palmerreport--2020-08-30--Donad Trump’s white supremacist road to hell

Our white supremacist President , Donald Trump , is transforming the fundamental power dynamic of hate groups .
Trump ’ s rhetoric , dogwhistling , actions and inactions all have and will continue to embolden the most dangerous Americans .
A second Trump term would further cement this rot and let it grow deeper into the American system .
Far-right groups , which are nearly synonymous with “ white supremacist groups , ” have been a major concern for the FBI for quite some time now .
In essence , the FBI recognized these groups as domestic terror threats long @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allowed for far-right groups to grow in scale , sophistication , and danger .
As acknowledged in The Guardian article linked above , plots by far-right groups to denotate dirty bombs have been foiled in Maine and Florida .
Time provides a harrowing statistic : “ Since 9/11 , white supremacists and other far-right extremists have been responsible for almost three times as many attacks on U.S. soil as Islamic terrorists , the government reported.
” Now , it ’ s being more widely recognized that far-right groups have penetrated police departments throughout @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Brennan Center for Justice written by former FBI agent Michael German outlines many examples of police being affiliated with far-right groups .
With Trump as their de facto Führer , the situation has worsened .
Invigorated radicals , including a swathe of armed paramilitary militias , are not just menacing the public , they ’ re murdering the public .
And guess what ?
Conservative media have given their seal of approval to the 17-year-old murderer ( some trash insult to humanity named “ Rittenhouse ” ) .
As reported in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Tucker Carlson told his prime-time Fox News viewers that Rittenhouse ‘ decided [ he ] had to maintain order when no one else would.
’ Ann Coulter tweeted to her 2.2 million followers that she wants Rittenhouse ‘ as my president.
’ ” Four more years of Trump wouldn ’ t just mean four more years of a license for these terrorists , it would be much more than that .
A second Trump term—one in which he wouldn ’ t have to worry about currying political favor for reelection—would empower Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ four years .
The same is true for far-right groups .
A reign of terror from the White House would ride tandem with a reign of terror from armed white supremacists .
Minorities , LGBTQ+ , and political enemies of the far right stand to lose the most , and that means the nation as a whole has everything to lose .
We are only as good as our worst , and I fear the worst will only worsen if Trump is reelected .

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Our white supremacist President, Donald Trump, is transforming the fundamental power dynamic of hate groups. Trump’s rhetoric, dogwhistling, actions and inactions all have and will continue to embolden the most dangerous Americans. A second Trump term would further cement this rot and let it grow deeper into the American system.
Far-right groups, which are nearly synonymous with “white supremacist groups,” have been a major concern for the FBI for quite some time now. In essence, the FBI recognized these groups as domestic terror threats long ago. Years of inadequate attention have allowed for far-right groups to grow in scale, sophistication, and danger. As acknowledged in The Guardian article linked above, plots by far-right groups to denotate dirty bombs have been foiled in Maine and Florida.
Time provides a harrowing statistic: “Since 9/11, white supremacists and other far-right extremists have been responsible for almost three times as many attacks on U.S. soil as Islamic terrorists, the government reported.”
Now, it’s being more widely recognized that far-right groups have penetrated police departments throughout the country. A report published by the Brennan Center for Justice written by former FBI agent Michael German outlines many examples of police being affiliated with far-right groups.
With Trump as their de facto Führer, the situation has worsened. Invigorated radicals, including a swathe of armed paramilitary militias, are not just menacing the public, they’re murdering the public. And guess what? Conservative media have given their seal of approval to the 17-year-old murderer (some trash insult to humanity named “Rittenhouse”). As reported in the linked KQED article, “On Wednesday, Tucker Carlson told his prime-time Fox News viewers that Rittenhouse ‘decided [he] had to maintain order when no one else would.’ Ann Coulter tweeted to her 2.2 million followers that she wants Rittenhouse ‘as my president.’”
Four more years of Trump wouldn’t just mean four more years of a license for these terrorists, it would be much more than that. A second Trump term—one in which he wouldn’t have to worry about currying political favor for reelection—would empower Trump to do far worse than his first four years. The same is true for far-right groups. A reign of terror from the White House would ride tandem with a reign of terror from armed white supremacists. Minorities, LGBTQ+, and political enemies of the far right stand to lose the most, and that means the nation as a whole has everything to lose. We are only as good as our worst, and I fear the worst will only worsen if Trump is reelected.
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palmerreport--2020-08-29--What the new tell-all book about Melania Trump really reveals

If you ’ ve followed Melania Trump over the past several years , you know she ’ s essentially a vapid ghoul .
She played up the racist “ birther ” conspiracy against President Obama .
She wore that asinine jacket during her photo op with the kids in her husband ’ s cages .
She ruined the historic White House Rose Garden because she thought she was entitled to .
But most of what the general public has heard about Melania over the years has come in the form of the puff pieces that the mainstream media often writes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ favor and access .
After all , when she vanished awhile back , it took the media nearly a month to finally start publicly asking questions .
Now all of this kid-glove coverage is being upended by a new tell all book from Melania ’ s former best friend Stephanie Winston Wolkoff , who spent enough time inside the Trump world to be credible in her claims , and who reportedly even has recordings of Melania to back up those claims .
The media can ’ t just ignore the book .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ headlines portray the book as painting a “ shocking ” picture of a vapid and soulless Melania Trump , when the publicly available information about her has always painted this picture .
So yeah , the book is probably worth buying and reading , because it ’ ll surely be full of granular and intimate details about Melania Trump that help fill in the full picture .
But the only people who will be shocked by the book are the people who haven ’ t been paying attention – which is most people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do when it came to covering Melania .
Now it ’ s taken a tell all book to do the job instead .
What the book really reveals is that the media didn ’ t do its job .

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If you’ve followed Melania Trump over the past several years, you know she’s essentially a vapid ghoul. She played up the racist “birther” conspiracy against President Obama. She wore that asinine jacket during her photo op with the kids in her husband’s cages. She ruined the historic White House Rose Garden because she thought she was entitled to.
But most of what the general public has heard about Melania over the years has come in the form of the puff pieces that the mainstream media often writes about her in the hope of currying favor and access. After all, when she vanished awhile back, it took the media nearly a month to finally start publicly asking questions.
Now all of this kid-glove coverage is being upended by a new tell all book from Melania’s former best friend Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, who spent enough time inside the Trump world to be credible in her claims, and who reportedly even has recordings of Melania to back up those claims. The media can’t just ignore the book. But we’re seeing a number of headlines portray the book as painting a “shocking” picture of a vapid and soulless Melania Trump, when the publicly available information about her has always painted this picture.
So yeah, the book is probably worth buying and reading, because it’ll surely be full of granular and intimate details about Melania Trump that help fill in the full picture. But the only people who will be shocked by the book are the people who haven’t been paying attention – which is most people. The media had a job to do when it came to covering Melania. Now it’s taken a tell all book to do the job instead. What the book really reveals is that the media didn’t do its job.
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palmerreport--2020-08-29--The latest narrative about how Donald Trump is magically winning

There ’ s still plenty of time until election day and plenty can happen , so it ’ s more important than ever that we be vigilant about things like voter registration , turnout , phone banking , and volunteering .
But the reality is that the Republican National Convention was one of Donald Trump ’ s last best chances to change people ’ s minds about him , and it ended up being a complete failure for him .
The jarringly low TV ratings for the Republican convention make clear that most people have lost interest in what Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the other .
That ’ s a problem for Trump , because the polling averages show that he ’ s behind by the same roughly eight points that he ’ s always been behind ( serious people only ever look at the polling averages , and not individual polls ) .
Worst of all for Trump , instead of trying to do something to turn things around , he ’ s busy tweeting about how his convention ’ s TV ratings were secretly great , and he ’ s claiming that everyone is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he ’ s completely adrift .
But a completely uninteresting Republican convention and a stagnant eight point race don ’ t exactly make a political analyst ’ s job easy .
When the real story is “ This race isn ’ t competitive and nothing seems to be changing , ” it ’ s difficult to get people to stay tuned in to cable news , or to get people to click on political articles .
So the worse things get for Trump , the more contrarian takes we ’ re now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ winning .
Because you ’ re all so stung by what happened last time around in 2016 , you ’ re inclined to listen to anyone who tells you that the sky is falling in 2020 .
You might even believe you ’ re being “ vigilant ” by reading every doomsday article that comes along which claims that because Trump is way behind in the polls and has total lack of a strategy for turning things around , it means he ’ s actually in prime position .
That ’ s like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that ’ s down by two touchdowns in the fourth quarter is actually in ideal position to win .
It ’ s gibberish .
But they ’ re counting on being able to scare you into reading it , which means they hit their page view quotas for the day .
Here ’ s the thing .
If you take the time to dutifully listen to every pundit who tells you that Donald Trump is somehow magically winning , that ’ s not vigilance .
That ’ s willful gullibility .
This kind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you ’ ll be scared by it , then tell everyone else to be scared by it , and make it go viral .
In the meantime everyone will have wasted a day passing around a total nonsense article , instead of spending that day on things that are actually vigilant , like voter registration and phone banking .
The people who write these doomsday clickbait articles are laughing at you for falling for it .
You ’ re giving them free page views , and all they had to do was come @ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
” If you stop panic-reading and panic-sharing this kind of doomsday nonsense , then the worst of pundits will have to stop writing it .
Then we can get back to actually working on winning the election , instead of fretting away the huge advantage over Trump that we currently have .

