palmerreport--2020-09-01--Looks like Donald Trump has lost the military

We ’ ve consistently seen that Donald Trump has lost the military top brass .
One General and Admiral after another has stepped forward to condemn Trump , to call him a traitor , and to endorse his opponent Joe Biden .
It ’ s unprecedented to see military leaders coming out swinging en masse in an election – particularly on the side of the Democrat .
But has this been translating to the military rank and file ?
I ’ m always the first one to say that you have to look at the polling averages , and not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of what ’ s going on .
But something as specific as military polling isn ’ t widely conducted , meaning it ’ s hard for an average to form , and you ’ re stuck looking at the much less reliable individual polls .
That said , these new numbers from a Military Times poll are stunning .
The poll says that Joe Biden has a six point lead over Donald Trump among active-duty service members .
Even if you allow for the possibility that this individual poll could be off by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ perhaps closer to being tied , it ’ s still a huge deal , because the troops traditionally vote heavily Republican .
For instance , at one point during the 2016 election , the Military Times poll had Trump ahead by more than twenty points with active duty military members .
Now this same poll says Trump is losing among service members .
This is the latest reminder that because Donald Trump has spent four years showing us all who he really is , he ’ s in danger of losing voting segments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This gives us an opportunity to double down on things like phone banking and volunteering , and really run up the score , so Trump will lose by a large enough margin that his complaints about a “ rigged ” election won ’ t get him anywhere .

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We’ve consistently seen that Donald Trump has lost the military top brass. One General and Admiral after another has stepped forward to condemn Trump, to call him a traitor, and to endorse his opponent Joe Biden. It’s unprecedented to see military leaders coming out swinging en masse in an election – particularly on the side of the Democrat. But has this been translating to the military rank and file?
I’m always the first one to say that you have to look at the polling averages, and not individual polls, to get a sense of what’s going on. But something as specific as military polling isn’t widely conducted, meaning it’s hard for an average to form, and you’re stuck looking at the much less reliable individual polls. That said, these new numbers from a Military Times poll are stunning.
The poll says that Joe Biden has a six point lead over Donald Trump among active-duty service members. Even if you allow for the possibility that this individual poll could be off by several points and that it’s perhaps closer to being tied, it’s still a huge deal, because the troops traditionally vote heavily Republican. For instance, at one point during the 2016 election, the Military Times poll had Trump ahead by more than twenty points with active duty military members. Now this same poll says Trump is losing among service members.
This is the latest reminder that because Donald Trump has spent four years showing us all who he really is, he’s in danger of losing voting segments that would normally be safely Republican. This gives us an opportunity to double down on things like phone banking and volunteering, and really run up the score, so Trump will lose by a large enough margin that his complaints about a “rigged” election won’t get him anywhere.
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palmerreport--2020-08-31--Donald Trump caught in huge lie involving Jacob Blake’s family

It ’ s already clear that Donald Trump ’ s visit to Wisconsin this week isn ’ t going to @ @ @ @ @ polls .
He ’ s only doing it because he wants to make the Bertie @ @ @ @ @ hope of breaking your spirit in the process .
Unfortunately for him , Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ is falling apart already .
Trump held a press conference today and claimed that while @ @ @ @ @ to meet with the family of Jacob Blake , he did speak with the family @ @ @ @ @ the family is now confirming to CNN that they don ’ t even have a @ @ @ @ @ prevailing narrative about Trump ’ s trip is that he ’ s lying about the @ @ @ @ @ This guy always finds a way to blow it .

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It’s already clear that Donald Trump’s visit to Wisconsin this week isn’t going to help him any In the polls. He’s only doing it because he wants to make the entire situation worse, in the hope of breaking your spirit in the process. Unfortunately for him, Trump’s narrative behind the trip is falling apart already.
Trump held a press conference today and claimed that while he’s not planning to meet with the family of Jacob Blake, he did speak with the family’s pastor. But the family is now confirming to CNN that they don’t even have a pastor. So now the prevailing narrative about Trump’s trip is that he’s lying about the victim’s family. This guy always finds a way to blow it.
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palmerreport--2020-08-31--Turns out Donald Trump’s visit to Walter Reed was for a serious health issue – and Mike Pence nearly

Turns out Donald Trump’s visit to Walter Reed was for a serious health issue – and Mike Pence nearly had to take over

One of the surest signs that an increasing number of people around Donald Trump aren ’ t expecting him to win , and don ’ t even necessarily want him to win : they ’ re leaking dirt about him like a sieve as election day approaches .
The latest leak centers around Trump ’ s mysterious visit to Walter Reed Medical Center , which his handlers then tried to cover up with a series of lies .
No one ever believed that Trump suddenly decided to be rushed to the hospital just so he could complete a portion of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was simply bored that day , as his handlers have long ludicrously claimed .
The question was what really happened during that visit , and why his handlers were so desperate to cover it up .
Now we ’ re getting some answers from the inside .
Someone in Donald Trump ’ s orbit has leaked to New York Times journalist Michael S. Schmidt that whatever was going on with Trump ’ s Walter Reed incident , Mike Pence was asked to be “ on standby ” to take over the presidency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a “ procedure ” under anesthesia .
This means that whatever health issue prompted Trump ’ s hospital run , it was dire enough that his medical handlers thought he might end up needing emergency surgery .
There are various of kinds of health emergencies that can require emergency surgery and anesthetization , and there ’ s probably no point in guessing what specific health emergency Donald Trump was having that night .
But it ’ s definitely worth noting that in the nine months since Trump ’ s Walter Reed incident , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in visible and steady decline .
Whatever went wrong with Trump ’ s health during that incident , he clearly never recovered from it – and it appears to be getting worse .

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One of the surest signs that an increasing number of people around Donald Trump aren’t expecting him to win, and don’t even necessarily want him to win: they’re leaking dirt about him like a sieve as election day approaches. The latest leak centers around Trump’s mysterious visit to Walter Reed Medical Center, which his handlers then tried to cover up with a series of lies.
No one ever believed that Trump suddenly decided to be rushed to the hospital just so he could complete a portion of his annual physical three months early because he was simply bored that day, as his handlers have long ludicrously claimed. The question was what really happened during that visit, and why his handlers were so desperate to cover it up. Now we’re getting some answers from the inside.
Someone in Donald Trump’s orbit has leaked to New York Times journalist Michael S. Schmidt that whatever was going on with Trump’s Walter Reed incident, Mike Pence was asked to be “on standby” to take over the presidency if Trump ended up having to undergo a “procedure” under anesthesia. This means that whatever health issue prompted Trump’s hospital run, it was dire enough that his medical handlers thought he might end up needing emergency surgery.
There are various of kinds of health emergencies that can require emergency surgery and anesthetization, and there’s probably no point in guessing what specific health emergency Donald Trump was having that night. But it’s definitely worth noting that in the nine months since Trump’s Walter Reed incident, his physical and cognitive health has been in visible and steady decline. Whatever went wrong with Trump’s health during that incident, he clearly never recovered from it – and it appears to be getting worse.
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palmerreport--2020-08-31--I warned you they’d pull this stunt

I warned you they’d pull this stunt

Nearly every poll thus far says that Donald Trump did not get a traditional post-convention bounce .
The singular exception @ @ @ @ @ which says that Trump went up 2 points , but is still losing .
These @ @ @ @ @ ; it ’ s why you look at the average of the polls , and @ @ @ @ @ when you want to see a trend .
But various pundits , on TV and @ @ @ @ @ that this one poll somehow means Trump is secretly winning or something .
I warned @ @ @ @ @ pull this precise stunt this week .
How did I know ?
It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ They ’ re trying to scare you into staying tuned in all day , because @ @ @ @ @ Your job is to not fall for this crap , and instead spend your time @ @ @ @ @ Biden .

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Nearly every poll thus far says that Donald Trump did not get a traditional post-convention bounce. The singular exception is the Emerson poll, which says that Trump went up 2 points, but is still losing. These kinds of variances always happen; it’s why you look at the average of the polls, and never any one poll, when you want to see a trend.
But various pundits, on TV and online, are now insisting that this one poll somehow means Trump is secretly winning or something. I warned you that they’d pull this precise stunt this week. How did I know? It’s what they always do. They’re trying to scare you into staying tuned in all day, because they want the ratings. Your job is to not fall for this crap, and instead spend your time phone banking and volunteering for Biden.
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palmerreport--2020-08-31--Joe Biden just seized on one of Donald Trump’s biggest mistakes

Joe Biden just delivered a nationally televised speech about civil unrest in the United States , and his speech is bound to send shockwaves .
The rest of the news cycle will be dominated by what Biden had to say about bringing the country together , and about why Donald Trump is at fault for the current unrest .
In so doing , Biden also seized on one of Trump ’ s big mistakes .
Biden ’ s speech was big news today because he hadn ’ t given a national speech in a week .
He ’ s picking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it count .
He knows that people only tune in to hear you speak about something if you ’ re not already constantly speaking about it .
Contrast this with Donald Trump , who keeps holding national press conferences and keeps constantly running his mouth , even when he has nothing to say .
There ’ s a reason the TV ratings for Trump ’ s Republican convention were so low .
People are tired of hearing from him .
The public is tuning him out .
Real leaders only speak when something @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is no leader , of course .
One of his biggest mistakes is that he constantly runs his mouth in narcissistic fashion , meaning he can ’ t get people to tune in and care even when he does think he has something to say .

