palmerreport--2020-12-09--Everyone piles on after Donald Trump has bizarre meltdown about bookies

– Now that the Supreme Court has rejected him , Donald Trump ’ s argument for why he secretly won the election is that “ bookies ” said he was going to win .
No really , bookies .
This guy is the most pathetic sore loser of all time .
– Trump ’ s Texas election lawsuit has the same odds of succeeding as all his other election lawsuits : literally zero .
His odds don ’ t magically improve just because he ’ s more desperate .
And no , it doesn ’ t matter how many state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ case .
They all know it ’ s not going anywhere .
They ’ re just trying to curry favor with what ’ s left of Trump ’ s base .
– Tweet of the day , from CNN ’ S Wolf Blitzer : “ This Just In .
All 50 States and DC have now officially certified their presidential election results .
The Joe Biden national popular vote lead over Donald Trump is more than 7 million votes – 51.3 % to 46.8 % .
Biden has 306 Electoral Votes ; Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ win . )
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– Now that the Supreme Court has rejected him, Donald Trump’s argument for why he secretly won the election is that “bookies” said he was going to win. No really, bookies. This guy is the most pathetic sore loser of all time.
– Trump’s Texas election lawsuit has the same odds of succeeding as all his other election lawsuits: literally zero. His odds don’t magically improve just because he’s more desperate. And no, it doesn’t matter how many state Attorneys General sign on to the Texas case. They all know it’s not going anywhere. They’re just trying to curry favor with what’s left of Trump’s base.
– Tweet of the day, from CNN’S Wolf Blitzer: “This Just In. All 50 States and DC have now officially certified their presidential election results. The Joe Biden national popular vote lead over Donald Trump is more than 7 million votes – 51.3% to 46.8%. Biden has 306 Electoral Votes; Trump has 232. (270 needed to win.)”
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palmerreport--2020-12-09--Donald Trump goes down in a haze of pathetic delusion

– Trump ’ s new Texas election lawsuit has the same odds of succeeding as all his other election lawsuits : literally zero .
His odds don ’ t magically improve just because he ’ s more desperate .
In fact , now that the Safe Harbor deadline has passed , this is obviously all just theater .
Yet his most gullible supporters still think he somehow magically has a chance , just because he ’ s stomping his feet .
– The leaks about who was “ in consideration ” for Secretary of Defense have turned out to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every other position .
When you see leaks about who ’ s “ in consideration ” they ’ re obviously not coming from President Biden ’ s team , because they ’ re always wrong .
– To give you an idea of just how lost in the weeds Donald Trump is , he ’ s now whining about how the “ bookies ” gave him 97 % odds of winning the election , and he ’ s holding it up as proof that he somehow secretly won .
This number isn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it were , it wouldn ’ t be evidence of anything .
Trump has decided that gamblers are a better indicator of who won than vote counts ?
He ’ s reached a whole new level of pathetic loser .

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– Trump’s new Texas election lawsuit has the same odds of succeeding as all his other election lawsuits: literally zero. His odds don’t magically improve just because he’s more desperate. In fact, now that the Safe Harbor deadline has passed, this is obviously all just theater. Yet his most gullible supporters still think he somehow magically has a chance, just because he’s stomping his feet.
– The leaks about who was “in consideration” for Secretary of Defense have turned out to be wrong, as was the case with every other position. When you see leaks about who’s “in consideration” they’re obviously not coming from President Biden’s team, because they’re always wrong.
– To give you an idea of just how lost in the weeds Donald Trump is, he’s now whining about how the “bookies” gave him 97% odds of winning the election, and he’s holding it up as proof that he somehow secretly won. This number isn’t even true, and even if it were, it wouldn’t be evidence of anything. Trump has decided that gamblers are a better indicator of who won than vote counts? He’s reached a whole new level of pathetic loser.
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palmerreport--2020-12-09--Trump stooge Marco Rubio crashes and burns

Marco Rubio officially declared himself a candidate for the 2022 Senate race in Florida on Tuesday , running for a third term despite claiming to be a staunch supporter of term limits who would only serve two , and yet it wasn ’ t the most idiotic thing he did all day .
While the Trump administration is facing newly deserved scorn ( that it ’ s not even bothering to fight back ) over their decision to not order more doses of the new Pfizer vaccine than they were offered , Rubio is so subservient to Donald Trump at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to even defend this nonsense .
Although Pfizer can not guarantee more supplies of the COVID vaccine earlier than June 2021 , Rubio tweeted that the administration was justified in not ordering more of the supply than they did , in the event it doesn ’ t work .
Not only has the vaccine showed an early success rate , with a lower risk of infection after just one dose , the Pfizer vaccine with its 90-95 % effectiveness is the same one that Donald Trump is still trying to take credit for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ without any assistance from the administration ’ s Operation Warpspeed program .
This would mean that either Donald Trump ’ s efforts did successfully produce a vaccine to end the pandemic or that he ’ s trying to claim credit for a vaccine that he ’ s not even sure will work – but for Trump and Rubio supporters , this isn ’ t really meant to be scrutinized carefully .
Although Donald Trump will be gone in January , it ’ s important to remember everyone who supported his illegal , dangerous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last four years , and Rubio just made it a little bit easier .

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Marco Rubio officially declared himself a candidate for the 2022 Senate race in Florida on Tuesday, running for a third term despite claiming to be a staunch supporter of term limits who would only serve two, and yet it wasn’t the most idiotic thing he did all day. While the Trump administration is facing newly deserved scorn (that it’s not even bothering to fight back) over their decision to not order more doses of the new Pfizer vaccine than they were offered, Rubio is so subservient to Donald Trump at this point that he feels the need to even defend this nonsense.
Although Pfizer cannot guarantee more supplies of the COVID vaccine earlier than June 2021, Rubio tweeted that the administration was justified in not ordering more of the supply than they did, in the event it doesn’t work. Not only has the vaccine showed an early success rate, with a lower risk of infection after just one dose, the Pfizer vaccine with its 90-95% effectiveness is the same one that Donald Trump is still trying to take credit for, despite the company doing their research without any assistance from the administration’s Operation Warpspeed program.
This would mean that either Donald Trump’s efforts did successfully produce a vaccine to end the pandemic or that he’s trying to claim credit for a vaccine that he’s not even sure will work – but for Trump and Rubio supporters, this isn’t really meant to be scrutinized carefully. Although Donald Trump will be gone in January, it’s important to remember everyone who supported his illegal, dangerous, and flat-out incompetent antics over the last four years, and Rubio just made it a little bit easier.
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palmerreport--2020-12-09--Light at the end of the tunnel

