palmerreport--2020-11-17--The GOP is in trouble and it knows it

The GOP is in trouble and it knows it

The GOP is in trouble , and it knows it .
In 2016 , Donald Trump stormed to the head of the crowded pack of GOP presidential hopefuls as conservatives watched in abject horror .
Most establishment Republicans were left aghast by Trump .
But what left them aghast even more was the demonstrable gap between what establishment Republicans thought the public wanted to hear and what the public actually wanted to hear .
What the public wanted , it turns out , was a feral country club demagogue with the skin tone and IQ of a carrot .
Republicans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But many of them saw what drew crowds and consequently jumped on the Trump train .
Thus changed the GOP .
Enter 2020 .
Trump lost — and rather substantially .
Trump ’ s self-described “ landslide ” in the electoral college was matched exactly by president-elect Joe Biden ’ s win .
The message to the world was clear : Lady Liberty doesn ’ t like a bad boy after all .
The message to the GOP was too : you ’ re a bunch of hopeless goons .
Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But Trump ’ s base is not enough to win elections .
Trump succeeded in 2016 in no small part because of the cocktail of liberal and centrist voter apathy blended with rightwing frisson .
Trump got a lot of people who previously wouldn ’ t vote much or at all , especially low-information voters ( read : people who think a “ filibuster ” is where they used to rent Adam Sandler DVDs in the early 2000s ) , to come out of the woodwork and vote for him .
These same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mitt Romney and thought “ Pass.
” The GOP seems to only win if there ’ s low voter turnout or they have a nutjob like Trump “ riling the base ” to go out and vote .
What does this mean for the GOP ?
Nothing good .
The GOP ’ s current base — white rural voters — is shrinking relative to more liberal parts of the country .
Yes , this probably means the Electoral College will become more polarized and in some cases for the benefit of the GOP @ @ @ @ @ @ @ populations shrink in states , so do their number of electoral votes .
What ’ s more , where do moderate Republicans have to go from here ?
As they watch the GOP putrefy , voting blue becomes more and more the obvious choice .
This means the GOP either chooses a demagogue like Trump to lead their party and thus gain the support of Trump ’ s base or go back to being like Mitt Romney and bore away the most vociferous of their voters .
Best of luck , GOP .

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The GOP is in trouble, and it knows it. In 2016, Donald Trump stormed to the head of the crowded pack of GOP presidential hopefuls as conservatives watched in abject horror. Most establishment Republicans were left aghast by Trump. But what left them aghast even more was the demonstrable gap between what establishment Republicans thought the public wanted to hear and what the public actually wanted to hear. What the public wanted, it turns out, was a feral country club demagogue with the skin tone and IQ of a carrot.
Republicans didn’t know what hit them. But many of them saw what drew crowds and consequently jumped on the Trump train. Thus changed the GOP. Enter 2020.
Trump lost — and rather substantially. Trump’s self-described “landslide” in the electoral college was matched exactly by president-elect Joe Biden’s win. The message to the world was clear: Lady Liberty doesn’t like a bad boy after all. The message to the GOP was too: you’re a bunch of hopeless goons.
Trump’s base is strong, yes. But Trump’s base is not enough to win elections. Trump succeeded in 2016 in no small part because of the cocktail of liberal and centrist voter apathy blended with rightwing frisson. Trump got a lot of people who previously wouldn’t vote much or at all, especially low-information voters (read: people who think a “filibuster” is where they used to rent Adam Sandler DVDs in the early 2000s), to come out of the woodwork and vote for him. These same people saw former GOP presidential candidates like Mitt Romney and thought “Pass.” The GOP seems to only win if there’s low voter turnout or they have a nutjob like Trump “riling the base” to go out and vote.
What does this mean for the GOP? Nothing good. The GOP’s current base — white rural voters — is shrinking relative to more liberal parts of the country. Yes, this probably means the Electoral College will become more polarized and in some cases for the benefit of the GOP, but you must remember that as populations shrink in states, so do their number of electoral votes. What’s more, where do moderate Republicans have to go from here? As they watch the GOP putrefy, voting blue becomes more and more the obvious choice.
This means the GOP either chooses a demagogue like Trump to lead their party and thus gain the support of Trump’s base or go back to being like Mitt Romney and bore away the most vociferous of their voters. Best of luck, GOP.
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palmerreport--2020-11-17--Prison and bankruptcy are all Donald Trump has left