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Joe Biden just delivered a nationally televised speech about civil unrest in the United States, and his speech is bound to send shockwaves. The rest of the news cycle will be dominated by what Biden had to say about bringing the country together, and about why Donald Trump is at fault for the current unrest. In so doing, Biden also seized on one of Trump’s big mistakes.
Biden’s speech was big news today because he hadn’t given a national speech in a week. He’s picking his spots and he’s making it count. He knows that people only tune in to hear you speak about something if you’re not already constantly speaking about it.
Contrast this with Donald Trump, who keeps holding national press conferences and keeps constantly running his mouth, even when he has nothing to say. There’s a reason the TV ratings for Trump’s Republican convention were so low. People are tired of hearing from him. The public is tuning him out.
Real leaders only speak when something needs to be said. Donald Trump is no leader, of course. One of his biggest mistakes is that he constantly runs his mouth in narcissistic fashion, meaning he can’t get people to tune in and care even when he does think he has something to say.
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palmerreport--2020-08-31--Bill Maher completely jumps the shark

Bill Maher completely jumps the shark

Many would argue that Bill Maher jumped the shark a long time ago , thanks to his frequent and unacceptable remarks about women , Muslims , and other groups .
But a lot of liberals still watch him , because even though he ’ s an offensive jerk , he ’ s on our side – or is he ?
Maher must be feeling like he ’ s not getting enough attention lately , because he ’ s now invoking one of the oldest and most dishonest of tropes in all of political punditry : tell the liberals they ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ll all come flocking in to find out why .
Of course Maher isn ’ t offering any real reason for this supposed revelation that Trump is magically and secretly winning .
He doesn ’ t need one .
This tactic is not about educating you .
It ’ s not about motivating you to work harder .
It ’ s about making you believe that your candidate is secretly losing , and brainwashing you into believing that the only way your candidate can win is if you spend every day listening @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re secretly losing .
When you step back from it , you realize how utterly asinine the whole thing is .
No one ever won an election by watching a TV show .
Elections are won through voter registration , phone banking , volunteering – not by listening to people like Bill Maher or Michael Moore bloviate about how we ’ re going to lose no matter what .
The whole thing is so preposterous .
These types always predict the Republican will win .
Then , the 50 % of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their “ correct ” prediction to land TV spots , sell books , and paint themselves as a modern day Nostradamus .
It ’ s Three-card Monte disguised as political punditry .
And yet fading pundits continue to rely on this old trope , because it keeps working .
First you convince your audience the Democrat is losing .
Then you convince your audience that the Democrat will only magically win if they keep watching that particular pundit ’ s doomsday prophecies on TV .
Then they convince their audience that if anyone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that we ’ re actually not losing , that person isn ’ t being “ vigilant ” enough , or selling “ false hope.
” This “ cult of losing ” on the liberal side is really no less ridiculous , and no less based in fiction , than the cults that follow Fox News or Donald Trump .
It ’ s also incredibly harmful .
No one ever won an election by running around telling anyone who will listen about how their candidate is going to lose .
That kind of rhetoric @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is ever motivated to go vote for or volunteer for someone they think is going to lose anyway .
Sadly , thanks to the perverted notion of “ vigilance ” that most of these doomsday pundits base their narratives around , it can be incredibly hard to break the cycle .
But we all need to understand that the people on our side running around yelling “ We ’ re gon na lose ” are the most dangerous liability that we face .
These types cost us elections .
But people like Bill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to play up this harmful lunacy , because they know it ’ ll boost their TV ratings .
The only way to end the cycle is to stop watching .
No one with low ratings stays on TV for very long .

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Many would argue that Bill Maher jumped the shark a long time ago, thanks to his frequent and unacceptable remarks about women, Muslims, and other groups. But a lot of liberals still watch him, because even though he’s an offensive jerk, he’s on our side – or is he?
Maher must be feeling like he’s not getting enough attention lately, because he’s now invoking one of the oldest and most dishonest of tropes in all of political punditry: tell the liberals they’re losing the election, and they’ll all come flocking in to find out why. Of course Maher isn’t offering any real reason for this supposed revelation that Trump is magically and secretly winning. He doesn’t need one.
This tactic is not about educating you. It’s not about motivating you to work harder. It’s about making you believe that your candidate is secretly losing, and brainwashing you into believing that the only way your candidate can win is if you spend every day listening to that guy tell you that you’re secretly losing.
When you step back from it, you realize how utterly asinine the whole thing is. No one ever won an election by watching a TV show. Elections are won through voter registration, phone banking, volunteering – not by listening to people like Bill Maher or Michael Moore bloviate about how we’re going to lose no matter what. The whole thing is so preposterous. These types always predict the Republican will win. Then, the 50% of the time the Republican wins, they use their “correct” prediction to land TV spots, sell books, and paint themselves as a modern day Nostradamus. It’s Three-card Monte disguised as political punditry.
And yet fading pundits continue to rely on this old trope, because it keeps working. First you convince your audience the Democrat is losing. Then you convince your audience that the Democrat will only magically win if they keep watching that particular pundit’s doomsday prophecies on TV. Then they convince their audience that if anyone shows up with the facts and explains that we’re actually not losing, that person isn’t being “vigilant” enough, or selling “false hope.”
This “cult of losing” on the liberal side is really no less ridiculous, and no less based in fiction, than the cults that follow Fox News or Donald Trump. It’s also incredibly harmful. No one ever won an election by running around telling anyone who will listen about how their candidate is going to lose. That kind of rhetoric costs your candidate votes. No one is ever motivated to go vote for or volunteer for someone they think is going to lose anyway.
Sadly, thanks to the perverted notion of “vigilance” that most of these doomsday pundits base their narratives around, it can be incredibly hard to break the cycle. But we all need to understand that the people on our side running around yelling “We’re gonna lose” are the most dangerous liability that we face. These types cost us elections. But people like Bill Maher and Michael Moore are perfectly willing to play up this harmful lunacy, because they know it’ll boost their TV ratings. The only way to end the cycle is to stop watching. No one with low ratings stays on TV for very long.
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palmerreport--2020-08-31--Donald Trump suddenly has a HUGE Michael Flynn problem

The full bench of the U.S. Court of Appeals issued an 8-2 ruling today that the criminal case against Michael Flynn can proceed , and that Judge Sullivan is free to handle it however he wants .
This is the latest reminder that the majority of Bill Barr ’ s corrupt schemes end up failing , and Barr isn ’ t very good at this .
It also means Donald Trump is stuck in a no-win situation .
Based on everything that has transpired in Judge Sullivan ’ s handling of this case up to this point , it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Michael Flynn ’ s original plea deal intact , and sentence Flynn to prison .
The original deal called for zero to six months , but because Flynn has so throughly sabotaged the deal from his end , Sullivan could end up giving him a lot more than six months .
That ’ s where it becomes a problem for Trump .
Yes , Donald Trump can try pardoning Michael Flynn .
But if Trump does it at this time , under these circumstances , under this spotlight , it could end up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ turn against him .
And if Trump decides to let Flynn rot , Flynn could end up spilling his guts about the Trump-Russia plot they carried out together .
We ’ ll see how Donald Trump decides to play it , but either way this is a huge problem for him .
The whole reason Trump had Bill Barr try to sabotage the Flynn case from within was that Trump didn ’ t want to be backed into a corner where he had to make a no-win decision about pardoning Flynn .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much hoping wouldn ’ t come .
Another thing to keep in mind is that because Michael Flynn sabotaged his plea deal , the DOJ is free to hit him with the additional criminal charges that he avoided by cutting the deal in the first place .
So if even if Trump pardons Flynn , and Trump loses the election , there ’ s a good chance the next iteration of the DOJ will put Flynn in prison anyway – and it could be a lot longer than six months .
If Flynn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quietly serve his sentence now , and hope everyone has forgotten about him by the time Trump is defeated .

