palmerreport--2020-09-02--Mike Pence melts down as Donald Trump’s stroke coverup scandal gets even uglier

Donald Trump made his Walter Reed health scandal much worse today when he made the oddly specific insistence that he didn ’ t have a “ series of mini-strokes , ” even though no one was reporting that he ’ d had any sort of stroke .
But the New York Times did report that whatever Trump ’ s medical crisis was last November , it was dire enough that Mike Pence was put on standby in case he had to take over .
Now it ’ s apparently Mike Pence ’ s turn to make the scandal even worse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tonight , he was asked about the incident .
His response : “ I don ’ t recall being told to be on standby.
” Everyone knows that if a politician says he doesn ’ t “ recall ” something , it means it ’ s true but he doesn ’ t want to admit it , and he ’ s trying to split the difference between telling the truth and lying .
This answer from Mike Pence isn ’ t just bad , it ’ s meltdown level bad .
It gives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ indeed told to be on standby because Trump ’ s health emergency was so dire .
It also gives away that Pence is afraid to confirm or deny what happened .
He ’ s clearly afraid to confirm it , because Trump is pretending it didn ’ t happen .
Pence ’ s refusal to deny it suggests that there ’ s proof it ’ s true , and Pence knows it ’ s going to come out .

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Donald Trump made his Walter Reed health scandal much worse today when he made the oddly specific insistence that he didn’t have a “series of mini-strokes,” even though no one was reporting that he’d had any sort of stroke. But the New York Times did report that whatever Trump’s medical crisis was last November, it was dire enough that Mike Pence was put on standby in case he had to take over.
Now it’s apparently Mike Pence’s turn to make the scandal even worse. When Pence went on Fox News tonight, he was asked about the incident. His response: “I don’t recall being told to be on standby.” Everyone knows that if a politician says he doesn’t “recall” something, it means it’s true but he doesn’t want to admit it, and he’s trying to split the difference between telling the truth and lying.
This answer from Mike Pence isn’t just bad, it’s meltdown level bad. It gives away to everyone involved that Pence was indeed told to be on standby because Trump’s health emergency was so dire. It also gives away that Pence is afraid to confirm or deny what happened. He’s clearly afraid to confirm it, because Trump is pretending it didn’t happen. Pence’s refusal to deny it suggests that there’s proof it’s true, and Pence knows it’s going to come out.
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palmerreport--2020-09-02--Donald Trump has berserk late night meltdown about his alleged stroke, can’t keep his story straight

Donald Trump has always been a deranged monster .
But he used to be fairly decent at the art of the con .
For instance , whenever there was a damaging news story about him , he ’ d create some other controversy that day , in order to take headlines away from the damaging scandal .
However , in the nine months since Trump ’ s mysterious Walter Reed visit , his cognitive abilities have been visibly in decline .
These days , he often ends up erratically playing up the wrong controversy , thus ensuring that his most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most attention .
Perhaps fittingly , Trump displayed this once again today when he posted an idiotic tweet denying he ’ d had a stroke , thus setting off a huge national news cycle about him having had a stroke .
Now Trump is still at it tonight , digging himself a bigger hole .
Here ’ s what Trump tweeted : “ Mike Pence was never put on standby , & there were no mini-strokes .
This is just more Fake News by @ CNN , a phony story .
The reason @ @ @ @ @ @ @ together with the full press pool , was to complete my yearly physical .
Short visit , then returned ( with press ) to W.H… ” Fifteen minutes later , he still hadn ’ t completed his thought .
There are several weird things about this tweet .
First , this isn ’ t even a CNN story .
CNN was merely relaying what the New York Times reported about Pence .
And again , not a single news outlet has reported anything involving Trump and a stroke .
He ’ s the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mini-strokes ” out there .
Also , Trump originally claimed that he went to Walter Reed to begin his annual physical three months early .
Now he ’ s claiming it was to complete his annual physical .
He can ’ t even keep his lies straight – perhaps another sign of Trump ’ s cognitive decline .

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Donald Trump has always been a deranged monster. But he used to be fairly decent at the art of the con. For instance, whenever there was a damaging news story about him, he’d create some other controversy that day, in order to take headlines away from the damaging scandal.
However, in the nine months since Trump’s mysterious Walter Reed visit, his cognitive abilities have been visibly in decline. These days, he often ends up erratically playing up the wrong controversy, thus ensuring that his most damaging scandal of the day gets the most attention. Perhaps fittingly, Trump displayed this once again today when he posted an idiotic tweet denying he’d had a stroke, thus setting off a huge national news cycle about him having had a stroke.
Now Trump is still at it tonight, digging himself a bigger hole. Here’s what Trump tweeted: “Mike Pence was never put on standby, & there were no mini-strokes. This is just more Fake News by @CNN, a phony story. The reason for the visit to Walter Reed, together with the full press pool, was to complete my yearly physical. Short visit, then returned (with press) to W.H…” Fifteen minutes later, he still hadn’t completed his thought.
There are several weird things about this tweet. First, this isn’t even a CNN story. CNN was merely relaying what the New York Times reported about Pence. And again, not a single news outlet has reported anything involving Trump and a stroke. He’s the one who put the “series of mini-strokes” out there. Also, Trump originally claimed that he went to Walter Reed to begin his annual physical three months early. Now he’s claiming it was to complete his annual physical. He can’t even keep his lies straight – perhaps another sign of Trump’s cognitive decline.
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palmerreport--2020-09-02--Exposed: Melania Trump is just as much of a psychotic monster as Donald Trump

If you ’ ve been following Melania Trump over the past several years , you know she ’ s a vapid ghoul .
But the mainstream media has largely been soft on her , ignoring her racist birtherism and obvious cold hearted nature .
Now , however , her longtime loyal sidekick Stephanie Winston Wolkoff is exposing just how hideously awful Melania is .
Wolkoff appeared on the Rachel Maddow show on Tuesday night and revealed several startling details .
It turns out Melania has insisted that the immigrant kids in Donald Trump ’ s cages were happy to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ off in the cages than they had been in Mexico .
Wolkoff also addressed reports that she had secretly recorded her conversations with Melania Trump .
As it turns out , after the Trump inauguration became a criminal scandal , Melania informed Wolkoff that she ’ d be the one taking the fall for the scandal .
Only at that point did Wolkoff begin recording Melania , in order to protect herself .
So now we know that Melania Trump is indeed the kind of vapid ghoul who sees nothing wrong with her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and she ’ s the kind of psychotic monster who tried to force her own loyal friend to take the fall in a scandal .
In other words , Melania is exactly like Donald .
Wolkoff ’ s book is a doozy .

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If you’ve been following Melania Trump over the past several years, you know she’s a vapid ghoul. But the mainstream media has largely been soft on her, ignoring her racist birtherism and obvious cold hearted nature. Now, however, her longtime loyal sidekick Stephanie Winston Wolkoff is exposing just how hideously awful Melania is.
Wolkoff appeared on the Rachel Maddow show on Tuesday night and revealed several startling details. It turns out Melania has insisted that the immigrant kids in Donald Trump’s cages were happy to be there, and that they were better off in the cages than they had been in Mexico.
Wolkoff also addressed reports that she had secretly recorded her conversations with Melania Trump. As it turns out, after the Trump inauguration became a criminal scandal, Melania informed Wolkoff that she’d be the one taking the fall for the scandal. Only at that point did Wolkoff begin recording Melania, in order to protect herself.
So now we know that Melania Trump is indeed the kind of vapid ghoul who sees nothing wrong with her husband locking immigrant kids in cages, and she’s the kind of psychotic monster who tried to force her own loyal friend to take the fall in a scandal. In other words, Melania is exactly like Donald. Wolkoff’s book is a doozy.
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palmerreport--2020-09-02--Donald Trump’s pal Elliott Broidy is about to get indicted, considers flipping on Trump and GOP

When Donald Trump ’ s longtime henchman Steve Bannon was recently arrested on federal criminal charges , it made clear that Trump and Bill Barr haven ’ t fully corrupted the Department of Justice .
The question then became whether Bannon ’ s arrest was the start of a trend of Trump ’ s criminal allies going down before the election .
Now we ’ re starting to get that answer tonight .
This evening the Washington Post is reporting that Elliott Broidy is about to be indicted .
This is a long time in coming , as reports of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been around for at least a year .
Broidy ’ s name has been attached to all kinds of criminal scandals during his time as deputy chairman of the Republican National Committee .
He allegedly used Michael Cohen to pay off his mistress .
He ’ s caught up in the Trump inauguration fraud scandal .
He allegedly took illegal foreign money as part of an influence operation .
The guy is a walking talking scandal .
Here ’ s the thing .
With Broidy ’ s former business partner having just cut @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also discussing a plea deal .
While it ’ s not mentioned in the article , the only way prosecutors are offering to give Broidy a deal is if he ’ s ready to flip on people who are bigger fish than he is .
This means , almost by definition , that he ’ s considering flipping on Donald Trump and/or top Republican Party leaders .
So even as we wait to see if Elliott Broidy cuts his plea deal before he can be arrested , what really stands out here is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being taken down within a matter of weeks .
If a third criminal case begins escalating in the wake of Bannon and Broidy , we ’ ll be ready to call it an unmistakable trend that Trump ’ s advisers are being arrested in the lead-up to the election .