– It ’ s time for the media and the pundits to start framing things accurately .
Donald Trump ’ s life will consist of prison and bankruptcy once he ’ s gone from office .
Every single thing that Trump is doing during the transition is , in one way or another , an attempt at giving himself a softer landing when it comes to prison and bankruptcy .
It ’ s the singular the motivation behind everything you ’ re seeing from Trump right now ; there are no other motivations .
– Those of you lamenting that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crimes are forgetting that we ’ re just 65 days from the DOJ being free to prosecute crimes again .
Lindsey faces an impossible choice : 1 ) snag a pardon from Trump on his way out the door , which is a confession of guilt , and a body blow to his senate career , or 2 ) skip the pardon and take his chances with the criminal charges .
Either way Lindsey is in a bad place .
It ’ s not a given that the post-Trump DOJ will prosecute Lindsey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conclude that the evidence isn ’ t sufficient for conviction .
But is Lindsey willing to take that chance and pass up his one shot at a Trump pardon now ?
– Tweet of the day , from Paul Stanley of the band Kiss , who clearly has a firmer grip on reality than anyone in the Trump regime : “ Dr .
Scott Atlas… You are a NEURORADIOLOGIST .
In keeping with the Hippocratic Oath and “ doing no harm ” you should stick to an expertise in MRIs , Ct scans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ misbegotten appointment , COVID and infectious diseases are out of your field and you ARE doing harm .
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– It’s time for the media and the pundits to start framing things accurately. Donald Trump’s life will consist of prison and bankruptcy once he’s gone from office. Every single thing that Trump is doing during the transition is, in one way or another, an attempt at giving himself a softer landing when it comes to prison and bankruptcy. It’s the singular the motivation behind everything you’re seeing from Trump right now; there are no other motivations.
– Those of you lamenting that Lindsey Graham will get away with his crimes are forgetting that we’re just 65 days from the DOJ being free to prosecute crimes again. Lindsey faces an impossible choice: 1) snag a pardon from Trump on his way out the door, which is a confession of guilt, and a body blow to his senate career, or 2) skip the pardon and take his chances with the criminal charges. Either way Lindsey is in a bad place. It’s not a given that the post-Trump DOJ will prosecute Lindsey; they might look into it and conclude that the evidence isn’t sufficient for conviction. But is Lindsey willing to take that chance and pass up his one shot at a Trump pardon now?
– Tweet of the day, from Paul Stanley of the band Kiss, who clearly has a firmer grip on reality than anyone in the Trump regime: “Dr. Scott Atlas… You are a NEURORADIOLOGIST. In keeping with the Hippocratic Oath and “doing no harm” you should stick to an expertise in MRIs, Ct scans and X-rays. In spite of a misbegotten appointment, COVID and infectious diseases are out of your field and you ARE doing harm.”
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palmerreport--2020-11-18--They’re not even trying to hide it anymore

– Several Republican Senators were seen on camera personally congratulating Kamala Harris today on her election victory .
They ’ re not even trying to hide that they know she won , and that as Vice President she ’ s going to be overseeing them in the Senate .
They ’ re just not yet willing to admit in exact words that Trump lost , because he ’ s a baby and they ’ re cowards .
– The chaos , confusion , and backbiting we ’ re now seeing in the Republican Party , even as Donald Trump tries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is exactly what we would have seen in 2016 if Trump had lost like he was on track to lose .
Comey ’ s last minute letter changed the course of history .
– In addition to all his other legal troubles , it appears Rudy Giuliani committed perjury today in court documents .
This guy is a walking talking blooper reel .
– Tweet of the day , from new First Lady and longtime school teacher Jill Biden : “ Educators : this is our moment .
We ’ re going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ school , and every educator has what they need to thrive regardless of where they live or where they come from .
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– Several Republican Senators were seen on camera personally congratulating Kamala Harris today on her election victory. They’re not even trying to hide that they know she won, and that as Vice President she’s going to be overseeing them in the Senate. They’re just not yet willing to admit in exact words that Trump lost, because he’s a baby and they’re cowards.
– The chaos, confusion, and backbiting we’re now seeing in the Republican Party, even as Donald Trump tries to fend off bankruptcy and prison, is exactly what we would have seen in 2016 if Trump had lost like he was on track to lose. Comey’s last minute letter changed the course of history.
– In addition to all his other legal troubles, it appears Rudy Giuliani committed perjury today in court documents. This guy is a walking talking blooper reel.
– Tweet of the day, from new First Lady and longtime school teacher Jill Biden: “Educators: this is our moment. We’re going to make sure that every child, every school, and every educator has what they need to thrive regardless of where they live or where they come from.”
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palmerreport--2020-11-18--Donald Trump just found a whole new way to lose

