palmerreport--2020-03-04--Donald Trump goes completely off the deep end about what’s happening to him right now

The stock market plummeted again today , and it ’ s becoming clear that Trump has no magic wand for keeping the Obama economy intact .
The coronavirus is growing worse in the United States , and it ’ s becoming more clear that the Trump regime has botched the handling of the outbreak .
Trump ’ s 2020 prospects just keep getting worse as a result , and now he ’ s going completely – and incoherently – off the deep end .
Trump clearly wants to run against Bernie Sanders , for reasons that are obvious to everyone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so afraid of having to run against Joe Biden , he got himself impeached while trying to rig the election against Biden .
Trump is also clearly intimidated by Mike Bloomberg , an actual billionaire , who has been running TV ads that don ’ t seem to be helping Bloomberg ’ s prospects very much but are definitely humiliating to Trump .
As a sign of just how spun around Trump is , as the Super Tuesday results were coming in this evening , he posted this tweet : “ Mini Mike @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fingers .
Both unsanitary and dangerous to others and yourself !
” He then attached a video of Mike Bloomberg eating a donut and licking his fingers , which we ’ re not going to bother posting here , but you can go watch it yourself if you ’ re really inclined to punish yourself like that .
Mike Bloomberg is doing so poorly thus far in Super Tuesday results , his candidacy doesn ’ t even appear to be a threat to Donald Trump anymore .
But Trump is obsessed with Bloomberg @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is in the driver ’ s seat , it ’ s likely that Bloomberg will end up bankrolling TV ads for Biden in the general election .
This is all Trump ’ s worst nightmare .
No wonder he ’ s reduced to tweeting about Bloomberg licking his fingers .

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The stock market plummeted again today, and it’s becoming clear that Trump has no magic wand for keeping the Obama economy intact. The coronavirus is growing worse in the United States, and it’s becoming more clear that the Trump regime has botched the handling of the outbreak. Trump’s 2020 prospects just keep getting worse as a result, and now he’s going completely – and incoherently – off the deep end.
Trump clearly wants to run against Bernie Sanders, for reasons that are obvious to everyone outside Sanders’ base. Trump is so afraid of having to run against Joe Biden, he got himself impeached while trying to rig the election against Biden. Trump is also clearly intimidated by Mike Bloomberg, an actual billionaire, who has been running TV ads that don’t seem to be helping Bloomberg’s prospects very much but are definitely humiliating to Trump.
As a sign of just how spun around Trump is, as the Super Tuesday results were coming in this evening, he posted this tweet: “Mini Mike, don’t lick your dirty fingers. Both unsanitary and dangerous to others and yourself!” He then attached a video of Mike Bloomberg eating a donut and licking his fingers, which we’re not going to bother posting here, but you can go watch it yourself if you’re really inclined to punish yourself like that.
Mike Bloomberg is doing so poorly thus far in Super Tuesday results, his candidacy doesn’t even appear to be a threat to Donald Trump anymore. But Trump is obsessed with Bloomberg anyway. And now that Joe Biden is in the driver’s seat, it’s likely that Bloomberg will end up bankrolling TV ads for Biden in the general election. This is all Trump’s worst nightmare. No wonder he’s reduced to tweeting about Bloomberg licking his fingers.
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palmerreport--2020-03-04--Joe Biden is winning Super Tuesday so far in a massive blowout

With Bernie Sanders likely to win California tonight , and Texas likely to be a close race , the key for Joe Biden heading into Super Tuesday was to run up the score in the smaller states .
Based on the results that are coming in thus far from those smaller states , Biden couldn ’ t be doing any better .
The major media outlets called Virginia , Alabama , and North Carolina for Joe Biden the minute the polls closed .
This means that in the exit polls , Biden was so far ahead – by something like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – that there was going to be no doubt about the outcome .
The key here is that Bernie Sanders and Mike Bloomberg tried to contest both these states , yet got nowhere .
Bernie is doing poorly ; Bloomberg is doing even worse .
Of course Biden has to run up the score in these states , because California has a huge number of delegates , and Sanders will likely get a majority of that huge delegate pile .
Sanders has won his home state of Vermont in a blowout .
Sanders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Massachusetts and Maine .
But Joe Biden is running up the score right now in the places where he needs to .
If Biden can win Texas or finish a close second there , and if Biden can keep California from being a blowout , this will end up being a huge night for him .
Stay tuned .

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With Bernie Sanders likely to win California tonight, and Texas likely to be a close race, the key for Joe Biden heading into Super Tuesday was to run up the score in the smaller states. Based on the results that are coming in thus far from those smaller states, Biden couldn’t be doing any better.
The major media outlets called Virginia, Alabama, and North Carolina for Joe Biden the minute the polls closed. This means that in the exit polls, Biden was so far ahead – by something like 25, 30, or 40 points – that there was going to be no doubt about the outcome. The key here is that Bernie Sanders and Mike Bloomberg tried to contest both these states, yet got nowhere. Bernie is doing poorly; Bloomberg is doing even worse.
Of course Biden has to run up the score in these states, because California has a huge number of delegates, and Sanders will likely get a majority of that huge delegate pile. Sanders has won his home state of Vermont in a blowout. Sanders will also likely do better than Biden in Massachusetts and Maine.
But Joe Biden is running up the score right now in the places where he needs to. If Biden can win Texas or finish a close second there, and if Biden can keep California from being a blowout, this will end up being a huge night for him. Stay tuned.
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palmerreport--2020-03-04--Joe Biden’s amazing day just got even better

Mike Bloomberg announced today that he ’ s dropping out of the presidential race .
Last night Palmer Report explained that he no longer had any path to the nomination .
It ’ s not difficult for everyone to figure out that Bloomberg ’ s exit helps frontrunner Joe Biden .
But when you look a bit deeper , you realize just how much it helps Biden .
Here are four big ways Biden ’ s day just got a whole lot better : 1 ) Joe Biden already has huge momentum coming out of Super Tuesday .
But now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ majority of remaining candidates in the race dropped out this week and endorsed him .
I stressed that momentum wasn ’ t a real thing in the first four states ; winning Iowa or New Hampshire wasn ’ t going to boost your vote totals in South Carolina one bit .
But at this stage of the race , momentum is key .
Bloomberg ’ s exit gives even more of it to Biden .
2 ) When I talked last week about no one getting 50 % of the delegates and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this was based on the premise that Bloomberg would remain in the race and keep picking off just enough delegates to prevent anyone from getting a majority .
But with Bloomberg dropping out , the mathematical projections change .
Bloomberg , Warren , Amy , and Pete only have about 150 delegates between them .
If Warren drops out of doesn ’ t win many more , it ’ ll make it a lot easier for Biden to get to 1991 delegates before the convention and clinch it outright .
Even if no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden will likely enter the convention ahead of Sanders in votes and delegates , meaning he ’ d all but certainly emerge from a brokered convention as the nominee .
3 ) Because the media spent so long trying to drum up ratings by pretending Joe Biden was in trouble , it started to become a self fulfilling proposition .
People thought he had no chance , so they stopped donating .
As a result , Biden is behind in funds , which means he ’ s also short on staff and infrastructure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bloomberg ’ s huge resources .

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Mike Bloomberg announced today that he’s dropping out of the presidential race. Last night Palmer Report explained that he no longer had any path to the nomination. It’s not difficult for everyone to figure out that Bloomberg’s exit helps frontrunner Joe Biden. But when you look a bit deeper, you realize just how much it helps Biden. Here are four big ways Biden’s day just got a whole lot better:
1) Joe Biden already has huge momentum coming out of Super Tuesday. But now he has an added cache: the majority of remaining candidates in the race dropped out this week and endorsed him. I stressed that momentum wasn’t a real thing in the first four states; winning Iowa or New Hampshire wasn’t going to boost your vote totals in South Carolina one bit. But at this stage of the race, momentum is key. Bloomberg’s exit gives even more of it to Biden.
2) When I talked last week about no one getting 50% of the delegates and the race heading to a brokered convention, this was based on the premise that Bloomberg would remain in the race and keep picking off just enough delegates to prevent anyone from getting a majority. But with Bloomberg dropping out, the mathematical projections change. Bloomberg, Warren, Amy, and Pete only have about 150 delegates between them. If Warren drops out of doesn’t win many more, it’ll make it a lot easier for Biden to get to 1991 delegates before the convention and clinch it outright. Even if no one get a majority, it means Biden will likely enter the convention ahead of Sanders in votes and delegates, meaning he’d all but certainly emerge from a brokered convention as the nominee.
3) Because the media spent so long trying to drum up ratings by pretending Joe Biden was in trouble, it started to become a self fulfilling proposition. People thought he had no chance, so they stopped donating. As a result, Biden is behind in funds, which means he’s also short on staff and infrastructure. But now Biden will quickly gain Bloomberg’s huge resources.
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palmerreport--2020-03-04--Susan Collins is having the worst day ever

Susan Collins is an unpopular incumbent , so she can ’ t count on high turnout from her own party in her November reelection race .
She ’ ll get middling turnout at best , and all she can hope for is weak turnout for her lesser-known opponent , Democrat Sara Gideon .
The bad news for Collins is that Gideon is already slightly ahead of her in the polls .
Now Collins has gotten the really bad news .
When voters are angry at an incumbent , the question is always whether they ’ re actually going to turn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one thing ; votes are another .
In last night ’ s Democratic primary contest in Maine , turnout was up by around fifteen to twenty percent over last time around .
Democrats in the state are clearly in a mood to show up and vote for their side .
That means Democrats in Maine will likely show up to vote in large numbers again in November , for the Democratic nominee over Trump .
It means they ’ ll also vote for Gideon over Collins while they ’ re at it .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ confirmation that Maine Democrats are in a mood to punish Republican politicians in the state for shamefully siding with Trump , consider this : the Democrats won a State House seat in Maine last night by fifteen points , in a district that Trump won by eight points in 2016 .
If the Democrats keep turning out in large numbers in 2020 , Trump and the likes of Susan Collins will be gone .

