There goes Florida

There ’ s a scene in The Office where the boss assigns a major account to the worst salesman to try to boost his confidence , and the salesman manages to lose the account within a few minutes .
Even the salesman , who knows he ’ s terrible at his job , seems stunned at how quickly he managed to blow it .
That ’ s the feeling I got when watching Bernie Sanders make his ( alleged ) frontrunner debut on Sunday night on 60 Minutes , when he immediately managed to lose Florida .
Back in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ things about Fidel Castro .
Hey , we ’ ve all said things we ’ ve come to regret years later , right ?
The important part is to get it correct now , and show that you ’ ve evolved in the right direction .
But Bernie is apparently incapable of that .
When he was asked on 60 Minutes about his old Castro remarks , he largely doubled down on them by praising aspects of what Castro did .
Uh , does Bernie not understand how anything works ?
He can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because it ’ s morally inappropriate to praise aspects of a murderous authoritarian regime , and because it ’ s political suicide .
Cuban-Americans in Florida will not stand for this .
Cuban-Americans tend to vote a bit differently than other Hispanic groups , due to the high prevalence of Catholicism among Cuban-Americans , and the resulting anti-abortion sentiment .
But while Democrats don ’ t generally win the Cuban-American vote , they don ’ t get wiped out either .
Hillary Clinton got 41 % of the Cuban-American vote in 2016 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he ’ ll be lucky if he gets 10 % or 20 of the Cuban-American vote .
That ’ s the difference between narrowly winning Florida and narrowly losing it .
You have to wonder if Bernie Sanders , who routinely demonstrates a simplistic view of things , and an inexplicable desire to surround himself with the most incompetent advisers he can find , is even aware of any of the above .
Does he know that he just hurt his chances in Florida in the primary race ?
Does he know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nominee , he just lost Florida to Donald Trump ?
How is a Democrat supposed to win the Electoral College without Florida ?
Bernie can ’ t be the nominee now .
It ’ s time for his supporters to shift their support to one of the actual Democrats , who can actually beat Trump .

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There’s a scene in The Office where the boss assigns a major account to the worst salesman to try to boost his confidence, and the salesman manages to lose the account within a few minutes. Even the salesman, who knows he’s terrible at his job, seems stunned at how quickly he managed to blow it. That’s the feeling I got when watching Bernie Sanders make his (alleged) frontrunner debut on Sunday night on 60 Minutes, when he immediately managed to lose Florida.
Back in the 1980s, Bernie Sanders said some positive things about Fidel Castro. Hey, we’ve all said things we’ve come to regret years later, right? The important part is to get it correct now, and show that you’ve evolved in the right direction. But Bernie is apparently incapable of that. When he was asked on 60 Minutes about his old Castro remarks, he largely doubled down on them by praising aspects of what Castro did.
Uh, does Bernie not understand how anything works? He can’t talk like this, both because it’s morally inappropriate to praise aspects of a murderous authoritarian regime, and because it’s political suicide. Cuban-Americans in Florida will not stand for this. Cuban-Americans tend to vote a bit differently than other Hispanic groups, due to the high prevalence of Catholicism among Cuban-Americans, and the resulting anti-abortion sentiment. But while Democrats don’t generally win the Cuban-American vote, they don’t get wiped out either. Hillary Clinton got 41% of the Cuban-American vote in 2016. With Bernie’s remarks about Castro, he’ll be lucky if he gets 10% or 20 of the Cuban-American vote. That’s the difference between narrowly winning Florida and narrowly losing it.
You have to wonder if Bernie Sanders, who routinely demonstrates a simplistic view of things, and an inexplicable desire to surround himself with the most incompetent advisers he can find, is even aware of any of the above. Does he know that he just hurt his chances in Florida in the primary race? Does he know that if he ends up being the nominee, he just lost Florida to Donald Trump? How is a Democrat supposed to win the Electoral College without Florida? Bernie can’t be the nominee now. It’s time for his supporters to shift their support to one of the actual Democrats, who can actually beat Trump.
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palmerreport--2020-02-24--Donald Trump just made a stunning threat against Adam Schiff

Fortunately for America , we keep being reminded that Donald Trump ’ s bark is still bigger than his bite .
He thought he could magically throw former FBI official Andrew McCabe in prison simply because he didn ’ t like him , but after Bill Barr spent months pretending McCabe was being indicted , that whole house of cards came crashing down .
Perhaps that ’ s why Trump has to be nonspecific about the threats he makes ; he knows he may not be able to carry through on anything specific .
In any case , Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ good time for him to resume his false accusations against House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff .
This time around , Trump threw in a threat that ’ s almost stunningly brazen : Threatening someone with a “ very unpleasant experience ” is the kind of nonspecific thing that a mobster would say when he ’ s implying he ’ s going to use violence against someone .
When the President of the United States is using this kind of rhetoric , he ’ s implying that he ’ s going to use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this out .
This is stunning , even for Donald Trump .
Again , fortunately , we keep seeing that Donald Trump isn ’ t even close to having the power to carry out the very worst of his threats – not yet , at least .
This is why it ’ s more important than ever that the Democrats choose a nominee who can actually beat Trump in 2020 .

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Fortunately for America, we keep being reminded that Donald Trump’s bark is still bigger than his bite. He thought he could magically throw former FBI official Andrew McCabe in prison simply because he didn’t like him, but after Bill Barr spent months pretending McCabe was being indicted, that whole house of cards came crashing down. Perhaps that’s why Trump has to be nonspecific about the threats he makes; he knows he may not be able to carry through on anything specific.
In any case, Donald Trump decided today that now would be a good time for him to resume his false accusations against House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff. This time around, Trump threw in a threat that’s almost stunningly brazen:
Somebody please tell incompetent (thanks for my high poll numbers) & corrupt politician Adam “Shifty” Schiff to stop leaking Classified information or, even worse, made up information, to the Fake News Media. Someday he will be caught, & that will be a very unpleasant experience! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 23, 2020
Threatening someone with a “very unpleasant experience” is the kind of nonspecific thing that a mobster would say when he’s implying he’s going to use violence against someone. When the President of the United States is using this kind of rhetoric, he’s implying that he’s going to use the power of his office to carry this out. This is stunning, even for Donald Trump.
Again, fortunately, we keep seeing that Donald Trump isn’t even close to having the power to carry out the very worst of his threats – not yet, at least. This is why it’s more important than ever that the Democrats choose a nominee who can actually beat Trump in 2020.
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palmerreport--2020-02-24--Bernie Sanders just totally blew it on Fidel Castro, AIPAC, Susan Sarandon, Marianne Williamson, and

Bernie Sanders just totally blew it on Fidel Castro, AIPAC, Susan Sarandon, Marianne Williamson, and more

Bernie Sanders has won two out of the first three states , with another forty-seven states still yet to weigh in .
He ’ s pulling in thirty-something percent of the delegate vote , in a race where 50 % is required to become the nominee .
But the media has labeled him the new “ frontrunner ” today anyway .
So what ’ s he doing with his moment in the sun ?
Melting down .
Here ’ s a partial list of the things that Bernie Sanders and his campaign have done so far today : – Bernie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ partial praise for Fidel Castro .
This is a recipe for losing the Cuban-American vote , and thus losing Florida .
– Bernie went on Twitter tonight and accused bipartisan pro-Israel group AIPAC of “ bigotry ” against Palestinians .
The group has its problems , but it believes in a two-state solution .
Bernie ’ s remarks are recipe for losing the Jewish vote .
– Bernie ’ s campaign invited former candidate Marianne Williamson on stage at a campaign event today so she could endorse him .
As a reminder , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to get people to buy her “ spiritual ” books instead of buying medicine .
– Bernie ’ s campaign surrogate Susan Sarandon announced on Twitter that she ’ s not just trying to get rid of Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House , she ’ s trying to run Pelosi out of Congress entirely .
– Bernie also admitted on 60 Minutes that he has no idea how he ’ d pay for Medicare For All , and that he has no idea what it would even cost .
Bernie Sanders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ frontrunner ” blowing it with Cuban voters , blowing it with Jewish voters , blowing it with Pelosi voters , blowing it with science voters , and blowing it with anyone who can do math .
He ’ s not actually the frontrunner of anything , but he ’ s using his moment in the sun to blow it as badly as possible .
Bernie would be far better than Trump .
But then again , a box of cockroaches would be far better than Trump .
The Democrats need a better @ @ @ @ @ @

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Bernie Sanders has won two out of the first three states, with another forty-seven states still yet to weigh in. He’s pulling in thirty-something percent of the delegate vote, in a race where 50% is required to become the nominee. But the media has labeled him the new “frontrunner” today anyway. So what’s he doing with his moment in the sun? Melting down. Here’s a partial list of the things that Bernie Sanders and his campaign have done so far today:
– Bernie went on 60 Minutes tonight and offered partial praise for Fidel Castro. This is a recipe for losing the Cuban-American vote, and thus losing Florida.
– Bernie went on Twitter tonight and accused bipartisan pro-Israel group AIPAC of “bigotry” against Palestinians. The group has its problems, but it believes in a two-state solution. Bernie’s remarks are recipe for losing the Jewish vote.
– Bernie’s campaign invited former candidate Marianne Williamson on stage at a campaign event today so she could endorse him. As a reminder, Williamson is an anti-vaxxer who basically tries to get people to buy her “spiritual” books instead of buying medicine.
– Bernie’s campaign surrogate Susan Sarandon announced on Twitter that she’s not just trying to get rid of Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House, she’s trying to run Pelosi out of Congress entirely.
– Bernie also admitted on 60 Minutes that he has no idea how he’d pay for Medicare For All, and that he has no idea what it would even cost.
Bernie Sanders has spent his first day as the “frontrunner” blowing it with Cuban voters, blowing it with Jewish voters, blowing it with Pelosi voters, blowing it with science voters, and blowing it with anyone who can do math. He’s not actually the frontrunner of anything, but he’s using his moment in the sun to blow it as badly as possible. Bernie would be far better than Trump. But then again, a box of cockroaches would be far better than Trump. The Democrats need a better nominee who can actually win.
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palmerreport--2020-02-24--Joe Biden just got some big news that could shake up the entire race

