palmerreport--2020-10-22--Donald Trump just took a big swing and miss

We ’ re still not entirely sure what to make of Wednesday evening ’ s press briefing , in which Trump stooge John Ratcliffe insisted that Iran is somehow trying to steer the election against Donald Trump , and then FBI Director Christopher Wray pointed out that Russia is the real election meddler .
The whole thing was just bizarre .
But we do know this : it was a huge swing and miss for Trump .
Consider this : the FBI just held a primetime press briefing thirteen days before the election which , despite Ratcliffe ’ s muddled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ single vote to Donald Trump .
Now contrast this with then-FBI Director James Comey ’ s announcement eleven days before the 2016 election that Hillary Clinton was under criminal investigation ( when she wasn ’ t ) , which caused a last minute four-point shift in the polls and changed the outcome of the election .
It ’ s not as if Ratcliffe or the FBI can hold a press conference every few days and be taken seriously .
What we saw Wednesday night certainly won ’ t be the last Trump attempt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the election , but it was a big swing , and it utterly failed .
It used up a space on the bingo card , so to speak , and for no gain .

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We’re still not entirely sure what to make of Wednesday evening’s press briefing, in which Trump stooge John Ratcliffe insisted that Iran is somehow trying to steer the election against Donald Trump, and then FBI Director Christopher Wray pointed out that Russia is the real election meddler. The whole thing was just bizarre. But we do know this: it was a huge swing and miss for Trump.
Consider this: the FBI just held a primetime press briefing thirteen days before the election which, despite Ratcliffe’s muddled effort, won’t deliver a single vote to Donald Trump. Now contrast this with then-FBI Director James Comey’s announcement eleven days before the 2016 election that Hillary Clinton was under criminal investigation (when she wasn’t), which caused a last minute four-point shift in the polls and changed the outcome of the election.
It’s not as if Ratcliffe or the FBI can hold a press conference every few days and be taken seriously. What we saw Wednesday night certainly won’t be the last Trump attempt at pushing the intel community into manipulating the election, but it was a big swing, and it utterly failed. It used up a space on the bingo card, so to speak, and for no gain.
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palmerreport--2020-10-22--Here comes the Ghislaine Maxwell bombshell

In the latest reminder that the court system tends to move at a glacial pace even when the outcome is not in doubt , the battle over Ghislaine Maxwell ’ s sealed testimony transcripts is still going on , months after it became clear that it would eventually end up being released .
The good news is that we ’ re finally at the finish line – and in fact it ’ s set to come on Thursday morning .
Even as we wait for Ghislaine Maxwell ’ s criminal trial to take place months from now , there has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over testimony that Maxwell gave about Jeffrey Epstein in a civil suit a few years ago .
Maxwell has sought to block these transcripts from being released , which strongly suggests that they incriminate her , Epstein , and/or others involved .
Now that the appeals have gone by the wayside , the courts have ruled that the transcript will be released at 9am eastern time on Thursday .
One key thing to watch for : it ’ s already been established that Epstein first recruited Maxwell while at Donald Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s involvement is in these transcripts ?
We ’ re about to find out .

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In the latest reminder that the court system tends to move at a glacial pace even when the outcome is not in doubt, the battle over Ghislaine Maxwell’s sealed testimony transcripts is still going on, months after it became clear that it would eventually end up being released. The good news is that we’re finally at the finish line – and in fact it’s set to come on Thursday morning.
Even as we wait for Ghislaine Maxwell’s criminal trial to take place months from now, there has been a separate but related court battle over testimony that Maxwell gave about Jeffrey Epstein in a civil suit a few years ago. Maxwell has sought to block these transcripts from being released, which strongly suggests that they incriminate her, Epstein, and/or others involved.
Now that the appeals have gone by the wayside, the courts have ruled that the transcript will be released at 9am eastern time on Thursday. One key thing to watch for: it’s already been established that Epstein first recruited Maxwell while at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago. How much more about Trump’s involvement is in these transcripts? We’re about to find out.
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palmerreport--2020-10-22--Rudy Giuliani has total meltdown after getting caught with his hand down his pants

Earlier today the news broke that Rudy Giuliani stuck his hand down his pants and started playing with himself while in a hotel room with a young female reporter , who was actually an actress hired by “ Borat ” star Sacha Baron Cohen .
To that end , an image surfaced of Rudy clearly lying in bed with his hand down his pants while in the company of a much younger woman .
Now Rudy is firing back on Twitter , insisting that we didn ’ t see what we thought we saw : “ The Borat video is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in my shirt after taking off the recording equipment .
At no time before , during , or after the interview was I ever inappropriate .
If Sacha Baron Cohen implies otherwise he is a stone-cold liar.
” Wait , really ?
He had to lie down in bed in order to tuck his shirt in ?
Are we really supposed to believe any of this ?
Of course Rudy is playing the victim , insisting that Borat somehow targeted him because he uncovered the ( imaginary ) Hunter Biden laptop scandal : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ off of the hard drive from hell , of which Joe Biden will be unable to defend or hide from.
” Uh , the last thing Rudy Giuliani should be doing right now is promising “ much bigger dumps ” than what we just saw today .
This all just keeps getting even weirder .

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Earlier today the news broke that Rudy Giuliani stuck his hand down his pants and started playing with himself while in a hotel room with a young female reporter, who was actually an actress hired by “Borat” star Sacha Baron Cohen. To that end, an image surfaced of Rudy clearly lying in bed with his hand down his pants while in the company of a much younger woman.
Now Rudy is firing back on Twitter, insisting that we didn’t see what we thought we saw: “The Borat video is a complete fabrication. I was tucking in my shirt after taking off the recording equipment. At no time before, during, or after the interview was I ever inappropriate. If Sacha Baron Cohen implies otherwise he is a stone-cold liar.”
Wait, really? He had to lie down in bed in order to tuck his shirt in? Are we really supposed to believe any of this? Of course Rudy is playing the victim, insisting that Borat somehow targeted him because he uncovered the (imaginary) Hunter Biden laptop scandal: “We are preparing much bigger dumps off of the hard drive from hell, of which Joe Biden will be unable to defend or hide from.”
Uh, the last thing Rudy Giuliani should be doing right now is promising “much bigger dumps” than what we just saw today. This all just keeps getting even weirder.
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palmerreport--2020-10-22--Donald Trump goes berserk about FBI Director Christopher Wray

Tonight ’ s joint press conference , in which Trump stooge John Ratcliffe insisted that Iran is somehow plotting against Donald Trump in the election , and respected FBI Director Christopher Wray pointed out the fact that Russia has been meddling in the election all along , was a tipoff that something strange was going on behind the scenes .
Our educated guess is that Trump told Ratcliffe to hold a press conference that helped him , and Ratcliffe felt he needed Wray on board , but Wray was only willing to do it if he got to speak up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Post report suggests that there is indeed something afoot .
Donald Trump just leaked that he ’ s considering firing Chris Wray after election day , if he doesn ’ t take action against Joe Biden before election day .
This is a pretty weird threat .
If Trump loses , he ’ ll have no real remaining leverage during the transition period ; if Trump then fires him , Biden could turn around and re-hire him for all we know .
But weird and poorly thought out threats are a hallmark of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s not surprising to see Donald Trump making the threat that he ’ s making .
There ’ s no reason to expect that Trump ’ s flaccid threats will have any real impact on anything .
But it ’ s yet another reminder that we need to turn out and vote in historic numbers , so that none of these antics matter .

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Tonight’s joint press conference, in which Trump stooge John Ratcliffe insisted that Iran is somehow plotting against Donald Trump in the election, and respected FBI Director Christopher Wray pointed out the fact that Russia has been meddling in the election all along, was a tipoff that something strange was going on behind the scenes.
Our educated guess is that Trump told Ratcliffe to hold a press conference that helped him, and Ratcliffe felt he needed Wray on board, but Wray was only willing to do it if he got to speak up about Russian meddling. Now a Washington Post report suggests that there is indeed something afoot.
Donald Trump just leaked that he’s considering firing Chris Wray after election day, if he doesn’t take action against Joe Biden before election day. This is a pretty weird threat. If Trump loses, he’ll have no real remaining leverage during the transition period; if Trump then fires him, Biden could turn around and re-hire him for all we know.
But weird and poorly thought out threats are a hallmark of a failing corrupt leader, so it’s not surprising to see Donald Trump making the threat that he’s making. There’s no reason to expect that Trump’s flaccid threats will have any real impact on anything. But it’s yet another reminder that we need to turn out and vote in historic numbers, so that none of these antics matter.
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palmerreport--2020-10-23--No one even knows what Donald Trump is talking about as he incoherently spirals out of control durin

No one even knows what Donald Trump is talking about as he incoherently spirals out of control during debate