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There’s still plenty of time until election day and plenty can happen, so it’s more important than ever that we be vigilant about things like voter registration, turnout, phone banking, and volunteering. But the reality is that the Republican National Convention was one of Donald Trump’s last best chances to change people’s minds about him, and it ended up being a complete failure for him.
The jarringly low TV ratings for the Republican convention make clear that most people have lost interest in what Donald Trump has to say one way or the other. That’s a problem for Trump, because the polling averages show that he’s behind by the same roughly eight points that he’s always been behind (serious people only ever look at the polling averages, and not individual polls). Worst of all for Trump, instead of trying to do something to turn things around, he’s busy tweeting about how his convention’s TV ratings were secretly great, and he’s claiming that everyone is lying about it. In other words, he’s completely adrift.
But a completely uninteresting Republican convention and a stagnant eight point race don’t exactly make a political analyst’s job easy. When the real story is “This race isn’t competitive and nothing seems to be changing,” it’s difficult to get people to stay tuned in to cable news, or to get people to click on political articles. So the worse things get for Trump, the more contrarian takes we’re now seeing about how Trump is somehow magically winning.
Because you’re all so stung by what happened last time around in 2016, you’re inclined to listen to anyone who tells you that the sky is falling in 2020. You might even believe you’re being “vigilant” by reading every doomsday article that comes along which claims that because Trump is way behind in the polls and has total lack of a strategy for turning things around, it means he’s actually in prime position. That’s like trying to argue that the football team that’s down by two touchdowns in the fourth quarter is actually in ideal position to win. It’s gibberish. But they’re counting on being able to scare you into reading it, which means they hit their page view quotas for the day.
Here’s the thing. If you take the time to dutifully listen to every pundit who tells you that Donald Trump is somehow magically winning, that’s not vigilance. That’s willful gullibility. This kind of baseless crap is written specifically so you’ll be scared by it, then tell everyone else to be scared by it, and make it go viral. In the meantime everyone will have wasted a day passing around a total nonsense article, instead of spending that day on things that are actually vigilant, like voter registration and phone banking.
The people who write these doomsday clickbait articles are laughing at you for falling for it. You’re giving them free page views, and all they had to do was come up behind you and yell “Boo!” If you stop panic-reading and panic-sharing this kind of doomsday nonsense, then the worst of pundits will have to stop writing it. Then we can get back to actually working on winning the election, instead of fretting away the huge advantage over Trump that we currently have.
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palmerreport--2020-08-29--Donald Trump is running scared

Donald Trump is running scared

Donald Trump and his supporters want to scare voters into believing that Joe Biden is too old to be the next President of the United States .
In fact , according to the Associated Press , the Trump campaign has spent more money on TV spots attacking Biden for lacking “ strength , stamina and mental fortitude ” than any other message this year .
Given Biden ’ s consistently impressive appearances lately , this whole strategy is quickly imploding , leaving Trump and his cheerleaders looking like fools .
Earlier this month , Sean Hannity spoke with former White @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign senior advisor Mercedes Schlapp on Fox News about Biden ’ s “ dazed and confused ” mental state .
Hannity zeroed in on a particular gaffe that was actually a stutter , unrelated to mental fitness and something which Biden has been quite open about having .
Hannity and his guests proceeded to mock Biden for it , repeating his words in an exaggerated stammer .
Then , after Biden delivered a flawless acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention , many Trump sycophants were so floored that they could only suspect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conspiracy theory on his show last Friday that “ a lot of people ” believe the speech was pre-recorded in segments , then sliced together after multiple takes .
However , PolitiFact handily destroyed Limbaugh ’ s claim , rating it “ Pants on Fire !
” Even more bizarre , Austin Ruse , who runs the Center for Family and Human Rights and has authored “ The Catholic Case for Trump , ” reacted to Biden ’ s speech by privately tweeting that Biden “ never had a stutter , ” according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ruse later proceeded to dig his hole even deeper , gratuitously mocking all stutterers by tweeting , “ W-w-w-w-w-w-what ?
” Trump is now running scared to face Biden in the upcoming presidential debates .
In an interview this week , a desperate Trump announced , “ we ’ re going to call for a drug test because there ’ s no way—you can ’ t do that , ” according to the Washington Examiner .
Trump ’ s new deranged conspiracy theory is that Biden acts “ close to incompetent , if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to up his game to “ normal ” when it counts .
Whatever .
Biden was not every reasonable person ’ s first choice during the primaries , but he ’ s now our solid chance to remove this monster ’ s chokehold on our democracy .
It ’ s not just that Trump is the most evil and idiotic President in American history who , age-related or not , happens to be displaying alarming signs of mental decline .
It ’ s also that Biden is truly that good , and a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ toward decency , empathy , unity , and prosperity .
Biden is more than ready to become the 46th President of the United States , and we must ensure that happens on November 3 .

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Donald Trump and his supporters want to scare voters into believing that Joe Biden is too old to be the next President of the United States. In fact, according to the Associated Press, the Trump campaign has spent more money on TV spots attacking Biden for lacking “strength, stamina and mental fortitude” than any other message this year. Given Biden’s consistently impressive appearances lately, this whole strategy is quickly imploding, leaving Trump and his cheerleaders looking like fools.
Earlier this month, Sean Hannity spoke with former White House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson and Trump campaign senior advisor Mercedes Schlapp on Fox News about Biden’s “dazed and confused” mental state. Hannity zeroed in on a particular gaffe that was actually a stutter, unrelated to mental fitness and something which Biden has been quite open about having. Hannity and his guests proceeded to mock Biden for it, repeating his words in an exaggerated stammer.
Then, after Biden delivered a flawless acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention, many Trump sycophants were so floored that they could only suspect foul play. Rush Limbaugh pushed a conspiracy theory on his show last Friday that “a lot of people” believe the speech was pre-recorded in segments, then sliced together after multiple takes. However, PolitiFact handily destroyed Limbaugh’s claim, rating it “Pants on Fire!”
Even more bizarre, Austin Ruse, who runs the Center for Family and Human Rights and has authored “The Catholic Case for Trump,” reacted to Biden’s speech by privately tweeting that Biden “never had a stutter,” according to the New York Daily News. Ruse later proceeded to dig his hole even deeper, gratuitously mocking all stutterers by tweeting, “W-w-w-w-w-w-what?”
Trump is now running scared to face Biden in the upcoming presidential debates. In an interview this week, a desperate Trump announced, “we’re going to call for a drug test because there’s no way—you can’t do that,” according to the Washington Examiner. Trump’s new deranged conspiracy theory is that Biden acts “close to incompetent, if not competent” but then magically manages to up his game to “normal” when it counts. Whatever.
Biden was not every reasonable person’s first choice during the primaries, but he’s now our solid chance to remove this monster’s chokehold on our democracy. It’s not just that Trump is the most evil and idiotic President in American history who, age-related or not, happens to be displaying alarming signs of mental decline. It’s also that Biden is truly that good, and a Biden-Harris ticket will navigate the United States toward decency, empathy, unity, and prosperity. Biden is more than ready to become the 46th President of the United States, and we must ensure that happens on November 3.
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palmerreport--2020-08-29--Donald Trump has psychotic meltdown about Mary Trump and Bob Woodward as it all goes wrong for him

The more it becomes clear that no one watched Donald Trump ’ s convention speech , and that Trump is still as far behind in the polls as ever , the more desperate and unhinged Trump is becoming .
Yesterday he went to New Hampshire and gave a speech about his own ass .
Now today he ’ s somehow managed to drift into even more deranged territory .
At one point during Trump ’ s meltdown today , he tweeted this word salad : “ social pretenders like Bob Woodward , who never has anything good to say , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now rightfully shunned , scorned and mocked her entire life , and never even liked by her own very kind & caring grandfather !
” That ’ s right , Donald Trump is now bragging about having “ shunned , scorned and mocked ” his niece Mary Trump her entire life .
This is psychotic .
But Trump wasn ’ t done .
With his poll numbers terrible and his campaign floundering , he tweeted this nugget : “ My Campaign , despite all of the Fake News , Fake Books , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , has more spirit and enthusiasm than ever before.
” Well okay then .

