palmerreport--2020-03-08--Beware of the Michigan primary on Tuesday

The year was 2016 .
Hillary Clinton had just blown out Bernie Sanders on Super Tuesday , and it was clear to everyone paying proper attention that she was going to be the nominee .
But then a week later Sanders pulled off a narrow victory in Michigan – and it screwed up the entire race for everyone involved .
On the same day Sanders won Michigan by two points , Hillary Clinton won Mississippi in a massive blowout .
Clinton picked up far more delegates than Sanders that day .
But as with so many other things in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t matter that day .
The media uniformly reported that Michigan meant Sanders had momentum and was making a comeback , even though he had fallen further behind that day .
That false narrative prompted Sanders to stay in the race for another several months , fighting for a lost cause , even as his fans began to cling to him even more tightly .
This set up the general election for doom .
Hillary Clinton lost the general election for a number of illegitimate reasons ( Trump cheated with Russia , Comey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) .
But one key factor was that Bernie Sanders fans never did properly transition to supporting her .
If he ’ d lost Michigan , or if the media had simply been willing to accurately report that his Mississippi loss meant he fell even further behind in the race that day , none of the past four years might have even happened .
I only bring this up because we ’ re now looking at a hauntingly similar situation this upcoming Tuesday .
Joe Biden is going to win Mississippi in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to win Michigan , but thanks to the state ’ s open primary format , Sanders could pull off a surprise win there .
And if the media botches it again , we could be looking at 2016 all over again .
One key difference this time around is that several other states also vote this Tuesday , including Missouri and Washington .
So at least the media will have a harder time pretending only one state is voting this time around .

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The year was 2016. Hillary Clinton had just blown out Bernie Sanders on Super Tuesday, and it was clear to everyone paying proper attention that she was going to be the nominee. But then a week later Sanders pulled off a narrow victory in Michigan – and it screwed up the entire race for everyone involved.
On the same day Sanders won Michigan by two points, Hillary Clinton won Mississippi in a massive blowout. Clinton picked up far more delegates than Sanders that day. But as with so many other things in the 2016 race, the facts didn’t matter that day. The media uniformly reported that Michigan meant Sanders had momentum and was making a comeback, even though he had fallen further behind that day. That false narrative prompted Sanders to stay in the race for another several months, fighting for a lost cause, even as his fans began to cling to him even more tightly.
This set up the general election for doom. Hillary Clinton lost the general election for a number of illegitimate reasons (Trump cheated with Russia, Comey’s last minute letter, etc). But one key factor was that Bernie Sanders fans never did properly transition to supporting her. If he’d lost Michigan, or if the media had simply been willing to accurately report that his Mississippi loss meant he fell even further behind in the race that day, none of the past four years might have even happened.
I only bring this up because we’re now looking at a hauntingly similar situation this upcoming Tuesday. Joe Biden is going to win Mississippi in a major blowout. Biden is now expected to win Michigan, but thanks to the state’s open primary format, Sanders could pull off a surprise win there. And if the media botches it again, we could be looking at 2016 all over again. One key difference this time around is that several other states also vote this Tuesday, including Missouri and Washington. So at least the media will have a harder time pretending only one state is voting this time around.
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palmerreport--2020-03-08--Joe Biden just brought up Kamala Harris

Joe Biden just brought up Kamala Harris

There ’ s been a lot of speculation about Joe Biden ’ s running mate , and it could of course all be wrong .
But Biden set off some of that speculation himself several weeks ago when he was asked about Kamala Harris , and he said that he wanted her in his administration , and he ’ d have to talk to her about what role she would want .
Now Biden has unexpectedly brought up Harris again .
During his rally in Missouri today , Joe Biden began thanking the 2020 Democratic candidates who have dropped out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Amy Klobuchar .
But then Biden also made a point of thanking former candidate Kamala Harris , who hasn ’ t endorsed him .
On its own , we might not be tempted to read anything into this .
But check out this sentence from Reuters today : “ Harris , a U.S. senator from California , has been weighing such an endorsement , according to a person familiar with her thinking.
” For what it ’ s worth , when the media says its source is someone familiar with the person ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ directly from the person .
In other words , Kamala Harris just confirmed to the media that she ’ s weighing endorsing Joe Biden .
This isn ’ t a surprise , of course .
Biden is the only candidate left in the race that Harris would find suitable .
But Biden ’ s decision to bring up her name today is going to reignite the speculation about her being the running mate .

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There’s been a lot of speculation about Joe Biden’s running mate, and it could of course all be wrong. But Biden set off some of that speculation himself several weeks ago when he was asked about Kamala Harris, and he said that he wanted her in his administration, and he’d have to talk to her about what role she would want. Now Biden has unexpectedly brought up Harris again.
During his rally in Missouri today, Joe Biden began thanking the 2020 Democratic candidates who have dropped out and endorsed him: Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar. But then Biden also made a point of thanking former candidate Kamala Harris, who hasn’t endorsed him.
On its own, we might not be tempted to read anything into this. But check out this sentence from Reuters today: “Harris, a U.S. senator from California, has been weighing such an endorsement, according to a person familiar with her thinking.” For what it’s worth, when the media says its source is someone familiar with the person’s thinking, that means it came directly from the person.
In other words, Kamala Harris just confirmed to the media that she’s weighing endorsing Joe Biden. This isn’t a surprise, of course. Biden is the only candidate left in the race that Harris would find suitable. But Biden’s decision to bring up her name today is going to reignite the speculation about her being the running mate.
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palmerreport--2020-03-08--Donald Trump has potentially been exposed to coronavirus through his friend Matt Schlapp

Someone who attended the conservative CPAC conference has tested positive for coronavirus .
This person interacted directly with conservative operative @ @ @ @ @ point during the event , Schlapp also shook hands with Donald Trump on the final @ @ @ @ @ according to the Washington Post .
In other words , Trump has potentially been exposed @ @ @ @ @ ’ t wish coronavirus on anyone .
But now that Donald Trump has potentially been @ @ @ @ @ now that Trump ’ s close ally Schlapp has definitely been exposed to it , @ @ @ @ @ games and take the coronavirus response seriously .

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Someone who attended the conservative CPAC conference has tested positive for coronavirus. This person interacted directly with conservative operative Matt Schlapp. At one point during the event, Schlapp also shook hands with Donald Trump on the final day of the event, according to the Washington Post. In other words, Trump has potentially been exposed to coronavirus.
I wouldn’t wish coronavirus on anyone. But now that Donald Trump has potentially been exposed to it, and now that Trump’s close ally Schlapp has definitely been exposed to it, maybe Trump will stop playing games and take the coronavirus response seriously.
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palmerreport--2020-03-08--Donald Trump would like to have this tweet back

Last night Donald Trump announced that he was ousting Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney and replacing him @ @ @ @ @ .
Mulvaney had the “ Acting ” job for fourteen months , so we ’ @ @ @ @ @ actual Chief of Staff – meaning Trump is about to be on his fourth Chief @ @ @ @ @ over three years .
When it comes to Donald Trump , there ’ s always @ @ @ @ @ nitpicking of the Obama administration has produced some real gems in hindsight , now that @ @ @ @ @ and has turned out to be exceedingly incompetent at it .
Sure enough , some @ @ @ @ @ this Trump tweet from 2012 – and yes it ’ s real : 3 Chief @ @ @ @ @ 3 years of being President : Part of the reason why @ BarackObama ca n't @ @ @ @ @ .

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Last night Donald Trump announced that he was ousting Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney and replacing him with GOP Congressman Mark Meadows. Mulvaney had the “Acting” job for fourteen months, so we’re counting him as an actual Chief of Staff – meaning Trump is about to be on his fourth Chief of Staff in a little over three years.
When it comes to Donald Trump, there’s always a tweet. His obsessive nitpicking of the Obama administration has produced some real gems in hindsight, now that Trump has become president himself and has turned out to be exceedingly incompetent at it. Sure enough, some folks on Twitter dug up this Trump tweet from 2012 – and yes it’s real:
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3 Chief of Staffs in less than 3 years of being President: Part of the reason why @BarackObama can't manage to pass his agenda. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 10, 2012
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palmerreport--2020-03-08--They’re out in full force today for Joe Biden

Joe Biden is holding a huge rally right now in Kansas City , Missouri .
So it ’ s weird @ @ @ @ @ on Twitter , as if he were somehow missing in action .
I didn ’ @ @ @ @ @ bots were in operation this time of day .
Isn ’ t it the middle @ @ @ @ @ ?
Check out the stunning footage from Joe Biden ’ s Kansas City rally :

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Joe Biden is holding a huge rally right now in Kansas City, Missouri. So it’s weird that #WhereIsJoe is trending on Twitter, as if he were somehow missing in action. I didn’t even know the Russian bots were in operation this time of day. Isn’t it the middle of the night in Moscow?
Check out the stunning footage from Joe Biden’s Kansas City rally:
KANSAS CITY, MO. — @JoeBiden is welcomed by a boisterous crowd of more than 2,300. #Joementum continues to grow across the country. pic.twitter.com/nrMuayg0wY — Matt Hill (@thematthill) March 7, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-03-08--This is not a drill!

This is not a drill!