– Donald Trump has lost dozens of election related court cases .
Coming into today , he ’ d only won a single case , netting him a handful of votes .
Today that was overturned , meaning Trump is back to not having won a single court case .
Results would have been the same if his lawyers hadn ’ t even shown up to any of these hearings .
Then again , one could argue that an empty lectern would make a more effective lawyer than Rudy Giuliani .
– Trump lost the election .
Trump lost in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump lost in Wayne County .
We just keep finding new ways to defeat Trump , and I am not getting tired of winning .
– After surfacing for five minutes last week to launch an election “ probe ” that consisted of nothing more than a press release , Bill Barr has predictably vanished again .
It turns out he never was the evil genius that he was made out to be .
He was just a guy who got lucky out of the gate when he took on an obviously fading @ @ @ @ @ @ @ notched another meaningful victory since .

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– Donald Trump has lost dozens of election related court cases. Coming into today, he’d only won a single case, netting him a handful of votes. Today that was overturned, meaning Trump is back to not having won a single court case. Results would have been the same if his lawyers hadn’t even shown up to any of these hearings. Then again, one could argue that an empty lectern would make a more effective lawyer than Rudy Giuliani.
– Trump lost the election. Trump lost in court. Trump lost the recount. Trump lost in Wayne County. We just keep finding new ways to defeat Trump, and I am not getting tired of winning.
– After surfacing for five minutes last week to launch an election “probe” that consisted of nothing more than a press release, Bill Barr has predictably vanished again. It turns out he never was the evil genius that he was made out to be. He was just a guy who got lucky out of the gate when he took on an obviously fading Mueller, and he hasn’t notched another meaningful victory since.
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palmerreport--2020-11-18--Donald Trump just lost Michigan AGAIN

Donald Trump just lost Michigan AGAIN

– The really fun part was watching Donald Trump tweet “ Flip Michigan back to TRUMP ” just a few minutes before Wayne County finally certified its results and confirmed that Michigan was won by Joe Biden .
For a minute there Trump thought he had a brief glimmer of hope , or wanted us to believe that he did .
He never did .
Wayne County was always going to get overruled at the state level if it didn ’ t fix things , which is why it went ahead and fixed things .
– As blatantly wrong as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the polls in Georgia ended up being pretty much spot-on .
Joe Biden won the state narrowly , in accordance with his narrow lead in the polls there .
The Ossoff-Perdue race ended up nearly tied , as the polls predicted .
So this suggests that the polling for the Georgia runoff races could also end up being pretty accurate .
For whatever it ’ s worth , the initial polling suggests that both runoff races are essentially tied .
That means it ’ s going to be a turnout election .
If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bank , you can put Democratic candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock over the top .
– Donald Trump is now tweeting that Georgia Governor Brian Kemp must “ see the light before it is too late ” and “ finally take charge.
” No one has any idea what he ’ s even talking about .
Trump is trying to find a way to make himself relevant in the Georgia runoff races , but nobody on the Republican side wants him involved .
Trump should start getting used to this kind of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over the next year or two .

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– The really fun part was watching Donald Trump tweet “Flip Michigan back to TRUMP” just a few minutes before Wayne County finally certified its results and confirmed that Michigan was won by Joe Biden. For a minute there Trump thought he had a brief glimmer of hope, or wanted us to believe that he did. He never did. Wayne County was always going to get overruled at the state level if it didn’t fix things, which is why it went ahead and fixed things.
– As blatantly wrong as the polls were in some states, the polls in Georgia ended up being pretty much spot-on. Joe Biden won the state narrowly, in accordance with his narrow lead in the polls there. The Ossoff-Perdue race ended up nearly tied, as the polls predicted. So this suggests that the polling for the Georgia runoff races could also end up being pretty accurate. For whatever it’s worth, the initial polling suggests that both runoff races are essentially tied. That means it’s going to be a turnout election. If you donate money or volunteer to phone bank, you can put Democratic candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock over the top.
– Donald Trump is now tweeting that Georgia Governor Brian Kemp must “see the light before it is too late” and “finally take charge.” No one has any idea what he’s even talking about. Trump is trying to find a way to make himself relevant in the Georgia runoff races, but nobody on the Republican side wants him involved. Trump should start getting used to this kind of irrelevance; it’ll define him over the next year or two.
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palmerreport--2020-11-18--Time for Twitter to shut Donald Trump down