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Susan Collins is an unpopular incumbent, so she can’t count on high turnout from her own party in her November reelection race. She’ll get middling turnout at best, and all she can hope for is weak turnout for her lesser-known opponent, Democrat Sara Gideon. The bad news for Collins is that Gideon is already slightly ahead of her in the polls. Now Collins has gotten the really bad news.
When voters are angry at an incumbent, the question is always whether they’re actually going to turn out for the challenger. Polls are one thing; votes are another. In last night’s Democratic primary contest in Maine, turnout was up by around fifteen to twenty percent over last time around. Democrats in the state are clearly in a mood to show up and vote for their side.
That means Democrats in Maine will likely show up to vote in large numbers again in November, for the Democratic nominee over Trump. It means they’ll also vote for Gideon over Collins while they’re at it. And if you’re looking for confirmation that Maine Democrats are in a mood to punish Republican politicians in the state for shamefully siding with Trump, consider this: the Democrats won a State House seat in Maine last night by fifteen points, in a district that Trump won by eight points in 2016. If the Democrats keep turning out in large numbers in 2020, Trump and the likes of Susan Collins will be gone.
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palmerreport--2020-03-04--The real reason Mike Bloomberg just dropped out

Mike Bloomberg announced today that he ’ s dropping out of the 2020 Democratic primary race .
He also announced that he ’ s endorsing Joe Biden , and he ’ s shifting his campaign resources and money to Biden .
Based on what we saw yesterday , none of this is shocking .
But what is Bloomberg really up to ?
Whatever Bloomberg ’ s initial motivation was for getting into the race , all he did was end up peeling off a fraction of Biden ’ s votes .
If Bloomberg ’ s goal was to make sure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stuck with a nominee like Bernie Sanders who would probably lose to Trump , Bloombergs presence in the race actually helped clear out some space for Sanders .
Now that Biden has survived the first three irrelevant contests , pivoted strong out of South Carolina , and surged through Super Tuesday , even as Bloomberg bombed on Super Tuesday , there ’ s no reason for Bloomberg to stay in the race .
The fear was that Mike Bloomberg might be reluctant to drop out because he ’ d have to admit he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But to his credit , he did the right thing today , as soon as it was clear to him that he wasn ’ t going to win .
He ’ s throwing his weight behind Biden , which is not a surprise , given that Biden is in the driver ’ s seat to be the nominee .

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Mike Bloomberg announced today that he’s dropping out of the 2020 Democratic primary race. He also announced that he’s endorsing Joe Biden, and he’s shifting his campaign resources and money to Biden. Based on what we saw yesterday, none of this is shocking. But what is Bloomberg really up to?
Whatever Bloomberg’s initial motivation was for getting into the race, all he did was end up peeling off a fraction of Biden’s votes. If Bloomberg’s goal was to make sure that the party didn’t get stuck with a nominee like Bernie Sanders who would probably lose to Trump, Bloombergs presence in the race actually helped clear out some space for Sanders.
Now that Biden has survived the first three irrelevant contests, pivoted strong out of South Carolina, and surged through Super Tuesday, even as Bloomberg bombed on Super Tuesday, there’s no reason for Bloomberg to stay in the race.
The fear was that Mike Bloomberg might be reluctant to drop out because he’d have to admit he made a mistake by getting in. But to his credit, he did the right thing today, as soon as it was clear to him that he wasn’t going to win. He’s throwing his weight behind Biden, which is not a surprise, given that Biden is in the driver’s seat to be the nominee.
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palmerreport--2020-03-04--Trump in a time of coronavirus

Trump in a time of coronavirus

Trump in a time of coronavirus .
The very idea is unsettling at best .
Trump , of course , will blow it , people will die unnecessarily , and corruption will flourish .
Biden is our only rational hope to get the country back on track , but in order to do this , we must know what ’ s ahead .
The news of the coronavirus is disturbing .
The Influenza of 1918 had a 2.5 % mortality rate , and this was at a time of no antibiotics nor modern hospitalization .
Coronavirus , on the other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % ( higher than previously thought ) even with all our medical advantages .
There is no need to panic , but it ’ s a time to soberly face the future .
Having gone through the botched federal response to Katrina , I know preparation is important for the body and soul .
Stockpile a month ’ s worth of canned goods , pet food , bottled water .
Have a couple of bottles of rubbing alcohol around for public surfaces you may have to come in contact with .
COVID 19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s encased in an envelope of lipids .
This is why plain old soap and water is effective against it : the lipid covering is destroyed by soap and water , and so then the virus falls apart .
The one sure thing Trump will not do is act with compassion .
After you ’ ve taken your preliminary precautions , such as washing your hands and not touching your face , the next thing you need to do is be kind to your neighbor .
See if your elderly friend needs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Don ’ t let fear win .
Many people died in 1918 because people didn ’ t understand what was happening to their friends and family , and were unwilling to care for the sick .
The way Trump wins is to create an “ us ” or “ them ” society .
Don ’ t do it .
COVID 19 is survivable .
Trump will not be if he turns us against ourselves .
This is what Putin wants .
He wants to destroy our American society .
So make the effort @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
When we get to the other side of this , when Biden has taken the reins of our country and we are back on track , we want to be able to look in the mirror and say we kept our humanity , even if our President did not .

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Trump in a time of coronavirus. The very idea is unsettling at best. Trump, of course, will blow it, people will die unnecessarily, and corruption will flourish. Biden is our only rational hope to get the country back on track, but in order to do this, we must know what’s ahead.
The news of the coronavirus is disturbing. The Influenza of 1918 had a 2.5% mortality rate, and this was at a time of no antibiotics nor modern hospitalization. Coronavirus, on the other hand, is coming in at 3.4% (higher than previously thought) even with all our medical advantages. There is no need to panic, but it’s a time to soberly face the future.
Having gone through the botched federal response to Katrina, I know preparation is important for the body and soul. Stockpile a month’s worth of canned goods, pet food, bottled water. Have a couple of bottles of rubbing alcohol around for public surfaces you may have to come in contact with. COVID 19 is an envelope virus which means it’s encased in an envelope of lipids. This is why plain old soap and water is effective against it: the lipid covering is destroyed by soap and water, and so then the virus falls apart.
The one sure thing Trump will not do is act with compassion. After you’ve taken your preliminary precautions, such as washing your hands and not touching your face, the next thing you need to do is be kind to your neighbor. See if your elderly friend needs help lugging cans of pet food. Don’t let fear win. Many people died in 1918 because people didn’t understand what was happening to their friends and family, and were unwilling to care for the sick. The way Trump wins is to create an “us” or “them” society. Don’t do it. COVID 19 is survivable. Trump will not be if he turns us against ourselves.
This is what Putin wants. He wants to destroy our American society. So make the effort now to be especially kind and compassionate. When we get to the other side of this, when Biden has taken the reins of our country and we are back on track, we want to be able to look in the mirror and say we kept our humanity, even if our President did not.
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palmerreport--2020-03-04--Bye bye Bernie Sanders

