Who’s next?

In recent weeks , Donald Trump has developed a fairly consistent and highly disturbing habit of firing someone each Friday night .
It ’ s generally someone who is doing their job properly , but is a threat to him , such as an Inspector General who is investigating one of his scandals .
Well , it ’ s Friday night again .
So who ’ s getting fired tonight ?
No one , we hope .
Trump has illegally fired a ton of Inspectors General of late .
There are still some left on the job , but he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he suspects are investigating him , and it ’ s not clear if there are any of those ones left .
There are also other possibilities .
After Donald Trump took heat for firing the State Department Inspector General last Friday night , Trump made a point of blaming Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for it .
We ’ ve since seen a number of ugly leaks about just how corruptly Pompeo has been behaving , and it appears some of those leaks may be coming from Trump ’ s own allies .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ tonight ?
At this point he ’ s running out of people to scapegoat .
Come to think of it , he ’ s running out of people , period .
Perhaps the question isn ’ t so much who ’ s next , but rather who ’ s left ?

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
In recent weeks, Donald Trump has developed a fairly consistent and highly disturbing habit of firing someone each Friday night. It’s generally someone who is doing their job properly, but is a threat to him, such as an Inspector General who is investigating one of his scandals. Well, it’s Friday night again.
So who’s getting fired tonight? No one, we hope. Trump has illegally fired a ton of Inspectors General of late. There are still some left on the job, but he only seems to be firing the ones he suspects are investigating him, and it’s not clear if there are any of those ones left.
There are also other possibilities. After Donald Trump took heat for firing the State Department Inspector General last Friday night, Trump made a point of blaming Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for it. We’ve since seen a number of ugly leaks about just how corruptly Pompeo has been behaving, and it appears some of those leaks may be coming from Trump’s own allies.
So will Donald Trump fire Mike Pompeo tonight? At this point he’s running out of people to scapegoat. Come to think of it, he’s running out of people, period. Perhaps the question isn’t so much who’s next, but rather who’s left?
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-05-22--Donald Trump suddenly has a 10th Amendment problem

Donald Trump held a press conference today and spent less than two minutes tepidly stumbling through prepared remarks before lumbering off the stage .
The whole thing was a bizarre non-event , suggesting he ’ s barely even able to function in public anymore .
But in those 120 seconds , he managed to make a huge mess .
Trump announced that churches will be reopening for service the middle of the pandemic , and if state governors try to interfere , he ’ ll override them .
That ’ s cute , but he literally can ’ t do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this kind of power to the states .
So what ’ s really going on here ?
This is a rather blatant attempt on Trump ’ s part at goading evangelical pastors to illegally hold church service in blue states , thus forcing the democratic governors to take appropriate action , so Trump can then paint the democrats as being anti-religion .
But what this is really doing is making Donald Trump look like an ineffectual clueless idiot who doesn ’ t know what the Constitution says , and isn ’ t able @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This guy is more desperate than ever – and as is increasingly the case of late , this stunt won ’ t get him anywhere .

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
Donald Trump held a press conference today and spent less than two minutes tepidly stumbling through prepared remarks before lumbering off the stage. The whole thing was a bizarre non-event, suggesting he’s barely even able to function in public anymore. But in those 120 seconds, he managed to make a huge mess.
Trump announced that churches will be reopening for service the middle of the pandemic, and if state governors try to interfere, he’ll override them. That’s cute, but he literally can’t do that. The 10th Amendment explicitly gives this kind of power to the states. So what’s really going on here?
This is a rather blatant attempt on Trump’s part at goading evangelical pastors to illegally hold church service in blue states, thus forcing the democratic governors to take appropriate action, so Trump can then paint the democrats as being anti-religion.
But what this is really doing is making Donald Trump look like an ineffectual clueless idiot who doesn’t know what the Constitution says, and isn’t able to back up his own threats. This guy is more desperate than ever – and as is increasingly the case of late, this stunt won’t get him anywhere.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-05-22--Susan Rice decimates “weak and scared” Donald Trump

This week Donald Trump took a big swing at Susan Rice , by declassifying about email she had sent to @ @ @ @ @ But Trump missed badly , because the email merely served to exonerate the entire Obama @ @ @ @ @ ’ s own conspiracy theory .
Now Susan Rice is taking a swing of her @ @ @ @ @ and landing it squarely – as she calls him “ weak and scared ” of @ @ @ @ @ what ’ s left of Hong Kong ’ s democracy .
And what has Trump @ @ @ @ @ .
Leaves it to his boy @ SecPompeo .
Again Trump proves he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ .
https : //t.co/AUYpW4xSv1

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
This week Donald Trump took a big swing at Susan Rice, by declassifying about email she had sent to herself about Michael Flynn. But Trump missed badly, because the email merely served to exonerate the entire Obama administration and blow up Trump’s own conspiracy theory.
Now Susan Rice is taking a swing of her own at Donald Trump – and landing it squarely – as she calls him “weak and scared” of China:
China is obliterating what’s left of Hong Kong’s democracy. And what has Trump said or done? Crickets. Leaves it to his boy @SecPompeo. Again Trump proves he’s weak and scared of Beijing. https://t.co/AUYpW4xSv1 — Susan Rice (@AmbassadorRice) May 22, 2020
.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-05-22--Donald Trump goes berserk after Fox News poll says he’s losing badly

There ’ s a reason some Fox News hosts – particularly the daytime and weekend hosts – are starting to distance themselves from Donald Trump .
As his poll numbers continue to get uglier , Fox has to go wherever its audience wants it to go , in order to maintain its ratings .
Trump keeps whining like a baby about how Fox isn ’ t as nice to him as it used to be .
Now Trump has a new problem .
He ’ s losing in every major poll , and the Fox News poll is no exception @ @ @ @ @ @ @ News poll surveys all voters , not Fox News viewers .
But Trump takes is personally , because in his warped mind , he thinks Fox should be rigging its poll to make him look good .
Right now the Fox News poll has Trump losing by an even bigger margin than other polls , and Trump is throwing a fit about it .
Trump is demanding that Fox News “ fire their Fake Pollster.
” Really ?
So now even the pollsters are fake ?
He also tweeted this beauty : “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up the CNBC POLL or the ( believe it or not ! )
CNN Poll ?
Hope Roger A is looking down and watching what has happened to this once beautiful creation !
” That ’ s right , Donald Trump is now openly begging Fox News to air its competitors ’ polls , which also have Trump losing , but by a smaller margin .
Also , the other day Trump tweeted about Roger Ailes in a way that left the strong impression that he thought Ailes was still alive .
Now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not knowing his “ friend ” Ailes died three years ago , he ’ s now trying to cover for it by making a point of stating that he knows Ailes is dead .
Nice try .

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
There’s a reason some Fox News hosts – particularly the daytime and weekend hosts – are starting to distance themselves from Donald Trump. As his poll numbers continue to get uglier, Fox has to go wherever its audience wants it to go, in order to maintain its ratings. Trump keeps whining like a baby about how Fox isn’t as nice to him as it used to be.
Now Trump has a new problem. He’s losing in every major poll, and the Fox News poll is no exception. To be clear, the Fox News poll surveys all voters, not Fox News viewers. But Trump takes is personally, because in his warped mind, he thinks Fox should be rigging its poll to make him look good. Right now the Fox News poll has Trump losing by an even bigger margin than other polls, and Trump is throwing a fit about it.
Trump is demanding that Fox News “fire their Fake Pollster.” Really? So now even the pollsters are fake? He also tweeted this beauty: “Why doesn’t Fox News put up the CNBC POLL or the (believe it or not!) CNN Poll? Hope Roger A is looking down and watching what has happened to this once beautiful creation!”
That’s right, Donald Trump is now openly begging Fox News to air its competitors’ polls, which also have Trump losing, but by a smaller margin. Also, the other day Trump tweeted about Roger Ailes in a way that left the strong impression that he thought Ailes was still alive. Now that Trump has been called out for not knowing his “friend” Ailes died three years ago, he’s now trying to cover for it by making a point of stating that he knows Ailes is dead. Nice try.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-05-22--Joe Biden just confirmed Pete Buttigieg will play a role in his administration

Joe Biden has been holding online joint events with a number of democratic politicians and public figures during the pandemic @ @ @ @ @ joint event with his former democratic primary rival Pete Buttigieg .
During the event , @ @ @ @ @ will play a role in his administration , saying this to Buttigieg : “ Be @ @ @ @ @ , you ’ re not going anywhere.
” This isn ’ t a surprise .
@ @ @ @ @ Mayor of South Bend has come to an end , meaning he ’ s available @ @ @ @ @ number of Biden administration jobs he ’ d be highly qualified for .
To be @ @ @ @ @ not talking about making Mayor Pete his running mate .
Biden has repeatedly stated that @ @ @ @ @ a woman .