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When Donald Trump’s longtime henchman Steve Bannon was recently arrested on federal criminal charges, it made clear that Trump and Bill Barr haven’t fully corrupted the Department of Justice. The question then became whether Bannon’s arrest was the start of a trend of Trump’s criminal allies going down before the election. Now we’re starting to get that answer tonight.
This evening the Washington Post is reporting that Elliott Broidy is about to be indicted. This is a long time in coming, as reports of a federal criminal case against Broidy have been around for at least a year. Broidy’s name has been attached to all kinds of criminal scandals during his time as deputy chairman of the Republican National Committee. He allegedly used Michael Cohen to pay off his mistress. He’s caught up in the Trump inauguration fraud scandal. He allegedly took illegal foreign money as part of an influence operation. The guy is a walking talking scandal.
Here’s the thing. With Broidy’s former business partner having just cut a deal, WaPo says Broidy is also discussing a plea deal. While it’s not mentioned in the article, the only way prosecutors are offering to give Broidy a deal is if he’s ready to flip on people who are bigger fish than he is. This means, almost by definition, that he’s considering flipping on Donald Trump and/or top Republican Party leaders.
So even as we wait to see if Elliott Broidy cuts his plea deal before he can be arrested, what really stands out here is that Broidy is the second Trump henchman being taken down within a matter of weeks. If a third criminal case begins escalating in the wake of Bannon and Broidy, we’ll be ready to call it an unmistakable trend that Trump’s advisers are being arrested in the lead-up to the election.
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palmerreport--2020-09-03--Donald Trump appears to slip up and admit he’s taking “enhancement” drugs

Based on his consistent track record , whenever Donald Trump makes an oddly specific denial about something – such as his claim yesterday that he hasn ’ t had a “ series of mini-strokes ” when no one was even reporting about him having had a stroke – it ’ s fair to presume that his denial is actually a confession .
Similarly , whenever Trump randomly accuses his opponent of doing something oddly specific , it ’ s fair to conclude that Trump is the one who ’ s actually doing it .
This brings us to Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his infamous Laura Ingraham interview this week , that Joe Biden “ is on some kind of an enhancement.
” In other words , Trump is accusing Biden of abusing something along the lines of adderall or cocaine in order to keep up with the stress of the campaign .
We ’ re going to take this as a direct confession from Donald Trump that he ’ s the one who “ is on some kind of an enhancement ” drug .
When you pair this with Trump ’ s apparent confession that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ November , and the severe physical and cognitive health issues that he ’ s been displaying in public ever since , it sure sounds like Trump is admitting to abusing “ uppers ” to try to compensate for his failing health .

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Based on his consistent track record, whenever Donald Trump makes an oddly specific denial about something – such as his claim yesterday that he hasn’t had a “series of mini-strokes” when no one was even reporting about him having had a stroke – it’s fair to presume that his denial is actually a confession. Similarly, whenever Trump randomly accuses his opponent of doing something oddly specific, it’s fair to conclude that Trump is the one who’s actually doing it.
This brings us to Donald Trump’s oddly specific insistence, during his infamous Laura Ingraham interview this week, that Joe Biden “is on some kind of an enhancement.” In other words, Trump is accusing Biden of abusing something along the lines of adderall or cocaine in order to keep up with the stress of the campaign.
We’re going to take this as a direct confession from Donald Trump that he’s the one who “is on some kind of an enhancement” drug. When you pair this with Trump’s apparent confession that he had a series of mini-strokes in November, and the severe physical and cognitive health issues that he’s been displaying in public ever since, it sure sounds like Trump is admitting to abusing “uppers” to try to compensate for his failing health.
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palmerreport--2020-09-03--How Donald Trump lost Kenosha

How Donald Trump lost Kenosha

When Donald Trump announced that he was visiting Kenosha , Wisconsin , some observers on social media feared this meant victory for him .
He was getting to Wisconsin before Joe Biden was , after all .
What if Trump gave a unifying speech that really connected with people ?
Of course these observers must have forgotten who Trump is .
Trump ’ s visit to Kenosha yesterday had no impact one way or the other , just as Palmer Report predicted .
He wanted the headlines to be about how he was going to magically fix the violence there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s false claims about Jacob Blake ’ s family pastor , and about the owner of a vandalized business who refused to pose for a photo with Trump .
If anything , now that the sitting President of the United States has done such an ineffective job of visiting Kenosha , it ’ s opened the door for Joe Biden ’ s visit – scheduled for later this week – to have even more of an impact .
Biden didn ’ t rush there and try to make the difficult situation all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leaders and agreed to show up on the timetable that they were comfortable with .
There ’ s a reason Joe Biden is winning this election .
He understands how political strategy and maneuvering actually work .
He understands picking his spots for maximum impact – as opposed to Donald Trump , who narcissistically runs his mouth about himself nonstop , and tunes the majority of voters out in the process .
Trump blew it in Kenosha , and opened the door for Biden to make real gains there when he visits .

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When Donald Trump announced that he was visiting Kenosha, Wisconsin, some observers on social media feared this meant victory for him. He was getting to Wisconsin before Joe Biden was, after all. What if Trump gave a unifying speech that really connected with people? Of course these observers must have forgotten who Trump is.
Trump’s visit to Kenosha yesterday had no impact one way or the other, just as Palmer Report predicted. He wanted the headlines to be about how he was going to magically fix the violence there. Instead the headlines were about Trump’s false claims about Jacob Blake’s family pastor, and about the owner of a vandalized business who refused to pose for a photo with Trump.
If anything, now that the sitting President of the United States has done such an ineffective job of visiting Kenosha, it’s opened the door for Joe Biden’s visit – scheduled for later this week – to have even more of an impact. Biden didn’t rush there and try to make the difficult situation all about him. He worked with local leaders and agreed to show up on the timetable that they were comfortable with.
There’s a reason Joe Biden is winning this election. He understands how political strategy and maneuvering actually work. He understands picking his spots for maximum impact – as opposed to Donald Trump, who narcissistically runs his mouth about himself nonstop, and tunes the majority of voters out in the process. Trump blew it in Kenosha, and opened the door for Biden to make real gains there when he visits.
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palmerreport--2020-09-02--Donald Trump’s “ramp-gate” scandal just got even uglier

When Donald Trump basically admitted yesterday that he ’ d had a “ series of mini-strokes ” in November , it didn ’ t come as a surprise .
He ’ s spent the past nine months displaying various physical and cognitive health limitations during his public appearances .
The real scandal is that Trump has been lying about his health , and that he keeps trying to cover it up .
For instance , it ’ s now abundantly clear that Trump struggles walking up and down ramps .
To be clear , this wouldn ’ t be a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a guy who struggles to walk can ’ t be President .
But Trump is the kind of narcissist who mocks the physically disabled , meaning he can ’ t admit that he ’ s now physically disabled himself .
So instead of being honest about his health , he and his handlers are going to absurd lengths to try to hide his struggles with ramps .
After Trump had his second ramp incident in New Hampshire this past week , his handlers apparently tried to make sure he didn ’ t have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tent over the entirety of the ramp that Trump would have to walk up : Trump may try to claim that this tent was installed for security reasons .
But he had just finished giving a speech with no overhead coverage at all , so it ’ s fairly absurd to argue that he needed a tent over the ramp security .
Instead it ’ s pretty easy to parse that this was all about making sure the media and the public couldn ’ t see it this time if Trump once again @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t the guy just be honest about his health ?