Bye bye Bernie Sanders

The people haven ’ t yet spoken but they are speaking .
It certainly looks ( to me , anyway ) as if Joe Biden will be the Democratic candidate for president of the United States , even if there has to be a brokered convention .
Joe is very much my second choice in a long list of second choices .
I wanted Elizabeth Warren , but , well , c ’ est la guerre .
If it is to be Biden , I am 100 % behind him , without hesitation , without equivocation , without regret .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Adults don ’ t pick up their toys and run away crying because they didn ’ t get their way .
Adults don ’ t try to punish the world because they think the world is out to get them .
With the Titanic sinking , adults don ’ t quibble about the color of the lifeboat .
I admit , Joe isn ’ t as progressive as I would like him to be , but neither would be the reanimated corpse of Richard Nixon , and I would vote for Nixon before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I would vote for Nixon before I would allow Donald Trump to win a second term because I didn ’ t vote at all .
I would vote for my neighbour ’ s Jack Russell if he were the Democratic candidate , and he ’ s not even an American citizen , he ’ s a British dog .
And he would make one hell of a president , considering the alternative .
But , some of you say , they ’ re all just as bad as Trump , you say @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
If Bernie doesn ’ t win then what difference does it make , you say .
Permit me to explain .
First of all , how many children and women has Joe Biden raped ?
None , as far as I know .
How many family businesses has Joe Biden destroyed because of a corporate policy to never pay a contractor in full for honest labor performed no matter what ?
Zero , is my guess .
How many gold star families has Joe Biden ridiculed , disabled reporters mocked , children @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told ?
How many people has Joe Biden unjustly excoriated by name via tweet , putting their lives in danger ?
How routinely does Joe Biden take credit for other people ’ s work ?
How many times has Joe Biden betrayed his country to foreign interests ?
Let me ask you something else .
If Donald Trump had gone to Jeffrey Epstein ’ s New York penthouse and raped your daughter , how would you feel now about his political opponent ?
Would it really bug you if Donald Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Would you really care that there ’ s a good chance his opponent wasn ’ t planning on forgiving student loans ?
While you ’ re thinking that one over , here ’ s another one for you .
Imagine your family ran a small cabinet business in Atlantic City and it was contracted by the Trump organization to make cabinets for Trump ’ s casino .
Now imagine after the work was finished and approved to everyone ’ s satisfaction , Trump refused to make the final payment , effectively rendering the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your family complained about it and , in retaliation , Trump made it so that the family business could never get work in Atlantic City again , and had to file bankruptcy .
Would you be all broken up because you suspected Trump ’ s opponent might be a “ corporate Democrat ?
” Permit me to answer for you .
Of course you wouldn ’ t care .
You ’ d want the bastard gone .
I submit , therefore , that your problem isn ’ t one of politics .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In other words , you ’ re okay that Donald Trump is a child-raping , thieving , traitorous , lying monster as long as he ’ s never done to you or your family any of the ( literally ) thousands of horrible things he ’ s done to other people .
You ’ re just fine with that , right ?
I hope I ’ m wrong about you .
I hope you do care that Donald Trump isn ’ t just the worst president in history , he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have ever met .
He ’ s so evil that you have never met his equal , because men as evil as he is are as rare as men over seven feet tall .
Because if you don ’ t understand how different he is from the others , I ’ m not sure I see any difference between you and a Trump supporter .
Okay , I get that Medicare for all is a good thing .
In principle I agree with it .
I think it ’ s a disgrace that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country on earth that doesn ’ t have decent healthcare for everyone .
But Bernie Sanders hasn ’ t done crap .
He ’ s only made extravagant promises about what he ’ s going to do .
I ’ ve seen lots of politicians make extravagant promises and fail to deliver on them .
We have an evil man in the Oval Office who needs to go , and he needs to go now .
There will be other elections , other chances to make policy .
Politics is a game of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ together .
Let ’ s not give this evil bastard four more years .
We can do it , but we have to do it together .

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The people haven’t yet spoken but they are speaking. It certainly looks (to me, anyway) as if Joe Biden will be the Democratic candidate for president of the United States, even if there has to be a brokered convention.
Joe is very much my second choice in a long list of second choices. I wanted Elizabeth Warren, but, well, c’est la guerre. If it is to be Biden, I am 100% behind him, without hesitation, without equivocation, without regret. That’s what adults do. Adults don’t pick up their toys and run away crying because they didn’t get their way. Adults don’t try to punish the world because they think the world is out to get them. With the Titanic sinking, adults don’t quibble about the color of the lifeboat.
I admit, Joe isn’t as progressive as I would like him to be, but neither would be the reanimated corpse of Richard Nixon, and I would vote for Nixon before I would ever vote for Donald Trump. I would vote for Nixon before I would allow Donald Trump to win a second term because I didn’t vote at all. I would vote for my neighbour’s Jack Russell if he were the Democratic candidate, and he’s not even an American citizen, he’s a British dog. And he would make one hell of a president, considering the alternative.
But, some of you say, they’re all just as bad as Trump, you say. Bernie is different, you say. If Bernie doesn’t win then what difference does it make, you say. Permit me to explain.
First of all, how many children and women has Joe Biden raped? None, as far as I know. How many family businesses has Joe Biden destroyed because of a corporate policy to never pay a contractor in full for honest labor performed no matter what? Zero, is my guess. How many gold star families has Joe Biden ridiculed, disabled reporters mocked, children caged, tens of thousands of lies told? How many people has Joe Biden unjustly excoriated by name via tweet, putting their lives in danger? How routinely does Joe Biden take credit for other people’s work? How many times has Joe Biden betrayed his country to foreign interests?
Let me ask you something else. If Donald Trump had gone to Jeffrey Epstein’s New York penthouse and raped your daughter, how would you feel now about his political opponent? Would it really bug you if Donald Trump’s opponent wasn’t progressive enough? Would you really care that there’s a good chance his opponent wasn’t planning on forgiving student loans?
While you’re thinking that one over, here’s another one for you. Imagine your family ran a small cabinet business in Atlantic City and it was contracted by the Trump organization to make cabinets for Trump’s casino. Now imagine after the work was finished and approved to everyone’s satisfaction, Trump refused to make the final payment, effectively rendering the installation a zero profit job. Imagine your family complained about it and, in retaliation, Trump made it so that the family business could never get work in Atlantic City again, and had to file bankruptcy. Would you be all broken up because you suspected Trump’s opponent might be a “corporate Democrat?”
Permit me to answer for you. Of course you wouldn’t care. You’d want the bastard gone. I submit, therefore, that your problem isn’t one of politics. I submit it’s one of empathy. In other words, you’re okay that Donald Trump is a child-raping, thieving, traitorous, lying monster as long as he’s never done to you or your family any of the (literally) thousands of horrible things he’s done to other people. You’re just fine with that, right?
I hope I’m wrong about you. I hope you do care that Donald Trump isn’t just the worst president in history, he’s worse than the worst human being you have ever met. He’s so evil that you have never met his equal, because men as evil as he is are as rare as men over seven feet tall. Because if you don’t understand how different he is from the others, I’m not sure I see any difference between you and a Trump supporter.
Okay, I get that Medicare for all is a good thing. In principle I agree with it. I think it’s a disgrace that the United States is the only major country on earth that doesn’t have decent healthcare for everyone. But Bernie Sanders hasn’t done crap. He’s only made extravagant promises about what he’s going to do. I’ve seen lots of politicians make extravagant promises and fail to deliver on them. We have an evil man in the Oval Office who needs to go, and he needs to go now.
There will be other elections, other chances to make policy. Politics is a game of compromise. Come, let us compromise together. Let’s not give this evil bastard four more years. We can do it, but we have to do it together.
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palmerreport--2020-03-04--How Joe Biden pulled off his miracle comeback

Over the past four days Joe Biden has pulled off one of the biggest miracle comebacks in the history of American politics .
After being non-competitive in the first three states , he ’ s managed to surge out of nowhere and put himself in either first place or a close second place in the delegate count , depending on how the final vote counting shakes out .
So how did he pull off this comeback ?
He didn ’ t .
This was not a comeback .
You can ’ t make a “ comeback ” when you ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Back when the media was preparing to obsess over Iowa and New Hampshire , Palmer Report predicted that Biden wouldn ’ t do well in those states , but that he would end up doing well in the more diverse primaries – and suddenly the media would call it a “ comeback.
” Sure enough , with some variances in the details , that ’ s pretty much happened .
For a whole lot of reasons , the most broadly appealing Democratic candidates generally tend to do the worst in states that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that use the highly un-democratic caucus format .
Sure enough , the first three states all fit one or both of those criteria .
I thought Biden would do a little better in Nevada than he did , but I should have known that the caucus format would more than cancel out the state ’ s diversity .
It wasn ’ t until South Carolina , the first diverse state to use the primary format , where we finally got to see that Biden is the choice of the people .
Yes , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ national polls as a result of his losses in the first three irrelevant contests , because people mistakenly thought he was faltering .
And yes , Biden ’ s campaign was going broke , because his own would-be donors were being constantly told by the media that he was toast .
But all it took was for Biden to finally reach a legitimate playing field in South Carolina , that wasn ’ t stacked in favor of narrowly-popular candidates .
Joe Biden didn ’ t make a comeback .
He merely survived the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kicks off the primary voting in this country .
You can be surprised by just how quickly and dominantly he ’ s now surging .
But you shouldn ’ t be surprised that he surged at all .
It was always the most likely outcome .