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
Joe Biden has been holding online joint events with a number of democratic politicians and public figures during the pandemic. Today he held a joint event with his former democratic primary rival Pete Buttigieg.
During the event, Biden made clear the Buttigieg will play a role in his administration, saying this to Buttigieg: “Be prepared. If I win, you’re not going anywhere.”
This isn’t a surprise. Pete’s term as Mayor of South Bend has come to an end, meaning he’s available, and there are a number of Biden administration jobs he’d be highly qualified for.
To be clear, Joe Biden is not talking about making Mayor Pete his running mate. Biden has repeatedly stated that his running mate will be a woman.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-05-22--Donald Trump is out of gas

Donald Trump is out of gas

Donald Trump held a press conference today , which is rarely a good idea for him .
But this time around it played out in particularly surreal fashion .
He spent a little under two minutes lifelessly stumbling through a prepared statement , and when he finished reading it , he walked off .
We know what Trump is trying to do by “ ordering ” that churches reopen during a pandemic .
He doesn ’ t have the constitutional authority to give any such order ; it ’ s up to the governors .
He ’ s doing this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his own evangelical supporters into attacking any governors who aren ’ t willing to reopen churches during the pandemic .
He wants the conflict .
Divisiveness is all he knows .
But that ’ s not the point .
The point is that Trump could barely force himself to give two minutes of his time to this cause , even though it involves evangelicals , one of his most fervent and strategically important voting demographics .
This comes at a time when Trump is on track to lose the 2020 election badly , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kinds of things seriously .
We don ’ t know if Donald Trump walked off after two minutes today because he just wasn ’ t physically up for it , or if he couldn ’ t be bothered to make an effort because he ’ s stopped caring , or if his handlers are so afraid of his declining condition that they ’ re afraid to risk letting him take any questions .
But either way , Trump is out of gas .

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
Donald Trump held a press conference today, which is rarely a good idea for him. But this time around it played out in particularly surreal fashion. He spent a little under two minutes lifelessly stumbling through a prepared statement, and when he finished reading it, he walked off.
We know what Trump is trying to do by “ordering” that churches reopen during a pandemic. He doesn’t have the constitutional authority to give any such order; it’s up to the governors. He’s doing this because he’s trying to goad his own evangelical supporters into attacking any governors who aren’t willing to reopen churches during the pandemic. He wants the conflict. Divisiveness is all he knows. But that’s not the point.
The point is that Trump could barely force himself to give two minutes of his time to this cause, even though it involves evangelicals, one of his most fervent and strategically important voting demographics. This comes at a time when Trump is on track to lose the 2020 election badly, and he needs to be taking these kinds of things seriously.
We don’t know if Donald Trump walked off after two minutes today because he just wasn’t physically up for it, or if he couldn’t be bothered to make an effort because he’s stopped caring, or if his handlers are so afraid of his declining condition that they’re afraid to risk letting him take any questions. But either way, Trump is out of gas.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-05-22--Joe Biden comes out swinging at Donald Trump

Joe Biden has often faced criticism for holding town halls from his house , even though COVID-19 makes traveling quite difficult .
The media has largely been ignoring his campaign unless they ’ re looking to drive speculation on who will serve as his running mate .
This doesn ’ t mean , however , that Biden isn ’ t proposing some significant reforms the country desperately needs to pass if we ever hope to recover from the disasters brought on by the Trump administration .
He ’ s also been making statements from day to day that are getting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ administration to ignore .
In a Wednesday commencement speech for graduates of Columbia University Law School , Biden took clear aim at Donald Trump when he urged his audience to “ protect the very foundations of democracy , ” as they go on to establish their careers .
He left no doubts that he was targeting the current administration as he continued on .
“ Trust in self-governance .
Because right now , it ’ s under attack , ” Biden said .
“ The very people tasked with enforcing the rule of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their friends , weakening the very principles that make our country work.
” It ’ s a pretty apt description of how Donald Trump spent the last three years , expecting the Justice Department to punish his enemies at every turn .
He ’ s also decided that his best bet to winning re-election is to implicate Joe Biden in an absurd new conspiracy theory that falls apart with each passing day .
Rather than stoop to Trump ’ s level by responding to the absurdity that is # Obamagate , Biden offered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ looks like – someone who has future generations in mind and how they will think of us , while Donald Trump thinks of no one but himself .

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
Joe Biden has often faced criticism for holding town halls from his house, even though COVID-19 makes traveling quite difficult. The media has largely been ignoring his campaign unless they’re looking to drive speculation on who will serve as his running mate. This doesn’t mean, however, that Biden isn’t proposing some significant reforms the country desperately needs to pass if we ever hope to recover from the disasters brought on by the Trump administration. He’s also been making statements from day to day that are getting harder for the media and the Trump administration to ignore.
In a Wednesday commencement speech for graduates of Columbia University Law School, Biden took clear aim at Donald Trump when he urged his audience to “protect the very foundations of democracy,” as they go on to establish their careers. He left no doubts that he was targeting the current administration as he continued on.
“Trust in self-governance. Because right now, it’s under attack,” Biden said. “The very people tasked with enforcing the rule of law are abusing their powers, protecting their friends, weakening the very principles that make our country work.” It’s a pretty apt description of how Donald Trump spent the last three years, expecting the Justice Department to punish his enemies at every turn. He’s also decided that his best bet to winning re-election is to implicate Joe Biden in an absurd new conspiracy theory that falls apart with each passing day.
Rather than stoop to Trump’s level by responding to the absurdity that is #Obamagate, Biden offered a picture of what a real leader looks like – someone who has future generations in mind and how they will think of us, while Donald Trump thinks of no one but himself.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


Unmasking Donald Trump

The funeral for the archaic notion of how “ Real Men ” ought to behave is well overdue .
Consciously or not , when the child-raping mass murderer Donald Trump refused to wear a mask at the Ford plant in Ypsilanti , he was giving oxygen to that justly moribund idea .
He was Standing Tall against tyranny .
He was asserting his Independent American Spirit .
He was showing the world how a man faces a puny virus .
Besides , the mask might have smeared his makeup .
All kidding aside , I take it personally .
When @ @ @ @ @ @ @ illegitimate that power may be , makes a mockery of a protocol designed to protect me and my family from miserable illness and possible death , I resent it very much and so should you .
Trump ’ s example influences aspiring “ Real Men ” the same way Hemingway ’ s drinking influenced aspiring writers .
Both are useless and both achieve the opposite of the desired result .
We don ’ t need bad examples just now , we need science .
We need men and women who practice and respect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” as Michigan state attorney general , Dana Nessel , labelled Trump .
Trump ’ s response to Nessel ’ s rebuke was predictably , petulantly childish , right one schedule , when he tweeted : The “ vicious threat ” is called enforcing the law .
A. G. Nessel sent Ford a letter threatening legal action against “ any company or any facility that allows him [ anyone not wearing a mask ] inside those facilities and puts our workers at risk.
” It turns out to be true that Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the plant during the private part of his tour , which had the same predictable usefulness as briefly wearing a condom .
He removed it before facing the cameras because , he claimed , he “ didn ’ t want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it.
” The important part , of course , was that when he was wearing the mask it “ looked very nice.
” Trump was required by law to wear the mask everywhere inside the building and throughout the tour .
But because Trump has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contempt for science he viewed that requirement as optional .
I am on twitter for the sake of my work for Palmer Report ( @ RAHarrington ) .
It has been an education and I wish I ’ d joined sooner .
But it hasn ’ t all been enlightening fun and games .
It is also my distinct displeasure to follow Donald Trump .
But it is my concomitant pleasure to follow Joe Biden .
For those who claim that Donald Trump and Joe Biden are “ just the same ” I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president : Vice President Biden was an integral part of the Obama administration and , as such , he did just that , he listened to scientists and heeded their advice .
So we already know he ’ s telling the truth and we don ’ t have to wonder .
His proven respect for science will make the difference between lives lost and lives saved .
Such is the power of science , and such is the efficacy of the person in power who recognizes and uses that power .
There are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go in November and be replaced by Joe Biden , and this is just another of them .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
The funeral for the archaic notion of how “Real Men” ought to behave is well overdue. Consciously or not, when the child-raping mass murderer Donald Trump refused to wear a mask at the Ford plant in Ypsilanti, he was giving oxygen to that justly moribund idea. He was Standing Tall against tyranny. He was asserting his Independent American Spirit. He was showing the world how a man faces a puny virus. Besides, the mask might have smeared his makeup.
All kidding aside, I take it personally. When anyone in power, no matter how illegitimate that power may be, makes a mockery of a protocol designed to protect me and my family from miserable illness and possible death, I resent it very much and so should you. Trump’s example influences aspiring “Real Men” the same way Hemingway’s drinking influenced aspiring writers. Both are useless and both achieve the opposite of the desired result.
We don’t need bad examples just now, we need science. We need men and women who practice and respect science, not this “petulant child,” as Michigan state attorney general, Dana Nessel, labelled Trump. Trump’s response to Nessel’s rebuke was predictably, petulantly childish, right one schedule, when he tweeted:
The Wacky Do Nothing Attorney General of Michigan, Dana Nessel, is viciously threatening Ford Motor Company for the fact that I inspected a Ventilator plant without a mask. Not their fault, & I did put on a mask. No wonder many auto companies left Michigan, until I came along!
The “vicious threat” is called enforcing the law. A. G. Nessel sent Ford a letter threatening legal action against “any company or any facility that allows him [anyone not wearing a mask] inside those facilities and puts our workers at risk.”
It turns out to be true that Trump did briefly wear a mask while inside the plant during the private part of his tour, which had the same predictable usefulness as briefly wearing a condom. He removed it before facing the cameras because, he claimed, he “didn’t want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it.” The important part, of course, was that when he was wearing the mask it “looked very nice.”
Trump was required by law to wear the mask everywhere inside the building and throughout the tour. But because Trump has equal parts contempt for the law and contempt for science he viewed that requirement as optional.
I am on twitter for the sake of my work for Palmer Report (@RAHarrington). It has been an education and I wish I’d joined sooner. But it hasn’t all been enlightening fun and games. It is also my distinct displeasure to follow Donald Trump. But it is my concomitant pleasure to follow Joe Biden. For those who claim that Donald Trump and Joe Biden are “just the same” I adduce this recent tweet from our future president:
I promise you this: A Biden Administration will listen to scientists and heed their advice — not silence them.
Vice President Biden was an integral part of the Obama administration and, as such, he did just that, he listened to scientists and heeded their advice. So we already know he’s telling the truth and we don’t have to wonder. His proven respect for science will make the difference between lives lost and lives saved. Such is the power of science, and such is the efficacy of the person in power who recognizes and uses that power.
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump must go in November and be replaced by Joe Biden, and this is just another of them. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-05-22--More bad news for Donald Trump

