palmerreport--2020-08-03--We haven’t won this yet

We haven’t won this yet

I was interviewed on Wednesday for two hours by The Mystic-Skeptic Radio Show , a media entity that doubles as a podcast .
The pre-recording of my interview is slated to go out on “ Radio Free Nashville ” sometime in late August .
The two hosts , young-ish progressives , were eager to see progressive policies enacted that they doubted that Joe Biden and the DNC machine were equal to .
I did my best to introduce them to reality as I saw it , pointing out that , yes , that painting near the Captain ’ s Table @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Staircase , but didn ’ t they think we had better attend to the task at hand first , namely getting the damned passengers off the Titanic ?
I ’ m deeply puzzled by people who are in such a hurry to see certain pet programs succeed and yet are blind to the greater peril .
I think single-payer healthcare for all Americans , for instance , is a cracking good idea , long overdue .
As an American living in England I ’ m atypically positioned to comprehend the difference between the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a time , please .
Politics , I cautioned my hosts , is a long game , one of give and take , a game of conceding small concessions for larger ones .
You can seldom get everything all your own way overnight , and revolutions too fast sometimes spawn counterrevolutions .
These matters must be handled delicately , to invoke the Wicked Witch of the West .
It seems , though , that the older one gets the more time one has .
Put another way , the younger one is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ caution my younger readers to have patience .
We have paid a terrible price for Trump , let ’ s at least learn a lesson that can partly justify that price .
Once we ’ re in charge we can use our newly empowered sense of urgency to shore up the nation against another Trump ever happening again .
Then we can get down to the business of fixing the nation and healing the planet .
If we get back in charge , that is , and there ’ s the rub .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ claims that focus groups they have conducted over the past year suggest that swing voters in Minnesota , Iowa , Wisconsin , Michigan , Ohio , Pennsylvania and Florida favor Donald Trump two to one .
They studied the oddball voter who voted for , say , Romney in 2012 and Clinton in 2016 , or Obama in 2012 and Trump in 2016 .
In other words , the Unpredictables may turn out to be a subset of the Deplorables .
This is cause for concern , but not alarm .
As British @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , races aren ’ t run on paper , they ’ re run at races .
What we need to realize above all else is Biden may look to be way ahead in the polls but he hasn ’ t won yet .
The race is still on for November third , not August third .
Even so , these focus groups sometimes pick up on trends that polls miss , and that is another reason why we must not be wholly reliant on polls .
Engagious notes that of the 17 recent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , all but one — the one in Erie , Pennsylvania — favored Donald Trump .
The reason for the oddball result in Erie was that due to when it was conducted , according to Rich Thau , President of Engagious .
Mr. Thau explains : “ Erie was done in June , right after we had all the social unrest and there was still a fit of pique that a lot of people felt , and I think they were still sorting out their emotions , and at that point some of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than they typically would be.
“ As to the concerns of my two hosts , I ’ m not insensible to the injustice that exists in America , where every day families must decide between economic ruin and saving one member .
But I hope they noticed that while these injustices continue in America its president boasts of beefing up the largest military budget in the world — larger than the combined budgets of the next seven nations — while fighting in the courts to deprive twenty five million Americans of their healthcare @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a pandemic is evidence enough of how egregious he is and how critical it is that he be stopped .
As I pointed out to them , if you ’ re dying of thirst in a desert you don ’ t turn down a canteen of water merely because it isn ’ t Evian .
You and I see clearly how evil Trump is and how inimical he is to the continued survival of the republic .
Why can ’ t some others see it ?
I don ’ t know , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the 2004 election .
The message is clear that the capacity for Americans to make stupid choices appeares to be undiminished .
It is a grim reminder , and I hope everyone is grimly reminded .
We have not won yet .
We will not win if we don ’ t go to the polls in November and vote in large numbers .
They call us snowflakes , so let ’ s live up to our name and give them an avalanche .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , stay safe .

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I was interviewed on Wednesday for two hours by The Mystic-Skeptic Radio Show, a media entity that doubles as a podcast. The pre-recording of my interview is slated to go out on “Radio Free Nashville” sometime in late August. The two hosts, young-ish progressives, were eager to see progressive policies enacted that they doubted that Joe Biden and the DNC machine were equal to. I did my best to introduce them to reality as I saw it, pointing out that, yes, that painting near the Captain’s Table might look better over by the Grand Staircase, but didn’t they think we had better attend to the task at hand first, namely getting the damned passengers off the Titanic?
I’m deeply puzzled by people who are in such a hurry to see certain pet programs succeed and yet are blind to the greater peril. I think single-payer healthcare for all Americans, for instance, is a cracking good idea, long overdue. As an American living in England I’m atypically positioned to comprehend the difference between the two systems.
But one thing at a time, please. Politics, I cautioned my hosts, is a long game, one of give and take, a game of conceding small concessions for larger ones. You can seldom get everything all your own way overnight, and revolutions too fast sometimes spawn counterrevolutions. These matters must be handled delicately, to invoke the Wicked Witch of the West.
It seems, though, that the older one gets the more time one has. Put another way, the younger one is the more in a rush. So I caution my younger readers to have patience. We have paid a terrible price for Trump, let’s at least learn a lesson that can partly justify that price. Once we’re in charge we can use our newly empowered sense of urgency to shore up the nation against another Trump ever happening again. Then we can get down to the business of fixing the nation and healing the planet.
If we get back in charge, that is, and there’s the rub. Engagious, a focus group company, claims that focus groups they have conducted over the past year suggest that swing voters in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida favor Donald Trump two to one. They studied the oddball voter who voted for, say, Romney in 2012 and Clinton in 2016, or Obama in 2012 and Trump in 2016. In other words, the Unpredictables may turn out to be a subset of the Deplorables. This is cause for concern, but not alarm.
As British athletics commentator Brendan Foster once put it, races aren’t run on paper, they’re run at races. What we need to realize above all else is Biden may look to be way ahead in the polls but he hasn’t won yet. The race is still on for November third, not August third. Even so, these focus groups sometimes pick up on trends that polls miss, and that is another reason why we must not be wholly reliant on polls.
Engagious notes that of the 17 recent focus groups of swing voters they conducted, all but one — the one in Erie, Pennsylvania — favored Donald Trump. The reason for the oddball result in Erie was that due to when it was conducted, according to Rich Thau, President of Engagious. Mr. Thau explains: “Erie was done in June, right after we had all the social unrest and there was still a fit of pique that a lot of people felt, and I think they were still sorting out their emotions, and at that point some of them were more frustrated with president Trump than they typically would be.“
As to the concerns of my two hosts, I’m not insensible to the injustice that exists in America, where every day families must decide between economic ruin and saving one member. But I hope they noticed that while these injustices continue in America its president boasts of beefing up the largest military budget in the world — larger than the combined budgets of the next seven nations — while fighting in the courts to deprive twenty five million Americans of their healthcare. That he would do this during a pandemic is evidence enough of how egregious he is and how critical it is that he be stopped. As I pointed out to them, if you’re dying of thirst in a desert you don’t turn down a canteen of water merely because it isn’t Evian.
You and I see clearly how evil Trump is and how inimical he is to the continued survival of the republic. Why can’t some others see it? I don’t know, I’m still reeling from the results of the 2004 election. The message is clear that the capacity for Americans to make stupid choices appeares to be undiminished.
It is a grim reminder, and I hope everyone is grimly reminded. We have not won yet. We will not win if we don’t go to the polls in November and vote in large numbers. They call us snowflakes, so let’s live up to our name and give them an avalanche. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-08-03--There’s an avalanche heading right at Donald Trump

The exhaustion of holding Trump accountable for his crimes is brutal .
It ’ s a minute by minute assault .
So , it ’ s important to stay focused on the big things right now .
The first is Volume 5 of the Senate Intelligence Committee report .
Senate Intelligence has produced the voluminous Volume 5 on the counterintelligence investigation into Russian interference in electing Trump .
Volume 5 is longer than the first four volumes and the Mueller Report combined .
It now sits at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence ( ODNI ) waiting for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crony Ratcliffe to the DNI in order to stall the release of Volume 5 .
Good luck with that .
Senator Mark Warner can read the report aloud on the Senate floor , making it available to all before the election .
The thing to understand is that Senate Intelligence knows what ’ s in this report .
Ratcliffe knows also , and Trump knows ; therefore , Putin knows ; and , perhaps , Pelosi knows .
It ’ s over for Trump .
Treason is an ugly word and will most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s revealed in Volume 5 .
The other thing to keep an eye on is Trump ’ s taxes .
He is stalling , of course .
But it ’ s possible that during the FBI counterintelligence investigation of Volume 5 , McCabe already obtained his taxes , which is why Trump is now freaking out .
It ’ s the fulcrum of Trump ’ s treason .
The third thing to keep an eye on is Ghislaine Maxwell .
She ’ s rotting in prison and no matter the rumors of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you can be sure she ’ s miserable .
Will she speak out ?
Perhaps .
Most high-profile prisoners believe they will win their Fed case quickly , or quickly win an appeal , etc .
but what they don ’ t do is run the numbers .
Many Federal prisoners go years waiting for trial while sitting in jail .
At some point , guaranteed , Ghislaine Maxwell will wake up and smell the coffee and realize that she ’ s stuck where she is unless she sings .
We predict she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in order to save her skin .
As we watch this lava stream move forward , we know it ’ s excruciating to wait .
Especially when the country is being assaulted by Covid-19 and the unemployment crisis .
But as we muddle through this most horrifying time , know that there are good people who have the country ’ s back .
There ’ s no way to avoid a lava stream and the only salvation is to get out of its way .
The good thing is Trump can ’ t @ @ @ @