Despite the Trump administration ’ s false insistence that the coronavirus is under control , it is not .
And the most dangerous message going out there is that this is somehow just like the flu and yet with far fewer cases .
It is not .
None of us have an immunity to this virus .
It is called novel because it has never gone around before .
Many are surprised that the influenza of 1918 or the Spanish Flu was simply H1N1 that we get vaccinated for today .
But back in 1918 we didn ’ t know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people survived it just fine and yet others were cut down in their prime .
The CDC and WHO are trying to organize a response , and it ’ s not treatment .
What they know they must do is to slow the virus spread .
21st century medical care is excellent .
Singapore has , remarkably , been able to keep alive every single one of its afflicted .
But the thing Trump doesn ’ t understand or care about is the fact that there ’ s no medical care when the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people , particularly Trumpsters , fail to understand .
Katherine Anne Porter , the writer of Pale Horse , Pale Rider , wrote about her experience with the 1918 influenza .
She spent nine days on a bench in the hallway of the overwhelmed hospital in Denver with a 105-degree temperature .
This is what everyone is worried about and not enough is being written to make people understand this .
COVID-19 is very survivable for most of us .
But many victims of the virus need what ’ s called an ECMO @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lungs and get oxygen in the body while they recover .
The US has less than 300 hospitals who can offer ECMO machine treatment .
So do the horrifying math .
It ’ s not hard .
I got into a conversation with a woman from West Texas about the virus .
She was vexing about the SXSW festival in Austin being cancelled and what a farce that was for a virus that had killed so few .
I tried to explain the math to her about the system getting overwhelmed .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ don ’ t understand , ” and attempted to explain to her , but she went full MAGA and cut me off .
“ Don ’ t tell me what I don ’ t understand !
” This is the real problem of Trump .
Ignorance is not only embraced but they ’ re willing to die for it .
Italy had to lock down 16 million people because they fear getting overwhelmed and having people die in the hallways of their hospitals .
So please , take this seriously .
Wash your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ face , stay at home if you ’ re over 60 , and know that these people who supported Trump are in for the shock ( and funerals ) of their lives .
I went through Katrina .
I lost everything because of a botched government response but my family thankfully lost no lives .
With that deep personal experience , I know between Trump and his cult , we are indeed in very dangerous times .

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Despite the Trump administration’s false insistence that the coronavirus is under control, it is not. And the most dangerous message going out there is that this is somehow just like the flu and yet with far fewer cases. It is not. None of us have an immunity to this virus. It is called novel because it has never gone around before.
Many are surprised that the influenza of 1918 or the Spanish Flu was simply H1N1 that we get vaccinated for today. But back in 1918 we didn’t know that. All we knew is some people survived it just fine and yet others were cut down in their prime.
The CDC and WHO are trying to organize a response, and it’s not treatment. What they know they must do is to slow the virus spread. 21st century medical care is excellent. Singapore has, remarkably, been able to keep alive every single one of its afflicted. But the thing Trump doesn’t understand or care about is the fact that there’s no medical care when the system is overwhelmed. This is what people, particularly Trumpsters, fail to understand.
Katherine Anne Porter, the writer of Pale Horse, Pale Rider, wrote about her experience with the 1918 influenza. She spent nine days on a bench in the hallway of the overwhelmed hospital in Denver with a 105-degree temperature. This is what everyone is worried about and not enough is being written to make people understand this. COVID-19 is very survivable for most of us. But many victims of the virus need what’s called an ECMO machine in order to bypass the damaged lungs and get oxygen in the body while they recover. The US has less than 300 hospitals who can offer ECMO machine treatment. So do the horrifying math. It’s not hard.
I got into a conversation with a woman from West Texas about the virus. She was vexing about the SXSW festival in Austin being cancelled and what a farce that was for a virus that had killed so few. I tried to explain the math to her about the system getting overwhelmed. I began with, “No, you don’t understand,” and attempted to explain to her, but she went full MAGA and cut me off. “Don’t tell me what I don’t understand!”
This is the real problem of Trump. Ignorance is not only embraced but they’re willing to die for it. Italy had to lock down 16 million people because they fear getting overwhelmed and having people die in the hallways of their hospitals. So please, take this seriously. Wash your hands, don’t touch your face, stay at home if you’re over 60, and know that these people who supported Trump are in for the shock (and funerals) of their lives. I went through Katrina. I lost everything because of a botched government response but my family thankfully lost no lives. With that deep personal experience, I know between Trump and his cult, we are indeed in very dangerous times.
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palmerreport--2020-03-08--Jill Biden comes out swinging

Jill Biden comes out swinging

Dr. Jill Biden has had a long distinguished career as a teacher , and she spent eight years making America @ @ @ @ @ the United States .
Now she ’ s on the campaign trail on behalf of @ @ @ @ @ who ’ s running for President .
Jill is showing us what kind of First @ @ @ @ @ if Joe wins , and it ’ s becoming even more clear that she ’ @ @ @ @ @ .
Today , Jill Biden came out swinging in support of the Violence Against Women @ @ @ @ @ helped spearhead into law in 1994 : Jill Biden also spoke with her fellow educators @ @ @ @ @ system , which has been severely damaged by corrupt current Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos @ @ @ @ @ spend a Saturday than with fellow educators in sunny Florida .
Thank you all for @ @ @ @ @ @ JoeBiden ’ s plan for the future of our children and educators !
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Dr. Jill Biden has had a long distinguished career as a teacher, and she spent eight years making America proud as Second Lady of the United States. Now she’s on the campaign trail on behalf of her husband Joe Biden, who’s running for President. Jill is showing us what kind of First Lady she’ll be if Joe wins, and it’s becoming even more clear that she’d be a strong one.
Today, Jill Biden came out swinging in support of the Violence Against Women Act, which Joe Biden helped spearhead into law in 1994:
As a Senator, Joe was told a law protecting women from domestic violence was “a private family matter.” He defied them. I watched him write #VAWA and spend 4 years passing it. On this #InternationalWomensDay, I’m proud @JoeBiden has stood up for women his entire career. pic.twitter.com/Squebimc9X — Dr. Jill Biden (@DrBiden) March 8, 2020
Jill Biden also spoke with her fellow educators today about reforming the school system, which has been severely damaged by corrupt current Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos:
No better way to spend a Saturday than with fellow educators in sunny Florida. Thank you all for coming out and hearing about @JoeBiden’s plan for the future of our children and educators! #TeamJoe pic.twitter.com/SXwVgnG65a — Dr. Jill Biden (@DrBiden) March 7, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-03-08--What the heck did Donald Trump just do?

What the heck did Donald Trump just do?

Things aren ’ t exactly going well for Donald Trump right now , to say the least .
His botched @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus is starting to blow back on him .
Stock market futures are down 900 @ @ @ @ @ to a potential bloodbath when the market opens tomorrow .
And Kamala Harris just endorsed @ @ @ @ @ is Donald Trump doing about it ?
This , apparently : That ’ s right @ @ @ @ @ a picture of himself playing the violin .
Not only is it bizarre and incoherent @ @ @ @ @ depicting himself fiddling while it all burns .
Does this guy not understand metaphors ?
@ @ @ @ @ supposed to be his new plan to stop the coronavirus ?
Trump needs to resign @ @ @

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Things aren’t exactly going well for Donald Trump right now, to say the least. His botched and dishonest handling of the coronavirus is starting to blow back on him. Stock market futures are down 900 points right now, pointing to a potential bloodbath when the market opens tomorrow. And Kamala Harris just endorsed Joe Biden.
So what is Donald Trump doing about it? This, apparently:
Who knows what this means, but it sounds good to me! https://t.co/rQVA4ER0PV — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 8, 2020
That’s right, Donald Trump just tweeted a picture of himself playing the violin. Not only is it bizarre and incoherent, he’s literally depicting himself fiddling while it all burns. Does this guy not understand metaphors? And really, is this supposed to be his new plan to stop the coronavirus? Trump needs to resign. Now.
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palmerreport--2020-03-08--Desperate Bernie Sanders resorts to floating deranged conspiracy theories on live national televisio

Desperate Bernie Sanders resorts to floating deranged conspiracy theories on live national television