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The full bench of the U.S. Court of Appeals issued an 8-2 ruling today that the criminal case against Michael Flynn can proceed, and that Judge Sullivan is free to handle it however he wants. This is the latest reminder that the majority of Bill Barr’s corrupt schemes end up failing, and Barr isn’t very good at this. It also means Donald Trump is stuck in a no-win situation.
Based on everything that has transpired in Judge Sullivan’s handling of this case up to this point, it’s likely that he’ll keep Michael Flynn’s original plea deal intact, and sentence Flynn to prison. The original deal called for zero to six months, but because Flynn has so throughly sabotaged the deal from his end, Sullivan could end up giving him a lot more than six months. That’s where it becomes a problem for Trump.
Yes, Donald Trump can try pardoning Michael Flynn. But if Trump does it at this time, under these circumstances, under this spotlight, it could end up causing some voters in the middle to turn against him. And if Trump decides to let Flynn rot, Flynn could end up spilling his guts about the Trump-Russia plot they carried out together.
We’ll see how Donald Trump decides to play it, but either way this is a huge problem for him. The whole reason Trump had Bill Barr try to sabotage the Flynn case from within was that Trump didn’t want to be backed into a corner where he had to make a no-win decision about pardoning Flynn. This is a day that Trump was very much hoping wouldn’t come.
Another thing to keep in mind is that because Michael Flynn sabotaged his plea deal, the DOJ is free to hit him with the additional criminal charges that he avoided by cutting the deal in the first place. So if even if Trump pardons Flynn, and Trump loses the election, there’s a good chance the next iteration of the DOJ will put Flynn in prison anyway – and it could be a lot longer than six months. If Flynn were smart, he’d go quietly serve his sentence now, and hope everyone has forgotten about him by the time Trump is defeated.
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palmerreport--2020-08-31--Michael Flynn and Bill Barr just lost big time

The U.S. appeals court just ruled 8-2 against Michael Flynn .
The case against Flynn now goes back to Judge @ @ @ @ @ whatever he wants with it .
Bill Barr has once again failed in his latest @ @ @ @ @ I told you this guy doesn ’ t have a magic wand .
This is @ @ @ @

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The U.S. appeals court just ruled 8-2 against Michael Flynn. The case against Flynn now goes back to Judge Sullivan, who can do whatever he wants with it. Bill Barr has once again failed in his latest attempt at perverting justice. I told you this guy doesn’t have a magic wand. This is a developing story.
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palmerreport--2020-08-31--Donald Trump is trying to make it even worse

Donald Trump is not content to create discord among the American people with his divisive rhetoric and behavior .
He is concerned that those actions will not be enough to get him re-elected in 2020 .
As a result , he has been doing whatever he can to interfere in the upcoming election .
This man is determined to be re-elected , even if most Americans do not want him in office .
In 2016 , Hillary Clinton received 3,000,000 more votes than Trump , but the electoral college put him in office .
He is not taking chances this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ despicable methods that he can , including overturning decades of procedure .
According to CNN , “ president ” Trump ’ s latest scheme involves shutting Congress out of the election security process by refusing to brief them .
Trump is , once again , overstepping his boundaries and is dismantling decades of protocol for his own personal gain .
As CNN points out , this is merely one in a long line of Trump ’ s actions seeking to ensure his re-election .
The pandemic is raging , and many people are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What does our “ president ” do ?
Install his lackey at the USPS to begin crippling the mail system to compromise mail-in voting .
Trump always has an explanation for his machinations , but we know those explanations are just like him : full of hot air .
Trump claims that he has stopped briefings because of potential “ leaks ” from Congress .
First , as Senator Angus King , an independent from Maine , pointed out to Wolf Blitzer , there has never in history been any type of “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intelligence .
That claim makes no sense .
Second , Senator King points out that the American people pay for intelligence collection and we , accordingly , should have access to such information .
King said : “ It ’ s a real slap in the face to the American people.
” Since when has Trump given one damn about slapping us in the face ?
It is all about him and his grifter family getting what they want .
Trump has spent millions of taxpayer dollars golfing at his own properties , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Huffington Post reported just a few days ago that Trump Jr. and his girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle took a trip to Paris on the taxpayer dime to the tune of a minimum of $ 64,000 .
God only knows what Ivanka and Jared are getting in addition to their lavish salaries — lavish because neither of them has a clue what they are doing , so if they are making $ 5 , it is $ 5 too much .
Donald Trump ’ s desire to retain the presidency is clear .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he brought his useless family along for the ride so that they can receive perks on taxpayer dollars .
Regardless of what Trump comes up with next , we must vote in numbers that will allow us to overcome his treachery and his inevitable complaints that the election is rigged .

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Donald Trump is not content to create discord among the American people with his divisive rhetoric and behavior. He is concerned that those actions will not be enough to get him re-elected in 2020. As a result, he has been doing whatever he can to interfere in the upcoming election. This man is determined to be re-elected, even if most Americans do not want him in office. In 2016, Hillary Clinton received 3,000,000 more votes than Trump, but the electoral college put him in office. He is not taking chances this time around and is employing the most despicable methods that he can, including overturning decades of procedure.
According to CNN, “president” Trump’s latest scheme involves shutting Congress out of the election security process by refusing to brief them. Trump is, once again, overstepping his boundaries and is dismantling decades of protocol for his own personal gain. As CNN points out, this is merely one in a long line of Trump’s actions seeking to ensure his re-election.
The pandemic is raging, and many people are frankly afraid to vote in person. What does our “president” do? Install his lackey at the USPS to begin crippling the mail system to compromise mail-in voting. Trump always has an explanation for his machinations, but we know those explanations are just like him: full of hot air. Trump claims that he has stopped briefings because of potential “leaks” from Congress. First, as Senator Angus King, an independent from Maine, pointed out to Wolf Blitzer, there has never in history been any type of “leaks” from Congress with respect to intelligence. That claim makes no sense.
Second, Senator King points out that the American people pay for intelligence collection and we, accordingly, should have access to such information. King said: “It’s a real slap in the face to the American people.” Since when has Trump given one damn about slapping us in the face? It is all about him and his grifter family getting what they want.
Trump has spent millions of taxpayer dollars golfing at his own properties, all of which goes into his pockets. Huffington Post reported just a few days ago that Trump Jr. and his girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle took a trip to Paris on the taxpayer dime to the tune of a minimum of $64,000. God only knows what Ivanka and Jared are getting in addition to their lavish salaries — lavish because neither of them has a clue what they are doing, so if they are making $5, it is $5 too much.
Donald Trump’s desire to retain the presidency is clear. He has embezzled millions from it, and he brought his useless family along for the ride so that they can receive perks on taxpayer dollars. Regardless of what Trump comes up with next, we must vote in numbers that will allow us to overcome his treachery and his inevitable complaints that the election is rigged.
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palmerreport--2020-08-31--Steve Scalise forced to cave after getting caught posting doctored video

In the latest reminder that there are no limits to how low Donald Trump ’ s allies will sink to try to salvage his failing 2020 bid , Republican Congressman Steve Scalise tweeted a doctored video on Sunday that set off a furor .
It showed footage of health care advocate Ady Barkan , an ALS patient who speaks with a computerized voice .
Scalise ’ s video added words to Barkan ’ s computerized voice that Barkan never said .
Ady Barkan tweeted this in response to Scalise ’ s deranged fake video : “ These are not my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to speak , but not my agency or my thoughts .
You and your team have doctored my words for your own political gain .
Please remove this video immediately .
You owe the entire disability community an apology.
” Leaders from Joe Biden to Nancy Pelosi quickly condemned Steve Scalise and demanded that he delete the video .
Twitter slapped a “ manipulated media ” warning on Scalise ’ s video , but didn ’ t delete it outright .
Finally , late on Sunday night , Scalise deleted the tweet and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clip of Barkan from the video going forward .
Score one for the good guys .
Scalise is a scumbag .

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In the latest reminder that there are no limits to how low Donald Trump’s allies will sink to try to salvage his failing 2020 bid, Republican Congressman Steve Scalise tweeted a doctored video on Sunday that set off a furor. It showed footage of health care advocate Ady Barkan, an ALS patient who speaks with a computerized voice. Scalise’s video added words to Barkan’s computerized voice that Barkan never said.
Ady Barkan tweeted this in response to Scalise’s deranged fake video: “These are not my words. I have lost my ability to speak, but not my agency or my thoughts. You and your team have doctored my words for your own political gain. Please remove this video immediately. You owe the entire disability community an apology.”
Leaders from Joe Biden to Nancy Pelosi quickly condemned Steve Scalise and demanded that he delete the video. Twitter slapped a “manipulated media” warning on Scalise’s video, but didn’t delete it outright. Finally, late on Sunday night, Scalise deleted the tweet and announced that he would remove the doctored clip of Barkan from the video going forward. Score one for the good guys. Scalise is a scumbag.
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palmerreport--2020-08-31--The real reason Donald Trump is going to Kenosha

Donald Trump ’ s trip to Kenosha won ’ t cause him to go up in the polls one bit , and he knows it .
He ’ s just trying to bait you into thinking it ’ s part of some secret evil genius plan to win the election , so you ’ ll give up and stop putting in the work required to win .
Don ’ t fall for it .
If Trump knew how to make his poll numbers go up , he ’ d have done it by now .
No one languishes out of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ toast and he knows it .
The only trick left up his sleeve is to try to convince us that we ’ re the ones who are toast , so we ’ ll give up before he loses .
If we don ’ t fall for Trump ’ s mind games , then he ’ ll have wasted his time playing them for nothing .
Meanwhile we can help expand Joe Biden ’ s lead by spending our time on voter registration and campaign volunteering .
Those are the kinds of things that @ @ @ @