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The exhaustion of holding Trump accountable for his crimes is brutal. It’s a minute by minute assault. So, it’s important to stay focused on the big things right now. The first is Volume 5 of the Senate Intelligence Committee report. Senate Intelligence has produced the voluminous Volume 5 on the counterintelligence investigation into Russian interference in electing Trump.
Volume 5 is longer than the first four volumes and the Mueller Report combined. It now sits at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) waiting for clearance. Trump hurried to install his crony Ratcliffe to the DNI in order to stall the release of Volume 5. Good luck with that. Senator Mark Warner can read the report aloud on the Senate floor, making it available to all before the election.
The thing to understand is that Senate Intelligence knows what’s in this report. Ratcliffe knows also, and Trump knows; therefore, Putin knows; and, perhaps, Pelosi knows. It’s over for Trump. Treason is an ugly word and will most likely receive a new definition by what’s revealed in Volume 5.
The other thing to keep an eye on is Trump’s taxes. He is stalling, of course. But it’s possible that during the FBI counterintelligence investigation of Volume 5, McCabe already obtained his taxes, which is why Trump is now freaking out. It’s the fulcrum of Trump’s treason.
The third thing to keep an eye on is Ghislaine Maxwell. She’s rotting in prison and no matter the rumors of her cushy life on the inside, you can be sure she’s miserable. Will she speak out? Perhaps. Most high-profile prisoners believe they will win their Fed case quickly, or quickly win an appeal, etc. but what they don’t do is run the numbers. Many Federal prisoners go years waiting for trial while sitting in jail. At some point, guaranteed, Ghislaine Maxwell will wake up and smell the coffee and realize that she’s stuck where she is unless she sings. We predict she’ll out all of the predators in order to save her skin.
As we watch this lava stream move forward, we know it’s excruciating to wait. Especially when the country is being assaulted by Covid-19 and the unemployment crisis. But as we muddle through this most horrifying time, know that there are good people who have the country’s back. There’s no way to avoid a lava stream and the only salvation is to get out of its way. The good thing is Trump can’t do that now.
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palmerreport--2020-08-03--Donald Trump just lost

Donald Trump just lost

In addition to everything else that sucks about Donald Trump , he ’ s also one of the worst negotiators on the planet .
He had to spend his entire real estate career defrauding investors and abusing the bankruptcy system because he couldn ’ t negotiate a solid deal to save his life .
It turns out politics is harder than real estate , and Trump ’ s total lack of understanding of leverage has just caused him to suffer a humiliating loss .
Trump wanted to punish users of the TikTok app because they don ’ t like him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he made up a national security excuse and announced he was banning the app from the United States .
The thing about making a strongman move like that is you ’ ve got to be strong enough to be able to pull it off – and Trump couldn ’ t be much more toothless right now .
Trump was never going to be able to simply make TikTok go away .
The app is too valuable .
Too many American companies are interested in buying its user base .
So by the time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ backed down , and Microsoft had resumed its plan to buy TikTok .
Now Donald Trump has made a complete fool of himself by banishing an app from existence and then just as quickly backing down .
Trump started with an untenable negotiating position , and had no leverage over anyone involved , so he predictably lost .
Now he ’ s made TikTok users even angrier at him .
Trump just keeps finding ways to lose .

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In addition to everything else that sucks about Donald Trump, he’s also one of the worst negotiators on the planet. He had to spend his entire real estate career defrauding investors and abusing the bankruptcy system because he couldn’t negotiate a solid deal to save his life. It turns out politics is harder than real estate, and Trump’s total lack of understanding of leverage has just caused him to suffer a humiliating loss.
Trump wanted to punish users of the TikTok app because they don’t like him very much to begin with, so he made up a national security excuse and announced he was banning the app from the United States. The thing about making a strongman move like that is you’ve got to be strong enough to be able to pull it off – and Trump couldn’t be much more toothless right now.
Trump was never going to be able to simply make TikTok go away. The app is too valuable. Too many American companies are interested in buying its user base. So by the time the weekend was over, Trump had backed down, and Microsoft had resumed its plan to buy TikTok.
Now Donald Trump has made a complete fool of himself by banishing an app from existence and then just as quickly backing down. Trump started with an untenable negotiating position, and had no leverage over anyone involved, so he predictably lost. Now he’s made TikTok users even angrier at him. Trump just keeps finding ways to lose.
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palmerreport--2020-08-04--“SHUT YOUR MOUTH” begins trending as everyone tells Donald Trump to go to hell

When Donald Trump tweeted “ OPEN THE SCHOOLS !
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” late on Monday night , he opened a can of worms for himself .
For instance , his tweet raised questions about what ’ s going on with his son Barron Trump ’ s school .
But really , Trump ’ s idiotically brief tweet just gave people an opportunity to mercilessly tee off on him .
For instance , a ton of people responded to Donald Trump ’ s tweet by yelling “ SHUT YOUR MOUTH !
” at him .
As a result , the phrase @ @ @ @ @ @ @ things like “ SEND BARRON FIRST !
” and “ GET A LIFE !
” The upshot is that this babbling clown Donald Trump is supposed to be the President of the United States , and yet he ’ s so throughly defaced the office of the presidency that we ’ re all left with nothing to do beyond literally telling the idiot to shut up .
Of course we can also devote even more time than ever to things like voter registration and voter turnout , to make sure Trump gets blown @ @

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When Donald Trump tweeted “OPEN THE SCHOOLS!!!” late on Monday night, he opened a can of worms for himself. For instance, his tweet raised questions about what’s going on with his son Barron Trump’s school. But really, Trump’s idiotically brief tweet just gave people an opportunity to mercilessly tee off on him.
For instance, a ton of people responded to Donald Trump’s tweet by yelling “SHUT YOUR MOUTH!” at him. As a result, the phrase began trending atop Twitter. Others yelled things like “SEND BARRON FIRST!” and “GET A LIFE!”
The upshot is that this babbling clown Donald Trump is supposed to be the President of the United States, and yet he’s so throughly defaced the office of the presidency that we’re all left with nothing to do beyond literally telling the idiot to shut up. Of course we can also devote even more time than ever to things like voter registration and voter turnout, to make sure Trump gets blown out.
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palmerreport--2020-08-04--Donald Trump just made a Barron Trump mess for himself

We have no opinion whatsoever about Donald Trump ’ s underage son Barron Trump , and neither should you .
But there are times when Donald Trump ’ s behavior with regard to Barron becomes relevant to the political discourse .
Donald made a point of driving that home tonight with one of his most ignorant tweets to date .
Tonight Donald Trump tweeted “ OPEN THE SCHOOLS !
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” It would be one thing for him to take this position if he had anything resembling a plan , or a clue , or any interest in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there ’ s the cold hard reality that his own son Barron Trump ’ s school isn ’ t planning to reopen .
The Governor of Maryland did just give an exemption to private schools that want to reopen .
But if Barron ’ s school still doesn ’ t reopen given the choice , then what does Donald think he ’ s doing by insisting that other parents send their kids back to school ?
This past week we ’ ve seen that Major League Baseball , with all its resources and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been able to keep a relative handful of wealthy adult athletes safe from coronavirus .
Donald Trump wants us to believe that public schools are somehow going to be able to reopen , with thousands of kids infecting each other and then taking the virus home with them , and everything is going to magically be alright ?
Nonsense .