In the social media era , what are formal endorsements still worth in general ?
That ’ s a topic that ’ s ripe for debate .
But every once in awhile , we see an endorsement that we know carries major weight .
For instance , if President Obama endorsed someone in the Democratic primary right now , it would shake up the entire race nationwide .
That ’ s not likely to happen any time soon .
But Joe Biden just picked up an endorsement that has roughly that much influence in a specific state , and could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remainder of the primary race .
House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn is about to endorse Joe Biden in the South Carolina 2020 Democratic primary race , according to Politico .
It ’ s widely agreed that Clyburn has significant influence over African American voters across the nation , and huge influence in his home state of South Carolina .
Why is this so important ?
The latest polling averages suggest that Biden is set to win South Carolina by three to five points .
This would help him greatly .
The media would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ momentum ” ( even though he was always favored to win the state ) , and it would send a signal to Biden fans in upcoming Super Tuesday states that he ’ s still in contention .
So if Clyburn ’ s endorsement seals South Carolina for Biden , it ’ s a big deal .
Now imagine if Clyburn ’ s endorsement hands Biden a more definitive win in South Carolina than expected , by something like five to ten points .
Then the national narrative shifts significantly in his direction heading @ @ @ @ @ @ @ never going to do well in nearly all-white states like Iowa and New Hampshire .
Nor was he ever going to do well in states that use a caucus format like Iowa and Nevada .
He ’ s always been counting on performing well in South Carolina , as a springboard for Super Tuesday .
If Jim Clyburn ’ s endorsement is worth what we think it ’ s worth in South Carolina , this could change the entire trajectory of the primary race going forward .

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In the social media era, what are formal endorsements still worth in general? That’s a topic that’s ripe for debate. But every once in awhile, we see an endorsement that we know carries major weight. For instance, if President Obama endorsed someone in the Democratic primary right now, it would shake up the entire race nationwide. That’s not likely to happen any time soon. But Joe Biden just picked up an endorsement that has roughly that much influence in a specific state, and could end up tilting the balance of the remainder of the primary race.
House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn is about to endorse Joe Biden in the South Carolina 2020 Democratic primary race, according to Politico. It’s widely agreed that Clyburn has significant influence over African American voters across the nation, and huge influence in his home state of South Carolina. Why is this so important?
The latest polling averages suggest that Biden is set to win South Carolina by three to five points. This would help him greatly. The media would start talking about him suddenly having “momentum” (even though he was always favored to win the state), and it would send a signal to Biden fans in upcoming Super Tuesday states that he’s still in contention. So if Clyburn’s endorsement seals South Carolina for Biden, it’s a big deal. Now imagine if Clyburn’s endorsement hands Biden a more definitive win in South Carolina than expected, by something like five to ten points. Then the national narrative shifts significantly in his direction heading into Super Tuesday.
Joe Biden was never going to do well in nearly all-white states like Iowa and New Hampshire. Nor was he ever going to do well in states that use a caucus format like Iowa and Nevada. He’s always been counting on performing well in South Carolina, as a springboard for Super Tuesday. If Jim Clyburn’s endorsement is worth what we think it’s worth in South Carolina, this could change the entire trajectory of the primary race going forward.
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palmerreport--2020-02-24--Here’s how Bernie Sanders can get me to back off

We ’ re at a tricky point in the 2020 Democratic primary race .
Only three states have voted out of fifty , and Bernie Sanders has only won two out of the three of them .
The math says we ’ re very likely headed to a brokered convention , where someone other than Sanders will likely emerge as the nominee .
But the media is ignoring all of this and crowning Sanders the nominee already , even as he and many of his supporters become even more divisive and toxic .
I ’ ve been trying to spell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accurately as possible , because that ’ s what an honest political analyst does , regardless of how it impacts that analyst ’ s popularity .
I ’ ll take the heat ; I ’ ve taken a lot of heat in the past for things that I ’ ve routinely turned out to have been entirely correct about .
But some folks out there , even if they view the Sanders mess the same way that I do , have expressed concern about my decision to call him out .
So I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sanders himself , and let him decide how this goes .
If he wants to me to back off , he can take the following steps – all of which he should be taking without me having to ask him : – Bernie must rein in ( or part ways with ) his toxic senior campaign advisers , who keep pulling stunts like going on TV and falsely claiming that another candidate had a heart attack , or going onto Twitter and directing pro-Bernie trolls to attack this or that pundit .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ toxic of his campaign surrogates .
Bernie needs to stop hiding behind bad people who do his dirty work for him .
– Bernie must stop demonizing the Democratic Party and pretending it ’ s no different than the Republican Party .
– Bernie must come clean with everything he knows about Russia ’ s attempts at rigging the 2020 Democratic primary race in his favor .
He must also pledge to immediately disclose any additional information about Russian interference that he learns going forward .
– Bernie must immediately release his detailed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to take his doctor ’ s word for it .
He just had a heart attack .
Again , Bernie Sanders should be doing all of these things simply because they ’ re the right thing to do , not because I ’ m asking him to do them .
If he continues refusing to do the right thing , I ’ ll have no choice but to keep vetting him , in order to ensure he doesn ’ t end up being the nominee .
Bernie has forty years of embarrassing and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of which is public knowledge , most of which is not in dispute .
The media has simply never publicized it , and Bernie ’ s opponents have been afraid to use it .
But we all know Trump and the GOP will use this dirt to destroy Bernie if he ’ s the nominee .
Better to put it out there now , than wait until we ’ re stuck with him as a nominee .

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We’re at a tricky point in the 2020 Democratic primary race. Only three states have voted out of fifty, and Bernie Sanders has only won two out of the three of them. The math says we’re very likely headed to a brokered convention, where someone other than Sanders will likely emerge as the nominee. But the media is ignoring all of this and crowning Sanders the nominee already, even as he and many of his supporters become even more divisive and toxic.
I’ve been trying to spell all of this out as clearly and accurately as possible, because that’s what an honest political analyst does, regardless of how it impacts that analyst’s popularity. I’ll take the heat; I’ve taken a lot of heat in the past for things that I’ve routinely turned out to have been entirely correct about. But some folks out there, even if they view the Sanders mess the same way that I do, have expressed concern about my decision to call him out.
So I’m gong to put it on Sanders himself, and let him decide how this goes. If he wants to me to back off, he can take the following steps – all of which he should be taking without me having to ask him:
– Bernie must rein in (or part ways with) his toxic senior campaign advisers, who keep pulling stunts like going on TV and falsely claiming that another candidate had a heart attack, or going onto Twitter and directing pro-Bernie trolls to attack this or that pundit. He must also part ways with the most toxic of his campaign surrogates. Bernie needs to stop hiding behind bad people who do his dirty work for him. – Bernie must stop demonizing the Democratic Party and pretending it’s no different than the Republican Party. – Bernie must come clean with everything he knows about Russia’s attempts at rigging the 2020 Democratic primary race in his favor. He must also pledge to immediately disclose any additional information about Russian interference that he learns going forward. – Bernie must immediately release his detailed medical records, instead of asking us to take his doctor’s word for it. He just had a heart attack.
Again, Bernie Sanders should be doing all of these things simply because they’re the right thing to do, not because I’m asking him to do them. If he continues refusing to do the right thing, I’ll have no choice but to keep vetting him, in order to ensure he doesn’t end up being the nominee. Bernie has forty years of embarrassing and bizarre political and personal history, all of which is public knowledge, most of which is not in dispute. The media has simply never publicized it, and Bernie’s opponents have been afraid to use it. But we all know Trump and the GOP will use this dirt to destroy Bernie if he’s the nominee. Better to put it out there now, than wait until we’re stuck with him as a nominee.
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palmerreport--2020-02-24--What the heck is going on in the South Carolina Democratic primary?