Light at the end of the tunnel

Yesterday , December 8 , 2020 , about 120 miles from where I ’ m sitting as I write this to you , brothers and sisters , the first mainstream , non-clinical Homo sapiens in human history received a vaccine for coronavirus in Coventry , England .
Her name is Margaret Keenan , a lady in a care home who will turn 91 next week .
After receiving her treatment she was wheeled down a hallway flanked by National Healthcare workers in a scene of such dramatically moving moment as to be worthy of Shakespeare .
( And as if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for you , the second person to be inoculated is actually named William Shakespeare . )
What a last few weeks it has been !
After so long a period of hopeless drought in the world we are finally getting a little blessed rain .
November marked the beginning of the end for one of the most hateful and destructive monsters in human history .
It was also the month we got the grand news that the world has been gifted with not one but three vaccines .
And December marks the beginning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that motivated those vaccines .
The year 2020 has given birth to many memes and jokes redolent with gallows humor , some funny , some a little too close to the truth as to be not so funny .
Say what you will about it , 2020 is going to be a year to remember .
In any case , no one would have guessed what was in store for the world this same time last year .
For me , 2020 and its mix of early curses and latter blessings will officially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That will be the day when the world can stand down and breathe a much-needed and well-earned sigh of relief .
This recent uptick in our fortunes has indeed been serendipitous .
What will January bring ?
Possibly the downfall of the two insider-trading criminals , the robotic non-person Kelly Loeffler and her partner in deceit , the coward David Perdue , returning effective control of the Senate to the Democrats .
Should those two disgusting villains lose in Georgia , Vice President Kamala Harris will undoubtedly have her work cut out for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she will have to fulfill her Constitutional duty and preside over the Senate more often than most Vice Presidents have had to in recent decades .
Victory in Georgia is essential .
Without it power will be retained by the Republicans and Mitch McConnell , with McConnell continuing to function as Majority Leader .
Without majority leadership McConnell will be reduced to humiliating powerlessness .
Certainly many votes in the Senate will come down to a 50-50 tie , with Susan Collins expressing “ concern ” but voting party line nevertheless .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ matter , because Kamala Harris will break any tie and truth , justice and integrity will prevail .
As long as we remain a united party , the Senate will be ours again .
With control of the House and the Senate under control , President Joe Biden ( and how I love writing those words ! )
will have the mandate and the power to undo the rapacious destructiveness of the illegitimate minority presidency of Donald Trump .
President Biden and Vice President Harris will be able to show the world and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s slouching , low-information acolytes , the true power of science .
They will use science to bring the pandemic under control and put America back in the fight against global warming .
They will restore prosperity and peace to the tortured American landscape .
We , as Americans , still have work to do .
A critical midterm election is coming up in 2022 .
A strengthened mandate in the House and Senate will make the job of restoring America to her former glory easier .
Together we can make America great @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the child rapist and murderer Donald Trump .
It has been a hard fight and a horrible year , culminating in triumph .
After we defeat Loeffler and Perdue , let ’ s all take a brief , much-needed , much-deserved rest .
But then let ’ s get back to work .
We have a pandemic to defeat , global warming to stop and much-needed work in social justice to advance .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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Yesterday, December 8, 2020, about 120 miles from where I’m sitting as I write this to you, brothers and sisters, the first mainstream, non-clinical Homo sapiens in human history received a vaccine for coronavirus in Coventry, England. Her name is Margaret Keenan, a lady in a care home who will turn 91 next week.
After receiving her treatment she was wheeled down a hallway flanked by National Healthcare workers in a scene of such dramatically moving moment as to be worthy of Shakespeare. (And as if that isn’t sufficiently historically poignant for you, the second person to be inoculated is actually named William Shakespeare.)
What a last few weeks it has been! After so long a period of hopeless drought in the world we are finally getting a little blessed rain. November marked the beginning of the end for one of the most hateful and destructive monsters in human history. It was also the month we got the grand news that the world has been gifted with not one but three vaccines. And December marks the beginning of the end of the modern pandemic that motivated those vaccines.
The year 2020 has given birth to many memes and jokes redolent with gallows humor, some funny, some a little too close to the truth as to be not so funny. Say what you will about it, 2020 is going to be a year to remember. In any case, no one would have guessed what was in store for the world this same time last year.
For me, 2020 and its mix of early curses and latter blessings will officially end on January 20, 2021. That will be the day when the world can stand down and breathe a much-needed and well-earned sigh of relief.
This recent uptick in our fortunes has indeed been serendipitous. What will January bring? Possibly the downfall of the two insider-trading criminals, the robotic non-person Kelly Loeffler and her partner in deceit, the coward David Perdue, returning effective control of the Senate to the Democrats.
Should those two disgusting villains lose in Georgia, Vice President Kamala Harris will undoubtedly have her work cut out for her after January 20. No doubt she will have to fulfill her Constitutional duty and preside over the Senate more often than most Vice Presidents have had to in recent decades.
Victory in Georgia is essential. Without it power will be retained by the Republicans and Mitch McConnell, with McConnell continuing to function as Majority Leader. Without majority leadership McConnell will be reduced to humiliating powerlessness. Certainly many votes in the Senate will come down to a 50-50 tie, with Susan Collins expressing “concern” but voting party line nevertheless.
But none of the usual Republican trickery will matter, because Kamala Harris will break any tie and truth, justice and integrity will prevail. As long as we remain a united party, the Senate will be ours again.
With control of the House and the Senate under control, President Joe Biden (and how I love writing those words!) will have the mandate and the power to undo the rapacious destructiveness of the illegitimate minority presidency of Donald Trump. President Biden and Vice President Harris will be able to show the world and, more importantly, Donald Trump’s slouching, low-information acolytes, the true power of science. They will use science to bring the pandemic under control and put America back in the fight against global warming. They will restore prosperity and peace to the tortured American landscape.
We, as Americans, still have work to do. A critical midterm election is coming up in 2022. A strengthened mandate in the House and Senate will make the job of restoring America to her former glory easier. Together we can make America great again — after the ruinous tenure of the child rapist and murderer Donald Trump.
It has been a hard fight and a horrible year, culminating in triumph. After we defeat Loeffler and Perdue, let’s all take a brief, much-needed, much-deserved rest. But then let’s get back to work. We have a pandemic to defeat, global warming to stop and much-needed work in social justice to advance. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-12-09--Donald Trump’s final botch job

Donald Trump’s final botch job

As the UK administered its first coronavirus vaccine manufactured by Pfizer , we find that the US will not get the number of vaccines it needs because Donald Trump decided to “ pass ” on the opportunity to secure additional vaccines before they were even ready .
The New York Times reported that Pfizer offered the US the opportunity to lock in additional vaccines over and above the 100 million doses it had agreed to sell , and Trump declined .
Let that sink in .
Our so-called president decided to make do with enough vaccines for 50 million people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The US population was 328.24 million as of 2019 , which means he is either terrible at math or did not care if the bulk of us get vaccinated .
As the Times explained , once the US turned down Pfizer ’ s offer , Pfizer moved forward with deals with other governments .
The European Union acquired 200 million doses – twice as much as the US agreed to .
Trump , ever the misinformed idiot , held a White House event touting the great job done by Operation Warp Speed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He further signed a ( useless ) executive order under his “ America First ” policy , claiming that other countries will not receive any of the US vaccine supply until all Americans have been inoculated .
Apparently , he has not heard that UK began giving vaccinations already , and they have no need for US supplies since they have more than we do , thanks again to the Worst President Ever .
According to unnamed administration officials , this “ executive order ” is merely Trump ’ s attempt to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he declined to secure enough vaccines for the nation .
This is typical Donald Trump .
Whenever he screws up , he looks for a way to turn his blunder around to his favor .
That ploy will not work this time .
Trump has continued to put millions of lives at risk by betting on five other vaccines , including Moderna and AstraZeneca , both of which have tested in the 90 % + range but both of which have not yet been approved , instead of taking Pfizer ’ s offer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is the only manufacturer that received Western emergency approval .
Trump could have secured 500 million additional doses had he taken Pfizer ’ s offer , but by the time those talks became serious in October , Trump was more focused on his reelection than on ensuring that more Americans could receive a vaccination against coronavirus .
While it is fortunate that Trump will soon be gone , his legacy of narcissism , hate , and lack of concern for the American people will continue to affect us .
His early non-action on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not dangerous , and now , suppressing the amount of the vaccine we will receive , has and will continue to prove deadly for months—if not years—to come .
He is still unconcerned , as his focus now is on trying to upstage President Elect Biden ’ s inauguration .
He was a poor excuse for a president and an even worse example of a human being .

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As the UK administered its first coronavirus vaccine manufactured by Pfizer, we find that the US will not get the number of vaccines it needs because Donald Trump decided to “pass” on the opportunity to secure additional vaccines before they were even ready. The New York Times reported that Pfizer offered the US the opportunity to lock in additional vaccines over and above the 100 million doses it had agreed to sell, and Trump declined. Let that sink in. Our so-called president decided to make do with enough vaccines for 50 million people (it is a double-vaccination process). The US population was 328.24 million as of 2019, which means he is either terrible at math or did not care if the bulk of us get vaccinated.
As the Times explained, once the US turned down Pfizer’s offer, Pfizer moved forward with deals with other governments. The European Union acquired 200 million doses – twice as much as the US agreed to. Trump, ever the misinformed idiot, held a White House event touting the great job done by Operation Warp Speed in securing the vaccine for the US. He further signed a (useless) executive order under his “America First” policy, claiming that other countries will not receive any of the US vaccine supply until all Americans have been inoculated. Apparently, he has not heard that UK began giving vaccinations already, and they have no need for US supplies since they have more than we do, thanks again to the Worst President Ever.
According to unnamed administration officials, this “executive order” is merely Trump’s attempt to create a foil to the news that he declined to secure enough vaccines for the nation. This is typical Donald Trump. Whenever he screws up, he looks for a way to turn his blunder around to his favor. That ploy will not work this time. Trump has continued to put millions of lives at risk by betting on five other vaccines, including Moderna and AstraZeneca, both of which have tested in the 90%+ range but both of which have not yet been approved, instead of taking Pfizer’s offer. According to the Times, Pfizer is the only manufacturer that received Western emergency approval. Trump could have secured 500 million additional doses had he taken Pfizer’s offer, but by the time those talks became serious in October, Trump was more focused on his reelection than on ensuring that more Americans could receive a vaccination against coronavirus.
While it is fortunate that Trump will soon be gone, his legacy of narcissism, hate, and lack of concern for the American people will continue to affect us. His early non-action on coronavirus, continued lies that it was not dangerous, and now, suppressing the amount of the vaccine we will receive, has and will continue to prove deadly for months—if not years—to come. He is still unconcerned, as his focus now is on trying to upstage President Elect Biden’s inauguration. He was a poor excuse for a president and an even worse example of a human being.
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palmerreport--2020-12-09--Trump stooge Ron DeSantis totally blew it

Just how stupid is Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ?
He had the police raid whistleblower Rebekah Jones ’ house at @ @ @ @ @ a result , she now has more than twice as many Twitter followers .
DeSantis @ @ @ @ @ megaphone for calling out his corruption .
The first rule of a coverup is that @ @ @ @ @ that fewer people know about the scandal , not more people .
It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ villain school but played hooky every day , and never learned how any of this @ @ @ @ @ what Rebekah Jones has to say following the incident :

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Just how stupid is Florida Governor Ron DeSantis? He had the police raid whistleblower Rebekah Jones’ house at gunpoint yesterday, and as a result, she now has more than twice as many Twitter followers. DeSantis just handed her a huge megaphone for calling out his corruption.
The first rule of a coverup is that you make moves to ensure that fewer people know about the scandal, not more people. It’s as if DeSantis went to villain school but played hooky every day, and never learned how any of this works.
Here’s what Rebekah Jones has to say following the incident:
Now that you're here: 1. @thecovidmonitor – will be updated with new computer soon
2. Imagine if the camera wasn't recording
3. Imagine if I weren't white.
4. Imagine this were you. Because one day, it might be.
5. Turn rage into action. RT.
6. I'll be back at work tomorrow. https://t.co/q78i0fbjHB — Rebekah Jones (@GeoRebekah) December 8, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-12-10--This Hunter Biden thing AGAIN?