We ’ re now a half hour into tonight ’ s presidential debate , and let ’ s just say that it ’ s not going well for Donald Trump .
He keeps sniffing .
He got the moderator ’ s name wrong .
He ’ s been tepid , petulant , and defensive , even as Joe Biden lands a series of fairly solid blows .
Trump is now getting rattled , and he ’ s starting to unravel .
At various points tonight Donald Trump has falsely claimed that Joe Biden took $ 3.5 million from China , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pillows and sheets ” to Russia , that Biden ’ s brother is somehow dirty , and all kinds of other conspiracy theories that aren ’ t even coherent .
To be clear , none of this nonsense is helping Trump at all , because no one outside his too-small base even cares what he ’ s babbling about .
Trump seems to be aware that this isn ’ t working for him , because he ’ s now frustrated to the point that he keeps rudely interrupting the moderator .
Trump is @ @

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We’re now a half hour into tonight’s presidential debate, and let’s just say that it’s not going well for Donald Trump. He keeps sniffing. He got the moderator’s name wrong. He’s been tepid, petulant, and defensive, even as Joe Biden lands a series of fairly solid blows. Trump is now getting rattled, and he’s starting to unravel.
At various points tonight Donald Trump has falsely claimed that Joe Biden took $3.5 million from China, that Joe Biden has been selling “pillows and sheets” to Russia, that Biden’s brother is somehow dirty, and all kinds of other conspiracy theories that aren’t even coherent.
To be clear, none of this nonsense is helping Trump at all, because no one outside his too-small base even cares what he’s babbling about. Trump seems to be aware that this isn’t working for him, because he’s now frustrated to the point that he keeps rudely interrupting the moderator. Trump is unraveling.
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palmerreport--2020-10-23--Donald Trump is off to sniffing and tepid start to the debate, as Joe Biden lands solid blow

We ’ re roughly twenty minutes into the final 2020 presidential debate , and thus far both candidates are playing @ @ @ @ @ vest .
Donald Trump hasn ’ t yet tried to interrupt Joe Biden , perhaps @ @ @ @ @ is cut anyway .
But Trump is behaving in disconcerting fashion , even as Biden @ @ @ @ @ Trump isn ’ t behaving as derangedly as he did during the first debate .
@ @ @ @ @ , suggesting that he might be back to whatever he was inhaling during his 2016 @ @ @ @ @ referred to moderator Kristen Welker as “ Kristen ” – suggesting he ’ s not @ @ @ @ @ .
The most important moment of the night thus far came when Donald Trump claimed @ @ @ @ @ control and that “ people are learning to live with it , ” only for @ @ @ @ @ “ people are learning to die with it.
” That line is going to sting @ @ @ @ @ the fact that Trump is negligently and dishonestly getting so many Americans killed .

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We’re roughly twenty minutes into the final 2020 presidential debate, and thus far both candidates are playing things fairly close to the vest. Donald Trump hasn’t yet tried to interrupt Joe Biden, perhaps because he knows his mic is cut anyway. But Trump is behaving in disconcerting fashion, even as Biden begins to take over.
Trump isn’t behaving as derangedly as he did during the first debate. But Trump does keep sniffing, suggesting that he might be back to whatever he was inhaling during his 2016 debate performances. Trump also referred to moderator Kristen Welker as “Kirsten” – suggesting he’s not capable of taking this seriously.
The most important moment of the night thus far came when Donald Trump claimed that the coronavirus is under control and that “people are learning to live with it,” only for Joe Biden to counter with “people are learning to die with it.” That line is going to sting, because it drives home the fact that Trump is negligently and dishonestly getting so many Americans killed.
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palmerreport--2020-10-23--Donald Trump’s last hurrah

Donald Trump’s last hurrah

Donald Trump certainly isn ’ t done with his antics , stunts , press conferences , idiot rallies , and malarkey .
But with just a dozen days left until election day , tonight ’ s debate will be Trump ’ s last best shot at reaching a large audience of voters across the nation .
This is , so to speak , Trump ’ s last big hurrah this election cycle .
Trump is down roughly ten points in the national polls with a dozen days to go .
It ’ s not over , but it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ candidate would either use tonight to try to aggressively take things in a new direction in the hope of winning over additional voters , or to simply try to go out in respectable fashion .
But Trump is far from sensible ; in fact he ’ s the opposite .
So here comes Donald Trump at his most desperate and frantic .
He has to decisively win tonight ’ s debate in order to gain any meaningful traction at all coming out of it , and he knows it .
This comes at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more unhinged than ever , and seemingly more tired than ever .
Tonight is likely going to be ugly all around .
Donald Trump is clinically incapable of going out in respectable fashion , and even if he were , he can ’ t afford to just give up because he ’ s earmarked for prison if he loses the election .
Trump will try to go out with a bang tonight , but he could end up going out with a whimper anyway .

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Donald Trump certainly isn’t done with his antics, stunts, press conferences, idiot rallies, and malarkey. But with just a dozen days left until election day, tonight’s debate will be Trump’s last best shot at reaching a large audience of voters across the nation. This is, so to speak, Trump’s last big hurrah this election cycle.
Trump is down roughly ten points in the national polls with a dozen days to go. It’s not over, but it’s almost over for him. Any sensible candidate would either use tonight to try to aggressively take things in a new direction in the hope of winning over additional voters, or to simply try to go out in respectable fashion. But Trump is far from sensible; in fact he’s the opposite.
So here comes Donald Trump at his most desperate and frantic. He has to decisively win tonight’s debate in order to gain any meaningful traction at all coming out of it, and he knows it. This comes at a time when Trump has been acting more unhinged than ever, and seemingly more tired than ever.
Tonight is likely going to be ugly all around. Donald Trump is clinically incapable of going out in respectable fashion, and even if he were, he can’t afford to just give up because he’s earmarked for prison if he loses the election. Trump will try to go out with a bang tonight, but he could end up going out with a whimper anyway.
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palmerreport--2020-10-23--What’s really going on with tonight’s Joe Biden vs Donald Trump debate

So now we ’ re back to having an actual presidential debate tonight , after last week ’ s dueling town halls between Joe Biden and Donald Trump .
Considering how their town hall ratings went , Trump is lucky that Biden will also be there tonight , or else nobody might watch .
Seriously , is there anyone who ’ s looking forward to this debate ?
If you ’ re rooting for Joe Biden , you ’ re just looking to get past tonight with Biden ’ s lead intact .
If you ’ re rooting for Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s going blow it tonight in some weird and embarrassing way .
And if you ’ re clueless enough that you ’ re still undecided at this point , you ’ re definitely not watching tonight anyway , are you ?
Considering how weak , exhausted , and feeble Donald Trump looked during the 60 Minutes footage he leaked earlier today , you have to wonder which Trump will even show up tonight .
If it ’ s the defeated and whiny Trump from 60 Minutes , Biden will steamroll him .
If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comes out swinging , it ’ ll likely be a repeat of the first debate .
But if Trump were still able to juice up , wouldn ’ t he be doing it ?
We ’ ll see .

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So now we’re back to having an actual presidential debate tonight, after last week’s dueling town halls between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Considering how their town hall ratings went, Trump is lucky that Biden will also be there tonight, or else nobody might watch.
Seriously, is there anyone who’s looking forward to this debate? If you’re rooting for Joe Biden, you’re just looking to get past tonight with Biden’s lead intact. If you’re rooting for Donald Trump, you just know he’s going blow it tonight in some weird and embarrassing way. And if you’re clueless enough that you’re still undecided at this point, you’re definitely not watching tonight anyway, are you?
Considering how weak, exhausted, and feeble Donald Trump looked during the 60 Minutes footage he leaked earlier today, you have to wonder which Trump will even show up tonight. If it’s the defeated and whiny Trump from 60 Minutes, Biden will steamroll him. If Trump juices up on steroids tonight and comes out swinging, it’ll likely be a repeat of the first debate. But if Trump were still able to juice up, wouldn’t he be doing it? We’ll see.
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palmerreport--2020-10-22--There’s something very wrong with Mitch McConnell’s health

When photographs of Mitch McConnell ’ s dark brown or black hand emerged earlier this week , they were so jarring and bizarre-looking , we were left to wonder if it was just a matter of strange lighting and shadows in the photo .
But it turns out McConnell ’ s hand and wrist really have recently turned black , and it looks like McConnell is trying to cover up something about his health .
It turns out Mitch McConnell ’ s darkened hand has now shown up in several photographs , and in fact BuzzFeed has caught McConnell trying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while in public .
CNN and Politico tried asking McConnell about his hand , but he refused to give a straight answer .
If this were some easily explainable medical situation , McConnell would have simply explained it , so the story would go away .
Instead this suggests that whatever is wrong with McConnell ’ s health , he thinks that telling the truth would hurt him more than allowing the questions to continue to mount .
We ’ re not medical professionals , but to our eye , it looks as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ IV drug treatments , and is suffering from an intravenous infiltration or something similar .
It ’ s plenty common for people to get IV treatments , and sometimes there are complications .
The question is why McConnell is refusing to tell us what he ’ s getting treated for .