“ If Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon , ” some smug interlocutor is sneering somewhere on planet earth , even as I write this , “ then who filmed him coming down the ladder , hmmm ?
” The answer to their idiotic question , asked a million time by fools just like them , is a mere Google away .
The barrier to wisdom ’ s entry is a surprisingly ( and artificially ) high one for the ignorant and lazy conspiracy theorist .
They ’ re not interested in answers , only in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Googling the answer before showing off their ignorance is just too , well , hard .
Of course , anyone interested in an actual answer could have asked the 13 year old version of me back in 1969 , a few dozen years before Google was invented .
I was crazy about the details and delighted to be young and alive at such a marvelous time !
I knew many of the particulars about the moon landing and about what was called at the time the LEM ( Lunar Excursion Module . )
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Modular Equipment Stowage Assembly ( MESA ) , a compartment near the LEM ’ s ladder that Armstrong climbed down to reach the Moon ’ s surface .
Before his descent down the ladder Armstrong opened the compartment from the top of the ladder and activated the camera .
Voila .
The answer isn ’ t as thrilling as the portent of the question , but it keeps us focused on the true wonder , the most thrilling reality of all , which was this : at a courageous and intrepid time of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ men to the moon .
They really did land and returned safely .
And we really did manage to go back to the moon successfully an astounding five more times after Neil Armstrong and company departed .
Bully for us , and bully for the human race !
It was an achievement for us all and we should be justly proud of it .
The really amazing thing to me is the number of people willing to believe it was all a lie , the number of people who are willing to believe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of hundreds or even thousands of professional scientists with billions of collective man-hours of experience , some guy on the internet calls bullshit and some collection of fools prefer to believe him over the scientists .
It ’ s appalling how sad this state of affairs has become .
This is why we have so much controversy and so little action on global warming .
This is why so many Americans died ( and will continue to die ) from coronavirus .
This is why we have Trump .
Never before in human @ @ @ @ @ @ @ access , and never before in human history have so many fools been stubbornly unwilling to access it .
Preferring ignorance over the truth has become a common human trait , and it will take at least a generation — probably more — to educate it out of our species .
So far that task hasn ’ t even begun .
Right now perhaps a hundred million Americans , maybe more , believe or suspect that the 2020 presidential election was rigged .
They believe it because a carnival barker for a president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them so , and is active on Twitter right now , as I write this , spreading this noxious rubbish .
Trump infiltrated their world with easily provable lies from the very beginning , until their capacities to believe those lies by snapping their heads back lizard like and swallowing them whole and untasted became automatic .
Today there is nothing Trump says they won ’ t believe , and no amount of evidence can dissuade them from their belief .
They have become glassy-eyed Trump cultists .
It was easy to make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the educational tools necessary for discerning truth .
Trump will continue to exploit their stupidity as long as he remains on Twitter .
In the past I have always defended Donald Trump ’ s right to tweet .
Indeed , I always saw his tweets as some of the best evidence extant to prove the extent of his evil and his complicity in his many crimes .
His tweets can and should be used against him in a court of law .
But enough .
It is time for Twitter to shut him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have already caused more than a quarter of a million American deaths from coronavirus .
The hatred he spreads through numerous excoriations of citizens he has sworn to protect has instead put their lives in danger .
His stochastic terrorism and incitements to violence could easily one day lead to an act of domestic terrorism that could make Oklahoma City look like a backyard barbecue .
I call on Twitter to delete his account now , before he does any more damage , before more people die .
Soon Donald Trump will become @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to realize they have exhausted the commercial possibilities of having Trump as a member .