The Democratic 2020 primary contest in South Carolina is going to tell us a number of things .
Will Joe Biden ’ s firewall with African-American voters hold up ?
If Biden wins the state , will the media begin portraying him as having momentum ?
If Bernie Sanders loses the state , will the media stop hyping him as the supposed frontrunner ?
The polls coming out of South Carolina have been confusing , and unfortunately , they ’ re being reported on in a largely inaccurate way .
We have three new major polls coming out of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up by five points .
PPP has Joe Biden up by fifteen points .
NBC/Marist has Joe Biden up by four points .
So which of these is accurate ?
That ’ s where things get tricky .
All three of these polling outlets have a valid track record .
There ’ s no reason to presume that any of them are full of crap .
And yet at least one of these polls is going to end up being proven very wrong .
That ’ s what happens when pollsters try to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to poll , at a time when a race is rapidly shifting .
The statistically valid way to deal with this is to average the three polls together and conclude that Biden is potentially up by eight points .
If that ends up being the actual result in South Carolina , it ’ ll change the entire trajectory of the primary race .
The one thing that no pundit or news outlet should ever do is to just grab one of these three new polls , throw it on the screen , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the only new South Carolina poll .
MSNBC just had a chyron on the bottom of the screen which asserted that Biden has a “ slight ” lead in South Carolina .
We suppose that fits best with their ratings-friendly narrative about Biden being in trouble , and Sanders being the presumptive nominee – but it ’ s not what the numbers actually say .
The polls get a bad rap because of how the media routinely mis represents what the polls are saying .

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The Democratic 2020 primary contest in South Carolina is going to tell us a number of things. Will Joe Biden’s firewall with African-American voters hold up? If Biden wins the state, will the media begin portraying him as having momentum? If Bernie Sanders loses the state, will the media stop hyping him as the supposed frontrunner?
The polls coming out of South Carolina have been confusing, and unfortunately, they’re being reported on in a largely inaccurate way. We have three new major polls coming out of the state. CBS News has Joe Biden up by five points. PPP has Joe Biden up by fifteen points. NBC/Marist has Joe Biden up by four points. So which of these is accurate? That’s where things get tricky.
All three of these polling outlets have a valid track record. There’s no reason to presume that any of them are full of crap. And yet at least one of these polls is going to end up being proven very wrong. That’s what happens when pollsters try to calculate a group representative collection of people to poll, at a time when a race is rapidly shifting. The statistically valid way to deal with this is to average the three polls together and conclude that Biden is potentially up by eight points. If that ends up being the actual result in South Carolina, it’ll change the entire trajectory of the primary race.
The one thing that no pundit or news outlet should ever do is to just grab one of these three new polls, throw it on the screen, and treat it as if it’s the only new South Carolina poll. MSNBC just had a chyron on the bottom of the screen which asserted that Biden has a “slight” lead in South Carolina. We suppose that fits best with their ratings-friendly narrative about Biden being in trouble, and Sanders being the presumptive nominee – but it’s not what the numbers actually say. The polls get a bad rap because of how the media routinely mis represents what the polls are saying.
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palmerreport--2020-02-24--Donald Trump suffers bizarre Twitter malfunction

By now we ’ re all well aware that Donald Trump can ’ t spell at all , and that he doesn ’ t appear to be very good at reading and writing , either .
Trump ’ s literacy issues are not among his ten most egregious problems , of course .
It just adds insult to injury when the guy does all these monstrous things , and then also refuses to have any of his numerous handlers look over his tweets before he posts them .
Then again , perhaps his handlers are just as illiterate .
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The book is surely a bunch of crap , but whatever .
The trouble is , that ’ s not the author ’ s name .
You ’ d think Trump or his handlers would have deleted this tweet and replaced it with the correct spelling .
But instead they did this eleven minutes later : Really ?
This is how the office of the President of the United States is announcing things now ?
This is embarrassing beyond words – and it ’ s the latest sign that Donald Trump and his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
If they ’ re botching this announcement this badly , how badly are they blowing the big stuff ?

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By now we’re all well aware that Donald Trump can’t spell at all, and that he doesn’t appear to be very good at reading and writing, either. Trump’s literacy issues are not among his ten most egregious problems, of course. It just adds insult to injury when the guy does all these monstrous things, and then also refuses to have any of his numerous handlers look over his tweets before he posts them. Then again, perhaps his handlers are just as illiterate.
Donald Trump posted this tweet today:
That’s all fine and dandy. The book is surely a bunch of crap, but whatever. The trouble is, that’s not the author’s name. You’d think Trump or his handlers would have deleted this tweet and replaced it with the correct spelling. But instead they did this eleven minutes later:
Really? This is how the office of the President of the United States is announcing things now? This is embarrassing beyond words – and it’s the latest sign that Donald Trump and his handlers are completely asleep at the wheel. If they’re botching this announcement this badly, how badly are they blowing the big stuff?
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palmerreport--2020-02-24--Mike Bloomberg just blew it

Mike Bloomberg just blew it

Mike Bloomberg would make a far better president than Donald Trump .
For that matter , a bag of fire ants would make a better president than Donald Trump .
Once we have a Democratic Party nominee , we should all support that nominee .
In the meantime , there are serious questions about whether Bloomberg should be the nominee .
We ’ ve all seen his scandals on display at the last debate .
Now he ’ s facing another problem : tone-deafness .
An unknown entity has been defacing Mike Bloomberg ’ s campaign offices across the nation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In fact it ’ s a crime .
Whoever is doing it should be arrested , and whichever candidate they support should disavow it .
Bloomberg has a right to complain about it .
But his campaign tweeted this image today , which appears to paint him as the real victim in Flint , Michigan : If Mike Bloomberg were being savvy about this , he ’ d have a sign on the front window of his Flint office that said “ Vote for me and I ’ ll immediately fix the water.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he could go fix the water right now .
That would be far smarter than seeking sympathy on Twitter because someone in Flint taped a sign to his window .

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Mike Bloomberg would make a far better president than Donald Trump. For that matter, a bag of fire ants would make a better president than Donald Trump. Once we have a Democratic Party nominee, we should all support that nominee. In the meantime, there are serious questions about whether Bloomberg should be the nominee. We’ve all seen his scandals on display at the last debate. Now he’s facing another problem: tone-deafness.
An unknown entity has been defacing Mike Bloomberg’s campaign offices across the nation. This is a serious problem. In fact it’s a crime. Whoever is doing it should be arrested, and whichever candidate they support should disavow it. Bloomberg has a right to complain about it. But his campaign tweeted this image today, which appears to paint him as the real victim in Flint, Michigan:
If Mike Bloomberg were being savvy about this, he’d have a sign on the front window of his Flint office that said “Vote for me and I’ll immediately fix the water.” In fact, with his money, he could go fix the water right now. That would be far smarter than seeking sympathy on Twitter because someone in Flint taped a sign to his window.
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palmerreport--2020-02-24--Leading Florida Democrats disavow Bernie Sanders after he makes a complete mess of things

Bernie Sanders has been the Democratic primary frontrunner for barely a day ( if winning two out of the first three states even counts as being the “ frontrunner ” ) , and he ’ s already demonstrating why he ’ d have a difficult time beating Donald Trump .
Sanders appeared on 60 Minutes last night and offered partial praise for Fidel Castro , which is just about the single quickest way a candidate can lose in Florida .
Sanders ’ remarks have put every Florida Democrat up for reelection in 2020 at risk if he ’ s the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Florida are quickly disavowing him over it .
Former Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum , who has nationwide respect and popularity , tweeted this : I said ( what now seems a lifetime ago ) that Senator Sanders could never win Florida .
The socialism label is political suicide .
Last nights ’ # 60Minutes debacle has now made him poisonous in Florida .
@ JoeBiden can win Florida and bring down ballot races with him .
I was horrified by Sen. Sanders ' comments .
Rather than strain to be `` fair @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should listen to those who 've lived under tyranny .
After his outrageous comments he easily condemns Kim Jong Un and Putin .
Sen. Sanders , the same is true of the Castro regime .
It ’ s not that Florida Democrats are trying to take sides in the Democratic primary race .
It ’ s that Bernie Sanders ’ partial praise of Fidel Castro is wildly inappropriate , and – as Gwen Graham puts it – political suicide .
If Sanders is the nominee , Trump and the GOP run his pro-Castro @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Not only would Sanders lose Florida in the general election , several current Democrats in Florida would lose their seats .
Sanders simply can not be the nominee .
As he keeps proving , he ’ d find a way to lose to Trump .

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Bernie Sanders has been the Democratic primary frontrunner for barely a day (if winning two out of the first three states even counts as being the “frontrunner”), and he’s already demonstrating why he’d have a difficult time beating Donald Trump. Sanders appeared on 60 Minutes last night and offered partial praise for Fidel Castro, which is just about the single quickest way a candidate can lose in Florida. Sanders’ remarks have put every Florida Democrat up for reelection in 2020 at risk if he’s the nominee. Not surprisingly, the Democrats in Florida are quickly disavowing him over it.
Former Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, who has nationwide respect and popularity, tweeted this:
No one should have sympathies for Fidel Castro's brutal and repressive regime. Let's stay focused, Democrats. — Andrew Gillum (@AndrewGillum) February 24, 2020
Democratic Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy tweeted this:
.@SenSanders comments on Fidel Castro are ill-informed & insulting to thousands of Floridians. Castro was a murderous dictator who oppressed his own people. His “literacy program” wasn’t altruistic; it was a cynical effort to spread his dangerous philosophy & consolidate power. — Stephanie Murphy (@MurphyforFL) February 24, 2020
Democratic Congresswoman Donna Shalala tweeted this:
Former Congresswoman Gwen Graham tweeted this:
I said (what now seems a lifetime ago) that Senator Sanders could never win Florida. The socialism label is political suicide. Last nights’ #60Minutes debacle has now made him poisonous in Florida.@JoeBiden can win Florida and bring down ballot races with him. Let’s do this! pic.twitter.com/XM8Lj04YVp — Gwen Graham (@GwenGraham) February 24, 2020
Florida State Senator José Javier Rodríguez tweeted this:
I was horrified by Sen. Sanders' comments. Rather than strain to be "fair" to a murderous dictator, he should listen to those who've lived under tyranny. After his outrageous comments he easily condemns Kim Jong Un and Putin. Sen. Sanders, the same is true of the Castro regime. — José Javier Rodríguez (@JoseJavierJJR) February 24, 2020
It’s not that Florida Democrats are trying to take sides in the Democratic primary race. It’s that Bernie Sanders’ partial praise of Fidel Castro is wildly inappropriate, and – as Gwen Graham puts it – political suicide. If Sanders is the nominee, Trump and the GOP run his pro-Castro comments all day long in TV ads. Not only would Sanders lose Florida in the general election, several current Democrats in Florida would lose their seats. Sanders simply cannot be the nominee. As he keeps proving, he’d find a way to lose to Trump.
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palmerreport--2020-02-24--Millions of votes are on the line