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When Donald Trump basically admitted yesterday that he’d had a “series of mini-strokes” in November, it didn’t come as a surprise. He’s spent the past nine months displaying various physical and cognitive health limitations during his public appearances. The real scandal is that Trump has been lying about his health, and that he keeps trying to cover it up.
For instance, it’s now abundantly clear that Trump struggles walking up and down ramps. To be clear, this wouldn’t be a scandal on its own. Nothing says a guy who struggles to walk can’t be President. But Trump is the kind of narcissist who mocks the physically disabled, meaning he can’t admit that he’s now physically disabled himself. So instead of being honest about his health, he and his handlers are going to absurd lengths to try to hide his struggles with ramps.
After Trump had his second ramp incident in New Hampshire this past week, his handlers apparently tried to make sure he didn’t have a third one today by putting a tent over the entirety of the ramp that Trump would have to walk up:
Trump may try to claim that this tent was installed for security reasons. But he had just finished giving a speech with no overhead coverage at all, so it’s fairly absurd to argue that he needed a tent over the ramp security. Instead it’s pretty easy to parse that this was all about making sure the media and the public couldn’t see it this time if Trump once again struggled with a ramp. Why can’t the guy just be honest about his health?
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palmerreport--2020-09-02--Bill Barr swings and misses yet again

Bill Barr swings and misses yet again

Bill Barr is on television right now , basically admitting that he ’ s going to use his position as Attorney General to try to help Donald Trump in the election .
That ’ s appalling , criminal , disgusting .
It ’ s also not necessarily something to be scared of , because Barr isn ’ t very good at this .
We ’ re all supposed to believe that Bill Barr is some kind of evil genius who can wave a magic wand and pull off any corrupt thing that Donald Trump wants .
But let ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fresh off his failure to get the Michael Flynn case thrown out , failure to install his own guy at SNDY , failure to keep Michael Cohen locked up , and failure to keep Steve Bannon from being arrested .
When ’ s the last time any of Barr ’ s corrupt schemes managed to work for him ?
You arguably have to go all the way back to his initial defeat of Robert Mueller .
But with what we ’ re learning about how Rod Rosenstein deceitfully sabotaged Mueller from within before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s “ defeat ” of Mueller is starting to read like a myth .
So why do we let this guy paralyze us with fear ?
Yes , Bill Barr is a corrupt and deranged freak .
Yes , he ’ ll try to steer the election in Donald Trump ’ s direction .
But trying isn ’ t the same thing as succeeding .
Barr keeps showing us that he ’ s a middling bumbler who strikes out most of the time , even when he cheats .
Instead of worrying about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ focus on voter registration , phone banking , and campaign volunteering .

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Bill Barr is on television right now, basically admitting that he’s going to use his position as Attorney General to try to help Donald Trump in the election. That’s appalling, criminal, disgusting. It’s also not necessarily something to be scared of, because Barr isn’t very good at this.
We’re all supposed to believe that Bill Barr is some kind of evil genius who can wave a magic wand and pull off any corrupt thing that Donald Trump wants. But let’s look at the facts. Barr is fresh off his failure to get the Michael Flynn case thrown out, failure to install his own guy at SNDY, failure to keep Michael Cohen locked up, and failure to keep Steve Bannon from being arrested.
When’s the last time any of Barr’s corrupt schemes managed to work for him? You arguably have to go all the way back to his initial defeat of Robert Mueller. But with what we’re learning about how Rod Rosenstein deceitfully sabotaged Mueller from within before Barr even got there, Barr’s “defeat” of Mueller is starting to read like a myth.
So why do we let this guy paralyze us with fear? Yes, Bill Barr is a corrupt and deranged freak. Yes, he’ll try to steer the election in Donald Trump’s direction. But trying isn’t the same thing as succeeding. Barr keeps showing us that he’s a middling bumbler who strikes out most of the time, even when he cheats. Instead of worrying about his simplistic antics, let’s focus on voter registration, phone banking, and campaign volunteering.
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palmerreport--2020-09-02--Donald Trump has complete meltdown after Joe Biden’s press conference steals his thunder

Donald Trump narcissistically runs his mouth every day , even when he has nothing to say , so people tune out his incessant babbling .
Joe Biden only speaks up when he has something to say , so it ends up counting .
To that end , Biden held a press conference today , which ended up taking attention away from Trump ’ s pointless appearance at a battleship in North Carolina .
To the surprise of no one , Trump wasn ’ t happy about Biden getting most of the attention today .
But Trump ’ s response was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bizarre it was : “ Can you believe what ’ s happening !
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They give Joe Hiden ’ the questions , and he reads them an answer !
” That ’ s right , Donald Trump is now accusing Joe Biden of having somehow secretly had all the press conference questions in advance .
To give you an idea of how deranged of a conspiracy theory this is , it would have required every reporter in the room and every major news outlet to have been in on the secret plot .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump ’ s mental fitness and cognitive abilities , in the wake of his de facto confession yesterday that he had a series of mini-strokes requiring an emergency hospital visit .

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Donald Trump narcissistically runs his mouth every day, even when he has nothing to say, so people tune out his incessant babbling. Joe Biden only speaks up when he has something to say, so it ends up counting. To that end, Biden held a press conference today, which ended up taking attention away from Trump’s pointless appearance at a battleship in North Carolina.
To the surprise of no one, Trump wasn’t happy about Biden getting most of the attention today. But Trump’s response was beyond the pale in terms of how bizarre it was: “Can you believe what’s happening!? They give Joe Hiden’ the questions, and he reads them an answer!”
That’s right, Donald Trump is now accusing Joe Biden of having somehow secretly had all the press conference questions in advance. To give you an idea of how deranged of a conspiracy theory this is, it would have required every reporter in the room and every major news outlet to have been in on the secret plot.
This tweet raises even more questions about Donald Trump’s mental fitness and cognitive abilities, in the wake of his de facto confession yesterday that he had a series of mini-strokes requiring an emergency hospital visit.
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palmerreport--2020-09-02--Donald Trump Jr just stepped in it

Donald Trump Jr just stepped in it

Donald Trump ’ s speech in Kenosha yesterday fell flat , even as questions mount about his alleged series of mini-strokes .
Meanwhile Joe Biden hit it out of the park with his press conference today , and he ’ s preparing to make his own trip to Wisconsin to fix Trump ’ s mess .
Unfortunately for Donald Trump , this means he ’ s left relying on Donald Trump Jr today to try to turn the campaign messaging around .
Here ’ s what Junior came up with : “ Joe Biden wants to raise taxes on 82 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nope .
Not even close .
Biden is only proposing raising taxes on Americans who make more than $ 400,000 .
So Trump Junior apparently thinks that 82 % of Americans make more than $ 400,000 .
We all know Donald Trump Jr has lived a sheltered and horrifying life , but this is tone-deaf and out of touch even for him .
This is blowing up so badly in his face , the phrase “ 82 % of Americans ” is now trending on Twitter as everyone piles on about how clueless @ @ @

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Donald Trump’s speech in Kenosha yesterday fell flat, even as questions mount about his alleged series of mini-strokes. Meanwhile Joe Biden hit it out of the park with his press conference today, and he’s preparing to make his own trip to Wisconsin to fix Trump’s mess.
Unfortunately for Donald Trump, this means he’s left relying on Donald Trump Jr today to try to turn the campaign messaging around. Here’s what Junior came up with: “Joe Biden wants to raise taxes on 82% of all Americans.” Uh, nope. Not even close. Biden is only proposing raising taxes on Americans who make more than $400,000. So Trump Junior apparently thinks that 82% of Americans make more than $400,000.
We all know Donald Trump Jr has lived a sheltered and horrifying life, but this is tone-deaf and out of touch even for him. This is blowing up so badly in his face, the phrase “82% of Americans” is now trending on Twitter as everyone piles on about how clueless he is.
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palmerreport--2020-09-02--Joe Biden just reminded us why he’s winning

Joe Biden ’ s press conference today is a reminder of why he ’ s winning .
Sharp , high @ @ @ @ @ compassionate .
He gracefully handled every question that was thrown at him , including the @ @ @ @ @ like .
Donald Trump speaks nearly every day , but he has nothing to say @ @ @ @ @ out .
Joe Biden picks his spots and makes a real impact .
The winner @ @ @ @ @ t the candidate who talks more .
It ’ s the candidate who sways the @ @ @ @ @ speak .
Trump never has figured this out .

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Joe Biden’s press conference today is a reminder of why he’s winning. Sharp, high energy, detailed solutions, compassionate. He gracefully handled every question that was thrown at him, including the questions he didn’t like.
Donald Trump speaks nearly every day, but he has nothing to say, so people tune him out. Joe Biden picks his spots and makes a real impact. The winner of an election isn’t the candidate who talks more. It’s the candidate who sways the most people when he does speak. Trump never has figured this out.
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palmerreport--2020-09-02--Jared Kushner gets slam dunked

Jared Kushner gets slam dunked

The cliché “ the apple doesn ’ t fall far from the tree ” has proven accurate more times than not with Donald Trump ’ s family .
When it comes to Jared Kushner , the apple-in-law is the same .
A few days ago , several outlets reported on Kushner ’ s tone-deaf remarks about NBA players boycotting games .
Kushner had the nerve to say that NBA players “ have the luxury of taking a night off from work , most Americans don ’ t .
I ’ d like to see them start moving into concrete solutions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ laughable , especially considering that Kushner has no idea what most Americans do or have .
Just like his hopelessly ignorant father-in-law , he could not be bothered to do a bit of research prior to saying something so stupid and useless .
Kushner continued to talk about things of which he knows nothing , referring to LeBron James ’ s I Promise school as a “ charter school.
” As the Washington Post reported , I Promise is a public school in James ’ hometown of Akron , Ohio .
To save @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a screenshot of Twitter users who contradicted Kushner with knowledge about James ’ community-focused accomplishments .
In addition to I Promise , James and other NBA players have formed More Than a Vote , an organization that fights voter suppression , and he has also teamed with other players to launch a multimillion-dollar effort to recruit poll workers .
Perhaps what Kushner does not like is that they are helping people to vote , especially minority people .
While LeBron James has thus far ignored Kushner — as well he should — an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spoken out and calls Kushner “ ignorant ” about NBA activism .
According to Politico , assistant coach Vin Baker had some choice words for Kushner .
Baker told Politico : “ There ’ s no sensitivity there .
There ’ s a level of ignorance there.
” Baker ’ s position is supported by Bucks ’ senior vice president Alex Lasry , who told Politico that Kushner ’ s comments were “ a little ironic , coming from him.
” Ain ’ t that the truth ?
Kushner ’ s comments are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He has little , if any , interaction with the outside world , and as a result , he is prone to say stupid shit about which he knows nothing .
His privilege leads him to believe that he knows everything , even when he is dead wrong .
Steve Kerr , head coach of the Golden State Warriors , tweeted to Kushner that maybe he should tell his father-in-law to “ stop being racist.
” That would help .
Kushner should look in the mirror before suggesting how to solve problems .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the White House and has accomplished absolutely nothing with which he was tasked .
Perhaps that is because he was given tasks outside and above his abilities , but then , his father-in-law is way in over his head .
It is no surprise , then , that he would delegate important tasks to a moron .
Kushner inherited his father ’ s business when he went to prison , and just like Trump , he proceeded to run it into the ground .
Now , he has the “ luxury ” of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ White House idiot describes him more accurately .