Twitter , shut him down , delete his account , and put an end to the firehose of hatred , lies , misinformation and conspiracy theories of this psychotic narcissist once and for all .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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“If Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon,” some smug interlocutor is sneering somewhere on planet earth, even as I write this, “then who filmed him coming down the ladder, hmmm?” The answer to their idiotic question, asked a million time by fools just like them, is a mere Google away. The barrier to wisdom’s entry is a surprisingly (and artificially) high one for the ignorant and lazy conspiracy theorist. They’re not interested in answers, only in a series of “spine-tingling” questions. Googling the answer before showing off their ignorance is just too, well, hard.
Of course, anyone interested in an actual answer could have asked the 13 year old version of me back in 1969, a few dozen years before Google was invented. I was crazy about the details and delighted to be young and alive at such a marvelous time! I knew many of the particulars about the moon landing and about what was called at the time the LEM (Lunar Excursion Module.)
There was a Westinghouse camera inside the Modular Equipment Stowage Assembly (MESA), a compartment near the LEM’s ladder that Armstrong climbed down to reach the Moon’s surface. Before his descent down the ladder Armstrong opened the compartment from the top of the ladder and activated the camera. Voila.
The answer isn’t as thrilling as the portent of the question, but it keeps us focused on the true wonder, the most thrilling reality of all, which was this: at a courageous and intrepid time of human history, we really did send men to the moon. They really did land and returned safely. And we really did manage to go back to the moon successfully an astounding five more times after Neil Armstrong and company departed. Bully for us, and bully for the human race! It was an achievement for us all and we should be justly proud of it.
The really amazing thing to me is the number of people willing to believe it was all a lie, the number of people who are willing to believe just about anything. Despite the word of hundreds or even thousands of professional scientists with billions of collective man-hours of experience, some guy on the internet calls bullshit and some collection of fools prefer to believe him over the scientists. It’s appalling how sad this state of affairs has become.
This is why we have so much controversy and so little action on global warming. This is why so many Americans died (and will continue to die) from coronavirus. This is why we have Trump. Never before in human history has truth been so easy to access, and never before in human history have so many fools been stubbornly unwilling to access it. Preferring ignorance over the truth has become a common human trait, and it will take at least a generation — probably more — to educate it out of our species. So far that task hasn’t even begun.
Right now perhaps a hundred million Americans, maybe more, believe or suspect that the 2020 presidential election was rigged. They believe it because a carnival barker for a president without a shred of supporting evidence told them so, and is active on Twitter right now, as I write this, spreading this noxious rubbish. Trump infiltrated their world with easily provable lies from the very beginning, until their capacities to believe those lies by snapping their heads back lizard like and swallowing them whole and untasted became automatic.
Today there is nothing Trump says they won’t believe, and no amount of evidence can dissuade them from their belief. They have become glassy-eyed Trump cultists. It was easy to make them that way because many people lack the educational tools necessary for discerning truth. Trump will continue to exploit their stupidity as long as he remains on Twitter.
In the past I have always defended Donald Trump’s right to tweet. Indeed, I always saw his tweets as some of the best evidence extant to prove the extent of his evil and his complicity in his many crimes. His tweets can and should be used against him in a court of law.
But enough. It is time for Twitter to shut him down. Donald Trump’s lies have already caused more than a quarter of a million American deaths from coronavirus. The hatred he spreads through numerous excoriations of citizens he has sworn to protect has instead put their lives in danger. His stochastic terrorism and incitements to violence could easily one day lead to an act of domestic terrorism that could make Oklahoma City look like a backyard barbecue. I call on Twitter to delete his account now, before he does any more damage, before more people die.
Soon Donald Trump will become a powerfless citizen anyway. Twitter needs to realize they have exhausted the commercial possibilities of having Trump as a member. Twitter, shut him down, delete his account, and put an end to the firehose of hatred, lies, misinformation and conspiracy theories of this psychotic narcissist once and for all. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-11-18--Wayne County has reversed itself and certified the election results; Joe Biden’s Michigan victory is