We ’ ve seen this happen before .
Bernie Sanders runs a spirited campaign and attracts a number of enthusiastic supporters , but he doesn ’ t end up being broadly popular , so he falls behind in the Democratic primary race .
Then , instead of being gracious or trying to figure out how to expand his support base , he begins spewing bizarre conspiracy theories about why he ’ s not the frontrunner .
He did it in 2016 .
Now he ’ s doing it again , in even more absurd fashion , in 2020 .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and claimed that “ establishment ” – whoever that might be at this point – “ forced ” Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg to drop out of the race and endorse Joe Biden ahead of Super Tuesday .
Sanders never can seem to identify who these “ establishment ” people are who are pulling these supposed strings behind the scenes .
Anyone with even a basic understanding of political demographics knows that once Pete and Amy fared very poorly in South Carolina , there was no chance they ’ d do much better @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for them , and they knew it , and there was no reason for them to stay in the race .
Also , Mike Bloomberg dropped out the day after Super Tuesday and also endorsed Biden .
Are we supposed to believe Bloomberg , with his billions , is somehow beholden to the Democratic Party establishment as well ?
This nonsense drew sharp rebukes .
Pete Buttigieg ’ s 2020 campaign adviser Lis Smith tweeted “ PeteButtigieg ’ s decision to get out of the race was his and his alone.
” Politico @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Sanders does not seem to grasp the basic protocol that has informed 99 % of presidential campaigns : When there ’ s no longer a path to victory , the candidate drops out .
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We’ve seen this happen before. Bernie Sanders runs a spirited campaign and attracts a number of enthusiastic supporters, but he doesn’t end up being broadly popular, so he falls behind in the Democratic primary race. Then, instead of being gracious or trying to figure out how to expand his support base, he begins spewing bizarre conspiracy theories about why he’s not the frontrunner. He did it in 2016. Now he’s doing it again, in even more absurd fashion, in 2020.
This morning Sanders appeared on ABC This Week and claimed that “establishment” – whoever that might be at this point – “forced” Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg to drop out of the race and endorse Joe Biden ahead of Super Tuesday. Sanders never can seem to identify who these “establishment” people are who are pulling these supposed strings behind the scenes.
Anyone with even a basic understanding of political demographics knows that once Pete and Amy fared very poorly in South Carolina, there was no chance they’d do much better on Super Tuesday. It was over for them, and they knew it, and there was no reason for them to stay in the race. Also, Mike Bloomberg dropped out the day after Super Tuesday and also endorsed Biden. Are we supposed to believe Bloomberg, with his billions, is somehow beholden to the Democratic Party establishment as well?
This nonsense drew sharp rebukes. Pete Buttigieg’s 2020 campaign adviser Lis Smith tweeted “PeteButtigieg’s decision to get out of the race was his and his alone.” Politico’s Tim Alberta added this: “Sanders does not seem to grasp the basic protocol that has informed 99% of presidential campaigns: When there’s no longer a path to victory, the candidate drops out.”
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palmerreport--2020-03-08--Joe Biden’s soaring Mississippi speech right now

Joe Biden just began giving a campaign rally speech in Mississippi , and his speech is already off to a @ @ @ @ @ already expected to win the state in a massive blowout , but he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ campaign in the state .
Watch Biden ’ s speech live below : I 'm @ @ @ @ @ from Mississippi .
Tune in to watch live : https : //t.co/5VopdE1MvO

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Joe Biden just began giving a campaign rally speech in Mississippi, and his speech is already off to a soaring start. Biden is already expected to win the state in a massive blowout, but he’s still taking the time to campaign in the state. Watch Biden’s speech live below:
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I'm about to take the stage from Mississippi. Tune in to watch live: https://t.co/5VopdE1MvO — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) March 8, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-03-08--Kellyanne Conway just crashed and burned

Kellyanne Conway ’ s principal strategy is the sustained , rehearsed filibuster .
She begins by answering a question as quickly and as glibly as she can , frequently including a gaslighting rebuke to the questioner for daring to ask the question in the first place , sometimes by quoting statistics that are typically flawed or even entirely fabricated , other times by answering the question directly with smug , belittling condescension .
She then proceeds to indulge herself with a long cadenza of variations on loosely confederated leitmotifs , sometimes wholly unrelated to the original question , whose dual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Obama or Hillary or the Democrats , and finish by extolling with paeans of exaltation for “ this president , ” Donald Trump .
The pattern is so familiar and so frequently indulged by networks like CNN and Fox News that it has become , in the minds of many , legitimate sophistry .
That she does it in order to dazzle , confuse and introduce so many lies and so much propaganda that the interviewer is never able to comment on all of it is obvious .
How she gets away with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the current lamentable state of cable news .
It is nineteenth century snake oil sales , rapid fire machine gun staccato rubbish .
It happens so fast that the dazzled interviewer is unable to reel it all back in and examine it lie for lie and disingenuous point by disingenuous point .
And that is why she does it .
Why networks other than Fox News let her get away with it is anyone ’ s guess .
Are outrage and exasperation good for ratings ?
They must be .
But even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ far .
In a recent interview Fox played a clip for Kellyanne when their own Martha Maccallum asked Trump how he can cut the deficit without cutting entitlements .
Trump said , “ we ’ ll be cutting but we ’ re also going to have growth like we ’ ve never had before.
” Kellyanne came back and gaslighted her questioners by saying , in part , “ you ’ re misquoting him.
” Actually , they weren ’ t misquoting him .
They were letting him quote himself .
To be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tweet ” later on that he didn ’ t mean to suggest that he will cut entitlements .
Kellyanne , of course , harped all over that .
She then proceeded to crow about how great the economy was , what a horrible deficit Trump was handed by Obama , how Obama “ exploded the deficit beyond anything that prior presidents combined had done , ” and how , thanks to Trump the deficit is quickly being brought under control and , to paraphrase her remarks with a quote from Orwell , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rapidly upwards.
” The problem with all that is the annual deficit Obama was handed by George W. Bush was $ 1.4 trillion .
By the end of his second term Obama brought it down to $ 558 billion .
Trump ’ s deficit is now once again more than a trillion dollars .
And yet Kellyanne has the temerity to say the exact opposite , and they let her get away with it .
Such is Kellyanne Conway ’ s world of alternative facts .
As to cutting entitlements , that is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did Trump say he ’ s going to cut entitlements , he already has , and it ’ s in writing — in his latest budget .
Trump has cut $ 920 billion from Medicaid , $ 756 billion from Medicare , and $ 75 billion from social security .
But the Trump budget isn ’ t all about cuts , on no .
His bloated defense budget , the one that ’ s already larger than the combined defense budgets of the seven next largest national budgets on earth , has increased @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allow Kellyanne Conway to continue to unabashedly lie to the American people .
And it works .
Most Americans won ’ t even Google what they ’ re told .
They will simply accept anything they read or hear as truth and parrot it .
In fact , it ’ s rare that anyone Googles anything they are told , as witness the dozen or so “ pass it on ” bits of “ wisdom ” that I get in my messenger inbox each week , information that ’ s only a single @ @ @ @ @ @ @ knows this and her contempt for our standards of information is evident in her sloppy and shameless and arrogant lies .

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Kellyanne Conway’s principal strategy is the sustained, rehearsed filibuster. She begins by answering a question as quickly and as glibly as she can, frequently including a gaslighting rebuke to the questioner for daring to ask the question in the first place, sometimes by quoting statistics that are typically flawed or even entirely fabricated, other times by answering the question directly with smug, belittling condescension. She then proceeds to indulge herself with a long cadenza of variations on loosely confederated leitmotifs, sometimes wholly unrelated to the original question, whose dual purpose at the end is to bash Obama or Hillary or the Democrats, and finish by extolling with paeans of exaltation for “this president,” Donald Trump.
The pattern is so familiar and so frequently indulged by networks like CNN and Fox News that it has become, in the minds of many, legitimate sophistry. That she does it in order to dazzle, confuse and introduce so many lies and so much propaganda that the interviewer is never able to comment on all of it is obvious. How she gets away with it at all is a shame attributable to the current lamentable state of cable news. It is nineteenth century snake oil sales, rapid fire machine gun staccato rubbish. It happens so fast that the dazzled interviewer is unable to reel it all back in and examine it lie for lie and disingenuous point by disingenuous point. And that is why she does it. Why networks other than Fox News let her get away with it is anyone’s guess. Are outrage and exasperation good for ratings?
They must be. But even Fox News can be indulgent only so far. In a recent interview Fox played a clip for Kellyanne when their own Martha Maccallum asked Trump how he can cut the deficit without cutting entitlements. Trump said, “we’ll be cutting but we’re also going to have growth like we’ve never had before.” Kellyanne came back and gaslighted her questioners by saying, in part, “you’re misquoting him.” Actually, they weren’t misquoting him. They were letting him quote himself.
To be sure, Trump issued a “clarifying tweet” later on that he didn’t mean to suggest that he will cut entitlements. Kellyanne, of course, harped all over that. She then proceeded to crow about how great the economy was, what a horrible deficit Trump was handed by Obama, how Obama “exploded the deficit beyond anything that prior presidents combined had done,” and how, thanks to Trump the deficit is quickly being brought under control and, to paraphrase her remarks with a quote from Orwell, “everybody and everything [is] whizzing rapidly upwards.”
The problem with all that is the annual deficit Obama was handed by George W. Bush was $1.4 trillion. By the end of his second term Obama brought it down to $558 billion. Trump’s deficit is now once again more than a trillion dollars. And yet Kellyanne has the temerity to say the exact opposite, and they let her get away with it. Such is Kellyanne Conway’s world of alternative facts.
As to cutting entitlements, that is already a fait accompli. Not only did Trump say he’s going to cut entitlements, he already has, and it’s in writing — in his latest budget. Trump has cut $920 billion from Medicaid, $756 billion from Medicare, and $75 billion from social security. But the Trump budget isn’t all about cuts, on no. His bloated defense budget, the one that’s already larger than the combined defense budgets of the seven next largest national budgets on earth, has increased to $740.5 billion.
But networks allow Kellyanne Conway to continue to unabashedly lie to the American people. And it works. Most Americans won’t even Google what they’re told. They will simply accept anything they read or hear as truth and parrot it. In fact, it’s rare that anyone Googles anything they are told, as witness the dozen or so “pass it on” bits of “wisdom” that I get in my messenger inbox each week, information that’s only a single google away from easy refutation. Kellyanne knows this and her contempt for our standards of information is evident in her sloppy and shameless and arrogant lies.
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palmerreport--2020-03-08--Amy Klobuchar just destroyed Donald Trump

Amy Klobuchar is no longer a candidate in the 2020 presidential race , but she ’ s still playing a @ @ @ @ @ Her influential endorsement of Joe Biden helped propel him to victory in her home state @ @ @ @ @ is campaigning for Biden in Michigan , ahead of a key primary contest there on @ @ @ @ @ is afraid of facing Joe Biden , he naturally resents the fact that Amy Klobuchar @ @ @ @ @ So last night Trump tweeted a particularly bizarre conspiracy theory involving Biden , Amy , @ @ @ @ @ Warren .
The whole thing was just about unintelligible , and Amy shut him down @ @ @ @ @ to Donald Trump ’ s deranged tweet with this : “ Hey Mr. President always @ @ @ @ @ a late night catch-all mean tweet .
But since you ’ re up , remember @ @ @ @ @ clock ahead tonight ( for November 3 , 2020 when Joe Biden wins the election @ @ @ @ @ you have it .