This Hunter Biden thing AGAIN?

– Based on the timing and the circumstances , it appears the Trump regime is going out of its way to create phony scandals for everyone from Eric Swalwell to Hunter Biden on its way out the door .
This isn ’ t just petty , it ’ s stupid .
It ’ ll make it so much easier for the DOJ to justify launching real criminal investigations into Trump ’ s kids and corrupt Republicans once Trump is out the door .
– No , Republican Senator Thom Tillis isn ’ t going to be able to send people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a live stream , or whatever it is he ’ s trying to send people to prison for .
He tried to quietly slip it into the bill , and he got caught , which means he ’ s failed .
But wow is he ever a jackass for trying .
– Bishop Talbert Swan pointed out tonight that all of the republican Attorneys General who signed onto the phony Trump election lawsuit are white .
That ’ s not surprising .
It ’ s not a coincidence how often corruption and @ @ @ @ @ @

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– Based on the timing and the circumstances, it appears the Trump regime is going out of its way to create phony scandals for everyone from Eric Swalwell to Hunter Biden on its way out the door. This isn’t just petty, it’s stupid. It’ll make it so much easier for the DOJ to justify launching real criminal investigations into Trump’s kids and corrupt Republicans once Trump is out the door.
– No, Republican Senator Thom Tillis isn’t going to be able to send people to prison for using a copyrighted song in a live stream, or whatever it is he’s trying to send people to prison for. He tried to quietly slip it into the bill, and he got caught, which means he’s failed. But wow is he ever a jackass for trying.
– Bishop Talbert Swan pointed out tonight that all of the republican Attorneys General who signed onto the phony Trump election lawsuit are white. That’s not surprising. It’s not a coincidence how often corruption and racism go hand in hand.
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palmerreport--2020-12-10--Ron DeSantis in hot water after warrant to raid Florida scientist’s home turns out to be fraudulent

Earlier this week , state police in Florida conducted an armed raid of COVID data scientist Rebekah Jones ’ home , seizing her electronic devices and pointing guns at her kids , in retaliation for the fact that she blew the whistle on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ’ COVID coverup .
DeSantis claims that he had no advance knowledge of the raid , which no one believes , because of course he and his allies were behind it .
Now it turns out the supposed reason for the raid isn ’ t believable either .
The state claimed that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of hacking into an internal network to send a message to state employees about COVID .
But now it turns out the message was simply sent to an email address that it had made publicly available .
This means the warrant was fraudulently obtained , which in turn means a whole lot of people are in trouble .
This means one or more people in the Florida Department of Law Enforcement lied to a judge in order to obtain a warrant .
It means police were sent to carry out a fraudulently obtained @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the mother of all civil suits , if she wants it .
And it means the people who fraudulently obtained the warrant are in danger of going to prison .
No wonder DeSantis is pretending he had nothing to do with this .
It could end up taking down his governorship .

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Earlier this week, state police in Florida conducted an armed raid of COVID data scientist Rebekah Jones’ home, seizing her electronic devices and pointing guns at her kids, in retaliation for the fact that she blew the whistle on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ COVID coverup.
DeSantis claims that he had no advance knowledge of the raid, which no one believes, because of course he and his allies were behind it. Now it turns out the supposed reason for the raid isn’t believable either.
The state claimed that the raid was justified because Jones was suspected of hacking into an internal network to send a message to state employees about COVID. But now it turns out the message was simply sent to an email address that it had made publicly available. This means the warrant was fraudulently obtained, which in turn means a whole lot of people are in trouble.
This means one or more people in the Florida Department of Law Enforcement lied to a judge in order to obtain a warrant. It means police were sent to carry out a fraudulently obtained warrant. It means Rebekah Jones has the mother of all civil suits, if she wants it. And it means the people who fraudulently obtained the warrant are in danger of going to prison. No wonder DeSantis is pretending he had nothing to do with this. It could end up taking down his governorship.
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palmerreport--2020-12-10--“This is as dumb as you think it is”

“This is as dumb as you think it is”

Donald Trump ’ s Texas-based lawsuit to try to overthrow the election isn ’ t going anywhere .
It has zero chance of succeeding .
Not 0.1 % , or 0.00000001 % , but zero .
When you have literally no case , your case is automatically thrown out .
It ’ s that simple .
It doesn ’ t matter how many Republican Attorneys General sign onto the fake lawsuit to try to score partisan points back home .
It doesn ’ t matter that Donald Trump has signed on to the case himself .
It simply doesn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have to take Palmer Report ’ s word for it ; Rachel Maddow said tonight that this phony lawsuit is “ as dumb as you think it is.
” Or you can ask Republican Senator John Cornyn , who is normally so far up Trump ’ s backside you ’ d need a flashlight to find him , but said today that “ I frankly struggle to understand the legal theory of it.
” Or you can ask Jeb Bush , who pointed out today that the Supreme Court will “ reject it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concerned that so many states have corrupt Republican Attorneys General who are willing to put their names on this blatantly phony lawsuit just to score cheap points .
Every Attorney General who has put their name on this should face criminal charges for having done so .
But there is nothing at all to worry about in terms of this dimwitted dead-end lawsuit somehow magically overturning the election .
That ’ s laugh out loud impossible .
It ’ s just that Trump has no choice but to try this , because his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ left to lose .

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Donald Trump’s Texas-based lawsuit to try to overthrow the election isn’t going anywhere. It has zero chance of succeeding. Not 0.1%, or 0.00000001%, but zero. When you have literally no case, your case is automatically thrown out. It’s that simple.
It doesn’t matter how many Republican Attorneys General sign onto the fake lawsuit to try to score partisan points back home. It doesn’t matter that Donald Trump has signed on to the case himself. It simply doesn’t matter. You don’t have to take Palmer Report’s word for it; Rachel Maddow said tonight that this phony lawsuit is “as dumb as you think it is.”
Or you can ask Republican Senator John Cornyn, who is normally so far up Trump’s backside you’d need a flashlight to find him, but said today that “I frankly struggle to understand the legal theory of it.” Or you can ask Jeb Bush, who pointed out today that the Supreme Court will “reject it out of hand.”
We should be concerned that so many states have corrupt Republican Attorneys General who are willing to put their names on this blatantly phony lawsuit just to score cheap points. Every Attorney General who has put their name on this should face criminal charges for having done so. But there is nothing at all to worry about in terms of this dimwitted dead-end lawsuit somehow magically overturning the election. That’s laugh out loud impossible. It’s just that Trump has no choice but to try this, because his life is over and he has nothing left to lose.
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palmerreport--2020-12-11--The dead giveaway that Donald Trump’s final election lawsuit isn’t going anywhere

Even though the Texas lawsuit attempting to invalidate the election reads like it was written in crayon and has literally zero chance of succeeding , 106 House Republicans have now signed onto it .
So is it going somewhere now ?
Still no – and in fact their decision to sign onto it is proof that it ’ s not going anywhere .
If the Supreme Court were to rule that the 2020 election was invalid due to imaginary fraud , then the entire election would be invalid , as Palmer Report ’ s friend Stacey Prussman just pointed out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were just reelected , would also have their victories thrown out .
There would presumably have to be a whole new 2020 election from top to bottom , and some of those House Republicans who won by narrow margins would be in danger of losing their seats in the replacement election .
Obviously , none of these House Republicans would sign onto this suit if they thought there was any chance whatsoever that it would actually succeed .
This proves that they know it has a 0.0 % chance of succeeding .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ try to score cheap partisan points with the Trump supporters in their districts .