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Donald Trump’s trip to Kenosha won’t cause him to go up in the polls one bit, and he knows it. He’s just trying to bait you into thinking it’s part of some secret evil genius plan to win the election, so you’ll give up and stop putting in the work required to win. Don’t fall for it.
If Trump knew how to make his poll numbers go up, he’d have done it by now. No one languishes out of contention on purpose. He’s toast and he knows it. The only trick left up his sleeve is to try to convince us that we’re the ones who are toast, so we’ll give up before he loses.
If we don’t fall for Trump’s mind games, then he’ll have wasted his time playing them for nothing. Meanwhile we can help expand Joe Biden’s lead by spending our time on voter registration and campaign volunteering. Those are the kinds of things that actually decide election.
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palmerreport--2020-09-01--Donald Trump’s health is in freefall

Donald Trump’s health is in freefall

Just how corrupt and scandalous is Donald Trump ?
We just learned that his Walter Reed health emergency was so @ @ @ @ @ standby to take over the country , and he lied to the American public to @ @ @ @ @ it wasn ’ t even Trump ’ s biggest scandal of the day .
This @ @ @ @ @ went on Fox News on Monday night and compared shooting someone in the back several @ @ @ @ @ shot .
It served as a timely reminder that whatever went wrong with Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ , it wasn ’ t just physical , it also affected him cognitively – and @ @ @ @ @ Trump couldn ’ t be any more corrupt , senile , deranged , and unfit @ @ @ @ @

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Just how corrupt and scandalous is Donald Trump? We just learned that his Walter Reed health emergency was so serious that Pence was on standby to take over the country, and he lied to the American public to cover it up – and it wasn’t even Trump’s biggest scandal of the day.
This comes even as Donald Trump went on Fox News on Monday night and compared shooting someone in the back several times to missing a golf shot. It served as a timely reminder that whatever went wrong with Trump’s health nine months ago, it wasn’t just physical, it also affected him cognitively – and he never did recover. Trump couldn’t be any more corrupt, senile, deranged, and unfit. Vote him out!
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palmerreport--2020-09-01--Donald Trump just went on Fox News and made it even worse for himself

Donald Trump had a bad day on Monday to say the least .
Joe Biden shellacked him with a powerful and memorable speech .
Trump ’ s own lawyers admitted in a court filing that they ’ re afraid he ’ ll be criminally indicted .
And new polling suggests that Trump is losing the military vote .
Trump ’ s Monday afternoon press briefing was a tepid disaster .
Then he went on Fox News on Monday night and made it all even worse for himself .
Trump sat down with Fox News host Laura Ingraham and said this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do ten thousand great acts , which is what they do , and one bad apple , or a choker , you know , a choker , they choke .
Shooting the guy , shooting the guy in the back many times … but they choke , just like in a golf tournament they miss a three foot putt.
” At that point Trump was so derangedly off the rails that even Ingraham felt compelled to jump in to try to save him , cutting him off and insisting that “ You ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after Trump had just finished comparing it to golf .
If Donald Trump were looking for a legitimate analogy here , “ choking ” would be when a police officer tries to shoot a suspect from close range in a justified shooting but misses the shot .
What happened in Kenosha would be the equivalent of a golfer purposely hitting another player in the head with his club .
In any case , Trump just compared racist murder to missing a golf shot , which means he just made things worse for himself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to be enough for him .
Now they ’ ll include the golf thing .

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Donald Trump had a bad day on Monday to say the least. Joe Biden shellacked him with a powerful and memorable speech. Trump’s own lawyers admitted in a court filing that they’re afraid he’ll be criminally indicted. And new polling suggests that Trump is losing the military vote. Trump’s Monday afternoon press briefing was a tepid disaster. Then he went on Fox News on Monday night and made it all even worse for himself.
Trump sat down with Fox News host Laura Ingraham and said this about the police: “They can do ten thousand great acts, which is what they do, and one bad apple, or a choker, you know, a choker, they choke. Shooting the guy, shooting the guy in the back many times … but they choke, just like in a golf tournament they miss a three foot putt.”
At that point Trump was so derangedly off the rails that even Ingraham felt compelled to jump in to try to save him, cutting him off and insisting that “You’re not comparing it to golf” after Trump had just finished comparing it to golf.
If Donald Trump were looking for a legitimate analogy here, “choking” would be when a police officer tries to shoot a suspect from close range in a justified shooting but misses the shot. What happened in Kenosha would be the equivalent of a golfer purposely hitting another player in the head with his club. In any case, Trump just compared racist murder to missing a golf shot, which means he just made things worse for himself. Tuesday’s headlines were already going to be enough for him. Now they’ll include the golf thing.
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palmerreport--2020-09-01--Donald Trump just got bulldozed

Donald Trump just got bulldozed

Every few days Donald Trump just tweets the words “ LAW & ORDER , ” with no context , as if it had any real political meaning .
These tweets are usually met with derision , both because Trump is a criminal who has shown no respect for law and order since he took office , and because Trump doesn ’ t appear to know that he ’ s repeatedly yelling the name of a TV show .
During his speech today , Joe Biden harped on the fact that Donald Trump , who keeps stoking racial violence in this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should be talking about law and order .
But it was Princess Bride star Cary Elwes who brought down the house tonight when he threw a famous line from his own movie at Trump : “ You keep using those words .
I do not think they mean what you think they mean.
” You can ’ t get much more perfect than that .
Some observers will surely point out that it was actually Cary Elwes ’ co-star Mandy Patinkin who spoke the movie line in question .
As it turns out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump out .
He recently urged young and healthy people to volunteer to work at polling places on election day , through a group called Power The Polls .

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Every few days Donald Trump just tweets the words “LAW & ORDER,” with no context, as if it had any real political meaning. These tweets are usually met with derision, both because Trump is a criminal who has shown no respect for law and order since he took office, and because Trump doesn’t appear to know that he’s repeatedly yelling the name of a TV show.
During his speech today, Joe Biden harped on the fact that Donald Trump, who keeps stoking racial violence in this country, is the last person who should be talking about law and order. But it was Princess Bride star Cary Elwes who brought down the house tonight when he threw a famous line from his own movie at Trump: “You keep using those words. I do not think they mean what you think they mean.”
You can’t get much more perfect than that. Some observers will surely point out that it was actually Cary Elwes’ co-star Mandy Patinkin who spoke the movie line in question. As it turns out, Patinkin also wants you to vote Trump out. He recently urged young and healthy people to volunteer to work at polling places on election day, through a group called Power The Polls.
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palmerreport--2020-09-01--Donald Trump’s lawyers just tipped off in court that they fear New York could indict him before the

Donald Trump’s lawyers just tipped off in court that they fear New York could indict him before the election

Donald Trump has already lost the Supreme Court ruling over his tax returns , but his lawyers are still filing dead-end motions in the hope of stalling things a bit before Trump ’ s accounting firm ultimately hands the tax returns over to the Manhattan District Attorney .
Trump ’ s latest court filings over the matter just gave something away .
As Palmer Report is fond of pointing out , grand juries literally only exist for one reason : to bring criminal indictments against people .
As soon as it became public knowledge that the New York grand jury @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it meant by definition that the grand jury was in the process of indicting Trump on state charges .
One of the big questions has been whether the grand jury will indict Trump before the election .
It turns out Trump ’ s lawyers are worried about this scenario .
In their new court filing , Trump ’ s lawyers specifically stated their fear that if the New York grand jury indicts Trump before the election , the contents of his tax returns could end up becoming public knowledge as part of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voters could be swayed to vote against Trump based on what ’ s in his tax returns .
This argument alone reveals just how backed into a corner Donald Trump is .
His lawyers are flat out publicly admitting that Trump ’ s tax returns are ugly enough , their contents could cause people to vote against him .
Perhaps more importantly , they ’ re admitting that they fear New York will indict Trump before the election .
Even if New York can ’ t physically arrest Donald Trump before the election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the White House , Trump being indicted would go a long way to convincing voters in the middle that he really is a criminal who needs to be voted out .
And of course it means that if Trump loses , he ’ s going to prison .