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When photographs of Mitch McConnell’s dark brown or black hand emerged earlier this week, they were so jarring and bizarre-looking, we were left to wonder if it was just a matter of strange lighting and shadows in the photo. But it turns out McConnell’s hand and wrist really have recently turned black, and it looks like McConnell is trying to cover up something about his health.
It turns out Mitch McConnell’s darkened hand has now shown up in several photographs, and in fact BuzzFeed has caught McConnell trying to keep that hand in his pocket while in public. CNN and Politico tried asking McConnell about his hand, but he refused to give a straight answer.
If this were some easily explainable medical situation, McConnell would have simply explained it, so the story would go away. Instead this suggests that whatever is wrong with McConnell’s health, he thinks that telling the truth would hurt him more than allowing the questions to continue to mount.
We’re not medical professionals, but to our eye, it looks as if perhaps Mitch McConnell has been receiving IV drug treatments, and is suffering from an intravenous infiltration or something similar. It’s plenty common for people to get IV treatments, and sometimes there are complications. The question is why McConnell is refusing to tell us what he’s getting treated for.
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palmerreport--2020-10-22--So that explains last night’s FBI press conference

When Trump stooge John Ratcliffe and FBI Director Chris Wray held a joint press conference last night – with Ratcliffe @ @ @ @ @ to harm Donald Trump ’ s chances of winning , and Wray seemingly just there @ @ @ @ @ meddling in the election – it raised all kinds of questions .
The two big @ @ @ @ @ Why did Trump insist that Ratcliffe suddenly hold this pointless , brief , and obviously @ @ @ @ @ and 2 ) Why did Trump allow his puppet master Russia to be mentioned at @ @ @ @ @ like we ’ re getting some answers .
This evening NBC News , and the @ @ @ @ @ others are reporting that the Trump regime has known for weeks that Russia successfully hacked @ @ @ @ @ .
In other words , the media outlets that broke this news asked the Trump @ @ @ @ @ to provide comment for the story , and Trump panicked over it , so he @ @ @ @ @ try to steer most of the attention toward Iran instead .

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When Trump stooge John Ratcliffe and FBI Director Chris Wray held a joint press conference last night – with Ratcliffe insisting that Iran was trying to harm Donald Trump’s chances of winning, and Wray seemingly just there to emphasize that Russia was meddling in the election – it raised all kinds of questions.
The two big questions were: 1) Why did Trump insist that Ratcliffe suddenly hold this pointless, brief, and obviously slapped together press briefing, and 2) Why did Trump allow his puppet master Russia to be mentioned at all? Now it looks like we’re getting some answers.
This evening NBC News, and the New York Times, and others are reporting that the Trump regime has known for weeks that Russia successfully hacked into U.S. voter registration systems. In other words, the media outlets that broke this news asked the Trump regime yesterday if it wanted to provide comment for the story, and Trump panicked over it, so he sent Ratcliffe out there to try to steer most of the attention toward Iran instead.
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palmerreport--2020-10-22--Here’s the thing about Donald Trump’s secret Chinese bank account

In the flurry of bizarre scandals coming to light , from Rudy Giuliani ’ s compromising position and the fallout , to a strange press conference from both the FBI director and Trump ’ s toady who was put in charge of National Intelligence warning about foreign interference in the election , a pretty significant bit of news from Tuesday got swept under the rug , with hardly anyone talking about it .
However , it may not remain under the rug for long .
On Wednesday , President Obama officially joined the Biden campaign on the trail , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ later at a drive-in rally in Philadelphia .
During the round table , he reminded us of what a president looks like – giving a strong , moving speech about a familiar theme of hope – believing that in the face of difficulty , we can overcome and achieve a better world .
He only made one reference to Donald Trump , criticizing him on the White House ’ s appalling pandemic response .
At the rally , however , he wasted no time pointing out Trump ’ s October surprise : “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continues to do business in China because he has a secret Chinese bank account .
How is that possible ?
Listen , can you imagine if I had had a secret Chinese bank account ?
When I was running for reelection ?
You think Fox News might have been a little concerned about that ?
They would have called me Beijing Barry.
” It ’ s hard to say if Fox News will cover this incident – because the last thing most of their pundits want to do is draw attention to Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the election , unless their hatred for Obama compels them to respond .
Donald Trump almost certainly will take the bait , however , as he can ’ t help but look whenever his name is mentioned , and there ’ s a good chance he could do it before the final debate , where this topic will almost certainly come up again .

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In the flurry of bizarre scandals coming to light, from Rudy Giuliani’s compromising position and the fallout, to a strange press conference from both the FBI director and Trump’s toady who was put in charge of National Intelligence warning about foreign interference in the election, a pretty significant bit of news from Tuesday got swept under the rug, with hardly anyone talking about it. However, it may not remain under the rug for long.
On Wednesday, President Obama officially joined the Biden campaign on the trail, as he appeared at a roundtable discussion and later at a drive-in rally in Philadelphia. During the round table, he reminded us of what a president looks like – giving a strong, moving speech about a familiar theme of hope – believing that in the face of difficulty, we can overcome and achieve a better world. He only made one reference to Donald Trump, criticizing him on the White House’s appalling pandemic response.
At the rally, however, he wasted no time pointing out Trump’s October surprise: “We know that he (Trump) continues to do business in China because he has a secret Chinese bank account. How is that possible? Listen, can you imagine if I had had a secret Chinese bank account? When I was running for reelection? You think Fox News might have been a little concerned about that? They would have called me Beijing Barry.”
It’s hard to say if Fox News will cover this incident – because the last thing most of their pundits want to do is draw attention to Trump’s Chinese bank account just before the election, unless their hatred for Obama compels them to respond. Donald Trump almost certainly will take the bait, however, as he can’t help but look whenever his name is mentioned, and there’s a good chance he could do it before the final debate, where this topic will almost certainly come up again.
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palmerreport--2020-10-22--None of the October surprises seem to be going Donald Trump’s way

– What ’ s remarkable is how badly Trump keeps swinging and missing when it comes to the “ October surprises ” he ’ s been trying to manufacture .
The phony Hunter Biden laptop story went nowhere .
His dueling town hall stunt went nowhere .
Last night ’ s John Ratcliffe press briefing stunt went nowhere .
His 60 Minutes feud/leak isn ’ t helping him any .
It ’ s a reminder that he ’ s never been particularly effective at any of this kind of stuff .
– The President of the United States is such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have to put a mute button on him tonight .
If this were happening with the President of another country , everyone in America would be laughing at him .
– These headlines about Derek Chauvin are misleading .
He ’ s still facing second degree murder charges .
The judge merely dismissed the weird “ third degree murder ” charge that Chauvin was originally hit with .
Today is a win for prosecutors , because the most serious charges were upheld .
– Trump is now threatening to fire his own people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to make him win the election .
I don ’ t think he ’ s really thought this plan through .

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– What’s remarkable is how badly Trump keeps swinging and missing when it comes to the “October surprises” he’s been trying to manufacture. The phony Hunter Biden laptop story went nowhere. His dueling town hall stunt went nowhere. Last night’s John Ratcliffe press briefing stunt went nowhere. His 60 Minutes feud/leak isn’t helping him any. It’s a reminder that he’s never been particularly effective at any of this kind of stuff.
– The President of the United States is such an ill tempered fool, they literally have to put a mute button on him tonight. If this were happening with the President of another country, everyone in America would be laughing at him.
– These headlines about Derek Chauvin are misleading. He’s still facing second degree murder charges. The judge merely dismissed the weird “third degree murder” charge that Chauvin was originally hit with. Today is a win for prosecutors, because the most serious charges were upheld.
– Trump is now threatening to fire his own people if they don’t do enough to make him win the election. I don’t think he’s really thought this plan through.
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palmerreport--2020-10-22--Donald Trump Jr cries like a baby as it all goes wrong for him

Even as everything falls apart for Donald Trump , and he comes perilously close to losing everything , the cold hard reality is that his adult kids are in danger of losing everything as well : the money , the family business , and their freedom .
Donald Trump Jr seems to be taking it particularly hard .
Donald Trump and his henchmen tried really hard to get anyone outside their idiot base to care about the phony Hunter Biden laptop scandal , but it just isn ’ t sticking , and Trump is still on track to lose badly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is quite upset that the phony scandal isn ’ t working .
Junior tweeted this : “ Let ’ s play a little game called what if it was Don Trump Jr ?
Do you think every media outlet would desperately be running cover for me ?
I think it would be a huge fricken deal.
” Well , for starters , if a news story emerged about Donald Trump Jr ’ s laptop connecting him to criminal behavior , it ’ s a fair bet that it would be sourced to something @ @ @ @ @ @ @ imagination .
Come to think of it , plenty of evidence has surfaced connecting Donald Trump Jr to criminal behavior , including the campaign finance fraud case .
We ’ ll surely be hearing plenty more about that if Donald Trump loses the election .
No wonder Junior is crying so much .