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Over the past four days Joe Biden has pulled off one of the biggest miracle comebacks in the history of American politics. After being non-competitive in the first three states, he’s managed to surge out of nowhere and put himself in either first place or a close second place in the delegate count, depending on how the final vote counting shakes out. So how did he pull off this comeback?
He didn’t. This was not a comeback. You can’t make a “comeback” when you’re not actually gone to begin with. Back when the media was preparing to obsess over Iowa and New Hampshire, Palmer Report predicted that Biden wouldn’t do well in those states, but that he would end up doing well in the more diverse primaries – and suddenly the media would call it a “comeback.” Sure enough, with some variances in the details, that’s pretty much happened.
For a whole lot of reasons, the most broadly appealing Democratic candidates generally tend to do the worst in states that are mostly white, and in states that use the highly un-democratic caucus format. Sure enough, the first three states all fit one or both of those criteria. I thought Biden would do a little better in Nevada than he did, but I should have known that the caucus format would more than cancel out the state’s diversity. It wasn’t until South Carolina, the first diverse state to use the primary format, where we finally got to see that Biden is the choice of the people.
Yes, Joe Biden was falling behind in the national polls as a result of his losses in the first three irrelevant contests, because people mistakenly thought he was faltering. And yes, Biden’s campaign was going broke, because his own would-be donors were being constantly told by the media that he was toast. But all it took was for Biden to finally reach a legitimate playing field in South Carolina, that wasn’t stacked in favor of narrowly-popular candidates.
Joe Biden didn’t make a comeback. He merely survived the absolute punchline of a three-week stretch that kicks off the primary voting in this country. You can be surprised by just how quickly and dominantly he’s now surging. But you shouldn’t be surprised that he surged at all. It was always the most likely outcome.
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palmerreport--2020-03-04--Donald Trump’s worst nightmare

Donald Trump’s worst nightmare

We ’ d imagine Donald Trump has a lot of nightmares .
But after he ’ s spent the past three years watching so many of his criminal co-conspirators get arrested , convicted , and sent to prison , his worst nightmare has to be that he loses the 2020 election and then ends up going to prison himself .
It ’ s why Trump was willing take the huge risk of trying to conspire with Ukraine to rig the election against Joe Biden .
For all the marbles missing from his head , Donald Trump clearly understands that Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ always going to be the biggest threat to him in 2020 .
And Trump knows he ’ ll get criminally prosecuted if Biden becomes President and picks someone like Kamala Harris or Adam Schiff to be Attorney General .
So Trump tried to knock Biden out of the race , and got himself impeached in the process .
Trump may have been under the impression that his Ukraine antics were worth it , impeachment and all , because at least Biden started struggling .
Well , not really .
His “ struggles ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the first three states , and he was always going to surge out of South Carolina to at least some degree .
But now it ’ s clear that Biden is in the driver ’ s seat – and that is in fact Trump ’ s worst nightmare .

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We’d imagine Donald Trump has a lot of nightmares. But after he’s spent the past three years watching so many of his criminal co-conspirators get arrested, convicted, and sent to prison, his worst nightmare has to be that he loses the 2020 election and then ends up going to prison himself. It’s why Trump was willing take the huge risk of trying to conspire with Ukraine to rig the election against Joe Biden.
For all the marbles missing from his head, Donald Trump clearly understands that Joe Biden’s broadly appealing candidacy was always going to be the biggest threat to him in 2020. And Trump knows he’ll get criminally prosecuted if Biden becomes President and picks someone like Kamala Harris or Adam Schiff to be Attorney General. So Trump tried to knock Biden out of the race, and got himself impeached in the process.
Trump may have been under the impression that his Ukraine antics were worth it, impeachment and all, because at least Biden started struggling. Well, not really. His “struggles” were mostly about the format and demographics of the first three states, and he was always going to surge out of South Carolina to at least some degree. But now it’s clear that Biden is in the driver’s seat – and that is in fact Trump’s worst nightmare.
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palmerreport--2020-03-05--Bernie Sanders just went on the Rachel Maddow show and totally bombed

Some cable news hosts are afraid to ask their guests tough questions , for fear they won ’ t come back again .
Rachel Maddow doesn ’ t seem to care about this .
She ’ s always congenial in her interviews , but she asks tough questions – and she doesn ’ t hesitate to tell her interview subjects that their answers are factually incorrect .
This brings us to Bernie Sanders ’ decision to sit down with Rachel Maddow last night , fresh off his tough Super Tuesday outing .
It ’ s pretty clear why Sanders had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If he had done well , he could have used it to try to turn things around .
Unfortunately for Sanders , he was derailed by either his ignorance or his ego .
Maddow pointed out to Sanders that he ’ s definitely not driving youth voter turnout in the primary race so far .
He insisted this wasn ’ t the case .
But Maddow wouldn ’ t let him off the hook .
She pointed out that overall , in the dozen-plus states that have voted , he ’ s not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accept this fact , so he harped on the turnout in Iowa , which wasn ’ t really up either .
Maddow also pointed out to Sanders that he ’ s been losing the African American vote badly thus far .
Sanders again insisted this wasn ’ t the case .
Maddow again had to correct him .
Sanders then doubled down on it , saying he ’ d seen unspecified polling data that said he was very popular with black voters ( remind you of anyone ? )
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Maddow then asked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President Obama in his latest TV ads , even as he accuses everyone atop the Democratic Party of conspiring against him .
Sanders couldn ’ t give an answer as to whether he thinks Obama is part of the establishment .
There are answers that Bernie Sanders could have given that could have helped him .
All he had to do was show an ounce of humility when Maddow pointed out how poorly he ’ s doing in the voting thus far , and try to explain how he plans to win over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ either truly thinks his turnout numbers thus far are far better than they are , or he ’ s just lying .
Either way , he hurt himself by doing this interview – and did Joe Biden a big favor in the process .

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Some cable news hosts are afraid to ask their guests tough questions, for fear they won’t come back again. Rachel Maddow doesn’t seem to care about this. She’s always congenial in her interviews, but she asks tough questions – and she doesn’t hesitate to tell her interview subjects that their answers are factually incorrect.
This brings us to Bernie Sanders’ decision to sit down with Rachel Maddow last night, fresh off his tough Super Tuesday outing. It’s pretty clear why Sanders had to subject himself to the interview. If he had done well, he could have used it to try to turn things around. Unfortunately for Sanders, he was derailed by either his ignorance or his ego.
Maddow pointed out to Sanders that he’s definitely not driving youth voter turnout in the primary race so far. He insisted this wasn’t the case. But Maddow wouldn’t let him off the hook. She pointed out that overall, in the dozen-plus states that have voted, he’s not driving turnout. Sanders couldn’t accept this fact, so he harped on the turnout in Iowa, which wasn’t really up either.
Maddow also pointed out to Sanders that he’s been losing the African American vote badly thus far. Sanders again insisted this wasn’t the case. Maddow again had to correct him. Sanders then doubled down on it, saying he’d seen unspecified polling data that said he was very popular with black voters (remind you of anyone?). Maddow then asked Sanders about why he’s using President Obama in his latest TV ads, even as he accuses everyone atop the Democratic Party of conspiring against him. Sanders couldn’t give an answer as to whether he thinks Obama is part of the establishment.
There are answers that Bernie Sanders could have given that could have helped him. All he had to do was show an ounce of humility when Maddow pointed out how poorly he’s doing in the voting thus far, and try to explain how he plans to win over more voters going forward. Instead he either truly thinks his turnout numbers thus far are far better than they are, or he’s just lying. Either way, he hurt himself by doing this interview – and did Joe Biden a big favor in the process.
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palmerreport--2020-03-05--We have a problem here

We have a problem here

Last night I published an article spelling out the political ideology and delegate math involved in why Elizabeth Warren ’ s candidacy failed .
In short , progressive voters stubbornly stuck with their longtime favorite Sanders , even though Warren was the only progressive that mainstream liberal voters would have been willing to get behind .
Some of you have ( correctly ) pointed out that my article omitted a key factor : Warren is a woman .
I ’ ve pointed out several times in the past that due to the inherently sexist nature of society , a woman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a male candidate just to be considered at all .
I should have mentioned this again in my article last night about Elizabeth Warren .
The sad reality is that sexism is so pervasive , it ’ s easy to take it as a given .
It ’ s also a lot easier for man to take it as a given and forget to keep mentioning it , just as it ’ s a lot easier for a white person to take racism as a given .
The reality is this .
Six @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Four of them were strong candidates .
Yet all six of them were out of contention by Super Tuesday .
That ’ s absurd , and it ’ s telling .
Yes , there were too many women running .
But there were only six of them , out of twenty-something total candidates .
Less than one-third of the candidates were women , and that was “ too many ” women ?
Just how sexist are we ?
At this point the 2020 primary race is what it is .
There ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ again .
Donald Trump is the most notorious sexist out there and a dangerously deranged criminal , and now we all have to unite behind a good man in Joe Biden , in order to get Trump out of power .
But somewhere along the way , we ’ ve got to have a serious discussion about the fact that all of the women who ran for president in 2020 – some of whom were extremely qualified – got bounced from contention this quickly .
That just can ’ t keep happening .