Millions of votes are on the line

There may yet be hope for all of us , even as “ president ” Donald Trump tries to pack the courts with his unqualified picks .
Many judges still exist who follow the rule of law and not the wannabe dictator who gave them lifetime jobs they don ’ t deserve .
Politico magazine tells such a story .
The best news is that , according to the Politico article , federal appellate courts are attacking the national conservative agenda in rulings that impact the ability of low-income people to secure health care and for former felons to exercise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the governor of Arkansas expanded Medicaid under the ACA to provide access to healthcare to more low-income people .
A new law was introduced by Republicans in 2020 that set ridiculous requirements for Medicaid recipients including requiring those aged 19-49 to work 80 hours per month to receive Medicaid .
On its face , that doesn ’ t sound unreasonable , but what if you ’ re disabled and can ’ t work ?
What if you can ’ t get a job ?
What happens to them ?
Republicans certainly don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrote the unanimous opinion overturning this rule was David Sentelle , a Reagan appointee .
The Court ruled that Medicaid is governed by Congress , and it will be applied as so governed .
In his opinion , Judge Sentelle pointed directly at Republicans and their lack of concern for others : “ Nodding to concerns .
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only to dismiss them in a conclusory manner is not a hallmark of reasoned decision making.
” No , it ’ s more like discriminatory decision making .
In Florida , the 11th Circuit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s attempts to block felons from voting based on their ability to “ pay all fines , fees and restitution imposed as part of the sentence.
” These people just got out of prison .
So , how are they supposed to pay this ?
Did the Florida legislature even consider the “ how ” before coming up with such a rule ?
No .
We know that minorities make up most convicted felons .
Imposing this rule keeps them from voting , which Republicans assume will be Democratic votes .
Florida voters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ upon completion of their sentences , which will add 1.4 million—mostly African Americans—to the voting rolls .
Gasp !
All these black folks voting would be a disaster .
At least that ’ s the way Republicans see it .
Forget about the will of the people who voted to overturn this law .
They don ’ t count , right ?
The 11th Circuit , comprised of one Reagan appointee and two Carter appointees , ruled that the “ add-on ” rule created by Republicans “ punishes those who can not pay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so by continuing to deny them access to the ballot box.
” This behavior is not only discriminatory but serves to continuously illustrate how Republicans want to rule their way and leave the rest of us out .
Thank God these judges remain on the bench to keep things on a more equal footing , such as the gerrymandering laws that have been recently overturned in North Carolina , Michigan , and Pennsylvania .
Allow the people to vote as they wish .
Next , we need to overturn the electoral college and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to win , which reflects the will of the greatest number of people .
It ’ s just that simple .

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There may yet be hope for all of us, even as “president” Donald Trump tries to pack the courts with his unqualified picks. Many judges still exist who follow the rule of law and not the wannabe dictator who gave them lifetime jobs they don’t deserve. Politico magazine tells such a story. The best news is that, according to the Politico article, federal appellate courts are attacking the national conservative agenda in rulings that impact the ability of low-income people to secure health care and for former felons to exercise their right to vote.
In 2013, the governor of Arkansas expanded Medicaid under the ACA to provide access to healthcare to more low-income people. A new law was introduced by Republicans in 2020 that set ridiculous requirements for Medicaid recipients including requiring those aged 19-49 to work 80 hours per month to receive Medicaid. On its face, that doesn’t sound unreasonable, but what if you’re disabled and can’t work? What if you can’t get a job? What happens to them? Republicans certainly don’t care. The justice who wrote the unanimous opinion overturning this rule was David Sentelle, a Reagan appointee. The Court ruled that Medicaid is governed by Congress, and it will be applied as so governed. In his opinion, Judge Sentelle pointed directly at Republicans and their lack of concern for others: “Nodding to concerns . . . only to dismiss them in a conclusory manner is not a hallmark of reasoned decision making.” No, it’s more like discriminatory decision making.
In Florida, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against Florida’s attempts to block felons from voting based on their ability to “pay all fines, fees and restitution imposed as part of the sentence.” These people just got out of prison. So, how are they supposed to pay this? Did the Florida legislature even consider the “how” before coming up with such a rule? No. We know that minorities make up most convicted felons. Imposing this rule keeps them from voting, which Republicans assume will be Democratic votes.
Florida voters approved the amendment allowing felons to vote upon completion of their sentences, which will add 1.4 million—mostly African Americans—to the voting rolls. Gasp! All these black folks voting would be a disaster. At least that’s the way Republicans see it. Forget about the will of the people who voted to overturn this law. They don’t count, right? The 11th Circuit, comprised of one Reagan appointee and two Carter appointees, ruled that the “add-on” rule created by Republicans “punishes those who cannot pay more harshly than those who can—and does so by continuing to deny them access to the ballot box.”
This behavior is not only discriminatory but serves to continuously illustrate how Republicans want to rule their way and leave the rest of us out. Thank God these judges remain on the bench to keep things on a more equal footing, such as the gerrymandering laws that have been recently overturned in North Carolina, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. Allow the people to vote as they wish. Next, we need to overturn the electoral college and allow the person with the most votes to win, which reflects the will of the greatest number of people. It’s just that simple.
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palmerreport--2020-02-24--This is all creeping up on us

This is all creeping up on us

I ’ m occasionally rebuked for comparing Donald Trump with Adolf Hitler .
Not very often , but not without merit .
But I suspect these are the same people who recite that we are doomed to repeat history if we don ’ t learn from it , so I can ’ t think of a more apt cautionary tale against tyranny than the Third Reich .
So when we look at Trump it ’ s useful to also look at Hitler , without giving Trump too much credit for evil genius and too little for potential monstrosities .
What @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Reich was a man who grew into his role as a monster , as opposed to one who stepped out onto the world stage as a monster already fully formed .
Over the years Hitler gained in confidence until he overreached himself with too much confidence .
He became increasingly arrogant in his self-belief , more and more disdainful of the wisdom of others and finally willing to commit outrages in the open air with unrestrained hubris .
In like manner Donald Trump ’ s crimes are becoming more frequent and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been so gradual as to be little noted or commented on .
But when Trump first started out I doubt he could have gotten away with pardoning anyone he pleased just for giving him money , or merging the presidency with the Department of Justice , or dismissing his DNI out of fury because one of his underlings ( Shelby Pierson ) reported to Congress that Putin is working covertly to get Trump reelected , or shaming and firing a decorated Marine Lieutenant Colonel ( and his completely uninvolved brother ) for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to tell the truth , the whole truth and nothing but the truth .
Trump would have taken more heat than he has for all those things early on , including for his retweet of a tweet exposing the lawfully protected anonymity of a whistleblower , or his tweets calling for the arrest and prosecution and imprisonment of the deputy director of the FBI for doing his job back when he was involved in appointing a special prosecutor , and becoming outraged and throwing a tantrum when the DOJ couldn ’ t cook @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jail .
( What Trump probably really wanted was for the DOJ to invent or plant evidence against the Deputy Director , but they wouldn ’ t do that – not yet , anyway . )
Trump would have been excoriated for the people he has threatened , like when he suggested that Marie Yovanovich was going to “ go through some things , ” or Adam Schiff is going to have a “ very unpleasant experience.
” In the early days he confined much of his dysfunctional presidency to golf and tweeting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bragging that he ’ s a “ stable genius.
” He even blinked when his child-caging zero-tolerance policy met with unlooked for hostility .
Up till then his misbegotten presidency was mostly about his bungling efforts to look “ presidential ” and taking credit for the work of others — fewer instances of impropriety and more often the appearance of impropriety .
We have left the appearance of impropriety behind and entered the world of full blown out in the open evil .
Gone are the days when abuse of power was occasional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ threat on the horizon .
It ’ s happening now .
Donald Trump has become the monster we always feared .
Democracy isn ’ t dead , but it is dying .
Meanwhile three separate election security bills are expiring on Mitch McConnell ’ s desk , no Republican efforts will be made to stop Putin from attempting to steal a second presidential election from the people , and the Republican Party is in monolithic unity behind its child-raping leader .
Democracy doesn ’ t only die in darkness , it also dies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out of time to save democracy and the planet .
Our number is up .
We can only hope it ’ s not the number of the Beast , because once we elect a Democratic candidate , if we don ’ t solidly get behind her or him then it just might be .