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We have no opinion whatsoever about Donald Trump’s underage son Barron Trump, and neither should you. But there are times when Donald Trump’s behavior with regard to Barron becomes relevant to the political discourse. Donald made a point of driving that home tonight with one of his most ignorant tweets to date.
Tonight Donald Trump tweeted “OPEN THE SCHOOLS!!!” It would be one thing for him to take this position if he had anything resembling a plan, or a clue, or any interest in the well-being of the children involved. Then there’s the cold hard reality that his own son Barron Trump’s school isn’t planning to reopen. The Governor of Maryland did just give an exemption to private schools that want to reopen. But if Barron’s school still doesn’t reopen given the choice, then what does Donald think he’s doing by insisting that other parents send their kids back to school?
This past week we’ve seen that Major League Baseball, with all its resources and consultants and strategy, hasn’t been able to keep a relative handful of wealthy adult athletes safe from coronavirus. Donald Trump wants us to believe that public schools are somehow going to be able to reopen, with thousands of kids infecting each other and then taking the virus home with them, and everything is going to magically be alright? Nonsense.
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palmerreport--2020-08-04--Donald Trump’s stooge Steve Mnuchin goes completely off the rails

After Donald Trump made a fool of himself on Sean Hannity in what was supposed to be a flattering interview meant to prop him up for his base , I said that a time was approaching when even his allies ’ attempts to help him would only make things worse .
Sure enough , we may be seeing that now , as Steven Mnuchin thought he would cover for his boss ’ criminally inept response to the pandemic by claiming that while Donald Trump appeared to be playing a full round of golf – his 283rd trip to a golf @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in fact working hard on virus relief .
There are a few obvious problems here – such as the fact that Trump and the Senate GOP caucus have done a disastrous job with negotiating for further virus relief , a situation made more complicated by Mitch McConnell encouraging Senate Republicans up for re-election to distance themselves from Donald Trump if necessary , who still hasn ’ t fully torn himself away from the preposterous notion that somehow this virus will disappear and the economy will magically recover when things reopen .
The other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seem to understand how one lie is always more convincing than two .
Back in June , when Trump retweeted an openly racist video with one of his supporters chanting : “ White power !
” the White House ’ s official stance was that the video stayed up for three whole hours because Donald Trump was busy playing golf and couldn ’ t be reached for his consent to take the video down .
Now , all of a sudden , Trump is fully available to talk whenever Mnuchin wants .
Both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What we ’ ve suspected to be true for a long time , however , is that Donald Trump is willing to stand idly by , encouraging the most vile of his supporters as terrible things happen to the country – this is why it is imperative to vote him out on November 3 .

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After Donald Trump made a fool of himself on Sean Hannity in what was supposed to be a flattering interview meant to prop him up for his base, I said that a time was approaching when even his allies’ attempts to help him would only make things worse. Sure enough, we may be seeing that now, as Steven Mnuchin thought he would cover for his boss’ criminally inept response to the pandemic by claiming that while Donald Trump appeared to be playing a full round of golf – his 283rd trip to a golf course in his presidency – he was in fact working hard on virus relief.
There are a few obvious problems here – such as the fact that Trump and the Senate GOP caucus have done a disastrous job with negotiating for further virus relief, a situation made more complicated by Mitch McConnell encouraging Senate Republicans up for re-election to distance themselves from Donald Trump if necessary, who still hasn’t fully torn himself away from the preposterous notion that somehow this virus will disappear and the economy will magically recover when things reopen.
The other problem is that Mnuchin doesn’t seem to understand how one lie is always more convincing than two. Back in June, when Trump retweeted an openly racist video with one of his supporters chanting: “White power!” the White House’s official stance was that the video stayed up for three whole hours because Donald Trump was busy playing golf and couldn’t be reached for his consent to take the video down.
Now, all of a sudden, Trump is fully available to talk whenever Mnuchin wants. Both statements can’t be true. What we’ve suspected to be true for a long time, however, is that Donald Trump is willing to stand idly by, encouraging the most vile of his supporters as terrible things happen to the country – this is why it is imperative to vote him out on November 3.
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palmerreport--2020-08-04--What Donald Trump must answer for

What Donald Trump must answer for

As I write this , 158,365 Americans are dead from coronavirus .
Since I know that most of those deaths would have been prevented had a decent man or woman who believed in science been elected president of the United States I ’ m going to place all of the blame for all of those deaths on Donald Trump .
I ’ m fully aware that both Trump and his supporters would regard my blame as unjust because that is what cowards and snivelling , quibbling , little people do .
They shrink from responsibility .
But Trump gets the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ responsibility but the theoretical responsibility as well .
If Trump were a different man , a man of any courage or rectitude at all , he would accept that responsibility .
Because he is a liar and a coward he does not .
Just to put that number in perspective , 158,365 deaths is more than 53 times as many innocent human beings who died as a result of the terrorist attack on September 11 , 2001 .
It ’ s 2.7 times as many Americans who died in Vietnam .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans who died in World War II .
The number includes men , women and children of all ages and conditions who had a perfect right to be alive today .
They are not alive today because of Donald Trump .
Trump almost never mentions them , except to use their deaths as a bragging point about how much worse it would have been had he not placed a partial travel ban on China in January .
I ’ m not kidding , he actually said that , and his open mouthed followers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of 2016 Trump proclaimed , “ I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn ’ t lose voters , ” it wasn ’ t , as it turns out , hyperbole .
Those American coronavirus deaths don ’ t stand alone , by the way .
They represent perhaps a million people who are suffering the unnecessary agony of loss right this very minute , as I write this .
It ’ s instructive to note that the people who don ’ t care about these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to care about the destruction of protoplasm called a foetus that , if left to itself , would eventually form a human being .
But that protoplasm fashions no personal relationships , has no wives or husbands or children , is not an organized person in any true sense of the word .
The passing of that protoplasm causes no grief in the same sense .
There were no memories formed , no histories , no friendships , no loves , no personal tragedies endured nor triumphs celebrated .
Yet the defenders of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us to the horror we face today in this Trump presidency .
Their so-called pro-life movement formed the basis of Trump ’ s success , and the deaths of tens of thousands of innocent people was the result of that monstrous success .
Like their lord and master Trump , his glassy-eyed acolytes don ’ t care about those unnecessary deaths either .
No matter our success in November , no matter how much we are able to undo the damage this child raping , murdering monster Trump has done , the men @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of coronavirus won ’ t be coming back .
Their deaths won ’ t be remedied by voting Donald Trump out of office .
They are dead — forever .
And there are more to come .
We won ’ t only have a victory to celebrate in November , we will also have a devastation to mourn .
Much of the horror that Trump has visited on the American landscape is permanent , and it deserves to be permanently enshrined in our memories .
Let ’ s not only proceed with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ realization that we have many thousands of human beings to avenge .
The best way we can honor them is to come together as a single voice in November and vote this monster out of office .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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As I write this, 158,365 Americans are dead from coronavirus. Since I know that most of those deaths would have been prevented had a decent man or woman who believed in science been elected president of the United States I’m going to place all of the blame for all of those deaths on Donald Trump. I’m fully aware that both Trump and his supporters would regard my blame as unjust because that is what cowards and snivelling, quibbling, little people do. They shrink from responsibility. But Trump gets the full weight not just of the actual responsibility but the theoretical responsibility as well. If Trump were a different man, a man of any courage or rectitude at all, he would accept that responsibility. Because he is a liar and a coward he does not.
Just to put that number in perspective, 158,365 deaths is more than 53 times as many innocent human beings who died as a result of the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. It’s 2.7 times as many Americans who died in Vietnam. It’s more than a third as many Americans who died in World War II. The number includes men, women and children of all ages and conditions who had a perfect right to be alive today.
They are not alive today because of Donald Trump. Trump almost never mentions them, except to use their deaths as a bragging point about how much worse it would have been had he not placed a partial travel ban on China in January. I’m not kidding, he actually said that, and his open mouthed followers actually believe it. When in January of 2016 Trump proclaimed, “I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose voters,” it wasn’t, as it turns out, hyperbole.
Those American coronavirus deaths don’t stand alone, by the way. They represent perhaps a million people who are suffering the unnecessary agony of loss right this very minute, as I write this.
It’s instructive to note that the people who don’t care about these deaths are the same people who pretend to care about the destruction of protoplasm called a foetus that, if left to itself, would eventually form a human being. But that protoplasm fashions no personal relationships, has no wives or husbands or children, is not an organized person in any true sense of the word. The passing of that protoplasm causes no grief in the same sense. There were no memories formed, no histories, no friendships, no loves, no personal tragedies endured nor triumphs celebrated. Yet the defenders of that undifferentiated bit of protoplasm have brought us to the horror we face today in this Trump presidency. Their so-called pro-life movement formed the basis of Trump’s success, and the deaths of tens of thousands of innocent people was the result of that monstrous success. Like their lord and master Trump, his glassy-eyed acolytes don’t care about those unnecessary deaths either.
No matter our success in November, no matter how much we are able to undo the damage this child raping, murdering monster Trump has done, the men, women and children who died unnecessarily of coronavirus won’t be coming back. Their deaths won’t be remedied by voting Donald Trump out of office. They are dead — forever. And there are more to come.
We won’t only have a victory to celebrate in November, we will also have a devastation to mourn. Much of the horror that Trump has visited on the American landscape is permanent, and it deserves to be permanently enshrined in our memories. Let’s not only proceed with a will for unity but with the sobering realization that we have many thousands of human beings to avenge. The best way we can honor them is to come together as a single voice in November and vote this monster out of office. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-08-05--Rachel Maddow just nailed it

Rachel Maddow just nailed it

Rachel Maddow returned to the air tonight after a brief vacation , and she came back with a vengeance .
@ @ @ @ @ out of control than ever across the nation .
Many of those states are run @ @ @ @ @ who are making things even worse – and Maddow is calling them on the carpet @ @ @ @ @ a number of Republican Governors are either grudgingly announcing incomplete measures that are far too @ @ @ @ @ announcing essentially imaginary plans .
As Maddow put it , “ Saying you ’ re @ @ @ @ @ t be done … that isn ’ t a plan.
” The fact that some @ @ @ @ @ finally implementing some coronavirus measures is proof that they ’ re willing to do it @ @ @ @ @ they know that Donald Trump doesn ’ t want them to implement anything at all @ @ @ @ @ doing even less than they otherwise would .
All we can do is keep fighting @ @ @ @ @ back Rachel Maddow , we missed you .