More bad news for Donald Trump

Prepare to be inundated with polls by the time November rolls around .
Some may be more accurate than others , which is why CNN analyzes them for more accuracy .
Polls are obviously trying to make predictions .
That is what they do , but none are more accurate than the predictions made by Oxford Economics .
Oxford has been accurate in its predictions since 1948 , missing only twice : once in 1968 and once in 1976 .
Not a bad record if you can earn it .
Where am I going with this ?
Oxford ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ off .
According to Oxford , “ president ” Donald Trump will lose 2020 in a landslide .
They predict that Trump will earn only 35 % of the popular vote , primarily due to coronavirus and its impact on the economy .
The latest model shows Joe Biden flipping Michigan , Wisconsin , and Pennsylvania , which were narrowly won by Trump in 2016 .
In addition to those states , Biden is predicted to win Ohio , Iowa , Missouri , and North Carolina .
Trump succeeded in 2016 by edging @ @ @ @ @ @ @ giving him the electoral college numbers necessary to win even though Clinton won the popular vote .
To understand just how shocking this prediction is , last fall Oxford projected that Trump would win reelection with 55 % of the vote .
So , what happened ?
Trump ’ s mishandling of coronavirus and rising unemployment numbers coupled with inflation .
Oxford predicts that the economy will “ be in a worse state than at the depth of the Great Depression , ” which does not favor Trump and could favor Democrats ; @ @ @ @ @ @ @ depend on voter turnout , and as the pandemic continues to evolve , uncertainty remains over much of life as a whole .
Interestingly , Oxford ’ s model is closely aligned with goals set by the Biden campaign , and should Biden continue in that direction , he could well be the 46th president of the United States .
In addition , Biden ’ s team is betting on creating some “ new ” battleground states : Georgia , Texas , and Arizona , which could provide a big boost for Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ running Trump ’ s campaign try to paint Trump as the one to lead us out of this crisis , including Tim Murtaugh calling Biden a “ political crank , ” the noise they are making is resonating only with die-hard Trump supporters .
The latest Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll shows Trump trailing Biden 38 % to 46 % .
Murtaugh also says that Trump will be working “ to increase his support among black and Latino voters.
” That is a pipe dream if I ever heard one .
Trump is a racist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know it .
Regardless of what the polls are saying , Biden ’ s campaign is pressing forward with plans to increase its field workers .
We need to follow Biden ’ s example by pressing forward despite numbers and predictions .
These numbers can not keep even one from the polls in November .
That would be a mistake that would play right into Trump ’ s hands .
The most important numbers right now are the next four years—free of Donald Trump .

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
Prepare to be inundated with polls by the time November rolls around. Some may be more accurate than others, which is why CNN analyzes them for more accuracy. Polls are obviously trying to make predictions. That is what they do, but none are more accurate than the predictions made by Oxford Economics. Oxford has been accurate in its predictions since 1948, missing only twice: once in 1968 and once in 1976. Not a bad record if you can earn it. Where am I going with this? Oxford’s latest prediction may well knock some socks off.
According to Oxford, “president” Donald Trump will lose 2020 in a landslide. They predict that Trump will earn only 35% of the popular vote, primarily due to coronavirus and its impact on the economy. The latest model shows Joe Biden flipping Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania, which were narrowly won by Trump in 2016. In addition to those states, Biden is predicted to win Ohio, Iowa, Missouri, and North Carolina. Trump succeeded in 2016 by edging Clinton out in the swing states, giving him the electoral college numbers necessary to win even though Clinton won the popular vote.
To understand just how shocking this prediction is, last fall Oxford projected that Trump would win reelection with 55% of the vote. So, what happened? Trump’s mishandling of coronavirus and rising unemployment numbers coupled with inflation. Oxford predicts that the economy will “be in a worse state than at the depth of the Great Depression,” which does not favor Trump and could favor Democrats; however, a Democratic victory will ultimately depend on voter turnout, and as the pandemic continues to evolve, uncertainty remains over much of life as a whole. Interestingly, Oxford’s model is closely aligned with goals set by the Biden campaign, and should Biden continue in that direction, he could well be the 46th president of the United States. In addition, Biden’s team is betting on creating some “new” battleground states: Georgia, Texas, and Arizona, which could provide a big boost for Biden in 2020.
Even as the people running Trump’s campaign try to paint Trump as the one to lead us out of this crisis, including Tim Murtaugh calling Biden a “political crank,” the noise they are making is resonating only with die-hard Trump supporters. The latest Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll shows Trump trailing Biden 38% to 46%. Murtaugh also says that Trump will be working “to increase his support among black and Latino voters.” That is a pipe dream if I ever heard one. Trump is a racist, and all black and brown people know it.
Regardless of what the polls are saying, Biden’s campaign is pressing forward with plans to increase its field workers. We need to follow Biden’s example by pressing forward despite numbers and predictions. These numbers cannot keep even one from the polls in November. That would be a mistake that would play right into Trump’s hands. The most important numbers right now are the next four years—free of Donald Trump.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


UNDECIDED?

Political pundit Fernand R. Amandi tweeted this today : “ Serious question .
Do you personally know of even a single , genuinely undecided voter for President , this November ?
Because I don ’ t. ” I think he ’ s onto something here , and it ’ s important to parse it out .
During the general election , TV news networks love to highlight focus groups of people who say they ’ re undecided whether to vote for the Democrat or the Republican .
But out in the real world , these types are pretty rare .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to ask a lot of people before you find someone who ’ s seriously open to voting for either general election candidate .
It feels like the media only promotes this “ undecided ” demographic for ratings , because the rest of us stay glued to the TV in confusion over how this demographic even exists .
That said , there are two very real “ undecided ” groups .
The first group is trying to decide whether to vote for Joe Biden or stay home .
The second group is trying to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or stay home .
The reason Biden runs negative ads about Trump is that he ’ s trying to convince potential Trump voters to stay home .
The reason Trump makes up phony scandals is that he ’ s trying to convince potential Biden voters to stay home .
So if you want to help your candidate win , you try to convince the “ undecideds ” on your side to go ahead and show up and vote , and you want to convince the “ undecideds ” on the other side to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ groups on TV who claim to be equally open to voting for either candidate… well , you ’ d have to actually find people like that before you can try to sway them .