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Even as everything falls apart for Donald Trump, and he comes perilously close to losing everything, the cold hard reality is that his adult kids are in danger of losing everything as well: the money, the family business, and their freedom. Donald Trump Jr seems to be taking it particularly hard.
Donald Trump and his henchmen tried really hard to get anyone outside their idiot base to care about the phony Hunter Biden laptop scandal, but it just isn’t sticking, and Trump is still on track to lose badly. It turns out Donald Trump Jr is quite upset that the phony scandal isn’t working.
Junior tweeted this: “Let’s play a little game called what if it was Don Trump Jr? Do you think every media outlet would desperately be running cover for me? I think it would be a huge fricken deal.”
Well, for starters, if a news story emerged about Donald Trump Jr’s laptop connecting him to criminal behavior, it’s a fair bet that it would be sourced to something more reliable than Rudy Giuliani’s imagination. Come to think of it, plenty of evidence has surfaced connecting Donald Trump Jr to criminal behavior, including the campaign finance fraud case. We’ll surely be hearing plenty more about that if Donald Trump loses the election. No wonder Junior is crying so much.
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palmerreport--2020-10-22--Video footage shows how Donald Trump blew off his 60 Minutes interview

After reports surfaced that Donald Trump angrily bailed during his 60 Minutes interview with Lesley Stahl , Trump threatened to leak footage of the interview himself before it could air on Sunday night .
Now Trump has released a 38 minute video of the interview .
We have no way of knowing if this video footage released by Trump is deceptively edited or if pieces are missing ( the interview reportedly lasted 45 minutes ) , but even if that is the case , it still makes Trump look bad .
Lesley Stahl opened by asking Trump if he was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” and Trump responded “ no.
” It ’ s always a sad day when the President of the United States is so weak , he openly admits that he won ’ t be able to handle it if he ’ s asked tough questions .
Trump then spent the interview hesitantly on the defensive , tripping over answers , and meekly whining a lot .
Near the end of the footage , Donald Trump circles back to whining about the fact that Stahl warned him up front that the questions were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s people announce that there are five minutes left in the interview , Trump instead decides to immediately end it , and instructs his people that the scheduled joint interview with him and Pence won ’ t happen .
Interestingly there was no brashness here from Trump – not even false bravado .
Instead he comes off as tepid , worn out , and simply wanting to get away from the pressure .
Again , we have no way of knowing whether this 60 Minutes footage released by Trump is incomplete , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you can watch it here , and see for yourself how ugly it is for him .
The legitimate footage of the 60 Minutes interview will air on CBS on Sunday evening .

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After reports surfaced that Donald Trump angrily bailed during his 60 Minutes interview with Lesley Stahl, Trump threatened to leak footage of the interview himself before it could air on Sunday night. Now Trump has released a 38 minute video of the interview.
We have no way of knowing if this video footage released by Trump is deceptively edited or if pieces are missing (the interview reportedly lasted 45 minutes), but even if that is the case, it still makes Trump look bad. Lesley Stahl opened by asking Trump if he was okay with answering some “tough questions,” and Trump responded “no.” It’s always a sad day when the President of the United States is so weak, he openly admits that he won’t be able to handle it if he’s asked tough questions.
Trump then spent the interview hesitantly on the defensive, tripping over answers, and meekly whining a lot. Near the end of the footage, Donald Trump circles back to whining about the fact that Stahl warned him up front that the questions were going to be tough. When Trump’s people announce that there are five minutes left in the interview, Trump instead decides to immediately end it, and instructs his people that the scheduled joint interview with him and Pence won’t happen. Interestingly there was no brashness here from Trump – not even false bravado. Instead he comes off as tepid, worn out, and simply wanting to get away from the pressure.
Again, we have no way of knowing whether this 60 Minutes footage released by Trump is incomplete, deceptively edited, or doctored. But you can watch it here, and see for yourself how ugly it is for him. The legitimate footage of the 60 Minutes interview will air on CBS on Sunday evening.
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palmerreport--2020-10-22--Let’s get rid of this evil called Trump

Let’s get rid of this evil called Trump

Somewhere in the midst of ten thousand lakes in Minnesota lives my personal guardian angel named Nancy , who jealously and tirelessly stands vigil over my sacred Constitutional rights .
She faithfully executed her office at Democrats Abroad and , without prompting from me , rang me on my mobile phone four times and sent me four hyperlinks to help me cast my vote in the 2020 election .
To her I must have been one of ten thousand Americans living abroad , one for each of her lakes .
To me she was my only lifeline in a Rube @ @ @ @ @ @ @ victory .
Since my last permanent , legal residence in the United States of America was , briefly , the commonwealth of Pennsylvania , it was particularly urgent that I vote .
Pennsylvania is a notorious battleground state , made all the more notorious ( to me ) by how difficult it is to vote there from abroad .
I ’ m not saying they made it deliberately hard .
I follow Hanlon ’ s razor and look for incompetence before I look for evil intrigue .
Difficult it was , though , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I sealed my envelope , filled according to tortuous instructions , and finally delivered it to the post office Wednesday afternoon , franked by them and acknowledged with an official Proof of Posting .
My vote , for Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. and Kamala Devi Harris as President and Vice President of the United States respectively , has finally been cast .
My emails to the Northampton County Election Office , each succeeding one more urgent and shrill than the previous , were finally acknowledged .
That was when the difficulty began .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the details — I ’ d just as soon forget them — but I expect they are all too familiar to others in my position .
But my personal experience gives the lie to Donald Trump ’ s repeated claim of how easy it is for foreign entities and illegal agents to cheat this election .
Since it ’ s very difficult to vote from abroad legitimately — or at least it was , anecdotally for me — I honestly don ’ t know how anyone could do it by deliberate deceit .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ I have exercised the only Constitutionally prescribed power available to me to unseat the most evil man who ever darkened the sacred house of the president of the United States .
The remainder of my reliance rests with my passive faith in the Constitution , Due Process and the good will of most of the citizens of the country of my birth .
It is inconceivable to me that there ’ s even a chance that Donald Trump could be given a second term .
I can not understand why anyone would vote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is a man credibly accused of rape , including child rape , a man who openly supported Vladimir Putin in defiance of the warnings of seventeen different American intelligence agencies , a man who cages children and separates them permanently from their parents just because they lawfully came to America seeking sanctuary , a man who steals from children ’ s cancer charities , a “ businessman ” whose standing corporate policy is to destroy family businesses through nonpayment of legitimate good faith contracts , a man who incessantly tweets insults about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his ego , a man who mocked a disabled reporter and a Gold Star Family , a man who calls for the arrest of political opponents on charges without evidence , a man who still neglects a pandemic that has claimed the lives ( as I write this ) of 227,409 Americans , a man who lets Russia put out contracts on American soldiers serving in Afghanistan without complaint or protest , a man who refuses to actively discredit white supremacists , a “ tough guy ” with five deferments , including one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ order to get out of serving in Vietnam , a man who bankrupted six businesses , a money launderer , a man with a bank account in China worth millions , a tax cheat , a “ man ’ s man ” who wears makeup and spends two hours a day on a triple combover to hide the fact that he ’ s bald , a thief , a conman , a pathological liar , a weak , whiny , stupid , deliberately ignorant , petty , arrogant , elitist , spoiled , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of absolutely no redeeming value whatsoever .
It is beyond incredible that one American would vote for this thoroughly despicable man , let alone millions .
But they do vote .
So we must vote too .
We must rescue America from Donald Trump , for the children in cages , for the innocent dead , for the precinct workers named Nancy , for the destroyed family businesses , for his rape victims , for the voiceless , the powerless , the forgotten .
Let ’ s get rid of this evil called @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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Somewhere in the midst of ten thousand lakes in Minnesota lives my personal guardian angel named Nancy, who jealously and tirelessly stands vigil over my sacred Constitutional rights. She faithfully executed her office at Democrats Abroad and, without prompting from me, rang me on my mobile phone four times and sent me four hyperlinks to help me cast my vote in the 2020 election. To her I must have been one of ten thousand Americans living abroad, one for each of her lakes. To me she was my only lifeline in a Rube Goldbergian process that finally ended Wednesday in victory.
Since my last permanent, legal residence in the United States of America was, briefly, the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, it was particularly urgent that I vote. Pennsylvania is a notorious battleground state, made all the more notorious (to me) by how difficult it is to vote there from abroad.
I’m not saying they made it deliberately hard. I follow Hanlon’s razor and look for incompetence before I look for evil intrigue. Difficult it was, though, and it nearly defeated me. But I sealed my envelope, filled according to tortuous instructions, and finally delivered it to the post office Wednesday afternoon, franked by them and acknowledged with an official Proof of Posting. My vote, for Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. and Kamala Devi Harris as President and Vice President of the United States respectively, has finally been cast.
My emails to the Northampton County Election Office, each succeeding one more urgent and shrill than the previous, were finally acknowledged. That was when the difficulty began. I won’t drag you through the details — I’d just as soon forget them — but I expect they are all too familiar to others in my position. But my personal experience gives the lie to Donald Trump’s repeated claim of how easy it is for foreign entities and illegal agents to cheat this election. Since it’s very difficult to vote from abroad legitimately — or at least it was, anecdotally for me — I honestly don’t know how anyone could do it by deliberate deceit.
In any case it is done. I have exercised the only Constitutionally prescribed power available to me to unseat the most evil man who ever darkened the sacred house of the president of the United States. The remainder of my reliance rests with my passive faith in the Constitution, Due Process and the good will of most of the citizens of the country of my birth.
It is inconceivable to me that there’s even a chance that Donald Trump could be given a second term. I cannot understand why anyone would vote for a man so overtly evil. This is a man credibly accused of rape, including child rape, a man who openly supported Vladimir Putin in defiance of the warnings of seventeen different American intelligence agencies, a man who cages children and separates them permanently from their parents just because they lawfully came to America seeking sanctuary, a man who steals from children’s cancer charities, a “businessman” whose standing corporate policy is to destroy family businesses through nonpayment of legitimate good faith contracts, a man who incessantly tweets insults about people who don’t adequately feed his ego, a man who mocked a disabled reporter and a Gold Star Family, a man who calls for the arrest of political opponents on charges without evidence, a man who still neglects a pandemic that has claimed the lives (as I write this) of 227,409 Americans, a man who lets Russia put out contracts on American soldiers serving in Afghanistan without complaint or protest, a man who refuses to actively discredit white supremacists, a “tough guy” with five deferments, including one that fraudulently alleged bone spurs, in order to get out of serving in Vietnam, a man who bankrupted six businesses, a money launderer, a man with a bank account in China worth millions, a tax cheat, a “man’s man” who wears makeup and spends two hours a day on a triple combover to hide the fact that he’s bald, a thief, a conman, a pathological liar, a weak, whiny, stupid, deliberately ignorant, petty, arrogant, elitist, spoiled, vindictive, hateful, thoroughly repulsive man of absolutely no redeeming value whatsoever. It is beyond incredible that one American would vote for this thoroughly despicable man, let alone millions.
But they do vote. So we must vote too. We must rescue America from Donald Trump, for the children in cages, for the innocent dead, for the precinct workers named Nancy, for the destroyed family businesses, for his rape victims, for the voiceless, the powerless, the forgotten. Let’s get rid of this evil called Trump. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-10-22--The real reason President Obama did what he just did