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The cliché “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” has proven accurate more times than not with Donald Trump’s family. When it comes to Jared Kushner, the apple-in-law is the same. A few days ago, several outlets reported on Kushner’s tone-deaf remarks about NBA players boycotting games. Kushner had the nerve to say that NBA players “have the luxury of taking a night off from work, most Americans don’t. I’d like to see them start moving into concrete solutions that are productive.”
This comment is laughable, especially considering that Kushner has no idea what most Americans do or have. Just like his hopelessly ignorant father-in-law, he could not be bothered to do a bit of research prior to saying something so stupid and useless.
Kushner continued to talk about things of which he knows nothing, referring to LeBron James’s I Promise school as a “charter school.” As the Washington Post reported, I Promise is a public school in James’ hometown of Akron, Ohio. To save Kushner further embarrassment, USA Today posted a screenshot of Twitter users who contradicted Kushner with knowledge about James’ community-focused accomplishments. In addition to I Promise, James and other NBA players have formed More Than a Vote, an organization that fights voter suppression, and he has also teamed with other players to launch a multimillion-dollar effort to recruit poll workers. Perhaps what Kushner does not like is that they are helping people to vote, especially minority people. While LeBron James has thus far ignored Kushner — as well he should — an assistant coach for the Milwaukee Bucks has spoken out and calls Kushner “ignorant” about NBA activism.
According to Politico, assistant coach Vin Baker had some choice words for Kushner. Baker told Politico: “There’s no sensitivity there. There’s a level of ignorance there.” Baker’s position is supported by Bucks’ senior vice president Alex Lasry, who told Politico that Kushner’s comments were “a little ironic, coming from him.” Ain’t that the truth? Kushner’s comments are indicative of his life of privilege. He has little, if any, interaction with the outside world, and as a result, he is prone to say stupid shit about which he knows nothing. His privilege leads him to believe that he knows everything, even when he is dead wrong. Steve Kerr, head coach of the Golden State Warriors, tweeted to Kushner that maybe he should tell his father-in-law to “stop being racist.” That would help.
Kushner should look in the mirror before suggesting how to solve problems. He is the second biggest failure in the White House and has accomplished absolutely nothing with which he was tasked. Perhaps that is because he was given tasks outside and above his abilities, but then, his father-in-law is way in over his head. It is no surprise, then, that he would delegate important tasks to a moron.
Kushner inherited his father’s business when he went to prison, and just like Trump, he proceeded to run it into the ground. Now, he has the “luxury” of being considered “White House adviser.” White House idiot describes him more accurately.
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“Anything to win”

In the last 24 hours ( as I write this ) , 1,164 Americans have died from coronavirus .
That is approximately the number of Americans who die almost every day from that disease .
The average remains about one a minute , more or less .
When you consider that most of these deaths were preventable by the president of the United States , it ’ s instructive to remember that he almost never talks about those deaths , preferring instead to focus on those parts of the Black Lives Matter protests around the country that have turned violent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of deaths resulting from the violent side of the BLM protests since they began is approximately 30 .
In other words , that ’ s a typical number of deaths from coronavirus in any given half hour .
Of course , one thing that the BLM protest deaths share in common with the coronavirus deaths is both of those grim statistics were preventable by Donald Trump .
Swift action on coronavirus and swift action on the murder of George Floyd on the part of the “ Dear Leader ” would have prevented the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ both tragedies .
No matter where he turns , Donald Trump is confronted by his own failures .
But denial and blame remain the guiding principles behind Trump ’ s re-election strategy .
While Trump may share the first four letters of his last name with Harry Truman , that is where the similarity ends .
For Trump , the buck stops anywhere else but with him .
I do not mean to trivialize the BLM protest deaths .
It should be stated unequivocally that all deaths of innocent people are a tragedy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ underscore that violence and destruction of property are to be roundly condemned .
As Biden puts it , “ Rioting is not protesting .
Looting is not protesting.
” But Donald Trump deliberately conflates the protests with the violence because he knows it ’ s what his racist base wants , and he is exploiting the entire movement in order to get himself re-elected .
You may depend on it that should he get re-elected he will never mention the violent side of the protests with the same vehemence after November third , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then it will no longer matter to him .
That rhetoric will disappear forever with the rhetoric about the “ caravans of lawless immigrants ” marching inexorably up from Central America in the run up to the 2018 midterm elections .
Trump ’ s latest “ solution ” to coronavirus , when he can be compelled to mention it at all these days , is herd immunity .
As he put it in a recent interview with Laura Ingraham , where Trump sounds creepily like a Chicago mob boss from the 1920s , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ number , we use the word ‘ herd , ’ right ?
Once you get to a certain number , it ’ s going to go away.
” The idea behind herd immunity is that the American people will become effectively immune to coronavirus once a certain number have had it , and their immunity will prevent the spread .
The idea is not unlike a landmass getting flooded to the point where everyone is living on a series of islands as a way to prevent the spread of fire .
While that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ immunity , it implies a great deal of death and destruction in order to get there .
For America to become herd immune , fully two thirds of the American population would have to become infected .
That would result in a total of around two million deaths .
And , of course , that ’ s presupposing that once a person has coronavirus they will never get it again .
That is far from established .
In other words , as a coronavirus strategy , herd immunity is deeply flawed .
So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is to underscore the violent side of the BLM protests and ignore coronavirus , or blame China for it and look to the discredited eventuality of herd immunity to solve his problem for him .
Or as Michael Cohen puts it in his new book , “ Disloyal , ” Trump ’ s strategy is “ doing anything—and I mean anything—to win.
” Of course , one of the most puzzling things about Donald Trump is , doing the right thing in order to win has never been a tool in his toolbox @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , even when it can get him re-elected , even when it can keep him out of prison .
Why this should be so , why he has an apparent allergy to doing actual good , I leave to the psychologists and psychiatrists among you .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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In the last 24 hours (as I write this), 1,164 Americans have died from coronavirus. That is approximately the number of Americans who die almost every day from that disease. The average remains about one a minute, more or less. When you consider that most of these deaths were preventable by the president of the United States, it’s instructive to remember that he almost never talks about those deaths, preferring instead to focus on those parts of the Black Lives Matter protests around the country that have turned violent.
By the way, the number of deaths resulting from the violent side of the BLM protests since they began is approximately 30. In other words, that’s a typical number of deaths from coronavirus in any given half hour. Of course, one thing that the BLM protest deaths share in common with the coronavirus deaths is both of those grim statistics were preventable by Donald Trump. Swift action on coronavirus and swift action on the murder of George Floyd on the part of the “Dear Leader” would have prevented the vast majority of all the deaths from both tragedies.
No matter where he turns, Donald Trump is confronted by his own failures. But denial and blame remain the guiding principles behind Trump’s re-election strategy. While Trump may share the first four letters of his last name with Harry Truman, that is where the similarity ends. For Trump, the buck stops anywhere else but with him.
I do not mean to trivialize the BLM protest deaths. It should be stated unequivocally that all deaths of innocent people are a tragedy, and Joe Biden was right to underscore that violence and destruction of property are to be roundly condemned. As Biden puts it, “Rioting is not protesting. Looting is not protesting.”
But Donald Trump deliberately conflates the protests with the violence because he knows it’s what his racist base wants, and he is exploiting the entire movement in order to get himself re-elected. You may depend on it that should he get re-elected he will never mention the violent side of the protests with the same vehemence after November third, or even at all, because by then it will no longer matter to him. That rhetoric will disappear forever with the rhetoric about the “caravans of lawless immigrants” marching inexorably up from Central America in the run up to the 2018 midterm elections.
Trump’s latest “solution” to coronavirus, when he can be compelled to mention it at all these days, is herd immunity. As he put it in a recent interview with Laura Ingraham, where Trump sounds creepily like a Chicago mob boss from the 1920s, “once you get to a certain number, we use the word ‘herd,’ right? Once you get to a certain number, it’s going to go away.”
The idea behind herd immunity is that the American people will become effectively immune to coronavirus once a certain number have had it, and their immunity will prevent the spread. The idea is not unlike a landmass getting flooded to the point where everyone is living on a series of islands as a way to prevent the spread of fire. While that would certainly work, as with herd immunity, it implies a great deal of death and destruction in order to get there.
For America to become herd immune, fully two thirds of the American population would have to become infected. That would result in a total of around two million deaths. And, of course, that’s presupposing that once a person has coronavirus they will never get it again. That is far from established. In other words, as a coronavirus strategy, herd immunity is deeply flawed.
So Trump’s only recourse these days is to underscore the violent side of the BLM protests and ignore coronavirus, or blame China for it and look to the discredited eventuality of herd immunity to solve his problem for him. Or as Michael Cohen puts it in his new book, “Disloyal,” Trump’s strategy is “doing anything—and I mean anything—to win.”
Of course, one of the most puzzling things about Donald Trump is, doing the right thing in order to win has never been a tool in his toolbox, even when it can help him, even when it can get him re-elected, even when it can keep him out of prison. Why this should be so, why he has an apparent allergy to doing actual good, I leave to the psychologists and psychiatrists among you. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-09-02--Better late than never