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I’m occasionally rebuked for comparing Donald Trump with Adolf Hitler. Not very often, but not without merit. But I suspect these are the same people who recite that we are doomed to repeat history if we don’t learn from it, so I can’t think of a more apt cautionary tale against tyranny than the Third Reich.
So when we look at Trump it’s useful to also look at Hitler, without giving Trump too much credit for evil genius and too little for potential monstrosities. What we saw in the twelve awful years of the Reich was a man who grew into his role as a monster, as opposed to one who stepped out onto the world stage as a monster already fully formed. Over the years Hitler gained in confidence until he overreached himself with too much confidence. He became increasingly arrogant in his self-belief, more and more disdainful of the wisdom of others and finally willing to commit outrages in the open air with unrestrained hubris. In like manner Donald Trump’s crimes are becoming more frequent and more brazen with time.
This crescendo has been so gradual as to be little noted or commented on. But when Trump first started out I doubt he could have gotten away with pardoning anyone he pleased just for giving him money, or merging the presidency with the Department of Justice, or dismissing his DNI out of fury because one of his underlings (Shelby Pierson) reported to Congress that Putin is working covertly to get Trump reelected, or shaming and firing a decorated Marine Lieutenant Colonel (and his completely uninvolved brother) for answering a subpoena and honoring his oath to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
Trump would have taken more heat than he has for all those things early on, including for his retweet of a tweet exposing the lawfully protected anonymity of a whistleblower, or his tweets calling for the arrest and prosecution and imprisonment of the deputy director of the FBI for doing his job back when he was involved in appointing a special prosecutor, and becoming outraged and throwing a tantrum when the DOJ couldn’t cook up a pretext for putting him in jail. (What Trump probably really wanted was for the DOJ to invent or plant evidence against the Deputy Director, but they wouldn’t do that – not yet, anyway.)
Trump would have been excoriated for the people he has threatened, like when he suggested that Marie Yovanovich was going to “go through some things,” or Adam Schiff is going to have a “very unpleasant experience.” In the early days he confined much of his dysfunctional presidency to golf and tweeting baffling things like “covfefe” and bragging that he’s a “stable genius.” He even blinked when his child-caging zero-tolerance policy met with unlooked for hostility. Up till then his misbegotten presidency was mostly about his bungling efforts to look “presidential” and taking credit for the work of others — fewer instances of impropriety and more often the appearance of impropriety.
We have left the appearance of impropriety behind and entered the world of full blown out in the open evil. Gone are the days when abuse of power was occasional, more covert and mostly a mere threat on the horizon. It’s happening now. Donald Trump has become the monster we always feared. Democracy isn’t dead, but it is dying.
Meanwhile three separate election security bills are expiring on Mitch McConnell’s desk, no Republican efforts will be made to stop Putin from attempting to steal a second presidential election from the people, and the Republican Party is in monolithic unity behind its child-raping leader. Democracy doesn’t only die in darkness, it also dies in full daylight. We are running out of time to save democracy and the planet. Our number is up. We can only hope it’s not the number of the Beast, because once we elect a Democratic candidate, if we don’t solidly get behind her or him then it just might be.
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palmerreport--2020-02-24--Is Roger Stone about to spill the beans on Donald Trump?

The doomsday pundits swore up and down that Donald Trump would magically pardon Roger Stone the minute he was sentenced to prison .
Palmer Report explained why that was highly unlikely to happen , as Trump would be creating a huge political and legal mess for himself by attempting to pardon a co-conspirator .
Sure enough , when Stone was sentenced , Trump didn ’ t pardon him and instead encouraged him to seek out a new trial .
It wasn ’ t difficult to see what Trump was trying to do .
If he ’ s going to pardon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wait until after the election before doing it .
That way , Trump will either have been reelected and he doesn ’ t have to worry about accountability , or he ’ ll be on his way out the door and he won ’ t have to worry about appearances .
Trump is urging Stone to seek a new trial because the longer Stone can drag out the legal process , the longer before Stone ’ s prison sentence will begin .
If enough legal hijinks drag on for long enough , Stone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way to November without having had to report to prison yet .
It ’ s why Stone is seeking a new trial .
He would almost certainly end up being convicted again , but the process would take quite a long time .
Roger Stone ’ s only realistic chance of getting a new trial was if he could somehow convince Judge Amy Berman Jackson to recuse herself from the decision on whether to grant her a new trial .
In such case , if Stone got lucky and his trial just happened @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he just might get a new trial .
Donald Trump has tried to help Stone ’ s effort by tweeting menacing things about the judge , the trial , the sentence , and the jurors .
But Judge Jackson announced on Sunday that she won ’ t recuse herself .
This means she ’ ll make the decision whether Roger Stone deserves a new trial – and there ’ s about a 99.9 % chance she ’ ll decide he doesn ’ t deserve one .
There are other legal stall tactics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but getting a new trial was his best bet .
Now it ’ s out the window .
If Stone can ’ t stall til November , will he try to blackmail Trump into pardoning him right now ?
It ’ s clear that even Trump understands that doing so before the election could come at great cost to him .
But if Trump doesn ’ t pardon him , Stone could end up soon spilling the beans .

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The doomsday pundits swore up and down that Donald Trump would magically pardon Roger Stone the minute he was sentenced to prison. Palmer Report explained why that was highly unlikely to happen, as Trump would be creating a huge political and legal mess for himself by attempting to pardon a co-conspirator. Sure enough, when Stone was sentenced, Trump didn’t pardon him and instead encouraged him to seek out a new trial.
It wasn’t difficult to see what Trump was trying to do. If he’s going to pardon Stone, he’d much rather wait until after the election before doing it. That way, Trump will either have been reelected and he doesn’t have to worry about accountability, or he’ll be on his way out the door and he won’t have to worry about appearances.
Trump is urging Stone to seek a new trial because the longer Stone can drag out the legal process, the longer before Stone’s prison sentence will begin. If enough legal hijinks drag on for long enough, Stone could just maybe make it all the way to November without having had to report to prison yet. It’s why Stone is seeking a new trial. He would almost certainly end up being convicted again, but the process would take quite a long time.
Roger Stone’s only realistic chance of getting a new trial was if he could somehow convince Judge Amy Berman Jackson to recuse herself from the decision on whether to grant her a new trial. In such case, if Stone got lucky and his trial just happened to be reassigned to a crackpot judge, he just might get a new trial. Donald Trump has tried to help Stone’s effort by tweeting menacing things about the judge, the trial, the sentence, and the jurors.
But Judge Jackson announced on Sunday that she won’t recuse herself. This means she’ll make the decision whether Roger Stone deserves a new trial – and there’s about a 99.9% chance she’ll decide he doesn’t deserve one. There are other legal stall tactics that Stone can and will try next, but getting a new trial was his best bet. Now it’s out the window. If Stone can’t stall til November, will he try to blackmail Trump into pardoning him right now? It’s clear that even Trump understands that doing so before the election could come at great cost to him. But if Trump doesn’t pardon him, Stone could end up soon spilling the beans.
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We’re in trouble

I ’ m sometimes accused of being an optimist , simply because I ’ m not willing to overstate the doom and gloom just to try to drum up ratings .
Things are awful enough for real , without all these pundits who try to assign imaginary magical powers to Donald Trump that he simply doesn ’ t have .
But I ’ ve got to tell you , as of today we ’ re in trouble .
Yesterday Donald Trump made a mafia-like threat against House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff that was stunning even by Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ garnered attention , because the Resistance was too busy trying to save its own house from burning down .
Bernie Sanders , who is the alleged Democratic “ frontrunner ” despite having only won two out of three states ( with forty-seven states to go ) , spent Sunday taking a blowtorch to the American left .
He went on 60 Minutes and partially praised Fidel Castro .
Then he went on Twitter and needlessly alienated Jewish group AIPAC .
It ’ s as if Sanders decided that his main goal of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s relationship with Hispanic voters and Jewish voters , two of its most important blocs .
Along the way , Bernie had anti-vaxxer lunatic Marianne Williamson speak on stage at a rally in the midst of the coronavirus epidemic , and Bernie surrogate Susan Sarandon decided that running Nancy Pelosi out of Congress is somehow now a priority .
Sanders is now setting so many fires on the American left , those of us who haven ’ t been brainwashed into joining his pied piper cult are now spending all day trying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ badly is Sanders blowing it ?
If Putin were giving him instructions aimed at trying to neuter the Democratic Party and hand full control to the Republicans , Putin would be having Sanders do pretty much exactly what he ’ s doing right now .
Democrats with any sense at all are aware that Sanders can ’ t be the nominee or Trump will win .
We ’ re headed to a brokered convention anyway , but Sanders seems hellbent on using his moment in the spotlight to simply burn down the left @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at a time when Donald Trump is threatening to send mafia goons after Adam Schiff , or whatever his “ very unpleasant experience ” tweet was supposed to mean .
The Resistance wasn ’ t in a position to do much to push back against it , because its own house was on fire at the hands of an arsonist whose main goal is to burn the left down .
Bernie Sanders would be far less bad of a president than Donald Trump .
But Sanders would lose to Trump , for reasons @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cult .
At the rate Sanders is taking the left down while taking himself down , we have to worry about whether there will even be a Democratic Party left to take on Trump once Sanders has been dispensed with .