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The more it becomes clear that no one watched Donald Trump’s convention speech, and that Trump is still as far behind in the polls as ever, the more desperate and unhinged Trump is becoming. Yesterday he went to New Hampshire and gave a speech about his own ass. Now today he’s somehow managed to drift into even more deranged territory.
At one point during Trump’s meltdown today, he tweeted this word salad: “social pretenders like Bob Woodward, who never has anything good to say, or an unstable niece, who was now rightfully shunned, scorned and mocked her entire life, and never even liked by her own very kind & caring grandfather!”
That’s right, Donald Trump is now bragging about having “shunned, scorned and mocked” his niece Mary Trump her entire life. This is psychotic. But Trump wasn’t done. With his poll numbers terrible and his campaign floundering, he tweeted this nugget: “My Campaign, despite all of the Fake News, Fake Books, and pathetic reporting written about me and it, has more spirit and enthusiasm than ever before.” Well okay then.
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palmerreport--2020-08-29--Donald Trump’s health is in freefall

Donald Trump’s health is in freefall

Donald Trump struggled to walk up another ramp on Friday , and then he spent his speech talking about why he doesn ’ t talk about his ass .
The whole thing was jarring , disturbing , and embarrassing – for the nation and for him .
What ’ s more , given the trajectory that his recent public appearances have been on , it wasn ’ t particularly surprising .
Most of the coverage of the debacle , both in the media and in social media chatter , came in the form of asking what ’ s wrong with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right question .
The trouble is that we keep asking it rhetorically , as if Trump were merely incorrigible .
The reality is that at least on a basic level , we know what ’ s wrong with Trump .
Imagine if that were your grandpa up there yesterday , struggling to walk , looking like hell , struggling to read words on a page aloud , and then going incoherently off-script in the kind of embarrassing manner that you ’ d end up having to apologize for .
You ’ d be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Donald Trump literally said “ I don ’ t talk about my ass ” during a public speech yesterday .
Are we supposed to pretend this is merely because he ’ s an ass ?
It ’ s time to stop rhetorically asking what ’ s wrong with Trump .
It ’ s time to acknowledge that he ’ s in psychological , physical , and cognitive collapse .
In addition to everything else that ’ s always been so horribly wrong with him , Trump is coming off like a guy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going senile – and perhaps even in the process of keeling over .
If Hillary Clinton ’ s brief health problems in 2016 and Joe Biden ’ s mere age in 2020 are fair game for people who are asking to be President of the United States , why aren ’ t we screaming from the rafters that Donald Trump is presenting as being half senile and half dead ?
It ’ s an incredibly important reason not to vote for Trump , and we can ’ t afford to be polite when @ @ @ @ @ @ @

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Donald Trump struggled to walk up another ramp on Friday, and then he spent his speech talking about why he doesn’t talk about his ass. The whole thing was jarring, disturbing, and embarrassing – for the nation and for him. What’s more, given the trajectory that his recent public appearances have been on, it wasn’t particularly surprising.
Most of the coverage of the debacle, both in the media and in social media chatter, came in the form of asking what’s wrong with this guy. It’s the right question. The trouble is that we keep asking it rhetorically, as if Trump were merely incorrigible. The reality is that at least on a basic level, we know what’s wrong with Trump.
Imagine if that were your grandpa up there yesterday, struggling to walk, looking like hell, struggling to read words on a page aloud, and then going incoherently off-script in the kind of embarrassing manner that you’d end up having to apologize for. You’d be sitting your grandpa down with medical professionals.
Donald Trump literally said “I don’t talk about my ass” during a public speech yesterday. Are we supposed to pretend this is merely because he’s an ass? It’s time to stop rhetorically asking what’s wrong with Trump. It’s time to acknowledge that he’s in psychological, physical, and cognitive collapse. In addition to everything else that’s always been so horribly wrong with him, Trump is coming off like a guy who’s in the process of going senile – and perhaps even in the process of keeling over.
If Hillary Clinton’s brief health problems in 2016 and Joe Biden’s mere age in 2020 are fair game for people who are asking to be President of the United States, why aren’t we screaming from the rafters that Donald Trump is presenting as being half senile and half dead? It’s an incredibly important reason not to vote for Trump, and we can’t afford to be polite when it comes to talking about it.
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palmerreport--2020-08-29--Here lies Donald Trump

Here lies Donald Trump

After “ profoundly ” accepting his party ’ s nomination for the presidency Thursday night , ( the word he so artlessly groped for and failed to find was “ solemnly ” ) , Donald Trump went on to tell a series of lies .
It is my wearily disgusted duty , with the assistance of the CNN fact checker Daniel Dale , to discredit some of those lies .
But first , it ’ s worth noting that the “ Law and Order ” president once again made a mockery of the law by using the sacred house of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infamy .
As Adam Schiff put it , “ The law prohibits using taxpayer resources to promote a campaign .
Period.
” Perhaps this particular incarnation of the myth of American exceptionalism in the form of Donald Trump is best explained by , when it comes to obeying the law , Donald Trump will always be the exception .
So if you ’ re an American taxpayer who doesn ’ t want to contribute money to Donald Trump ’ s campaign , I ’ m afraid you already have .
Money from your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the Washington Monument and both were enlisted ( or dare I say “ prostituted ” ) in the promotion of Donald Trump ’ s presidency .
In short you have a right to be pissed off at the misuse of your very own tax money .
Anyway , in his 70 minute acceptance speech Trump made at least 20 “ false or misleading claims , ” according to Daniel Dale of CNN .
These include claims that Joe Biden says he will take down the border wall .
Biden has explicitly said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take any part of the wall between Mexico and the United States down , and intends to maintain border security between the two nations .
What he did say is he will not continue with Trump ’ s idiotic and expensive and ineffective border wall .
Speaking of the border wall , Trump also claimed in his speech that he has built over 300 miles of his new wall .
In fact he ’ s only added five miles of the new wall to date .
There has been routine work on three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work probably would have been done anyway .
Trump took credit for the Veteran ’ s Choice bill , when in fact it was Barack Obama who signed that into law in 2014 .
Trump bragged about a job gain of 9 million .
But that gain followed a job loss of 22 million due to Trump ’ s mishandling of the pandemic .
It isn ’ t a gain at all , it ’ s an anemic recovery that is far from adequate and far from complete .
Trump said he will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when in fact drug prices have increased during his presidency .
Trump claimed he opened the embassy in Jerusalem for $ 500,000 when in fact it cost over $ 20 million .
( Of course , this is a pittance compared to the $ 140 million Trump has spent on his own golf trips thus far . )
Trump denounced “ cancel culture , ” as if that ’ s something evil and insidious , yet last week Trump abused his authority when he tried to instigate a boycott of the Goodyear Tire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at work , and he ’ s fired or publicly shamed or attacked people and companies that disagree with him many times over the years .
In short , Trump ’ s bloviating acceptance speech was filled with his typical hypocrisies and false claims about things he has done in his presidency while criticizing Joe Biden for things that never happened or things Biden never said .
In other words , lies .
Yet no amount of blustering or bloviating or lying will distract us from the fact that Donald Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ directly responsible for the deaths of 185,901 Americans ( as I write this ) .
The absence of masks and social distancing at his unlawfully staged rally in front of the White House is proof that Trump has given up on the pandemic , or , as one White House source put it , “ everybody ’ s going to get it [ the coronavirus ] anyway.
” So if you ’ re not righteously angry that your tax dollars are being misused to promote the re-election of this monster , or that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ convention is also a new and deadly vector for coronavirus , then now is your chance .
The time and effort you ’ ve spent keeping yourself and your family and your neighbors safe from coronavirus has been squandered by the man who is also using your tax dollars to promote another four years of his dangerous presidency .
Welcome to Donald Trump ’ s America .
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States , this has been another one .
And , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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After “profoundly” accepting his party’s nomination for the presidency Thursday night, (the word he so artlessly groped for and failed to find was “solemnly”), Donald Trump went on to tell a series of lies. It is my wearily disgusted duty, with the assistance of the CNN fact checker Daniel Dale, to discredit some of those lies.
But first, it’s worth noting that the “Law and Order” president once again made a mockery of the law by using the sacred house of Abraham Lincoln as a backdrop for his infamy. As Adam Schiff put it, “The law prohibits using taxpayer resources to promote a campaign. Period.” Perhaps this particular incarnation of the myth of American exceptionalism in the form of Donald Trump is best explained by, when it comes to obeying the law, Donald Trump will always be the exception.
So if you’re an American taxpayer who doesn’t want to contribute money to Donald Trump’s campaign, I’m afraid you already have. Money from your taxes goes to maintaining the White House and the Washington Monument and both were enlisted (or dare I say “prostituted”) in the promotion of Donald Trump’s presidency. In short you have a right to be pissed off at the misuse of your very own tax money.
Anyway, in his 70 minute acceptance speech Trump made at least 20 “false or misleading claims,” according to Daniel Dale of CNN. These include claims that Joe Biden says he will take down the border wall. Biden has explicitly said the opposite, that he will not take any part of the wall between Mexico and the United States down, and intends to maintain border security between the two nations. What he did say is he will not continue with Trump’s idiotic and expensive and ineffective border wall.
Speaking of the border wall, Trump also claimed in his speech that he has built over 300 miles of his new wall. In fact he’s only added five miles of the new wall to date. There has been routine work on three hundred miles of existing wall. That work probably would have been done anyway.
Trump took credit for the Veteran’s Choice bill, when in fact it was Barack Obama who signed that into law in 2014. Trump bragged about a job gain of 9 million. But that gain followed a job loss of 22 million due to Trump’s mishandling of the pandemic. It isn’t a gain at all, it’s an anemic recovery that is far from adequate and far from complete. Trump said he will “continue” to lower drug prices when in fact drug prices have increased during his presidency. Trump claimed he opened the embassy in Jerusalem for $500,000 when in fact it cost over $20 million. (Of course, this is a pittance compared to the $140 million Trump has spent on his own golf trips thus far.) Trump denounced “cancel culture,” as if that’s something evil and insidious, yet last week Trump abused his authority when he tried to instigate a boycott of the Goodyear Tire company because they banned MAGA campaign gear at work, and he’s fired or publicly shamed or attacked people and companies that disagree with him many times over the years.
In short, Trump’s bloviating acceptance speech was filled with his typical hypocrisies and false claims about things he has done in his presidency while criticizing Joe Biden for things that never happened or things Biden never said. In other words, lies.
Yet no amount of blustering or bloviating or lying will distract us from the fact that Donald Trump’s incompetent handling of the coronavirus pandemic is directly responsible for the deaths of 185,901 Americans (as I write this). The absence of masks and social distancing at his unlawfully staged rally in front of the White House is proof that Trump has given up on the pandemic, or, as one White House source put it, “everybody’s going to get it [the coronavirus] anyway.”
So if you’re not righteously angry that your tax dollars are being misused to promote the re-election of this monster, or that this Nuremberg-variety Trump rally posing as a convention is also a new and deadly vector for coronavirus, then now is your chance. The time and effort you’ve spent keeping yourself and your family and your neighbors safe from coronavirus has been squandered by the man who is also using your tax dollars to promote another four years of his dangerous presidency. Welcome to Donald Trump’s America.
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States, this has been another one. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-08-29--The real story behind Joe Biden’s acquisition of the “Keep America Great” website