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Donald Trump has already lost the Supreme Court ruling over his tax returns, but his lawyers are still filing dead-end motions in the hope of stalling things a bit before Trump’s accounting firm ultimately hands the tax returns over to the Manhattan District Attorney. Trump’s latest court filings over the matter just gave something away.
As Palmer Report is fond of pointing out, grand juries literally only exist for one reason: to bring criminal indictments against people. As soon as it became public knowledge that the New York grand jury was seeking Trump’s tax returns, it meant by definition that the grand jury was in the process of indicting Trump on state charges. One of the big questions has been whether the grand jury will indict Trump before the election. It turns out Trump’s lawyers are worried about this scenario.
In their new court filing, Trump’s lawyers specifically stated their fear that if the New York grand jury indicts Trump before the election, the contents of his tax returns could end up becoming public knowledge as part of the indictment filing. In such case voters could be swayed to vote against Trump based on what’s in his tax returns.
This argument alone reveals just how backed into a corner Donald Trump is. His lawyers are flat out publicly admitting that Trump’s tax returns are ugly enough, their contents could cause people to vote against him. Perhaps more importantly, they’re admitting that they fear New York will indict Trump before the election.
Even if New York can’t physically arrest Donald Trump before the election because he’s holed up in the White House, Trump being indicted would go a long way to convincing voters in the middle that he really is a criminal who needs to be voted out. And of course it means that if Trump loses, he’s going to prison.
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palmerreport--2020-09-02--Rachel Maddow reveals just how many people in Trump’s orbit are being taken down by Michael Cohen

Michael Cohen ’ s new tell-all book about Donald Trump is set to drop in a week .
What makes Cohen ’ s book different is that , unlike a lot of people in Trump ’ s orbit , Cohen dutifully testified and cooperated with prosecutors when he was asked to .
Now , even as the book launches , multiple criminal cases initiated by Cohen are coming to a head , as revealed by Rachel Maddow tonight .
Maddow opened her MSNBC show with the breaking news that Donald Trump ’ s pal Elliott Broidy , who once used @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is on the verge of being criminally indicted and is discussing a plea deal .
It appears that Cohen ’ s cooperation has played at least some role in the criminal case against Broidy .
Then Maddow moved on to the new book by Melania Trump ’ s former friend Stephanie Winston Wolkoff .
The book reveals that the criminal investigation into Trump inauguration financial fraud began when Michael Cohen secretly recorded Wolkoff while she discussed her concerns about where all the money was going .
This left Wolkoff with no choice but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and in her book she reveals that she ’ s working with prosecutors in three different ongoing criminal cases .
There ’ s an irony in that Michael Cohen just got out of prison , and now some of the people he testified against are on the verge of going to prison .
The real kicker will be how much Cohen has been able to reveal about these criminal cases in his book , which is available for preorder now .

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Michael Cohen’s new tell-all book about Donald Trump is set to drop in a week. What makes Cohen’s book different is that, unlike a lot of people in Trump’s orbit, Cohen dutifully testified and cooperated with prosecutors when he was asked to. Now, even as the book launches, multiple criminal cases initiated by Cohen are coming to a head, as revealed by Rachel Maddow tonight.
Maddow opened her MSNBC show with the breaking news that Donald Trump’s pal Elliott Broidy, who once used Michael Cohen to silence his mistress, is on the verge of being criminally indicted and is discussing a plea deal. It appears that Cohen’s cooperation has played at least some role in the criminal case against Broidy.
Then Maddow moved on to the new book by Melania Trump’s former friend Stephanie Winston Wolkoff. The book reveals that the criminal investigation into Trump inauguration financial fraud began when Michael Cohen secretly recorded Wolkoff while she discussed her concerns about where all the money was going. This left Wolkoff with no choice but to cooperate with prosecutors as well – and in her book she reveals that she’s working with prosecutors in three different ongoing criminal cases.
There’s an irony in that Michael Cohen just got out of prison, and now some of the people he testified against are on the verge of going to prison. The real kicker will be how much Cohen has been able to reveal about these criminal cases in his book, which is available for preorder now.
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palmerreport--2020-09-02--Donald Trump’s alleged stroke could turn the entire 2020 election upside down

When Donald Trump tweeted today that he had not had a “ series of mini-strokes ” in relation to his Walter Reed visit last November , his oddly specific denial – of something that hadn ’ t even been reported – felt like a de facto confirmation that he did in fact have a series of mini-strokes in November .
Let ’ s be clear here .
Plenty of strokes are mild .
Plenty of people have strokes , recover well , and go on to do great things .
Donald Trump ’ s ( alleged ) stroke does not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ does disqualify Trump is that he went out of his way to dishonestly cover it up , even going so far as to claim that he only went to the hospital because he wanted to get a jump on his annual physical .
What if his stroke did severely impact him ?
He ’ s spent the past nine months frequently displaying physical and cognitive health issues in public .
Something is still wrong with him .
Thanks to his lies , we don ’ t get to know what it is .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ least one person in Donald Trump ’ s current or former inner circle was willing to leak to the New York Times that Trump ’ s Walter Reed trip was due to a severe health issue .
These kinds of leaks tend to snowball , particularly now that Trump is seemingly lying about what really happened , which could prompt other insiders to leak more details about the truth .
If it turns out Trump really has been covering up a stroke for the past nine months , it could turn the entire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just for him .
Here ’ s something to consider .
Donald Trump ’ s alleged stroke happened in November of 2019 .
Fifty-two Republican Senators then voted to acquit Trump two months later in February of 2020 .
It ’ s bad enough they let him remain in office when they knew he was guilty in his Ukraine criminal scandal .
What if some of them let him remain in office when they knew he was covering up a major health issue ?
Some of these Republican Senators are particularly close to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stroke , it ’ s difficult to imagine that he could have kept it hidden from his Senate GOP allies .
Some of them are up for reelection right now .
What if it leaks out that they voted to acquit him when they knew he was medically incapable of doing the job ?
For that matter , did Mike Pence know ?
How deep does this rabbit hole go ?

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When Donald Trump tweeted today that he had not had a “series of mini-strokes” in relation to his Walter Reed visit last November, his oddly specific denial – of something that hadn’t even been reported – felt like a de facto confirmation that he did in fact have a series of mini-strokes in November.
Let’s be clear here. Plenty of strokes are mild. Plenty of people have strokes, recover well, and go on to do great things. Donald Trump’s (alleged) stroke does not automatically disqualify him from office. What does disqualify Trump is that he went out of his way to dishonestly cover it up, even going so far as to claim that he only went to the hospital because he wanted to get a jump on his annual physical. What if his stroke did severely impact him? He’s spent the past nine months frequently displaying physical and cognitive health issues in public. Something is still wrong with him. Thanks to his lies, we don’t get to know what it is.
What we do know is that at least one person in Donald Trump’s current or former inner circle was willing to leak to the New York Times that Trump’s Walter Reed trip was due to a severe health issue. These kinds of leaks tend to snowball, particularly now that Trump is seemingly lying about what really happened, which could prompt other insiders to leak more details about the truth. If it turns out Trump really has been covering up a stroke for the past nine months, it could turn the entire 2020 election upside down – and not just for him.
Here’s something to consider. Donald Trump’s alleged stroke happened in November of 2019. Fifty-two Republican Senators then voted to acquit Trump two months later in February of 2020. It’s bad enough they let him remain in office when they knew he was guilty in his Ukraine criminal scandal. What if some of them let him remain in office when they knew he was covering up a major health issue?
Some of these Republican Senators are particularly close to Donald Trump. If he had a stroke, it’s difficult to imagine that he could have kept it hidden from his Senate GOP allies. Some of them are up for reelection right now. What if it leaks out that they voted to acquit him when they knew he was medically incapable of doing the job? For that matter, did Mike Pence know? How deep does this rabbit hole go?
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palmerreport--2020-09-02--Donald Trump’s Peter Principle