Even in a pandemic , President Obama was always going to come out of the bullpen and start throwing strikes for Joe Biden near the end of the election .
But why did Obama choose yesterday in particular ?
Why not five days sooner , or three days later ?
Given the timing , it doesn ’ t feel like coincidence that President Obama spent all day trying to get under Donald Trump ’ s skin the day before the final presidential debate .
Think about it : Obama didn ’ t just promote Biden , or criticize Trump .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , going after him for having a secret Chinese bank account .
Obama went so far as to stand in the street with a megaphone at one point yesterday .
Of course the main point was to get people in Philadelphia to turn out and vote for Joe Biden .
But the timing suggests there was a secondary goal : to get Donald Trump so irritated , he ends up attacking Obama during the debate instead of attacking Biden .
Considering how overwhelmingly popular Obama is , Trump would hurt himself by doing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ took his best shot at baiting Trump into walking into this particular trap .
After Trump lost the first debate to Joe Biden , and somehow lost the second debate to Savannah Guthrie , wouldn ’ t it be something if Trump loses the final debate to Barack Obama ?

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Even in a pandemic, President Obama was always going to come out of the bullpen and start throwing strikes for Joe Biden near the end of the election. But why did Obama choose yesterday in particular? Why not five days sooner, or three days later?
Given the timing, it doesn’t feel like coincidence that President Obama spent all day trying to get under Donald Trump’s skin the day before the final presidential debate. Think about it: Obama didn’t just promote Biden, or criticize Trump. He eviscerated Trump on a personal level, going after him for having a secret Chinese bank account. Obama went so far as to stand in the street with a megaphone at one point yesterday.
Of course the main point was to get people in Philadelphia to turn out and vote for Joe Biden. But the timing suggests there was a secondary goal: to get Donald Trump so irritated, he ends up attacking Obama during the debate instead of attacking Biden. Considering how overwhelmingly popular Obama is, Trump would hurt himself by doing so.
Our guess is Obama just took his best shot at baiting Trump into walking into this particular trap. After Trump lost the first debate to Joe Biden, and somehow lost the second debate to Savannah Guthrie, wouldn’t it be something if Trump loses the final debate to Barack Obama?
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palmerreport--2020-10-23--Donald Trump has completely delusional Twitter meltdown after losing the debate to Joe Biden

Donald Trump lost the debate , and it wasn ’ t even close .
CNN ’ s poll says 53 % of respondents think Joe Biden won , and just 39 % think Trump won .
It gets even worse with CNN ’ s undecided voter focus group , with nine people thinking Biden won , two people thinking it was a tie , and zero people thinking Trump won .
But don ’ t tell that to Trump , who ’ s firmly in la la land tonight .
Donald Trump just tweeted five Twitter polls in a row @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % or more of the vote .
If you ’ re not familiar with what a Twitter poll is , literally anyone on Twitter can simply tweet a poll , and the results are likely to be a function of how that person ’ s followers lean .
For instance , if Palmer Report posted a Twitter poll asking who won the debate , we ’ d probably get results showing that 90 % of respondents think Biden won .
It wouldn ’ t make it any more legitimate than the nonsense that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ embarrassing for him .
He ’ s got no response to the fact he lost .

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Donald Trump lost the debate, and it wasn’t even close. CNN’s poll says 53% of respondents think Joe Biden won, and just 39% think Trump won. It gets even worse with CNN’s undecided voter focus group, with nine people thinking Biden won, two people thinking it was a tie, and zero people thinking Trump won. But don’t tell that to Trump, who’s firmly in la la land tonight.
Donald Trump just tweeted five Twitter polls in a row which show that he won by 90% or more of the vote. If you’re not familiar with what a Twitter poll is, literally anyone on Twitter can simply tweet a poll, and the results are likely to be a function of how that person’s followers lean.
For instance, if Palmer Report posted a Twitter poll asking who won the debate, we’d probably get results showing that 90% of respondents think Biden won. It wouldn’t make it any more legitimate than the nonsense that Trump is tweeting. This is just embarrassing for him. He’s got no response to the fact he lost.
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palmerreport--2020-10-23--Yep, Donald Trump really is going to prison

Even as we ’ ve worked our way through these final debates and town halls , one topic has continued to be under-covered : New York has a well-documented grand jury in the process of criminally indicting Donald Trump on state charges that he can ’ t pardon , and if he loses the election , he ’ s going to prison .
You ’ d think this would be treated as a bigger deal .
After all , it was the grand jury that subpoenaed Trump ’ s tax returns , leading to the Supreme Court ruling , followed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Trump ’ s taxes keeps coming up in the debates , but never the reason why they ’ re so important : they ’ re evidence in an ongoing criminal case against Trump .
So why isn ’ t anyone talking about this ?
The prevailing narrative among the public , in these debates in particular and on a day to day basis in general , is controlled by the media .
We ’ ve seen time and again how powerful the media ’ s selective coverage of important stories can be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hillary ’ s email scandal was fake , she ’ d be President right now .
If the media were pretending that the Hunter Biden laptop scandal were real , this might be a closer race .
The media largely has yet to touch the prospect of Donald Trump going to prison , because it ’ s already getting plenty of ratings out of Trump ’ s current antics and scandals .
It ’ s saving the prison narrative for immediately after Trump loses , at which point the media will suddenly introduce @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as if it ’ s a new revelation that came out of nowhere .
The general public will be caught off guard .
Palmer Report readers will wonder what took everyone else so long to get there .
That ’ s if Trump loses , of course .
First we have to spend these next eleven days giving it everything we have in terms of voter turnout , phone banking , polling place volunteering , you name it .
Let it serve as added motivation that if we defeat Donald Trump , he @ @ @ @ @ @

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Even as we’ve worked our way through these final debates and town halls, one topic has continued to be under-covered: New York has a well-documented grand jury in the process of criminally indicting Donald Trump on state charges that he can’t pardon, and if he loses the election, he’s going to prison.
You’d think this would be treated as a bigger deal. After all, it was the grand jury that subpoenaed Trump’s tax returns, leading to the Supreme Court ruling, followed by the subsequent leak. The subject of Trump’s taxes keeps coming up in the debates, but never the reason why they’re so important: they’re evidence in an ongoing criminal case against Trump. So why isn’t anyone talking about this?
The prevailing narrative among the public, in these debates in particular and on a day to day basis in general, is controlled by the media. We’ve seen time and again how powerful the media’s selective coverage of important stories can be. If the media had admitted that Hillary’s email scandal was fake, she’d be President right now. If the media were pretending that the Hunter Biden laptop scandal were real, this might be a closer race.
The media largely has yet to touch the prospect of Donald Trump going to prison, because it’s already getting plenty of ratings out of Trump’s current antics and scandals. It’s saving the prison narrative for immediately after Trump loses, at which point the media will suddenly introduce the notion of Trump going to prison as if it’s a new revelation that came out of nowhere. The general public will be caught off guard. Palmer Report readers will wonder what took everyone else so long to get there.
That’s if Trump loses, of course. First we have to spend these next eleven days giving it everything we have in terms of voter turnout, phone banking, polling place volunteering, you name it. Let it serve as added motivation that if we defeat Donald Trump, he really is going to prison.
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palmerreport--2020-10-23--Donald Trump just got crushed by undecided voters