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
Political pundit Fernand R. Amandi tweeted this today: “Serious question. Do you personally know of even a single, genuinely undecided voter for President, this November? Because I don’t.” I think he’s onto something here, and it’s important to parse it out.
During the general election, TV news networks love to highlight focus groups of people who say they’re undecided whether to vote for the Democrat or the Republican. But out in the real world, these types are pretty rare. They do exist, but you have to ask a lot of people before you find someone who’s seriously open to voting for either general election candidate. It feels like the media only promotes this “undecided” demographic for ratings, because the rest of us stay glued to the TV in confusion over how this demographic even exists.
That said, there are two very real “undecided” groups. The first group is trying to decide whether to vote for Joe Biden or stay home. The second group is trying to decide whether to vote for Donald Trump or stay home. The reason Biden runs negative ads about Trump is that he’s trying to convince potential Trump voters to stay home. The reason Trump makes up phony scandals is that he’s trying to convince potential Biden voters to stay home.
So if you want to help your candidate win, you try to convince the “undecideds” on your side to go ahead and show up and vote, and you want to convince the “undecideds” on the other side to stay home. As for those focus groups on TV who claim to be equally open to voting for either candidate… well, you’d have to actually find people like that before you can try to sway them.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-05-23--Kamala Harris has had enough of this crap

Even as the coronavirus crisis rages on and the American death toll mounts , new studies show that tens of @ @ @ @ @ been saved if Donald Trump had taken the crisis seriously instead of spending the first @ @ @ @ @ “ hoax.
” Now Trump is trying to prematurely “ reopen ” the country , @ @ @ @ @ ’ s absolutely not safe to do so .
Senator Kamala Harris is having absolutely @ @ @ @ @ crap , and she ’ s bringing the receipts :

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
Even as the coronavirus crisis rages on and the American death toll mounts, new studies show that tens of thousands of lives could have been saved if Donald Trump had taken the crisis seriously instead of spending the first month insisting it was a “hoax.” Now Trump is trying to prematurely “reopen” the country, at a time when it’s absolutely not safe to do so.
Senator Kamala Harris is having absolutely none of Trump’s crap, and she’s bringing the receipts:
This was 100 days ago. There’s no excuse for this administration’s delayed response to this pandemic. https://t.co/zp4iuULd9R — Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) May 22, 2020
.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-05-23--Some people just never learn

Some people just never learn

Roger Stone and Michael Flynn are both convicted felons now , desperately trying to fend off inevitable prison sentences , because they committed crimes in Donald Trump ’ s name and then he left them hanging .
Paul Manafort , Rick Gates , and other Trump underlings have done prison time .
They loyally do Trump ’ s bidding , and then they go down for it .
These people never learn .
Just ask Jeff Sessions .
Sessions , for his part , at least had the sense to apparently avoid committing felony obstruction of justice ; we ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him for perjury .
But when this all began , Jeff Sessions was a Senator with high ranking committee seniority .
Then he gave that up to become Donald Trump ’ s Attorney General , where he did Trump ’ s corrupt bidding – but not enough of it – and so Trump fired him .
Now Jeff Sessions , disgraced and lampooned and unemployed is desperately trying to get his old Senate seat back – and Donald Trump is very loudly campaigning against Sessions , in favor of some new toady .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ latches onto Trump ends up worse for it .
In fact Donald Trump ’ s longtime loyal fixer Michael Cohen just got out of prison this week , after he went down for crimes he committed in Trump ’ s name , and Trump did nothing to help him .
Cohen , for his part , seems to be one of the few Trump underlings who ’ s learned his lesson , and he ’ s trying to rebuild his life while working to take Trump down .
Who would have thought Cohen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of the bunch ?

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
Roger Stone and Michael Flynn are both convicted felons now, desperately trying to fend off inevitable prison sentences, because they committed crimes in Donald Trump’s name and then he left them hanging. Paul Manafort, Rick Gates, and other Trump underlings have done prison time. They loyally do Trump’s bidding, and then they go down for it. These people never learn. Just ask Jeff Sessions.
Sessions, for his part, at least had the sense to apparently avoid committing felony obstruction of justice; we’ll see if the post-Trump DOJ nails him for perjury. But when this all began, Jeff Sessions was a Senator with high ranking committee seniority. Then he gave that up to become Donald Trump’s Attorney General, where he did Trump’s corrupt bidding – but not enough of it – and so Trump fired him.
Now Jeff Sessions, disgraced and lampooned and unemployed is desperately trying to get his old Senate seat back – and Donald Trump is very loudly campaigning against Sessions, in favor of some new toady. These people never learn that everyone who latches onto Trump ends up worse for it.
In fact Donald Trump’s longtime loyal fixer Michael Cohen just got out of prison this week, after he went down for crimes he committed in Trump’s name, and Trump did nothing to help him. Cohen, for his part, seems to be one of the few Trump underlings who’s learned his lesson, and he’s trying to rebuild his life while working to take Trump down. Who would have thought Cohen of all people was the comparatively smart one of the bunch?
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-05-23--Beto O’Rourke comes out swinging

Beto O’Rourke comes out swinging

In the middle of a pandemic , with no vaccine , insufficient testing and tracing , and a still-poor understanding @ @ @ @ @ and scientists still urging caution , several states are fully “ reopening ” for business @ @ @ @ @ beyond the fact that everyone is bored with staying at home .
Texas is one @ @ @ @ @ .
Greg Abbott , the corrupt and deranged Governor of Texas , tweeted on Friday @ @ @ @ @ Opening Safe , Smart , and Strong.
” Of course this isn ’ t remotely @ @ @ @ @ ’ Rourke , who hails from Texas , fired back at Abbott :

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
In the middle of a pandemic, with no vaccine, insufficient testing and tracing, and a still-poor understanding of antibodies and immunity, and scientists still urging caution, several states are fully “reopening” for business, for no good reason beyond the fact that everyone is bored with staying at home. Texas is one of the most egregious offenders.
Greg Abbott, the corrupt and deranged Governor of Texas, tweeted on Friday night that “Texas is Opening Safe, Smart, and Strong.” Of course this isn’t remotely the case. Beto O’Rourke, who hails from Texas, fired back at Abbott:
.
.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-05-23--Donald Trump and Jeff Sessions are having an epic feud – and they’re both losing

Disgraced racist Jeff Sessions is trying to get his old Senate seat back , and he ’ s currently engaged in a Republican primary battle with Tommy Tuberville , the winner of which will then take on incumbent Democratic Senator Doug Jones .
The thing is , Trump is siding with Tuberville , partly to try to extract revenge on Sessions – and the feud between Trump and Sessions is boiling over tonight .
It all started tonight when Donald Trump tweeted this while endorsing Tuberville : “ 3 years ago , after Jeff Sessions recused himself , the Fraudulent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back at Trump : “ Look , I know your anger , but recusal was required by law .
I did my duty & you ’ re damn fortunate I did .
It protected the rule of law & resulted in your exoneration .
Your personal feelings don ’ t dictate who Alabama picks as their senator , the people of Alabama do.
” This set off a firestorm .
For starters , Trump was never “ exonerated ” on anything .
In fact if Trump loses the election , he ’ ll @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of felony obstruction of justice that the Mueller report documented .
Yet here we have Trump and Sessions fighting over an issue that they ’ d both be better off if people forgot about it entirely .
Meanwhile , the feud between Donald Trump and Jeff Sessions has resulted in the name “ Doug Jones ” trending , as people flood Trump ’ s and Sessions ’ replies with links for donating to Jones ’ campaign .

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
Disgraced racist Jeff Sessions is trying to get his old Senate seat back, and he’s currently engaged in a Republican primary battle with Tommy Tuberville, the winner of which will then take on incumbent Democratic Senator Doug Jones. The thing is, Trump is siding with Tuberville, partly to try to extract revenge on Sessions – and the feud between Trump and Sessions is boiling over tonight.
It all started tonight when Donald Trump tweeted this while endorsing Tuberville: “3 years ago, after Jeff Sessions recused himself, the Fraudulent Mueller Scam began.” Sessions then fired back at Trump: “Look, I know your anger, but recusal was required by law. I did my duty & you’re damn fortunate I did. It protected the rule of law & resulted in your exoneration. Your personal feelings don’t dictate who Alabama picks as their senator, the people of Alabama do.” This set off a firestorm.
For starters, Trump was never “exonerated” on anything. In fact if Trump loses the election, he’ll go to prison for the eleven counts of felony obstruction of justice that the Mueller report documented. Yet here we have Trump and Sessions fighting over an issue that they’d both be better off if people forgot about it entirely.
Meanwhile, the feud between Donald Trump and Jeff Sessions has resulted in the name “Doug Jones” trending, as people flood Trump’s and Sessions’ replies with links for donating to Jones’ campaign.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-05-23--Donald Trump is in total panic mode

Donald Trump is in total panic mode

“ ‘ Who knows who ’ s signing it ?
Who knows it gets to your house ?
Who knows if they don ’ t pirate ?
’ he said .
‘ Obviously there ’ s going to be fraud .
We ’ re not babies.
’ ” No , we ’ re not , Mr. President , but you sure are .
The above quote is Donald Trump reacting to a reporter ’ s question concerning the prospect of mail-in votes for November ’ s election in Michigan .
In case you can ’ t tell , he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to withhold federal funds from Michigan if the state engaged in a mail-in voting plan .
That ’ s right , the President of the United States is actually using duress to stymie domestic democracy .
But why take a bludgeon to Michigan ?
Simple—just look to 2016 .
Michigan was one of Trump ’ s key swing states that helped him win the election .
In fact , Trump ’ s win was almost unbelievably slight , winning by just over ten thousand votes out of a total of over 4.5m .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump knows he needs to do everything in his power to make sure as few people have access to ballots as possible .
That ’ s especially the case now that at least one statewide poll out of Michigan shows Michiganders actually support Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer ’ s handling of the pandemic .
While this is by no means a perfect litmus test , it does show that Trump ’ s inaction and hostility towards competence isn ’ t going down so well in a state where COVID-19 has hit hard , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and many people still do not have access to clean water ( https : //www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/may/20/detroit-water-shutoffs-covid-coronavirus ) .
Back to Trump ’ s response to mail-in voting .
Of course , his answer to a state reeling from multiple serious crises isn ’ t “ Let ’ s get these people healthy and back on their feet financially , ” it ’ s “ If you let your people vote then say goodbye to clean water , roads , and ventilators.
” Trump is vindictive at the best of times , but he does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s in a defensive position .
Wake up call , Mr. President : Michiganders aren ’ t going to see you threaten to withhold funding and find that patriotic , they ’ re going to see you threaten to withhold funding and find Joe Biden to be a savior .