Donald Trump’s Peter Principle

Any successful entrepreneur , any legitimately self-made man or woman , will tell you that one indispensable tool in their toolbox is their ability to identify and mimic what other successful people do .
It is a lesson Donald Trump never learned because Trump is not a businessman , he is a business failure .
Trump ’ s counterfeit success in business has come strictly from massive outside infusions of cash from his father and through leveraging criminal behavior .
Trump created nothing lasting and he followed no established principles of success .
He took his father ’ s gifts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and boasted he was a success , and gullible people bought it .
With the aid of white privilege , a complicit media , Russian election hacking , James Comey , misogyny and an array of ridiculous third party candidates , Donald Trump became president .
Nobody was more shocked and surprised than he because he knew what half the country suspected : Donald Trump is a fraud from start to finish .
That suspicion has been confirmed after four years of America ’ s most disastrously failed presidency .
So when Fox @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s daughter-in-law and nepotistic advisor Lara Trump , she had some ‘ splainin ’ to do .
For one thing , Wallace wanted to know why more than a thousand people , mostly without masks , were crammed together at the Republican National Convention last week .
Lara ’ s response was predictable .
The attendees were encouraged to follow government guidelines but chose not to .
The convention was held in the open air .
And what about those protestors , huh ?
Kellyanne Conway may be out the door , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But the fact remains that the phase two coronavirus guidelines for Washington DC stipulate that there are to be no mass gatherings of more than fifty persons .
So the convention was conceived with the intent to deliberately flout those rules , when more than a thousand chairs were put out on the south lawn of the White House stacked next to each other without so much as a nod to social distancing .
If you strip away the distractions and whataboutisms and arm-waving and finger-pointing and finger-wagging and blame-shifting , all that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ failed to do what any neophyte entrepreneur would have done instinctively .
He failed to look around and see how successful countries were fixing coronavirus and follow their lead .
I can ’ t speak definitively for Warren Buffett or Richard Branson , but I am confident had they been thrust into Donald Trump ’ s job in the middle of a pandemic , they would have looked to South Korea and Iceland and New Zealand and Germany and they would have done as they did .
Trump failed because he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He ’ s a spoiled , narcissistic , sociopathic , megalomaniacal failure .
He ’ s history ’ s ultimate expression of the Peter Principle : he rose to the ultimate level of his incompetence , and a gullible population aided by stupidity and criminality helped him get there .
But our time is coming and that time is November .
We and we alone hold the power to end this madness .
Your life and the lives of your loved ones now depend on a Biden presidency , so vote for Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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Any successful entrepreneur, any legitimately self-made man or woman, will tell you that one indispensable tool in their toolbox is their ability to identify and mimic what other successful people do. It is a lesson Donald Trump never learned because Trump is not a businessman, he is a business failure. Trump’s counterfeit success in business has come strictly from massive outside infusions of cash from his father and through leveraging criminal behavior.
Trump created nothing lasting and he followed no established principles of success. He took his father’s gifts, stole additional money, cheated others and boasted he was a success, and gullible people bought it. With the aid of white privilege, a complicit media, Russian election hacking, James Comey, misogyny and an array of ridiculous third party candidates, Donald Trump became president. Nobody was more shocked and surprised than he because he knew what half the country suspected: Donald Trump is a fraud from start to finish. That suspicion has been confirmed after four years of America’s most disastrously failed presidency.
So when Fox News anchor Chris Wallace interviewed Trump’s daughter-in-law and nepotistic advisor Lara Trump, she had some ‘splainin’ to do. For one thing, Wallace wanted to know why more than a thousand people, mostly without masks, were crammed together at the Republican National Convention last week. Lara’s response was predictable. The attendees were encouraged to follow government guidelines but chose not to. The convention was held in the open air. And what about those protestors, huh? Kellyanne Conway may be out the door, but her playbook is alive and well.
But the fact remains that the phase two coronavirus guidelines for Washington DC stipulate that there are to be no mass gatherings of more than fifty persons. So the convention was conceived with the intent to deliberately flout those rules, when more than a thousand chairs were put out on the south lawn of the White House stacked next to each other without so much as a nod to social distancing.
If you strip away the distractions and whataboutisms and arm-waving and finger-pointing and finger-wagging and blame-shifting, all that’s left is that Donald Trump failed to do what any neophyte entrepreneur would have done instinctively. He failed to look around and see how successful countries were fixing coronavirus and follow their lead.
I can’t speak definitively for Warren Buffett or Richard Branson, but I am confident had they been thrust into Donald Trump’s job in the middle of a pandemic, they would have looked to South Korea and Iceland and New Zealand and Germany and they would have done as they did. Trump failed because he’s not a businessman in any sense. He’s a spoiled, narcissistic, sociopathic, megalomaniacal failure. He’s history’s ultimate expression of the Peter Principle: he rose to the ultimate level of his incompetence, and a gullible population aided by stupidity and criminality helped him get there.
But our time is coming and that time is November. We and we alone hold the power to end this madness. Your life and the lives of your loved ones now depend on a Biden presidency, so vote for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris accordingly. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-09-01--Donald Trump goes completely berserk after Drudge Report reports on his alleged stroke

After the New York Times reported that Donald Trump ’ s Walter Reed visit was due to a dire but still-undisclosed health issue , Trump made things worse by insisting that he hadn ’ t had a “ series of mini-strokes.
” The thing is , no one was even reporting that he ’ d had some kind of stroke .
Trump ’ s tweet was a major gaffe , and in response , even the far-right Drudge Report ended up making a big headline out of it .
Drudge went so far as to include a photo of Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to get on stage during a recent public appearance .
Now Trump is making things even worse by attacking Drudge over it : “ Drudge didn ’ t support me in 2016 , and I hear he doesn ’ t support me now .
Maybe that ’ s why he is doing poorly .
His Fake News report on Mini-Strokes is incorrect .
Possibly thinking about himself , or the other party ’ s ‘ candidate . '
” That ’ s right , Donald Trump is now claiming that Drudge is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is making a huge mess of this .
The longer he spends talking about the stroke story , the longer it ’ s going to remain in the headlines , and the more voters in the middle are going to hear about it .
Trump just keeps digging himself a bigger hole .

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After the New York Times reported that Donald Trump’s Walter Reed visit was due to a dire but still-undisclosed health issue, Trump made things worse by insisting that he hadn’t had a “series of mini-strokes.” The thing is, no one was even reporting that he’d had some kind of stroke.
Trump’s tweet was a major gaffe, and in response, even the far-right Drudge Report ended up making a big headline out of it. Drudge went so far as to include a photo of Trump appearing to lose his balance while trying to get on stage during a recent public appearance.
Now Trump is making things even worse by attacking Drudge over it: “Drudge didn’t support me in 2016, and I hear he doesn’t support me now. Maybe that’s why he is doing poorly. His Fake News report on Mini-Strokes is incorrect. Possibly thinking about himself, or the other party’s ‘candidate.'”
That’s right, Donald Trump is now claiming that Drudge is the one who had a stroke. Trump is making a huge mess of this. The longer he spends talking about the stroke story, the longer it’s going to remain in the headlines, and the more voters in the middle are going to hear about it. Trump just keeps digging himself a bigger hole.
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palmerreport--2020-09-01--Donald Trump’s stooge Susan Collins goes completely off the rails

– Republican Senator Susan Collins announced today that even though she ’ s not endorsing Donald Trump , she ’ @ @ @ @ @ No really , she said this .
Those were her words .
If you figure @ @ @ @ @ means , let us know .
Collins is a joke .
Vote her out in @ @ @ @ @ joke ’ s on her .
– Donald Trump just said “ Reince ” five @ @ @ @ @ but he wants us to believe he didn ’ t have a stroke .
– @ @ @ @ @ think a teddy bear like Cory Booker is scary .
– How badly did Trump @ @ @ @ @ oddly specific tweet about not having had a series of mini-strokes ?
Even Drudge Report @ @ @ @ @ and center , complete with a photo of Trump losing his balance .

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– Republican Senator Susan Collins announced today that even though she’s not endorsing Donald Trump, she’s fully supporting him. No really, she said this. Those were her words. If you figure out what this gibberish doublespeak means, let us know. Collins is a joke. Vote her out in November and make sure the joke’s on her.
– Donald Trump just said “Reince” five times in fifteen seconds, but he wants us to believe he didn’t have a stroke.
– Currently googling “adderall abuse and strokes”
– Imagine being so racist you think a teddy bear like Cory Booker is scary.
– How badly did Trump screw up today with his oddly specific tweet about not having had a series of mini-strokes? Even Drudge Report is now running it front and center, complete with a photo of Trump losing his balance.
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palmerreport--2020-09-01--What really happens if New York criminally indicts Donald Trump before the election

Back when court filings revealed a year ago that a New York grand jury was subpoenaing Donald Trump ’ s tax returns , it meant by definition that the grand jury was in the process of criminally indicting Trump on state charges .
The media largely ignored this reality , but Palmer Report emphasized it at the time , because we knew it would become important later in the election cycle .
Now it has .
Trump ’ s own lawyers argued in court filings yesterday that the Supreme Court-mandated turnover of Trump ’ s tax returns shouldn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the grand jury uses the returns to indict him before the election , the evidence in Trump ’ s tax returns might become public and influence voters .
In other words , the prospect of Trump being indicted before the election is so real , even Trump ’ s lawyers are now acknowledging it and trying to fend it off .
To be clear , we don ’ t have any way of knowing whether the District Attorney and grand jury intend to indict Donald Trump before or after the election .
If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the courts will then have to decide whether New York can physically arrest Trump at the White House , book him , put him through the bond process and so on , or if his arrest would have to wait until he ’ s out of office .
There ’ s no past precedent for this scenario , and therefore no way to predict how it would go .
In any case , Trump ’ s trial would certainly be scheduled for long after the election , because the courts usually schedule trials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the main impact of Donald Trump being criminally indicted before the election is that voters in the middle would be sent a clear message that Trump is indeed every bit as much the criminal that his detractors have always said he was .
Voters in the middle might also be hesitant to give a guy a second term who might go on criminal trial during that term .
All that said , we can ’ t sit back and count on Trump being indicted before the election , because we have no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coming down .
Nor can we presume that Trump would automatically lose the election if he ’ s indicted beforehand .
For all we know , it could only knock him down a couple points in the polls .
The bottom line is that while there ’ s a decent chance Donald Trump will be indicted before the election , we have to proceed under the assumption that he won ’ t be .
Our best tools for defeating him are voter registration , turnout , phone banking , polling place volunteering , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s get to it !