Better late than never

If you ’ ve been paying attention for the past nine months , you already intuitively knew Donald Trump ’ s Walter Reed visit involved some kind of health emergency that left him with lasting cognitive impairment .
In his public appearances after his hospital run , he immediately came off as mentally worse for wear , and in his subsequent public appearances it ’ s clear that he never recovered .
Yet this huge scandalous story – that the sitting President of the United States had some kind of stroke-like event and has been struggling to function ever since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media for nine months .
It took a Trump insider leaking vague details about the Walter Reed incident to a book author , and then Trump idiotically blurting out on Twitter that he hadn ’ t had a “ series of mini-strokes , ” to finally push this story into the media spotlight , and thus the national conversation .
This should have been a major national story back in November .
When Trump told such an obvious lie about the reason for his hospital visit , and then he began having cognitive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should have seen it as fair game to report on the fact that Trump was clearly covering up a health issue that had damaged his cognitive abilities .
This should have been a major headline story before a vaguely senile Trump completely botched a pandemic for nonsensical reasons and got 180,000 Americans killed .
But hey , better late than never .
Thank you , Donald Trump , for stupidly giving the media enough confidence to finally begin reporting on your severe cognitive decline .
With just two months to go until the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a position to convince the voters in the middle that Trump really is as far gone as we ’ ve long said he is .
We ’ re in it now .
Let ’ s get to work .

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If you’ve been paying attention for the past nine months, you already intuitively knew Donald Trump’s Walter Reed visit involved some kind of health emergency that left him with lasting cognitive impairment. In his public appearances after his hospital run, he immediately came off as mentally worse for wear, and in his subsequent public appearances it’s clear that he never recovered.
Yet this huge scandalous story – that the sitting President of the United States had some kind of stroke-like event and has been struggling to function ever since – was largely ignored by the mainstream media for nine months. It took a Trump insider leaking vague details about the Walter Reed incident to a book author, and then Trump idiotically blurting out on Twitter that he hadn’t had a “series of mini-strokes,” to finally push this story into the media spotlight, and thus the national conversation.
This should have been a major national story back in November. When Trump told such an obvious lie about the reason for his hospital visit, and then he began having cognitive problems in public appearances, the media should have seen it as fair game to report on the fact that Trump was clearly covering up a health issue that had damaged his cognitive abilities. This should have been a major headline story before a vaguely senile Trump completely botched a pandemic for nonsensical reasons and got 180,000 Americans killed.
But hey, better late than never. Thank you, Donald Trump, for stupidly giving the media enough confidence to finally begin reporting on your severe cognitive decline. With just two months to go until the election, we’re now finally in a position to convince the voters in the middle that Trump really is as far gone as we’ve long said he is. We’re in it now. Let’s get to work.
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palmerreport--2020-09-03--Andrew Cuomo unloads on Donald Trump in devastating fashion

It ’ s now clear that Donald Trump didn ’ t get a bounce in the polls from his convention , and he ’ s still eight points behind Joe Biden in the polling averages .
This means Trump has just two months – less than that in early voting states – to figure out how to turn things around .
Instead he ’ s playing petty games by seeking to cut off federal funding to a handful of cities he personally doesn ’ t like , including New York City .
Let ’ s just say that New York @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Donald Trump ’ s threat .
Cuomo pointed out that Donald Trump will likely never again set foot in his former hometown of New York City , where he ’ s almost universally despised .
Cuomo said this : “ He can ’ t have enough bodyguards to walk through New York City , people don ’ t want to have anything to do with him.
” Of course Governor Cuomo wasn ’ t speaking literally , but far right pundits are nonetheless having a field day pretending that this was some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s safety .
Here ’ s what it actually was : a reminder of just how badly Trump has failed America , and how throughly Americans are turning against him .

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It’s now clear that Donald Trump didn’t get a bounce in the polls from his convention, and he’s still eight points behind Joe Biden in the polling averages. This means Trump has just two months – less than that in early voting states – to figure out how to turn things around. Instead he’s playing petty games by seeking to cut off federal funding to a handful of cities he personally doesn’t like, including New York City.
Let’s just say that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo isn’t impressed with Donald Trump’s threat. Cuomo pointed out that Donald Trump will likely never again set foot in his former hometown of New York City, where he’s almost universally despised. Cuomo said this: “He can’t have enough bodyguards to walk through New York City, people don’t want to have anything to do with him.”
Of course Governor Cuomo wasn’t speaking literally, but far right pundits are nonetheless having a field day pretending that this was some kind of threat against Donald Trump’s safety. Here’s what it actually was: a reminder of just how badly Trump has failed America, and how throughly Americans are turning against him.
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palmerreport--2020-09-03--Donald Trump posts utterly bizarre tweet about former Trump supporters

Just how terrible of a job has Donald Trump done over the past four years ?
There is a sizable @ @ @ @ @ who are now planning to vote against him .
If Trump had any sense , @ @ @ @ @ hard to try to win these folks back .
Instead he ’ s dealing with @ @ @ @ @ bizarre fashion .
CNN did an on-air segment featuring former Trump voters who have since @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump tried to highlight the one person in the segment who plans to vote @ @ @ @ @ .
But by tweeting a video clip from the segment , Trump merely ended up @ @ @ @ @ 2016 Trump supporters say they regret their vote , ” which was on the screen @ @ @ @ @ Trump really has no idea what he ’ s doing , does he ?

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Just how terrible of a job has Donald Trump done over the past four years? There is a sizable cadre of Trump 2016 voters who are now planning to vote against him. If Trump had any sense, he’d be working hard to try to win these folks back. Instead he’s dealing with the whole thing in typically bizarre fashion.
CNN did an on-air segment featuring former Trump voters who have since turned sharply against him. Donald Trump tried to highlight the one person in the segment who plans to vote for Trump again in 2020. But by tweeting a video clip from the segment, Trump merely ended up tweeting the words “Some 2016 Trump supporters say they regret their vote,” which was on the screen while the segment played. Trump really has no idea what he’s doing, does he?
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palmerreport--2020-09-03--So much for Donald Trump’s big bounce

So much for Donald Trump’s big bounce

Presidential nominees – particularly if they ’ re behind to begin with – always count on getting a big bounce coming out of their convention .
Even though Donald Trump ’ s 2020 Republican National Convention was an ineffective slop pile with low TV ratings , there was still a narrative out there about how Trump would certainly get a bounce in the polls from it .
Here ’ s the thing : we can now almost definitively say that it didn ’ t happen .
The post-convention polling data is still rolling in , but the trend is clear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Economist poll .
Biden went up one point in the IBD poll .
Biden went down three points in The Hill poll .
Biden went up four points in the CNN poll , and so on .
When you plug all the new polls into the average , Joe Biden still has the same roughly eight point lead over Trump that he had before the conventions , which has been fairly consistent all year .
This means that Trump failed to win over anyone with his convention , which in turns means @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Palmer Report predicted .
When you ’ re as far behind as Trump is , you can ’ t simply pander to your existing base .
Joe Biden is firmly winning , and Donald Trump is running out of time .
That ’ s just a factual reality , no matter how many pundits or chicken littles might insist otherwise .
Of course no lead is necessarily safe in this era , so now is the time to double down on voter registration , campaign volunteering , phone banking , and polling place @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this !