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Last night I published an article spelling out the political ideology and delegate math involved in why Elizabeth Warren’s candidacy failed. In short, progressive voters stubbornly stuck with their longtime favorite Sanders, even though Warren was the only progressive that mainstream liberal voters would have been willing to get behind. Some of you have (correctly) pointed out that my article omitted a key factor: Warren is a woman.
I’ve pointed out several times in the past that due to the inherently sexist nature of society, a woman candidate has to be demonstrably better than a male candidate just to be considered at all. I should have mentioned this again in my article last night about Elizabeth Warren. The sad reality is that sexism is so pervasive, it’s easy to take it as a given. It’s also a lot easier for man to take it as a given and forget to keep mentioning it, just as it’s a lot easier for a white person to take racism as a given.
The reality is this. Six women ran for president in 2020. Four of them were strong candidates. Yet all six of them were out of contention by Super Tuesday. That’s absurd, and it’s telling. Yes, there were too many women running. But there were only six of them, out of twenty-something total candidates. Less than one-third of the candidates were women, and that was “too many” women? Just how sexist are we?
At this point the 2020 primary race is what it is. There’s no going back and doing it over again. Donald Trump is the most notorious sexist out there and a dangerously deranged criminal, and now we all have to unite behind a good man in Joe Biden, in order to get Trump out of power. But somewhere along the way, we’ve got to have a serious discussion about the fact that all of the women who ran for president in 2020 – some of whom were extremely qualified – got bounced from contention this quickly. That just can’t keep happening.
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palmerreport--2020-03-05--Donald Trump has a whole new Jeff Sessions problem

Super Tuesday was exciting or disappointing , depending on which presidential candidate you have been favoring .
But unless you think men who chase girls in shopping malls should represent Americans in the United States Senate , a certain down ballot development should come as welcome news .
Credibly accused pedophile Roy Moore finished a distant fourth in yesterday ’ s Republican primary , earning a pitiful 7 % of his party ’ s support .
In other words , Moore is finally toast .
In December 2017 , Moore battled Doug Jones in a special election for former Attorney @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , even as creepy revelations and accusations of sexual misconduct chased him .
Jones managed to pour a refreshing pail of blue water over ruby red Alabama , narrowly winning the election while sparing us the nightmare of an empowered , off-the-rails Senator Moore .
Jones , who became the first Democrat to represent Alabama in the U.S. Senate in 25 years , ran uncontested in yesterday ’ s primary while the Republicans are now headed to a runoff .
Although Jones ’ opponent is not yet known , we at least know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Almost a year ago , Palmer Report told you that a poll of Alabama Republicans named Moore as their clear favorite in this race .
However , we emphasized that the poll also put Moore ’ s unfavorable rating far higher than any other potential challenger , which meant that Moore should have quit while he was behind .
Instead , Moore only made things worse for himself by staying in the race and suffering a humiliating loss last night .
In the meantime , Sessions , who wants his old seat back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a close second in yesterday ’ s primary , losing to former Auburn University football coach Tommy Tuberville .
Because neither Sessions nor Tuberville came anywhere near securing a majority of votes ( they both finished in the low 30s ) , they will compete again in a runoff on March 31 .
In the meantime , Jones is continuing working for the American people in the Senate while getting his pail of blue water ready for November .
It ’ s high time for a thunderous blue wave .

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Super Tuesday was exciting or disappointing, depending on which presidential candidate you have been favoring. But unless you think men who chase girls in shopping malls should represent Americans in the United States Senate, a certain down ballot development should come as welcome news. Credibly accused pedophile Roy Moore finished a distant fourth in yesterday’s Republican primary, earning a pitiful 7% of his party’s support. In other words, Moore is finally toast.
In December 2017, Moore battled Doug Jones in a special election for former Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ vacated Senate seat, even as creepy revelations and accusations of sexual misconduct chased him. Jones managed to pour a refreshing pail of blue water over ruby red Alabama, narrowly winning the election while sparing us the nightmare of an empowered, off-the-rails Senator Moore. Jones, who became the first Democrat to represent Alabama in the U.S. Senate in 25 years, ran uncontested in yesterday’s primary while the Republicans are now headed to a runoff. Although Jones’ opponent is not yet known, we at least know it won’t be Moore.
Almost a year ago, Palmer Report told you that a poll of Alabama Republicans named Moore as their clear favorite in this race. However, we emphasized that the poll also put Moore’s unfavorable rating far higher than any other potential challenger, which meant that Moore should have quit while he was behind. Instead, Moore only made things worse for himself by staying in the race and suffering a humiliating loss last night.
In the meantime, Sessions, who wants his old seat back, just got tackled. Sessions came in a close second in yesterday’s primary, losing to former Auburn University football coach Tommy Tuberville. Because neither Sessions nor Tuberville came anywhere near securing a majority of votes (they both finished in the low 30s), they will compete again in a runoff on March 31. In the meantime, Jones is continuing working for the American people in the Senate while getting his pail of blue water ready for November. It’s high time for a thunderous blue wave.
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palmerreport--2020-03-05--The most telling sign today that Donald Trump is in trouble

Donald Trump has been having a series of bad days for awhile now .
His administration is botching its handling of the coronavirus , and most people know it .
The stock market and economy are now teetering , and that ’ s always bad for an incumbent president .
But if you want to know the most telling sign of just how much trouble Trump is in , it came today from Montana of all places .
Montana Governor Steve Bullock , a Democrat , has long been under pressure to run for Senate in 2020 against Republican incumbent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bullock has refused to do it .
But today he ’ s reportedly changed his mind and entered the Senate race .
Given the timing , it ’ s not difficult to figure out why .
If the Democrats were going to have a brutal 2020 presidential primary season , or if they were going to get stuck with a dead-end nominee like Bernie Sanders , then it would have been impossible for a Democrat to win a Senate seat in a red state like Montana .
But now it ’ s becoming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be the nominee , and more importantly , we ’ re now seeing all kinds of Democrats and liberals uniting behind Biden .
This unity – which is too rare on the Democratic side – means that a Democrat like Steve Bullock now has a chance at winning the 2020 Senate race in Montana .
Bullock knows it too , which is why he ’ s now betting his political future on it .
And of course if someone like Bullock wins , it means Biden will have also won , which means @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in November .

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Donald Trump has been having a series of bad days for awhile now. His administration is botching its handling of the coronavirus, and most people know it. The stock market and economy are now teetering, and that’s always bad for an incumbent president. But if you want to know the most telling sign of just how much trouble Trump is in, it came today from Montana of all places.
Montana Governor Steve Bullock, a Democrat, has long been under pressure to run for Senate in 2020 against Republican incumbent Steve Daines. Up to now, Bullock has refused to do it. But today he’s reportedly changed his mind and entered the Senate race. Given the timing, it’s not difficult to figure out why.
If the Democrats were going to have a brutal 2020 presidential primary season, or if they were going to get stuck with a dead-end nominee like Bernie Sanders, then it would have been impossible for a Democrat to win a Senate seat in a red state like Montana. But now it’s becoming clear that Joe Biden is going to be the nominee, and more importantly, we’re now seeing all kinds of Democrats and liberals uniting behind Biden.
This unity – which is too rare on the Democratic side – means that a Democrat like Steve Bullock now has a chance at winning the 2020 Senate race in Montana. Bullock knows it too, which is why he’s now betting his political future on it. And of course if someone like Bullock wins, it means Biden will have also won, which means Trump will be out on his butt in November.
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palmerreport--2020-03-05--This is about to get ugly

This is about to get ugly

Joe Biden ’ s massive surge yesterday has resulted in a roughly tied delegate count ( some of California ’ s delegates are still being divvied up ) .
If you ’ re just looking at the current totals , you might think Bernie Sanders still has a chance .
But then you look at how Biden is going to win states like Florida , Georgia , and Mississippi in blowouts , and you realize Biden is going to be the nominee .
He ’ ll get more delegates than Sanders , and more popular votes .
If Bernie Sanders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this reality , and he ’ d drop out soon and conditionally endorse Joe Biden .
It would give Bernie an opportunity to help steer Biden ’ s policies , because Biden would spend the general election needing to keep Bernie ’ s endorsement .
For that matter , if Bernie gets behind Biden now , and helps ensure that Biden beats Trump by a large margin , it ’ ll be enough to help shift the Senate back to the Democrats .
In such case Bernie would be in line to become @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Committee , where he ’ d start getting to do the kind of stuff he ’ s always wanted to do in the Senate .
Here ’ s the problem .
How can this be said diplomatically ?
Bernie isn ’ t smart .
He instinctively knows the country needs to move to the left .
But his plans for making it happen are simplistic magical gibberish .
Nor does he seem to understand that in a majority rule society , progress requires working with your would-be allies .
So it wasn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his most divisive speech yet today .
Bernie made angry , bizarre , and misleading attacks on Joe Biden ’ s integrity so severe that very fair MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace called it a “ smear ” against Biden during her afternoon show .
Bernie can ’ t handle the fact that the majority of voters are going to pick Biden over him , so he ’ s getting angry and defensive , and he ’ s doing exactly the crap he did to Hillary Clinton once he started falling behind her in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Last time , Bernie Sanders came around way too late , and way too weakly .
It ended up severely costing the Democrats across the board in 2016 , and it also ended up costing Bernie his shot at being Senate Finance Committee Chairman .
Based on his history and nature , I don ’ t see Bernie coming around soon enough this time either .
I see him making an uglier and uglier spectacle of things as he falls apart .
But this time around , most people are going to unite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Bernie to finally sign off on it .
Of course I hope I ’ m wrong , and Bernie gets behind Biden sooner rather than later .