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Amy Klobuchar is no longer a candidate in the 2020 presidential race, but she’s still playing a major role in it. Her influential endorsement of Joe Biden helped propel him to victory in her home state of Minnesota. Now Klobuchar is campaigning for Biden in Michigan, ahead of a key primary contest there on Tuesday.
Because Donald Trump is afraid of facing Joe Biden, he naturally resents the fact that Amy Klobuchar is campaigning for Biden. So last night Trump tweeted a particularly bizarre conspiracy theory involving Biden, Amy, Pete Buttigieg, and ELizabeth Warren. The whole thing was just about unintelligible, and Amy shut him down accordingly.
Amy Klobuchar responded to Donald Trump’s deranged tweet with this: “Hey Mr. President always nice to be mentioned in a late night catch-all mean tweet. But since you’re up, remember to set your clock Alarm clock ahead tonight (for November 3, 2020 when Joe Biden wins the election).” So there you have it.
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palmerreport--2020-03-08--Wait, Mitt Romney did what?

Wait, Mitt Romney did what?

Utah Senator Mitt Romney experienced a brief moment of praise from liberals when he decided to vote to convict Trump on one of the impeachment charges brought against him by the House of Representatives .
I never thought much of his decision , especially considering there was no real risk Trump would be convicted by the Republican-majority Senate .
When it comes to criticizing the Trump administration and the Republican establishment du jour , Romney has a history of talking the talk and very much not walking the walk .
It should come as no surprise then that Romney is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ demands records concerning Hunter Biden ’ s work with Burisma , a Ukrainian energy company .
Via Politico : “ ‘ Senator Romney has expressed his concerns to Chairman Johnson , who has confirmed that any interview of the witness would occur in a closed setting without a hearing or public spectacle , ’ Romney ’ s spokeswoman Liz Johnson said .
‘ He will therefore vote to let the chairman proceed to obtain the documents that have been offered.
’ ” The subpoena is going to be issued by the Senate Homeland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investigation into Hunter Biden , son of democratic candidate for president , Vice President Joe Biden .
Trump has tried to weaponize Hunter Biden ’ s connection to Burisma — indeed Trump ’ s extortionate request to the president of Ukraine for a public investigation into Hunter was what triggered the House ’ s impeachment inquiry against Trump .
Now that Trump ’ s off the hook , it looks like he ’ s set to have the Senate do what the Ukraine didn ’ t .
And the brings us back to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republican senator who voted to convict Trump on his extortionate demand to the Ukrainian president to investigate Hunter Biden , is now the deciding vote on the Senate Homeland Security Committee to investigate Hunter Biden ’ s Ukraine connection .
That ’ s the kind of brain genius Romney is .
This pointless and idiotic partisan subpoena comes in the face of not just experts saying Hunter Biden did nothing wrong , but a former Ukrainian prosecutor saying , quote : “ he did not violate anything.
” Hunter Biden is guilty of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ famous are : getting jobs and deals simply because they are the pampered offspring of someone prominent .
Even glossing over the eyewatering hypocrisy of letting Trump ’ s offspring do this sort of pampered brat nonsense countless times over again , Hunter Biden ’ s particular connection to Burisma was innocuous .
With all this in mind , Romney ’ s decision here is evidence of what I ’ ve said all along : Romney is as much a part of the Trump problem as every other Republican senator .
He ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s not going to save the day when it really counts .
Romney is a swamp creature .
If he ever had a moral compass , it was lost decades ago .

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Utah Senator Mitt Romney experienced a brief moment of praise from liberals when he decided to vote to convict Trump on one of the impeachment charges brought against him by the House of Representatives. I never thought much of his decision, especially considering there was no real risk Trump would be convicted by the Republican-majority Senate. When it comes to criticizing the Trump administration and the Republican establishment du jour, Romney has a history of talking the talk and very much not walking the walk.
It should come as no surprise then that Romney is set to vote for a subpoena that demands records concerning Hunter Biden’s work with Burisma, a Ukrainian energy company.
Via Politico: “‘Senator Romney has expressed his concerns to Chairman Johnson, who has confirmed that any interview of the witness would occur in a closed setting without a hearing or public spectacle,’ Romney’s spokeswoman Liz Johnson said. ‘He will therefore vote to let the chairman proceed to obtain the documents that have been offered.’”
The subpoena is going to be issued by the Senate Homeland Security Committee as a part of their investigation into Hunter Biden, son of democratic candidate for president, Vice President Joe Biden. Trump has tried to weaponize Hunter Biden’s connection to Burisma — indeed Trump’s extortionate request to the president of Ukraine for a public investigation into Hunter was what triggered the House’s impeachment inquiry against Trump. Now that Trump’s off the hook, it looks like he’s set to have the Senate do what the Ukraine didn’t.
And the brings us back to Mitt Romney. Romney, the single Republican senator who voted to convict Trump on his extortionate demand to the Ukrainian president to investigate Hunter Biden, is now the deciding vote on the Senate Homeland Security Committee to investigate Hunter Biden’s Ukraine connection. That’s the kind of brain genius Romney is.
This pointless and idiotic partisan subpoena comes in the face of not just experts saying Hunter Biden did nothing wrong, but a former Ukrainian prosecutor saying, quote: “he did not violate anything.” Hunter Biden is guilty of what many children of the rich and famous are: getting jobs and deals simply because they are the pampered offspring of someone prominent. Even glossing over the eyewatering hypocrisy of letting Trump’s offspring do this sort of pampered brat nonsense countless times over again, Hunter Biden’s particular connection to Burisma was innocuous.
With all this in mind, Romney’s decision here is evidence of what I’ve said all along: Romney is as much a part of the Trump problem as every other Republican senator. He’s not some kind of renegade; he’s not going to save the day when it really counts. Romney is a swamp creature. If he ever had a moral compass, it was lost decades ago.
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palmerreport--2020-03-08--Any more of this and President Obama is going to have to step in

Earlier this week , Bernie Sanders told the TV cameras that he had no interest in engaging in personal attacks on Joe Biden .
That was cute , but anyone who ’ s closely followed Sanders ’ past campaign tactics knew that he didn ’ t really mean it .
Sure , Bernie would keep himself above the fray , but he ’ d send his official campaign surrogates out there to spread as many insults , rumors , and lies about Biden as possible .
Sure enough , this week we ’ ve seen Bernie Sanders surrogates ranging from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tlaib out there smearing Joe Biden .
Yes , there are some Sanders surrogates such as Robert Reich who are urging fans on both sides of the Biden-Sanders divide to go easy on the other side .
But Reich is ignoring the fact that most of the Bernie campaign is out there trying to stir up as much mud as possible .
This can ’ t continue .
Sanders and his campaign pulled this same crap in 2016 , once he started falling way behind Hillary Clinton , and look where it got @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week on MSNBC , the Bernie cult ’ s divisive antics helped give us Donald Trump in 2016 , and we ’ re in danger of it happening again .
It ’ s fairly clear at this point that Elizabeth Warren would rather have a decent human being like Joe Biden as president , than a toxic stooge like Bernie Sanders .
We also all know that President Obama would rather have Biden than Sanders .
They ’ re waiting to roll out their Biden endorsements until after he ’ s already the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now trying to burn Biden to the ground , how much longer can we wait ?
Obama and Warren should call up Bernie Sanders right now and tell him that if he doesn ’ t call off the dogs , they ’ ll call a joint press conference and endorse Joe Biden first thing Monday morning .
Enough is enough .
We can ’ t allow Sanders ’ ego and bitterness to give us another four years of Trump .