This week we all got a good laugh when the Joe Biden 2020 campaign acquired the rights to the keepamericagreat.com website domain name , and used it to troll Donald Trump over his “ Keep America Great ” campaign slogan .
But there ’ s more to this kind of story than what ’ s being reported – and it reveals something about what ’ s going on within Trump ’ s orbit .
For starters , a simple WHOIS lookup reveals that the keepamericagreat.com domain was registered in mid-2015 by an anonymous individual .
This may or may not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fact that the phrase “ Keep America Great ” was used as part of the marketing for a movie called “ The Purge : Election Year ” – which was in production around that same time .
It wasn ’ t until 2017 that Donald Trump revealed he was going to use the phrase “ Keep America Great ” as his reelection slogan .
Three years later , Joe Biden and his campaign have acquired the keepamericagreat.com domain name , presumably by purchasing it from the original registrar .
This suggests that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
So why didn ’ t Donald Trump simply buy it back in 2017 , so he could use it as part of his campaign effort ?
There are two plausible explanations .
One is that the original registrar simply refused to sell the domain to Donald Trump on ethical grounds , and ended up selling it to Joe Biden instead .
The other explanation is that the domain was available for sale all along , and Trump was simply too cheap to pay the price that the seller wanted .
Either way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – because he is a fool .

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This week we all got a good laugh when the Joe Biden 2020 campaign acquired the rights to the keepamericagreat.com website domain name, and used it to troll Donald Trump over his “Keep America Great” campaign slogan. But there’s more to this kind of story than what’s being reported – and it reveals something about what’s going on within Trump’s orbit.
For starters, a simple WHOIS lookup reveals that the keepamericagreat.com domain was registered in mid-2015 by an anonymous individual. This may or may not have had something to do with the fact that the phrase “Keep America Great” was used as part of the marketing for a movie called “The Purge: Election Year” – which was in production around that same time. It wasn’t until 2017 that Donald Trump revealed he was going to use the phrase “Keep America Great” as his reelection slogan.
Three years later, Joe Biden and his campaign have acquired the keepamericagreat.com domain name, presumably by purchasing it from the original registrar. This suggests that the domain was available for sale all along. So why didn’t Donald Trump simply buy it back in 2017, so he could use it as part of his campaign effort?
There are two plausible explanations. One is that the original registrar simply refused to sell the domain to Donald Trump on ethical grounds, and ended up selling it to Joe Biden instead. The other explanation is that the domain was available for sale all along, and Trump was simply too cheap to pay the price that the seller wanted. Either way, Trump got played for a fool – because he is a fool.
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palmerreport--2020-08-30--Donald Trump’s alternate reality is unraveling

Both the Democratic and Republican National Conventions have ended , and both should have left us thinking about an especially important choice we have to make in November .
We can go with the man who gives us some semblance of hope through his empathy and plans for the future , or we can go with a pathological liar whose idea of leading America involves doom , gloom , and dread .
When you look at it from that perspective , there is no choice .
Huffington Post laid out the negativity of Donald Trump and his speech .
All @ @ @ @ @ @ @ calling Vice President Joe Biden “ the destroyer of American greatness.
” America is not exactly “ great ” these days given the continuing surge of coronavirus and racial injustice .
In Trump ’ s mind , the only “ law-abiding ” citizens are those who vote for him .
That means the rest of us are criminals .
Who in their right mind buys into this bullshit ?
A thousand people attended his speech , packed in tightly together with no face masks in sight .
Obviously , they believe Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ delivering lifesaving therapies and will produce a vaccine before the end of the year , or maybe even sooner , ” yet another lie .
The BBC — relying on the opinions of experts — reported that a vaccine may not be available before mid-2021 .
While the BBC gives hope by revealing that trials began in May that showed positive results , they caution that much work remains before a vaccine will be ready for widespread use .
If Trump listened to the science , he would know that , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a sideshow barker trying to sell tickets to the circus , he ignores the science .
Trump continued to sell his alternate reality to anyone who listened to him last week .
He claimed that the U.S. has a low fatality rate when compared to other countries , even though we have the highest rate of infections and deaths of anywhere in the world .
He continued to talk negatively about protestors marching to change how the police deal with black and brown people , even as a White vigilante killed two people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wounded a third .
He referred to protests as “ mob rule ” while noticeably ignoring the deaths in Kenosha .
We can not allow this type of “ leadership ” to continue , leadership that seeks to punish those who dare stand up for their rights , and to reward “ bullies , ” as the couple in St. Louis were referred to by a neighbor .
This should really be no surprise since Trump himself is nothing more than a loud-mouthed bully .
November is closer than we think .
If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way to vote in November , it is time to get off .
Look at the two campaigns and decide which type of America you want to call home , one filled with lies and incompetence that hurts citizens , or one that will do no harm and try to help .
The time is now to make the right decision .