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Rachel Maddow returned to the air tonight after a brief vacation, and she came back with a vengeance. The coronavirus crisis is more out of control than ever across the nation. Many of those states are run by reckless Trump-loyal Republican Governors who are making things even worse – and Maddow is calling them on the carpet for it.
Right now a number of Republican Governors are either grudgingly announcing incomplete measures that are far too little too late, or announcing essentially imaginary plans. As Maddow put it, “Saying you’re requiring something that can’t be done … that isn’t a plan.”
The fact that some of the Republican Governors are finally implementing some coronavirus measures is proof that they’re willing to do it when pressed. But because they know that Donald Trump doesn’t want them to implement anything at all, most of them are doing even less than they otherwise would. All we can do is keep fighting the good fight. Welcome back Rachel Maddow, we missed you.
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palmerreport--2020-08-05--“EEEEEE” – Donald Trump goes off the rails with totally whacked out tweet as it all unravels for him

Donald Trump is having a bad day all around .
His listless press conference went poorly for him .
He @ @ @ @ @ negotiations .
He ’ s backing himself into a corner on mail-in voting .
So @ @ @ @ @ of his babysitters ) is doing what always happens in these situations – trying to @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump posted a surreal tweet this evening depicting him winning the election in 2020 @ @ @ @ @ , and 2028 , then the year 3000 , and eventually the year “ EEEEEE.
@ @ @ @ @ , Trump apparently thinks “ EEEEEE ” is a year .
And no , he @ @ @ @ @ in hexadecimal ; the guy can barely read or write to begin with .
Of @ @ @ @ @ this deranged video before ; it ’ s his way of subtly threatening to just @ @ @ @ @ after he loses .
Nice try .
No one is falling for that empty threat @ @ @ @ @ of ideas .

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Donald Trump is having a bad day all around. His listless press conference went poorly for him. He’s losing the stimulus negotiations. He’s backing himself into a corner on mail-in voting. So now Trump (or one of his babysitters) is doing what always happens in these situations – trying to distract us with total nonsense.
Trump posted a surreal tweet this evening depicting him winning the election in 2020, then again in 2024, and 2028, then the year 3000, and eventually the year “EEEEEE.” That’s right, Trump apparently thinks “EEEEEE” is a year. And no, he’s not suddenly fluent in hexadecimal; the guy can barely read or write to begin with.
Of course he’s posted this deranged video before; it’s his way of subtly threatening to just magically remain in office forever after he loses. Nice try. No one is falling for that empty threat anymore. Trump is out of ideas.
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palmerreport--2020-08-05--Donald Trump caught in huge lie about Jeffrey Epstein

Donald Trump keeps publicly offering well wishes to Jeffrey Epstein ’ s alleged co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell , a sign that she has dirt on Trump , and that Trump is afraid she ’ ll spill the beans in the hope of getting a more lenient prison sentence .
Now Trump has another Epstein problem .
The Miami Herald is the newspaper that originally dug up the long-buried Jeffrey Epstein criminal case , resulting in the arrests of Epstein and Maxwell .
Now the Herald is at it again .
Donald Trump keeps claiming that Epstein was never a member of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is confirming that Epstein was a member , and that Trump reluctantly had to kick him out after Epstein wouldn ’ t stop harassing another member ’ s teenage daughter .
This is par for the disgusting course for Jeffrey Epstein .
What stands out here is that Donald Trump feels compelled to lie about the fact that Epstein was a member to begin with .
Trump could arguably score points in the court of public opinion by simply confirming that he kicked Epstein out for harassing underage women , if that were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump seems intent on preventing anyone from knowing that Jeffrey Epstein was a Mar-a-Lago member to begin with – suggesting there ’ s a whole lot more to the story .
We have a feeling the Miami Herald will end up digging that part up as well .
Notably , court records unsealed this past weekend confirm that at least one of Epstein ’ s underage victims was recruited by Maxwell at Mar-a-Lago .

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Donald Trump keeps publicly offering well wishes to Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell, a sign that she has dirt on Trump, and that Trump is afraid she’ll spill the beans in the hope of getting a more lenient prison sentence. Now Trump has another Epstein problem.
The Miami Herald is the newspaper that originally dug up the long-buried Jeffrey Epstein criminal case, resulting in the arrests of Epstein and Maxwell. Now the Herald is at it again. Donald Trump keeps claiming that Epstein was never a member of Mar-a-Lago. But now the Miami Herald is confirming that Epstein was a member, and that Trump reluctantly had to kick him out after Epstein wouldn’t stop harassing another member’s teenage daughter.
This is par for the disgusting course for Jeffrey Epstein. What stands out here is that Donald Trump feels compelled to lie about the fact that Epstein was a member to begin with. Trump could arguably score points in the court of public opinion by simply confirming that he kicked Epstein out for harassing underage women, if that were the entire story.
Instead, Donald Trump seems intent on preventing anyone from knowing that Jeffrey Epstein was a Mar-a-Lago member to begin with – suggesting there’s a whole lot more to the story. We have a feeling the Miami Herald will end up digging that part up as well. Notably, court records unsealed this past weekend confirm that at least one of Epstein’s underage victims was recruited by Maxwell at Mar-a-Lago.
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palmerreport--2020-08-04--Donald Trump’s mail-in vote sabotage scheme is unraveling already

With his weak approval rating and oft-demonstrated inability to pull off almost any scheme he tries these days , there is no reason to believe that Donald Trump can somehow manipulate the post office in such a way that magically delivers him a victory .
To that end , Trump is now tripping over his own silly scheme .
Trump tweeted this today : “ Whether you call it Vote by Mail or Absentee Voting , in Florida the election system is Safe and Secure , Tried and True .
Florida ’ s Voting system has been cleaned up ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , so in Florida I encourage all to request a Ballot & Vote by Mail !
# MAGA ” Wait , what ?
Trump has gone from insisting that mail-in voting and absentee voting are two opposite things , to now admitting that they ’ re two different ways to describe literally the same thing .
This only serves to further weaken his already-ineffective argument that people shouldn ’ t be allowed to vote by mail during the pandemic .
This is the latest reminder that Donald Trump is so far gone cognitively @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ability to pull off his own schemes anymore .
Then again , he ’ s working hard to try to trick Resistance members into believing that it won ’ t be safe to vote by mail , so they ’ ll go around telling others not to bother , thus reducing the number of people who actually bother to vote .
It ’ s crucial that the Resistance doesn ’ t fall for this trap .

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With his weak approval rating and oft-demonstrated inability to pull off almost any scheme he tries these days, there is no reason to believe that Donald Trump can somehow manipulate the post office in such a way that magically delivers him a victory. To that end, Trump is now tripping over his own silly scheme.
Trump tweeted this today: “Whether you call it Vote by Mail or Absentee Voting, in Florida the election system is Safe and Secure, Tried and True. Florida’s Voting system has been cleaned up (we defeated Democrats attempts at change), so in Florida I encourage all to request a Ballot & Vote by Mail! #MAGA”
Wait, what? Trump has gone from insisting that mail-in voting and absentee voting are two opposite things, to now admitting that they’re two different ways to describe literally the same thing. This only serves to further weaken his already-ineffective argument that people shouldn’t be allowed to vote by mail during the pandemic.
This is the latest reminder that Donald Trump is so far gone cognitively, and so weakened, he lacks the ability to pull off his own schemes anymore. Then again, he’s working hard to try to trick Resistance members into believing that it won’t be safe to vote by mail, so they’ll go around telling others not to bother, thus reducing the number of people who actually bother to vote. It’s crucial that the Resistance doesn’t fall for this trap.
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palmerreport--2020-08-04--Lawrence O’Donnell just destroyed Donald Trump

Donald Trump keeps insisting that schools must reopen in the middle of a pandemic , without regard for science , @ @ @ @ @ decency .
Trump is facing pushback from all sides , in particular because he has @ @ @ @ @ ; he just wants to throw own the barn door and hope for the best @ @ @ @ @ is okay with America ’ s children being used as guinea pigs and petri dishes @ @ @ @ @ ’ Donnell , who has a long history of hitting Donald Trump where it hurts @ @ @ @ @