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Earlier this week, Bernie Sanders told the TV cameras that he had no interest in engaging in personal attacks on Joe Biden. That was cute, but anyone who’s closely followed Sanders’ past campaign tactics knew that he didn’t really mean it. Sure, Bernie would keep himself above the fray, but he’d send his official campaign surrogates out there to spread as many insults, rumors, and lies about Biden as possible.
Sure enough, this week we’ve seen Bernie Sanders surrogates ranging from Nina Turner to David Sirota to Rashida Tlaib out there smearing Joe Biden. Yes, there are some Sanders surrogates such as Robert Reich who are urging fans on both sides of the Biden-Sanders divide to go easy on the other side. But Reich is ignoring the fact that most of the Bernie campaign is out there trying to stir up as much mud as possible.
This can’t continue. Sanders and his campaign pulled this same crap in 2016, once he started falling way behind Hillary Clinton, and look where it got us. As Elizabeth Warren said this week on MSNBC, the Bernie cult’s divisive antics helped give us Donald Trump in 2016, and we’re in danger of it happening again.
It’s fairly clear at this point that Elizabeth Warren would rather have a decent human being like Joe Biden as president, than a toxic stooge like Bernie Sanders. We also all know that President Obama would rather have Biden than Sanders. They’re waiting to roll out their Biden endorsements until after he’s already the de facto nominee. But with Sanders now trying to burn Biden to the ground, how much longer can we wait?
Obama and Warren should call up Bernie Sanders right now and tell him that if he doesn’t call off the dogs, they’ll call a joint press conference and endorse Joe Biden first thing Monday morning. Enough is enough. We can’t allow Sanders’ ego and bitterness to give us another four years of Trump.
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palmerreport--2020-03-08--Elizabeth Warren just pulled off another stunner

This week Elizabeth Warren appeared on the Rachel Maddow show after dropping out of the race , and called on Bernie Sanders to get a grip on his most toxic fans .
In so doing , Warren all but endorsed Joe Biden by default , stunning everyone .
Now Warren has pulled off another stunner , of a different kind .
If you haven ’ t watched last night ’ s Saturday Night Live episode yet and you don ’ t want it to be spoiled , stop reading now .
Okay , still with us ?
Last night ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ usually portrays Elizabeth Warren on the show ) portraying Laura Ingraham , and interviewing the real Elizabeth Warren .
The real Warren didn ’ t hesitate to brag about having taken down Mike Bloomberg , gloating that she gave him a “ swirlie ” on live national television .
Warren was genuinely funny .
But the real laughs came when Kate McKinnon changed her outfit mid-sketch and appeared as Elizabeth Warren , alongside the real Elizabeth Warren .
Then SNL upped its game even further by tweeting this remarkable gif of the two @ @ @

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This week Elizabeth Warren appeared on the Rachel Maddow show after dropping out of the race, and called on Bernie Sanders to get a grip on his most toxic fans. In so doing, Warren all but endorsed Joe Biden by default, stunning everyone. Now Warren has pulled off another stunner, of a different kind.
If you haven’t watched last night’s Saturday Night Live episode yet and you don’t want it to be spoiled, stop reading now. Okay, still with us? Last night’s opener had Kate McKinnon (who usually portrays Elizabeth Warren on the show) portraying Laura Ingraham, and interviewing the real Elizabeth Warren.
The real Warren didn’t hesitate to brag about having taken down Mike Bloomberg, gloating that she gave him a “swirlie” on live national television. Warren was genuinely funny. But the real laughs came when Kate McKinnon changed her outfit mid-sketch and appeared as Elizabeth Warren, alongside the real Elizabeth Warren.
Then SNL upped its game even further by tweeting this remarkable gif of the two Elizabeth Warrens:
𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵. pic.twitter.com/t8qHcGRUhY — Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) March 8, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-03-08--Donald Trump just went into full-on panic mode

The United States response to the coronavirus has been a disaster .
Donald Trump slashed the CDC budget two years @ @ @ @ @ aren ’ t even enough testing kits to go around .
No one has any @ @ @ @ @ there may be as a result .
But don ’ t worry , because Donald @ @ @ @ @ that he somehow magically has this all under control : We have a perfectly coordinated @ @ @ @ @ the White House for our attack on CoronaVirus .
We moved VERY early to close @ @ @ @ @ which was a Godsend .
V.P .
is doing a great job .
The Fake @ @ @ @ @ possible to make us look bad .
Sad !
Not only is every word of @ @ @ @ @ Washington Post reported last night that Donald Trump shook hands with Matt Schlapp on the @ @ @ @ @ and that Schlapp interacted with a CPAC attendee who has since tested positive for coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ Trump may have been exposed to coronavirus himself .

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The United States response to the coronavirus has been a disaster. Donald Trump slashed the CDC budget two years ago, and now there aren’t even enough testing kits to go around. No one has any idea how many undiagnosed cases there may be as a result.
But don’t worry, because Donald Trump wants you to know that he somehow magically has this all under control:
We have a perfectly coordinated and fine tuned plan at the White House for our attack on CoronaVirus. We moved VERY early to close borders to certain areas, which was a Godsend. V.P. is doing a great job. The Fake News Media is doing everything possible to make us look bad. Sad! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 8, 2020
Not only is every word of this tweet false, the Washington Post reported last night that Donald Trump shook hands with Matt Schlapp on the final day of CPAC, and that Schlapp interacted with a CPAC attendee who has since tested positive for coronavirus. In other words, Trump may have been exposed to coronavirus himself.
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palmerreport--2020-03-08--Mike Bloomberg is going “scorched earth” against Donald Trump’s corrupt kids

When Mike Bloomberg dropped out of the race and endorsed Joe Biden this week , it was clear that while Bloomberg ’ s candidacy was ending , his attempt at ousting Donald Trump from office was just getting started .
There have been all kinds of signs that Bloomberg is going to provide financial support for Biden ’ s campaign .
Now we ’ re getting a sense of how Bloomberg might go about doing it .
Donald Trump and his corrupt GOP Senate allies are already lining up sham hearings about the phony Hunter Biden scandal .
This is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impeached for the international crimes he committed in trying to manufacture this scandal .
But Trump doesn ’ t learn anything the easy way , and so Bloomberg is lining up to teach him the hard way .
Tim O ’ Brien , who was a senior adviser to Mike Bloomberg ’ s campaign , and still very much appears to be speaking on Bloomberg ’ s behalf , appeared on Joy Reid ’ s MSNBC show this weekend .
O ’ Brien stated that if Trump and his allies try to smear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we all know will happen – Bloomberg will go “ scorched earth ” in order to expose Trump ’ s corrupt kids .
This is going to be a sight to see .
Joe Biden is a fundamentally decent man .
Even if he brings up the very real corrupt scandals surrounding Donald Trump ’ s kids , he ’ ll do it in a dignified manner .
Mike Bloomberg , on the other hand , appears willing to get as ugly as necessary .

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When Mike Bloomberg dropped out of the race and endorsed Joe Biden this week, it was clear that while Bloomberg’s candidacy was ending, his attempt at ousting Donald Trump from office was just getting started. There have been all kinds of signs that Bloomberg is going to provide financial support for Biden’s campaign. Now we’re getting a sense of how Bloomberg might go about doing it.
Donald Trump and his corrupt GOP Senate allies are already lining up sham hearings about the phony Hunter Biden scandal. This is surreal, considering Trump just finished getting impeached for the international crimes he committed in trying to manufacture this scandal. But Trump doesn’t learn anything the easy way, and so Bloomberg is lining up to teach him the hard way.
Tim O’Brien, who was a senior adviser to Mike Bloomberg’s campaign, and still very much appears to be speaking on Bloomberg’s behalf, appeared on Joy Reid’s MSNBC show this weekend. O’Brien stated that if Trump and his allies try to smear Joe Biden’s family – which we all know will happen – Bloomberg will go “scorched earth” in order to expose Trump’s corrupt kids.
This is going to be a sight to see. Joe Biden is a fundamentally decent man. Even if he brings up the very real corrupt scandals surrounding Donald Trump’s kids, he’ll do it in a dignified manner. Mike Bloomberg, on the other hand, appears willing to get as ugly as necessary.
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palmerreport--2020-03-08--So does this mean Kamala Harris is Joe Biden’s running mate?

Over the past few days Palmer Report has been documenting Joe Biden ’ s surge in a number of upcoming states – including Michigan , where he ’ s gone from nine points down in the polls to six points ahead .
The national media always pays significant attention to Michigan , so if Biden can win the state , it ’ ll go a long way to accelerating his momentum .
Just a few minutes ago , Kamala Harris announced on Twitter that she ’ s endorsing Joe Biden .
Why now ?
She says that she and Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Monday night .
This is clearly an attempt at putting Biden over the top in Michigan – which is an open primary that allows Republicans to cast spoiler votes , and will therefore be tricky for Biden to win , even if he does get the most legitimate votes .
But if Kamala is endorsing Biden now , what does that tell us about her potential status as his running mate ?
Some observers will theorize that because Joe Biden is rolling out Kamala Harris as an endorser and surrogate now , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to pick her as his running mate , because if so he would have kept her under wraps for now .
Others will theorize that because Biden is clearly aligning himself with Kamala this early on , it means he ’ s indeed leaning toward picking her .
Truth be told , this endorsement may not tell us anything .
But the speculation will of course be off the charts .
Then again , that may be part of the goal here .
If we reach the point where Joe Biden is sufficiently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re already having serious running mate conversations , it solidifies the narrative about his momentum going forward .