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Both the Democratic and Republican National Conventions have ended, and both should have left us thinking about an especially important choice we have to make in November. We can go with the man who gives us some semblance of hope through his empathy and plans for the future, or we can go with a pathological liar whose idea of leading America involves doom, gloom, and dread. When you look at it from that perspective, there is no choice.
Huffington Post laid out the negativity of Donald Trump and his speech. All he could talk about was destruction, calling Vice President Joe Biden “the destroyer of American greatness.” America is not exactly “great” these days given the continuing surge of coronavirus and racial injustice. In Trump’s mind, the only “law-abiding” citizens are those who vote for him. That means the rest of us are criminals. Who in their right mind buys into this bullshit? A thousand people attended his speech, packed in tightly together with no face masks in sight.
Obviously, they believe Trump’s hollow words that his administration is “delivering lifesaving therapies and will produce a vaccine before the end of the year, or maybe even sooner,” yet another lie. The BBC — relying on the opinions of experts — reported that a vaccine may not be available before mid-2021. While the BBC gives hope by revealing that trials began in May that showed positive results, they caution that much work remains before a vaccine will be ready for widespread use. If Trump listened to the science, he would know that, but given that he is little more than a sideshow barker trying to sell tickets to the circus, he ignores the science.
Trump continued to sell his alternate reality to anyone who listened to him last week. He claimed that the U.S. has a low fatality rate when compared to other countries, even though we have the highest rate of infections and deaths of anywhere in the world. He continued to talk negatively about protestors marching to change how the police deal with black and brown people, even as a White vigilante killed two people in Kenosha, WI, and gravely wounded a third. He referred to protests as “mob rule” while noticeably ignoring the deaths in Kenosha. We cannot allow this type of “leadership” to continue, leadership that seeks to punish those who dare stand up for their rights, and to reward “bullies,” as the couple in St. Louis were referred to by a neighbor. This should really be no surprise since Trump himself is nothing more than a loud-mouthed bully.
November is closer than we think. If you remain on the fence about which way to vote in November, it is time to get off. Look at the two campaigns and decide which type of America you want to call home, one filled with lies and incompetence that hurts citizens, or one that will do no harm and try to help. The time is now to make the right decision.
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palmerreport--2020-08-30--Jim Gaffigan doubles down on his Trump criticism

Earlier this week , normally affable comedian Jim Gaffigan finally reached his breaking point and began lashing out at scumbag @ @ @ @ @ supporters .
Gaffigan was widely praised for calling Trump on the carpet , but of @ @ @ @ @ from trolls and bottom feeders .
After an opportunity for reflection , it turns out @ @ @ @ @ of it and he has no regrets .
Gaffigan posted this on social media earlier @ @ @ @ @ to say thank you to everyone who has expressed support about my tweets .
I @ @ @ @ @ can be scary but the truth requires direct sunlight .
I regret nothing .
( @ @ @ @ @ a little harsh to Karen . )
We need to wake up .
Decency is @ @ @ @ @ can and will get worse if Trump is re-elected .
The bullying happening on both @ @ @ @ @ won ’ t even try to fix it .
Makes sure you make a plan @ @ @ @ @ to safely vote .
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Earlier this week, normally affable comedian Jim Gaffigan finally reached his breaking point and began lashing out at scumbag Donald Trump and his shameful supporters. Gaffigan was widely praised for calling Trump on the carpet, but of course he faced some pushback from trolls and bottom feeders.
After an opportunity for reflection, it turns out Jim Gaffigan meant every word of it and he has no regrets. Gaffigan posted this on social media earlier today:
“I wanted to say thank you to everyone who has expressed support about my tweets. I know the bots & trolls can be scary but the truth requires direct sunlight. I regret nothing. (Well, maybe I was a little harsh to Karen.) We need to wake up. Decency is on the ballot. It can and will get worse if Trump is re-elected. The bullying happening on both sides is wrong but Trump won’t even try to fix it. Makes sure you make a plan for how you are going to safely vote.”
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palmerreport--2020-08-30--Donald Trump’s white supremacist road to hell


palmerreport--2020-08-31--Chuck Todd has ruined Meet The Press, Michael Moore sucks, and everything else that’s wrong with pun

Chuck Todd has ruined Meet The Press, Michael Moore sucks, and everything else that’s wrong with punditry

Chuck Todd thinks unbiased means pretending both sides are the same .
He routinely lets republican guests get away with lies .
He ’ s turned “ Meet The Press ” into “ Meet The Press Release.
” Meet The Press now does more harm than good .
Fire Chuck Todd or cancel the show entirely .
Speaking of people who probably shouldn ’ t be on TV anymore , Michael Moore now says Trump will win in 2020 .
He also said Romney would win in 2012 .
He always says the Republican will win , so he can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the time that he ends up being right .
Meanwhile , Moore ’ s overt fatalism discourages people from bothering to vote .
Moore spends most of his time dishonestly trashing the Democrats .
He ’ s become a self serving turd who does real harm .
Why does MSNBC still book him ?
Probably for the same reason it hasn ’ t fired Chuck Todd , despite his low ratings : the network is pandering to a “ both parties are the same ” demographic that doesn ’ t exist .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ egregious , the entire world of political punditry suffers from similar histrionics .
Numerous pundits insisted that the unrest in DC would magically help Trump ’ s poll numbers .
They ended up being wrong , of course .
Then they insisted that the unrest in Portland would help Trump .
They were wrong about that too .
Now they ’ re insisting unrest in Kenosha will help Trump .
That won ’ t happen either .
Do the pundits think they get extra credit for always being wrong ?
The pundits never @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to manipulate you into staying tuned in and giving them higher ratings , which is why they keep doing it .
You ’ re the only one who can break the cycle , by tuning these types out .
Here ’ s the real deal .
We ’ re in hell .
So many things are on fire right now , it ’ s hard to keep track .
But the one thing going well for us is that we ’ re winning the election .
The polling averages now suggest Trump didn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a huge failure for him .
He ’ s running out of time to close the gap .
Trump is the one who ’ s up against the wall , not us .
Instead of fretting , let ’ s work hard and finish him off .

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Chuck Todd thinks unbiased means pretending both sides are the same. He routinely lets republican guests get away with lies. He’s turned “Meet The Press” into “Meet The Press Release.” Meet The Press now does more harm than good. Fire Chuck Todd or cancel the show entirely.
Speaking of people who probably shouldn’t be on TV anymore, Michael Moore now says Trump will win in 2020. He also said Romney would win in 2012. He always says the Republican will win, so he can hang his hat on it the half of the time that he ends up being right. Meanwhile, Moore’s overt fatalism discourages people from bothering to vote.
Moore spends most of his time dishonestly trashing the Democrats. He’s become a self serving turd who does real harm. Why does MSNBC still book him? Probably for the same reason it hasn’t fired Chuck Todd, despite his low ratings: the network is pandering to a “both parties are the same” demographic that doesn’t exist.
While Moore and Todd stand out as egregious, the entire world of political punditry suffers from similar histrionics. Numerous pundits insisted that the unrest in DC would magically help Trump’s poll numbers. They ended up being wrong, of course. Then they insisted that the unrest in Portland would help Trump. They were wrong about that too. Now they’re insisting unrest in Kenosha will help Trump. That won’t happen either. Do the pundits think they get extra credit for always being wrong? The pundits never pay a price for using fear mongering to manipulate you into staying tuned in and giving them higher ratings, which is why they keep doing it. You’re the only one who can break the cycle, by tuning these types out.
Here’s the real deal. We’re in hell. So many things are on fire right now, it’s hard to keep track. But the one thing going well for us is that we’re winning the election. The polling averages now suggest Trump didn’t get a convention bounce – a huge failure for him. He’s running out of time to close the gap. Trump is the one who’s up against the wall, not us. Instead of fretting, let’s work hard and finish him off.
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palmerreport--2020-08-30--Don’t let them intimidate you with this stunt

Donald Trump ’ s nazis are now marching everywhere from Wisconsin to Portland to Ventura Boulevard .
Many of them are armed .
Most of them are unhinged rage monsters .
So why are they doing this now ?
They know Trump ’ s republican convention was a dud .
They know he ’ s on track to lose the election .
They know they ’ re running out of time .
Trump ’ s goons are trying to scare and intimidate us into giving up instead of seeing our victory through to the end in November .
They ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They know they ’ re repulsive and they ’ re trying to use it to their advantage , while they still can .
Don ’ t let them get to you .
Donald Trump ’ s poll numbers are about as ugly as they ’ ve been for the entirety of this election .
The convention didn ’ t help him .
Nothing seems to help him .
The majority of Americans have simply had it with this guy .
All we have to do is keep working on things like voter registration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and Trump will be taken down .
Even his goon squad knows it , which is why they ’ re behaving the way they ’ re now behaving .

