palmerreport--2020-09-23--The NRA just unwittingly endorsed Joe Biden

Joe Biden is having a good night .
For instance he just picked up the formal endorsement of Cindy McCain , widow of Republican Senator John McCain .
Now it turns out the NRA may have unwittingly endorsed Joe Biden tonight , with a bizarre tweet that ’ s having the opposite effect of what was intended .
The NRA posted this tweet at 4:29pm eastern time : “ If Joe Biden wins – Mike Bloomberg wins – and Beto O ’ Rourke will be knocking on your door for your AR-15.
” Well that ’ s a pretty stupid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ everywhere that if they ’ re a fan of Mike Bloomberg or Beto O ’ Rourke , they should definitely go vote for Joe Biden .
So many people began mocking the NRA over this tweet , the name “ Beto ” was trending atop Twitter at one point .
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Joe Biden is having a good night. For instance he just picked up the formal endorsement of Cindy McCain, widow of Republican Senator John McCain. Now it turns out the NRA may have unwittingly endorsed Joe Biden tonight, with a bizarre tweet that’s having the opposite effect of what was intended.
The NRA posted this tweet at 4:29pm eastern time: “If Joe Biden wins – Mike Bloomberg wins – and Beto O’Rourke will be knocking on your door for your AR-15.”
Well that’s a pretty stupid tweet. The NRA just told voters everywhere that if they’re a fan of Mike Bloomberg or Beto O’Rourke, they should definitely go vote for Joe Biden. So many people began mocking the NRA over this tweet, the name “Beto” was trending atop Twitter at one point.
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palmerreport--2020-09-23--Turns out Mike Bloomberg is dead serious about Joe Biden winning Florida

Joe Biden has numerous electoral college paths to victory , while Donald Trump only has a few .
Nearly all of Trump ’ s handful of paths go through Florida .
Mike Bloomberg , who promised to spend big in support of the Democratic nominee , is making good on that promise by spending $ 100 million or more in Florida .
But now he ’ s taking things even further .
The Republicans in Florida are desperate to keep felons from voting , in yet another GOP attempt at voter suppression .
To that end , they ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vote if they pay off whatever fines or court costs they might owe .
Because many of these would-be voters are Black and Hispanic , the Republicans are counting on this stunt costing the Democrats a large chunk of voters in Florida .
But now Mike Bloomberg and his team are paying off the fines of more than thirty thousand Black and Hispanic voters in Florida , freeing them up to vote .
This could make the difference if Florida ends up being close .
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Joe Biden has numerous electoral college paths to victory, while Donald Trump only has a few. Nearly all of Trump’s handful of paths go through Florida. Mike Bloomberg, who promised to spend big in support of the Democratic nominee, is making good on that promise by spending $100 million or more in Florida. But now he’s taking things even further.
The Republicans in Florida are desperate to keep felons from voting, in yet another GOP attempt at voter suppression. To that end, they’ve rigged things such that felons can only vote if they pay off whatever fines or court costs they might owe. Because many of these would-be voters are Black and Hispanic, the Republicans are counting on this stunt costing the Democrats a large chunk of voters in Florida.
But now Mike Bloomberg and his team are paying off the fines of more than thirty thousand Black and Hispanic voters in Florida, freeing them up to vote. This could make the difference if Florida ends up being close. This comes after LeBron James rolled out a similar multimillion dollar effort in Florida.
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palmerreport--2020-09-24--Donald Trump has embarrassing meltdown about Meghan Markle after she basically endorses Joe Biden

This week Prince Harry and Meghan Markle issued a statement urging U.S. voters to “ reject hate speech , misinformation , and online negativity ” – which was basically an endorsement for Joe Biden .
Let ’ s just say that Donald Trump isn ’ t taking the news particularly well .
During his press conference today , Trump was asked what he thought about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle throwing their weight behind Joe Biden .
Trump ’ s response was surreal : “ I ’ m not a fan of hers , and I would say this , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But I wish a lot of luck to Harry , because he ’ s going to need it.
” Wait , what ?
Trump is completely ignoring the fact that Prince Harry threw his weight behind Biden , and he ’ s instead solely attacking Meghan Markle for doing the same , while going so far as to paint Harry as being Meghan ’ s victim .
What kind of deranged sexist racist lunatic thinks in these terms ?
Donald Trump does .
No wonder decent people are voting for Joe Biden .
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This week Prince Harry and Meghan Markle issued a statement urging U.S. voters to “reject hate speech, misinformation, and online negativity” – which was basically an endorsement for Joe Biden. Let’s just say that Donald Trump isn’t taking the news particularly well.
During his press conference today, Trump was asked what he thought about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle throwing their weight behind Joe Biden. Trump’s response was surreal: “I’m not a fan of hers, and I would say this, and she probably has heard that. But I wish a lot of luck to Harry, because he’s going to need it.” Wait, what?
Trump is completely ignoring the fact that Prince Harry threw his weight behind Biden, and he’s instead solely attacking Meghan Markle for doing the same, while going so far as to paint Harry as being Meghan’s victim. What kind of deranged sexist racist lunatic thinks in these terms? Donald Trump does. No wonder decent people are voting for Joe Biden.
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palmerreport--2020-09-23--So that just blew up in GOP Senator Ron Johnson’s face

Ron Johnson , U.S .
Senator from Wisconsin and obvious Russian shill , finally released his politically motivated report that he warned would get to the bottom of Burisma .
If he were someone who had any sense of shame or self-awareness , he ’ d probably be wanting to walk it all back .
Not only is the report a big nothing burger , it actually further reinforces the fact that Donald Trump deserved to be impeached back in February and that enablers like Johnson ultimately failed America by refusing to convict .
Republicans like Johnson hailed George Kent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but the trouble is that he knocks down just about every claim they set out to prove .
First , he shot down the idea that Burisma was protected from any investigation , that efforts to fire the Ukrainian prosecutor involved were unrelated to stopping an investigation into Burisma , and that Ukraine wanted the prosecutor fired as part of a crackdown on corruption – Hunter Biden played no part in this .
In short , Kent offered nothing new to the probe that he hadn ’ t already given in his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and further reinforced the notion that using aid as leverage had nothing to do with the Bidens – and originated with policymakers involved in U.S.-Ukraine relations .
Joe Biden ’ s name barely appears in the 87-page report for a reason – there ’ s very little about it concerning him , and the report even admits that it failed to find anything supporting its central claim .
Trump and the GOP sought to find proof that Biden used a position of power for personal gain , but that ’ s exactly what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ For this reason alone , we need to remove them from power by November 3 .
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Ron Johnson, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin and obvious Russian shill, finally released his politically motivated report that he warned would get to the bottom of Burisma. If he were someone who had any sense of shame or self-awareness, he’d probably be wanting to walk it all back. Not only is the report a big nothing burger, it actually further reinforces the fact that Donald Trump deserved to be impeached back in February and that enablers like Johnson ultimately failed America by refusing to convict.
Republicans like Johnson hailed George Kent as their star witness in the investigation, but the trouble is that he knocks down just about every claim they set out to prove. First, he shot down the idea that Burisma was protected from any investigation, that efforts to fire the Ukrainian prosecutor involved were unrelated to stopping an investigation into Burisma, and that Ukraine wanted the prosecutor fired as part of a crackdown on corruption – Hunter Biden played no part in this.
In short, Kent offered nothing new to the probe that he hadn’t already given in his testimony during Donald Trump’s impeachment and further reinforced the notion that using aid as leverage had nothing to do with the Bidens – and originated with policymakers involved in U.S.-Ukraine relations.
Joe Biden’s name barely appears in the 87-page report for a reason – there’s very little about it concerning him, and the report even admits that it failed to find anything supporting its central claim. Trump and the GOP sought to find proof that Biden used a position of power for personal gain, but that’s exactly what they did by commissioning this investigation. For this reason alone, we need to remove them from power by November 3.
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palmerreport--2020-09-23--The GOP Senate’s Hunter Biden scandal turns out to be a total dud