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Over the past few days Palmer Report has been documenting Joe Biden’s surge in a number of upcoming states – including Michigan, where he’s gone from nine points down in the polls to six points ahead. The national media always pays significant attention to Michigan, so if Biden can win the state, it’ll go a long way to accelerating his momentum.
Just a few minutes ago, Kamala Harris announced on Twitter that she’s endorsing Joe Biden. Why now? She says that she and Biden are holding an event together in Detroit on Monday night. This is clearly an attempt at putting Biden over the top in Michigan – which is an open primary that allows Republicans to cast spoiler votes, and will therefore be tricky for Biden to win, even if he does get the most legitimate votes. But if Kamala is endorsing Biden now, what does that tell us about her potential status as his running mate?
Some observers will theorize that because Joe Biden is rolling out Kamala Harris as an endorser and surrogate now, it means he’s not planning to pick her as his running mate, because if so he would have kept her under wraps for now. Others will theorize that because Biden is clearly aligning himself with Kamala this early on, it means he’s indeed leaning toward picking her.
Truth be told, this endorsement may not tell us anything. But the speculation will of course be off the charts. Then again, that may be part of the goal here. If we reach the point where Joe Biden is sufficiently seen as the presumptive nominee that we’re already having serious running mate conversations, it solidifies the narrative about his momentum going forward.
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palmerreport--2020-03-08--The real reason Kamala Harris just endorsed Joe Biden

On Friday night , it was reported that Joe Biden skipped out on a fundraising event because he was putting together a major endorsement .
Since that time , no information has surfaced about the identity of the endorser .
But just a couple minutes ago , Biden did indeed receive a major endorsement – from Senator Kamala Harris .
Kamala Harris posted this video to Twitter , announcing her endorsement of Joe Biden : .
@ JoeBiden has served our country with dignity and we need him now more than ever .
I will do everything in my power @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the United States .
pic.twitter.com/DbB2fGWpaa Joe Biden then responded with this : “ Kamala — You ’ ve spent your whole career fighting for folks who ’ ve been written off and left behind — and no small part of that alongside Beau .
From our family : thank you.
” This of course raises the question of what ’ s going on here .
Why now , on a Sunday morning ?
It all suggests that the endorsement is being rolled out sooner than originally planned .
Several key states are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tuesday , so perhaps this is an attempt at opening up an insurmountable primary lead .
Harris says in the video that she and Biden are doing an event in Michigan on Monday , so there you have it .

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On Friday night, it was reported that Joe Biden skipped out on a fundraising event because he was putting together a major endorsement. Since that time, no information has surfaced about the identity of the endorser. But just a couple minutes ago, Biden did indeed receive a major endorsement – from Senator Kamala Harris.
Kamala Harris posted this video to Twitter, announcing her endorsement of Joe Biden:
.@JoeBiden has served our country with dignity and we need him now more than ever. I will do everything in my power to help elect him the next President of the United States. pic.twitter.com/DbB2fGWpaa — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) March 8, 2020
Joe Biden then responded with this: “Kamala — You’ve spent your whole career fighting for folks who’ve been written off and left behind — and no small part of that alongside Beau. From our family: thank you.”
This of course raises the question of what’s going on here. Why now, on a Sunday morning? It all suggests that the endorsement is being rolled out sooner than originally planned. Several key states are voting in the Democratic primary race this Tuesday, so perhaps this is an attempt at opening up an insurmountable primary lead. Harris says in the video that she and Biden are doing an event in Michigan on Monday, so there you have it.
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palmerreport--2020-03-09--Donald Trump is going to go completely bonkers over this today

Things that actually happened yesterday : oil prices suddenly dropped about twenty percent overnight , taking stock market futures down about five percent .
Donald Trump tweeted an image of himself playing the violin .
And Ted Cruz announced he ’ s quarantined because he ’ s been exposed to the coronavirus .
Things that are likely going to happen today : based on the fact that the UK stock market is currently down around seven percent , the U.S. stock market will plummet in some similar fashion .
And because some Republican politicians are now in danger from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ finally start publicly pushing back against Trump ’ s assertion that the virus is some kind of hoax .
Donald Trump would have a hard time keeping his stuff together today if even one of the above things were going on .
But as it stands , everything is in freefall today .
Late last night Trump was tweeting ethnic slurs at the Governor of New York .
Now Trump is waking up to far worse news today , and he ’ s going to react to it in far more unhinged fashion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will have his big meltdown today in private or in public .
At this point the United States is in a crisis and it does not have a President .

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Things that actually happened yesterday: oil prices suddenly dropped about twenty percent overnight, taking stock market futures down about five percent. Donald Trump tweeted an image of himself playing the violin. And Ted Cruz announced he’s quarantined because he’s been exposed to the coronavirus.
Things that are likely going to happen today: based on the fact that the UK stock market is currently down around seven percent, the U.S. stock market will plummet in some similar fashion. And because some Republican politicians are now in danger from the coronavirus themselves, other Republican politicians will finally start publicly pushing back against Trump’s assertion that the virus is some kind of hoax.
Donald Trump would have a hard time keeping his stuff together today if even one of the above things were going on. But as it stands, everything is in freefall today. Late last night Trump was tweeting ethnic slurs at the Governor of New York. Now Trump is waking up to far worse news today, and he’s going to react to it in far more unhinged fashion. The only question is whether Trump will have his big meltdown today in private or in public. At this point the United States is in a crisis and it does not have a President.
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palmerreport--2020-03-09--Bernie Sanders is on his last legs

Bernie Sanders is on his last legs

At this stage of a primary race , if you ’ re behind in the current delegate count , then you ’ d better be ahead in the upcoming states .
Or you ’ d better be ahead in the national polls , which include all the states that haven ’ t voted yet .
The trouble for Bernie Sanders is that he ’ s behind in current delegates and he ’ s behind in the polls .
Now it ’ s just gotten even uglier for him .
Over the weekend a new poll from Morning Consult – the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the race – had Joe Biden ahead by sixteen points over Sanders .
If there was any concern that this poll might have been an outlier , a new CNN poll released this morning shows Biden having the same sixteen point lead nationwide .
In other words , it ’ s now fairly clear that Warren ’ s exit from the race hasn ’ t helped Sanders at all .
The primary race is now heading into “ Mini Super Tuesday ” with several states voting tomorrow .
The four largest are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a fairly large lead ; Washington State , where Biden has climbed into a very slight lead ; and Mississippi and Missouri , where Biden is ahead by almost comical blowout proportions .
If tomorrow ’ s voting ends up being anything like what the polls are saying , Sanders will be down to his last swing .
With Biden set to score a major blowout win in Florida next Tuesday , this primary race could be all but over within eight days .
But as always , turnout is key .
Polls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do .

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At this stage of a primary race, if you’re behind in the current delegate count, then you’d better be ahead in the upcoming states. Or you’d better be ahead in the national polls, which include all the states that haven’t voted yet. The trouble for Bernie Sanders is that he’s behind in current delegates and he’s behind in the polls. Now it’s just gotten even uglier for him.
Over the weekend a new poll from Morning Consult – the first national poll with Elizabeth Warren out of the race – had Joe Biden ahead by sixteen points over Sanders. If there was any concern that this poll might have been an outlier, a new CNN poll released this morning shows Biden having the same sixteen point lead nationwide. In other words, it’s now fairly clear that Warren’s exit from the race hasn’t helped Sanders at all.
The primary race is now heading into “Mini Super Tuesday” with several states voting tomorrow. The four largest are Michigan, where Biden recently surged into a fairly large lead; Washington State, where Biden has climbed into a very slight lead; and Mississippi and Missouri, where Biden is ahead by almost comical blowout proportions.
If tomorrow’s voting ends up being anything like what the polls are saying, Sanders will be down to his last swing. With Biden set to score a major blowout win in Florida next Tuesday, this primary race could be all but over within eight days. But as always, turnout is key. Polls don’t cast votes; people do.
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palmerreport--2020-03-09--Joe Biden just got more good news this morning

BREAKING : @ Everytown , the largest gun violence prevention organization in the country with nearly 6 million supporters , @ @ @ @ @ for president .
I ’ m proud to support him today , and grateful for @ @ @ @ @ given the gun violence prevention movement .
https : //t.co/HaqS5fj9D5

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Joe Biden has racked up a string of major endorsements over the past few weeks, including public figures, members of Congress, and nine of his former Democratic 2020 presidential primary opponents. Now Biden has landed a crucial endorsement fo a different kind.
Everytown for Gun Safety has done phenomenal work to try to make people safer from gun violence. This morning the group endorsed Joe Biden:
We're proud to endorse @JoeBiden for president. From helping pass the bill that established the background check system, to passing the assault weapons ban, to writing VAWA, to opposing immunity for the gun industry, he's demonstrated a strong commitment to reducing gun violence. pic.twitter.com/LiEBqkBW7F — Everytown (@Everytown) March 9, 2020
Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, added her thoughts:
BREAKING: @Everytown, the largest gun violence prevention organization in the country with nearly 6 million supporters, endorsed Vice President @JoeBiden for president. I’m proud to support him today, and grateful for the support he’s given the gun violence prevention movement. https://t.co/HaqS5fj9D5 — Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) March 9, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-03-09--This is a bloodbath

This is a bloodbath

The stock market can reverse itself on a whim at any time – especially in overnight trading , which tends to be more speculative .
But when all the overnight indicators plummet at once , it becomes clear that we ’ re looking at a fundamental drop , and not merely a speculative one .
The troubling part is that the market is getting uglier as the night goes on .
Right now the Dow Futures are pointing to the Dow Jones opening down 1300 points in the morning .
The S & P 500 Futures have been halted because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prices are plunging , just to pile on about how bad this is .
If you have money in the stock market , this is a bad sign for you .
If you expect that the overall economy will follow the stock market ’ s lead , this a bad night for you as well .
If you ’ re Donald Trump , you ’ re watching your own future flash before your eyes .
Donald Trump is so uniquely unpopular , he barely has a 40 % approval rating despite a still-growing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economy is in danger of finally ( and quickly ) coming to an end , Trump is in real trouble if this stock market downward plunge continues .