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I’m sometimes accused of being an optimist, simply because I’m not willing to overstate the doom and gloom just to try to drum up ratings. Things are awful enough for real, without all these pundits who try to assign imaginary magical powers to Donald Trump that he simply doesn’t have. But I’ve got to tell you, as of today we’re in trouble.
Yesterday Donald Trump made a mafia-like threat against House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff that was stunning even by Trump’s whacked out standards. Yet it barely garnered attention, because the Resistance was too busy trying to save its own house from burning down.
Bernie Sanders, who is the alleged Democratic “frontrunner” despite having only won two out of three states (with forty-seven states to go), spent Sunday taking a blowtorch to the American left. He went on 60 Minutes and partially praised Fidel Castro. Then he went on Twitter and needlessly alienated Jewish group AIPAC. It’s as if Sanders decided that his main goal of the day was to destroy the Democratic Party’s relationship with Hispanic voters and Jewish voters, two of its most important blocs. Along the way, Bernie had anti-vaxxer lunatic Marianne Williamson speak on stage at a rally in the midst of the coronavirus epidemic, and Bernie surrogate Susan Sarandon decided that running Nancy Pelosi out of Congress is somehow now a priority.
Sanders is now setting so many fires on the American left, those of us who haven’t been brainwashed into joining his pied piper cult are now spending all day trying to put out those fires. How badly is Sanders blowing it? If Putin were giving him instructions aimed at trying to neuter the Democratic Party and hand full control to the Republicans, Putin would be having Sanders do pretty much exactly what he’s doing right now. Democrats with any sense at all are aware that Sanders can’t be the nominee or Trump will win. We’re headed to a brokered convention anyway, but Sanders seems hellbent on using his moment in the spotlight to simply burn down the left.
Again, this is all happening at a time when Donald Trump is threatening to send mafia goons after Adam Schiff, or whatever his “very unpleasant experience” tweet was supposed to mean. The Resistance wasn’t in a position to do much to push back against it, because its own house was on fire at the hands of an arsonist whose main goal is to burn the left down. Bernie Sanders would be far less bad of a president than Donald Trump. But Sanders would lose to Trump, for reasons that are obvious to everyone outside his cult. At the rate Sanders is taking the left down while taking himself down, we have to worry about whether there will even be a Democratic Party left to take on Trump once Sanders has been dispensed with.
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palmerreport--2020-02-28--Palmer Report editorial note: this isn’t what you want to hear

If you ’ re a political pundit of any stripe , getting criticized is just par for the course .
So is being lied about .
Plenty of people out there don ’ t want your political analysis to be true , so they try to cancel it out in their minds by making things up about the analyst .
I learned to ignore it a long time ago .
But last night I came across a fairly surreal “ compliment ” on social media , and it ’ s disconcerting enough that I want to address it – just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comes to what Palmer Report is all about .
I spend each day tracking the latest political developments , and then watching how the mainstream media goes about covering those developments , in often histrionic and always ratings-driven fashion .
Then I try to cut through all of that nonsense , and tell you what ’ s really going on .
The media loves to try to keep you tuned in by telling you that twenty things are on fire when only ten things are on fire , so I spend much of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evidence that show only ten things are on fire .
Sometimes I also point to things that are on fire that the media isn ’ t bothering to cover , because it doesn ’ t fit with the overall narrative that they ’ ve settled on for that day .
In fact I launched Palmer Report specifically to push back against the misleading media narratives that I ’ ve always felt are getting in the way of the public ’ s ability to push back against corrupt politicians and their scandals .
So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this bizarre comment : “ I love the Palmer Report .
He tells me all the things I want to hear , and he ’ s never right about anything.
” I checked it out , and unfortunately this came from a real person , not some bot .
It ’ s disappointing to think that anyone out there might be reading Palmer Report simply because it ’ s what they want to hear .
I don ’ t care what people think of me .
But if you ’ re coming here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to hear , you ’ re wasting your time .
Sure , I might come off as an “ optimist ” on some days , but that ’ s only because I ’ m tasked with explaining why some of the most hysterical doomsday panic you ’ re hearing on MSNBC or CNN is highly unlikely to end up happening .
But when I lay out facts , logic , and evidence to make my case , that just makes me a realist .
It would be far easier for me to simply @ @ @ @ @ @ @ same thing that you ’ re hearing from the mainstream media that day .
I ’ d face far less pushback for it , and I ’ d get ten times more traffic on my website , because most people don ’ t want to hear it when I lay out the factual case for why everything they heard on their favorite cable news channel that day was wrong .
Most people don ’ t like to be challenged .
The only reason to read Palmer Report is if you ’ re in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to help you poke holes in the hyperbolic ratings-driven melodrama you hear on MSNBC and CNN all day .
I try not to do this too often , because tooting your own horn should be done rarely and at a polite volume .
But as reference for those who might be new here , and as a reminder for those who have been here awhile , here ’ s a partial list of instances where I was proven right and just about every other pundit was proven wrong : – Palmer Report was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before the mainstream media started running with it .
– The mainstream media has spent three years trying to keep you tuned in by breathlessly insisting that Trump would pardon all of his co-conspirators at any minute .
The entire time , Palmer Report has kept explaining that Trump was unlikely to start pardoning his co-conspirators en masse , because pardons don ’ t work that way .
Sure enough , three years in , none of Trump ’ s pardons have gone to his own co-conspirators .
– Palmer Report predicted the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but not the Senate .
It was just math .
– Palmer Report spelled out why Nancy Pelosi would end up being Speaker of the House , while the media was hyping up the idea that a series of other House Democrats would be Speaker instead .
– Immediately after the midterms , Palmer Report predicted that Trump would very likely end up being impeached , because Pelosi would end up having no choice .
This came even as most of the mainstream media kept taking Pelosi ’ s words out of context @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she would never impeach him .
– Palmer Report correctly predicted that war with Iran was very unlikely , because neither Iran nor Donald Trump wanted it .
This was even as nearly every other pundit was insisting that war was a foregone conclusion .
– Palmer Report explained that Iowa and New Hampshire would tell us little about who was going to be the 2020 Democratic nominee , even as the media was hyping those two states in the name of drumming up ratings .
Palmer Report said that the primary race @ @ @ @ @ @ @ got to South Carolina , because the voting demographics of the state are the first real hint at how Super Tuesday might go .
Sure enough , the media is now coming around to acknowgdlge that the race is going to pivot based on South Carolina .
If you ’ re a longtime reader , you know that I could list off ten times as many examples as I have .
The point is not to brag .
The point is simply this : because the mainstream media does most of its reporting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most likely to drive ratings , and I spend all day poking holes in those narratives in the name of getting to the bottom of what ’ s really going on , you ’ ll often hear me saying the precise opposite of what you ’ re hearing on your TV .
And if you give it enough time to see how these things end up playing out , you ’ ll find that Palmer Report ’ s track record of accuracy runs circles around that of the mainstream media .
It shouldn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ course .
If the media would simply base its analysis on logic and evidence , instead of slanting its coverage to chase after ratings , there would be no need for Palmer Report , and I could be at the beach right now .
But as long as Palmer Report continues to be necessary , I ’ m going to keep at it .
You may not like or agree with everything I have to say .
But keep in mind that you ’ re here because you know my analysis generally ends @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