Wayne County has reversed itself and certified the election results; Joe Biden’s Michigan victory is secure

– After all that , Wayne County Republicans have now reversed their decision and have certified the election results .
@ @ @ @ @ “ crisis ” is over .
It was never going anywhere , because the state @ @ @ @ @ the results anyway .
Once enough activists on our side made clear to these rogue @ @ @ @ @ ’ t going to get them anywhere , they backed down .
This is the @ @ @ @ @ , and not panicked fretting , is what gets results .
Thank you to all @ @ @ @ @ fight and not fret .
Almost hilariously , Donald Trump tweeted “ Flip Michigan back @ @ @ @ @ Wayne County went ahead and certified the results , affirming that Joe Biden won Michigan @ @ @ @ @ just isn ’ t getting him anywhere anymore .

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– After all that, Wayne County Republicans have now reversed their decision and have certified the election results. Just like that, the “crisis” is over. It was never going anywhere, because the state was just going to certify the results anyway. Once enough activists on our side made clear to these rogue officials that their stunt wasn’t going to get them anywhere, they backed down.
This is the latest reminder that fierce fighting, and not panicked fretting, is what gets results. Thank you to all of you who chose to fight and not fret. Almost hilariously, Donald Trump tweeted “Flip Michigan back to TRUMP” just before Wayne County went ahead and certified the results, affirming that Joe Biden won Michigan. Trump’s bluster just isn’t getting him anywhere anymore.
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palmerreport--2020-11-18--Here’s the thing about Donald Trump’s firings this week

In the ten days since he lost the election , Trump ’ s most high profile firings have been a @ @ @ @ @ Defense that he knew no one would miss , and a DHS official who was @ @ @ @ @ .
This is not some strongman reign of terror .
Trump is cautiously firing only @ @ @ @ @ get away with firing .
Trump is a defeated weakling trying to give the illusion @ @ @ @ @ .
Don ’ t fall for it .
Now if Trump completely changes direction and @ @ @ @ @ knows he can ’ t cleanly get away with firing , such as the FBI @ @ @ @ @ that ’ ll be one thing .
But thus far we ’ re not seeing @ @ @ @ @ all .
Trump has a fairly consistent history of sitting around for days or weeks @ @ @ @ @ nerve to fire whoever he wants to fire , only for it to end up @ @ @ @ @ he was hoping by the time he finally pulls the trigger .

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In the ten days since he lost the election, Trump’s most high profile firings have been a not particularly respected Secretary of Defense that he knew no one would miss, and a DHS official who was basically planning to get fired. This is not some strongman reign of terror. Trump is cautiously firing only people he knows he can get away with firing. Trump is a defeated weakling trying to give the illusion that he still has muscle. Don’t fall for it.
Now if Trump completely changes direction and starts firing the people he knows he can’t cleanly get away with firing, such as the FBI Director or CIA Director, that’ll be one thing. But thus far we’re not seeing that kind of pattern at all.
Trump has a fairly consistent history of sitting around for days or weeks trying to work up the nerve to fire whoever he wants to fire, only for it to end up having far less impact than he was hoping by the time he finally pulls the trigger.
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palmerreport--2020-11-19--Someone in the DOJ has begun leaking criminal dirt about Bill Barr

Here ’ s the thing about the Trump regime ’ s infinitely corrupt and autocratic would-be takeover of the United States : it was only going to work if he won a second term .
Now that he ’ s lost , things are instead going the other way and quickly imploding for all involved .
That includes Bill Barr , whose time as Attorney General has been one big long series of acts of obstruction of justice .
Now it turns out Barr wasn ’ t just getting Donald Trump and his friends off the hook ; he was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ For instance , Reuters is reporting that as soon as Barr became AG , he had the Department of Justice back off from criminally pursuing one of his own clients .
Barr ’ s personal financial motivation in this instance pretty much proves he ’ s guilty of felony obstruction of justice , and a jury won ’ t have much trouble coming to that conclusion .
While this is far from Barr ’ s most egregious crime in office , it may be the most provable one .
This means that unless @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on his way out the door , Barr is facing serious prison time .
Even if Trump does pardon Barr , the fact that they ’ ve acted as co-conspirators in some of these crimes could be enough to get Barr ’ s pardon overturned in court .
No wonder Barr has been lying low .
Also , it ’ s notable that people within the DOJ are now leaking Barr ’ s dirty secrets in an attempt at finishing him off .