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Presidential nominees – particularly if they’re behind to begin with – always count on getting a big bounce coming out of their convention. Even though Donald Trump’s 2020 Republican National Convention was an ineffective slop pile with low TV ratings, there was still a narrative out there about how Trump would certainly get a bounce in the polls from it.
Here’s the thing: we can now almost definitively say that it didn’t happen. The post-convention polling data is still rolling in, but the trend is clear. Biden went up two points in the Economist poll. Biden went up one point in the IBD poll. Biden went down three points in The Hill poll. Biden went up four points in the CNN poll, and so on.
When you plug all the new polls into the average, Joe Biden still has the same roughly eight point lead over Trump that he had before the conventions, which has been fairly consistent all year. This means that Trump failed to win over anyone with his convention, which in turns means his convention was about as ineffective as Palmer Report predicted. When you’re as far behind as Trump is, you can’t simply pander to your existing base.
Joe Biden is firmly winning, and Donald Trump is running out of time. That’s just a factual reality, no matter how many pundits or chicken littles might insist otherwise. Of course no lead is necessarily safe in this era, so now is the time to double down on voter registration, campaign volunteering, phone banking, and polling place volunteering. Let’s go win this!
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palmerreport--2020-09-04--The election factor no one is talking about

Election day is now just 61 days away – even sooner in states with lengthy early voting windows .
By now there ’ s a lot we know about this election , and there ’ s a lot we don ’ t .
Now is a good time to take stock of what we do and don ’ t know , as we head into the home stretch .
Here ’ s what we do know : for all of the ways in which it ’ s been unprecedented , this election has been fairly stable , and voters seem @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The polls kept jumping all over the place in 2016 , making it impossible to determine the size of Clinton ’ s lead .
In 2020 , the polling averages have consistently pegged Biden with an eight point lead over Trump .
Nothing thus far – not a pandemic , not the economy , not civil unrest , not the conventions – has changed voters ’ minds .
Here ’ s what we don ’ t know : the factors we ’ ll actually be talking about at the end of this election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ended up being decided primarily by James Comey ’ s letter , and secondarily by Russian election interference – two topics that no one was talking about or saw coming sixty days out .
So it ’ s entirely possible the things we ’ re obsessing about right now , such as the Post Office and DNI briefings , will be very different from the things we end up talking about on election night .
The main thing to remember is that even when Trump or Putin or the Republicans try to cheat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not using a lever under their desk that they can just slide to any desired result .
Cheating in an election is hard .
It takes a lot of sustained and coordinated effort just to move the needle a little .
You also have to be competent in your scheming , which Trump and his people are frequently not .
So instead of sitting around trying to randomly guess which cheating , meddling , or suppression tactics Donald Trump will end up using and whether or not they ’ ll work , there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
If we invest our time in things like volunteering at polling places , phone banking for Biden , and making sure our friends and family are registered to vote , we can run up the score so much that any cheating efforts won ’ t make a difference in the outcome .
Now let ’ s go win this .

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Election day is now just 61 days away – even sooner in states with lengthy early voting windows. By now there’s a lot we know about this election, and there’s a lot we don’t. Now is a good time to take stock of what we do and don’t know, as we head into the home stretch.
Here’s what we do know: for all of the ways in which it’s been unprecedented, this election has been fairly stable, and voters seem fairly certain of what they want. The polls kept jumping all over the place in 2016, making it impossible to determine the size of Clinton’s lead. In 2020, the polling averages have consistently pegged Biden with an eight point lead over Trump. Nothing thus far – not a pandemic, not the economy, not civil unrest, not the conventions – has changed voters’ minds.
Here’s what we don’t know: the factors we’ll actually be talking about at the end of this election cycle. In 2016, the election ended up being decided primarily by James Comey’s letter, and secondarily by Russian election interference – two topics that no one was talking about or saw coming sixty days out. So it’s entirely possible the things we’re obsessing about right now, such as the Post Office and DNI briefings, will be very different from the things we end up talking about on election night.
The main thing to remember is that even when Trump or Putin or the Republicans try to cheat in a election, they’re not using a lever under their desk that they can just slide to any desired result. Cheating in an election is hard. It takes a lot of sustained and coordinated effort just to move the needle a little. You also have to be competent in your scheming, which Trump and his people are frequently not.
So instead of sitting around trying to randomly guess which cheating, meddling, or suppression tactics Donald Trump will end up using and whether or not they’ll work, there’s something else we can do. If we invest our time in things like volunteering at polling places, phone banking for Biden, and making sure our friends and family are registered to vote, we can run up the score so much that any cheating efforts won’t make a difference in the outcome. Now let’s go win this.
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palmerreport--2020-09-04--This number should scare the hell out of Donald Trump

Over the past few days , we ’ ve seen what largely amounted to some statistical noise in the presidential polls , with Joe Biden ’ s lead over Donald Trump largely staying the same as it ’ s been throughout the election season .
If there was any post-convention bump given to the Republicans after their dumpster fire of a convention , it ’ s already rapidly evaporating .
Although we ’ re seeing polls look a bit more favorable to Joe Biden than they were about a week ago , there ’ s one interesting detail from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It ’ s a poll that has Trump trailing Biden by 10 points .
While Palmer Report generally urges readers to never take any one single poll too seriously , especially one concerning a presidential election , and instead look at the polling averages and how consistent they are , there ’ s a question the Quinnipiac poll asks its participants that we don ’ t see in all the others : Do you feel more or less safe with Donald Trump as president ?
50 % of likely voters said they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said that they ’ d feel safer with Joe Biden as president .
It will be interesting to see if other polls show a similar trend – but what ’ s noteworthy here is that half of likely voters see right through what Donald Trump is trying to make the signature issue of his campaign , and nearly half are nostalgic for the stability of the Obama administration .
Trump ’ s promise of “ I alone can fix it , ” is ringing especially hollow , and voters are seeing him for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Let ’ s bring Joe Biden ’ s numbers up even further with phone calls and letters to voters – making the case for why we need to vote for him by November 3 .

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Over the past few days, we’ve seen what largely amounted to some statistical noise in the presidential polls, with Joe Biden’s lead over Donald Trump largely staying the same as it’s been throughout the election season. If there was any post-convention bump given to the Republicans after their dumpster fire of a convention, it’s already rapidly evaporating. Although we’re seeing polls look a bit more favorable to Joe Biden than they were about a week ago, there’s one interesting detail from the latest Quinnipiac University poll that stands out. It’s a poll that has Trump trailing Biden by 10 points.
While Palmer Report generally urges readers to never take any one single poll too seriously, especially one concerning a presidential election, and instead look at the polling averages and how consistent they are, there’s a question the Quinnipiac poll asks its participants that we don’t see in all the others: Do you feel more or less safe with Donald Trump as president? 50% of likely voters said they felt less safe – and 42% said that they’d feel safer with Joe Biden as president.
It will be interesting to see if other polls show a similar trend – but what’s noteworthy here is that half of likely voters see right through what Donald Trump is trying to make the signature issue of his campaign, and nearly half are nostalgic for the stability of the Obama administration. Trump’s promise of “I alone can fix it,” is ringing especially hollow, and voters are seeing him for the divisive liar that he is. Let’s bring Joe Biden’s numbers up even further with phone calls and letters to voters – making the case for why we need to vote for him by November 3.
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palmerreport--2020-09-03--How the media missed Donald Trump’s health crisis coverup

2020 has had a number of major storylines .
The deadly pandemic .
The failed response .
The economic collapse .
The police out of control .
The racial unrest .
But take a moment to chew on two of the biggest storylines of 2020 , and ask yourself why you haven ’ t heard more about them : – Based on his public appearances it ’ s been clear all along that something went very wrong with Trump ’ s physical and cognitive health after Walter Reed – and he never really recovered from it .
– There ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that ’ s in the process of criminally indicting Trump , as confirmed by several court filings and subpoena battles – meaning Trump is all but certainly going to prison if he loses the election .
The media has spent most of 2020 ignoring both these storylines .
The evidence of Trump ’ s health issues has been right there in plain sight in public appearance after public appearance , but the media mostly didn ’ t want to touch the story until after one of Trump ’ s own people started leaking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump began bizarrely denying that he ’ d had a series of mini strokes .
You ’ d think a sitting President ’ s huge health failure coverup would have been a mainstream media story before he accidentally confessed to what we ’ d all already been able to see for the past nine months .
The New York grand jury targeting Trump for indictment is the main reason the Supreme Court battle over Trump ’ s tax returns took place .
But even while covering the court battle , the media largely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ proof Trump is being targeted for indictment .
You ’ d think the fact that Trump is going to prison if he loses the election would be relevant to covering the election .
But hey , this is why Palmer Report has to exist .