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If you’re a political pundit of any stripe, getting criticized is just par for the course. So is being lied about. Plenty of people out there don’t want your political analysis to be true, so they try to cancel it out in their minds by making things up about the analyst. I learned to ignore it a long time ago. But last night I came across a fairly surreal “compliment” on social media, and it’s disconcerting enough that I want to address it – just so there are no misconceptions when it comes to what Palmer Report is all about.
I spend each day tracking the latest political developments, and then watching how the mainstream media goes about covering those developments, in often histrionic and always ratings-driven fashion. Then I try to cut through all of that nonsense, and tell you what’s really going on. The media loves to try to keep you tuned in by telling you that twenty things are on fire when only ten things are on fire, so I spend much of my day pointing to the facts and evidence that show only ten things are on fire. Sometimes I also point to things that are on fire that the media isn’t bothering to cover, because it doesn’t fit with the overall narrative that they’ve settled on for that day.
In fact I launched Palmer Report specifically to push back against the misleading media narratives that I’ve always felt are getting in the way of the public’s ability to push back against corrupt politicians and their scandals. So imagine my disappointment when I came across this bizarre comment: “I love the Palmer Report. He tells me all the things I want to hear, and he’s never right about anything.” I checked it out, and unfortunately this came from a real person, not some bot.
It’s disappointing to think that anyone out there might be reading Palmer Report simply because it’s what they want to hear. I don’t care what people think of me. But if you’re coming here just to be told what you want to hear, you’re wasting your time. Sure, I might come off as an “optimist” on some days, but that’s only because I’m tasked with explaining why some of the most hysterical doomsday panic you’re hearing on MSNBC or CNN is highly unlikely to end up happening. But when I lay out facts, logic, and evidence to make my case, that just makes me a realist.
It would be far easier for me to simply spend my day telling you precisely the same thing that you’re hearing from the mainstream media that day. I’d face far less pushback for it, and I’d get ten times more traffic on my website, because most people don’t want to hear it when I lay out the factual case for why everything they heard on their favorite cable news channel that day was wrong. Most people don’t like to be challenged. The only reason to read Palmer Report is if you’re in the minority of people who want someone to help you poke holes in the hyperbolic ratings-driven melodrama you hear on MSNBC and CNN all day.
I try not to do this too often, because tooting your own horn should be done rarely and at a polite volume. But as reference for those who might be new here, and as a reminder for those who have been here awhile, here’s a partial list of instances where I was proven right and just about every other pundit was proven wrong:
– Palmer Report was covering the Trump-Russia election scandal for months before the mainstream media started running with it.
– The mainstream media has spent three years trying to keep you tuned in by breathlessly insisting that Trump would pardon all of his co-conspirators at any minute. The entire time, Palmer Report has kept explaining that Trump was unlikely to start pardoning his co-conspirators en masse, because pardons don’t work that way. Sure enough, three years in, none of Trump’s pardons have gone to his own co-conspirators.
– Palmer Report predicted the Democrats would win the House in 2018 but not the Senate. It was just math.
– Palmer Report spelled out why Nancy Pelosi would end up being Speaker of the House, while the media was hyping up the idea that a series of other House Democrats would be Speaker instead.
– Immediately after the midterms, Palmer Report predicted that Trump would very likely end up being impeached, because Pelosi would end up having no choice. This came even as most of the mainstream media kept taking Pelosi’s words out of context and pretending she’d said that she would never impeach him.
– Palmer Report correctly predicted that war with Iran was very unlikely, because neither Iran nor Donald Trump wanted it. This was even as nearly every other pundit was insisting that war was a foregone conclusion.
– Palmer Report explained that Iowa and New Hampshire would tell us little about who was going to be the 2020 Democratic nominee, even as the media was hyping those two states in the name of drumming up ratings. Palmer Report said that the primary race wouldn’t get serious until we got to South Carolina, because the voting demographics of the state are the first real hint at how Super Tuesday might go. Sure enough, the media is now coming around to acknowledge that the race is going to pivot based on South Carolina.
If you’re a longtime reader, you know that I could list off ten times as many examples as I have. The point is not to brag. The point is simply this: because the mainstream media does most of its reporting through a filter of what’s most likely to drive ratings, and I spend all day poking holes in those narratives in the name of getting to the bottom of what’s really going on, you’ll often hear me saying the precise opposite of what you’re hearing on your TV. And if you give it enough time to see how these things end up playing out, you’ll find that Palmer Report’s track record of accuracy runs circles around that of the mainstream media.
It shouldn’t be this way, of course. If the media would simply base its analysis on logic and evidence, instead of slanting its coverage to chase after ratings, there would be no need for Palmer Report, and I could be at the beach right now. But as long as Palmer Report continues to be necessary, I’m going to keep at it. You may not like or agree with everything I have to say. But keep in mind that you’re here because you know my analysis generally ends up being proven correct in the end.
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palmerreport--2020-02-28--This doesn’t look good for Donald Trump

This doesn’t look good for Donald Trump

What ’ s remarkable is that the U.S. economy has continued to grow over the past three years , and Donald Trump still has an underwater approval rating of around 40 % .
In theory it shouldn ’ t be possible for a U.S. President to be this unpopular when the economy is this strong .
But Trump is one of the most uniquely objectionable people on the entire planet .
And now he ’ s in danger of losing the one thing that had been propping him up .
This week Wall Street investors decided that the guaranteed negative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economy , and the worsening fear that Trump will botch a U.S. outbreak of the virus , were good enough reason to start selling off in ferocious fashion .
Over the past four days the stock market has dropped by around twelve percent .
Trump has to be hoping that investors will soon decide they ’ ve overreacted , and dive back in .
The trouble : the Dow Futures performed so poorly late on Thursday night , CNBC is now predicting that the Dow Jones will open down another six hundred points @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
That ’ s on top of the more than three thousand points it ’ s lost so far this week .
This means that unless the market somehow ends up rallying on Friday afternoon , the entire week will have been a disaster .
Considering the coronavirus news is only likely to get worse over the weekend , the market could head to an even uglier place next week .
Donald Trump knows full well that the only reason he still has any any chance in 2020 at all is because he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the roaring Obama economy .
Now that ’ s apparently about to go out the window .
No wonder he ’ s been up all night panicking about it .

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What’s remarkable is that the U.S. economy has continued to grow over the past three years, and Donald Trump still has an underwater approval rating of around 40%. In theory it shouldn’t be possible for a U.S. President to be this unpopular when the economy is this strong. But Trump is one of the most uniquely objectionable people on the entire planet. And now he’s in danger of losing the one thing that had been propping him up.
This week Wall Street investors decided that the guaranteed negative impact of the coronavirus on the world economy, and the worsening fear that Trump will botch a U.S. outbreak of the virus, were good enough reason to start selling off in ferocious fashion. Over the past four days the stock market has dropped by around twelve percent. Trump has to be hoping that investors will soon decide they’ve overreacted, and dive back in.
The trouble: the Dow Futures performed so poorly late on Thursday night, CNBC is now predicting that the Dow Jones will open down another six hundred points when it first opens on Friday morning. That’s on top of the more than three thousand points it’s lost so far this week. This means that unless the market somehow ends up rallying on Friday afternoon, the entire week will have been a disaster. Considering the coronavirus news is only likely to get worse over the weekend, the market could head to an even uglier place next week.
Donald Trump knows full well that the only reason he still has any any chance in 2020 at all is because he hasn’t yet managed to destroy the roaring Obama economy. Now that’s apparently about to go out the window. No wonder he’s been up all night panicking about it.
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palmerreport--2020-02-28--Donald Trump stays up all night in a complete panic

Donald Trump ’ s core base of supporters – the people who truly believe in him and the crap he ’ s been peddling – make up no more than 20 % of the country .
His approval rating is twice that high because there are plenty of other people out there who don ’ t love him , but figure they might as well stick with him as long as he doesn ’ t screw up the economy or do something to get us all killed .
The problem for Trump is that this week the stock market went @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a series of stupid things that have increased the odds that we ’ re all going to get killed .
No one is rooting for the economy to tank , or for a virus to kill a bunch of people .
We all wish this weren ’ t happening .
But the political reality is that this is terrible news for Trump , at a time when his roughly 40 % approval rating is already far too low to be in contention for 2020 .
Trump needs to be raising his approval rating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into a disconcerting stretch that could significantly lower it .
So it ’ s perhaps not surprising that Trump doesn ’ t seem to be sleeping very much this week , and he ’ s coming off as being high as a kite .
For instance , take this tweet that he posted well after midnight last night : So , the Coronavirus , which started in China and spread to various countries throughout the world , but very slowly in the U.S. because President Trump closed our border , and ended flights @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blamed , by the Do Nothing Democrats , to be the fault of “ Trump ” .
For the record , that tweet is one big long forty-seven word sentence , complete with multiple references to himself in the third person .
You get the idea that if Trump were speaking this tweet out loud , he ’ d be hyperventilating while doing so .
What ’ s remarkable here is that Trump is trying to paint himself as both the hero of the coronavirus crisis , the victim of the coronavirus crisis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ head that people are dying horrifically from a doomsday virus , and you think you ’ re the real victim because you ’ re being politically inconvenienced by it .

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Donald Trump’s core base of supporters – the people who truly believe in him and the crap he’s been peddling – make up no more than 20% of the country. His approval rating is twice that high because there are plenty of other people out there who don’t love him, but figure they might as well stick with him as long as he doesn’t screw up the economy or do something to get us all killed.
The problem for Trump is that this week the stock market went off a cliff, and Trump did a series of stupid things that have increased the odds that we’re all going to get killed. No one is rooting for the economy to tank, or for a virus to kill a bunch of people. We all wish this weren’t happening. But the political reality is that this is terrible news for Trump, at a time when his roughly 40% approval rating is already far too low to be in contention for 2020.
Trump needs to be raising his approval rating, and instead we’re heading into a disconcerting stretch that could significantly lower it. So it’s perhaps not surprising that Trump doesn’t seem to be sleeping very much this week, and he’s coming off as being high as a kite. For instance, take this tweet that he posted well after midnight last night:
So, the Coronavirus, which started in China and spread to various countries throughout the world, but very slowly in the U.S. because President Trump closed our border, and ended flights, VERY EARLY, is now being blamed, by the Do Nothing Democrats, to be the fault of “Trump”.
For the record, that tweet is one big long forty-seven word sentence, complete with multiple references to himself in the third person. You get the idea that if Trump were speaking this tweet out loud, he’d be hyperventilating while doing so. What’s remarkable here is that Trump is trying to paint himself as both the hero of the coronavirus crisis, the victim of the coronavirus crisis. Imagine being so broken in the head that people are dying horrifically from a doomsday virus, and you think you’re the real victim because you’re being politically inconvenienced by it.
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palmerreport--2020-02-28--This should be the last straw