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Joe Biden’s massive surge yesterday has resulted in a roughly tied delegate count (some of California’s delegates are still being divvied up). If you’re just looking at the current totals, you might think Bernie Sanders still has a chance. But then you look at how Biden is going to win states like Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi in blowouts, and you realize Biden is going to be the nominee. He’ll get more delegates than Sanders, and more popular votes.
If Bernie Sanders were smart, he’d accept this reality, and he’d drop out soon and conditionally endorse Joe Biden. It would give Bernie an opportunity to help steer Biden’s policies, because Biden would spend the general election needing to keep Bernie’s endorsement. For that matter, if Bernie gets behind Biden now, and helps ensure that Biden beats Trump by a large margin, it’ll be enough to help shift the Senate back to the Democrats. In such case Bernie would be in line to become the Chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, where he’d start getting to do the kind of stuff he’s always wanted to do in the Senate.
Here’s the problem. How can this be said diplomatically? Bernie isn’t smart. He instinctively knows the country needs to move to the left. But his plans for making it happen are simplistic magical gibberish. Nor does he seem to understand that in a majority rule society, progress requires working with your would-be allies.
So it wasn’t shocking to see Bernie Sanders give his most divisive speech yet today. Bernie made angry, bizarre, and misleading attacks on Joe Biden’s integrity so severe that very fair MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace called it a “smear” against Biden during her afternoon show. Bernie can’t handle the fact that the majority of voters are going to pick Biden over him, so he’s getting angry and defensive, and he’s doing exactly the crap he did to Hillary Clinton once he started falling behind her in the popular vote count in 2016.
Last time, Bernie Sanders came around way too late, and way too weakly. It ended up severely costing the Democrats across the board in 2016, and it also ended up costing Bernie his shot at being Senate Finance Committee Chairman. Based on his history and nature, I don’t see Bernie coming around soon enough this time either. I see him making an uglier and uglier spectacle of things as he falls apart. But this time around, most people are going to unite behind Biden now, instead of waiting for Bernie to finally sign off on it. Of course I hope I’m wrong, and Bernie gets behind Biden sooner rather than later.
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palmerreport--2020-03-05--Donald Trump spirals out of control as it all goes wrong for him

Donald Trump has always been most effective in his antics when he ’ s been able to isolate and target one person at a time .
It was true for all those years he was identifying suckers and conning them out of their money .
It ’ s also been true in politics .
Trump picked off one 2016 Republican candidate after another , while the others stood silent .
The trouble for Donald Trump in 2020 is that things aren ’ t shaping up that way .
There is no Republican primary to speak of this time around , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ side , Trump is looking at his worst nightmare .
He thought he could blackmail Ukraine into taking out frontrunner Joe Biden , thus allowing him to run against a divisive weakling like Bernie Sanders .
Then Trump would bust out Bernie ’ s bizarre views on Cuba and the weird scandals from his past , and no one would be quite sure how to defend Bernie from any of it , and Trump would win .
Instead we ’ re seeing the precise opposite play out .
Not only is Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden , he ’ s seeing a united front line up behind Biden .
Popular former candidates like Pete Buttigieg , Amy Klobuchar , and Beto O ’ Rourke are now officially joining his team .
Mike Bloomberg ’ s campaign didn ’ t go anywhere , but his resources are limitless , and he ’ s shifting them in Biden ’ s direction .
Donald Trump ’ s worst nightmare is having to take on someone who ’ s as broadly popular as Joe Biden and has the broad resources of Mike @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now happening .
No wonder Trump has been reduced to tweeting something about Bloomberg licking his fingers , deleting it , then tweeting it again hours later , then deleting it again .
Trump is completely spun around by all of this .
The more America aligns behind Biden , the worse it gets for Trump

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Donald Trump has always been most effective in his antics when he’s been able to isolate and target one person at a time. It was true for all those years he was identifying suckers and conning them out of their money. It’s also been true in politics. Trump picked off one 2016 Republican candidate after another, while the others stood silent.
The trouble for Donald Trump in 2020 is that things aren’t shaping up that way. There is no Republican primary to speak of this time around, of course. But on the Democratic side, Trump is looking at his worst nightmare. He thought he could blackmail Ukraine into taking out frontrunner Joe Biden, thus allowing him to run against a divisive weakling like Bernie Sanders. Then Trump would bust out Bernie’s bizarre views on Cuba and the weird scandals from his past, and no one would be quite sure how to defend Bernie from any of it, and Trump would win.
Instead we’re seeing the precise opposite play out. Not only is Donald Trump going to have to run against Joe Biden, he’s seeing a united front line up behind Biden. Popular former candidates like Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, and Beto O’Rourke are now officially joining his team. Mike Bloomberg’s campaign didn’t go anywhere, but his resources are limitless, and he’s shifting them in Biden’s direction.
Donald Trump’s worst nightmare is having to take on someone who’s as broadly popular as Joe Biden and has the broad resources of Mike Bloomberg. That’s what is now happening. No wonder Trump has been reduced to tweeting something about Bloomberg licking his fingers, deleting it, then tweeting it again hours later, then deleting it again. Trump is completely spun around by all of this. The more America aligns behind Biden, the worse it gets for Trump
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palmerreport--2020-03-05--Joe Biden’s “Joementum” has arrived and it’s over for Bernie Sanders

It took less than 24 hours for the Democratic Party to close ranks and say loudly and clearly , “ Bernie Sanders is not our guy , and welcome home Joe !
” On the heels of Senator Amy Klobuchar and Mayor Pete Buttigieg suspending their campaigns , there were some nervous mutterings in the democratic party that many voters might sit out Super Tuesday ’ s primaries .
In addition to their own loyal supporters , what about the voters who had realigned to Klobuchar and Buttigieg after their original picks ( such as Gillibrand or Beto ) dropped @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to cast their votes for the candidate behind door number 3 ?
The answer was a resounding , “ Yes !
” and that candidate was former Vice President , Joe Biden .
More importantly , it was not Bernie Sanders .
Biden over-performed in every state , and both the results and exit polls indicate he was likely helped by people who decided within the last 24 hours .
His momentum from the South Carolina primary was evident , and the strong endorsements from Amy , Pete & Beto helped the party @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ranks .
Equally as important as Biden ’ s big day was Bernie ’ s bad one .
Sanders lost states that he won easily in 2016 ( such as Oklahoma and Minnesota ) and he under-performed in others that he was expected to do well in ( Massachusetts , Maine , Texas and even his home state of Vermont ) .
Sanders only won his home state with roughly 50 % of the vote , compared to the 85/15 margin he held in 2016 .
He also lost his neighboring state of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even campaign .
But it ’ s the two biggest prizes of the night , Texas & California , that cement that Bernie was never able to expand his appeal – despite his campaign ’ s claim that he would attract new voters .
Bernie lost Texas , a state where he expected to win big and his margin of victory in California projects to be much more narrow than polling suggested even a few days ago .
Biden ’ s surge on election day changed everything .
The takeaway from all of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ready to move on from the primaries .
It ’ s chosen its candidate , and the candidate is a real democrat – Joe Biden .
We know from history that Sanders will not go away quietly , but Bloomberg just dropped out , and we can expect Warren to drop out before too long .
Biden has emerged as the clear front runner now and with Florida , Georgia and Mississippi on the horizon , his lead will only grow , he has all the momentum now .
Scratch that , he @ @ @ @ @

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It took less than 24 hours for the Democratic Party to close ranks and say loudly and clearly, “Bernie Sanders is not our guy, and welcome home Joe!”
On the heels of Senator Amy Klobuchar and Mayor Pete Buttigieg suspending their campaigns, there were some nervous mutterings in the democratic party that many voters might sit out Super Tuesday’s primaries. In addition to their own loyal supporters, what about the voters who had realigned to Klobuchar and Buttigieg after their original picks (such as Gillibrand or Beto) dropped out? Would they still be willing to cast their votes for the candidate behind door number 3? The answer was a resounding, “Yes!” and that candidate was former Vice President, Joe Biden. More importantly, it was not Bernie Sanders.
Biden over-performed in every state, and both the results and exit polls indicate he was likely helped by people who decided within the last 24 hours. His momentum from the South Carolina primary was evident, and the strong endorsements from Amy, Pete & Beto helped the party base recognize it was time to close ranks.
Equally as important as Biden’s big day was Bernie’s bad one. Sanders lost states that he won easily in 2016 (such as Oklahoma and Minnesota) and he under-performed in others that he was expected to do well in (Massachusetts, Maine, Texas and even his home state of Vermont). Sanders only won his home state with roughly 50% of the vote, compared to the 85/15 margin he held in 2016. He also lost his neighboring state of Massachusetts, where Biden didn’t even campaign. But it’s the two biggest prizes of the night, Texas & California, that cement that Bernie was never able to expand his appeal – despite his campaign’s claim that he would attract new voters. Bernie lost Texas, a state where he expected to win big and his margin of victory in California projects to be much more narrow than polling suggested even a few days ago. Biden’s surge on election day changed everything.
The takeaway from all of this is that the democratic party is ready to move on from the primaries. It’s chosen its candidate, and the candidate is a real democrat – Joe Biden. We know from history that Sanders will not go away quietly, but Bloomberg just dropped out, and we can expect Warren to drop out before too long. Biden has emerged as the clear front runner now and with Florida, Georgia and Mississippi on the horizon, his lead will only grow, he has all the momentum now. Scratch that, he has “Joementum.”
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palmerreport--2020-03-06--Steve Mnuchin just screwed up and made things even worse for Donald Trump

“ Great for the middle class , great for the USA !
” That sentence probably shouldn ’ t be involved when you ’ re talking about a pandemic , especially if you happen to be a world leader – but it ’ s what Donald Trump decided to tweet Monday night when he urged House Democrats to help implement a payroll tax cut .
Being just a tweet , you might be inclined to think this is just some strategy on his part to cost Democrats the House , should they be so foolish as to think this is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legislation , but no , it actually confirmed what previous reports were saying , something that Steve Mnuchin further clarified when he spoke at a House hearing on Tuesday morning .
This basically confirms why we thought Mnuchin was appointed to the COVID-19 task force in the first place – to make sure that whatever happens , Trump can still run for re-election on what the stock market looks like .
This is in addition to the Federal Reserve ’ s emergency interest rate cuts to minimize panic .
So far , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ planned , with the market mostly staying in the same place it was when it closed on Monday .
Mnuchin has also admitted that the last tax cuts passed in 2017 didn ’ t stimulate the economy nearly as much as the GOP had hoped for .
We ’ re long past the point that this administration has proven itself incompetent – not only at a loss of ideas that might work , but they ’ re out of evil ones as well .