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The stock market can reverse itself on a whim at any time – especially in overnight trading, which tends to be more speculative. But when all the overnight indicators plummet at once, it becomes clear that we’re looking at a fundamental drop, and not merely a speculative one. The troubling part is that the market is getting uglier as the night goes on.
Right now the Dow Futures are pointing to the Dow Jones opening down 1300 points in the morning. The S&P 500 Futures have been halted because they collapsed too far. And oil prices are plunging, just to pile on about how bad this is. If you have money in the stock market, this is a bad sign for you. If you expect that the overall economy will follow the stock market’s lead, this a bad night for you as well. If you’re Donald Trump, you’re watching your own future flash before your eyes.
Donald Trump is so uniquely unpopular, he barely has a 40% approval rating despite a still-growing economy. Now that the roaring Obama economy is in danger of finally (and quickly) coming to an end, Trump is in real trouble if this stock market downward plunge continues.
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palmerreport--2020-03-09--Joe Biden is about to hit a key milestone in a crucial race

It can be difficult to figure out the value of various political endorsements in the social media era .
Newspaper endorsements no longer appear to carry much weight at all .
The endorsement from a locally influential figure such as Jim Clyburn can count for a lot .
Then there ’ s the matter of being endorsed by your former rivals .
When Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg dropped out of the race and endorsed Joe Biden ahead of Super Tuesday , Biden was already surging across the board – but the endorsements clearly helped him .
Polls suggest that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ helped to steer his support strongly toward Biden .
Now Kamala Harris has joined the fray .
The numbers are growing .
In fact Joe Biden has now been endorsed by nine of his former 2020 Democratic presidential primary race rivals , once you include Beto O ’ Rourke , Deval Patrick , Tim Ryan , Seth Moulton , and John Delaney .
There are still plenty of other former candidates who haven ’ t endorsed anyone yet , including Cory Booker , John Hickenlooper , Julián Castro , Elizabeth Warren Tom Steyer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Steve Bullock , Kristen Gillibrand , and Eric Swalwell ( some lists out there have gone viral that have listed Swalwell as having endorsed Biden , but there ’ s no record of such an endorsement anywhere ) .
We don ’ t know who ’ s going to do what or when , but the next one that Biden picks up will be his tenth – and that ’ ll be a remarkable milestone .
Meanwhile , Bernie Sanders has been endorsed by two former 2020 candidates : embattled New York City @ @ @ @ @ @ @ figure Marianne Williamson .

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It can be difficult to figure out the value of various political endorsements in the social media era. Newspaper endorsements no longer appear to carry much weight at all. The endorsement from a locally influential figure such as Jim Clyburn can count for a lot. Then there’s the matter of being endorsed by your former rivals.
When Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg dropped out of the race and endorsed Joe Biden ahead of Super Tuesday, Biden was already surging across the board – but the endorsements clearly helped him. Polls suggest that Mike Bloomberg’s subsequent endorsement has helped to steer his support strongly toward Biden. Now Kamala Harris has joined the fray. The numbers are growing.
In fact Joe Biden has now been endorsed by nine of his former 2020 Democratic presidential primary race rivals, once you include Beto O’Rourke, Deval Patrick, Tim Ryan, Seth Moulton, and John Delaney. There are still plenty of other former candidates who haven’t endorsed anyone yet, including Cory Booker, John Hickenlooper, Julián Castro, Elizabeth Warren Tom Steyer, Michael Bennet, Jay Inslee, Steve Bullock, Kristen Gillibrand, and Eric Swalwell (some lists out there have gone viral that have listed Swalwell as having endorsed Biden, but there’s no record of such an endorsement anywhere).
We don’t know who’s going to do what or when, but the next one that Biden picks up will be his tenth – and that’ll be a remarkable milestone. Meanwhile, Bernie Sanders has been endorsed by two former 2020 candidates: embattled New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, and controversial figure Marianne Williamson.
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palmerreport--2020-03-09--Donald Trump explodes with rage as everyone goes wrong for him at once

If Donald Trump was hinging his reelection hopes on the economy , he should probably avoid looking at the overnight @ @ @ @ @ plummeted by nearly 1300 points , the S & P 500 Futures had to be @ @ @ @ @ so badly , Asian stock markets are in the dumper , and oil prices have @ @ @ @ @ Also , Ted Cruz thinks he may have the coronavirus .
It turns out Trump @ @ @ @ @ about all the things that are going wrong for him .
Late on Sunday night @ @ @ @ @ asinine and offensive tweet : That ’ s right , Donald Trump thinks that publicly @ @ @ @ @ York , and using an ethnic slur against the Governor ’ s brother is somehow @ @ @ @ @ this better for him .
Trump doesn ’ t know what ’ s about to @ @ @ @ @ Or maybe he does , considering how he ’ s behaving right now .

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If Donald Trump was hinging his reelection hopes on the economy, he should probably avoid looking at the overnight numbers. The Dow Futures plummeted by nearly 1300 points, the S&P 500 Futures had to be halted because they were crashing so badly, Asian stock markets are in the dumper, and oil prices have gone off a cliff. Also, Ted Cruz thinks he may have the coronavirus.
It turns out Trump isn’t too happy about all the things that are going wrong for him. Late on Sunday night, he fired off this asinine and offensive tweet:
There are no mixed messages, only political weaponization by people like you and your brother, Fredo! https://t.co/NqH4pHfuwt — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 9, 2020
That’s right, Donald Trump thinks that publicly attacking the Governor of New York, and using an ethnic slur against the Governor’s brother is somehow going to make all of this better for him. Trump doesn’t know what’s about to hit him this week. Or maybe he does, considering how he’s behaving right now.
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palmerreport--2020-03-09--Joe Biden’s poll numbers just exploded in three states that vote this week

When Bernie Sanders canceled a major event in Mississippi this past week in favor of campaigning in Michigan , it was clear that Joe Biden was on track to win Mississippi in a blowout , and that Sanders wasn ’ t even going to try to compete there .
But up to now we haven ’ t seen any polling to tell us what kind of blowout we ’ re looking at – until now .
Polling outlet Data For Progress just published a new poll which shows Joe Biden getting 77 % of the vote in Mississippi , with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the vote .
That ’ s a 55 point lead , something very rarely seen in statewide presidential primary contests .
To give you an idea of how dominant this is , Biden won South Carolina by about 30 points , and this would be nearly twice that large .
But the good news for Biden keeps getting better .
Data For Progress also says that Joe Biden now has a 30 point lead in Missouri .
Earlier this weekend Palmer Report pointed out that the two most recent polls in Missouri had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ points , and we were wondering which of those two numbers was wildly wrong .
Now that a third poll has arrived in the state and it has Biden up 30 , it strongly points to the 22 number being more correct , and the 4 number being wrong .
But wait , it gets even better for Biden .
A new poll tonight from Mitchell Research says that Joe Biden has a 21 point lead in Michigan .
This comes after the Detroit News had Biden up by 6 points when the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had Biden down by 9 points three weeks ago .
These are three different polling outlets , so take the apples-to-oranges comparison for what it ’ s worth , but combined they suggest that Biden has surged thirty points in Michigan in three weeks .
We would urge caution in believing any poll numbers out of Michigan , because its open primary format allowed a Republican-assisted Bernie Sanders to pull off a surprise upset victory in the state in 2016 , and it could happen there again in 2020 .
But this Tuesday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s favor – and he ’ s holding a rally in Detroit with Kamala Harris on Monday night to try to make sure he wins Michigan .

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When Bernie Sanders canceled a major event in Mississippi this past week in favor of campaigning in Michigan, it was clear that Joe Biden was on track to win Mississippi in a blowout, and that Sanders wasn’t even going to try to compete there. But up to now we haven’t seen any polling to tell us what kind of blowout we’re looking at – until now.
Polling outlet Data For Progress just published a new poll which shows Joe Biden getting 77% of the vote in Mississippi, with Bernie Sanders getting just 22% of the vote. That’s a 55 point lead, something very rarely seen in statewide presidential primary contests. To give you an idea of how dominant this is, Biden won South Carolina by about 30 points, and this would be nearly twice that large. But the good news for Biden keeps getting better.
Data For Progress also says that Joe Biden now has a 30 point lead in Missouri. Earlier this weekend Palmer Report pointed out that the two most recent polls in Missouri had Biden up by 22 points and 4 points, and we were wondering which of those two numbers was wildly wrong. Now that a third poll has arrived in the state and it has Biden up 30, it strongly points to the 22 number being more correct, and the 4 number being wrong. But wait, it gets even better for Biden.
A new poll tonight from Mitchell Research says that Joe Biden has a 21 point lead in Michigan. This comes after the Detroit News had Biden up by 6 points when the week began, and the State Journal had Biden down by 9 points three weeks ago. These are three different polling outlets, so take the apples-to-oranges comparison for what it’s worth, but combined they suggest that Biden has surged thirty points in Michigan in three weeks.
We would urge caution in believing any poll numbers out of Michigan, because its open primary format allowed a Republican-assisted Bernie Sanders to pull off a surprise upset victory in the state in 2016, and it could happen there again in 2020. But this Tuesday is clearly trending heavily in Biden’s favor – and he’s holding a rally in Detroit with Kamala Harris on Monday night to try to make sure he wins Michigan.
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palmerreport--2020-03-09--Donald Trump has been stunned into silence