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2020 has had a number of major storylines. The deadly pandemic. The failed response. The economic collapse. The police out of control. The racial unrest. But take a moment to chew on two of the biggest storylines of 2020, and ask yourself why you haven’t heard more about them:
– Based on his public appearances it’s been clear all along that something went very wrong with Trump’s physical and cognitive health after Walter Reed – and he never really recovered from it.
– There’s a grand jury in New York that’s in the process of criminally indicting Trump, as confirmed by several court filings and subpoena battles – meaning Trump is all but certainly going to prison if he loses the election.
The media has spent most of 2020 ignoring both these storylines. The evidence of Trump’s health issues has been right there in plain sight in public appearance after public appearance, but the media mostly didn’t want to touch the story until after one of Trump’s own people started leaking vague details about it, and then Trump began bizarrely denying that he’d had a series of mini strokes. You’d think a sitting President’s huge health failure coverup would have been a mainstream media story before he accidentally confessed to what we’d all already been able to see for the past nine months.
The New York grand jury targeting Trump for indictment is the main reason the Supreme Court battle over Trump’s tax returns took place. But even while covering the court battle, the media largely ignored the fact that the subpoena was proof Trump is being targeted for indictment. You’d think the fact that Trump is going to prison if he loses the election would be relevant to covering the election. But hey, this is why Palmer Report has to exist.
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palmerreport--2020-09-03--Donald Trump trashes disabled veterans, says U.S. soldiers who die at war are “suckers” and “losers”

This week a new poll suggested that Donald Trump is trailing Joe Biden by six points among active duty service members , a startling number considering how heavily Republican the military tends to vote , and a reminder of just how much Trump has done to denigrate and alienate the military .
Now it turns out it ’ s even uglier than anyone knew .
Back in 2018 , Donald Trump privately told his advisers that he didn ’ t want to visit a World War I cemetery because it was “ filled with losers ” who were “ suckers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That ’ s right , the sitting President of the United States referred to Americans who died in World War I as suckers and losers .
Nevermind that they gave their lives to keep the rest of us safe .
This is according to a shocking and appalling new expose from the Atlantic , which also reveals that Trump has sought to keep wounded veterans out of military parades .
This one of the most disturbing stories about Donald Trump to surface yet .
It ’ s repulsive beyond words .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disqualifying .
Vote this psychotic monster out of office with all your might .

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This week a new poll suggested that Donald Trump is trailing Joe Biden by six points among active duty service members, a startling number considering how heavily Republican the military tends to vote, and a reminder of just how much Trump has done to denigrate and alienate the military. Now it turns out it’s even uglier than anyone knew.
Back in 2018, Donald Trump privately told his advisers that he didn’t want to visit a World War I cemetery because it was “filled with losers” who were “suckers” for getting killed at war. That’s right, the sitting President of the United States referred to Americans who died in World War I as suckers and losers. Nevermind that they gave their lives to keep the rest of us safe.
This is according to a shocking and appalling new expose from the Atlantic, which also reveals that Trump has sought to keep wounded veterans out of military parades. This one of the most disturbing stories about Donald Trump to surface yet. It’s repulsive beyond words. It’s traitorous. And it’s disqualifying. Vote this psychotic monster out of office with all your might.
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palmerreport--2020-09-03--The real reason Vladimir Putin is escalating his antics

Given all that ’ s gone on in the last two years , let alone four , you ’ d be forgiven for not recalling that in 2018 Vladimir Putin attempted the murder of former Russian military intelligence officer and double agent Sergei Skripal on sovereign British soil .
The method Putin used — his calling card if you will — was a deadly binary nerve agent called novichok , developed in Soviet labs in the 1970s .
Save for a handful of conspiracy theory halfwits who claimed that the source of the attack was the British government itself , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evil regime was deafening .
The Russian novichok attack strengthened the worldwide opinion that Russia is a rogue state and fomented common cause against the notion of Putin ever being allowed to restore the G7 conference to the G8 .
Apart from Donald Trump ’ s tepid criticism of the novichok attack , every one of America ’ s allies condemned the assault in language both explicit and castigating .
Indeed , so negative was the backlash it would have been reasonable to wonder if Putin regretted the use of novichok in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are numerous ways to murder an unwanted opponent without the need to resort to a method so arcane and expensive and so self-incriminating that it would require the strength and economic power of an entire government to manufacture it .
You would think Putin would have learned his lesson .
Think again .
German authorities said on Wednesday they found “ unequivocal ” evidence that novichok was used against Putin ’ s number one nemesis , Russian opposition politician and anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny .
Somebody poisoned Nalvany ’ s tea with it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ question that it was done under the direct order and personal aegis of Vladimir Putin himself .
German Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned as “ attempted murder ” the novichok outrage and demanded that Putin answer tough questions about it .
Britain said it was already working on a coordinated response to punish Russia for the chemical attack .
So far Donald Trump remains silent .
The Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act demands that a U.S. president impose sanctions within 90 days of the determination that a chemical weapon has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about 30 days after the election to impose sanctions on Russia under the CBW Act .
Whether or not he will , of course , remains to be seen .
Apart from his love of all things evil , Donald Trump ’ s baffling loyalty to Putin is impossible to justify .
More puzzling still is Putin ’ s use of novichok again , considering how much it cost him politically the last time .
The only explanation I can think of , and if you ’ re normal and human you ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I am , is he did it because he can .
He did it because he is Vladimir Putin the All Powerful , and he revels in the infamous myth he ’ s created for himself .
Putin is his own comic book supervillain .
Absurd , to be sure , but about what you ’ d expect from a murderous tyrant who rides shirtless on horseback while wearing a crucifix .
There ’ s also the ineffectual side of novichok .
Thus far it ’ s zero for two , in terms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ target .
The only “ collateral damage ” so far is British citizen Dawn Sturgess , a former neighbor of mine , an innocent in the silliness of Putin ’ s unappeasable vindictiveness .
I doubt Putin even knows her name or cares that she is dead .
I ’ m sadly reminded of her death every time I pass her boarded up house on one of my running routes .
It ’ s what makes this whole thing so immediate , so personal , to me .
Vladimir Putin is an evil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a man in love with his own power and , not only does he not care that people hate him for the evil that he is , he actually gets off on it .
One thing we can do to strike back at him is to vote his biggest fan and puppet , Donald Trump , out of office in November .
Let ’ s do it .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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Given all that’s gone on in the last two years, let alone four, you’d be forgiven for not recalling that in 2018 Vladimir Putin attempted the murder of former Russian military intelligence officer and double agent Sergei Skripal on sovereign British soil. The method Putin used — his calling card if you will — was a deadly binary nerve agent called novichok, developed in Soviet labs in the 1970s.
Save for a handful of conspiracy theory halfwits who claimed that the source of the attack was the British government itself, the universal condemnation of Putin and his evil regime was deafening. The Russian novichok attack strengthened the worldwide opinion that Russia is a rogue state and fomented common cause against the notion of Putin ever being allowed to restore the G7 conference to the G8. Apart from Donald Trump’s tepid criticism of the novichok attack, every one of America’s allies condemned the assault in language both explicit and castigating.
Indeed, so negative was the backlash it would have been reasonable to wonder if Putin regretted the use of novichok in the first place. After all, there are numerous ways to murder an unwanted opponent without the need to resort to a method so arcane and expensive and so self-incriminating that it would require the strength and economic power of an entire government to manufacture it. You would think Putin would have learned his lesson.
Think again. German authorities said on Wednesday they found “unequivocal” evidence that novichok was used against Putin’s number one nemesis, Russian opposition politician and anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny. Somebody poisoned Nalvany’s tea with it, and there cannot be any question that it was done under the direct order and personal aegis of Vladimir Putin himself.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned as “attempted murder” the novichok outrage and demanded that Putin answer tough questions about it. Britain said it was already working on a coordinated response to punish Russia for the chemical attack. So far Donald Trump remains silent.
The Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act demands that a U.S. president impose sanctions within 90 days of the determination that a chemical weapon has been used. So Trump has until about 30 days after the election to impose sanctions on Russia under the CBW Act. Whether or not he will, of course, remains to be seen. Apart from his love of all things evil, Donald Trump’s baffling loyalty to Putin is impossible to justify.
More puzzling still is Putin’s use of novichok again, considering how much it cost him politically the last time. The only explanation I can think of, and if you’re normal and human you’ll be as flummoxed by it as I am, is he did it because he can. He did it because he is Vladimir Putin the All Powerful, and he revels in the infamous myth he’s created for himself. Putin is his own comic book supervillain. Absurd, to be sure, but about what you’d expect from a murderous tyrant who rides shirtless on horseback while wearing a crucifix.
There’s also the ineffectual side of novichok. Thus far it’s zero for two, in terms of its power to eliminate its human target. The only “collateral damage” so far is British citizen Dawn Sturgess, a former neighbor of mine, an innocent in the silliness of Putin’s unappeasable vindictiveness. I doubt Putin even knows her name or cares that she is dead. I’m sadly reminded of her death every time I pass her boarded up house on one of my running routes. It’s what makes this whole thing so immediate, so personal, to me.
Vladimir Putin is an evil, evil man. He’s a man in love with his own power and, not only does he not care that people hate him for the evil that he is, he actually gets off on it. One thing we can do to strike back at him is to vote his biggest fan and puppet, Donald Trump, out of office in November. Let’s do it. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-09-03--Donald Trump’s collapsing health just came front and center in the 2020 election

Anyone who ’ s been paying attention to Donald Trump ’ s public appearances over the past nine months is well aware that his physical and cognitive health have been a disaster ever since his mysterious visit to Walter Reed Medical Center .
But Trump ’ s collapsing health rarely made the headlines , until Trump stupidly tweeted that he didn ’ t have a “ series of mini-strokes , ” when no one was even reporting that he had .
Now Trump ’ s oddly specific denial has finally put the focus front and center on his health .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ allegedly had one or more strokes .
Plenty of people have strokes and then quickly recover .
The problem is that Trump flat out lied about what happened , and he also forced military doctors to lie about it .
This leaves us with no choice but to assume the worst , unless Trump is willing to be examined by independent doctors .
To give you an idea of how Donald Trump ’ s failing health coverup is coming front and center , check out this new ad from the Lincoln Project : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long overdue national conversation about how Donald Trump suffered a severe health crisis and then went to great lengths to cover it up , even though the health crisis has been visibly impeding his cognitive function for the past nine months .