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Back when court filings revealed a year ago that a New York grand jury was subpoenaing Donald Trump’s tax returns, it meant by definition that the grand jury was in the process of criminally indicting Trump on state charges. The media largely ignored this reality, but Palmer Report emphasized it at the time, because we knew it would become important later in the election cycle. Now it has.
Trump’s own lawyers argued in court filings yesterday that the Supreme Court-mandated turnover of Trump’s tax returns shouldn’t happen before the election, because if the grand jury uses the returns to indict him before the election, the evidence in Trump’s tax returns might become public and influence voters. In other words, the prospect of Trump being indicted before the election is so real, even Trump’s lawyers are now acknowledging it and trying to fend it off.
To be clear, we don’t have any way of knowing whether the District Attorney and grand jury intend to indict Donald Trump before or after the election. If it does happen before the election, the courts will then have to decide whether New York can physically arrest Trump at the White House, book him, put him through the bond process and so on, or if his arrest would have to wait until he’s out of office. There’s no past precedent for this scenario, and therefore no way to predict how it would go. In any case, Trump’s trial would certainly be scheduled for long after the election, because the courts usually schedule trials several months out.
In any case, the main impact of Donald Trump being criminally indicted before the election is that voters in the middle would be sent a clear message that Trump is indeed every bit as much the criminal that his detractors have always said he was. Voters in the middle might also be hesitant to give a guy a second term who might go on criminal trial during that term.
All that said, we can’t sit back and count on Trump being indicted before the election, because we have no way of knowing when that indictment is coming down. Nor can we presume that Trump would automatically lose the election if he’s indicted beforehand. For all we know, it could only knock him down a couple points in the polls.
The bottom line is that while there’s a decent chance Donald Trump will be indicted before the election, we have to proceed under the assumption that he won’t be. Our best tools for defeating him are voter registration, turnout, phone banking, polling place volunteering, and the like. Now let’s get to it!
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palmerreport--2020-09-01--Donald Trump did it to himself

Donald Trump did it to himself

When the news broke last night that Donald Trump ’ s late-2019 Walter Reed visit was for a serious but unspecified health emergency , it was going to get some coverage in today ’ s news cycle .
But , as was the case with the original news of Trump ’ s Walter Reed visit to begin with , the media and thus the public would likely have quickly moved on to the next scandal or controversy .
Then Trump went and tweeted an oddly specific denial today insisting that he did not have a “ series of mini-strokes.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even reporting this .
It was the equivalent of a police officer pulling you over without telling you why , and you immediately blurting out “ Officer , there is not a body in my trunk.
” Trump just ensured that the next few news cycles will focus heavily on the question of whether Trump had one or more strokes .
As a direct result of Trump ’ s tweet , even the far-right Drudge Report now has a front and center headline about Trump and strokes , complete with a recent picture @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are still those who believe that every weird move Trump makes is part of his secret evil genius plan to strategically distract us .
But that theory falls apart when you consider that these headlines about Trump having had a stroke are the very worst possible narrative for him .
When voters in the middle hear a story about a sitting President having had a stroke , they start thinking about voting for the other guy .
Trump may have just knocked a point or two off his poll numbers with this tweet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
One explanation is that Donald Trump is so worried and angry about the news of his mini-strokes leaking out , he panicked and posted this oddly specific tweet without realizing or caring how it would only make things worse for him .
Another explanation is that Trump and/or his handlers don ’ t expect him to win , and they do expect him to be indicted after he loses , so they ’ re admitting to his mini strokes because they ’ re already trying to gain sympathy with the eventual jury @

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When the news broke last night that Donald Trump’s late-2019 Walter Reed visit was for a serious but unspecified health emergency, it was going to get some coverage in today’s news cycle. But, as was the case with the original news of Trump’s Walter Reed visit to begin with, the media and thus the public would likely have quickly moved on to the next scandal or controversy.
Then Trump went and tweeted an oddly specific denial today insisting that he did not have a “series of mini-strokes.” To be clear, no one was even reporting this. It was the equivalent of a police officer pulling you over without telling you why, and you immediately blurting out “Officer, there is not a body in my trunk.” Trump just ensured that the next few news cycles will focus heavily on the question of whether Trump had one or more strokes. As a direct result of Trump’s tweet, even the far-right Drudge Report now has a front and center headline about Trump and strokes, complete with a recent picture of Trump losing his balance.
There are still those who believe that every weird move Trump makes is part of his secret evil genius plan to strategically distract us. But that theory falls apart when you consider that these headlines about Trump having had a stroke are the very worst possible narrative for him. When voters in the middle hear a story about a sitting President having had a stroke, they start thinking about voting for the other guy. Trump may have just knocked a point or two off his poll numbers with this tweet.
So why do something so stupid? One explanation is that Donald Trump is so worried and angry about the news of his mini-strokes leaking out, he panicked and posted this oddly specific tweet without realizing or caring how it would only make things worse for him. Another explanation is that Trump and/or his handlers don’t expect him to win, and they do expect him to be indicted after he loses, so they’re admitting to his mini strokes because they’re already trying to gain sympathy with the eventual jury.
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palmerreport--2020-09-01--Donald Trump goes berserk about a “series of mini-strokes” being behind his Walter Reed visit

Yesterday the New York Times reported that when Donald Trump was taken to Walter Reed Medical Center late last year , he was in such dire shape that his handlers feared he ’ d need a medical “ procedure ” under anesthesia , and put Mike Pence on standby .
The specific nature of Trump ’ s medical emergency still hasn ’ t been revealed .
But when coupled with the visible decline in his physical and cognitive health in the nine months since , it ’ s not difficult to parse that Trump likely suffered a stroke or some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ motor function .
Now Trump is naturally going berserk about the revelation .
Trump tweeted this today : “ It never ends !
Now they are trying to say that your favorite President , me , went to Walter Reed Medical Center , having suffered a series of mini-strokes .
Never happened to THIS candidate – FAKE NEWS .
Perhaps they are referring to another candidate from another Party !
” This is an oddly specific denial , considering no one is even reporting that Trump had a “ series of mini-strokes.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ speculation passed off as actual news in various tweets over the past twelve hours , in reality the Trump health issue in question still hasn ’ t been specified by any actual sources .
Yet Trump is so sure everyone is going to figure out it was a stroke , he ’ s already preemptively denying that it was a stroke .
He appears to have just given away what really happened .

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Yesterday the New York Times reported that when Donald Trump was taken to Walter Reed Medical Center late last year, he was in such dire shape that his handlers feared he’d need a medical “procedure” under anesthesia, and put Mike Pence on standby.
The specific nature of Trump’s medical emergency still hasn’t been revealed. But when coupled with the visible decline in his physical and cognitive health in the nine months since, it’s not difficult to parse that Trump likely suffered a stroke or some other issue that impacted his cognitive and motor function. Now Trump is naturally going berserk about the revelation.
Trump tweeted this today: “It never ends! Now they are trying to say that your favorite President, me, went to Walter Reed Medical Center, having suffered a series of mini-strokes. Never happened to THIS candidate – FAKE NEWS. Perhaps they are referring to another candidate from another Party!”
This is an oddly specific denial, considering no one is even reporting that Trump had a “series of mini-strokes.” While there has been a lot of speculation passed off as actual news in various tweets over the past twelve hours, in reality the Trump health issue in question still hasn’t been specified by any actual sources. Yet Trump is so sure everyone is going to figure out it was a stroke, he’s already preemptively denying that it was a stroke. He appears to have just given away what really happened.
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palmerreport--2020-09-01--This is a horrible idea

This is a horrible idea

Ever defiant , “ president ” Donald Trump has vowed to travel to Kenosha , WI , even though the people in charge have asked him not to come .
Politico reported that Governor Tony Evers requested that Trump stay away because Evers and other leaders “ are concerned about what your presence will mean for Kenosha and our state .
I am concerned your presence will only hinder our healing .
I am concerned your presence will only delay our work to overcome division and move forward together.
” Just like virtually everyone else , Evers is acknowledging that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump , on the other hand , sees what he wants to see , truth be damned .
He claimed that since he sent the National Guard to Kenosha , things have calmed down .
Wrong .
It was Evers who called the National Guard and deployed them to Kenosha .
Evers has demonstrated that he is in control , but Trump does what he usually does—take credit for someone else ’ s work .
There are two things that Trump has proven to be good at : taking credit and supporting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on recent activities in Portland .
Protestors were confronted by a caravan of pro-Trump protestors , who came armed with paintball guns and chemical irritants of some type .
The protestors fought back by throwing things at them .
These pro-Trump protestors are members of Patriot Prayer , and it is not the first time they have insinuated themselves into Portland protests .
These counter-protests only make things worse .
How did “ president ” Trump react ?
He tweeted out that these losers are “ GREAT PATRIOTS !
” Portland Mayor Ted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Do you seriously wonder , Mr. President , why this is the first time in decades that American has seen this level of violence ?
” Trump ’ s response ?
He called Wheeler “ wacky , ” “ fool , ” “ dummy , ” and “ weak and pathetic.
” Yeah , this is how a president of the United States should be conducting himself .
Not .
Trump is the wacky , dumb , weak , pathetic fool .
Trump visiting Kenosha is a horrible idea .
Unlike Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Jacob Blake ’ s family for hours , Trump can bring no empathy , no honesty , and nothing positive .
In speaking with Biden and Harris , Blake ’ s father said that they brought “ love , admiration , and caring ” in the call as reported by the Chicago Sun Times .
Mr. Blake said that all Biden did was “ offer his support ” and that he was “ 100 % real.
” There is nothing real about “ president ” Trump .
He cares about nothing and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outgoing staunchest supporter Kellyanne Conway said that “ violence and chaos is good for Trump ’ s reelection , ” Business Insider reported .
In her twisted mind , chaos and violence show who is better at dealing with these issues from a law and order perspective .
If all this were not so serious , you might laugh .
Trump is not good at dealing with violence and chaos ; he is good at creating it .
Now , crawl back into your bunker and let a real man handle bringing citizens @ @ @ @ @ @