This should be the last straw

Soon after Donald Trump ’ s sham impeachment trial led to an acquittal , Trump ousted Purple Heart recipient Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman from the National Security Council ( NSC ) for telling the truth at the House impeachment inquiry .
Trump ’ s move was petty and vindictive , yet apparently insufficient .
Trump felt he also needed to send Vindman ’ s twin brother , Lt. Col. Yevgeny Vindman , packing .
Although Yevgeny shares his brother ’ s looks , he worked in a different capacity at the NSC and had nothing to do with Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to baseless conclusions because of a sibling relationship reached new perverse heights this week when conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh ramped up his coronavirus conspiracy theories another notch .
Limbaugh began the week by warning that “ the coronavirus is being weaponized as yet another element to bring down Donald Trump , ” proclaiming : “ Now , I have to tell you the truth about the coronavirus… it ’ s the common cold , folks.
” On Tuesday , Limbaugh attacked Dr. Nancy Messonnier of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and severity of the situation in contrast to Trump ’ s nothing-to-see-here attitude .
Speaking with a highly suspicious tone , Limbaugh “ outed ” Messonnier as former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein ’ s sister and proceeded to connect some crazy conspiratorial dots , claiming Washington D.C. is “ incestuous ” and mostly “ establishment-oriented or rooted , which means they despise Trump.
” In other words , Limbaugh wants us to believe that because Messonnier is the sister of the man who oversaw the Mueller investigation , her motive can not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hurt Trump .
Never mind that Messonnier has been working in public health for 25 years .
Also , never mind that Rosenstein ended his tenure at the Department of Justice by standing proudly beside Attorney General William Barr while he gaslighted America about the Mueller report ’ s findings , then speaking publicly in praise of Trump for his supposed commitment to the rule of law and “ courtesy and humor.
” If we wish to fight the coronavirus and minimize its harm to the public , we must listen to scientists—not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , people with titles such as President of the United States and Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient commanded honor and respect by striving to meet a high level of responsibility and accountability .
Trump and Limbaugh , however , only wish to downplay this public health threat while portraying Trump as the victim .
We must focus on stopping the coronavirus as soon as possible .
At the same time , we must also ensure that we put an end to this madness on November 3 .

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Soon after Donald Trump’s sham impeachment trial led to an acquittal, Trump ousted Purple Heart recipient Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman from the National Security Council (NSC) for telling the truth at the House impeachment inquiry. Trump’s move was petty and vindictive, yet apparently insufficient. Trump felt he also needed to send Vindman’s twin brother, Lt. Col. Yevgeny Vindman, packing. Although Yevgeny shares his brother’s looks, he worked in a different capacity at the NSC and had nothing to do with Trump’s impeachment.
The idea of jumping to baseless conclusions because of a sibling relationship reached new perverse heights this week when conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh ramped up his coronavirus conspiracy theories another notch. Limbaugh began the week by warning that “the coronavirus is being weaponized as yet another element to bring down Donald Trump,” proclaiming: “Now, I have to tell you the truth about the coronavirus… it’s the common cold, folks.”
On Tuesday, Limbaugh attacked Dr. Nancy Messonnier of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for stressing the inevitability and severity of the situation in contrast to Trump’s nothing-to-see-here attitude. Speaking with a highly suspicious tone, Limbaugh “outed” Messonnier as former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein’s sister and proceeded to connect some crazy conspiratorial dots, claiming Washington D.C. is “incestuous” and mostly “establishment-oriented or rooted, which means they despise Trump.”
In other words, Limbaugh wants us to believe that because Messonnier is the sister of the man who oversaw the Mueller investigation, her motive cannot be to help America but only to hurt Trump. Never mind that Messonnier has been working in public health for 25 years. Also, never mind that Rosenstein ended his tenure at the Department of Justice by standing proudly beside Attorney General William Barr while he gaslighted America about the Mueller report’s findings, then speaking publicly in praise of Trump for his supposed commitment to the rule of law and “courtesy and humor.”
If we wish to fight the coronavirus and minimize its harm to the public, we must listen to scientists—not cretins and crackpots. Not long ago, people with titles such as President of the United States and Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient commanded honor and respect by striving to meet a high level of responsibility and accountability. Trump and Limbaugh, however, only wish to downplay this public health threat while portraying Trump as the victim. We must focus on stopping the coronavirus as soon as possible. At the same time, we must also ensure that we put an end to this madness on November 3.
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palmerreport--2020-02-28--Donald Trump has completely unhinged meltdown as everything closes in on him at once

Everything has come to a head at once for Donald Trump this week .
The coronavirus has put a spotlight on the fact that he ’ s fraudulently defunded key emergency programs , and that he ’ s surrounded himself with inept idiots .
The stock market crash is a reminder that he has no idea what he ’ s doing with the economy .
His penchant for conspiracy theories is blowing up in his face , now that his coronavirus conspiracy theories are merely enraging the public .
Trump went nearly an entire day without tweeting anything , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ figure out how to fight back against the fact that everything is caving in on him .
When he did finally speak up , he tweeted this gem : Wait , really ?
So he ’ s trying to convince the public that they ’ re only worried about the coronavirus due to a media hoax ?
Not only is no one outside his drooling base going to buy that , it merely proves to politically undecided types that he doesn ’ t belong in office .
If Trump ’ s first tweet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ turned around and posted this nonsense : Do Nothing Democrats were busy wasting their time on the Impeachment Hoax , & anything they could do to make the Republican Party look bad , while I was busy calling early boarder & flight closings , putting us way ahead in our battle with the Coronavirus .
Dems called it very wrong !
Okay then .
Donald Trump now apparently wants us to believe that the coronavirus is the fault of impeachment , or something like that .
He ’ s arguing that because he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re all magically safe from the virus .
And to add insult to injury , he clearly still has no idea how to spell “ border.
” This guy is melting down in real time , because he knows he has no idea how to handle any of this .

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Everything has come to a head at once for Donald Trump this week. The coronavirus has put a spotlight on the fact that he’s fraudulently defunded key emergency programs, and that he’s surrounded himself with inept idiots. The stock market crash is a reminder that he has no idea what he’s doing with the economy. His penchant for conspiracy theories is blowing up in his face, now that his coronavirus conspiracy theories are merely enraging the public.
Trump went nearly an entire day without tweeting anything, a sign that perhaps he couldn’t figure out how to fight back against the fact that everything is caving in on him. When he did finally speak up, he tweeted this gem:
“Anti-Trump Network @CNN doing whatever it can to stoke a national Coronavirus panic. The far left Network pretty much ignoring anyone who they interview who doesn’t blame President Trump.” @trish_regan @FoxNews Media refuses to discuss the great job our professionals are doing!
Wait, really? So he’s trying to convince the public that they’re only worried about the coronavirus due to a media hoax? Not only is no one outside his drooling base going to buy that, it merely proves to politically undecided types that he doesn’t belong in office. If Trump’s first tweet wasn’t bad enough, he turned around and posted this nonsense:
Do Nothing Democrats were busy wasting their time on the Impeachment Hoax, & anything they could do to make the Republican Party look bad, while I was busy calling early boarder & flight closings, putting us way ahead in our battle with the Coronavirus. Dems called it very wrong!
Okay then. Donald Trump now apparently wants us to believe that the coronavirus is the fault of impeachment, or something like that. He’s arguing that because he built his imaginary border wall, we’re all magically safe from the virus. And to add insult to injury, he clearly still has no idea how to spell “border.” This guy is melting down in real time, because he knows he has no idea how to handle any of this.
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palmerreport--2020-02-28--Donald Trump is in need of medical attention

Donald J. Trump is a terrible man who is just worried about the market , because he has nothing else that will save him come November .
On Wednesday evening , he held a press conference to address the Coronavirus issue and information coming from the CDC and impacting the stock markets , because it really angers him .
In his typical , indecipherable gibberish , he stated : “ We have had tremendous success , tremendous success , beyond what people would have thought .
At the same time , you do have some outbreaks in some countries – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some difficulties.
” Trump then went on to somehow suggest that the number of cases in the United States would soon be zero .
He also disclosed yesterday that , despite having no clue in general , and not being medically trained or informed on any subject matter , he disagrees with the CDC ’ s assessment .
After doing so , he threw Mike Pence under the bus .
In the meantime , he was surrounded by people actually in the know , who gave a much starker assessment of the situation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to his enemies list and blamed them for the markets , including Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the media .
In saner times , we would be having a real doctor examine this dangerous man and likely ruling him mentally incompetent to run the country .
Rather than try to attack a real health crisis and be the adult in the room , Trump is only worried about the stock market and his ability to talk of how great the markets are .
We need a doctor to fix this malignancy on our republic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ yet ?

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Donald J. Trump is a terrible man who is just worried about the market, because he has nothing else that will save him come November. On Wednesday evening, he held a press conference to address the Coronavirus issue and information coming from the CDC and impacting the stock markets, because it really angers him. In his typical, indecipherable gibberish, he stated:
“We have had tremendous success, tremendous success, beyond what people would have thought. At the same time, you do have some outbreaks in some countries – Italy and various countries – are having some difficulties.”
Trump then went on to somehow suggest that the number of cases in the United States would soon be zero. He also disclosed yesterday that, despite having no clue in general, and not being medically trained or informed on any subject matter, he disagrees with the CDC’s assessment. After doing so, he threw Mike Pence under the bus. In the meantime, he was surrounded by people actually in the know, who gave a much starker assessment of the situation than IMPOTUS gave. Trump then turned to his enemies list and blamed them for the markets, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the media.
In saner times, we would be having a real doctor examine this dangerous man and likely ruling him mentally incompetent to run the country. Rather than try to attack a real health crisis and be the adult in the room, Trump is only worried about the stock market and his ability to talk of how great the markets are. We need a doctor to fix this malignancy on our republic, and soon. Is it November yet?
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