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
“‘Who knows who’s signing it? Who knows it gets to your house? Who knows if they don’t pirate?’ he said. ‘Obviously there’s going to be fraud. We’re not babies.’” No, we’re not, Mr. President, but you sure are.
The above quote is Donald Trump reacting to a reporter’s question concerning the prospect of mail-in votes for November’s election in Michigan. In case you can’t tell, he’s damn afraid. Trump actually threatened to withhold federal funds from Michigan if the state engaged in a mail-in voting plan. That’s right, the President of the United States is actually using duress to stymie domestic democracy. But why take a bludgeon to Michigan?
Simple—just look to 2016. Michigan was one of Trump’s key swing states that helped him win the election. In fact, Trump’s win was almost unbelievably slight, winning by just over ten thousand votes out of a total of over 4.5m. With that kind of razor-thin margin, Trump knows he needs to do everything in his power to make sure as few people have access to ballots as possible.
That’s especially the case now that at least one statewide poll out of Michigan shows Michiganders actually support Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s handling of the pandemic. While this is by no means a perfect litmus test, it does show that Trump’s inaction and hostility towards competence isn’t going down so well in a state where COVID-19 has hit hard, a flooding disaster has destroyed communities, and many people still do not have access to clean water (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/may/20/detroit-water-shutoffs-covid-coronavirus).
Back to Trump’s response to mail-in voting. Of course, his answer to a state reeling from multiple serious crises isn’t “Let’s get these people healthy and back on their feet financially,” it’s “If you let your people vote then say goodbye to clean water, roads, and ventilators.” Trump is vindictive at the best of times, but he does seem to get even more vindictive when he’s in a defensive position.
Wake up call, Mr. President: Michiganders aren’t going to see you threaten to withhold funding and find that patriotic, they’re going to see you threaten to withhold funding and find Joe Biden to be a savior.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-05-23--The real reason for Donald Trump’s desperate church reopening gambit – and it may not be what you th

The real reason for Donald Trump’s desperate church reopening gambit – and it may not be what you think

The trouble with falling further and further behind is that you start running out of good options .
With Donald Trump ’ s poll numbers continuing to worsen heading into general election season , and no clear path for him to turn it around , he ’ s only left with risky low-percentage gambits to choose from .
Take , for instance , Donald Trump ’ s decision on Friday to call for churches to reopen during the pandemic .
He ’ s clearly trying to show conservative evangelicals , one of his core voting constituencies , that he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so many ways this can go wrong for him .
This will lead to outbreaks in numerous churches and religious communities , and Trump runs the risk that the people who get sick will blame him for having told them that it was safe to go to church during a pandemic .
There is also the morbid reality that Trump is going to get some of his own supporters killed before they can vote for him .
And of course Trump will look like an ineffectual idiot when he fails to follow through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on this , because under the 10th Amendment he literally can ’ t override them on this .
So why is he doing this ?
The short answer : Trump is desperate .
It ’ s not just that his poll numbers are down across the board .
It ’ s that Trump ’ s poll numbers with conservative evangelicals in particular have begun falling since the pandemic began .
He needs huge turnout from these types , and he can ’ t afford to lose even a fraction of their support – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their support .
So he ’ s trying this risky gambit to win them back in the short term , even though it could end up costing him even more evangelical support in the long term once they start getting sick and dying .

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
The trouble with falling further and further behind is that you start running out of good options. With Donald Trump’s poll numbers continuing to worsen heading into general election season, and no clear path for him to turn it around, he’s only left with risky low-percentage gambits to choose from.
Take, for instance, Donald Trump’s decision on Friday to call for churches to reopen during the pandemic. He’s clearly trying to show conservative evangelicals, one of his core voting constituencies, that he’s favoring them. But there are so many ways this can go wrong for him.
This will lead to outbreaks in numerous churches and religious communities, and Trump runs the risk that the people who get sick will blame him for having told them that it was safe to go to church during a pandemic. There is also the morbid reality that Trump is going to get some of his own supporters killed before they can vote for him. And of course Trump will look like an ineffectual idiot when he fails to follow through on his promise to override the governors on this, because under the 10th Amendment he literally can’t override them on this. So why is he doing this?
The short answer: Trump is desperate. It’s not just that his poll numbers are down across the board. It’s that Trump’s poll numbers with conservative evangelicals in particular have begun falling since the pandemic began. He needs huge turnout from these types, and he can’t afford to lose even a fraction of their support – yet he’s begun incrementally losing their support. So he’s trying this risky gambit to win them back in the short term, even though it could end up costing him even more evangelical support in the long term once they start getting sick and dying.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-05-23--Guns N’ Roses sticks it to Donald Trump

Guns N’ Roses sticks it to Donald Trump

First we saw someone blare the Guns N ’ Roses recording of “ Live and Let Die ” over the @ @ @ @ @ while Donald Trump was touring the place and refusing to wear a mask .
Then @ @ @ @ @ Guns N ’ Roses singer Axl Rose condemn Trump ’ s Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin @ @ @ @ @ Mnuchin to bizarrely fire back .
Now Guns N ’ Roses is taking its anti-Trump @ @ @ @ @ level , by selling a T-shirt on its website that reads “ Live N ’ @ @ @ @ @ ” The number 45 is a clear reference to Donald Trump being the 45th president @ @ @ @ @ says that all profits from sales of the T-shirt will go to the Musicares charity @ @ @ @ @ here .

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
First we saw someone blare the Guns N’ Roses recording of “Live and Let Die” over the PA system at a factory while Donald Trump was touring the place and refusing to wear a mask. Then the next day we saw Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose condemn Trump’s Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin on Twitter, only for Mnuchin to bizarrely fire back.
Now Guns N’ Roses is taking its anti-Trump stance to a whole new level, by selling a T-shirt on its website that reads “Live N’ Let Die with Covid 45.” The number 45 is a clear reference to Donald Trump being the 45th president:
Guns N’ Roses says that all profits from sales of the T-shirt will go to the Musicares charity. You can order it here.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-05-23--Donald Trump goes nuclear

Donald Trump goes nuclear

Donald Trump has had an absolutely terrible week .
His already-bad poll numbers have gotten even worse .
His “ Obamagate ” scandal has blown up in his face .
No one even believes his claim that he ’ s been abusing the drug hydroxychloroquine .
Trump ’ s nemesis Michael Cohen even got out of prison yesterday .
So now Trump is going nuclear .
Literally nuclear .
Or at least he wants us to believe that he is .
In an almost hilariously timed leak tonight , the Trump regime is telling the New York Times that it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nuclear test explosions .
This is obviously either an attempt by Trump at flexing his muscles , under the mistaken belief that this kind of nonsense makes him look strong , or he ’ s just throwing this out there to try to create a distraction .
We kind of doubt he ’ ll actually go through with the nuclear testing .
Trump has a fairly consistent habit of not doing the things he says he ’ s going to do , while doing things that he doesn ’ t tell anyone about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ real , we probably wouldn ’ t be reading it about it tonight .