For more than a year , Donald Trump and his allies have insisted that Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden were entangled in a major corruption scandal in Ukraine .
Not only was the scandal fake , Trump and his henchmen resorted to criminal means to try to manufacture it , and Trump ended up getting impeached for it .
But even after all of that went wrong , Trump ’ s loyal lapdogs in the Republican Senate still decided to push forward with a sham investigation into the imaginary Hunter Biden scandal .
There was a lot of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ report would be an “ October surprise ” and upend the election .
But Palmer Report pointed out that this was never going to be the case .
Sure enough , the GOP Senate released its big report today , and it ’ s a total dud .
Fox News will play it up , but that doesn ’ t count , because its audience is already voting for Donald Trump anyway .
The mainstream media has shown remarkably little interest in this phony Hunter Biden scandal , which is how we knew @ @ @ @ @ @ @ having no impact .
To make a phony scandal stick , you either have to be incredibly skilled , or you need the media ’ s complicity , and in this case the GOP had neither .
It ’ s worth pointing out that if the media had been this honest about the phony Hillary Clinton email scandal four years ago , it wouldn ’ t have gone anywhere either , and Donald Trump wouldn ’ t be in office right now .
At least the media seems to have learned a small @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have to continue pressuring the media to be honest about the fake scandals that the Republicans keep manufacturing every election cycle .
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For more than a year, Donald Trump and his allies have insisted that Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden were entangled in a major corruption scandal in Ukraine. Not only was the scandal fake, Trump and his henchmen resorted to criminal means to try to manufacture it, and Trump ended up getting impeached for it.
But even after all of that went wrong, Trump’s loyal lapdogs in the Republican Senate still decided to push forward with a sham investigation into the imaginary Hunter Biden scandal. There was a lot of pundit talk about how the Hunter Biden report would be an “October surprise” and upend the election. But Palmer Report pointed out that this was never going to be the case. Sure enough, the GOP Senate released its big report today, and it’s a total dud.
Fox News will play it up, but that doesn’t count, because its audience is already voting for Donald Trump anyway. The mainstream media has shown remarkably little interest in this phony Hunter Biden scandal, which is how we knew all along that it would end up having no impact. To make a phony scandal stick, you either have to be incredibly skilled, or you need the media’s complicity, and in this case the GOP had neither.
It’s worth pointing out that if the media had been this honest about the phony Hillary Clinton email scandal four years ago, it wouldn’t have gone anywhere either, and Donald Trump wouldn’t be in office right now. At least the media seems to have learned a small lesson this time around. But we have to continue pressuring the media to be honest about the fake scandals that the Republicans keep manufacturing every election cycle.
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palmerreport--2020-09-23--Dr. Birx goes completely off the rails

Dr. Birx goes completely off the rails

– Dr. Birx is now leaking to CNN that she ’ s had enough of Donald Trump ’ s crap and she might quit .
She and the country would have been a lot better off if she hadn ’ t gone along with Trump ’ s crap to begin with .
Birx is just the latest person to throw her reputation and career away for Trump ’ s benefit , with nothing to show for it .
When will they ever learn ?
– It ’ s remarkable that Donald Trump has managed to completely cede the legacy of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Democratic Party in such a short amount of time .
McCain just passed away two years ago , though it feels like a lifetime ago at this point .
– No , Donald Trump can ’ t just magically install his own electors and rig the electoral college .
Nothing is that simplistic .
Even if Trump were going to try this , he ’ d do it in secret , not run his mouth about it in advance .
As usual , he ’ s just floating scary nonsense to try @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you won ’ t put in the work required to win .
You want to win ?
Go phone bank and volunteer .
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– Dr. Birx is now leaking to CNN that she’s had enough of Donald Trump’s crap and she might quit. She and the country would have been a lot better off if she hadn’t gone along with Trump’s crap to begin with. Birx is just the latest person to throw her reputation and career away for Trump’s benefit, with nothing to show for it. When will they ever learn?
– It’s remarkable that Donald Trump has managed to completely cede the legacy of Republican Party standard bearer John McCain to the Democratic Party in such a short amount of time. McCain just passed away two years ago, though it feels like a lifetime ago at this point.
– No, Donald Trump can’t just magically install his own electors and rig the electoral college. Nothing is that simplistic. Even if Trump were going to try this, he’d do it in secret, not run his mouth about it in advance. As usual, he’s just floating scary nonsense to try to paralyze you into inaction, so you won’t put in the work required to win. You want to win? Go phone bank and volunteer.
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palmerreport--2020-09-23--Judge rules against Eric Trump in New York investigation into Donald Trump’s financial crimes

Since last year , the New York County District Attorney has been in the process of having a grand jury criminally indict Donald Trump on state charges for financial crimes .
Weeks ago the New York Attorney General unveiled a civil case against Trump , aimed at facilitating the ongoing criminal case against him .
That civil case included a subpoena of Eric Trump .
Eric Trump responded to the subpoena by asking the courts to rule that he doesn ’ t have to testify until after the election .
But today the courts ruled that Eric Trump can not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New York Attorney General announced that Eric must do an interview under oath within the next two weeks .
Eric Trump can still appeal , but he ’ s unlikely to get anywhere .
This sets up an interesting situation in which he ’ ll either have to testify by October 7th , or face contempt of court penalties for refusing to show up .
If he testifies now , his testimony might stay secret until after the election , but it ’ ll be used to help take down his father and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go the contempt of court route , he ’ ll be handing the media a juicy scandalous narrative in the final weeks of the election .
In any case , this is just the latest reminder that if Donald Trump loses this election , he ’ s going to prison on state charges that can ’ t be pardoned by any president .
The Trump family and the Trump Organization are in the process of being dismantled by New York State .
This makes the stakes even higher in this election .
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Since last year, the New York County District Attorney has been in the process of having a grand jury criminally indict Donald Trump on state charges for financial crimes. Weeks ago the New York Attorney General unveiled a civil case against Trump, aimed at facilitating the ongoing criminal case against him. That civil case included a subpoena of Eric Trump.
Eric Trump responded to the subpoena by asking the courts to rule that he doesn’t have to testify until after the election. But today the courts ruled that Eric Trump cannot stall any longer, and accordingly the New York Attorney General announced that Eric must do an interview under oath within the next two weeks.
Eric Trump can still appeal, but he’s unlikely to get anywhere. This sets up an interesting situation in which he’ll either have to testify by October 7th, or face contempt of court penalties for refusing to show up. If he testifies now, his testimony might stay secret until after the election, but it’ll be used to help take down his father and potentially his siblings. If Eric does go the contempt of court route, he’ll be handing the media a juicy scandalous narrative in the final weeks of the election.
In any case, this is just the latest reminder that if Donald Trump loses this election, he’s going to prison on state charges that can’t be pardoned by any president. The Trump family and the Trump Organization are in the process of being dismantled by New York State. This makes the stakes even higher in this election. Let’s get to work!
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palmerreport--2020-09-23--Donald Trump has berserk meltdown after Cindy McCain endorses Joe Biden