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Even though the Texas lawsuit attempting to invalidate the election reads like it was written in crayon and has literally zero chance of succeeding, 106 House Republicans have now signed onto it. So is it going somewhere now? Still no – and in fact their decision to sign onto it is proof that it’s not going anywhere.
If the Supreme Court were to rule that the 2020 election was invalid due to imaginary fraud, then the entire election would be invalid, as Palmer Report’s friend Stacey Prussman just pointed out. Those 106 House Republicans, who were just reelected, would also have their victories thrown out. There would presumably have to be a whole new 2020 election from top to bottom, and some of those House Republicans who won by narrow margins would be in danger of losing their seats in the replacement election.
Obviously, none of these House Republicans would sign onto this suit if they thought there was any chance whatsoever that it would actually succeed. This proves that they know it has a 0.0% chance of succeeding. They’ve simply signed into it to try to score cheap partisan points with the Trump supporters in their districts.
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palmerreport--2020-12-11--GOP Senator Rick Scott speaks up and reminds us all why he belongs in prison

Republican Senator Rick Scott is now demanding that Congressman Eric Swalwell somehow be removed from the House Intelligence Committee , @ @ @ @ @ fully cleared in the case of a spy who tried and failed to get close @ @ @ @ @ entire matter was put to bed six years ago .
Rick Scott is a career @ @ @ @ @ years into a life sentence in prison by now , for everything from Medicare fraud @ @ @ @ @ teachers and police officers , shouldn ’ t even dare say a word about how @ @ @ @ @ themselves .
The problem is that when mainstream American society fails to put career criminals @ @ @ @ @ for their crimes , the anti-American freaks who vote Republican end up putting career criminals @ @ @ @ @ Senate .
We ’ ll never teach idiots to stop voting for known criminals .
@ @ @ @ @ lock up these kinds of career criminals before they can run for office .

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Republican Senator Rick Scott is now demanding that Congressman Eric Swalwell somehow be removed from the House Intelligence Committee, even though Swalwell has been fully cleared in the case of a spy who tried and failed to get close to him, and the entire matter was put to bed six years ago.
Rick Scott is a career criminal who should be several years into a life sentence in prison by now, for everything from Medicare fraud to embezzling the pensions of teachers and police officers, shouldn’t even dare say a word about how anyone else in Congress conducts themselves.
The problem is that when mainstream American society fails to put career criminals like Rick Scott in prison for their crimes, the anti-American freaks who vote Republican end up putting career criminals like Rick Scott in the Senate. We’ll never teach idiots to stop voting for known criminals. The only answer is to lock up these kinds of career criminals before they can run for office.
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palmerreport--2020-12-10--Traitor Rand Paul goes completely off the rails

Does Rand Paul work for a foreign government , as the late John McCain once suggested ?
Is Rand Paul @ @ @ @ @ Rand Paul simply hate America so much , he wants to destroy it ?
In @ @ @ @ @ is a traitor .
The man spends more time standing up for Russia and Putin @ @ @ @ @ , in the midst of a deadly pandemic , he ’ s trying to single @ @ @ @ @ for no real reason .
This simply happens too often with Rand Paul , and @ @ @ @ @ suspicious .
Come to think of it , why did he go from being a @ @ @ @ @ huge Trump cheerleader overnight ?
Paul needs to be federally investigated .
– An FDA @ @ @ @ @ full endorsement this evening to Pfizer ’ s coronavirus vaccine .
That means the vaccine @ @ @ @ @ the U.S. as early as tonight or tomorrow .

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Does Rand Paul work for a foreign government, as the late John McCain once suggested? Is Rand Paul being blackmailed? Or does Rand Paul simply hate America so much, he wants to destroy it?
In any case, Rand Paul is a traitor. The man spends more time standing up for Russia and Putin than anything else. Now, in the midst of a deadly pandemic, he’s trying to single handedly force a government shutdown for no real reason. This simply happens too often with Rand Paul, and it’s growing too suspicious. Come to think of it, why did he go from being a huge Trump critic to a huge Trump cheerleader overnight? Paul needs to be federally investigated.
– An FDA advisory panel has given its full endorsement this evening to Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine. That means the vaccine could be formally approved in the U.S. as early as tonight or tomorrow.
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palmerreport--2020-12-10--106 House Republicans go completely off the rails as Donald Trump circles the drain

– 106 House Republicans can kiss my ass .
Trump still has literally no case , which means he ’ ll lose his case automatically .
This isn ’ t going anywhere .
But the people who signed their names to this seditious lawsuit need to do hard time in prison for it .
This isn ’ t a legal dispute .
It ’ s a criminal attempt at overthrowing the United States government .
It has a 100 % chance of failing , but you still go to prison for trying to commit a felony and failing to pull @ @ @ @ @ @ @ heading to Georgia to campaign in the crucial Senate runoffs : The Georgia Senate runoffs are crucial — it ’ s why I ’ ll be traveling there next Tuesday .
But we all need to do our part to make sure we win these races .
If you ’ re able , chip in to our new Flip Georgia Fund to help us take back the Senate .
https : //t.co/BHsyS0Y41i – The House Oversight Committee is going after Trump Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross over his census antics .
Good .
Ross @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be brought to justice for the crimes he committed while in office .

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– 106 House Republicans can kiss my ass. Trump still has literally no case, which means he’ll lose his case automatically. This isn’t going anywhere. But the people who signed their names to this seditious lawsuit need to do hard time in prison for it. This isn’t a legal dispute. It’s a criminal attempt at overthrowing the United States government. It has a 100% chance of failing, but you still go to prison for trying to commit a felony and failing to pull it off.
– President-elect Joe Biden heading to Georgia to campaign in the crucial Senate runoffs:
The Georgia Senate runoffs are crucial — it’s why I’ll be traveling there next Tuesday. But we all need to do our part to make sure we win these races. If you’re able, chip in to our new Flip Georgia Fund to help us take back the Senate. https://t.co/BHsyS0Y41i — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) December 10, 2020
– The House Oversight Committee is going after Trump Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross over his census antics. Good. Ross is one of those people who must be brought to justice for the crimes he committed while in office.
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palmerreport--2020-12-10--Stop with this nonsense

Stop with this nonsense

When you call Trump a “ dictator ” or “ authoritarian ” you ’ re announcing that he ’ s won .
You ’ re telling everyone on your side that there ’ s no reason to keep fighting against him .
This kind of talk is incredibly harmful to our side – and it ’ s particularly bizarre now that we ’ ve won and Trump ’ s life is over .
It ’ s time for us to get out of a victim mentality .
It ’ s always made it more difficult for us to fight and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , so why on earth would “ Trump is trying to be a dictator ” be our message at this point ?
That goes for what ’ s left of the Republican Party as well .
Are any of you under the illusion that “ GOP is creating a dictatorship ” is somehow an effective message for rallying the troops , or for getting the people in the middle on board with our fight ?
That kind of messaging is how you lose .
It ’ s what you say you if want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you ’ re trying to win .
Our side is incredibly bad at messaging , and this “ dictator ” narrative is one of our least effective approaches .
Doesn ’ t matter if Trump really was trying to become a “ dictator ” or not .
You don ’ t hand him that kind of leverage by associating him with a word that by definition means he ’ s won and we ’ ve been defeated .
You ’ ll never win over a single voter by talking like that .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump in the end by accurately painting him as massively incompetent and negligent , which resonated with voters .
Let ’ s keep that in mind when it comes to taking down the rest of the Republican Party .

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When you call Trump a “dictator” or “authoritarian” you’re announcing that he’s won. You’re telling everyone on your side that there’s no reason to keep fighting against him. This kind of talk is incredibly harmful to our side – and it’s particularly bizarre now that we’ve won and Trump’s life is over.
It’s time for us to get out of a victim mentality. It’s always made it more difficult for us to fight and win. And again, we won, so why on earth would “Trump is trying to be a dictator” be our message at this point? That goes for what’s left of the Republican Party as well.
Are any of you under the illusion that “GOP is creating a dictatorship” is somehow an effective message for rallying the troops, or for getting the people in the middle on board with our fight? That kind of messaging is how you lose. It’s what you say you if want sympathy for having lost, not if you’re trying to win. Our side is incredibly bad at messaging, and this “dictator” narrative is one of our least effective approaches.
Doesn’t matter if Trump really was trying to become a “dictator” or not. You don’t hand him that kind of leverage by associating him with a word that by definition means he’s won and we’ve been defeated. You’ll never win over a single voter by talking like that. This is about us winning. We defeated Trump in the end by accurately painting him as massively incompetent and negligent, which resonated with voters. Let’s keep that in mind when it comes to taking down the rest of the Republican Party.
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palmerreport--2020-12-10--Will Donald Trump flee the country?

Will Donald Trump flee the country?