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
Donald Trump has had an absolutely terrible week. His already-bad poll numbers have gotten even worse. His “Obamagate” scandal has blown up in his face. No one even believes his claim that he’s been abusing the drug hydroxychloroquine. Trump’s nemesis Michael Cohen even got out of prison yesterday.
So now Trump is going nuclear. Literally nuclear. Or at least he wants us to believe that he is. In an almost hilariously timed leak tonight, the Trump regime is telling the New York Times that it’s been discussing whether to conduct nuclear test explosions.
This is obviously either an attempt by Trump at flexing his muscles, under the mistaken belief that this kind of nonsense makes him look strong, or he’s just throwing this out there to try to create a distraction. We kind of doubt he’ll actually go through with the nuclear testing. Trump has a fairly consistent habit of not doing the things he says he’s going to do, while doing things that he doesn’t tell anyone about. If this nuclear testing thing were real, we probably wouldn’t be reading it about it tonight.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-05-24--Everyone piles on after Donald Trump has ALL CAPS meltdown

Donald Trump ’ s poll numbers keep getting worse , as his dishonest messaging continues to fall flat .
So @ @ @ @ @ decided that the way to get through to people is to yell at them in @ @ @ @ @ course Trump has nothing new to say , an he can barely remember what he @ @ @ @ @ .
Accordingly , Trump ’ s tweets this evening are along the lines of his @ @ @ @ @ MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN !
” and his new incoherent gibberish slogan “ TRANSITION TO @ @ @ @ @ to say that the responses were anything but positive :

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
Donald Trump’s poll numbers keep getting worse, as his dishonest messaging continues to fall flat. So now he appears to have decided that the way to get through to people is to yell at them in all capital letters. Of course Trump has nothing new to say, an he can barely remember what he’s told to say.
Accordingly, Trump’s tweets this evening are along the lines of his old tired campaign slogan “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” and his new incoherent gibberish slogan “TRANSITION TO GREATNESS!” Suffice it to say that the responses were anything but positive:
.
Must feel rejuvenated after a long day of golf, huh? — Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) May 23, 2020
.
.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-05-23--Sorry haters, Alyssa Milano is absolutely right about her mask

Earlier today , actress and activist Alyssa Milano tweeted a photo of herself and her family wearing masks while out @ @ @ @ @ encouraged everyone else to wear a mask as well : But the haters on the @ @ @ @ @ on the fringe left ) thought they saw an opportunity to attack her for it @ @ @ @ @ her mask was crocheted and therefore appeared to have small holes in it .
So @ @ @ @ @ on her , it caused her name to begin trending on Twitter .
Here ’ @ @ @ @ @ : these haters didn ’ t bother to do their homework .
After the faux-controversy @ @ @ @ @ that the “ mask has a carbon filter in it .
So , yes , @ @ @ @ @ totally safe.
” Other reasonable people backed her up on this by posting photos of @ @ @ @ @ complete with filters on the inside .

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
Earlier today, actress and activist Alyssa Milano tweeted a photo of herself and her family wearing masks while out on a trip, and encouraged everyone else to wear a mask as well:
So knitted face mask are going to protect you from Covid-19 Alyssa Milano you are a special kind of stupid #alyssamilano pic.twitter.com/1zA1ZFGEcR — Ultra – MAGA Tammy (@Proudtrumpsupp5) May 23, 2020
.
But the haters on the far right (and some on the fringe left) thought they saw an opportunity to attack her for it, when they noticed that her mask was crocheted and therefore appeared to have small holes in it. So many haters tried to dunk on her, it caused her name to begin trending on Twitter. Here’s the thing, though: these haters didn’t bother to do their homework.
After the faux-controversy erupted, Alyssa Milano explained that the “mask has a carbon filter in it. So, yes, it might be crochet but totally safe.” Other reasonable people backed her up on this by posting photos of their own crocheted masks, complete with filters on the inside.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-05-23--Donald Trump goes off the deep end and takes Jeff Sessions with him

These two idiots just don ’ t know when to stop .
Yesterday Donald Trump stabbed his former Attorney General Jeff Sessions in the back by endorsing his Alabama Senate Republican primary opponent Tommy Tuberville .
Trump also blamed Sessions for allowing the Mueller probe to happen .
Sessions then fired back , falsely claiming that Trump was “ exonerated ” by Mueller .
Now the two goons are at it again .
After Sessions dared to respond to Trump , Trump fired back with this heap of lies : “ Jeff , you had your chance & you blew @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( you never told me of a problem ) , and ran for the hills .
You had no courage , & ruined many lives .
The dirty cops , & others , got caught by better & stronger people than you .
Hopefully this slime will pay a big.
” Meanwhile , back in the real world , half a dozen of Donald Trump ’ s people have been convicted of felonies in relation to the Mueller probe , and Trump himself is already earmarked for prison on eleven counts of felony @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election .
Trump would do well to stop reminding the world of his treason plot against the United States .
But then again , Trump is an idiot .

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
These two idiots just don’t know when to stop. Yesterday Donald Trump stabbed his former Attorney General Jeff Sessions in the back by endorsing his Alabama Senate Republican primary opponent Tommy Tuberville. Trump also blamed Sessions for allowing the Mueller probe to happen. Sessions then fired back, falsely claiming that Trump was “exonerated” by Mueller. Now the two goons are at it again.
After Sessions dared to respond to Trump, Trump fired back with this heap of lies: “Jeff, you had your chance & you blew it. Recused yourself ON DAY ONE (you never told me of a problem), and ran for the hills. You had no courage, & ruined many lives. The dirty cops, & others, got caught by better & stronger people than you. Hopefully this slime will pay a big.”
Meanwhile, back in the real world, half a dozen of Donald Trump’s people have been convicted of felonies in relation to the Mueller probe, and Trump himself is already earmarked for prison on eleven counts of felony obstruction of justice if he loses the election. Trump would do well to stop reminding the world of his treason plot against the United States. But then again, Trump is an idiot.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-05-23--This is just devastating for Lindsey Graham

Since the passing of John McCain , his former sidekick Lindsey Graham has devolved into a dumpster fire of a @ @ @ @ @ of a person .
Graham now cartoonishly cheerleads for Donald Trump , in ways that @ @ @ @ @ and criminal .
Fortunately , Graham is up for re-election in November , and he @ @ @ @ @ democratic challenger in Jaime Harrison .
This new ad is devastating to Lindsey Graham ( @ @ @ @ @ ’ t load on your device , go here instead ) : .

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
Since the passing of John McCain, his former sidekick Lindsey Graham has devolved into a dumpster fire of a Senator and a dumpster fire of a person. Graham now cartoonishly cheerleads for Donald Trump, in ways that are dishonest, embarrassing, and criminal. Fortunately, Graham is up for re-election in November, and he’s facing a strong democratic challenger in Jaime Harrison.
This new ad is devastating to Lindsey Graham (if the video below won’t load on your device, go here instead):
.
1,900,000 views. Lindsey Graham isn’t going to like this. Let’s retweet it and push it to two million. https://t.co/bchxNia3uP — Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) May 23, 2020
.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-05-23--Rand Paul goes completely off the deep end

Senator Rand Paul claims he had no symptoms at all while he was battling the coronavirus , but he still @ @ @ @ @ he now has immunity , even though scientists yet haven ’ t confirmed that immunity @ @ @ @ @ Paul is reminding us of just what a complete idiot he truly is , when @ @ @ @ @ Where do we even start with this clown ?
First of all , most teachers @ @ @ @ @ janitors , and cafeteria workers are over the age of 25 , so they ’ @ @ @ @ @ Second , it ’ ll still spread by one parent giving it to a kid @ @ @ @ @ to other kids , who then take it home to their parents .
So even @ @ @ @ @ Paul is quoting is accurate , which is dubious given his record of constantly lying @ @ @ @ @ science , it ’ s still obviously not safe to reopen schools during a pandemic @ @ @ @ @

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
Senator Rand Paul claims he had no symptoms at all while he was battling the coronavirus, but he still looks ill. Rand Paul claims he now has immunity, even though scientists yet haven’t confirmed that immunity even exists. Now Rand Paul is reminding us of just what a complete idiot he truly is, when he tweeted this today:
“Below 25 years old the fatality rate of COVID-19 is 0.00008%, or roughly one in 1.25 million . . .” Open our schools now!
Where do we even start with this clown? First of all, most teachers, aides, principals, janitors, and cafeteria workers are over the age of 25, so they’d be at risk. Second, it’ll still spread by one parent giving it to a kid, who then gives it to other kids, who then take it home to their parents.
So even if the data that Rand Paul is quoting is accurate, which is dubious given his record of constantly lying and not believing in legitimate science, it’s still obviously not safe to reopen schools during a pandemic. What an idiot!
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-05-23--Donald Trump crashes and burns

Donald Trump crashes and burns

As the American death toll from the coronavirus crisis prepares to tragically cross the 100,000 mark , the guy whose negligence and lies created the crisis is out golfing .
That ’ s right , Donald Trump is playing golf today , a move that perfectly symbolizes his preposterously failed presidency .
Does Trump honestly believe that by going golfing today , he ’ s going to convince Americans that the pandemic is somehow magically behind us ?
Does he not realize that the majority of Americans are going to see this as negligent , callous , and tone-deaf on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not care ?
His poll numbers are so deep into the gutter , even his delusional mind appears to be figuring out that there ’ s little he can do to win reelection , and it ’ ll likely only happen if he gets lucky from a fluke that has nothing to do with him .
So maybe he ’ s given up all pretense .
Or maybe he ’ s just too far gone to even understand that the pandemic is still going on .
But really , Donald Trump should ask @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to operate a golf cart while he ’ s pretending to be taking hydroxychloroquine .