By any objective measure , Joe Biden won the final presidential debate handily , and Donald Trump blew it royally .
But in the end it matters less who objectively won , and more about who is perceived to have won .
To that end , one snap survey suggests that Biden cleaned up with undecided voters , and Trump got crushed .
CNN always brings together a panel of undecided voters to watch the debate .
Last night CNN ’ s panel consisted of eleven voters .
Afterward , nine of them said they thought Joe Biden won the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was a tie .
And zero of them say they thought Donald Trump won .
That ’ s right , zero .
Granted , this is a small anecdotal sample size .
But it ’ s also an overwhelmingly one sided result .
And while anyone who ’ s still “ undecided ” at this point may not end up voting anyway , this is a good measuring stick for how the debate was perceived overall .
Trump needed to win over voters with the debate , and it looks like he may @ @ @ @ @ @

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By any objective measure, Joe Biden won the final presidential debate handily, and Donald Trump blew it royally. But in the end it matters less who objectively won, and more about who is perceived to have won. To that end, one snap survey suggests that Biden cleaned up with undecided voters, and Trump got crushed.
CNN always brings together a panel of undecided voters to watch the debate. Last night CNN’s panel consisted of eleven voters. Afterward, nine of them said they thought Joe Biden won the debate. Two of them said it was a tie. And zero of them say they thought Donald Trump won. That’s right, zero.
Granted, this is a small anecdotal sample size. But it’s also an overwhelmingly one sided result. And while anyone who’s still “undecided” at this point may not end up voting anyway, this is a good measuring stick for how the debate was perceived overall. Trump needed to win over voters with the debate, and it looks like he may have instead lost some voters.
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palmerreport--2020-10-23--How Donald Trump blew it

How Donald Trump blew it

From the start of this election cycle , Donald Trump has expected that Joe Biden would likely end up being his general election opponent .
We know this because Trump got himself impeached by conspiring with a foreign country to try to create a phony scandal about Biden .
Yet in all the time that Trump was expecting to end up facing Biden , he never could come up with an effective strategy of attack .
Trump spent a long time painting Biden as “ low energy ” or senile , but all that did was make it easy for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by showing up and not being those things .
When Trump belatedly figured out the strategy wasn ’ t working , he shifted to wild criminal conspiracy theories about Biden ’ s family , he went so absurdly over the top with it that no one outside the Trump bubble ended up buying into it .
All that Joe Biden had to do during the final debate was to come off like a guy who ’ s neither a senile fool nor an evil scheming crime family mob boss , and Biden easily @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strong candidate and he ’ s run a smart and strong campaign .
But Trump ’ s clueless approach has made things even easier for Biden .

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From the start of this election cycle, Donald Trump has expected that Joe Biden would likely end up being his general election opponent. We know this because Trump got himself impeached by conspiring with a foreign country to try to create a phony scandal about Biden.
Yet in all the time that Trump was expecting to end up facing Biden, he never could come up with an effective strategy of attack. Trump spent a long time painting Biden as “low energy” or senile, but all that did was make it easy for Biden to disprove it all, simply by showing up and not being those things.
When Trump belatedly figured out the strategy wasn’t working, he shifted to wild criminal conspiracy theories about Biden’s family, he went so absurdly over the top with it that no one outside the Trump bubble ended up buying into it.
All that Joe Biden had to do during the final debate was to come off like a guy who’s neither a senile fool nor an evil scheming crime family mob boss, and Biden easily pulled it off. Biden is a strong candidate and he’s run a smart and strong campaign. But Trump’s clueless approach has made things even easier for Biden.
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palmerreport--2020-10-23--What was all that back there?

What was all that back there?

– Joe Biden had the line of the night after Donald Trump kept ranting about so many other Democratic candidates : “ He ’ s a very confused guy .
He thinks he ’ s running against somebody else .
He ’ s running against JOE BIDEN.
” ” – At one point Donald Trump said “ I am the least racist person .
I can ’ t even see the audience because it ’ s so dark.
” He ’ s become so incoherent , we can ’ t even tell if that was intended to be racist or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ You ’ re the big man , I think , I don ’ t know , maybe not.
” – Trump is now fantasizing about an imaginary military General who ’ s going to run around next week and give every American an imaginary vaccine .
No one outside his idiot base believes any of this nonsense .
– Two days ago Melania couldn ’ t attend a campaign rally because she was ill with coronavirus , but now she ’ s at the debate ?
I can ’ t even keep @ @ @ @ @ @

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– Joe Biden had the line of the night after Donald Trump kept ranting about so many other Democratic candidates: “He’s a very confused guy. He thinks he’s running against somebody else. He’s running against JOE BIDEN.””
– At one point Donald Trump said “I am the least racist person. I can’t even see the audience because it’s so dark.” He’s become so incoherent, we can’t even tell if that was intended to be racist or not. At another point Trump said “You’re the big man, I think, I don’t know, maybe not.”
– Trump is now fantasizing about an imaginary military General who’s going to run around next week and give every American an imaginary vaccine. No one outside his idiot base believes any of this nonsense.
– Two days ago Melania couldn’t attend a campaign rally because she was ill with coronavirus, but now she’s at the debate? I can’t even keep up with this malarkey anymore.
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palmerreport--2020-10-23--Joe Biden just had his finest hour

Joe Biden just had his finest hour

The thing about Joe Biden is that he always rises to the occasion .
Tonight ’ s debate was the @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump to address a huge mainstream national audience .
Trump kept shrinking as the @ @ @ @ @ Biden ended up having his finest hour .
Biden wasn ’ t perfect tonight ; @ @ @ @ @ guy .
But what he might lack in polish , he more than made up @ @ @ @ @ , forthrightness , and a unique ability to connect with the American people .
As @ @ @ @ @ gone on , Biden has only gotten better at this .
America needed Joe Biden @ @ @ @ @ make sure that Donald Trump couldn ’ t lie and cheat his way into using @ @ @ @ @ gap in the polls , and sure enough , Biden came through for America .
@ @ @ @ @ sure we turn out to vote for him in record numbers , so Biden can @ @ @ @ @ continuing to come through for America .

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The thing about Joe Biden is that he always rises to the occasion. Tonight’s debate was the last chance for Biden and Donald Trump to address a huge mainstream national audience. Trump kept shrinking as the night went on, but Biden ended up having his finest hour.
Biden wasn’t perfect tonight; he’s not that guy. But what he might lack in polish, he more than made up for with passion, smarts, forthrightness, and a unique ability to connect with the American people. As the 2020 election cycle has gone on, Biden has only gotten better at this.
America needed Joe Biden to step up tonight and make sure that Donald Trump couldn’t lie and cheat his way into using the debate to close the gap in the polls, and sure enough, Biden came through for America. Now let’s make sure we turn out to vote for him in record numbers, so Biden can spent the next four years continuing to come through for America.
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palmerreport--2020-10-23--Donald Trump just blew it big time

Donald Trump just blew it big time

Donald Trump ’ s gameplan for tonight ’ s debate was apparently to prove that he could not talk over Joe Biden the entire time , and still come off as a complete horse ’ s ass .
Tonight was Trump ’ s last big chance to speak to a mainstream national audience , and he painted himself as being just as much of a racist , clueless thug as ever .
At one point Trump insisted that a certain segment of refugees have a “ low IQ.
” At another point he insisted that he wasn ’ t racist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see the audience because it was too dark .
Trump claimed that Joe Biden is selling “ pillows and sheets ” to Russia , and no one has any idea what he was talking about .
Trump couldn ’ t keep track of which Biden family member he was falsely accusing of being on the take .
Donald Trump needed to win this debate , and do it in a way that caused him to pick up a whole lot of votes that he didn ’ t already have .
Instead , Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did it poorly .
Trump is still running a 2016 gameplan in 2020 , and he ’ s doing it more incoherently than ever .
Joe Biden won this debate decisively , and Trump blew his last best chance big time .