Last night Cindy McCain , the widow of Republican Senator John McCain , issued an emphatic and eloquent endorsement for Joe Biden for President .
Palmer Report predicted that Donald Trump would end up attacking her for it today , and we pointed out that it wouldn ’ t be the first time Trump has attacked a widow .
In fact , after his attack on Laurene Powell Jobs , it wouldn ’ t even be the first time this month .
Sure enough , Trump tweeted this berserk meltdown today : “ I hardly know Cindy McCain other than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her husband ’ s request .
Joe Biden was John McCain ’ s lapdog .
So many BAD decisions on Endless Wars & the V.A.
, which I brought from a horror show to HIGH APPROVAL .
Never a fan of John .
Cindy can have Sleepy Joe !
” Let ’ s see , where do we even start ?
Donald Trump seems to be trying to scandalize the fact that he once appointed Cindy McCain to a committee of all things , which reveals that he ’ s got nothing real @ @ @ @ @ @ @ course it was the Obama-Biden administration who reformed the VA in 2014 , something that Trump keeps falsely taking credit for .
What ’ s remarkable is that Trump has completely ceded lifelong Republican John McCain ’ s legacy to the Democrats .
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Last night Cindy McCain, the widow of Republican Senator John McCain, issued an emphatic and eloquent endorsement for Joe Biden for President. Palmer Report predicted that Donald Trump would end up attacking her for it today, and we pointed out that it wouldn’t be the first time Trump has attacked a widow. In fact, after his attack on Laurene Powell Jobs, it wouldn’t even be the first time this month.
Sure enough, Trump tweeted this berserk meltdown today: “I hardly know Cindy McCain other than having put her on a Committee at her husband’s request. Joe Biden was John McCain’s lapdog. So many BAD decisions on Endless Wars & the V.A., which I brought from a horror show to HIGH APPROVAL. Never a fan of John. Cindy can have Sleepy Joe!”
Let’s see, where do we even start? Donald Trump seems to be trying to scandalize the fact that he once appointed Cindy McCain to a committee of all things, which reveals that he’s got nothing real to throw at her. And of course it was the Obama-Biden administration who reformed the VA in 2014, something that Trump keeps falsely taking credit for. What’s remarkable is that Trump has completely ceded lifelong Republican John McCain’s legacy to the Democrats.
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palmerreport--2020-09-23--Joe Biden just scored a major victory

Joe Biden just scored a major victory

Joe Biden ’ s been having a pretty good week – even if the country and democracy haven ’ t been .
On Monday , he gave what many pundits are considering his best speech of the campaign cycle .
On Tuesday , he earned a whole other array of endorsements from prominent people like Cindy McCain , who also came out swinging at Donald Trump .
Meanwhile , polls are showing a pretty favorable race for Biden on the ground , where Biden is not only leading in a number of crucial swing states and tied in a few @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also leading with a number of crucial demographics – and they could make things even more difficult for Donald Trump .
One big statistic that stands out : Joe Biden is not only winning – but dominating the youth vote .
This is generally always the case with whoever the Democratic candidate may be – but what stands out is the margin .
According to a poll from the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics , Biden has the support of 60 % of likely voters aged 18-29 , and it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who trails him at 27 % .
It ’ s even more impressive than four years ago when Hillary Clinton only had 49 % of support from likely voters – due in part to a media that needlessly played up a number of phony scandals .
The news gets even better , revealing that 63 % of respondents said they will “ definitely vote ” compared to just 47 % who said they would in 2016 .
These percentages are identical to what they were back in 2008 , when a smaller sample @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to win the election in a blowout , with Democrats making solid gains in the House and Senate .
Of course , the only way Joe Biden can win is if we make sure to turn out as many voters as possible by November 3 .
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Joe Biden’s been having a pretty good week – even if the country and democracy haven’t been. On Monday, he gave what many pundits are considering his best speech of the campaign cycle. On Tuesday, he earned a whole other array of endorsements from prominent people like Cindy McCain, who also came out swinging at Donald Trump.
Meanwhile, polls are showing a pretty favorable race for Biden on the ground, where Biden is not only leading in a number of crucial swing states and tied in a few states that normally swing Republican, but also leading with a number of crucial demographics – and they could make things even more difficult for Donald Trump.
One big statistic that stands out: Joe Biden is not only winning – but dominating the youth vote. This is generally always the case with whoever the Democratic candidate may be – but what stands out is the margin. According to a poll from the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics, Biden has the support of 60% of likely voters aged 18-29, and it’s not even close to Donald Trump, who trails him at 27%. It’s even more impressive than four years ago when Hillary Clinton only had 49% of support from likely voters – due in part to a media that needlessly played up a number of phony scandals.
The news gets even better, revealing that 63% of respondents said they will “definitely vote” compared to just 47% who said they would in 2016. These percentages are identical to what they were back in 2008, when a smaller sample was polled and Barack Obama went on to win the election in a blowout, with Democrats making solid gains in the House and Senate. Of course, the only way Joe Biden can win is if we make sure to turn out as many voters as possible by November 3.
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palmerreport--2020-09-23--The danger we face

The danger we face

Donald Trump is the closest thing I ’ ve ever seen to someone who has never had an unspoken thought .
Speaking over the engine noise of Marine One ( and in spite of my secret Vic Morrow curse on him ) Trump said , “ We need nine justices .
You need that .
With the unsolicited millions of ballots that they ’ re sending , it ’ s a scam .
It ’ s a hoax .
Everybody knows that .
And the Democrats know it better than anybody else .
So you ’ re gon na need @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re going to be very important.
” Out of the mouths of babes , as they say .
Ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , consider yourselves warned .
Trump ’ s game plan is simple and evil .
He is hoping for a close election that he can contest and throw to the Supreme Court for a final decision .
And with the Court stacked in heavy 6-3 favor to Trump , it won ’ t be surprising to anyone if they lean to Trump .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be complacent .
My job isn ’ t to comfort you nor sing you pretty songs so you can sleep at night .
My job is to tell you the truth to the best of my ability .
And the truth is Trump has better than a fool ’ s chance to get re-elected , and if it means we all lose a little sleep between now and November seeing that he isn ’ t , then so be it .
For another thing , we also have Nate Silver to worry about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and writer for ABC News .
He analyzes baseball and elections .
He is the founder and editor-in-chief of FiveThirtyEight .
He also has this to say about the Electoral College : if Joe Biden wins the popular vote by less than one percent , he only has a 6 % chance of becoming president .
You read that right .
Joe Biden can win the election and his chances of becoming president are nothing short of awful .
We can thank the Electoral College for that little piece of perversion .
If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to two percent , he ’ s got a 22 % chance of becoming president .
If he wins by two to three percent , he ’ s got a 46 % chance of becoming president .
That last one is particularly chilling to me .
It tells me that if Joe Biden wins by four million votes , that is , more than a million more popular votes than Hillary Clinton beat Donald Trump by , Biden has worse than an even chance of becoming president of the United States .
These @ @ @ @ @ @ @ turn out in record numbers and leave positively no doubt that Donald Trump has been defeated .
And we must overcome two mighty adversaries , the Electoral College and , in the event of a close contest , the Supreme Court .
The obdurate forces of darkness are arrayed against us , and we are the last defenders of truth .
We must not fail .
We can not afford to fail .
So vote .
Do everything in your power to get others to vote with you .
Contact friends , man @ @ @ @ @ @ @ door , do what you must .
The future of Democracy and the survival of our species is literally in our hands .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .
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Donald Trump is the closest thing I’ve ever seen to someone who has never had an unspoken thought. Speaking over the engine noise of Marine One (and in spite of my secret Vic Morrow curse on him) Trump said, “We need nine justices. You need that. With the unsolicited millions of ballots that they’re sending, it’s a scam. It’s a hoax. Everybody knows that. And the Democrats know it better than anybody else. So you’re gonna need nine justices up there, they’re going to be very important.”
Out of the mouths of babes, as they say. Ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, consider yourselves warned. Trump’s game plan is simple and evil. He is hoping for a close election that he can contest and throw to the Supreme Court for a final decision. And with the Court stacked in heavy 6-3 favor to Trump, it won’t be surprising to anyone if they lean to Trump.
The message is clear. Don’t be complacent. My job isn’t to comfort you nor sing you pretty songs so you can sleep at night. My job is to tell you the truth to the best of my ability. And the truth is Trump has better than a fool’s chance to get re-elected, and if it means we all lose a little sleep between now and November seeing that he isn’t, then so be it.
For another thing, we also have Nate Silver to worry about. Nathaniel Read Silver is a statistician and writer for ABC News. He analyzes baseball and elections. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of FiveThirtyEight.
He also has this to say about the Electoral College: if Joe Biden wins the popular vote by less than one percent, he only has a 6% chance of becoming president. You read that right. Joe Biden can win the election and his chances of becoming president are nothing short of awful. We can thank the Electoral College for that little piece of perversion.
If Biden wins the popular vote by one to two percent, he’s got a 22% chance of becoming president. If he wins by two to three percent, he’s got a 46% chance of becoming president.
That last one is particularly chilling to me. It tells me that if Joe Biden wins by four million votes, that is, more than a million more popular votes than Hillary Clinton beat Donald Trump by, Biden has worse than an even chance of becoming president of the United States.
These are two reasons why we have to turn out in record numbers and leave positively no doubt that Donald Trump has been defeated. And we must overcome two mighty adversaries, the Electoral College and, in the event of a close contest, the Supreme Court. The obdurate forces of darkness are arrayed against us, and we are the last defenders of truth. We must not fail. We cannot afford to fail.
So vote. Do everything in your power to get others to vote with you. Contact friends, man the phone banks, go door to door, do what you must. The future of Democracy and the survival of our species is literally in our hands. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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FOLLOW THE MONEY