This morning Kamala Harris formally endorsed Joe Biden .
It wasn ’ t just a perfunctory endorsement either ; she announced that she ’ ll be campaigning with Biden in Detroit on Monday night .
She ’ s clearly all-in with Biden ’ s candidacy in a big way , and it ’ s led to wide speculation that she could end up being a major player in his administration .
Fifteen hours later , you ’ d think Donald Trump would have gotten around to attacking Kamala Harris by now .
Granted , he ’ s had a few @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as the stock market is collapsing overnight , and Ted Cruz of all people now thinks he may have the coronavirus .
But since when have real-world problems ever stopped Trump from obsessively attacking his perceived enemies ?
Here ’ s the thing : I think Trump is afraid of Kamala Harris , for a few reasons .
He ’ s an insecure sexist and a racist , and she ’ s a strong woman of color who clearly doesn ’ t think much of him , so he ’ s likely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a blowtorch to some of Trump ’ s top henchmen , such as Bill Barr and Brett Kavanaugh , on live national television .
Kamala Harris wasn ’ t able to finish off the likes of Barr and Kavanaugh from her Senate seat , because her party is in the minority .
But if Biden wins and makes Kamala Harris the Attorney General , you ’ d better believe she ’ ll bring federal criminal cases against Donald Trump and all his criminal co-conspirators .
Donald Trump will end up attacking Kamala Harris @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to lash out at his adversaries always does end up overriding anything else he ’ s feeling .
But the reality is that , fifteen hours later , Trump is still in stunned silence about the fact that Kamala just came out swinging in favor of Joe Biden .
Trump is afraid of her .

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This morning Kamala Harris formally endorsed Joe Biden. It wasn’t just a perfunctory endorsement either; she announced that she’ll be campaigning with Biden in Detroit on Monday night. She’s clearly all-in with Biden’s candidacy in a big way, and it’s led to wide speculation that she could end up being a major player in his administration.
Fifteen hours later, you’d think Donald Trump would have gotten around to attacking Kamala Harris by now. Granted, he’s had a few things to deal with at the moment, as the stock market is collapsing overnight, and Ted Cruz of all people now thinks he may have the coronavirus. But since when have real-world problems ever stopped Trump from obsessively attacking his perceived enemies?
Here’s the thing: I think Trump is afraid of Kamala Harris, for a few reasons. He’s an insecure sexist and a racist, and she’s a strong woman of color who clearly doesn’t think much of him, so he’s likely intimidated. She’s also taken a blowtorch to some of Trump’s top henchmen, such as Bill Barr and Brett Kavanaugh, on live national television.
Kamala Harris wasn’t able to finish off the likes of Barr and Kavanaugh from her Senate seat, because her party is in the minority. But if Biden wins and makes Kamala Harris the Attorney General, you’d better believe she’ll bring federal criminal cases against Donald Trump and all his criminal co-conspirators.
Donald Trump will end up attacking Kamala Harris at some point. His clinical compulsion to lash out at his adversaries always does end up overriding anything else he’s feeling. But the reality is that, fifteen hours later, Trump is still in stunned silence about the fact that Kamala just came out swinging in favor of Joe Biden. Trump is afraid of her.
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palmerreport--2020-03-09--Holy crap is Donald Trump ever having a bad night

At one point today , Donald Trump retweeted an image of himself playing a violin .
There was no context provided , but observers quickly took it as a sign that he was fiddling like Nero while his presidency burned .
That ’ s actually rather fitting , considering just how badly things are going for Trump tonight .
Based on calamitously awful overnight futures trading , the stock market is set to open as much as 1300 points down in the morning .
And with oil prices also collapsing overnight , it ’ s clear that the U.S. economy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – and that Trump is not equipped to handle such a challenge .
Meanwhile Trump still wants us to believe that the coronavirus scare in the United States is just a hoax , even as his GOP allies like Ted Cruz and Paul Gosar have announced this evening that they ’ re self-isolating because they ’ ve been exposed to the virus .
Oh , and Kamala Harris endorsed Joe Biden today , making clear that the Democratic unity ticket is coming together rather nicely .
Donald Trump ’ s dream of facing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fading .
Sweet dreams , Donald – and you should ask yourself if you ’ ve recently shaken Ted Cruz ’ s hand .

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At one point today, Donald Trump retweeted an image of himself playing a violin. There was no context provided, but observers quickly took it as a sign that he was fiddling like Nero while his presidency burned. That’s actually rather fitting, considering just how badly things are going for Trump tonight.
Based on calamitously awful overnight futures trading, the stock market is set to open as much as 1300 points down in the morning. And with oil prices also collapsing overnight, it’s clear that the U.S. economy is now in serious trouble going forward – and that Trump is not equipped to handle such a challenge.
Meanwhile Trump still wants us to believe that the coronavirus scare in the United States is just a hoax, even as his GOP allies like Ted Cruz and Paul Gosar have announced this evening that they’re self-isolating because they’ve been exposed to the virus.
Oh, and Kamala Harris endorsed Joe Biden today, making clear that the Democratic unity ticket is coming together rather nicely. Donald Trump’s dream of facing a weakling like Bernie Sanders is quickly fading. Sweet dreams, Donald – and you should ask yourself if you’ve recently shaken Ted Cruz’s hand.
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palmerreport--2020-03-09--Joe Biden campaign just caught Bernie Sanders’ goon squad in the act

Just how abhorrently have some of Bernie Sanders ’ biggest fans been behaving toward supporters of other Democratic candidates ?
@ @ @ @ @ personal friend of Sanders – publicly called on him this week to get his goons @ @ @ @ @ Bernie ’ s goons have only served to amp up their dishonest smears of Joe @ @ @ @ @ campaign has caught one of them in the act .
The Joe Biden campaign ’ @ @ @ @ @ just posted this tweet : To be clear , this individual is a former Bernie @ @ @ @ @ ’ s not as if Sanders can fire him .
But Sanders has publicly claimed @ @ @ @ @ actually his supporters who are doing the trolling , it ’ s actually Russian bots @ @ @ @ @ not a Russian bot , considering he used to work for Bernie .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ get his goon squad under control , or drop out of the race .
Enough @ @ @

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Just how abhorrently have some of Bernie Sanders’ biggest fans been behaving toward supporters of other Democratic candidates? Even Elizabeth Warren – a personal friend of Sanders – publicly called on him this week to get his goons under control. Meanwhile, Bernie’s goons have only served to amp up their dishonest smears of Joe Biden. Now the Biden campaign has caught one of them in the act.
The Joe Biden campaign’s Digital Director Rob Flaherty just posted this tweet:
A former Bernie employee is using our virtual phonebank tool to call voters and tell them Joe Biden has dementia — and is live-streaming it. We’ll cut him off in a little bit but I figured it’s worth everyone seeing this stuff in action. https://t.co/wBFeCR6wAo pic.twitter.com/QI4D8tOY1E — Rob Flaherty (@Rob_Flaherty) March 9, 2020
To be clear, this individual is a former Bernie Sanders employee, so it’s not as if Sanders can fire him. But Sanders has publicly claimed that it’s not actually his supporters who are doing the trolling, it’s actually Russian bots. This individual is clearly not a Russian bot, considering he used to work for Bernie. It’s time for Sanders to get his goon squad under control, or drop out of the race. Enough is enough.
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palmerreport--2020-03-09--Twitter has finally dropped the hammer on Donald Trump

Donald Trump has been having a rough go of it today , to say the least .
The stock market is crashing overnight .
Republican Senator Ted Cruz and Republican Congressman Paul Gosar have announced they ’ re self-isolating because they ’ ve been exposed to the coronavirus .
Now Trump is getting bad news about the one thing he seems to still enjoy in life : trolling people on Twitter .
Twitter ’ s long-promised policy of slapping warning labels on Donald Trump ’ s false and abusive tweets finally went into effect this week .
Sure enough , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Yesterday Trump ’ s social media handler Dan Scavino tweeted a dishonestly edited video which was aimed at tricking people into thinking that Joe Biden had endorsed Trump for president .
Trump then retweeted the video .
As of this evening , Trump ’ s retweet now has a “ manipulated media ” warning on it : Some observers may feel that Twitter should be deleting tweets like this altogether .
But we kind of like the idea that the warning label – which can be clicked on for further information – just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s cult members about the fact that he ’ s a pathological liar .
Now , how long before Trump starts rage-tweeting about how Twitter is conspiring against him ?

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Donald Trump has been having a rough go of it today, to say the least. The stock market is crashing overnight. Republican Senator Ted Cruz and Republican Congressman Paul Gosar have announced they’re self-isolating because they’ve been exposed to the coronavirus. Now Trump is getting bad news about the one thing he seems to still enjoy in life: trolling people on Twitter.
Twitter’s long-promised policy of slapping warning labels on Donald Trump’s false and abusive tweets finally went into effect this week. Sure enough, Trump has already violated the policy. Yesterday Trump’s social media handler Dan Scavino tweeted a dishonestly edited video which was aimed at tricking people into thinking that Joe Biden had endorsed Trump for president. Trump then retweeted the video. As of this evening, Trump’s retweet now has a “manipulated media” warning on it:
Some observers may feel that Twitter should be deleting tweets like this altogether. But we kind of like the idea that the warning label – which can be clicked on for further information – just might educate some of Donald Trump’s cult members about the fact that he’s a pathological liar. Now, how long before Trump starts rage-tweeting about how Twitter is conspiring against him?
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