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Donald Trump’s nazis are now marching everywhere from Wisconsin to Portland to Ventura Boulevard. Many of them are armed. Most of them are unhinged rage monsters. So why are they doing this now? They know Trump’s republican convention was a dud. They know he’s on track to lose the election. They know they’re running out of time.
Trump’s goons are trying to scare and intimidate us into giving up instead of seeing our victory through to the end in November. They’re trying to turn our stomachs. They know they’re repulsive and they’re trying to use it to their advantage, while they still can.
Don’t let them get to you. Donald Trump’s poll numbers are about as ugly as they’ve been for the entirety of this election. The convention didn’t help him. Nothing seems to help him. The majority of Americans have simply had it with this guy. All we have to do is keep working on things like voter registration and turnout, phone banking and volunteering, and Trump will be taken down. Even his goon squad knows it, which is why they’re behaving the way they’re now behaving.
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palmerreport--2020-08-30--Looks like Rod Rosenstein is going to prison for a long, long time

We ’ ve all spent the past year and a half wondering why Robert Mueller ’ s Trump-Russia investigation , which came out of the gate very strongly , ended up not going anywhere .
Why did Mueller ultimately not do his job ?
Did he fail us ?
Or was the guy who appointed him , then-Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein , sabotaging Mueller all along ?
Now we ’ re getting a very ugly answer .
As it turns out , just days after Rosenstein appointed Mueller , Rosenstein secretly blocked Mueller from investigating Donald Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did it in such a way that the FBI was tricked into believing Mueller was investigating it .
Accordingly , the FBI didn ’ t pursue its own investigation into Trump-Russia financial ties .
This is all according to stunning new reporting from the New York Times , which reveals that Rosenstein went extraordinarily far out of his way to obstruct justice .
If Rosenstein had simply killed the probe , he could make a reasonable doubt argument that he didn ’ t think it was a valid investigation .
But because he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and trick others within the Justice Department , it won ’ t be hard for a jury to conclude that Rosenstein was intentionally trying to obstruct justice .
Of course the current Trump-Barr DOJ isn ’ t going to allow obstruction of justice charges to be brought against Rod Rosenstein , or anyone else who has helped Donald Trump evade justice .
But if Trump loses this election , it ’ s nearly a given that the DOJ will try to set things straight by charging Bill Barr with felony obstruction of justice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being reported today , it sure looks like Rod Rosenstein will face similar charges .

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We’ve all spent the past year and a half wondering why Robert Mueller’s Trump-Russia investigation, which came out of the gate very strongly, ended up not going anywhere. Why did Mueller ultimately not do his job? Did he fail us? Or was the guy who appointed him, then-Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, sabotaging Mueller all along? Now we’re getting a very ugly answer.
As it turns out, just days after Rosenstein appointed Mueller, Rosenstein secretly blocked Mueller from investigating Donald Trump’s financial ties to Russia – and he did it in such a way that the FBI was tricked into believing Mueller was investigating it. Accordingly, the FBI didn’t pursue its own investigation into Trump-Russia financial ties.
This is all according to stunning new reporting from the New York Times, which reveals that Rosenstein went extraordinarily far out of his way to obstruct justice. If Rosenstein had simply killed the probe, he could make a reasonable doubt argument that he didn’t think it was a valid investigation. But because he went out of his way to deceive and trick others within the Justice Department, it won’t be hard for a jury to conclude that Rosenstein was intentionally trying to obstruct justice.
Of course the current Trump-Barr DOJ isn’t going to allow obstruction of justice charges to be brought against Rod Rosenstein, or anyone else who has helped Donald Trump evade justice. But if Trump loses this election, it’s nearly a given that the DOJ will try to set things straight by charging Bill Barr with felony obstruction of justice. And based on what’s being reported today, it sure looks like Rod Rosenstein will face similar charges.
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palmerreport--2020-08-30--When America becomes Donald Trump’s ego guard

The inconclusive American Civil War battle of Antietam , cited by historians as “ America ’ s bloodiest day , ” was distinguished by the Union commander George B. McClellan ’ s failure to pursue a retreat by rebel general Robert E. Lee .
Such was the magnitude of this tactical blunder that President Abraham Lincoln , not ordinarily known for sarcasm , sarcastically referred to the Army of the Potomac as “ McClellan ’ s bodyguard.
” Those fatal words proved the beginning of the end for McClellan .
It was time for him to go , and go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Director of National Intelligence ( ODNI ) informally announced that its DNI John Ratcliffe will no longer provide in-person intelligence briefings to the Congress on election security , but will instead provide written reports only , no one is fooled as to the reason why .
It was done because Ratcliffe now serves as Donald Trump ’ s ego guard .
This is a recent example of how profoundly broken the American government is because of Donald Trump .
Ratcliffe is clearly more concerned about incurring the wrath of Trump than he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brittle is Trump ’ s ego that he can not bear to have it exposed to open questions in Congress .
Trump has long demonstrated impatience with intelligence on election security , particularly where it involves Russia .
Trump continues to side with Putin when he insists that Russia did not interfere in the 2016 election and is not a significant threat in 2020 .
This goes against the findings of the Pentagon , the FBI , the CIA , the NSA , the Department of Homeland Security and every other intelligence entity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it , “ Obviously this is going to come as alarming news to a lot of people who care about election security — Democrats and Republicans.
” Tapper noted that “ Republicans and Democrats on those committees prefer in-person briefings so that they can ask questions , challenge assumptions , conduct their oversight role properly.
” Trump ’ s allergic response to any suggestion of Russian election interference is well documented .
As Tapper puts it , “ There is a long trail of individuals who worked for president Trump in one capacity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advisor John Bolton or former chief of staff of the Department of Homeland Security Miles Taylor , who have said publicly that when it came to issues of election security and the Russians , president Trump did not want to hear about it.
” The DNI has always been answerable to the Congressional and Senate committee on intelligence .
Former DNI under Barack Obama James Clapper puts it this way : “ It ’ s a new norm for me that appearing before the Congress is optional.
” Again , this isn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to work .
Of course , it ’ s particularly obvious why it ’ s being done so close to the election .
Trump doesn ’ t want it generally known that Russia is trying to rig the election in his favor .
It is one of the great recent ironies that Donald Trump compared himself ( favorably , no less ) with Abraham Lincoln , yet Trump continues to preside over a government that exists exclusively to guard his own interests and his own ego .
This is why we must get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ensure that “ government of the people , by the people , for the people , shall not perish from the earth.
” There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to continue as president of the United States , this has been another of them .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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The inconclusive American Civil War battle of Antietam, cited by historians as “America’s bloodiest day,” was distinguished by the Union commander George B. McClellan’s failure to pursue a retreat by rebel general Robert E. Lee. Such was the magnitude of this tactical blunder that President Abraham Lincoln, not ordinarily known for sarcasm, sarcastically referred to the Army of the Potomac as “McClellan’s bodyguard.” Those fatal words proved the beginning of the end for McClellan. It was time for him to go, and go he did.
When the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) informally announced that its DNI John Ratcliffe will no longer provide in-person intelligence briefings to the Congress on election security, but will instead provide written reports only, no one is fooled as to the reason why. It was done because Ratcliffe now serves as Donald Trump’s ego guard.
This is a recent example of how profoundly broken the American government is because of Donald Trump. Ratcliffe is clearly more concerned about incurring the wrath of Trump than he is about keeping Americans safe. So brittle is Trump’s ego that he cannot bear to have it exposed to open questions in Congress.
Trump has long demonstrated impatience with intelligence on election security, particularly where it involves Russia. Trump continues to side with Putin when he insists that Russia did not interfere in the 2016 election and is not a significant threat in 2020. This goes against the findings of the Pentagon, the FBI, the CIA, the NSA, the Department of Homeland Security and every other intelligence entity.
As CNN correspondent Jake Tapper put it, “Obviously this is going to come as alarming news to a lot of people who care about election security — Democrats and Republicans.” Tapper noted that “Republicans and Democrats on those committees prefer in-person briefings so that they can ask questions, challenge assumptions, conduct their oversight role properly.”
Trump’s allergic response to any suggestion of Russian election interference is well documented. As Tapper puts it, “There is a long trail of individuals who worked for president Trump in one capacity or another, whether former national security advisor John Bolton or former chief of staff of the Department of Homeland Security Miles Taylor, who have said publicly that when it came to issues of election security and the Russians, president Trump did not want to hear about it.”
The DNI has always been answerable to the Congressional and Senate committee on intelligence. Former DNI under Barack Obama James Clapper puts it this way: “It’s a new norm for me that appearing before the Congress is optional.” Again, this isn’t how the American government is supposed to work. Of course, it’s particularly obvious why it’s being done so close to the election. Trump doesn’t want it generally known that Russia is trying to rig the election in his favor.
It is one of the great recent ironies that Donald Trump compared himself (favorably, no less) with Abraham Lincoln, yet Trump continues to preside over a government that exists exclusively to guard his own interests and his own ego. This is why we must get rid of this monster Trump, to ensure that “government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to continue as president of the United States, this has been another of them. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-08-30--Donald Trump takes his cruelty to a whole new level