What is it going to take to wake people up to “ president ” Donald Trump and his real reason for wanting a second term ?
He has spent untold tax dollars , beefing up his failed businesses with our money by constantly golfing and overcharging the Secret Service for golf carts and rooms .
Trump is at it again , but this time , he is screwing the RNC and his own supporters .
According to HuffPost , Trump insisted that his campaign managers—both current and former—take pay cuts .
He needed the extra cash for his pocket .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ has less money .
He is pocketing money left and right .
The use of money earmarked for Trump ’ s campaign could cripple it , but Trump is so confident that he is going to win in November that he is not concerned .
Trump ’ s main concern is ensuring this his businesses continue to profit .
The Election Commission revealed that Trump ’ s campaign and the RNC spent $ 203,000 at his Washington , DC hotel and $ 37,542 renting space Trump Tower .
Why ?
His campaign is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ VA. Trump is obviously taking advantage of his gullible supporters who keep throwing money at him .
For the month of August alone , Trump ’ s campaign and the RNC rolled $ 251,409 into Trump ’ s businesses .
One can only assume the RNC is getting some type of kickback .
Otherwise , why do this ?
When you consider the millions Trump has made from golfing and staying at his own properties , he has made a mint .
According to this report , he has pocketed at least $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ RNC staying at his properties .
This is not all the money Trump is spending from his campaign funds .
HuffPost has confirmed that under their forced pay cuts , Bill Stepien is making $ 10,000 a month while Brad Parscale was cut from $ 47,797 a month to $ 32,797 .
No wonder Parscale was demoted .
Worse , Parscale earlier confirmed to HuffPost that Kimberly Guilfoyle and Lara Trump are earning $ 15,000 per month .
Trump reportedly said , “ I can pay them however I want to pay them.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ not mind , or they are simply blissfully ignorant .
When so many are barely making ends meet , these people are earning far more than the average person makes from a real job .
This is both shameful and sinful .
Trump knows it is wrong , as he has private firms that hide the money , including one owned by Parscale , so there is likely more than HuffPost was able to unearth .
At the risk of beating the dead horse , vote in November like your lives depend on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years of Trump will have him living like a fat cat while we beg on the streets .
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What is it going to take to wake people up to “president” Donald Trump and his real reason for wanting a second term? He has spent untold tax dollars, beefing up his failed businesses with our money by constantly golfing and overcharging the Secret Service for golf carts and rooms. Trump is at it again, but this time, he is screwing the RNC and his own supporters.
According to HuffPost, Trump insisted that his campaign managers—both current and former—take pay cuts. He needed the extra cash for his pocket. Biden has outraised Trump, yet Trump has less money. He is pocketing money left and right. The use of money earmarked for Trump’s campaign could cripple it, but Trump is so confident that he is going to win in November that he is not concerned. Trump’s main concern is ensuring this his businesses continue to profit.
The Election Commission revealed that Trump’s campaign and the RNC spent $203,000 at his Washington, DC hotel and $37,542 renting space Trump Tower. Why? His campaign is housed in a high-rise in Arlington, VA. Trump is obviously taking advantage of his gullible supporters who keep throwing money at him. For the month of August alone, Trump’s campaign and the RNC rolled $251,409 into Trump’s businesses. One can only assume the RNC is getting some type of kickback. Otherwise, why do this?
When you consider the millions Trump has made from golfing and staying at his own properties, he has made a mint. According to this report, he has pocketed at least $7,231,392 through his campaign members and the RNC staying at his properties. This is not all the money Trump is spending from his campaign funds. HuffPost has confirmed that under their forced pay cuts, Bill Stepien is making $10,000 a month while Brad Parscale was cut from $47,797 a month to $32,797. No wonder Parscale was demoted. Worse, Parscale earlier confirmed to HuffPost that Kimberly Guilfoyle and Lara Trump are earning $15,000 per month. Trump reportedly said, “I can pay them however I want to pay them.” Apparently, his campaign contributors do not mind, or they are simply blissfully ignorant.
When so many are barely making ends meet, these people are earning far more than the average person makes from a real job. This is both shameful and sinful. Trump knows it is wrong, as he has private firms that hide the money, including one owned by Parscale, so there is likely more than HuffPost was able to unearth. At the risk of beating the dead horse, vote in November like your lives depend on it because they do. Four more years of Trump will have him living like a fat cat while we beg on the streets.
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palmerreport--2020-09-23--What is even happening?

What is even happening?

Last night Cindy McCain , the very Republican widow of the very Republican Senator John McCain , emphatically endorsed Democratic candidate Joe Biden for President .
This is a big deal , considering Arizona is in play , and how much influence the McCains have there .
The fact that this endorsement didn ’ t come as a surprise to anyone is a reminder of just how unprecedented and surreal 2020 has become .
Even as the McCain family stamp of approval was being placed on Donald Trump ’ s Democratic opponent , Trump spent last night ranting incoherently about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at them .
Not just any tuna fish , mind you .
Trump was emphatic that these protesters are throwing Bumble Bee tuna fish .
Last week Trump had them throwing soup .
Yet 2020 is the kind of year where the President of the United States routinely has mentally incompetent meltdowns about imaginary people throwing food at each other , and no one is surprised .
In an election cycle that ’ s seen a deadly pandemic , a criminal coverup of the deadly pandemic , widespread civil unrest , economic collapse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President who ’ s actively conspiring against the United States because he ’ s an asset of the Russian government , perhaps we ’ re no longer capable of being surprised .
But at the least , it ’ s fair to ask what ’ s even happening , because it all just keeps getting stranger .
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Last night Cindy McCain, the very Republican widow of the very Republican Senator John McCain, emphatically endorsed Democratic candidate Joe Biden for President. This is a big deal, considering Arizona is in play, and how much influence the McCains have there. The fact that this endorsement didn’t come as a surprise to anyone is a reminder of just how unprecedented and surreal 2020 has become.
Even as the McCain family stamp of approval was being placed on Donald Trump’s Democratic opponent, Trump spent last night ranting incoherently about protesters attacking people by throwing tuna fish at them. Not just any tuna fish, mind you. Trump was emphatic that these protesters are throwing Bumble Bee tuna fish. Last week Trump had them throwing soup. Yet 2020 is the kind of year where the President of the United States routinely has mentally incompetent meltdowns about imaginary people throwing food at each other, and no one is surprised.
In an election cycle that’s seen a deadly pandemic, a criminal coverup of the deadly pandemic, widespread civil unrest, economic collapse, widespread wildfires, and a sitting President who’s actively conspiring against the United States because he’s an asset of the Russian government, perhaps we’re no longer capable of being surprised. But at the least, it’s fair to ask what’s even happening, because it all just keeps getting stranger.
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Somebody do something!