One of the more frequent questions I get these days is whether Donald Trump will attempt to flee the country .
The short answer is that it ’ s ultimately up to him , and we have no way of knowing for sure what ’ s in his head at this point .
But if I had to bet , I ’ d bet against it .
When people attempt to flee the country to avoid criminal prosecution , it ’ s not glamorous , like in the movies .
Jurisdiction and extradition come into play , and next thing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on a mattress in the basement of some foreign embassy , like Assange .
Is this how a privileged softie like Trump wants to risk spending his final few years ?
I doubt it .
Even if Trump made it all the way to a place like Russia , would Russia have much use for him at this point ?
Putin might want to parade him around , but then Trump would really just be Putin ’ s property .
That ’ s not how a narcissist like Trump wants to live .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ s pending retirement turn out to be true , then Trump ’ s safety could be in danger .
The reality is that while Trump will certainly end up being sentenced to prison in New York State , and may face federal criminal charges on top of it , these things take time .
If Trump can convince a judge to give him house arrest at Mar-a-Lago while he drags out his trial date , he ’ d certainly find that preferable to living in an embassy basement scenario .
There ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can flee from a logistical standpoint .
He ’ d have to set up a summit near the end of his term as an excuse to travel overseas , and everyone would know what he was up to .
Could he then just send Air Force One and his Secret Service detail home , and stay in that foreign country ?
It all seems a bit unlikely .
Trump also has a consistent tendency to indecisively put off decisions until it ’ s too late , and circumstances have made the decision for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fashion once it ’ s too late to matter .
In other words , he ’ s the kind of guy who would tepidly miss his window for fleeing the country while he ’ s still in office , only to then later decide that he wants to flee , but not be able to do so .
We ’ ll see .
But my guess is that Donald Trump will aim for house arrest ahead of trial , and that he ’ s arrogant enough to think he can beat the charges @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrong about that ; the financial charges against him in New York will be cut and dry .
But Trump always thinks he can weasel his way out of such things .
Why flee , if you delusionally expect to get acquitted anyway ?

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One of the more frequent questions I get these days is whether Donald Trump will attempt to flee the country. The short answer is that it’s ultimately up to him, and we have no way of knowing for sure what’s in his head at this point. But if I had to bet, I’d bet against it.
When people attempt to flee the country to avoid criminal prosecution, it’s not glamorous, like in the movies. Jurisdiction and extradition come into play, and next thing you know, you’re living on a mattress in the basement of some foreign embassy, like Assange. Is this how a privileged softie like Trump wants to risk spending his final few years? I doubt it.
Even if Trump made it all the way to a place like Russia, would Russia have much use for him at this point? Putin might want to parade him around, but then Trump would really just be Putin’s property. That’s not how a narcissist like Trump wants to live. And if the reports of Putin’s pending retirement turn out to be true, then Trump’s safety could be in danger.
The reality is that while Trump will certainly end up being sentenced to prison in New York State, and may face federal criminal charges on top of it, these things take time. If Trump can convince a judge to give him house arrest at Mar-a-Lago while he drags out his trial date, he’d certainly find that preferable to living in an embassy basement scenario.
There’s also the question of whether Trump really can flee from a logistical standpoint. He’d have to set up a summit near the end of his term as an excuse to travel overseas, and everyone would know what he was up to. Could he then just send Air Force One and his Secret Service detail home, and stay in that foreign country? It all seems a bit unlikely.
Trump also has a consistent tendency to indecisively put off decisions until it’s too late, and circumstances have made the decision for him, and then overreact in panicked fashion once it’s too late to matter. In other words, he’s the kind of guy who would tepidly miss his window for fleeing the country while he’s still in office, only to then later decide that he wants to flee, but not be able to do so.
We’ll see. But my guess is that Donald Trump will aim for house arrest ahead of trial, and that he’s arrogant enough to think he can beat the charges at trial anyway. He’s wrong about that; the financial charges against him in New York will be cut and dry. But Trump always thinks he can weasel his way out of such things. Why flee, if you delusionally expect to get acquitted anyway?
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palmerreport--2020-12-10--You just can’t please some people

You just can’t please some people

– President Biden picks people who aren ’ t household names .
Detractors : “ these picks are too boring.
@ @ @ @ @ Rice and John Kerry .
Detractors : “ these picks have too much baggage.
” @ @ @ @ @ make some people happy .
– Check out this interview between Leslie Jones and Democratic @ @ @ @ @ – Tweet of the day , from Democratic Senator Brian Schatz : “ Mitch McConnell @ @ @ @ @ Any characterization of this situation as ‘ Congress at an impasse ’ is a lie @ @ @ @ @ , bicameral agreement .
The President even wants something .
The problem is McConnell .
@ @ @ @ @ deal .
”

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– President Biden picks people who aren’t household names. Detractors: “these picks are too boring.” President Biden picks Susan Rice and John Kerry. Detractors: “these picks have too much baggage.” You just can’t make some people happy.
– Check out this interview between Leslie Jones and Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff:
Ok for the peeps who don’t got IG here is the first ten minutes I didn’t my best folks!! @jonossf pic.twitter.com/tuMHB05WZk — Leslie Jones 🦋 (@Lesdoggg) December 10, 2020
– Tweet of the day, from Democratic Senator Brian Schatz: “Mitch McConnell is blocking bipartisan aid. Any characterization of this situation as ‘Congress at an impasse’ is a lie. There is a bipartisan, bicameral agreement. The President even wants something. The problem is McConnell. He’s blocking the deal.”
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palmerreport--2020-12-10--Hey Donald Trump, take a hint from Melania

After all we have done to get rid of Donald Trump , he continues to haunt and try to hurt us .
He is trying his best to make life difficult for President-elect Joe Biden , even as Biden works with his transition team , but Trump will lose ( again ) .
While he can certainly make things difficult for Biden , in the end , Trump must vacate the White House and take his family of grifters with him .
His attempts to overturn the election results all but dissipated , the best Trump can do is try @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a rally on Inauguration Day .
Trump should follow the lead of his wife , Melania , who , according to CNN , “ just wants to go home.
” CNN reported that Melania Trump is packing up the White House , even as her delusional husband continues to pursue fruitless lawsuits .
All states have now certified their election results , yet Trump trudges along his road to nowhere .
The Supreme Court , signaling early on that it would not interfere in the election results , should have been enough to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their ridiculous efforts .
According to CNN , the Supreme Court does not take up “ long-shot , ” “ frivolous ” cases which have already been soundly rejected by various state , federal , and appellate courts .
Trump has discovered that appointing judges does not guarantee him victory , especially when he has no case .
The Pennsylvania case , which saw the Supreme Court rule without dissent against a request to block certification in that state , was presided over by a judge appointed by Trump .
If Trump does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ several others stand by to remind him .
Laura Coates , a former federal prosecutor turned CNN legal analyst said , “ The jig is up .
The President of the United States has no other recourse.
” President-elect Biden ’ s spokesman , Mike Gwin , echoed with : “ This election is over .
Joe Biden won and he will be sworn in as President in January.
” Perhaps we get why Trump does not want to hear from either of these people , but what about his wife ?
After @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about budget and staff allocations for her after she leaves the White House .
She is making decisions on what to store , what to ship to Mar-a-Lago , and what to ship to Trump ’ s New York home .
One source said that a 2024 bid by Donald Trump “ will not go over well ” with Melania .
Melania never wanted the role of first lady and did little .
Her legacy will include remodeling the Rose Garden—which people hated—finishing the White House tennis pavilion , and her failed “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , she contributed nothing , yet she is asking about “ taxpayer dollars ” for her use post-presidency .
Girl , bye .
Since she allegedly remained in New York to rework her prenup prior to moving into the White House , it may be time to cash in on that .
That entire family has taken enough taxpayer money to last a lifetime .

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After all we have done to get rid of Donald Trump, he continues to haunt and try to hurt us. He is trying his best to make life difficult for President-elect Joe Biden, even as Biden works with his transition team, but Trump will lose (again). While he can certainly make things difficult for Biden, in the end, Trump must vacate the White House and take his family of grifters with him. His attempts to overturn the election results all but dissipated, the best Trump can do is try to show up Joe Biden by holding a rally on Inauguration Day. Trump should follow the lead of his wife, Melania, who, according to CNN, “just wants to go home.”
CNN reported that Melania Trump is packing up the White House, even as her delusional husband continues to pursue fruitless lawsuits. All states have now certified their election results, yet Trump trudges along his road to nowhere. The Supreme Court, signaling early on that it would not interfere in the election results, should have been enough to sway Trump and other Republicans to stop their ridiculous efforts. According to CNN, the Supreme Court does not take up “long-shot,” “frivolous” cases which have already been soundly rejected by various state, federal, and appellate courts. Trump has discovered that appointing judges does not guarantee him victory, especially when he has no case. The Pennsylvania case, which saw the Supreme Court rule without dissent against a request to block certification in that state, was presided over by a judge appointed by Trump.
If Trump does not get this on his own, several others stand by to remind him. Laura Coates, a former federal prosecutor turned CNN legal analyst said, “The jig is up. The President of the United States has no other recourse.” President-elect Biden’s spokesman, Mike Gwin, echoed with: “This election is over. Joe Biden won and he will be sworn in as President in January.” Perhaps we get why Trump does not want to hear from either of these people, but what about his wife?
After the election, Melania began quietly asking about budget and staff allocations for her after she leaves the White House. She is making decisions on what to store, what to ship to Mar-a-Lago, and what to ship to Trump’s New York home. One source said that a 2024 bid by Donald Trump “will not go over well” with Melania. Melania never wanted the role of first lady and did little. Her legacy will include remodeling the Rose Garden—which people hated—finishing the White House tennis pavilion, and her failed “Be Best” campaign. In essence, she contributed nothing, yet she is asking about “taxpayer dollars” for her use post-presidency. Girl, bye. Since she allegedly remained in New York to rework her prenup prior to moving into the White House, it may be time to cash in on that. That entire family has taken enough taxpayer money to last a lifetime.
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Donald Trump’s self-pardon