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Donald Trump keeps insisting that schools must reopen in the middle of a pandemic, without regard for science, logic, safety, or decency. Trump is facing pushback from all sides, in particular because he has no plan for reopening schools; he just wants to throw own the barn door and hope for the best.
Fortunately, not everyone is okay with America’s children being used as guinea pigs and petri dishes. MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell, who has a long history of hitting Donald Trump where it hurts, landed this blow:
MEXICO WILL PAY FOR OPENING THE SCHOOLS!!! https://t.co/CCjMFHGuCj — Lawrence O'Donnell (@Lawrence) August 4, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-08-04--Donald Trump sounds totally lost during disastrous press conference

Like a boxer who ’ s too far gone to realize he lost three rounds ago , Donald Trump keeps going out there each day and holding new idiotic press briefings .
His public appearances just keep getting more embarrassing for him each time he goes out there .
Trump is only partway through his press conference today , but he ’ s already off to a pretty terrible start .
When addressing today ’ s explosion in Beirut , he said that it “ looks like a terrible attack.
” This is a major faux pas , because the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the explosion was an attack .
If Trump is accusing Lebanon of lying about the explosion , then he ’ ll need to explain it a whole lot better than what he just mumbled .
Trump seems particularly off his game today .
At one point he ended up saying “ the , uh , virus , back to that , ” as if he wasn ’ t even sure why he was out there to begin with .
What ’ s remarkable is how much trouble Trump now has getting through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ front of him .
All he has to do is read aloud what his babysitters have written for him , and he can ’ t even do that anymore .

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Like a boxer who’s too far gone to realize he lost three rounds ago, Donald Trump keeps going out there each day and holding new idiotic press briefings. His public appearances just keep getting more embarrassing for him each time he goes out there.
Trump is only partway through his press conference today, but he’s already off to a pretty terrible start. When addressing today’s explosion in Beirut, he said that it “looks like a terrible attack.” This is a major faux pas, because the Lebanese government hasn’t even concluded that the explosion was an attack. If Trump is accusing Lebanon of lying about the explosion, then he’ll need to explain it a whole lot better than what he just mumbled.
Trump seems particularly off his game today. At one point he ended up saying “the, uh, virus, back to that,” as if he wasn’t even sure why he was out there to begin with. What’s remarkable is how much trouble Trump now has getting through prepared remarks that are right there in front of him. All he has to do is read aloud what his babysitters have written for him, and he can’t even do that anymore.
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palmerreport--2020-08-04--Don’t let them get away with this one

Don’t let them get away with this one

Donald Trump has no cohesive gameplan for trying to turn around his failing political prospects .
Instead his “ strategy @ @ @ @ @ of corrupt stabs in the dark .
None of it will necessarily help him .
@ @ @ @ @ in danger of doing real damage on his way down .
One of the things @ @ @ @ @ against is Donald Trump ’ s attempted sabotage of the 2020 census , as explained @ @ @ @ @ can do right now to push back against this latest assault on the Census by @ @ @ @ @ .
Visit https : //t.co/whFpDBt2pa and make sure your friends do too .
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Donald Trump has no cohesive gameplan for trying to turn around his failing political prospects. Instead his “strategy” is just a series of corrupt stabs in the dark. None of it will necessarily help him. But it he’s in danger of doing real damage on his way down.
One of the things we absolutely must push back against is Donald Trump’s attempted sabotage of the 2020 census, as explained here:
One thing everyone can do right now to push back against this latest assault on the Census by Trump: fill it out. Visit https://t.co/whFpDBt2pa and make sure your friends do too. https://t.co/uA6kLIgTbR — Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) August 4, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-08-04--Donald Trump’s stooge Mercedes Schlapp just got bulldozed

One of the challenges these days for cable news networks is that whenever they book any Donald Trump surrogate for @ @ @ @ @ is going to try to flood the air with wall to wall lies .
We @ @ @ @ @ shouldn ’ t be booked to begin with .
But if we ’ re going @ @ @ @ @ through one of these kinds of segments , CNN ’ s Brianna Keilar showed exactly @ @ @ @ @ Trump sent his stooge Mercedes Schlapp on CNN today to spread lies about mail-in voting @ @ @ @ @ none of it ( if the video below won ’ t load , you can @ @ @ @ @ :

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One of the challenges these days for cable news networks is that whenever they book any Donald Trump surrogate for a segment, that surrogate is going to try to flood the air with wall to wall lies. We think these kinds of guests shouldn’t be booked to begin with. But if we’re going to be forced to sit through one of these kinds of segments, CNN’s Brianna Keilar showed exactly how to handle it.
Trump sent his stooge Mercedes Schlapp on CNN today to spread lies about mail-in voting, but Keilar was having none of it (if the video below won’t load, you can watch it here instead):
Earlier today @brikeilarcnn asked Trump campaign adviser @mercedesschlapp to explain the difference between absentee voting and mail-in voting. It didn't go well for her. (Because there is no difference). pic.twitter.com/5UvL7oMsCS — Buffy Wicks (@BuffyWicks) August 4, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-08-04--Donald Trump lost Portland

Donald Trump lost Portland

As things keep getting worse for him , Donald Trump ’ s new strategy consists of losing a battle , @ @ @ @ @ he won .
His sycophants then chime in to reassure him that , yes , @ @ @ @ @ indeed somehow a win .
For instance , Trump is now bragging that a columnist @ @ @ @ @ Wins in Portland.
” That ’ s cute , but no .
The violence subsided @ @ @ @ @ thugs were chased out of town by moms and veterans .
Trump got his butt @ @ @ @ @ voters hate him more than ever .
So much for “ winning .
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As things keep getting worse for him, Donald Trump’s new strategy consists of losing a battle, then merely telling himself that he won. His sycophants then chime in to reassure him that, yes, his latest humiliating loss is indeed somehow a win. For instance, Trump is now bragging that a columnist has opined that “Trump Wins in Portland.”
That’s cute, but no. The violence subsided dramatically after Trump’s thugs were chased out of town by moms and veterans. Trump got his butt kicked in Portland. Suburban voters hate him more than ever. So much for “winning.”
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palmerreport--2020-08-04--Donald Trump just gave something away about Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein

When Donald Trump was asked about Ghislaine Maxwell during a press conference last week , he seemed caught off guard .
The only answer he could come up with was “ I wish her well ” – which is a really disturbing thing to say about an alleged child sex trafficker .
But did Trump really mean to say that , or was he just befuddled in the moment ?
Last night Trump got a do-over .
Trump had to know that he would end up being asked about Maxwell again , and he had plenty of time to come @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fact he had an easy out by simply saying that he didn ’ t want to interfere with an ongoing case by stating an opinion on it .
But when Axios reporter Jonathan Swan asked him about Maxwell last night , Trump merely doubled down on the sentiment about wishing her well .
This means that Donald Trump really is so afraid of whatever dirt Ghislaine Maxwell has on him , he ’ s willing to keep making himself look bad by publicly wishing her well , just to try to send her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flip on him .
Not only is Trump illegally hinting to Maxwell that he might pardon her in return for her silence , he ’ s giving away that he played an ugly role in his friend Jeffrey Epstein ’ s hideous crime spree .

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When Donald Trump was asked about Ghislaine Maxwell during a press conference last week, he seemed caught off guard. The only answer he could come up with was “I wish her well” – which is a really disturbing thing to say about an alleged child sex trafficker. But did Trump really mean to say that, or was he just befuddled in the moment? Last night Trump got a do-over.
Trump had to know that he would end up being asked about Maxwell again, and he had plenty of time to come up with a better answer. In fact he had an easy out by simply saying that he didn’t want to interfere with an ongoing case by stating an opinion on it. But when Axios reporter Jonathan Swan asked him about Maxwell last night, Trump merely doubled down on the sentiment about wishing her well.
This means that Donald Trump really is so afraid of whatever dirt Ghislaine Maxwell has on him, he’s willing to keep making himself look bad by publicly wishing her well, just to try to send her a message that she shouldn’t flip on him. Not only is Trump illegally hinting to Maxwell that he might pardon her in return for her silence, he’s giving away that he played an ugly role in his friend Jeffrey Epstein’s hideous crime spree.
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palmerreport--2020-08-04--Everyone piles on after Donald Trump’s “Yosemite” disaster

Donald Trump had to swallow the Democrats ’ environmental legislation today , so when he signed it , he naturally tried to take credit for it .
The trouble for Trump is that he tried giving yet another prepared speech that he clearly had no hand in writing , and had never seen before .
And with Trump ’ s cognitive abilities continuing to decline , it was a recipe for disaster .
When Trump got to the portion of his speech that referenced Yosemite National Park , he misread it as “ Yo-SEM-ite ” – only to stop and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with something closer to “ Yo-SEM-in-ite.
” Various people mispronounce things ; that ’ s not the point .
The problem here is that Trump appeared to have never seen the word “ Yosemite ” spelled out on paper in his life , and therefore didn ’ t recognize it when he saw it in his speech .
It ’ s a reminder of just how illiterate Donald Trump is to begin with , and just how badly his mind is failing him of late .
The responses on Twitter were merciless , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a pure villain , and a clueless idiot .