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Anyone who’s been paying attention to Donald Trump’s public appearances over the past nine months is well aware that his physical and cognitive health have been a disaster ever since his mysterious visit to Walter Reed Medical Center. But Trump’s collapsing health rarely made the headlines, until Trump stupidly tweeted that he didn’t have a “series of mini-strokes,” when no one was even reporting that he had.
Now Trump’s oddly specific denial has finally put the focus front and center on his health. The problem isn’t that Trump allegedly had one or more strokes. Plenty of people have strokes and then quickly recover. The problem is that Trump flat out lied about what happened, and he also forced military doctors to lie about it. This leaves us with no choice but to assume the worst, unless Trump is willing to be examined by independent doctors.
To give you an idea of how Donald Trump’s failing health coverup is coming front and center, check out this new ad from the Lincoln Project:
What really happened at Walter Reed. pic.twitter.com/LK3tcputx6 — The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) September 3, 2020
This means we can finally have a long overdue national conversation about how Donald Trump suffered a severe health crisis and then went to great lengths to cover it up, even though the health crisis has been visibly impeding his cognitive function for the past nine months.
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palmerreport--2020-09-03--Donald Trump Jr has completely bonkers freak-out on live national television

When Donald Trump Jr gave a speech at the 2020 Republican National Convention last week , his watery eyes and @ @ @ @ @ a whole lot of observers on social media to ask if perhaps he was coked @ @ @ @ @ If Junior is looking to dispel those accusations , he didn ’ t necessarily do @ @ @ @ @ After Donald Trump illegally encouraged his supporters to vote for him twice , Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ Channel today to try to clean up the damage .
The trouble of course is @ @ @ @ @ arsonist to put out a fire .
Trump Junior , once again appearing watery eyed @ @ @ @ @ his mind , delivered this bonkers performance : What is going on with this guy @ @ @ @ @ coming across like a guy who ’ s watching his entire life crashing down around @ @ @ @ @ reports that Trump Junior has been telling friends that he thinks his father is going @ @ @ @ @ and that he expects the Trump family to be criminally prosecuted .

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When Donald Trump Jr gave a speech at the 2020 Republican National Convention last week, his watery eyes and amped up jittery nature led a whole lot of observers on social media to ask if perhaps he was coked up at the time. If Junior is looking to dispel those accusations, he didn’t necessarily do himself any favors today.
After Donald Trump illegally encouraged his supporters to vote for him twice, Donald Trump Jr appeared on Fox Business Channel today to try to clean up the damage. The trouble of course is that you never send an arsonist to put out a fire. Trump Junior, once again appearing watery eyed and amped up out of his mind, delivered this bonkers performance:
WATCH: @DonaldJTrumpJr loses it when asked about his dad encouraging people to commit voter fraud. pic.twitter.com/G2WONc76Mv — American Bridge 21st Century (@American_Bridge) September 3, 2020
What is going on with this guy? Donald Trump Jr is coming across like a guy who’s watching his entire life crashing down around him. This comes amid reports that Trump Junior has been telling friends that he thinks his father is going to lose the election, and that he expects the Trump family to be criminally prosecuted.
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palmerreport--2020-09-03--Joe Biden just scored big-time

Joe Biden just scored big-time

While Joe Biden ’ s polling numbers have been the subject of news lately , and the speculation of a post-convention bounce that Republicans desperately need , something else about Joe Biden ’ s campaign is making headlines – and it ’ s sure to get Donald Trump even more agitated than we ’ ve been seeing him already .
Biden ’ s fundraising numbers for August weren ’ t just the best month for his presidential campaign – they were the biggest numbers in the history of presidential fundraising , as his campaign set a new monthly record -and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ million .
To put that in perspective – that ’ s more than three times what the Democratic National Committee raised in August 2012 , when Biden was up for re-election as vice president .
A sizable portion of that haul was raised by small online donors – $ 205 million , and 1.5 million people contributed to the campaign for the first time just last month .
Despite Republicans ridiculing Democrats for holding their first-ever virtual convention , they ’ re right to be afraid .
On every level imaginable , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ backwards ideology isn ’ t really appreciated anywhere – as they ’ re forced to campaign in the shadow of a highly unpopular nominee .
Donald Trump ’ s shallow promises that his voters can all somehow end up just as wealthy and successful as they think he is , have been revealed as the pathetic illusions they are , as the Biden campaign continues to enjoy month after successful month .
It ’ s clearer than ever that this is our campaign .
Please make a donation this month if you can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ writing to voters living in battleground states .
Let ’ s turn this into a resounding victory for Biden and his vision for America by turning out as many people as we can to vote by November 3 .

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While Joe Biden’s polling numbers have been the subject of news lately, and the speculation of a post-convention bounce that Republicans desperately need, something else about Joe Biden’s campaign is making headlines – and it’s sure to get Donald Trump even more agitated than we’ve been seeing him already. Biden’s fundraising numbers for August weren’t just the best month for his presidential campaign – they were the biggest numbers in the history of presidential fundraising, as his campaign set a new monthly record -and raked in a total of $364.5 million.
To put that in perspective – that’s more than three times what the Democratic National Committee raised in August 2012, when Biden was up for re-election as vice president. A sizable portion of that haul was raised by small online donors – $205 million, and 1.5 million people contributed to the campaign for the first time just last month. Despite Republicans ridiculing Democrats for holding their first-ever virtual convention, they’re right to be afraid. On every level imaginable, it’s clear that their policies and backwards ideology isn’t really appreciated anywhere – as they’re forced to campaign in the shadow of a highly unpopular nominee.
Donald Trump’s shallow promises that his voters can all somehow end up just as wealthy and successful as they think he is, have been revealed as the pathetic illusions they are, as the Biden campaign continues to enjoy month after successful month. It’s clearer than ever that this is our campaign. Please make a donation this month if you can, or consider phone banking or note writing to voters living in battleground states. Let’s turn this into a resounding victory for Biden and his vision for America by turning out as many people as we can to vote by November 3.
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palmerreport--2020-09-03--Everyone piles on after Ted Cruz goes completely off the rails

Senator Ted Cruz isn ’ t just out of touch with mainstream America .
He ’ s also out of touch with facts , the truth , science , knowledge , things that are real , and for that matter the human race .
Cruz is once again reminding us of this , in particularly idiotic and dangerous fashion .
As part of his ongoing far-right extremist argument that women shouldn ’ t have any control over their own bodies , Ted Cruz tweeted that “ Pregnancy is not a life-threatening illness.
” Numerous people on Twitter were quick to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dangerous , and sometimes a life-threatening , medical situation .
So many people pushed back against Ted Cruz , his name ended up trending on Twitter .
What stands out here isn ’ t just merely Ted Cruz ’ s proud ignorance and willingness to lie , in the hope of getting his way on the issue .
It ’ s that a guy has to be completely warped in the head to be this obsessed with controlling women ’ s bodies .
People like Ted Cruz and Mike Pence aren ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – and they ’ re trying to use the government to carry out their perversions .

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Senator Ted Cruz isn’t just out of touch with mainstream America. He’s also out of touch with facts, the truth, science, knowledge, things that are real, and for that matter the human race. Cruz is once again reminding us of this, in particularly idiotic and dangerous fashion.
As part of his ongoing far-right extremist argument that women shouldn’t have any control over their own bodies, Ted Cruz tweeted that “Pregnancy is not a life-threatening illness.” Numerous people on Twitter were quick to point that pregnancy is indeed often a dangerous, and sometimes a life-threatening, medical situation. So many people pushed back against Ted Cruz, his name ended up trending on Twitter.
What stands out here isn’t just merely Ted Cruz’s proud ignorance and willingness to lie, in the hope of getting his way on the issue. It’s that a guy has to be completely warped in the head to be this obsessed with controlling women’s bodies. People like Ted Cruz and Mike Pence aren’t Christians; they’re merely perverts – and they’re trying to use the government to carry out their perversions.
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