When Saddam Hussein ’ s Health Minister , Dr. Riyadh Ibrahim , suggested that Saddam temporarily step down as president of Iraq to promote peace negotiations with Iran , it cost Ibrahim his life .
Parts of Ibrahim ’ s dismembered body were eventually delivered to his wife .
One does not suggest that a psychopathic , malignant narcissist step down .
That is why I believe Joe Biden will become the 46th President of the United States , not the 47th .
Because malignant narcissists don ’ t step down , not even temporarily , not even to promote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not even to promote Mike Pence to the position of 46th President so he can pardon Donald Trump .
I don ’ t know the future and neither does anyone else , but Donald Trump stepping down for strategic reasons is not consistent with the pernicious character of the two narcissists that it has been my distinct displeasure to know personally .
I could be wrong but I can ’ t imagine it happening .
Napoleon Bonaparte was not a malignant narcissist nor was he evil , but he did share one ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , unassailable self-belief .
The difference being , of course , that Napoleon ’ s self-belief was justified .
So just as when it came time to crown Napoleon Emperor of the French he crowned himself , when it comes time to pardon Donald Trump , Donald Trump will probably do it himself .
The merits of such a self-pardon will be disputed in federal courts and could — and probably will — be used as justice-delaying or even justice-denying tactics .
The crux of any such case against a self-pardon is that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ corrupt purpose .
But nothing can stop any district attorney in any state in the United States from filing a complaint against Trump for criminal negligence because of his blatant mishandling of coronavirus .
And , of course , nothing can stop the state of New York from indicting Donald Trump for the many financial crimes he committed while there .
Meanwhile , we can not ignore the damage Trump has done and is still doing .
For example , in the last 24 hours since I last wrote to you , brothers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have died from COVID-19 .
Since I started tracking daily coronavirus deaths on Twitter ( @ RAHarrington ) , that is the highest number of COVID deaths I ’ ve seen in a single day so far , and the first time the number has exceeded 3,000 .
While it ’ s true we have a vaccine now , we must still remain hyper-vigilant against the disease .
We must continue to wash our hands , maintain social distance and wear masks , not until Twitter or Facebook or the blogosphere sounds the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Meanwhile Donald Trump is planning another super spreader event Christmas party at the White House .
For that alone he should be impeached .
Trump is the first president in history who has probably committed an impeachable offense every day he ’ s been in office .
Let ’ s make sure he ’ s the last .
But as I say , in order to remove this obscenity from the People ’ s House we will have to wait until January 20th .
I don ’ t believe he will step @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see .
Until then , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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When Saddam Hussein’s Health Minister, Dr. Riyadh Ibrahim, suggested that Saddam temporarily step down as president of Iraq to promote peace negotiations with Iran, it cost Ibrahim his life. Parts of Ibrahim’s dismembered body were eventually delivered to his wife. One does not suggest that a psychopathic, malignant narcissist step down.
That is why I believe Joe Biden will become the 46th President of the United States, not the 47th. Because malignant narcissists don’t step down, not even temporarily, not even to promote peace in the war with Iran and not even to promote Mike Pence to the position of 46th President so he can pardon Donald Trump.
I don’t know the future and neither does anyone else, but Donald Trump stepping down for strategic reasons is not consistent with the pernicious character of the two narcissists that it has been my distinct displeasure to know personally. I could be wrong but I can’t imagine it happening.
Napoleon Bonaparte was not a malignant narcissist nor was he evil, but he did share one (and only one) trait with Trump, unassailable self-belief. The difference being, of course, that Napoleon’s self-belief was justified. So just as when it came time to crown Napoleon Emperor of the French he crowned himself, when it comes time to pardon Donald Trump, Donald Trump will probably do it himself.
The merits of such a self-pardon will be disputed in federal courts and could — and probably will — be used as justice-delaying or even justice-denying tactics. The crux of any such case against a self-pardon is that presidential pardon has been abused for a corrupt purpose.
But nothing can stop any district attorney in any state in the United States from filing a complaint against Trump for criminal negligence because of his blatant mishandling of coronavirus. And, of course, nothing can stop the state of New York from indicting Donald Trump for the many financial crimes he committed while there.
Meanwhile, we cannot ignore the damage Trump has done and is still doing. For example, in the last 24 hours since I last wrote to you, brothers and sisters, a staggering 3,300 Americans have died from COVID-19. Since I started tracking daily coronavirus deaths on Twitter (@RAHarrington), that is the highest number of COVID deaths I’ve seen in a single day so far, and the first time the number has exceeded 3,000.
While it’s true we have a vaccine now, we must still remain hyper-vigilant against the disease. We must continue to wash our hands, maintain social distance and wear masks, not until Twitter or Facebook or the blogosphere sounds the all-clear, but until medical professionals do.
Meanwhile Donald Trump is planning another super spreader event Christmas party at the White House. For that alone he should be impeached. Trump is the first president in history who has probably committed an impeachable offense every day he’s been in office. Let’s make sure he’s the last.
But as I say, in order to remove this obscenity from the People’s House we will have to wait until January 20th. I don’t believe he will step down for any reason. We shall see. Until then, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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Joe Biden’s cabinet

Some observers have pointed out that while President-elect Biden has picked a number of solid and highly qualified people for his cabinet and administration , he hasn ’ t really done anything thus far to elevate the next generation of Democratic Party political leaders .
I have a theory about that .
During the course of the election , Joe Biden stated many times that he would use his presidency as a transition to the next generation of Democrats .
In fact he specifically stated that people like Pete Buttigieg and Beto O ’ Rourke would be in his administration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ word , so there ’ s no way he would have said these things if he didn ’ t mean them .
I could end up being wrong about this , but my guess is that Biden decided to roll out the nonpartisan , low profile names first , in order to establish a basis of solid and non-controversial picks .
That way , by the time he starts naming rising political stars to his administration , it won ’ t look so partisan .
Keep in mind that President Biden has to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ keep his broad coalition together .
He has to do a strong job of setting up the next generation of the Democratic Party in order to keep the base happy , and he has to look like he ’ s not being overly partisan in order to keep the people in the middle happy .
My guess is he ’ s boring us to death by rolling out his picks whose names aren ’ t well known , so that by the time he rolls out the bigger and more partisan names , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for picks that the average American has heard of .

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Some observers have pointed out that while President-elect Biden has picked a number of solid and highly qualified people for his cabinet and administration, he hasn’t really done anything thus far to elevate the next generation of Democratic Party political leaders. I have a theory about that.
During the course of the election, Joe Biden stated many times that he would use his presidency as a transition to the next generation of Democrats. In fact he specifically stated that people like Pete Buttigieg and Beto O’Rourke would be in his administration. Biden is a man of his word, so there’s no way he would have said these things if he didn’t mean them.
I could end up being wrong about this, but my guess is that Biden decided to roll out the nonpartisan, low profile names first, in order to establish a basis of solid and non-controversial picks. That way, by the time he starts naming rising political stars to his administration, it won’t look so partisan.
Keep in mind that President Biden has to do two things simultaneously in order to keep his broad coalition together. He has to do a strong job of setting up the next generation of the Democratic Party in order to keep the base happy, and he has to look like he’s not being overly partisan in order to keep the people in the middle happy. My guess is he’s boring us to death by rolling out his picks whose names aren’t well known, so that by the time he rolls out the bigger and more partisan names, there will be a more widespread appetite for picks that the average American has heard of.
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SILENCE

Time Magazine named Joe Biden and Kamala Harris the 2020 Person of the Year tonight .
It ’ s well earned .
They took down an incumbent fascist and changed the face of American presidential tickets forever .
It ’ s also a major blow to Donald Trump , who has long been obsessed with being on the cover of Time , to the point of displaying fake Time covers with his face on them .
Yet more than an hour after the news broke , Trump is still silent .
He ’ s tweeted a few videos of his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are almost certainly coming from Trump ’ s social media handlers .
Trump ’ s silence on the matter suggests that 1 ) he ’ s going to sleep earlier than he used to , and 2 ) his handlers are no longer bothering to ghost tweet for him in situations like this .
Does it really matter what Trump tweets or doesn ’ t tweet at this point ?
Maybe not .
There ’ s a reason his number of Twitter followers has dropped precipitously since he lost the election , after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s simply losing relevance .
But as he increasingly fails to react to negative news in a timely fashion , it suggests he ’ s given up far more thoroughly than his endgame bravado and bluster would have us believe .