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Donald Trump had to swallow the Democrats’ environmental legislation today, so when he signed it, he naturally tried to take credit for it. The trouble for Trump is that he tried giving yet another prepared speech that he clearly had no hand in writing, and had never seen before. And with Trump’s cognitive abilities continuing to decline, it was a recipe for disaster.
When Trump got to the portion of his speech that referenced Yosemite National Park, he misread it as “Yo-SEM-ite” – only to stop and try again, this time coming up with something closer to “Yo-SEM-in-ite.” Various people mispronounce things; that’s not the point. The problem here is that Trump appeared to have never seen the word “Yosemite” spelled out on paper in his life, and therefore didn’t recognize it when he saw it in his speech.
It’s a reminder of just how illiterate Donald Trump is to begin with, and just how badly his mind is failing him of late. The responses on Twitter were merciless, as they should be. The guy is a pure villain, and a clueless idiot.
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palmerreport--2020-08-04--Donald Trump knows his life is over – and that’s the problem

As Donald Trump continues to circle the drain and loses what little political leverage he had to begin with , he keeps growing more toothless with his empty threats .
And as things keep getting uglier for Trump , he keeps getting more openly deranged .
It ’ s a jarring combination that keeps spilling over into ugly public view .
During an interview with Axios , Donald Trump insisted that the coronavirus crisis is now “ under control .
Interviewer Jonathan Swan pointed out a thousand Americans are still dying a day .
Trump seemed totally uninterested in this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saying “ It is what it is.
” That ’ s right , a thousand Americans are now needlessly dying per day , and all that the so-called President of the United States has to say about it is that “ It is what it is.
” This alone is proof that Donald Trump is a pure psychopath .
It ’ s a confession that he doesn ’ t care who lives or dies .
Donald Trump was reminded yesterday that his own life is effectively over , when the Manhattan District Attorney @ @ @ @ @ @ @ facing criminal charges including bank fraud and insurance fraud .
If and when Trump loses the election , he ’ ll rot in solitary confinement for the rest of his worthless life – and at his age and extremely poor health , he won ’ t last long .
Trump ’ s life is over , so what does he care about who else lives or dies ?
That ’ s the real problem .

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As Donald Trump continues to circle the drain and loses what little political leverage he had to begin with, he keeps growing more toothless with his empty threats. And as things keep getting uglier for Trump, he keeps getting more openly deranged. It’s a jarring combination that keeps spilling over into ugly public view.
During an interview with Axios, Donald Trump insisted that the coronavirus crisis is now “under control. Interviewer Jonathan Swan pointed out a thousand Americans are still dying a day. Trump seemed totally uninterested in this information, and shrugged it off, saying “It is what it is.”
That’s right, a thousand Americans are now needlessly dying per day, and all that the so-called President of the United States has to say about it is that “It is what it is.” This alone is proof that Donald Trump is a pure psychopath. It’s a confession that he doesn’t care who lives or dies.
Donald Trump was reminded yesterday that his own life is effectively over, when the Manhattan District Attorney revealed in court filings that Trump is facing criminal charges including bank fraud and insurance fraud. If and when Trump loses the election, he’ll rot in solitary confinement for the rest of his worthless life – and at his age and extremely poor health, he won’t last long. Trump’s life is over, so what does he care about who else lives or dies? That’s the real problem.
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palmerreport--2020-08-04--Here’s the thing about that Mitch McConnell – Amy McGrath poll

Anyone who ’ s been closely following the 2020 U.S. Senate contest in Kentucky knows that Mitch McConnell is at least vaguely in trouble in his race against Democratic candidate Amy McGrath .
But wait a minute here , because a new poll this morning says McConnell is suddenly seventeen points ahead of McGrath .
This revelation has set off a firestorm of confusion and panic .
Here ’ s the thing .
You know how Palmer Report constantly reminds everyone not to take individual polls out of context ?
This is why .
Imagine flipping a coin once , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and concluding that coins always come up heads .
That ’ s roughly the same thing as looking at one poll in a race , and assuming that poll is giving you the full picture of what ’ s going on in that race .
You only ever want to look at the polling averages to get a solid picture of what ’ s going on .
When an election is over and you look back at the polls , you ’ ll nearly always find that the final polling averages were correct @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( this was true even in 2016 ) .
But polling averages paint a boring story and are terrible for ratings , so the media likes to hype individual polls – the more outlandish the better .
That ’ s why today ’ s seventeen point poll is getting so much attention ; it makes for a shocking headline .
Usually I can shoot down this kind of outlier hype by simply pointing to the fact that the polling averages tell a very different story .
In this instance it ’ s trickier @ @ @ @ @ @ @ polling in this particular Senate race .
In fact the last time we saw polling in Kentucky was when Amy McGrath and Charles Booker were still in a primary challenge .
But the ( admittedly scant ) polling averages back then showed that they were both within high single digits of McConnell .
There is absolutely no reason to believe that McConnell has somehow magically doubled his lead at a time when nothing has occurred in real-world politics that would shift the race in his favor .
Nor is there any basis for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democrats somehow chose the wrong candidate .
Again , McGrath and Booker were polling similarly against McConnell .
That doesn ’ t mean that today ’ s result is a fake poll .
With few exceptions , the pollsters are always trying to get it right .
But their methodologies are based on educated best guesses , and none of them can be guaranteed to individually get it right .
Again , this is why you look at the polling averages ; it ’ s a way to take every pollster ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ overall picture .
But then the media gets involved and takes what is clearly an outlier poll , and plays it up as if it were the only poll , because that ’ s what gets the most ratings attention .
The polls aren ’ t the problem ; the media is .
The media ’ s ongoing misrepresentation of the polls isn ’ t a reason to ignore the polls entirely .
It ’ s just that if you want to know what ’ s going on in a race , you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about the polls , and instead look at the polling averages yourself .
As for the McConnell-McGrath race , today ’ s poll tells us nothing .
If a few more polling outlets release results from Kentucky this week , then we can look at the averages , determine outliers , and make sense of the data .
For now , this is just a lot of hype over gibberish .

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Anyone who’s been closely following the 2020 U.S. Senate contest in Kentucky knows that Mitch McConnell is at least vaguely in trouble in his race against Democratic candidate Amy McGrath. But wait a minute here, because a new poll this morning says McConnell is suddenly seventeen points ahead of McGrath. This revelation has set off a firestorm of confusion and panic.
Here’s the thing. You know how Palmer Report constantly reminds everyone not to take individual polls out of context? This is why. Imagine flipping a coin once, seeing that it came up heads, and concluding that coins always come up heads. That’s roughly the same thing as looking at one poll in a race, and assuming that poll is giving you the full picture of what’s going on in that race.
You only ever want to look at the polling averages to get a solid picture of what’s going on. When an election is over and you look back at the polls, you’ll nearly always find that the final polling averages were correct within their own stated margin of error (this was true even in 2016). But polling averages paint a boring story and are terrible for ratings, so the media likes to hype individual polls – the more outlandish the better. That’s why today’s seventeen point poll is getting so much attention; it makes for a shocking headline.
Usually I can shoot down this kind of outlier hype by simply pointing to the fact that the polling averages tell a very different story. In this instance it’s trickier because there hasn’t been frequent polling in this particular Senate race. In fact the last time we saw polling in Kentucky was when Amy McGrath and Charles Booker were still in a primary challenge. But the (admittedly scant) polling averages back then showed that they were both within high single digits of McConnell. There is absolutely no reason to believe that McConnell has somehow magically doubled his lead at a time when nothing has occurred in real-world politics that would shift the race in his favor. Nor is there any basis for interpreting this as a sign that the Democrats somehow chose the wrong candidate. Again, McGrath and Booker were polling similarly against McConnell.
That doesn’t mean that today’s result is a fake poll. With few exceptions, the pollsters are always trying to get it right. But their methodologies are based on educated best guesses, and none of them can be guaranteed to individually get it right. Again, this is why you look at the polling averages; it’s a way to take every pollster’s best effort and make sense of the overall picture. But then the media gets involved and takes what is clearly an outlier poll, and plays it up as if it were the only poll, because that’s what gets the most ratings attention.
The polls aren’t the problem; the media is. The media’s ongoing misrepresentation of the polls isn’t a reason to ignore the polls entirely. It’s just that if you want to know what’s going on in a race, you have to ignore everything the media says about the polls, and instead look at the polling averages yourself. As for the McConnell-McGrath race, today’s poll tells us nothing. If a few more polling outlets release results from Kentucky this week, then we can look at the averages, determine outliers, and make sense of the data. For now, this is just a lot of hype over gibberish.
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palmerreport--2020-08-04--Joe Biden just nailed it

