to do it by driving turnout .
Let ’ s get to work !

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Donald Trump is the most widely hated man in America. He has some of the ugliest scandals in American history, and these days his scandals keep multiplying by the hour. This raises an important question: why isn’t Trump even further behind in the polls than he is?
The answer is one that you probably won’t like, and in fact you shouldn’t like it, but it’s helpful in understanding how these things work. In modern presidential general elections, both candidates almost automatically get 40% of the vote right off the bat, without even trying. This is due to party line voters, ideological extremists, and people who have soured on their own candidate but don’t want to admit they were wrong for getting behind him to begin with. So 40% is rock bottom.
Even in the elections we think of as all-time blowouts, the losing candidate has still gotten around 40%. Walter Mondale got 41% in 1984. George McGovern got 38% in 1968. Barry Goldwater got 39% in 1964, and so on. And these are considered the big blowouts. So 40% is essentially zero. This brings us to Donald Trump, who for awhile now has been ever so slightly above the 40% mark in the national polling averages.
This suggests that Donald Trump’s numbers may not be capable of going any lower. That theory is about to get tested over the next seven weeks. But it would help explain why, even as Trump’s scandals continue to get uglier, his numbers don’t drop any further; he’s already at zero to begin with. It shouldn’t be this way in politics, but it appears to be. So what do we do with it?
It’s important to understand that Joe Biden’s current eight point lead in the polling averages is considered a blowout by modern standards. For reference, Bill Clinton beat Bob Dole by eight points, Barack Obama beat John McCain by seven points, and we think of those elections as having vaguely been blowouts. So if Biden were to defeat Trump by eight points, that would also be something of a blowout, at least in the weird world of presidential general election math.
Importantly, Biden’s lead over Trump has been consistent. Some of you still mistakenly look at individual polls as if they represented actual movement, when they really just show statistical variances. But for those of you who have learned to only look at the polling averages, you’ve seen that this race is has been a remarkably consistent eight point race.
This margin matters, because if Biden goes into election day with an eight point lead, Trump’s cheating schemes and electoral college luck might be able to shave that down to four points, but it won’t be enough. That said, if Biden goes into election day with just a three or four point lead, it’ll be a nail biter, and it may not be enough.
So with Donald Trump having been at rock bottom in the polls for awhile now, he’s the one who has to find a way to change minds. The question isn’t whether his worsening scandals will drive his numbers lower. The question is whether his worsening scandals will make it impossible for him to drive his numbers higher. Every day that goes by where Trump is still eight points down in the polling averages, is another loss for him.
It’s abundantly clear that the majority of Americans prefer Joe Biden over Donald Trump. The key to winning is to make sure that these people actually go through with voting for Joe Biden over Donald Trump. That comes down to volunteering, phone banking, working at polling places, and so on. Trump is on track to lose, but his numbers may not go any lower no matter how poorly these next 46 days go for him. If we want to make certain he loses, we have to do it by driving turnout. Let’s get to work!
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palmerreport--2020-09-19--Democratic Senator vows to expand the Supreme Court if Mitch McConnell fills Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s s

Democratic Senator vows to expand the Supreme Court if Mitch McConnell fills Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is already publicly vowing to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’ s Supreme Court seat before the election – a reminder of just how soulless and corrupt he truly is .
Senate Democrats have a number of ways of stalling and slowing such a nomination , and they ’ ll use everything they have , but as the minority party their available toolset is somewhat limited .
As it turns out , the strongest leverage Senate Democrats have going for them is the fact that they could very well be in the majority just a few @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all kinds of power to undo anything that Mitch McConnell might do in these final weeks .
Democratic Senator Ed Markey just tweeted this : “ Mitch McConnell set the precedent .
No Supreme Court vacancies filled in an election year .
If he violates it , when Democrats control the Senate in the next Congress , we must abolish the filibuster and expand the Supreme Court.
” So there you have it .
Here ’ s a Senate Democrat openly vowing to pack the Supreme Court if McConnell goes through with his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seat .
This is a big deal .
Ed Markey is influential .
We doubt he ’ d be tweeting something like this unless Chuck Schumer is at least tacitly on board with it .
McConnell could face a tough decision about whether filling that seat now is worth the ugly consequences for him and his party in the new year .