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Time Magazine named Joe Biden and Kamala Harris the 2020 Person of the Year tonight. It’s well earned. They took down an incumbent fascist and changed the face of American presidential tickets forever. It’s also a major blow to Donald Trump, who has long been obsessed with being on the cover of Time, to the point of displaying fake Time covers with his face on them.
Yet more than an hour after the news broke, Trump is still silent. He’s tweeted a few videos of his favorite crackpot pundits, but those tweets are almost certainly coming from Trump’s social media handlers. Trump’s silence on the matter suggests that 1) he’s going to sleep earlier than he used to, and 2) his handlers are no longer bothering to ghost tweet for him in situations like this.
Does it really matter what Trump tweets or doesn’t tweet at this point? Maybe not. There’s a reason his number of Twitter followers has dropped precipitously since he lost the election, after having steadily increased for years. He’s simply losing relevance. But as he increasingly fails to react to negative news in a timely fashion, it suggests he’s given up far more thoroughly than his endgame bravado and bluster would have us believe.
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palmerreport--2020-12-11--Joe Biden and Kamala Harris named Time Magazine’s 2020 Person of the Year

Time Magazine has announced that President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are the 2020 Person of the Year @ @ @ @ @ They got the most votes in American history .
They took down an incumbent fascist @ @ @ @ @ new kind of diverse , representative ticket that should be a model for America going @ @ @ @ @ is what you get when major news outlets decide that balanced reporting means giving equal @ @ @ @ @ the lie .
Outlets like CNN will keep foisting liars like Santorum on us until @ @ @ @ @ of pushing back against their definition of “ balanced .
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Time Magazine has announced that President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are the 2020 Person of the Year. This is fitting. They got the most votes in American history. They took down an incumbent fascist. And they represent a new kind of diverse, representative ticket that should be a model for America going forward.
Here’s the official Time Magazine cover:
– Rick Santorum is what you get when major news outlets decide that balanced reporting means giving equal time to the truth and the lie. Outlets like CNN will keep foisting liars like Santorum on us until we do a better job of pushing back against their definition of “balanced.”
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palmerreport--2020-12-11--Donald Trump’s tax returns

Donald Trump’s tax returns

Now that Donald Trump has lost , what happens with his tax returns ?
He ’ s already lost that case with the Supreme Court , but he ’ s been using technicalities to try to drag out the inevitable .
But once he ’ s gone from office , his stall tactics will become moot .
More to the point , Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin has been single handedly defying the New York grand jury ’ s subpoena for Trump ’ s tax returns .
The minute Trump is gone , so is Mnuchin , and the Treasury Department @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
So Trump ’ s tax returns will be in the hands of a grand jury in short order .
Seeing Trump ’ s tax returns publicly will be another matter .
We ’ d have wait for the grand jury to finish indicting Trump before it would publicly release the criminal portions of his tax returns as evidence in the indictment .
However , the Treasury would also presumably give Trump ’ s tax returns to the House , which could then hold public hearings about them .
One way or the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are coming .
It ’ s just a matter of when .

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Now that Donald Trump has lost, what happens with his tax returns? He’s already lost that case with the Supreme Court, but he’s been using technicalities to try to drag out the inevitable. But once he’s gone from office, his stall tactics will become moot.
More to the point, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin has been single handedly defying the New York grand jury’s subpoena for Trump’s tax returns. The minute Trump is gone, so is Mnuchin, and the Treasury Department will presumably comply with the subpoena immediately. So Trump’s tax returns will be in the hands of a grand jury in short order.
Seeing Trump’s tax returns publicly will be another matter. We’d have wait for the grand jury to finish indicting Trump before it would publicly release the criminal portions of his tax returns as evidence in the indictment. However, the Treasury would also presumably give Trump’s tax returns to the House, which could then hold public hearings about them. One way or the other, Trump’s tax returns are coming. It’s just a matter of when.
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palmerreport--2020-12-11--Texas AG Ken Paxton, ringleader behind Donald Trump’s election suit, subpoenaed by FBI

Donald Trump ’ s final election lawsuit , originated by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton , has literally zero chance @ @ @ @ @ s basically written in crayon , and Paxton clearly only originated it in the hope @ @ @ @ @ side of Donald Trump , from whom he needs a federal pardon .
Even as @ @ @ @ @ suit specifically because they know it has no chance of succeeding , it turns out @ @ @ @ @ on Paxton himself .
The Austin American-Statesman newspaper is reporting today that the FBI hit @ @ @ @ @ in the ongoing criminal case against him .
This is a big deal because it @ @ @ @ @ imminent Ken Paxton ’ s legal troubles are , and how badly he needs Donald @ @ @ @ @ .
It also serves to underscore what a farce this lawsuit is , and the @ @ @ @ @ it because he needed to get on Trump ’ s good side , and not @ @ @ @ @ that it ’ ll actually go anywhere .

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Donald Trump’s final election lawsuit, originated by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, has literally zero chance of succeeding. It’s basically written in crayon, and Paxton clearly only originated it in the hope of getting on the good side of Donald Trump, from whom he needs a federal pardon.
Even as various Republicans sign onto the suit specifically because they know it has no chance of succeeding, it turns out the walls are closing in on Paxton himself. The Austin American-Statesman newspaper is reporting today that the FBI hit Paxton with a subpoena yesterday in the ongoing criminal case against him.
This is a big deal because it shows just how deep and imminent Ken Paxton’s legal troubles are, and how badly he needs Donald Trump to preemptively pardon him. It also serves to underscore what a farce this lawsuit is, and the fact that Paxton only filed it because he needed to get on Trump’s good side, and not because he has any expectation that it’ll actually go anywhere.
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palmerreport--2020-12-12--Donald Trump’s life is over

Donald Trump’s life is over

When Donald Trump lost the deciding states by margins like 20,000 and 80,000 votes , it was over for him right then and there .
He ’ d never be able to come up with a legal case broad enough to get that many votes thrown out , meaning his losses in court would be automatic .
But he insisted on fighting it for five weeks anyway , and now even the Supreme Court has emphatically told him it ’ s over .
So now what ?
One way or the other , Trump is leaving office .
He can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vote on Monday , but it won ’ t help him .
He and his cronies can stomp their feet while the results are being confirmed in Congress , but it won ’ t stop anything .
Trump has literally no recourse at this point .
Everything he tried was going to fail , but now he has nothing to even try anymore .
Today ’ s news about the Manhattan District Attorney putting employees from Trump ’ s bank and insurance company in front of the grand jury means that Trump will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , his financial house of cards is about to collapse .
His future consists of bankruptcy and state prison , and little else .
Trump will have to choose how he wants to leave office .
Does he want to spend these remaining six weeks playing nice in the hope of criminal leniency , or quietly trying to pilfer as much money as he can on his way out the door , or loudly making empty threats in the hope of scaring some prosecutor somewhere into giving him a plea deal ?
Does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loudly and angrily on Joe Biden ’ s inauguration day , or duck out for Mar-a-Lago the week before and never come back ?
These choices are Trump ’ s to make , and we ’ ll see what he does .
But one way or the other , Trump is finished .
His life as he knows it is over .
His life is now about prison and bankruptcy , and trying to fend off both .
Trump is going down .
The only remaining choices Trump has left are in regard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Meanwhile , America is set to move forward without him , and to work on cleaning up the awful mess he ’ s left us .