Joe Biden just nailed it

While “ president ” Trump continues his rampage against humanity , presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden is closing in on the White House by doing what he does best : Listening .
Even as others complained that Joe Biden ’ s plan for climate action was inadequate , he surprised everyone by unveiling some of the most ambitious plans to date .
Washington Post reported that Biden ’ s plan to fight climate change and environmental racism comes in at $ 2 trillion , slightly above the proposal he unveiled during the primary race .
Biden ’ s initial plan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ neutral ” by the year 2050 , which did not impress young climate activists .
One of the important youth groups , Sunrise Movement , gave Biden an “ F , ” as Biden ’ s original plan failed to even touch on the aggressive plans of Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren , both of which were closer to the Green New Deal .
Biden is no fool .
He knows that without the support of young and left-leaning Democrats , his chance at securing the White House shrinks .
Biden invited young @ @ @ @ @ @ @ justice leaders , and former Democratic rivals to help him fashion a climate change plan that is both feasible and satisfactory to those who felt Biden was not doing enough .
The resulting plan eliminates carbons by 2035 ( just five years longer than Sanders ’ plan ) , rejoins the Paris climate accord , boosts renewables , and creates incentives to build more energy-efficient cars , homes , and commercial buildings .
The founder of Sunrise Movement , Varshini Prakash , said that the group will now campaign for Biden .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s “ big tent ” strategy discussed by the New Yorker .
Biden has ramped up his public appearances to support his “ Build Back Better ” economic agenda , as well as to continue the discussions about racial inequality and climate initiatives .
Biden ’ s tent shows that he is focused on bringing fractured pieces of the Democratic party together , and this effort is not that different from who Biden has always been .
He was always willing to work with conservatives to find a compromise that gives both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to negotiate on other issues .
That is exactly what we need after Trump ’ s disastrous presidency mercifully comes to an end .
We need to be real and face facts .
Not everyone is going to get what they want every time .
The goal is to find middle ground and to work together to ultimately achieve more ambitious goals .
Taking a “ one step at a time ” approach allows everyone to have a say , and that is the most fair and democratic way to handle domestic policy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ live together , and it is even more important that we do that now .
Biden ’ s plan seems to be working as he encroaches on Trump in the polls in the unlikeliest places like Georgia and Texas .
Obviously , there is still more work to do , but things are heading in the right direction .

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While “president” Trump continues his rampage against humanity, presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden is closing in on the White House by doing what he does best: Listening. Even as others complained that Joe Biden’s plan for climate action was inadequate, he surprised everyone by unveiling some of the most ambitious plans to date. Washington Post reported that Biden’s plan to fight climate change and environmental racism comes in at $2 trillion, slightly above the proposal he unveiled during the primary race.
Biden’s initial plan projects that our country will “carbon neutral” by the year 2050, which did not impress young climate activists. One of the important youth groups, Sunrise Movement, gave Biden an “F,” as Biden’s original plan failed to even touch on the aggressive plans of Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, both of which were closer to the Green New Deal. Biden is no fool. He knows that without the support of young and left-leaning Democrats, his chance at securing the White House shrinks.
Biden invited young climate activists, union officials, environmental justice leaders, and former Democratic rivals to help him fashion a climate change plan that is both feasible and satisfactory to those who felt Biden was not doing enough. The resulting plan eliminates carbons by 2035 (just five years longer than Sanders’ plan), rejoins the Paris climate accord, boosts renewables, and creates incentives to build more energy-efficient cars, homes, and commercial buildings. The founder of Sunrise Movement, Varshini Prakash, said that the group will now campaign for Biden. This agreement is part and parcel of Biden’s “big tent” strategy discussed by the New Yorker.
Biden has ramped up his public appearances to support his “Build Back Better” economic agenda, as well as to continue the discussions about racial inequality and climate initiatives. Biden’s tent shows that he is focused on bringing fractured pieces of the Democratic party together, and this effort is not that different from who Biden has always been. He was always willing to work with conservatives to find a compromise that gives both sides a “win” while continuing to negotiate on other issues. That is exactly what we need after Trump’s disastrous presidency mercifully comes to an end. We need to be real and face facts. Not everyone is going to get what they want every time. The goal is to find middle ground and to work together to ultimately achieve more ambitious goals. Taking a “one step at a time” approach allows everyone to have a say, and that is the most fair and democratic way to handle domestic policy.
We have had to learn to live together, and it is even more important that we do that now. Biden’s plan seems to be working as he encroaches on Trump in the polls in the unlikeliest places like Georgia and Texas. Obviously, there is still more work to do, but things are heading in the right direction.
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palmerreport--2020-08-04--Palmer Report editorial note: Thank you!

The past four years have been a difficult , challenging , trying time in our nation ’ s history .
We ’ ve all done the best we can to push back against Donald Trump ’ s villainy and hold things together .
Now we have just three months to go until the election , and we ’ re in prime position to take back our country once and for all .
It ’ s time for us all to focus in more than ever .
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The past four years have been a difficult, challenging, trying time in our nation’s history. We’ve all done the best we can to push back against Donald Trump’s villainy and hold things together. Now we have just three months to go until the election, and we’re in prime position to take back our country once and for all. It’s time for us all to focus in more than ever.
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palmerreport--2020-08-05--So much for that debate

So much for that debate

Some well-meaning pundits out there have suggested that Joe Biden shouldn ’ t even give a corrupt liar like Donald Trump the privilege of getting to debate him .
Unfortunately , Trump and his allies have seized on this , and have begun promoting the false narrative that Biden somehow won ’ t show up to debate Trump .
Fortunately , former Republican Congressman and current Trump critic Joe Walsh is spelling out the facts : 1 .
Of course Biden will debate .
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Biden will mop the floor with him .
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And btw , Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump hasn ’ t committed to any .
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And btw , Trump is the only candidate I know of who actually skipped out on a debate .
So that puts an end to the hypothetical debate about whether Joe Biden is willing to debate Donald Trump .
Of course he is .
Trump is the one who will have to at least consider skipping the debates , considering his collapsing cognitive abilities .
But Trump is the kind of narcissist who will ultimately show up and try to win the “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tell him not to take the risk of participating in any debates .

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Some well-meaning pundits out there have suggested that Joe Biden shouldn’t even give a corrupt liar like Donald Trump the privilege of getting to debate him. Unfortunately, Trump and his allies have seized on this, and have begun promoting the false narrative that Biden somehow won’t show up to debate Trump.
Fortunately, former Republican Congressman and current Trump critic Joe Walsh is spelling out the facts:
1. Of course Biden will debate. 2. Trump sucks at debates. 3. Biden will mop the floor with him. 4. And btw, Biden has already committed to 3 debates. Trump hasn’t committed to any. 5. And btw, Trump is the only candidate I know of who actually skipped out on a debate. — Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) August 4, 2020
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So that puts an end to the hypothetical debate about whether Joe Biden is willing to debate Donald Trump. Of course he is. Trump is the one who will have to at least consider skipping the debates, considering his collapsing cognitive abilities. But Trump is the kind of narcissist who will ultimately show up and try to win the “ratings” game even if his advisers tell him not to take the risk of participating in any debates.
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palmerreport--2020-08-05--Donald Trump’s pal Kelly Loeffler just took an ugly blow in her reelection bid

You probably remember Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler from when she and her husband sold off a ton of stock right after she received a classified briefing about how bad the coronavirus crisis was going to be in the United States .
Because she was appointed to office , she ’ s already up for “ reelection ” in November .
Let ’ s just say that it ’ s not going well for her – and things are heating up .
In addition to being a completely useless Senator and an alleged inside trader , Kelly Loeffler is also part-owner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Loeffler is also a blatant racist , and she ’ s adamantly opposed to the Black Lives Matter movement .
If you ’ re wondering how well that sentiment is going over with Atlanta Dream players , ESPN is reporting that numerous WNBA players are now wearing “ Vote Warnock ” shirts .
That ’ s in reference to Democratic candidate Raphael Warnock , who is running against Kelly Loeffler .
That ’ s right , WNBA players are now openly attempting en masse to take down one of the team owners @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up losing her Senate seat and her team ownership .
You can support Rafael Warnock ’ s campaign here .