While there is so much wrong with Donald Trump as a leader and a person , perhaps the most disturbing of Trump ’ s attributes is his cruelty .
Trump ’ s cruelty is not limited to an occasional insult or a callous disregard for others that can be spun as inevitable or inconsequential , then swept under the rug .
Trump ’ s cruelty is a gratuitous sadism that feeds an insatiable appetite for perversity .
As Trump nears the end of his first—and what must be his final—term , we keep learning even more gruesome details .
Since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continues to leak about the extent of Trump ’ s lust for inflicting pain on other human beings as part of his hardline immigration policy .
According to new reporting from The New York Times , on October 22 , 2018 , the same day that Trump demanded “ extreme action ” against migrant caravans , top Homeland Security officials called a meeting to suggest unleashing a new “ heat ray ” weapon against families who approach the border that creates a severe burning sensation without warning .
Although this heat ray plan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ never implemented , it ’ s yet another example of how the Trump administration has been bending over backwards to please its heartless , soulless boss .
This follows earlier dark revelations , as Palmer Report reported , including a villainous wish list Trump had for his border wall that included painting its metal slats “ flat black ” ( at great taxpayer expense ) to burn the hands of climbers and adding sharp spikes to the top to ensure that successful climbers ’ hands would get lacerated .
Miles Taylor , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of staff under Trump , has recently denounced his involvement with Trump ’ s horrific schemes and urged Republicans to end this madness by voting for Biden .
As Taylor told Noticias Telemundo this week , Trump ’ s family separation policy was truly about the cruelty .
“ Sickly , the President wanted to do it again , deliberately , to keep the kids away from the parents , ” he said .
One item that is proudly missing from Joe Biden ’ s decades-long record of public service is brazen cruelty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it having a place anywhere in a Biden administration .
In a radio address 80 years ago , President Franklin D. Roosevelt told Americans , “ Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people .
A nation does not have to be cruel in order to be tough.
” We must vote in record numbers on November 3 so that , starting January 20 , we can prove FDR right once again .

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While there is so much wrong with Donald Trump as a leader and a person, perhaps the most disturbing of Trump’s attributes is his cruelty. Trump’s cruelty is not limited to an occasional insult or a callous disregard for others that can be spun as inevitable or inconsequential, then swept under the rug. Trump’s cruelty is a gratuitous sadism that feeds an insatiable appetite for perversity. As Trump nears the end of his first—and what must be his final—term, we keep learning even more gruesome details.
Since Trump took office in 2017, evidence continues to leak about the extent of Trump’s lust for inflicting pain on other human beings as part of his hardline immigration policy. According to new reporting from The New York Times, on October 22, 2018, the same day that Trump demanded “extreme action” against migrant caravans, top Homeland Security officials called a meeting to suggest unleashing a new “heat ray” weapon against families who approach the border that creates a severe burning sensation without warning.
Although this heat ray plan reportedly shocked some attendees and fortunately was never implemented, it’s yet another example of how the Trump administration has been bending over backwards to please its heartless, soulless boss. This follows earlier dark revelations, as Palmer Report reported, including a villainous wish list Trump had for his border wall that included painting its metal slats “flat black” (at great taxpayer expense) to burn the hands of climbers and adding sharp spikes to the top to ensure that successful climbers’ hands would get lacerated.
Miles Taylor, who served as a former Homeland Security chief of staff under Trump, has recently denounced his involvement with Trump’s horrific schemes and urged Republicans to end this madness by voting for Biden. As Taylor told Noticias Telemundo this week, Trump’s family separation policy was truly about the cruelty. “Sickly, the President wanted to do it again, deliberately, to keep the kids away from the parents,” he said.
One item that is proudly missing from Joe Biden’s decades-long record of public service is brazen cruelty, and it is impossible to imagine it having a place anywhere in a Biden administration. In a radio address 80 years ago, President Franklin D. Roosevelt told Americans, “Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel in order to be tough.” We must vote in record numbers on November 3 so that, starting January 20, we can prove FDR right once again.
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palmerreport--2020-08-30--The real reason for hope in all this

The real reason for hope in all this

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar , one of the greatest basketball players and athletes of all time , also happens to be an author , actor , artist , activist , and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient .
He ’ s something of a polymath , to say the least .
He also happens to be a contributor to The Guardian .
In his latest article , he brought up an excellent point — that professional athletes , many of whom are Black , have rekindled “ the ember of hope ” for Black Americans .
He ’ s absolutely right .
Ordinary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clout to uplift and stand for what is right .
It makes a difference .
In ruminating on Mr. Abdul-Jabbar ’ s words , I came to the realization that what we ’ re seeing these athletes do is not just activism , it ’ s a new frontier for American hope .
For the significant majority of Americans , there is so little hope in the federal government and many state and local governments that disenchantment with the American system and the “ American dream ” can be found from sea to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thanks in large part to gerrymandering , speak for the oppressive minority and eschew working for polity , it should be no surprise that many Americans feel powerless , unheard , and undervalued .
But as poorly as we are treated and as little as we are listened to , we are not powerless .
Our collective power to vote — to choose our own fate as a people , nation , and world — is more powerful than Trump ever could be .
That athletes from many professional sports leagues have used @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hope to Black and brown people , to remind them of the power in their souls and their worth as people , is invaluable .
The hope we can not find in our political leaders we must find in our athletes , scientists , activists , artists , soldiers , and all other extraordinary ordinary Americans .
The rich and accomplished lives of our fellow Americans must be the new frontier for American hope and American values .
To me , this is a fundamentally American proposition : when disenchanted by our leaders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support .
It ’ s what our nation was founded on .
An amicable populism , one in which we celebrate and find power in each other , regardless of how we look or what we believe or who we love , is the way forward .

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, one of the greatest basketball players and athletes of all time, also happens to be an author, actor, artist, activist, and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient. He’s something of a polymath, to say the least. He also happens to be a contributor to The Guardian. In his latest article, he brought up an excellent point — that professional athletes, many of whom are Black, have rekindled “the ember of hope” for Black Americans. He’s absolutely right.
Ordinary citizens with extraordinary talent are using their clout to uplift and stand for what is right. It makes a difference. In ruminating on Mr. Abdul-Jabbar’s words, I came to the realization that what we’re seeing these athletes do is not just activism, it’s a new frontier for American hope.
For the significant majority of Americans, there is so little hope in the federal government and many state and local governments that disenchantment with the American system and the “American dream” can be found from sea to shining sea. When leaders who, thanks in large part to gerrymandering, speak for the oppressive minority and eschew working for polity, it should be no surprise that many Americans feel powerless, unheard, and undervalued.
But as poorly as we are treated and as little as we are listened to, we are not powerless. Our collective power to vote — to choose our own fate as a people, nation, and world — is more powerful than Trump ever could be. That athletes from many professional sports leagues have used their power to stand up and give hope to Black and brown people, to remind them of the power in their souls and their worth as people, is invaluable.
The hope we cannot find in our political leaders we must find in our athletes, scientists, activists, artists, soldiers, and all other extraordinary ordinary Americans. The rich and accomplished lives of our fellow Americans must be the new frontier for American hope and American values. To me, this is a fundamentally American proposition: when disenchanted by our leaders, we turn to each other for support. It’s what our nation was founded on. An amicable populism, one in which we celebrate and find power in each other, regardless of how we look or what we believe or who we love, is the way forward.
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palmerreport--2020-08-30--Donald Trump is having a really terrible weekend

– Donald Trump is now bragging about how he ’ s “ shunned , scorned and mocked ” his niece Mary Trump all her life .
This guy is even further gone than we thought .
It ’ s one thing for him to have behaved this way .
It ’ s another thing for him to brag about it to voters – most of whom don ’ t like him to begin with – as they gear up to decide whether he gets to remain in charge of the country or goes to prison .
– Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ too small to put him over the top on their own .
Trump ’ s weak poll numbers keep proving that .
He ’ s blowing it by pandering to them , but his narcissism won ’ t allow him to do it any other way .
Any pundit who ’ s focused on Trump ’ s base is as clueless about this election cycle as Trump is .
It ’ s simple math .
– How to lose the election : waste your time fretting over the latest ridiculous clickbait article about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
How to win the election : spend your time on voter registration , turnout , phone banking , volunteering for Joe Biden .
– Donald Trump struggled to walk up another ramp this weekend , and then he spent his speech talking about why he doesn ’ t talk about his ass .
It ’ s time to stop rhetorically asking what ’ s wrong with him .
It ’ s time to acknowledge that he ’ s in psychological , physical , and cognitive freefall .
This guy isn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ let alone run a country .