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When Donald Trump lost the deciding states by margins like 20,000 and 80,000 votes, it was over for him right then and there. He’d never be able to come up with a legal case broad enough to get that many votes thrown out, meaning his losses in court would be automatic. But he insisted on fighting it for five weeks anyway, and now even the Supreme Court has emphatically told him it’s over.
So now what? One way or the other, Trump is leaving office. He can whine and cry about the Electoral College vote on Monday, but it won’t help him. He and his cronies can stomp their feet while the results are being confirmed in Congress, but it won’t stop anything. Trump has literally no recourse at this point. Everything he tried was going to fail, but now he has nothing to even try anymore.
Today’s news about the Manhattan District Attorney putting employees from Trump’s bank and insurance company in front of the grand jury means that Trump will be criminally indicted soon enough. Moreover, his financial house of cards is about to collapse. His future consists of bankruptcy and state prison, and little else.
Trump will have to choose how he wants to leave office. Does he want to spend these remaining six weeks playing nice in the hope of criminal leniency, or quietly trying to pilfer as much money as he can on his way out the door, or loudly making empty threats in the hope of scaring some prosecutor somewhere into giving him a plea deal? Does he want to leave the White House loudly and angrily on Joe Biden’s inauguration day, or duck out for Mar-a-Lago the week before and never come back?
These choices are Trump’s to make, and we’ll see what he does. But one way or the other, Trump is finished. His life as he knows it is over. His life is now about prison and bankruptcy, and trying to fend off both. Trump is going down. The only remaining choices Trump has left are in regard to how he chooses to go down. Meanwhile, America is set to move forward without him, and to work on cleaning up the awful mess he’s left us.
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palmerreport--2020-12-12--Ron DeSantis has angry shouting meltdown after raid of whistleblower’s house goes awry

It ’ s not clear what Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was thinking when he and his allies sent state police to raid the house of data scientist Rebekah Jones , the whistleblower who exposed DeSantis ’ attempted coverup of the coronavirus .
Of course as stupid as DeSantis is , perhaps he wasn ’ t doing any thinking at all .
The whole thing has predictably become a major scandal for DeSantis , as the last thing you want to do is bring more media attention to what you ’ re trying to cover up .
Now that the headlines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ DeSantis had an angry meltdown when he was asked about the scandal today : This comes amid the news that the warrant to raid Jones ’ house appears to have been fraudulently obtained .
It seems a given that someone is going to prison for this ; the question is whether DeSantis takes the fall himself or whether he can pawn it off onto his underlings .
Either way this makes DeSantis particularly vulnerable when it comes to his reelection bid for Governor of Florida in 2022 , and gives the Democrats a @ @ @ @ @ @

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It’s not clear what Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was thinking when he and his allies sent state police to raid the house of data scientist Rebekah Jones, the whistleblower who exposed DeSantis’ attempted coverup of the coronavirus. Of course as stupid as DeSantis is, perhaps he wasn’t doing any thinking at all.
The whole thing has predictably become a major scandal for DeSantis, as the last thing you want to do is bring more media attention to what you’re trying to cover up. Now that the headlines have turned truly ugly for him, DeSantis had an angry meltdown when he was asked about the scandal today:
“It’s not a raid.” Ron DeSantis shouts at reporter, defends @GeoRebekah raid. pic.twitter.com/ESGlPQfU4m — alexander nazaryan (@alexnazaryan) December 11, 2020
This comes amid the news that the warrant to raid Jones’ house appears to have been fraudulently obtained. It seems a given that someone is going to prison for this; the question is whether DeSantis takes the fall himself or whether he can pawn it off onto his underlings. Either way this makes DeSantis particularly vulnerable when it comes to his reelection bid for Governor of Florida in 2022, and gives the Democrats a major opening in that election.
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palmerreport--2020-12-11--It’s over: SCOTUS just rejected Donald Trump’s Texas election case

Moments ago , the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Donald Trump ’ s Texas-based case to overturn the 2020 presidential election .
This means Trump is fully out of legal options , and it paves the way for the Electoral College to go ahead and vote for President-elect Joe Biden on Monday .
There was always a literally zero chance that the Supreme Court would overturn the election , after Trump lost the deciding states by margins that were far too large for the courts to figure out a way to overturn even if they wanted to .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would hear the case and then reject it , or refuse to hear it at all .
We were expecting the latter , and sure enough , that ’ s what has happened .
This evening ’ s Supreme Court vote was 7-2 .
But those two Justices were merely voting in favor of hearing the case , not voting in favor of Trump ’ s argument .
This was a thorough rejection of Trump ’ s attempt at overthrowing the election .
It ’ s over .
It ’ s been over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s really over .
Trump can keep whining if he wants ; he has no avenues left .

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Moments ago, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Donald Trump’s Texas-based case to overturn the 2020 presidential election. This means Trump is fully out of legal options, and it paves the way for the Electoral College to go ahead and vote for President-elect Joe Biden on Monday.
There was always a literally zero chance that the Supreme Court would overturn the election, after Trump lost the deciding states by margins that were far too large for the courts to figure out a way to overturn even if they wanted to. The only question was whether the Supreme Court would hear the case and then reject it, or refuse to hear it at all. We were expecting the latter, and sure enough, that’s what has happened.
This evening’s Supreme Court vote was 7-2. But those two Justices were merely voting in favor of hearing the case, not voting in favor of Trump’s argument. This was a thorough rejection of Trump’s attempt at overthrowing the election. It’s over. It’s been over for awhile. But now it’s really over. Trump can keep whining if he wants; he has no avenues left.
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palmerreport--2020-12-11--Good news for Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock in the Georgia runoffs

Although they didn ’ t receive much publicity during the 2020 election , the Georgia run-off races are now front and center of the nation – especially as the GOP is imploding with both its voters and political leaders alike revealing their true anti-democratic nature , thinking they can cling to the presidency with a series of frivolous investigations and lawsuits .
It may be tempting to think that Donald Trump lashing out at Georgia ’ s politicians will discourage right-wing voters from turning out at all and candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock will win their seats easily , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that we can be complacent .
It ’ s good news that Warnock and Ossoff are both pulling ahead of their Republican opponents , both of whom are drowning in news of financial scandals .
Now , there ’ s another bit of good news : voter enthusiasm for Warnock and Ossoff voters is off the charts .
A new poll commissioned by HIT Strategies suggests that 83 % of African-American women – a key demographic that helped give Joe Biden a win in Georgia are very likely to vote in the runoffs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they were somewhat likely to vote .
In urban parts of the state , that number is up to 96 % .
Both candidates are also polling with near 80 % favorability among African-American voters overall , while both Loeffler and Perdue have underwater approval ratings that are likely to only get worse the longer that COVID stimulus talks falter .
If just over 30 % of white voters turn out for Ossoff and Warnock , they can win this , and give the state federal representation it truly deserves .
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Although they didn’t receive much publicity during the 2020 election, the Georgia run-off races are now front and center of the nation – especially as the GOP is imploding with both its voters and political leaders alike revealing their true anti-democratic nature, thinking they can cling to the presidency with a series of frivolous investigations and lawsuits. It may be tempting to think that Donald Trump lashing out at Georgia’s politicians will discourage right-wing voters from turning out at all and candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock will win their seats easily, but this is far from a time that we can be complacent.
It’s good news that Warnock and Ossoff are both pulling ahead of their Republican opponents, both of whom are drowning in news of financial scandals. Now, there’s another bit of good news: voter enthusiasm for Warnock and Ossoff voters is off the charts. A new poll commissioned by HIT Strategies suggests that 83% of African-American women – a key demographic that helped give Joe Biden a win in Georgia are very likely to vote in the runoffs – with an additional 4% saying they were somewhat likely to vote. In urban parts of the state, that number is up to 96%.
Both candidates are also polling with near 80% favorability among African-American voters overall, while both Loeffler and Perdue have underwater approval ratings that are likely to only get worse the longer that COVID stimulus talks falter. If just over 30% of white voters turn out for Ossoff and Warnock, they can win this, and give the state federal representation it truly deserves. Donate or volunteer your time however you can.
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palmerreport--2020-12-11--Trump stooge Dan Crenshaw goes completely off the rails

– Donald Trump will be gone from office soon , and his future consists of prison and bankruptcy .
But republicans like Dan Crenshaw will be in office for awhile .
They ’ re who we ’ re fighting against now .
The faster we move on from Trump , the better odds we have against thugs like Crenshaw .
– Donald Trump just lost in court again a few minutes ago .
That ’ s right , Joe Biden has won Wisconsin yet again .
It ’ s the latest reminder that Trump ’ s pathetic , fantasy-based election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ overturning anything .
– These 106 House Republicans have signed on to Donald Trump ’ s dead-end Texas election lawsuit , even though they know it has a literally zero chance of going anywhere , because they think it ’ ll score them partisan points back home .
But now the Orlando Sentinel newspaper is apologizing for having endorsed House Republican Michael Waltz , specifically citing his decision to put his name on this lawsuit .
So this stunt , in addition to going nowhere , could end up hurting these stooges come @ @ @ @ @

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– Donald Trump will be gone from office soon, and his future consists of prison and bankruptcy. But republicans like Dan Crenshaw will be in office for awhile. They’re who we’re fighting against now. The faster we move on from Trump, the better odds we have against thugs like Crenshaw.
– Donald Trump just lost in court again a few minutes ago. That’s right, Joe Biden has won Wisconsin yet again. It’s the latest reminder that Trump’s pathetic, fantasy-based election lawsuits have literally zero chance of magically overturning anything.
– These 106 House Republicans have signed on to Donald Trump’s dead-end Texas election lawsuit, even though they know it has a literally zero chance of going anywhere, because they think it’ll score them partisan points back home. But now the Orlando Sentinel newspaper is apologizing for having endorsed House Republican Michael Waltz, specifically citing his decision to put his name on this lawsuit. So this stunt, in addition to going nowhere, could end up hurting these stooges come reelection time in 2022.
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