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is already publicly vowing to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Supreme Court seat before the election – a reminder of just how soulless and corrupt he truly is. Senate Democrats have a number of ways of stalling and slowing such a nomination, and they’ll use everything they have, but as the minority party their available toolset is somewhat limited.
As it turns out, the strongest leverage Senate Democrats have going for them is the fact that they could very well be in the majority just a few months from now, thus giving them all kinds of power to undo anything that Mitch McConnell might do in these final weeks. Democratic Senator Ed Markey just tweeted this:
“Mitch McConnell set the precedent. No Supreme Court vacancies filled in an election year. If he violates it, when Democrats control the Senate in the next Congress, we must abolish the filibuster and expand the Supreme Court.”
So there you have it. Here’s a Senate Democrat openly vowing to pack the Supreme Court if McConnell goes through with his dire plan to fill RBG’s seat. This is a big deal. Ed Markey is influential. We doubt he’d be tweeting something like this unless Chuck Schumer is at least tacitly on board with it. McConnell could face a tough decision about whether filling that seat now is worth the ugly consequences for him and his party in the new year.
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palmerreport--2020-09-19--The blowback against Mitch McConnell is already underway

Barely an hour after Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away on Friday night , Senate Majority Leader Mitch @ @ @ @ @ fill her seat before the election .
This is a craven , hypocritical , and @ @ @ @ @ also be bluffing , because he has no way of knowing yet whether he has @ @ @ @ @ off .
But even as we wait for the on-the-fence Republican Senators to each selfishly @ @ @ @ @ or not confirming is what ’ s personally best for their own political ambitions and @ @ @ @ @ is for sure : the blowback against Mitch McConnell is already fully underway .
Crooked @ @ @ @ @ called Get Mitch Or Die Trying , whose sole purpose is to fund Democratic Senate @ @ @ @ @ away from McConnell and the Republicans .
The fund has received $ 7 million dollars @ @ @ @ @ been donated in just the few hours since RGB passed away .
You can donate @ @ @ @ @ Trying here .

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Barely an hour after Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away on Friday night, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced his intention to fill her seat before the election. This is a craven, hypocritical, and deranged move. McConnell may also be bluffing, because he has no way of knowing yet whether he has enough votes to pull it off.
But even as we wait for the on-the-fence Republican Senators to each selfishly decide if they think confirming or not confirming is what’s personally best for their own political ambitions and reelection prospects, one thing is for sure: the blowback against Mitch McConnell is already fully underway.
Crooked Media runs a political fund called Get Mitch Or Die Trying, whose sole purpose is to fund Democratic Senate candidates and take the majority away from McConnell and the Republicans. The fund has received $7 million dollars – much of it having been donated in just the few hours since RGB passed away. You can donate to Get Mitch Or Die Trying here.
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palmerreport--2020-09-19--Everyone piles on after Donald Trump suffers massive Twitter fail

Donald Trump ’ s Twitter account has long been a joke by any standard .
The guy routinely tweets things that are false , harmful , absurd , racist , and divisive .
He also tends to tweet things that are illiterate , incoherent , and seem like they ’ ve been written by an ill-tempered child .
Today Trump managed to accomplish all of the above , with one of his worst Twitter fails to date : Biden FAILED BADLY with the Swine Flu .
It was the Gang That Couldn ’ t Shoot Straight ” .
He didn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have done an incredible job with the much tougher China Virus !
Yeah , we ’ re not even sure where to start with this .
The Obama-Biden administration handled the swine flu just fine .
We know this because their handling of the swine flu didn ’ t result in the economy shutting down , or massive lockdowns , or the need for masks , or a six figure death toll .
Meanwhile Trump is once again using the racist and idiotic term “ China Virus ” while insisting that he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even though more than 200,000 Americans are now dead from it .
And just for good measure , Trump inexplicably used only one quotation mark in his tweet – a reminder that despite having the nearly infinite resources of the presidency at his disposal , he makes more errors than the rest of us do .

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Donald Trump’s Twitter account has long been a joke by any standard. The guy routinely tweets things that are false, harmful, absurd, racist, and divisive. He also tends to tweet things that are illiterate, incoherent, and seem like they’ve been written by an ill-tempered child. Today Trump managed to accomplish all of the above, with one of his worst Twitter fails to date:
Biden FAILED BADLY with the Swine Flu. It was the Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight”. He didn’t have a clue. We have done an incredible job with the much tougher China Virus!
Yeah, we’re not even sure where to start with this. The Obama-Biden administration handled the swine flu just fine. We know this because their handling of the swine flu didn’t result in the economy shutting down, or massive lockdowns, or the need for masks, or a six figure death toll.
Meanwhile Trump is once again using the racist and idiotic term “China Virus” while insisting that he’s somehow done a great job, even though more than 200,000 Americans are now dead from it. And just for good measure, Trump inexplicably used only one quotation mark in his tweet – a reminder that despite having the nearly infinite resources of the presidency at his disposal, he makes more errors than the rest of us do.
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palmerreport--2020-09-19--Here’s how we stop Mitch McConnell from filling RBG’s seat