For all the insanity , this has been a remarkably boring election .
Joe Biden has had an eight point lead against Trump in the polling averages all along , he still has an eight point lead in the polling averages , it never changes , Trump ’ s antics have done nothing to change it , and Trump ’ s upcoming antics are just as unlikely to do anything to change it .
This election is going to come down to whether we turn out and vote , nothing more .
I warned you all along that once Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ d threaten to just stay in office , to test if you ’ re gullible enough to believe he can somehow magically do that .
Today begins the test .
Your job is to laugh at the idiot , and then go vote him out in record numbers .
One of the most important things you do can right now is turn off MSNBC , and ideally leave it off for the rest of the election .
If I had a dollar for every activist I ’ ve seen get paralyzed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on that network… just turn it off and get to work .
At times like this , if you find yourself yelling “ why doesn ’ t somebody do something , ” you ’ re that somebody .
Elections bring change .
Elections are won through voter registration and volunteering .
Get to work !
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For all the insanity, this has been a remarkably boring election. Joe Biden has had an eight point lead against Trump in the polling averages all along, he still has an eight point lead in the polling averages, it never changes, Trump’s antics have done nothing to change it, and Trump’s upcoming antics are just as unlikely to do anything to change it. This election is going to come down to whether we turn out and vote, nothing more.
I warned you all along that once Trump realized he couldn’t win, he’d threaten to just stay in office, to test if you’re gullible enough to believe he can somehow magically do that. Today begins the test. Your job is to laugh at the idiot, and then go vote him out in record numbers.
One of the most important things you do can right now is turn off MSNBC, and ideally leave it off for the rest of the election. If I had a dollar for every activist I’ve seen get paralyzed into inaction by the scary ratings-driven nonsense on that network… just turn it off and get to work.
At times like this, if you find yourself yelling “why doesn’t somebody do something,” you’re that somebody. Elections bring change. Elections are won through voter registration and volunteering. Get to work!
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palmerreport--2020-09-24--Eric Trump just stepped in it

Eric Trump just stepped in it

On a day where a judge ruled that Eric Trump must testify to the New York Attorney General before election day about his father ’ s crimes , Eric ’ s mind seemed to be elsewhere .
He gleefully announced on Twitter that he ’ d caught Joe Biden secretly using a teleprompter during a Q & A session , only to be quickly shot down for it .
After Eric Trump posted his idiotic and false tweet , Telemundo responded to him and explained the real story : “ Noticias Telemundo has never allowed someone who is being interviewed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from a teleprompter which would be a clear violation of its editorial policies and standards.
” Maybe Eric Trump should spend less time tweeting false conspiracy theories on Twitter , and more time on his upcoming deposition .
After all , if he slips up , he could help incriminate his father during his testimony .
For that matter , if Eric gets caught committing perjury , he ’ ll be going to prison alongside his dad .
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On a day where a judge ruled that Eric Trump must testify to the New York Attorney General before election day about his father’s crimes, Eric’s mind seemed to be elsewhere. He gleefully announced on Twitter that he’d caught Joe Biden secretly using a teleprompter during a Q&A session, only to be quickly shot down for it.
After Eric Trump posted his idiotic and false tweet, Telemundo responded to him and explained the real story: “Noticias Telemundo has never allowed someone who is being interviewed on its news programs to read answers from a teleprompter which would be a clear violation of its editorial policies and standards.”
Maybe Eric Trump should spend less time tweeting false conspiracy theories on Twitter, and more time on his upcoming deposition. After all, if he slips up, he could help incriminate his father during his testimony. For that matter, if Eric gets caught committing perjury, he’ll be going to prison alongside his dad.
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palmerreport--2020-09-24--Everyone piles on after Mitt Romney swings and misses

Donald Trump is losing the election badly , he ’ s running out of time to turn things around , and he has no idea how to improve his terrible numbers .
So instead he ’ s resorting to making the empty threat of just magically remaining in office if he loses , even though he knows he ’ s not within a million miles of having the muscle to pull it off , in the hope of discouraging voters from bothering to finish him off .
Republican Senator Mitt Romney opted to speak out against this immediately on Twitter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ peaceful transition of power ; without that , there is Belarus .
Any suggestion that a president might not respect this Constitutional guarantee is both unthinkable and unacceptable.
” The trouble is that this comes just a few days after Romney announced that he wouldn ’ t block Donald Trump ’ s Supreme Court nomination process from happening .
Mitt can ’ t decide which side he ’ s on .
His “ both sides ” strategy isn ’ t working for him , as evidenced by the fact that his tweet got @ @ @ @ @ @ @ got likes .
Romney is going to have to do better than this if he wants anyone ’ s respect .
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Donald Trump is losing the election badly, he’s running out of time to turn things around, and he has no idea how to improve his terrible numbers. So instead he’s resorting to making the empty threat of just magically remaining in office if he loses, even though he knows he’s not within a million miles of having the muscle to pull it off, in the hope of discouraging voters from bothering to finish him off.
Republican Senator Mitt Romney opted to speak out against this immediately on Twitter: “Fundamental to democracy is the peaceful transition of power; without that, there is Belarus. Any suggestion that a president might not respect this Constitutional guarantee is both unthinkable and unacceptable.”
The trouble is that this comes just a few days after Romney announced that he wouldn’t block Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nomination process from happening. Mitt can’t decide which side he’s on. His “both sides” strategy isn’t working for him, as evidenced by the fact that his tweet got nearly as many negative replies as it got likes. Romney is going to have to do better than this if he wants anyone’s respect.
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palmerreport--2020-09-24--LeBron James comes out swinging for Breonna Taylor

Today a total travesty of justice played out , as the grand jury in Kentucky only brought criminal charges against one of the police officers who murdered Breonna Taylor in her home , and those charges had nothing to do with murdering her .
Of course grand juries generally only go as far as prosecutors want them to , meaning Kentucky ’ s Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron is a villain who needs to be voted out of office .
We ’ re not the only ones who are outraged at what transpired today .
NBA star and social activist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ve been lost for words today !
I ’ m devastated , hurt , sad , mad !
We want Justice for Breonna yet justice was met for her neighbors apartment walls and not her beautiful life .
Was I surprised at the verdict .
Absolutely not but damnit I was & still am hurt and heavy hearted !
I send my love to Breonna mother , family and friends !
I ’ m sorry !
I ’ m sorry !
I ’ m sorry !
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” LeBron also added this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ earth is THE BLACK WOMAN !
I promise you I ’ ll do my best to change this as much as I can and even more !
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LOVE to you QUEENS all over this country and beyond !
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Today a total travesty of justice played out, as the grand jury in Kentucky only brought criminal charges against one of the police officers who murdered Breonna Taylor in her home, and those charges had nothing to do with murdering her. Of course grand juries generally only go as far as prosecutors want them to, meaning Kentucky’s Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron is a villain who needs to be voted out of office.
We’re not the only ones who are outraged at what transpired today. NBA star and social activist LeBron James tweeted this: “I’ve been lost for words today! I’m devastated, hurt, sad, mad! We want Justice for Breonna yet justice was met for her neighbors apartment walls and not her beautiful life. Was I surprised at the verdict. Absolutely not but damnit I was & still am hurt and heavy hearted! I send my love to Breonna mother, family and friends! I’m sorry! I’m sorry! I’m sorry!!”
LeBron also added this: “The most DISRESPECTED person on earth is THE BLACK WOMAN! I promise you I’ll do my best to change this as much as I can and even more!! LOVE to you QUEENS all over this country and beyond!”
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palmerreport--2020-09-24--Donald Trump just gave away how badly he knows he’s losing