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“Great for the middle class, great for the USA!” That sentence probably shouldn’t be involved when you’re talking about a pandemic, especially if you happen to be a world leader – but it’s what Donald Trump decided to tweet Monday night when he urged House Democrats to help implement a payroll tax cut.
Being just a tweet, you might be inclined to think this is just some strategy on his part to cost Democrats the House, should they be so foolish as to think this is a good idea and come up with legislation, but no, it actually confirmed what previous reports were saying, something that Steve Mnuchin further clarified when he spoke at a House hearing on Tuesday morning.
This basically confirms why we thought Mnuchin was appointed to the COVID-19 task force in the first place – to make sure that whatever happens, Trump can still run for re-election on what the stock market looks like. This is in addition to the Federal Reserve’s emergency interest rate cuts to minimize panic. So far, the idea hasn’t worked as he planned, with the market mostly staying in the same place it was when it closed on Monday.
Mnuchin has also admitted that the last tax cuts passed in 2017 didn’t stimulate the economy nearly as much as the GOP had hoped for. We’re long past the point that this administration has proven itself incompetent – not only at a loss of ideas that might work, but they’re out of evil ones as well.
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palmerreport--2020-03-05--Elizabeth Warren is just getting started

When it comes to politics in general , Elizabeth Warren was a late bloomer .
She had a distinguished career at Harvard before she became a key unofficial member of the Obama administration at age 58 , and then first ran for Senate when she was sixty-two .
In this nation of career politicians , what ’ s remarkable is that Warren has accomplished so much in so little time .
Elizabeth Warren was the first major candidate to enter the 2020 presidential race , and one of the most impressive .
Looking back , I had her listed as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ debates than any other candidate .
She routinely presented the most comprehensive and detail-oriented plans I ’ ve ever seen from a presidential candidate .
I ’ ve talked about the ideological and mathematical reasons Warren ’ s candidacy failed , as well as the gender-based reasons .
But for a moment , let ’ s talk about the fact that she ’ s not done .
In fact she ’ s probably just getting started .
Warren isn ’ t endorsing anyone at this time , which is incredibly smart on her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spend the rest of the race pushing the remaining candidates to veer toward her plans and strategies , in the hope of eventually landing public praise from her while the primary votes are still being cast .
It means she ’ ll be the one to unite the party in the end , by endorsing the eventual nominee .
She ’ ll get to emerge from this with more political clout than ever .
So let ’ s say Joe Biden becomes President .
Elizabeth Warren could end up being his Vice President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have any cabinet position she wants .
In addition , a sizable Biden victory is likely to hand the Democrats majority control in the Senate , meaning Warren could end up Senate Majority Leader if Chuck Schumer passes the baton .
Elizabeth Warren is also fairly young , as far as presidential standards seem to be going .
If Joe Biden decides to only serve one term , Warren can run again in four years – and perhaps next time , Democratic voters will stop taking her smarts and savvy for granted .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ an undeniably positive impact on the 2020 race .

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When it comes to politics in general, Elizabeth Warren was a late bloomer. She had a distinguished career at Harvard before she became a key unofficial member of the Obama administration at age 58, and then first ran for Senate when she was sixty-two. In this nation of career politicians, what’s remarkable is that Warren has accomplished so much in so little time.
Elizabeth Warren was the first major candidate to enter the 2020 presidential race, and one of the most impressive. Looking back, I had her listed as a “winner” of more primary debates than any other candidate. She routinely presented the most comprehensive and detail-oriented plans I’ve ever seen from a presidential candidate. I’ve talked about the ideological and mathematical reasons Warren’s candidacy failed, as well as the gender-based reasons. But for a moment, let’s talk about the fact that she’s not done. In fact she’s probably just getting started.
Warren isn’t endorsing anyone at this time, which is incredibly smart on her part. It means she gets to spend the rest of the race pushing the remaining candidates to veer toward her plans and strategies, in the hope of eventually landing public praise from her while the primary votes are still being cast. It means she’ll be the one to unite the party in the end, by endorsing the eventual nominee. She’ll get to emerge from this with more political clout than ever.
So let’s say Joe Biden becomes President. Elizabeth Warren could end up being his Vice President. If not, she can probably have any cabinet position she wants. In addition, a sizable Biden victory is likely to hand the Democrats majority control in the Senate, meaning Warren could end up Senate Majority Leader if Chuck Schumer passes the baton.
Elizabeth Warren is also fairly young, as far as presidential standards seem to be going. If Joe Biden decides to only serve one term, Warren can run again in four years – and perhaps next time, Democratic voters will stop taking her smarts and savvy for granted. In the meantime, Warren has had an undeniably positive impact on the 2020 race.
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palmerreport--2020-03-05--Susan Collins goes completely off the rails

Ayuh , Susan Collins , the Mainahs ( people of Maine ) are kickin ’ you down cellah ( into the basement ) .
Anyone who ’ s read any Stephen King knows that the straight-talking people of New England , and Maine in particular , don ’ t take kindly to trumpery .
As with so many of the apologists for child rapist and traitor Donald Trump , Maine Senator Susan Collins is puzzled why she ’ s suddenly so unpopular .
And therein lies the problem , not that it ’ s a puzzle that she ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t understand why .
Statehouse speaker and Democratic challenger Sara Gideon may have an explanation for her .
“ Wherever we have been in the state , people will come up to us and say , what do you think happened to Susan Collins ?
” Gideon explained .
“ We really hear that question posed in that way all of the time .
It feels like she is making decisions that are in somebody else ’ s interest , not in ours.
” That “ somebody else ” is , of course @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decisions Collins made that don ’ t sit well with the people of Maine were her vote to affirm Trump ’ s pick for the Supreme Court , Brett Kavanaugh , and , of course , her vote to acquit Donald Trump in his impeachment trial .
From the standpoint of the average “ Mainah , ” that was “ wicked bad.
” In a high-stakes re-election year with control of the United States Senate its second most consequential prize , Collins ’ race represents more than just a symbolic restoration of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It ’ s payback time .
Her work for the most hated president in memory makes this race personal , not just for the people of Maine , but for the people of the rest of the country as well .
Collins is clueless and , as usual , out of her depth .
“ I don ’ t even understand that argument , ” Collins says .
“ I am doing exactly the same thing I ’ ve always done .
I ’ ve always cast votes with an eye to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and our country.
” Perhaps senator Collins needs to be sat down Maine fashion and have it explained to her that the people of Maine — the women of Maine in particular — value a woman ’ s right to choose , and Brett Kavanaugh is an enemy of that right .
And now that she knows that her child raping president didn ’ t in fact “ learn from the experience [ of being impeached ] , ” despite her “ aspirational ” hopes that he would , she can understand why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they hate her not just in Maine but in the rest of the country as well .
“ There have been times when I ’ ve annoyed the Republicans , and times when I ’ ve annoyed the Democrats .
I think most Mainers appreciate that independent approach to the issues , ” Collins said .
This time , it would appear , she ’ s annoyed most of the people of Maine and , as a bonus , the rest of the country .
Should Maine and the rest of the country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ v Wade be repealed , many people will look for someone to blame , and much of that blame will justly fall on the shoulders of Susan Collins .
With any luck this , her fourth term , will also be her final one , because , in the words of the New England band They Might Be Giants , you “ can ’ t shake the devil ’ s hand and say you ’ re only kidding .
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Ayuh, Susan Collins, the Mainahs (people of Maine) are kickin’ you down cellah (into the basement). Anyone who’s read any Stephen King knows that the straight-talking people of New England, and Maine in particular, don’t take kindly to trumpery. As with so many of the apologists for child rapist and traitor Donald Trump, Maine Senator Susan Collins is puzzled why she’s suddenly so unpopular. And therein lies the problem, not that it’s a puzzle that she’s unpopular, but that she doesn’t understand why.
Statehouse speaker and Democratic challenger Sara Gideon may have an explanation for her. “Wherever we have been in the state, people will come up to us and say, what do you think happened to Susan Collins?” Gideon explained. “We really hear that question posed in that way all of the time. It feels like she is making decisions that are in somebody else’s interest, not in ours.”
That “somebody else” is, of course, Donald Trump. The most recent decisions Collins made that don’t sit well with the people of Maine were her vote to affirm Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh, and, of course, her vote to acquit Donald Trump in his impeachment trial. From the standpoint of the average “Mainah,” that was “wicked bad.”
In a high-stakes re-election year with control of the United States Senate its second most consequential prize, Collins’ race represents more than just a symbolic restoration of the New England Senate to the Democratic Party. It’s payback time. Her work for the most hated president in memory makes this race personal, not just for the people of Maine, but for the people of the rest of the country as well.
Collins is clueless and, as usual, out of her depth. “I don’t even understand that argument,” Collins says. “I am doing exactly the same thing I’ve always done. I’ve always cast votes with an eye to how they affect the state of Maine and our country.”
Perhaps senator Collins needs to be sat down Maine fashion and have it explained to her that the people of Maine — the women of Maine in particular — value a woman’s right to choose, and Brett Kavanaugh is an enemy of that right. And now that she knows that her child raping president didn’t in fact “learn from the experience [of being impeached],” despite her “aspirational” hopes that he would, she can understand why so many people hate her. And they hate her not just in Maine but in the rest of the country as well.
“There have been times when I’ve annoyed the Republicans, and times when I’ve annoyed the Democrats. I think most Mainers appreciate that independent approach to the issues,” Collins said. This time, it would appear, she’s annoyed most of the people of Maine and, as a bonus, the rest of the country.
Should Maine and the rest of the country lose its pro-choice rights and should Roe v Wade be repealed, many people will look for someone to blame, and much of that blame will justly fall on the shoulders of Susan Collins. With any luck this, her fourth term, will also be her final one, because, in the words of the New England band They Might Be Giants, you “can’t shake the devil’s hand and say you’re only kidding.”
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palmerreport--2020-03-05--Donald Trump just made a complete mess for himself