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– Donald Trump is now bragging about how he’s “shunned, scorned and mocked” his niece Mary Trump all her life. This guy is even further gone than we thought. It’s one thing for him to have behaved this way. It’s another thing for him to brag about it to voters – most of whom don’t like him to begin with – as they gear up to decide whether he gets to remain in charge of the country or goes to prison.
– Trump’s base is irrelevant. They’re too small to put him over the top on their own. Trump’s weak poll numbers keep proving that. He’s blowing it by pandering to them, but his narcissism won’t allow him to do it any other way. Any pundit who’s focused on Trump’s base is as clueless about this election cycle as Trump is. It’s simple math.
– How to lose the election: waste your time fretting over the latest ridiculous clickbait article about how Trump is somehow secretly magically winning. How to win the election: spend your time on voter registration, turnout, phone banking, volunteering for Joe Biden.
– Donald Trump struggled to walk up another ramp this weekend, and then he spent his speech talking about why he doesn’t talk about his ass. It’s time to stop rhetorically asking what’s wrong with him. It’s time to acknowledge that he’s in psychological, physical, and cognitive freefall. This guy isn’t competent to operate a vending machine, let alone run a country.
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Saw that coming

Palmer Report warned you that if Donald Trump ’ s convention was a dud and it didn ’ t move @ @ @ @ @ media would go into a full court press about how he ’ s somehow suddenly @ @ @ @ @ scare you into staying tuned in .
That ’ s exactly what happened .
This @ @ @ @ @ Don ’ t take the bait .
Stay focused on putting in the work required @ @ @ @ @ ’ ll win .

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Palmer Report warned you that if Donald Trump’s convention was a dud and it didn’t move his terrible numbers, the media would go into a full court press about how he’s somehow suddenly winning, to try to scare you into staying tuned in. That’s exactly what happened. This stuff is so predictable. Don’t take the bait. Stay focused on putting in the work required to win, and we’ll win.
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palmerreport--2020-08-31--Donald Trump sounds like he needs medical attention

Now that Donald Trump has failed to get the post-convention bounce in the polls that he desperately needed , he @ @ @ @ @ delusional and hallucinatory nonsense like this : “ Joe Biden is coming out of the @ @ @ @ @ for ten days because his people told him he has no choice , his poll @ @ @ @ @ to Pittsburgh , where I have helped industry to a record last year , & @ @ @ @ @ for an extended period… His problem is interesting .
He must always be weak on @ @ @ @ @ Sanders Radical Left voter .
If he loses them , like Crooked Hillary did , @ @ @ @ @ , and many will vote for me because of TRADE ( Bernie was good on @ @ @ @ @ always be weak on crime !
“ Congratulations , every single word of your tweet @ @ @ @ @ , you sound like you recently fell and hit your head .
Are you in @ @ @ @ @ what ?

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Now that Donald Trump has failed to get the post-convention bounce in the polls that he desperately needed, he’s reduced to tweeting delusional and hallucinatory nonsense like this:
“ Joe Biden is coming out of the basement earlier than his hoped for ten days because his people told him he has no choice, his poll numbers are PLUNGING! Going to Pittsburgh, where I have helped industry to a record last year, & then back to his basement for an extended period… His problem is interesting. He must always be weak on CRIME because of the Bernie Sanders Radical Left voter. If he loses them, like Crooked Hillary did, he is “toast”, and many will vote for me because of TRADE (Bernie was good on trade). Joe MUST always be weak on crime!“
Congratulations, every single word of your tweet is a lie. Also, you sound like you recently fell and hit your head. Are you in need of medical attention or what?
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palmerreport--2020-08-31--Donald Trump is running out of time and he knows it

Trump isn ’ t suddenly magically winning just because he ’ s doing grotesque things .
Nothing works that way @ @ @ @ @ the convention bounce he needed , which means he ’ s running out of time @ @ @ @ @ free fall .
The only thing going “ positive ” for him is his latest @ @ @

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Trump isn’t suddenly magically winning just because he’s doing grotesque things. Nothing works that way. Trump failed to get the convention bounce he needed, which means he’s running out of time. He’s in free fall. The only thing going “positive” for him is his latest drug test.
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palmerreport--2020-08-31--Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler tells Donald Trump to go to hell

For months , Donald Trump has tried to make America ’ s growing civil unrest even worse , in the hope of using it in his favor .
He ’ s indeed made things far worse , but given his terrible approval rating and lack of a post-convention bump in the polls , none of it ’ s working out well for him either .
Trump ’ s latest stunt has centered around urging his goons to stir up violence in various cities , so he can offer to “ fix ” everything by sending in his own law enforcement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t work for him , because he ’ s already tried it in other cities .
Now he ’ s trying it in Portland , and let ’ s just say that the Mayor isn ’ t interested in taking the bait .
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler said this to Donald Trump today : “ You ’ ve tried to divide us more than any other figure in modern history and now , you want me to stop the violence that you helped create .
What America needs is for you to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back together as one America.
” This is how you defeat Donald Trump .
You boldly and loudly call him out on his simplistic antics .
You make sure voters in the middle are well aware that Trump is inciting all this violence on purpose .
You make sure they know who to blame for it all .
You don ’ t cower to Trump – ever .

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For months, Donald Trump has tried to make America’s growing civil unrest even worse, in the hope of using it in his favor. He’s indeed made things far worse, but given his terrible approval rating and lack of a post-convention bump in the polls, none of it’s working out well for him either.
Trump’s latest stunt has centered around urging his goons to stir up violence in various cities, so he can offer to “fix” everything by sending in his own law enforcement personnel. We know this strategy doesn’t work for him, because he’s already tried it in other cities. Now he’s trying it in Portland, and let’s just say that the Mayor isn’t interested in taking the bait.
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler said this to Donald Trump today: “You’ve tried to divide us more than any other figure in modern history and now, you want me to stop the violence that you helped create. What America needs is for you to be stopped so that we can come back together as one America.”
This is how you defeat Donald Trump. You boldly and loudly call him out on his simplistic antics. You make sure voters in the middle are well aware that Trump is inciting all this violence on purpose. You make sure they know who to blame for it all. You don’t cower to Trump – ever.
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palmerreport--2020-08-31--Here’s how we take Donald Trump down

Here’s how we take Donald Trump down

The past four years have been a difficult and challenging time in our nation ’ s history .
We ’ ve all done the best we can to push back against Donald Trump ’ s villainy and hold this country together .
Now we have just sixty-five days to go until the election , and we ’ re in prime position to take back our country once and for all .
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The past four years have been a difficult and challenging time in our nation’s history. We’ve all done the best we can to push back against Donald Trump’s villainy and hold this country together. Now we have just sixty-five days to go until the election, and we’re in prime position to take back our country once and for all.
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palmerreport--2020-09-01--Donald Trump’s stooge Joni Ernst is in real trouble

Pundits like to talk about post-convention bounces around this time of the election season .
Following the Republican convention from last week , they were stressing that Donald Trump could get a bump in the polls after giving his demented speech , which was really more of the same but given with notably lower energy than we ’ re used to seeing when Trump attacks his favorite targets .
The bump this time around is pretty much non-existent , and not just for Donald Trump , either .
Speaking at the convention was first-term incumbent Sen. Joni Ernst from Iowa @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a tight race against Theresa Greenfield .
If you haven ’ t heard of Joni Ernst , she ’ s proposed gutting the social safety net entirely and forcing people to ask for charity from their local churches and spent the convention lying about the storm relief that Donald Trump failed to deliver to farmers in her state .
The Democrats have a strong challenger in Theresa Greenfield , a local farmer who has vowed to protect social security if elected .
The real story here is that Ernst decided to hitch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ terrible idea , especially given that Republicans now have permission from Mitch McConnell to run independently of him if they need to .
She also doesn ’ t have a whole lot of an incumbency advantage going into an election year in a state that ’ s typically Republican – and now her prospects look even worse – with the race being downgraded from likely Republican to now being a tossup , as she polls neck and neck with Greenfield .
It ’ s clear that Democrats have multiple paths to winning the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hurt the ones who were foolish enough to speak at it .

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Pundits like to talk about post-convention bounces around this time of the election season. Following the Republican convention from last week, they were stressing that Donald Trump could get a bump in the polls after giving his demented speech, which was really more of the same but given with notably lower energy than we’re used to seeing when Trump attacks his favorite targets.
The bump this time around is pretty much non-existent, and not just for Donald Trump, either. Speaking at the convention was first-term incumbent Sen. Joni Ernst from Iowa, who’s running for re-election in a tight race against Theresa Greenfield.
If you haven’t heard of Joni Ernst, she’s proposed gutting the social safety net entirely and forcing people to ask for charity from their local churches and spent the convention lying about the storm relief that Donald Trump failed to deliver to farmers in her state. The Democrats have a strong challenger in Theresa Greenfield, a local farmer who has vowed to protect social security if elected.
The real story here is that Ernst decided to hitch her re-election prospects to Trump – a terrible idea, especially given that Republicans now have permission from Mitch McConnell to run independently of him if they need to. She also doesn’t have a whole lot of an incumbency advantage going into an election year in a state that’s typically Republican – and now her prospects look even worse – with the race being downgraded from likely Republican to now being a tossup, as she polls neck and neck with Greenfield. It’s clear that Democrats have multiple paths to winning the Senate and the convention may have actually hurt the ones who were foolish enough to speak at it.
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