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Donald Trump’s gameplan for tonight’s debate was apparently to prove that he could not talk over Joe Biden the entire time, and still come off as a complete horse’s ass. Tonight was Trump’s last big chance to speak to a mainstream national audience, and he painted himself as being just as much of a racist, clueless thug as ever.
At one point Trump insisted that a certain segment of refugees have a “low IQ.” At another point he insisted that he wasn’t racist, and that he couldn’t see the audience because it was too dark. Trump claimed that Joe Biden is selling “pillows and sheets” to Russia, and no one has any idea what he was talking about. Trump couldn’t keep track of which Biden family member he was falsely accusing of being on the take.
Donald Trump needed to win this debate, and do it in a way that caused him to pick up a whole lot of votes that he didn’t already have. Instead, Trump pandered to his too-small base, and did it poorly. Trump is still running a 2016 gameplan in 2020, and he’s doing it more incoherently than ever. Joe Biden won this debate decisively, and Trump blew his last best chance big time.
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palmerreport--2020-10-23--Donald Trump has unhinged racist meltdown during debate about “low IQ” refugees

Donald Trump is a racist .
Everyone knows he ’ s a racist .
His supporters love that he ’ @ @ @ @ @ during nights like this , when Trump is speaking to a mainstream national audience , @ @ @ @ @ he can to pretend that he ’ s somehow anti-racist .
The trouble for Trump @ @ @ @ @ always come through .
When Trump was attempting to attack the Obama-era “ catch and @ @ @ @ @ , he ( falsely ) insisted that none of them showed up to their court @ @ @ @ @ pointed out that they did in fact show up .
Trump countered by insisting that @ @ @ @ @ refugees showed up for their court dates .
Joe Biden ’ s team tweeted this @ @ @ @ @ I am .
You know who he is .
The character of the country is @ @ @ @ @ at us closely .
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Donald Trump is a racist. Everyone knows he’s a racist. His supporters love that he’s a racist. But during nights like this, when Trump is speaking to a mainstream national audience, he tries as hard as he can to pretend that he’s somehow anti-racist.
The trouble for Trump is that his true colors always come through. When Trump was attempting to attack the Obama-era “catch and release” approach to refugees, he (falsely) insisted that none of them showed up to their court dates. Joe Biden then pointed out that they did in fact show up. Trump countered by insisting that only “low IQ” refugees showed up for their court dates.
Joe Biden’s team tweeted this: “You know who I am. You know who he is. The character of the country is on the ballot. Look at us closely.”
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palmerreport--2020-10-23--Joe Biden is completely dominating this debate

We ’ re now a full hour into the final presidential debate , and the longer it goes on , @ @ @ @ @ are heading in opposite directions .
Donald Trump has been a slow motion train wreck @ @ @ @ @ that no one cares about or understands .
Joe Biden is now in the process @ @ @ @ @ debate .
As Trump got more flustered , he began attacking everyone from Kamala Harris @ @ @ @ @ Clinton .
But Joe Biden landed one of the lines of the night , firing @ @ @ @ @ s a very confused guy .
He thinks he ’ s running against somebody else @ @ @ @ @ against JOE BIDEN.
” Donald Trump needed a decisive win in this debate , considering @ @ @ @ @ in the polls .
Joe Biden merely needed to play this debate to a draw @ @ @ @ @ dominating , and Trump is floundering .

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We’re now a full hour into the final presidential debate, and the longer it goes on, the more these two candidates are heading in opposite directions. Donald Trump has been a slow motion train wreck, babbling about conspiracy theories that no one cares about or understands. Joe Biden is now in the process of fully taking over the debate.
As Trump got more flustered, he began attacking everyone from Kamala Harris to Bernie Sanders to Hillary Clinton. But Joe Biden landed one of the lines of the night, firing back with “He’s a very confused guy. He thinks he’s running against somebody else. He’s running against JOE BIDEN.”
Donald Trump needed a decisive win in this debate, considering how far behind he is in the polls. Joe Biden merely needed to play this debate to a draw. But Biden is completely dominating, and Trump is floundering.
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palmerreport--2020-10-24--Wait, Donald Trump said WHAT about women?

After Donald Trump decisively lost the debate last night , and thus blew his last best shot in front of a massive national TV audience , Palmer Report warned you that Trump would resort to increasingly dumb stunts to try to get attention .
Now he ’ s doing precisely that .
During his rally in Florida , which wasn ’ t widely televised , Trump made a point of saying something that he knew would get him plenty of media attention after the fact .
While bashing Kamala Harris , Trump said this : “ We ’ re not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ especially a female socialist president .
We ’ re not gon na have it , we ’ re not gon na put up with it.
” No really , he said this .
To be clear , Kamala Harris is certainly no socialist .
But that ’ s beside the point .
Donald Trump is flat out saying that whatever he might find objectionable about that particular ideology , it ’ ll be even worse if it comes from a woman .
We all know Trump is a sexist pig , but this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thing is , this won ’ t help Donald Trump at all .
Sure , it ’ ll get him some additional media attention .
But if anything , this kind of remark could be enough to convince any on-the-fence women voters to go ahead and vote against him .
Yet Trump still seems to think this is all about ratings and attention , not about winning over voters .
No wonder he ’ s losing .

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After Donald Trump decisively lost the debate last night, and thus blew his last best shot in front of a massive national TV audience, Palmer Report warned you that Trump would resort to increasingly dumb stunts to try to get attention. Now he’s doing precisely that.
During his rally in Florida, which wasn’t widely televised, Trump made a point of saying something that he knew would get him plenty of media attention after the fact. While bashing Kamala Harris, Trump said this: “We’re not going to have a socialist president, especially a female socialist president. We’re not gonna have it, we’re not gonna put up with it.”
No really, he said this. To be clear, Kamala Harris is certainly no socialist. But that’s beside the point. Donald Trump is flat out saying that whatever he might find objectionable about that particular ideology, it’ll be even worse if it comes from a woman. We all know Trump is a sexist pig, but this is blatant even for him.
The thing is, this won’t help Donald Trump at all. Sure, it’ll get him some additional media attention. But if anything, this kind of remark could be enough to convince any on-the-fence women voters to go ahead and vote against him. Yet Trump still seems to think this is all about ratings and attention, not about winning over voters. No wonder he’s losing.
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palmerreport--2020-10-24--Looks like Donald Trump is already carrying out his revenge on Lindsey Graham for failing him

In the end , failing villains like Donald Trump always take out their frustrations on their allies , either because they blame those allies for their own downfall , or because those allies have begun trying to save themselves at the failing villain ’ s expense .
In the case of Lindsey Graham , he ’ s still remaining remarkably loyal to Donald Trump , considering that 1 ) Trump is likely to be out of power soon , and 2 ) Graham ’ s ongoing allegiance to Trump is in danger of costing him his Senate seat .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s Supreme Court pick , Graham is hesitating to hold a sham hearing before the election which would falsely accuse social media giants of conspiring against Trump .
Now Fox host Lou Dobbs is using his show to urge people in South Carolina not to vote for Lindsey Graham , due to Graham ’ s refusal to hold this hearing .
To be clear , Dobbs is a Trump puppet who wouldn ’ t be doing something like this unless Trump told him to .
So now we ’ ve got @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his most cartoonish loyalists , Lindsey Graham , for not being even more loyal .
Things usually end badly for Trump ’ s henchmen , and it looks like Graham isn ’ t going to be an exception .
Even if Graham does narrowly survive reelection , he ’ ll forever be a pariah due to his association with Trump .
But let ’ s all get behind Democratic candidate Jaime Harrison and make sure Graham loses .

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In the end, failing villains like Donald Trump always take out their frustrations on their allies, either because they blame those allies for their own downfall, or because those allies have begun trying to save themselves at the failing villain’s expense.
In the case of Lindsey Graham, he’s still remaining remarkably loyal to Donald Trump, considering that 1) Trump is likely to be out of power soon, and 2) Graham’s ongoing allegiance to Trump is in danger of costing him his Senate seat. But even as Graham works to ram through Trump’s Supreme Court pick, Graham is hesitating to hold a sham hearing before the election which would falsely accuse social media giants of conspiring against Trump.
Now Fox host Lou Dobbs is using his show to urge people in South Carolina not to vote for Lindsey Graham, due to Graham’s refusal to hold this hearing. To be clear, Dobbs is a Trump puppet who wouldn’t be doing something like this unless Trump told him to.
So now we’ve got Donald Trump trying to kneecap one of his most cartoonish loyalists, Lindsey Graham, for not being even more loyal. Things usually end badly for Trump’s henchmen, and it looks like Graham isn’t going to be an exception. Even if Graham does narrowly survive reelection, he’ll forever be a pariah due to his association with Trump. But let’s all get behind Democratic candidate Jaime Harrison and make sure Graham loses.
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palmerreport--2020-10-23--Whatever is wrong with Mitch McConnell’s health, it’s no longer just his hand

Yesterday we brought you the story of how Mitch McConnell ’ s hand and wrist have turned dark black in color over the past week and a half .
McConnell has been trying to hide his hand in his pocket as much as possible , and when reporters cornered him about it , he refused to address the matter .
This suggested that whatever was wrong with his health , it was bad enough that he ’ d rather face criticism for not addressing it than admit what ’ s actually wrong .
But now it ’ s gotten worse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mouth have also begun to turn dark blue or black , suggesting a broader health matter .
McConnell is currently up for reelection , he ’ s in the midst of trying to confirm a Supreme Court nominee , we ’ re in the midst of a deadly contagious pandemic , and now entire chunks of his body appear to be rotting in front of us – yet he doesn ’ t seem to think we deserve to know what ’ s going on .
Perhaps the explanation is innocuous .
Just to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ McConnell had an upper endoscopy exam , he would have had an IV in his hand and a tube down his throat .
If he ’ s simply overly susceptible to bruising , as sometimes happens at his age , it could explain what ’ s gone wrong .
But if that ’ s all it is , wouldn ’ t he just say so ?
His refusal to say what caused the giant bruises suggests that he doesn ’ t want to say what it was he might have been tested for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an elected official and he owes the public answers .