Plan A for Donald Trump is to win the election outright .
Plan B for Trump is to lose by such a close margin that he can cheat his way over the line .
But as we get closer to election day and Trump ’ s pathetic numbers still aren ’ t improving , Plan A and Plan B are closer to going out the window .
Trump just tipped off that he knows it .
Donald Trump is now resorting to Plan C , which is to simply declare that he ’ s going to win no matter what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump refused to commit to peacefully leaving office if he loses , and he vowed to “ get rid of the ballots ” instead .
If you have greater than a kindergarten level understanding of politics , you know that Trump can ’ t actually do this .
Nothing is so magically simplistic .
So why is Trump bothering to make such false threats ?
By pushing the notion that he ’ s going magically win no matter what , Trump is hoping to discourage everyone from bothering to vote against him , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the routine work required to seal the victory .
It ’ s the most basic and simplistic of psych-outs .
Either you choose to gullibly fall for it , or you choose to shrug off Trump ’ s empty threats and you get back to working on things that will actually have an impact on the outcome : voter registration , phone banking , and volunteering .
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Plan A for Donald Trump is to win the election outright. Plan B for Trump is to lose by such a close margin that he can cheat his way over the line. But as we get closer to election day and Trump’s pathetic numbers still aren’t improving, Plan A and Plan B are closer to going out the window. Trump just tipped off that he knows it.
Donald Trump is now resorting to Plan C, which is to simply declare that he’s going to win no matter what. During his press conference today, Trump refused to commit to peacefully leaving office if he loses, and he vowed to “get rid of the ballots” instead. If you have greater than a kindergarten level understanding of politics, you know that Trump can’t actually do this. Nothing is so magically simplistic. So why is Trump bothering to make such false threats?
By pushing the notion that he’s going magically win no matter what, Trump is hoping to discourage everyone from bothering to vote against him, and discourage everyone from bothering to put in the routine work required to seal the victory. It’s the most basic and simplistic of psych-outs. Either you choose to gullibly fall for it, or you choose to shrug off Trump’s empty threats and you get back to working on things that will actually have an impact on the outcome: voter registration, phone banking, and volunteering.
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palmerreport--2020-09-25--GOP Senator Lisa Murkowski just showed us who she really is

After Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died , Senator Lisa Murkowski made it clear that she meant it when she said she would not favor installing a new justice until after Election Day .
“ For weeks , I have stated that I would not support taking up a potential Supreme Court vacancy this close to the election .
Sadly , what was then a hypothetical is now our reality , but my position has not changed , ” she announced on Sunday .
A mere two days later , Murkowski returned to the microphone to remind us that there is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the age of Trump .
Despite lacking a backbone , Murkowski managed to stand outside the Capitol on Tuesday and destroy whatever may have been left of her reputation among reasonable people as she proceeded to make a mockery of her earlier emphatic declarations .
Before joining her fellow Republican sycophants for their weekly policy lunch , Murkowski told reporters that “ this process is moving forward with or without me ” while maintaining that she does “ not support ” it .
Shen then cut to the chase : “ I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ‘ will you confirm the nominee ?
’ We don ’ t have a nominee yet .
You and I don ’ t know who that is .
And so , I can ’ t confirm whether or not I can confirm a nominee when I don ’ t know who the nominee is.
” Murkowski ’ s disgraceful political doublespeak came a day after Senator Lindsey Graham ripped the hinges off the door to hypocrisy by writing a letter to Democrats proclaiming that the Senate should “ proceed expeditiously ” to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his words before the last election : “ If there ’ s a Republican president in 2016 and a vacancy occurs in the last year of the first term , you can say Lindsey Graham said let ’ s let the next president , whoever it might be , make that nomination.
” He also seemingly forgot how he implored us to “ use my words against me.
” By executing such a colossal about-face , Graham , who would oversee confirmation hearings as Senate Judiciary Committee Chair , cleared the way for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stay on her GOP colleagues ’ good side .
Murkowski may not come across as a cheerleader for Trumpism or an ardent apologist for Trump ’ s worst behavior .
However , like other so-called GOP moderates , Murkowski has reminded us that she remains a loyal Republican soldier in Trump ’ s army .
When Murkowski does the right thing , it is only because she believes it helps her politically .
In these final weeks before the election , we need to keep our focus on the many productive things we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a government in January , such as getting out the vote , and we also need to keep our sanity .
Pinning our hopes on spineless , flip-flopping Republicans will guarantee disappointment .
We must get our country back , and we will do so despite these shifty enablers .
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After Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died, Senator Lisa Murkowski made it clear that she meant it when she said she would not favor installing a new justice until after Election Day. “For weeks, I have stated that I would not support taking up a potential Supreme Court vacancy this close to the election. Sadly, what was then a hypothetical is now our reality, but my position has not changed,” she announced on Sunday.
A mere two days later, Murkowski returned to the microphone to remind us that there is no such thing as a principled Republican in the age of Trump. Despite lacking a backbone, Murkowski managed to stand outside the Capitol on Tuesday and destroy whatever may have been left of her reputation among reasonable people as she proceeded to make a mockery of her earlier emphatic declarations.
Before joining her fellow Republican sycophants for their weekly policy lunch, Murkowski told reporters that “this process is moving forward with or without me” while maintaining that she does “not support” it. Shen then cut to the chase: “I know everybody wants to ask the question, ‘will you confirm the nominee?’ We don’t have a nominee yet. You and I don’t know who that is. And so, I can’t confirm whether or not I can confirm a nominee when I don’t know who the nominee is.”
Murkowski’s disgraceful political doublespeak came a day after Senator Lindsey Graham ripped the hinges off the door to hypocrisy by writing a letter to Democrats proclaiming that the Senate should “proceed expeditiously” to replace Ginsburg. Apparently, Graham forgot his words before the last election: “If there’s a Republican president in 2016 and a vacancy occurs in the last year of the first term, you can say Lindsey Graham said let’s let the next president, whoever it might be, make that nomination.” He also seemingly forgot how he implored us to “use my words against me.”
By executing such a colossal about-face, Graham, who would oversee confirmation hearings as Senate Judiciary Committee Chair, cleared the way for Murkowski to make her lily-livered hedge and stay on her GOP colleagues’ good side. Murkowski may not come across as a cheerleader for Trumpism or an ardent apologist for Trump’s worst behavior. However, like other so-called GOP moderates, Murkowski has reminded us that she remains a loyal Republican soldier in Trump’s army.
When Murkowski does the right thing, it is only because she believes it helps her politically. In these final weeks before the election, we need to keep our focus on the many productive things we can do to replace this trash heap of a government in January, such as getting out the vote, and we also need to keep our sanity. Pinning our hopes on spineless, flip-flopping Republicans will guarantee disappointment. We must get our country back, and we will do so despite these shifty enablers.
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palmerreport--2020-09-25--How to win this election in two easy steps