Donald Trump really , really , really doesn ’ t want people to worry about the coronavirus .
He seems to think that if he can con Americans into thinking there ’ s nothing to worry about , it ’ ll… somehow magically lead to his reelection ?
You can see how desperate this strategy is , if there ’ s even a strategy at all .
For all we know , Trump may simply be clinically incapable of admitting that this virus has entered the United States on his watch .
Whatever his motivation or compulsion , Trump is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re not sure where to start .
Last night he called in to the Sean Hannity show and said that people who are infected with the coronavirus should keep going to work .
Yep , he really said this .
To be clear , if anyone follows this terrible advice , they ’ ll be infecting everyone they work with , who will then go home and infect everyone they interact with , all but guaranteeing that some of the people involved will die .
Trump also made up some fake numbers about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ To be clear , he ’ s not simply misinformed ; he ’ s now lowered the number since the last time he got it wrong , meaning he ’ s getting it wrong on purpose .
This can only possibly serve to make things even worse for Trump .
Even if only his own most gullible supporters follow this advice , they ’ ll spread the coronavirus at such a rapid pace in the United States , the results will be catastrophic – and it ’ ll blow back on Trump politically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now appears to be so desperate to keep the stock market from collapsing in the short term , he ’ s telling insane lies aimed at preventing a panic .
But he ’ s only going to make this all much worse – and by election time , it ’ ll be painfully clear to everyone that Trump was completely full of it , and that he ’ ll have gotten Americans killed .

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Donald Trump really, really, really doesn’t want people to worry about the coronavirus. He seems to think that if he can con Americans into thinking there’s nothing to worry about, it’ll… somehow magically lead to his reelection? You can see how desperate this strategy is, if there’s even a strategy at all. For all we know, Trump may simply be clinically incapable of admitting that this virus has entered the United States on his watch.
Whatever his motivation or compulsion, Trump is spreading such alarming disinformation, we’re not sure where to start. Last night he called in to the Sean Hannity show and said that people who are infected with the coronavirus should keep going to work. Yep, he really said this. To be clear, if anyone follows this terrible advice, they’ll be infecting everyone they work with, who will then go home and infect everyone they interact with, all but guaranteeing that some of the people involved will die.
Trump also made up some fake numbers about the fatality rate of the coronavirus. To be clear, he’s not simply misinformed; he’s now lowered the number since the last time he got it wrong, meaning he’s getting it wrong on purpose. This can only possibly serve to make things even worse for Trump. Even if only his own most gullible supporters follow this advice, they’ll spread the coronavirus at such a rapid pace in the United States, the results will be catastrophic – and it’ll blow back on Trump politically in a huge way.
Donald Trump now appears to be so desperate to keep the stock market from collapsing in the short term, he’s telling insane lies aimed at preventing a panic. But he’s only going to make this all much worse – and by election time, it’ll be painfully clear to everyone that Trump was completely full of it, and that he’ll have gotten Americans killed.
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palmerreport--2020-03-05--Hey Donald Trump, we’re coming for you

Hey Donald Trump, we’re coming for you

Donald Trump needs to reach into his limited repertoire for a new nickname for Joe Biden , as he is “ Sleepy Joe ” no more .
Joe Biden is displaying a new vigor from his successes of the last few days .
Biden managed to win 10 of 14 states , including Elizabeth Warren ’ s home state of Massachusetts .
Biden didn ’ t even campaign in many of the states he won .
According to CNN , Amy Klobuchar ’ s volunteers hit the streets in Minnesota and literally got the vote out , and she also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ radio .
Bernie Sanders , having won California , is still in the race , but it ’ s now a two-man race for all intents and purposes .
As of this writing , Warren has not yet dropped out , but Bloomberg did .
True to his word , he is backing Joe Biden .
In his announcement , Bloomberg said , “ I ’ ve always believed that defeating Donald Trump starts with uniting behind the candidate with the best shot to do it .
After yesterday ’ s vote , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ friend and a great American , Joe Biden.
” In addition to Bloomberg , Biden has also received an endorsement from former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm , who touts the Obama administration ’ s work on the Recovery Act .
Granholm told CNN that “ Michigan is not going to forget .
We were on our knees and Joe Biden picked us up and carried us on his shoulders .
We came back just like Joe Biden came back over the past few days.
” Now , the race to remove the worst @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s White House is underway .
NPR points out that Sanders and Biden have very different ideologies .
Sanders embraces radical change , while Biden believes that working to pull together a majority is the best approach .
NPR further shows that Biden and Sanders have very different bases of support .
Biden ’ s exit polling reveals his strength among moderates , conservatives , voters 45+ and African Americans , as published by AP .
In Alabama , Biden won 70 % of African American voters , and just like South Carolina @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Sanders attracts liberals , younger voters , and Latinos , who make up 30 % of California , and Sanders handily took the Latino vote in that state .
The AP also reports that Biden “ enjoyed an advantage among women and college graduates.
” A few interesting takeaways from Super Tuesday : ( 1 ) Democrat turnout was huge in several states .
According to CNN , Virginia ’ s voting reflected a 70 % increase ; ( 2 ) Biden won five states in which he didn ’ t even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ built a solid coalition of African Americans , older voters , and white suburbanites while Sanders ’ coalition consists of Latinos , younger voters , liberals and independents ; ( 4 ) Bloomberg wasted $ 230 million in advertisements in the Super Tuesday states only to drop out Wednesday morning ; and ( 5 ) Elizabeth Warren lost every contest and must decide where she goes from here .
One thing is very clear : We ’ re coming for you , “ president ” Donald Trump .

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Donald Trump needs to reach into his limited repertoire for a new nickname for Joe Biden, as he is “Sleepy Joe” no more. Joe Biden is displaying a new vigor from his successes of the last few days. Biden managed to win 10 of 14 states, including Elizabeth Warren’s home state of Massachusetts. Biden didn’t even campaign in many of the states he won.
According to CNN, Amy Klobuchar’s volunteers hit the streets in Minnesota and literally got the vote out, and she also appeared in ads on both television and radio. Bernie Sanders, having won California, is still in the race, but it’s now a two-man race for all intents and purposes.
As of this writing, Warren has not yet dropped out, but Bloomberg did. True to his word, he is backing Joe Biden. In his announcement, Bloomberg said, “I’ve always believed that defeating Donald Trump starts with uniting behind the candidate with the best shot to do it. After yesterday’s vote, it is clear that candidate is my friend and a great American, Joe Biden.”
In addition to Bloomberg, Biden has also received an endorsement from former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, who touts the Obama administration’s work on the Recovery Act. Granholm told CNN that “Michigan is not going to forget. We were on our knees and Joe Biden picked us up and carried us on his shoulders. We came back just like Joe Biden came back over the past few days.” Now, the race to remove the worst president in history from the people’s White House is underway.
NPR points out that Sanders and Biden have very different ideologies. Sanders embraces radical change, while Biden believes that working to pull together a majority is the best approach. NPR further shows that Biden and Sanders have very different bases of support. Biden’s exit polling reveals his strength among moderates, conservatives, voters 45+ and African Americans, as published by AP. In Alabama, Biden won 70% of African American voters, and just like South Carolina, those voters are in the majority. Sanders attracts liberals, younger voters, and Latinos, who make up 30% of California, and Sanders handily took the Latino vote in that state. The AP also reports that Biden “enjoyed an advantage among women and college graduates.”
A few interesting takeaways from Super Tuesday: (1) Democrat turnout was huge in several states. According to CNN, Virginia’s voting reflected a 70% increase; (2) Biden won five states in which he didn’t even campaign; (3) Biden has built a solid coalition of African Americans, older voters, and white suburbanites while Sanders’ coalition consists of Latinos, younger voters, liberals and independents; (4) Bloomberg wasted $230 million in advertisements in the Super Tuesday states only to drop out Wednesday morning; and (5) Elizabeth Warren lost every contest and must decide where she goes from here. One thing is very clear: We’re coming for you, “president” Donald Trump.
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