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Yesterday we brought you the story of how Mitch McConnell’s hand and wrist have turned dark black in color over the past week and a half. McConnell has been trying to hide his hand in his pocket as much as possible, and when reporters cornered him about it, he refused to address the matter.
This suggested that whatever was wrong with his health, it was bad enough that he’d rather face criticism for not addressing it than admit what’s actually wrong. But now it’s gotten worse. Now McConnell’s lip and mouth have also begun to turn dark blue or black, suggesting a broader health matter.
McConnell is currently up for reelection, he’s in the midst of trying to confirm a Supreme Court nominee, we’re in the midst of a deadly contagious pandemic, and now entire chunks of his body appear to be rotting in front of us – yet he doesn’t seem to think we deserve to know what’s going on.
Perhaps the explanation is innocuous. Just to pick a hypothetical example, if Mitch McConnell had an upper endoscopy exam, he would have had an IV in his hand and a tube down his throat. If he’s simply overly susceptible to bruising, as sometimes happens at his age, it could explain what’s gone wrong. But if that’s all it is, wouldn’t he just say so? His refusal to say what caused the giant bruises suggests that he doesn’t want to say what it was he might have been tested for to begin with. He’s an elected official and he owes the public answers.
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palmerreport--2020-10-23--It’s way too quiet tonight

It’s way too quiet tonight

Last night ’ s presidential debate was the final opportunity for either candidate to speak to a massive national audience .
This morning Palmer Report pointed out that because Biden won and Trump lost in their last best shot at winning over additional voters , Trump was likely to kick his desperation into hyperdrive .
The thing is , thus far nothing has landed .
Biden and Trump both held rallies today and got some TV airtime for their speeches .
Trump held a press conference with Netanyahu that didn ’ t really go anywhere .
Trump ’ s tweets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nature .
It ’ s all too quiet right now .
This election cycle certainly isn ’ t over .
There are more headlines coming .
Biden and Trump will both find ways to make news .
The media will expose new Trump scandals .
Whistleblowers will come forward .
Surprises will happen .
It ’ s not clear that any of this upcoming avalanche of noise will have any impact on the standing of the election ; to this point virtually nothing has .
But the noise will come .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ far none of it has landed today .
That said , the night is still young .
Are we looking at a Friday night news dump tonight after all ?

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Last night’s presidential debate was the final opportunity for either candidate to speak to a massive national audience. This morning Palmer Report pointed out that because Biden won and Trump lost in their last best shot at winning over additional voters, Trump was likely to kick his desperation into hyperdrive.
The thing is, thus far nothing has landed. Biden and Trump both held rallies today and got some TV airtime for their speeches. Trump held a press conference with Netanyahu that didn’t really go anywhere. Trump’s tweets today have mostly been simply whiny in nature.
It’s all too quiet right now. This election cycle certainly isn’t over. There are more headlines coming. Biden and Trump will both find ways to make news. The media will expose new Trump scandals. Whistleblowers will come forward. Surprises will happen.
It’s not clear that any of this upcoming avalanche of noise will have any impact on the standing of the election; to this point virtually nothing has. But the noise will come. It’s just a bit surprising that thus far none of it has landed today. That said, the night is still young. Are we looking at a Friday night news dump tonight after all?
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palmerreport--2020-10-23--Susan Collins is in trouble

Susan Collins is in trouble

One of Susan Collins ’ classic moves , due to hailing from a relatively moderate state like Maine that leans Democratic , is to express “ concern ” whenever Donald Trump shows his astounding ignorance of democracy or diplomacy , then go right back to acting like nothing is wrong and usually voting alongside the rest of her fellow Republicans in the Senate .
No one who ’ s been paying attention expects her to do the right thing at this point , but it ’ s come to a point where Susan Collins really ought to be concerned – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she should do more about than give a non-endorsement endorsement , but about her own seat .
Earlier this year , she lost the endorsements of key groups that solidified her credentials as a moderate , and now her challenger , Sara Gideon , Maine ’ s House Speaker , is calling out Collins ’ typical routine , and making it clear she isn ’ t fooling anyone .
“ You have to stand up to people when they are wrong , and you have to call them out .
You have to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
That ’ s what we ’ ve lost during the course of this presidency , ” Gideon said recently to voters at a town hall in Camden .
She handily defeated her Republican opponent in 2018 with just over $ 4,000 – but in this current race , she ’ s raised over $ 63 million , as it ’ s clear that resentment against Collins still hasn ’ t cooled from her decision to vote Kavanaugh , and no one ’ s trusting her to do the right thing with Amy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Polls also have shown Gideon holding a slight but steady lead over Collins and she ’ s running on a platform supporting healthcare expansion and increasing environmental protections .
If you ’ re looking for a Democratic down ballot race to support – this is an instrumental one for flipping the Senate and worth your consideration .
Let ’ s do all we can to help Democrats win big on November 3 .

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One of Susan Collins’ classic moves, due to hailing from a relatively moderate state like Maine that leans Democratic, is to express “concern” whenever Donald Trump shows his astounding ignorance of democracy or diplomacy, then go right back to acting like nothing is wrong and usually voting alongside the rest of her fellow Republicans in the Senate. No one who’s been paying attention expects her to do the right thing at this point, but it’s come to a point where Susan Collins really ought to be concerned – not just about Donald Trump, who she should do more about than give a non-endorsement endorsement, but about her own seat.
Earlier this year, she lost the endorsements of key groups that solidified her credentials as a moderate, and now her challenger, Sara Gideon, Maine’s House Speaker, is calling out Collins’ typical routine, and making it clear she isn’t fooling anyone. “You have to stand up to people when they are wrong, and you have to call them out. You have to say who we are and what matters. That’s what we’ve lost during the course of this presidency,” Gideon said recently to voters at a town hall in Camden.
She handily defeated her Republican opponent in 2018 with just over $4,000 – but in this current race, she’s raised over $63 million, as it’s clear that resentment against Collins still hasn’t cooled from her decision to vote Kavanaugh, and no one’s trusting her to do the right thing with Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination either. Polls also have shown Gideon holding a slight but steady lead over Collins and she’s running on a platform supporting healthcare expansion and increasing environmental protections. If you’re looking for a Democratic down ballot race to support – this is an instrumental one for flipping the Senate and worth your consideration. Let’s do all we can to help Democrats win big on November 3.
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palmerreport--2020-10-23--Donald Trump is out of time

Donald Trump is out of time

With eleven days left in the election , the debates are over , the FBI already held its pointless press conference , the polls show just a tiny number of remaining undecided voters , and Joe Biden is further ahead than ever .
Donald Trump is out of time to change minds , and at this point even he likely knows it .
So now what ?
If you can ’ t change voters ’ minds , the next step is to find a way to keep them from voting .
Trump and his allies have already rolled out every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of , yet it ’ s being defeated by overwhelming turnout .
The only play Trump has left is to goad people into not turning out .
In that regard , we can expect Donald Trump to start doing anything he can to scare us , confuse us , or otherwise distract us from focusing on the task at hand , so we ’ ll stop focusing on driving turnout .
He ’ ll try one stupid stunt after another – not the major kind of stunt that could backfire and make us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the stupid kinds of stunts he ’ s always been known for .
Except now those stunts will all come at once , like some kind of deranged bonus round .
Our job continues to be this : keep one eye on Donald Trump ’ s antics for reference , but don ’ t get distracted by any of it .
Make a point of voting .
Make sure your like minded friends and family vote .
Volunteer for the Biden campaign if you can ; last minute phone banking for a swing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ No panicking , no fretting .
If we stay focused and put in the work , we ’ ve got this .

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With eleven days left in the election, the debates are over, the FBI already held its pointless press conference, the polls show just a tiny number of remaining undecided voters, and Joe Biden is further ahead than ever. Donald Trump is out of time to change minds, and at this point even he likely knows it. So now what?
If you can’t change voters’ minds, the next step is to find a way to keep them from voting. Trump and his allies have already rolled out every form of voter suppression they can think of, yet it’s being defeated by overwhelming turnout. The only play Trump has left is to goad people into not turning out.
In that regard, we can expect Donald Trump to start doing anything he can to scare us, confuse us, or otherwise distract us from focusing on the task at hand, so we’ll stop focusing on driving turnout. He’ll try one stupid stunt after another – not the major kind of stunt that could backfire and make us even more motivated to vote, but the stupid kinds of stunts he’s always been known for. Except now those stunts will all come at once, like some kind of deranged bonus round.
Our job continues to be this: keep one eye on Donald Trump’s antics for reference, but don’t get distracted by any of it. Make a point of voting. Make sure your like minded friends and family vote. Volunteer for the Biden campaign if you can; last minute phone banking for a swing state can make a huge difference. No panicking, no fretting. If we stay focused and put in the work, we’ve got this.
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