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
As the American death toll from the coronavirus crisis prepares to tragically cross the 100,000 mark, the guy whose negligence and lies created the crisis is out golfing. That’s right, Donald Trump is playing golf today, a move that perfectly symbolizes his preposterously failed presidency.
Does Trump honestly believe that by going golfing today, he’s going to convince Americans that the pandemic is somehow magically behind us? Does he not realize that the majority of Americans are going to see this as negligent, callous, and tone-deaf on his part?
Or does Trump just not care? His poll numbers are so deep into the gutter, even his delusional mind appears to be figuring out that there’s little he can do to win reelection, and it’ll likely only happen if he gets lucky from a fluke that has nothing to do with him.
So maybe he’s given up all pretense. Or maybe he’s just too far gone to even understand that the pandemic is still going on. But really, Donald Trump should ask his doctor if it’s safe to operate a golf cart while he’s pretending to be taking hydroxychloroquine.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-05-23--This is only going to get uglier for Donald Trump

We ’ re watching the gradual erosion of Donald Trump ’ s support in the polls with each passing day – and this is probably something eating away at him more than anything to do with Russia , Iran , his own impeachment or COVID-19 .
He only thinks about these very complex issues only in terms of how they affect him – that ’ s why showing grief in any shape or form is something he ’ s managed to avoid even when we ’ re looking at the loss of over 100,000 Americans in the weeks to come @ @ @ @ @ @ @ another story .
In the past , he ’ s been able to pick and choose his favorite polls that show him enjoying high support – even if they ’ re only polling Republicans , a political party that ’ s been shrinking quite rapidly in the last three years .
Now , even the most conservative polls don ’ t have a whole lot of good news to offer , and it ’ s harder than ever to shield Trump from the reality : that he ’ s nowhere near as popular @ @ @ @ @ @ @ always be outlying polls that show Trump ahead or tied that the media will play up between now and November , rather than presenting these polls in the context of averages , but there ’ s one particular metric that ’ s probably gotten under Donald Trump ’ s skin .
Despite the protests to reopen America and Trump ’ s recent tweet that America was “ Transitioning back to greatness , ” a new set of polls show that the overwhelming majority of people aren ’ t falling for it – even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll from Wednesday , 77 % of Americans and 57 % of Republicans are “ very concerned ” or “ concerned ” about there being a second wave of COVID , despite Trump ’ s reassurances that it won ’ t happen .
The same poll also shows that the majority of Americans , Republicans included , believe it will be at least six months before things can go back to normal .
Another poll by AP-NORC found similar results , meaning this is part of a worrying trend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and he ’ s likely to be even less so in the wake of another outbreak .
Even if he were able to magically reopen the economy like he claims , it wouldn ’ t automatically refresh to how it was in 2017 – he ’ d be left with nothing to brag about .

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
We’re watching the gradual erosion of Donald Trump’s support in the polls with each passing day – and this is probably something eating away at him more than anything to do with Russia, Iran, his own impeachment or COVID-19. He only thinks about these very complex issues only in terms of how they affect him – that’s why showing grief in any shape or form is something he’s managed to avoid even when we’re looking at the loss of over 100,000 Americans in the weeks to come.
His polling, however, is another story. In the past, he’s been able to pick and choose his favorite polls that show him enjoying high support – even if they’re only polling Republicans, a political party that’s been shrinking quite rapidly in the last three years. Now, even the most conservative polls don’t have a whole lot of good news to offer, and it’s harder than ever to shield Trump from the reality: that he’s nowhere near as popular as he thinks.
There will probably always be outlying polls that show Trump ahead or tied that the media will play up between now and November, rather than presenting these polls in the context of averages, but there’s one particular metric that’s probably gotten under Donald Trump’s skin. Despite the protests to reopen America and Trump’s recent tweet that America was “Transitioning back to greatness,” a new set of polls show that the overwhelming majority of people aren’t falling for it – even a solid majority of Republicans.
According to an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll from Wednesday, 77% of Americans and 57% of Republicans are “very concerned” or “concerned” about there being a second wave of COVID, despite Trump’s reassurances that it won’t happen. The same poll also shows that the majority of Americans, Republicans included, believe it will be at least six months before things can go back to normal. Another poll by AP-NORC found similar results, meaning this is part of a worrying trend. Trump’s not convincing – and he’s likely to be even less so in the wake of another outbreak. Even if he were able to magically reopen the economy like he claims, it wouldn’t automatically refresh to how it was in 2017 – he’d be left with nothing to brag about.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-05-23--Donald Trump is rushing headlong into sheer lunacy

As I write this , 340,003 human beings have died from coronavirus worldwide .
Of that number , 97,647 of those deaths are Americans .
In other words , America has 28 % of all coronavirus deaths even though it comprises only 4.25 % of the world population .
Put another way , America has about 84,000 more deaths than it should .
That extra number of deaths are child rapist and mass murderer Donald Trump ’ s fault .
A competent president would have never permitted it .
A president who cared about his people would have never permitted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and entirely without remorse for the tens of thousands of men , women and children he has murdered .
Trump is a sociopathic murderer and he will never admit guilt .
What he will do instead is cause more deaths , more heartache , more grief and more destruction .
He will do this in the headlong pursuit of his second term .
The tools he will use to create these deaths are hatred and division .
Paradoxically , hatred and division distract many of his people from the deaths he has caused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is trying to fill churches this weekend .
He noticed he is slipping in the polls with his evangelical base , so he claims he has the power to override state governors and order churches to reopen .
That the Tenth Amendment of the United States Constitution says otherwise is of no concern to Trump , even though he has sworn to preserve , protect and defend it .
Trump understands , in a low , primitive , instinctive way , that his evangelical base will applaud his authoritarian pronouncement of power .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ spoken in angry tones , and for that reason many of them will approve of this headlong recklessness with their lives and the lives of their loved ones .
Many churches will therefore reopen in defiance of their states because Trump wants them to .
Trump himself will probably attend no church service on Sunday , or any other day , as usual .
Trump is an atheist .
Many of his evangelical base won ’ t notice or won ’ t even ask why he isn ’ t in church too .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ etc..
The number of American deaths due to coronavirus will surpass 100,000 by early next week .
Before autumn drops its first leaves on the ground that number will climb to well over a million .
Right now coronavirus is currently the greatest cause of death in the United States , more than cancer , more than heart disease , more than gun violence .
Before the year is out it will be the greatest cause of American deaths in history .
You may thank Donald Trump for that .
Trump knows that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inflame even the non church-going segment of his base .
They will sink further into the paranoid delusion that coronavirus is somehow a liberal plot to discredit Trump , and suppression of religious freedom is another extension of that plot .
Evangelicals will not make the connection that their own holy book says , “ Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation ; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand.
” They will not notice that Trump is the agent of division and desolation and he will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their loved ones into a second term — if he can get away with it .
He ’ s certainly going to try , and he doesn ’ t care how many Americans he must murder to succeed .
It is now officially too late in America .
The destruction and desolation and division that has been loosed upon the land is unstoppable .
There is no getting the genie back in the bottle .
Trump has seeded America with human Petri dishes seething with coronavirus for distribution on an industrial scale .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ could have made a reasoned plea for uniform resistance against this common enemy .
He could have united America .
Liberals would have gone along with it because we would have known it was the right thing to do .
Conservatives would have gone along with it because Trump would have told them to .
America could have been a beacon of sanity .
Instead it is an object lesson in suicide and a laughing stock of folly that has poisoned itself and much of the world by its preposterous leadership .
As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Wear a mask in public places .
Make social distancing your vigilant duty .
Never touch your face while in public places and refrain from doing so until you can get home and wash your hands .
Sanitize everything you bring into your home , including mail and groceries .
Think of COVID-19 as wet paint that you must breathe as little as possible and you must never get on your face .
You have a good chance to be among the 20 % who never get sick if you decide to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now .
In other words , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
As I write this, 340,003 human beings have died from coronavirus worldwide. Of that number, 97,647 of those deaths are Americans. In other words, America has 28% of all coronavirus deaths even though it comprises only 4.25% of the world population. Put another way, America has about 84,000 more deaths than it should. That extra number of deaths are child rapist and mass murderer Donald Trump’s fault. A competent president would have never permitted it. A president who cared about his people would have never permitted it.
Donald Trump is both incompetent and entirely without remorse for the tens of thousands of men, women and children he has murdered. Trump is a sociopathic murderer and he will never admit guilt. What he will do instead is cause more deaths, more heartache, more grief and more destruction. He will do this in the headlong pursuit of his second term. The tools he will use to create these deaths are hatred and division. Paradoxically, hatred and division distract many of his people from the deaths he has caused.
For his next act, Trump is trying to fill churches this weekend. He noticed he is slipping in the polls with his evangelical base, so he claims he has the power to override state governors and order churches to reopen. That the Tenth Amendment of the United States Constitution says otherwise is of no concern to Trump, even though he has sworn to preserve, protect and defend it. Trump understands, in a low, primitive, instinctive way, that his evangelical base will applaud his authoritarian pronouncement of power. They are particularly impressed with male authority spoken in angry tones, and for that reason many of them will approve of this headlong recklessness with their lives and the lives of their loved ones. Many churches will therefore reopen in defiance of their states because Trump wants them to.
Trump himself will probably attend no church service on Sunday, or any other day, as usual. Trump is an atheist. Many of his evangelical base won’t notice or won’t even ask why he isn’t in church too. Theirs is not to reason why, etc..
The number of American deaths due to coronavirus will surpass 100,000 by early next week. Before autumn drops its first leaves on the ground that number will climb to well over a million. Right now coronavirus is currently the greatest cause of death in the United States, more than cancer, more than heart disease, more than gun violence. Before the year is out it will be the greatest cause of American deaths in history. You may thank Donald Trump for that.
Trump knows that his order to reopen churches will further inflame even the non church-going segment of his base. They will sink further into the paranoid delusion that coronavirus is somehow a liberal plot to discredit Trump, and suppression of religious freedom is another extension of that plot.
Evangelicals will not make the connection that their own holy book says, “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand.” They will not notice that Trump is the agent of division and desolation and he will ride their corpses and the corpses of their loved ones into a second term — if he can get away with it. He’s certainly going to try, and he doesn’t care how many Americans he must murder to succeed.
It is now officially too late in America. The destruction and desolation and division that has been loosed upon the land is unstoppable. There is no getting the genie back in the bottle. Trump has seeded America with human Petri dishes seething with coronavirus for distribution on an industrial scale.
Trump could have stopped it. He could have made a reasoned plea for uniform resistance against this common enemy. He could have united America. Liberals would have gone along with it because we would have known it was the right thing to do. Conservatives would have gone along with it because Trump would have told them to. America could have been a beacon of sanity. Instead it is an object lesson in suicide and a laughing stock of folly that has poisoned itself and much of the world by its preposterous leadership.
As an individual you can resist and survive. Wear a mask in public places. Make social distancing your vigilant duty. Never touch your face while in public places and refrain from doing so until you can get home and wash your hands. Sanitize everything you bring into your home, including mail and groceries. Think of COVID-19 as wet paint that you must breathe as little as possible and you must never get on your face. You have a good chance to be among the 20% who never get sick if you decide to, and if you make that decision now. In other words, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-05-23--Trump is going to make it even worse