Donald Trump is as far behind as ever .
He ’ s running out of time .
He has no strategy for turning things around .
Even his various cheating schemes , such as the Post Office and the phony Hunter Biden probe , are falling apart on him .
Trump only has one thing left : trying to trick you into believing he ’ s somehow magically going to remain in office no matter what , so you ’ ll give up and stop putting in the work required to finish him off .
That means there are now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1 ) Stop watching any TV pundit , and unfollow any social media pundit , who keeps trying to convince you that Trump can somehow magically remain in office after he loses .
These pundits all know this isn ’ t a real thing .
They ’ re all misleading you , for the sake of trying to rack up TV ratings , Twitter likes , and page views .
It ’ s embarrassing .
Tune them out for now .
If you find them entertaining , you can always go back to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this is no time for games .
2 ) Once you ’ ve tuned out all of these dishonest and demotivating bad influences , you can focus on the things that actually decide the outcomes of elections : voter registration , turnout , phone banking , and volunteering .
If you want to win , you ’ ll focus on this stuff – and you ’ ll tune out the dishonest folks who are trying to brainwash you into believing that we somehow can ’ t win this election when we ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of pundits should be ashamed of themselves .
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Donald Trump is as far behind as ever. He’s running out of time. He has no strategy for turning things around. Even his various cheating schemes, such as the Post Office and the phony Hunter Biden probe, are falling apart on him. Trump only has one thing left: trying to trick you into believing he’s somehow magically going to remain in office no matter what, so you’ll give up and stop putting in the work required to finish him off. That means there are now two steps for winning this election:
1) Stop watching any TV pundit, and unfollow any social media pundit, who keeps trying to convince you that Trump can somehow magically remain in office after he loses. These pundits all know this isn’t a real thing. They’re all misleading you, for the sake of trying to rack up TV ratings, Twitter likes, and page views. It’s embarrassing. Tune them out for now. If you find them entertaining, you can always go back to them after Trump is defeated. But this is no time for games.
2) Once you’ve tuned out all of these dishonest and demotivating bad influences, you can focus on the things that actually decide the outcomes of elections: voter registration, turnout, phone banking, and volunteering. If you want to win, you’ll focus on this stuff – and you’ll tune out the dishonest folks who are trying to brainwash you into believing that we somehow can’t win this election when we’re currently eight points ahead. These types of pundits should be ashamed of themselves.
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palmerreport--2020-09-24--“VOTE HIM OUT” – Donald Trump just got destroyed to his face

Donald Trump is remarkably unpopular – not just in terms of how the majority wants him gone , but in terms of how fiercely his many detractors despise him .
After vowing to illegitimately fill her seat before the election against her wishes , Donald Trump had the nerve to show up at Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’ s memorial today .
It didn ’ t go well for him .
As captured on video , the crowd at the RBG memorial very loudly chanted “ Vote him out ” at Donald Trump when he showed up : Meanwhile Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Jacksonville , where his idiot supporters are likely to give him a warmer reception .
But at this point Trump is wasting his time by merely pandering to his own supporters , who are already planning to vote for him anyway , at a time when he ’ s so far behind he needs to win over additional supporters .
Trump has no idea what he ’ s doing .
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Donald Trump is remarkably unpopular – not just in terms of how the majority wants him gone, but in terms of how fiercely his many detractors despise him. After vowing to illegitimately fill her seat before the election against her wishes, Donald Trump had the nerve to show up at Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s memorial today. It didn’t go well for him.
As captured on video, the crowd at the RBG memorial very loudly chanted “Vote him out” at Donald Trump when he showed up:
Trump at the court as crowd chants “vote him out” — it’s rare for this President to see his opposition this up-close and in-person pic.twitter.com/VEVkRHOkjM — Kevin Liptak (@Kevinliptakcnn) September 24, 2020
Meanwhile Donald Trump is planning to hold a rally tonight in Jacksonville, where his idiot supporters are likely to give him a warmer reception. But at this point Trump is wasting his time by merely pandering to his own supporters, who are already planning to vote for him anyway, at a time when he’s so far behind he needs to win over additional supporters. Trump has no idea what he’s doing.
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palmerreport--2020-09-24--Donald Trump’s stooge Rick Scott goes completely off the rails

Republican Senator and career criminal Rick Scott introduced legislation today that says any vote not counted within twenty-four hours of the election won ’ t be counted at all .
To be clear , there is literally zero chance this legislation will pass ; even if it somehow makes it through the Senate , the House will obviously kill it , end of story .
So why is Scott even doing this ?
Rick Scott clearly has two goals here .
First , he ’ s trying to blow smoke up Donald Trump ’ s backside .
Trump knows he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s too far behind for any cheating or rigging schemes to help him .
But he doesn ’ t want to hear that .
So Scott is telling Trump what he wants to hear – that there ’ s still some hope Trump can somehow magically throw out millions of ballots – even though that ’ s laughably impossible .
Secondly , Rick Scott is hoping you ’ re gullible enough to think that this legislation is somehow magically going to become law .
He ’ s trying to scare you into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ win the election .
Best thing you can do is ignore this kind of nonsense , and invest your time on things like voter registration and voulnteering .
That ’ s how you actually win .
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Republican Senator and career criminal Rick Scott introduced legislation today that says any vote not counted within twenty-four hours of the election won’t be counted at all. To be clear, there is literally zero chance this legislation will pass; even if it somehow makes it through the Senate, the House will obviously kill it, end of story. So why is Scott even doing this?
Rick Scott clearly has two goals here. First, he’s trying to blow smoke up Donald Trump’s backside. Trump knows he’s losing badly, and he’s too far behind for any cheating or rigging schemes to help him. But he doesn’t want to hear that. So Scott is telling Trump what he wants to hear – that there’s still some hope Trump can somehow magically throw out millions of ballots – even though that’s laughably impossible.
Secondly, Rick Scott is hoping you’re gullible enough to think that this legislation is somehow magically going to become law. He’s trying to scare you into not putting in the work required to win the election. Best thing you can do is ignore this kind of nonsense, and invest your time on things like voter registration and voulnteering. That’s how you actually win.
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palmerreport--2020-09-24--Donald Trump is making a huge mistake, and we should all be encouraging him to go through with it

Forty days to go !
Are you registered ?
Have you signed up for absentee voting ?
Do you have your lawn chair in the back of the car , ready to go sit at the polls ?
After the events of the past few days , we ’ re betting you ’ ve got your plan in place .
The latest debacle is Trump not promising a peaceful transfer of power .
He wants to throw out ballots and continue as President .
Of course , he does !
And you know what ?
This is the best thing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ counterintelligence ploy is the bait and switch .
When Trump loses , he ’ ll deploy his vassal Bill Barr and the DOJ to throw out any and all ballots he can in order to change the numbers .
Very few will be disqualified but this will take an enormous wasted effort .
It will be all-consuming and totally take Trump ’ s focus off of doing further damage to our country .
Additionally , he could be in the middle of another impeachment , which will drain him also .
Great !
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ nuke someone .
He ’ ll also need a lot of golf and rallies to soothe his wounded ego after he was booed showing his respects to Ruth Bader Ginsburg .
Fabulous !
Cheer him on !
Watch him go to those rallies !
Preach to that choir !
Import all that tea to China and coals to New Castle !
While we feel for the MAGAts who are going to fall ill and die from his rallies , the Republican cry of “ Personal choice !
” echoes in our ears .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ another vigil waiting until January 20 , 2021 .
Let Trump be as full of pointless distractions as we can throw at him during this time .
Then when Biden is seated , we ’ ll let nature – or in this case , the New York AG – take its course .
Keep at it , patriots .
In those weeks between the election and inauguration , let ’ s keep his focus on him .
As we ’ ve pointed out now for years , he ’ s not very bright @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Keep his outrage on the least effective ploy : overturning a Biden win .
Now is not the time for fear .
Now is the time for hope and joy .
See you at the polls .
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Forty days to go! Are you registered? Have you signed up for absentee voting? Do you have your lawn chair in the back of the car, ready to go sit at the polls? After the events of the past few days, we’re betting you’ve got your plan in place. The latest debacle is Trump not promising a peaceful transfer of power. He wants to throw out ballots and continue as President. Of course, he does! And you know what? This is the best thing for our democracy.
The most effective counterintelligence ploy is the bait and switch. When Trump loses, he’ll deploy his vassal Bill Barr and the DOJ to throw out any and all ballots he can in order to change the numbers. Very few will be disqualified but this will take an enormous wasted effort. It will be all-consuming and totally take Trump’s focus off of doing further damage to our country.
Additionally, he could be in the middle of another impeachment, which will drain him also. Great! He won’t be able to nuke someone. He’ll also need a lot of golf and rallies to soothe his wounded ego after he was booed showing his respects to Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Fabulous! Cheer him on! Watch him go to those rallies! Preach to that choir! Import all that tea to China and coals to New Castle! While we feel for the MAGAts who are going to fall ill and die from his rallies, the Republican cry of “Personal choice!” echoes in our ears.
After Trump loses, we will have another vigil waiting until January 20, 2021. Let Trump be as full of pointless distractions as we can throw at him during this time. Then when Biden is seated, we’ll let nature – or in this case, the New York AG – take its course. Keep at it, patriots. In those weeks between the election and inauguration, let’s keep his focus on him. As we’ve pointed out now for years, he’s not very bright and his narcissism makes him utterly stupid. Keep his outrage on the least effective ploy: overturning a Biden win. Now is not the time for fear. Now is the time for hope and joy. See you at the polls.
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palmerreport--2020-09-24--The real reason Donald Trump and Bill Barr are suddenly going after the Clinton Foundation