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Ever defiant, “president” Donald Trump has vowed to travel to Kenosha, WI, even though the people in charge have asked him not to come. Politico reported that Governor Tony Evers requested that Trump stay away because Evers and other leaders “are concerned about what your presence will mean for Kenosha and our state. I am concerned your presence will only hinder our healing. I am concerned your presence will only delay our work to overcome division and move forward together.” Just like virtually everyone else, Evers is acknowledging that Trump is the problem not the solution.
Trump, on the other hand, sees what he wants to see, truth be damned. He claimed that since he sent the National Guard to Kenosha, things have calmed down. Wrong. It was Evers who called the National Guard and deployed them to Kenosha. Evers has demonstrated that he is in control, but Trump does what he usually does—take credit for someone else’s work. There are two things that Trump has proven to be good at: taking credit and supporting the wrong side.
Politico also reported on recent activities in Portland. Protestors were confronted by a caravan of pro-Trump protestors, who came armed with paintball guns and chemical irritants of some type. The protestors fought back by throwing things at them. These pro-Trump protestors are members of Patriot Prayer, and it is not the first time they have insinuated themselves into Portland protests. These counter-protests only make things worse. How did “president” Trump react? He tweeted out that these losers are “GREAT PATRIOTS!” Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler said in a news conference: “Do you seriously wonder, Mr. President, why this is the first time in decades that American has seen this level of violence?” Trump’s response? He called Wheeler “wacky,” “fool,” “dummy,” and “weak and pathetic.” Yeah, this is how a president of the United States should be conducting himself. Not. Trump is the wacky, dumb, weak, pathetic fool.
Trump visiting Kenosha is a horrible idea. Unlike Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, who spoke with Jacob Blake’s family for hours, Trump can bring no empathy, no honesty, and nothing positive. In speaking with Biden and Harris, Blake’s father said that they brought “love, admiration, and caring” in the call as reported by the Chicago Sun Times. Mr. Blake said that all Biden did was “offer his support” and that he was “100% real.”
There is nothing real about “president” Trump. He cares about nothing and no one but winning. Even his outgoing staunchest supporter Kellyanne Conway said that “violence and chaos is good for Trump’s reelection,” Business Insider reported. In her twisted mind, chaos and violence show who is better at dealing with these issues from a law and order perspective. If all this were not so serious, you might laugh. Trump is not good at dealing with violence and chaos; he is good at creating it. Now, crawl back into your bunker and let a real man handle bringing citizens of the U.S. back together.
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palmerreport--2020-09-01--How the pundits could cost us this election

The pundits have conditioned you to believe that you can only win if you sit there nervously fretting day while they keep telling you you ’ re going to lose .
That ’ s nonsense .
They just want to keep you tuned in for ratings .
You win by volunteering , phone banking .
Not by fretting .
If you go around talking about how your guy is going to lose , what you ’ re telling people is that there ’ s no point in volunteering or voting , because he ’ s going to lose .
When @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your own candidate votes .
It ’ s literally how you lose an election .
But the pundits are desperate to keep you tuned in .
TV pundits need ratings to stay on the air .
Twitter pundits need their tweets to go viral .
And the best way to get ratings and attention is to tell your own side they ’ re going to lose , so they ’ ll be too scared to look away from your punditry .
You have to take a step back to realize how messed up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you into actually believing that spending all day talking about how you ’ re going to lose is somehow a formula for winning .
Have you ever heard the republicans use this bizarre strategy of obsessively talking about how they ’ re going to lose , even when they ’ re ahead ?
Nope .
Because they ’ re not politically naive like we are .
It ’ s why they win half the elections , even though they have nothing to offer .
Have you ever seen a football team that ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quarter suddenly decide that they can only win if they spend the rest of the game obsessively talking about how they ’ re going to lose ?
Of course not .
Because that would be a recipe for actually losing .
This isn ’ t about optimism or pessimism .
It isn ’ t about vigilance or complacency .
It ’ s about the clear damage that you do to your own side ’ s chances of winning , when you spend all day telling your own side that you ’ re going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s not “ vigilance.
” Imagine being on a battlefield in a war , trying to fight and win , and one of your own soldiers gets up in your face and starts yelling “ we ’ re gon na lose ” at you while you ’ re trying to fight .
You wouldn ’ t tolerate that for a second .
So why do we tolerate it in the Resistance ?
The pundits have convinced many of you that there ’ s something virtuous and helpful about running around screaming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lose .
But they only tell you you ’ re going to lose because they know it ’ ll keep you tuned in , drive ratings .
They ’ re playing you for fools .
You can ’ t point to a single election – ever – where talking about winning has somehow caused you to lose .
That ’ s sure as hell not what happened in 2016 , where the results matched the final polling averages within the margin of error , proving there was no “ complacency ” involved .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ahead by eight points Iike Biden is , they often end up winning by an even larger margin .
You know why ?
People in the middle like voting for the guy they think is going to win .
Bandwagon effect .
Talking about how you ’ re winning is an important strategy .
You want to win ?
Turn off MSNBC , turn off Twitter , and go volunteer or phone bank for Biden .
That ’ s how you actually win .
If you ’ re so brainwashed by the pundits @ @ @ @ @ @ @ around talking about how we ’ re going to lose , then you ’ re the one who will make us lose .
Please don ’ t take that bait .

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The pundits have conditioned you to believe that you can only win if you sit there nervously fretting day while they keep telling you you’re going to lose. That’s nonsense. They just want to keep you tuned in for ratings. You win by volunteering, phone banking. Not by fretting.
If you go around talking about how your guy is going to lose, what you’re telling people is that there’s no point in volunteering or voting, because he’s going to lose. When you talk like this, you cost your own candidate votes. It’s literally how you lose an election.
But the pundits are desperate to keep you tuned in. TV pundits need ratings to stay on the air. Twitter pundits need their tweets to go viral. And the best way to get ratings and attention is to tell your own side they’re going to lose, so they’ll be too scared to look away from your punditry.
You have to take a step back to realize how messed up it is that the pundits have brainwashed you into actually believing that spending all day talking about how you’re going to lose is somehow a formula for winning. Have you ever heard the republicans use this bizarre strategy of obsessively talking about how they’re going to lose, even when they’re ahead? Nope. Because they’re not politically naive like we are. It’s why they win half the elections, even though they have nothing to offer.
Have you ever seen a football team that’s up seven points in the fourth quarter suddenly decide that they can only win if they spend the rest of the game obsessively talking about how they’re going to lose? Of course not. Because that would be a recipe for actually losing.
This isn’t about optimism or pessimism. It isn’t about vigilance or complacency. It’s about the clear damage that you do to your own side’s chances of winning, when you spend all day telling your own side that you’re going to lose. Whatever that is, it’s not “vigilance.”
Imagine being on a battlefield in a war, trying to fight and win, and one of your own soldiers gets up in your face and starts yelling “we’re gonna lose” at you while you’re trying to fight. You wouldn’t tolerate that for a second. So why do we tolerate it in the Resistance?
The pundits have convinced many of you that there’s something virtuous and helpful about running around screaming about how you’re going to lose. But they only tell you you’re going to lose because they know it’ll keep you tuned in, drive ratings. They’re playing you for fools.
You can’t point to a single election – ever – where talking about winning has somehow caused you to lose. That’s sure as hell not what happened in 2016, where the results matched the final polling averages within the margin of error, proving there was no “complacency” involved.
If anything, when a candidate is ahead by eight points Iike Biden is, they often end up winning by an even larger margin. You know why? People in the middle like voting for the guy they think is going to win. Bandwagon effect. Talking about how you’re winning is an important strategy.
You want to win? Turn off MSNBC, turn off Twitter, and go volunteer or phone bank for Biden. That’s how you actually win. If you’re so brainwashed by the pundits that all you can do is sit around talking about how we’re going to lose, then you’re the one who will make us lose. Please don’t take that bait.
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