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You probably remember Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler from when she and her husband sold off a ton of stock right after she received a classified briefing about how bad the coronavirus crisis was going to be in the United States. Because she was appointed to office, she’s already up for “reelection” in November. Let’s just say that it’s not going well for her – and things are heating up.
In addition to being a completely useless Senator and an alleged inside trader, Kelly Loeffler is also part-owner of the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream. Loeffler is also a blatant racist, and she’s adamantly opposed to the Black Lives Matter movement. If you’re wondering how well that sentiment is going over with Atlanta Dream players, ESPN is reporting that numerous WNBA players are now wearing “Vote Warnock” shirts.
That’s in reference to Democratic candidate Raphael Warnock, who is running against Kelly Loeffler. That’s right, WNBA players are now openly attempting en masse to take down one of the team owners. At this rate Loeffler could end up losing her Senate seat and her team ownership. You can support Rafael Warnock’s campaign here.
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palmerreport--2020-08-05--Donald Trump’s stooge Kris Kobach just lost his election bid in humiliating fashion

Kris Kobach is one of those Republicans who just keeps hanging around Donald Trump in the hope something good will come of it , but it never does – both because Trump isn ’ t loyal enough to help Kobach out , and because Kobach is too much of an idiot to make anything happen .
For instance , Kris Kobach ran for Governor of Kansas in 2018 , and he screwed it up so badly , Kansas now has a Democratic Governor .
Kobach ’ s latest at Trumpian politics was a bid for the U.S. Senate seat that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But Kobach being Kobach , he found a way to lose to his Republican challenger , meaning Kobach is officially out of the race .
Before you get too excited , this isn ’ t necessarily good news for the Democrats .
Kobach is such a disaster that if he had gotten the Republican nomination , the Democrats probably would have had an easier time of winning the Senate seat .
In any case , thanks to Donald Trump ’ s worsening unpopularity , Democratic candidate Dr. Barbara Bollier does have a fighting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her campaign here .

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Kris Kobach is one of those Republicans who just keeps hanging around Donald Trump in the hope something good will come of it, but it never does – both because Trump isn’t loyal enough to help Kobach out, and because Kobach is too much of an idiot to make anything happen.
For instance, Kris Kobach ran for Governor of Kansas in 2018, and he screwed it up so badly, Kansas now has a Democratic Governor. Kobach’s latest at Trumpian politics was a bid for the U.S. Senate seat that’s opening up in Kansas. But Kobach being Kobach, he found a way to lose to his Republican challenger, meaning Kobach is officially out of the race.
Before you get too excited, this isn’t necessarily good news for the Democrats. Kobach is such a disaster that if he had gotten the Republican nomination, the Democrats probably would have had an easier time of winning the Senate seat. In any case, thanks to Donald Trump’s worsening unpopularity, Democratic candidate Dr. Barbara Bollier does have a fighting chance in November. You can support her campaign here.
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palmerreport--2020-08-05--This Mary Trump revelation about Donald Trump is startling

During the course of the pandemic , Donald Trump has allowed more than 150,000 Americans to die for no justifiable reason .
This wasn ’ t the result of mistakes or failed strategy on his part ; Trump simply pretended the pandemic didn ’ t exist , and refused to lift a finger to make anyone safe .
Political analyst Zerlina Maxwell flagged this quote from the end of Mary Trump ’ s new book about Donald Trump : “ If he can in any way profit off your death , he will facilitate it and then he ’ ll @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If that sounds disturbingly familiar , it should .
The odd part is that Donald Trump isn ’ t actually helping himself by facilitating all these coronavirus deaths in the United States .
All he ’ s done is drive his approval rating and poll numbers even lower , thus increasing the odds he ’ ll lose in November – at which point he ’ ll face the legal consequences of his crimes .
Trump has slipped to the point where his murderous antics are a strategic misfire for him – but he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Speaking of books , Zerlina Maxwell ’ s new book can be found here .

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During the course of the pandemic, Donald Trump has allowed more than 150,000 Americans to die for no justifiable reason. This wasn’t the result of mistakes or failed strategy on his part; Trump simply pretended the pandemic didn’t exist, and refused to lift a finger to make anyone safe.
Political analyst Zerlina Maxwell flagged this quote from the end of Mary Trump’s new book about Donald Trump: “If he can in any way profit off your death, he will facilitate it and then he’ll ignore the fact that you died.” If that sounds disturbingly familiar, it should.
The odd part is that Donald Trump isn’t actually helping himself by facilitating all these coronavirus deaths in the United States. All he’s done is drive his approval rating and poll numbers even lower, thus increasing the odds he’ll lose in November – at which point he’ll face the legal consequences of his crimes. Trump has slipped to the point where his murderous antics are a strategic misfire for him – but he’s just as evil as ever. Speaking of books, Zerlina Maxwell’s new book can be found here.
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palmerreport--2020-08-06--Rachel Maddow just nailed this whole Kanye West – Donald Trump thing

Today we all learned what we all already suspected : Donald Trump-connected Republican operatives are behind the effort to get Kayne West on the ballot in the 2020 Presidential race .
This has set off a round of controversy , furor , and – as always – fatalism on the part of some Resistance members who fear that Trump has finally managed to wave a magic wand when it comes to his reelection .
Fortunately , cooler heads are trying to prevail .
For instance , during her MSNBC show tonight , Rachel Maddow reported on the GOP effort to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before sarcastically remarking “ Sure that might work , what else you got ?
” The point of course is that this is a desperate low-percentage play that ’ s unlikely to get Trump and the GOP anywhere .
Palmer Report would like to add that if this Kanye West stunt is the best plan that Donald Trump and the GOP have up their sleeve , then it ’ s clear that they don ’ t have any solid plans .
Trump and his allies will keep trying to find ways to cheat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ absolutely no magic wands in politics .
This is still going to come down to which side is willing to work the hardest on things like voter registration and voter turnout , not silly stunts .

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Today we all learned what we all already suspected: Donald Trump-connected Republican operatives are behind the effort to get Kayne West on the ballot in the 2020 Presidential race. This has set off a round of controversy, furor, and – as always – fatalism on the part of some Resistance members who fear that Trump has finally managed to wave a magic wand when it comes to his reelection.
Fortunately, cooler heads are trying to prevail. For instance, during her MSNBC show tonight, Rachel Maddow reported on the GOP effort to get Kanye West on the ballot, before sarcastically remarking “Sure that might work, what else you got?” The point of course is that this is a desperate low-percentage play that’s unlikely to get Trump and the GOP anywhere.
Palmer Report would like to add that if this Kanye West stunt is the best plan that Donald Trump and the GOP have up their sleeve, then it’s clear that they don’t have any solid plans. Trump and his allies will keep trying to find ways to cheat in this election. But there are absolutely no magic wands in politics. This is still going to come down to which side is willing to work the hardest on things like voter registration and voter turnout, not silly stunts.
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palmerreport--2020-08-06--New York Attorney General Tish James is making a “major national announcement” – and Donald Trump sh

New York Attorney General Tish James is making a “major national announcement” – and Donald Trump should be worried

New York Attorney General Tish James just informed the media that she ’ ll be making a “ major national announcement ” tomorrow morning at the office of the New York Attorney .
Considering the timing of what ’ s been playing out this evening , Donald Trump should be worried .
To be clear , James could be announcing any number of things .
But she ’ s significantly arrowing the realm of possibilities by saying that it ’ s a “ national ” announcement , because a State Attorney General doesn ’ t usually make national announcements .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ she ’ s announcing something in relation to the criminal case that the Manhattan District Attorney is pursuing against Donald Trump , which was revealed in a court filing last week .
For that matter , James ’ press release was sent out this evening just as the New York Times was reporting that the Manhattan DA obtained Donald Trump ’ s financial records from Deutsche Bank awhile back – meaning that by now the grand jury has certainly been presented with evidence of Trump ’ s financial crimes .
That doesn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ James to announce tomorrow morning that Donald Trump has been criminally indicted .
All we know for sure is that the grand jury is targeting Donald Trump for indictment ; we have no indication of how far along that process is , or how close it is to completion.But suffice it to say that Trump should be feeling nervous over whatever is about to go down tomorrow .

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New York Attorney General Tish James just informed the media that she’ll be making a “major national announcement” tomorrow morning at the office of the New York Attorney. Considering the timing of what’s been playing out this evening, Donald Trump should be worried.
To be clear, James could be announcing any number of things. But she’s significantly arrowing the realm of possibilities by saying that it’s a “national” announcement, because a State Attorney General doesn’t usually make national announcements. This raises at least the possibility that she’s announcing something in relation to the criminal case that the Manhattan District Attorney is pursuing against Donald Trump, which was revealed in a court filing last week.
For that matter, James’ press release was sent out this evening just as the New York Times was reporting that the Manhattan DA obtained Donald Trump’s financial records from Deutsche Bank awhile back – meaning that by now the grand jury has certainly been presented with evidence of Trump’s financial crimes.
That doesn’t mean we can necessarily expect Tish James to announce tomorrow morning that Donald Trump has been criminally indicted. All we know for sure is that the grand jury is targeting Donald Trump for indictment; we have no indication of how far along that process is, or how close it is to completion.But suffice it to say that Trump should be feeling nervous over whatever is about to go down tomorrow.
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