Months ago , Attorney General Bill Barr ordered U.S. Attorney John Durham to criminally investigate the people who investigated Donald Trump ’ s Russia scandal , to see if anything could be found to suggest that Trump was somehow framed .
Now , just forty days before the election , Barr is ordering Durham to investigate the Clinton Foundation of all things .
So what ’ s going on here ?
Consider the timing .
At this late date , there is zero chance Durham will complete an investigation of the Clinton Foundation before the election .
For that matter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to death over the years and has turned out to be clean as a whistle , meaning Durham wouldn ’ t find anything even if he had time to do so .
The only reason for Barr to send Durham on this last minute goose chase is to appease Trump .
And when you consider that we ’ re now entering the timeframe in which Barr probably told Trump he ’ d be getting results from Durham ’ s earlier probe , it ’ s not difficult to parse what happened here .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Trump-Russia investigation , and Barr is trying to avoid having to tell Trump the bad news by distracting him with the “ good news ” that Durham is now supposedly investigating the Clintons .
In other words , Bill Barr is continuing his pattern of playing Donald Trump for a fool , keeping up the illusion that he ’ s helping Trump in ways that he isn ’ t , and keeping an increasingly addled Trump sated enough not to ask any questions about why Barr ’ s antics have delivered such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has failed to achieve his goals with his meddling in the Flynn , Stone , Cohen , Bannon , Lev , Igor , and SDNY cases , and Barr is failing again with the Durham probe , so Barr has to do something to trick Trump into believing that Barr still has something up his sleeve .
The doomsday pundits will spin this new “ investigation ” of the Clinton Foundation as proof that Donald Trump has now seized absolute power , democracy is dead , the election has already been decided , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ matter what , and there ’ s no point in even bothering to vote .
This is why these ratings-driven pundits are so harmful .
The real story is , obviously , that Barr is out of ideas and he ’ s just trying to keep Trump sated .
This Clinton Foundation probe will go nowhere .
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Months ago, Attorney General Bill Barr ordered U.S. Attorney John Durham to criminally investigate the people who investigated Donald Trump’s Russia scandal, to see if anything could be found to suggest that Trump was somehow framed. Now, just forty days before the election, Barr is ordering Durham to investigate the Clinton Foundation of all things. So what’s going on here?
Consider the timing. At this late date, there is zero chance Durham will complete an investigation of the Clinton Foundation before the election. For that matter, the Clinton Foundation has been investigated to death over the years and has turned out to be clean as a whistle, meaning Durham wouldn’t find anything even if he had time to do so.
The only reason for Barr to send Durham on this last minute goose chase is to appease Trump. And when you consider that we’re now entering the timeframe in which Barr probably told Trump he’d be getting results from Durham’s earlier probe, it’s not difficult to parse what happened here. Durham found nothing in his probe into the Trump-Russia investigation, and Barr is trying to avoid having to tell Trump the bad news by distracting him with the “good news” that Durham is now supposedly investigating the Clintons.
In other words, Bill Barr is continuing his pattern of playing Donald Trump for a fool, keeping up the illusion that he’s helping Trump in ways that he isn’t, and keeping an increasingly addled Trump sated enough not to ask any questions about why Barr’s antics have delivered such little results. After all, Barr has failed to achieve his goals with his meddling in the Flynn, Stone, Cohen, Bannon, Lev, Igor, and SDNY cases, and Barr is failing again with the Durham probe, so Barr has to do something to trick Trump into believing that Barr still has something up his sleeve.
The doomsday pundits will spin this new “investigation” of the Clinton Foundation as proof that Donald Trump has now seized absolute power, democracy is dead, the election has already been decided, Trump is going to magically win no matter what, and there’s no point in even bothering to vote. This is why these ratings-driven pundits are so harmful. The real story is, obviously, that Barr is out of ideas and he’s just trying to keep Trump sated. This Clinton Foundation probe will go nowhere.
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palmerreport--2020-09-24--Donald Trump’s scheme to install his own electors falls completely to pieces

This week the Atlantic published a bizarre article spelling out a scenario in which Donald Trump somehow manages to get states to let him install his own electors in the Electoral College , and them simply names himself the winner .
It ’ s an almost laughably impossible scenario , but the Atlantic presented it as if it were realistic , or even a foregone conclusion .
The article has set off a firestorm of hand wringing , fretting , and histrionic declarations that all hope is lost .
But if anyone would put any scrutiny at all into what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ d see that the article is essentially a work of fiction , crafted solely to try to scare people into giving it as many page views as possible ( which has certainly worked ) .
For instance , author and lawyer Teri Kanefield has gone through the Atlantic article and dismantled it piece by piece , in a long Twitter thread which spells out why things simply don ’ t work the way that the article presupposes they do .
In some states , what the article is describing would be literally impossible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s own people fed this story to the Atlantic , because they want this to be the story .
They want people to conclude that Trump is going to magically win no matter what , so they ’ ll stop putting in the work required to defeat him .
As Palmer Report often likes to point out , no one carries out a secret evil plan by announcing it publicly .
When these kinds of narratives get fed to the media , they ’ re always a bluff , and never an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kanefield ’ s full thread here .
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This week the Atlantic published a bizarre article spelling out a scenario in which Donald Trump somehow manages to get states to let him install his own electors in the Electoral College, and them simply names himself the winner. It’s an almost laughably impossible scenario, but the Atlantic presented it as if it were realistic, or even a foregone conclusion.
The article has set off a firestorm of hand wringing, fretting, and histrionic declarations that all hope is lost. But if anyone would put any scrutiny at all into what they’re reading, they’d see that the article is essentially a work of fiction, crafted solely to try to scare people into giving it as many page views as possible (which has certainly worked).
For instance, author and lawyer Teri Kanefield has gone through the Atlantic article and dismantled it piece by piece, in a long Twitter thread which spells out why things simply don’t work the way that the article presupposes they do. In some states, what the article is describing would be literally impossible.
Kanefield also points out that Trump’s own people fed this story to the Atlantic, because they want this to be the story. They want people to conclude that Trump is going to magically win no matter what, so they’ll stop putting in the work required to defeat him. As Palmer Report often likes to point out, no one carries out a secret evil plan by announcing it publicly. When these kinds of narratives get fed to the media, they’re always a bluff, and never an actual viable plan. You can read Kanefield’s full thread here.
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