Trump is going to make it even worse

In a big piece of financial news , China has given up setting a target for GDP this year amid the uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic .
According to Reuters , “ the [ Chinese ] economy shrank 6.8 % in the first quarter , the first contraction in decades , hit by the outbreak of the new coronavirus , which started in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.
” Moreover , “ the government ’ s official measures don ’ t capture the full extent of unemployment caused by the pandemic , which has hit both manufacturing and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ growth vital for the unelected Communist Party ’ s political legitimacy , stabilizing employment has become Xi ’ s first priority.
” And that brings us to China ’ s latest move in its war of attrition against autonomy and democracy with Hong Kong .
China has proposed new national security laws for Hong Kong that would , in essence , make surveillance of Hong Kong much easier .
China ’ s tightening grip on Hong Kong comes following longstanding tensions between the mainland and city-state .
Recent protests and the COVID-19 pandemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the world ’ s financial capitals , badly bruised .
And , of course , here ’ s how Trump is going to make all this worse .
First , Trump will probably continue to agitate trade with China , especially considering Trump ’ s proposed trade deal with China has been axed .
Second , as this New York Times article explains , Trump is probably not going to stand up for Hong Kong the way past presidents have .
Here ’ s the problem .
China is absolutely not an innocent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ critical of their business policies , politics , and egregious human rights abuses .
But China is hurting , and so will we as a result .
Trump is setting up a diplomatic disaster by not properly working with Chinese officials and also by not properly criticizing them .
Yes , doing both at the same time is possible—it ’ s called good diplomacy—and yes , both things are necessary .
As a result of Trump ’ s bad decision making , we ’ re looking at a future in which China has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a result , tries power grabs in an attempt to show the world that it still is on track to be the world ’ s biggest superpower .
This will further worsen US-Sino relations .
How do we stop this ?
Well , think about all the competent people Joe Biden would appoint to diplomatic positions .

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
In a big piece of financial news, China has given up setting a target for GDP this year amid the uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Reuters, “the [Chinese] economy shrank 6.8% in the first quarter, the first contraction in decades, hit by the outbreak of the new coronavirus, which started in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.” Moreover, “the government’s official measures don’t capture the full extent of unemployment caused by the pandemic, which has hit both manufacturing and services hard. With jobs and income growth vital for the unelected Communist Party’s political legitimacy, stabilizing employment has become Xi’s first priority.”
And that brings us to China’s latest move in its war of attrition against autonomy and democracy with Hong Kong. China has proposed new national security laws for Hong Kong that would, in essence, make surveillance of Hong Kong much easier. China’s tightening grip on Hong Kong comes following longstanding tensions between the mainland and city-state. Recent protests and the COVID-19 pandemic have left Hong Kong, one of the world’s financial capitals, badly bruised.
And, of course, here’s how Trump is going to make all this worse. First, Trump will probably continue to agitate trade with China, especially considering Trump’s proposed trade deal with China has been axed. Second, as this New York Times article explains, Trump is probably not going to stand up for Hong Kong the way past presidents have.
Here’s the problem. China is absolutely not an innocent actor, and we should be highly critical of their business policies, politics, and egregious human rights abuses. But China is hurting, and so will we as a result. Trump is setting up a diplomatic disaster by not properly working with Chinese officials and also by not properly criticizing them. Yes, doing both at the same time is possible—it’s called good diplomacy—and yes, both things are necessary. As a result of Trump’s bad decision making, we’re looking at a future in which China has a hard time economically recovering and, as a result, tries power grabs in an attempt to show the world that it still is on track to be the world’s biggest superpower. This will further worsen US-Sino relations. How do we stop this? Well, think about all the competent people Joe Biden would appoint to diplomatic positions.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.


palmerreport--2020-05-23--Donald Trump just threw GOP Senator Kelly Loeffler under the bus

Bill Barr ’ s Department of Justice appears to be singling out Republican Senator Richard Burr in the coronavirus insider trading scandal , in a now-successful attempt at forcing Burr to give up his position as Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee .
There is no indication that the DOJ is seriously investigating Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler , who was also a part of the scandal .
But now the Trump regime is throwing Loeffler under the bus in a different way .
Kelly Loeffler has seen her poll numbers crater since the scandal , to the point that she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ points behind her Republican primary challenger , Doug Collins .
Earlier this week it was reported that Loeffler ’ s husband donated a million dollars to a Trump-related Super PAC , in a rather blatant attempt at currying Trump ’ s favor .
But while that may be enough to keep the Trump DOJ from arresting the Loefflers , it hasn ’ t bought them Trump ’ s support in the election .
The Trump regime just leaked to the New York Times that it ’ s “ worried ” about Kelly Loeffler @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it plans to do nothing to help her .
The only reason to leak something like this is to send a signal to the rest of the GOP to cut Loeffler adrift , and let Collins have the Republican nomination for the Senate seat .
So why is Donald Trump doing this ?
His own 2020 poll numbers are essentially tied with Joe Biden in Georgia , which is a terrible position for a Republican president to be in .
Kelly Loeffler is in such bad shape that even if she manages to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nomination from Collins , she ’ ll still be a weak candidate in the general election , which could help drag Trump ’ s Georgia numbers down even further .
So Trump is selfishly trying to drive Loeffler out of the race .
We ’ ll see if he goes so far as to indict her in order to pressure her to drop out .

Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support Palmer Report's 2024 efforts by donating now.
-----
-----
Bill Barr’s Department of Justice appears to be singling out Republican Senator Richard Burr in the coronavirus insider trading scandal, in a now-successful attempt at forcing Burr to give up his position as Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee. There is no indication that the DOJ is seriously investigating Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler, who was also a part of the scandal. But now the Trump regime is throwing Loeffler under the bus in a different way.
Kelly Loeffler has seen her poll numbers crater since the scandal, to the point that she’s now as much as forty points behind her Republican primary challenger, Doug Collins. Earlier this week it was reported that Loeffler’s husband donated a million dollars to a Trump-related Super PAC, in a rather blatant attempt at currying Trump’s favor. But while that may be enough to keep the Trump DOJ from arresting the Loefflers, it hasn’t bought them Trump’s support in the election.
The Trump regime just leaked to the New York Times that it’s “worried” about Kelly Loeffler’s reelection prospects, and that it plans to do nothing to help her. The only reason to leak something like this is to send a signal to the rest of the GOP to cut Loeffler adrift, and let Collins have the Republican nomination for the Senate seat.
So why is Donald Trump doing this? His own 2020 poll numbers are essentially tied with Joe Biden in Georgia, which is a terrible position for a Republican president to be in. Kelly Loeffler is in such bad shape that even if she manages to claw her way back and take the nomination from Collins, she’ll still be a weak candidate in the general election, which could help drag Trump’s Georgia numbers down even further. So Trump is selfishly trying to drive Loeffler out of the race. We’ll see if he goes so far as to indict her in order to pressure her to drop out.
Important note: Palmer Report has led the way in political analysis. Now we're gearing up to cover the 2024 election, up and down the ballot. Help support our 2024 efforts by donating now or sign up for our free mailing list.