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Here’s the thing about the Trump regime’s infinitely corrupt and autocratic would-be takeover of the United States: it was only going to work if he won a second term. Now that he’s lost, things are instead going the other way and quickly imploding for all involved.
That includes Bill Barr, whose time as Attorney General has been one big long series of acts of obstruction of justice. Now it turns out Barr wasn’t just getting Donald Trump and his friends off the hook; he was also running some serious side cons. For instance, Reuters is reporting that as soon as Barr became AG, he had the Department of Justice back off from criminally pursuing one of his own clients.
Barr’s personal financial motivation in this instance pretty much proves he’s guilty of felony obstruction of justice, and a jury won’t have much trouble coming to that conclusion. While this is far from Barr’s most egregious crime in office, it may be the most provable one.
This means that unless Donald Trump preemptively blanket pardons Bill Barr on his way out the door, Barr is facing serious prison time. Even if Trump does pardon Barr, the fact that they’ve acted as co-conspirators in some of these crimes could be enough to get Barr’s pardon overturned in court. No wonder Barr has been lying low. Also, it’s notable that people within the DOJ are now leaking Barr’s dirty secrets in an attempt at finishing him off.
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palmerreport--2020-11-19--Wayne County Ethics Board says pro-Trump election official Monica Palmer could face “jail time”

When two election officials in Wayne County , Michigan briefly refused to certify the election results last night , it was never going anywhere one way or the other .
The state had already confirmed that it would step in and certify the results if necessary .
The question was why these two officials were willing to carry out this stunt , considering 1 ) it had no chance of working , and 2 ) it was going to turn them into pariahs .
Now we may be getting some of that answer .
It turns out one of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , just happened to have an ethics hearing scheduled for this morning .
The ethics board ended up announcing that there is a “ formal complaint against her for violating campaign finance laws with her 501c4 ” and that it “ could result in jail time.
” To be clear , a 501c4 is a nonprofit organization ; today ’ s hearing was not about the actions that Monica Palmer took last night .
But it turns out she just happens to be an alleged financial criminal who ’ s facing prison .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ reasons why this might have prompted her to pull the stunt that she pulled last night , even though she knew it wouldn ’ t overturn the election .
Perhaps she ’ s about to claim that she was framed for the 501c4 violation for partisan reasons .
In any case , it ’ s more clear than ever that this wasn ’ t a serious effort to hand the election to Trump ; it was simply about getting attention .

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When two election officials in Wayne County, Michigan briefly refused to certify the election results last night, it was never going anywhere one way or the other. The state had already confirmed that it would step in and certify the results if necessary. The question was why these two officials were willing to carry out this stunt, considering 1) it had no chance of working, and 2) it was going to turn them into pariahs.
Now we may be getting some of that answer. It turns out one of the rogue officials in question, Monica Palmer, just happened to have an ethics hearing scheduled for this morning. The ethics board ended up announcing that there is a “formal complaint against her for violating campaign finance laws with her 501c4” and that it “could result in jail time.”
To be clear, a 501c4 is a nonprofit organization; today’s hearing was not about the actions that Monica Palmer took last night. But it turns out she just happens to be an alleged financial criminal who’s facing prison.
We can think of a number of reasons why this might have prompted her to pull the stunt that she pulled last night, even though she knew it wouldn’t overturn the election. Perhaps she’s about to claim that she was framed for the 501c4 violation for partisan reasons. In any case, it’s more clear than ever that this wasn’t a serious effort to hand the election to Trump; it was simply about getting attention.
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palmerreport--2020-11-19--GSA Administrator Emily Murphy, holding up the transition, suffers bizarre Twitter malfunction

For several days now , GSA Administrator Emily Murphy has single handedly held up the transition to President-elect Joe Biden by refusing to sign the necessary paperwork .
Murphy ’ s actions are clearly criminal , and let ’ s just say that she ’ s been hearing about it on Twitter .
People have been flooding her most recent tweets with tens of thousands of negative replies to try to get her attention .
Not surprisingly , she ’ s refrained from tweeting anything new these past several days – until now .
Sort of .
Emily Murphy just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
@ # [ email protected ] anaNN.
” No really , that ’ s the tweet .
No , it ’ s not some conspiracy theory code .
It ’ s clearly just a massive Twitter fail , along the lines of the butt tweets that Rudy Giuliani used to send .
Let ’ s just all decide that this tweet counts as her signature and start the transition to Biden .
– Vanderbilt University says that Dolly Parton ’ s early $ 1 million donation to coronavirus vaccine research caused the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” than it otherwise would have .
Imagine if the President of the United States had helped that process instead of calling it a hoax .

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For several days now, GSA Administrator Emily Murphy has single handedly held up the transition to President-elect Joe Biden by refusing to sign the necessary paperwork. Murphy’s actions are clearly criminal, and let’s just say that she’s been hearing about it on Twitter. People have been flooding her most recent tweets with tens of thousands of negative replies to try to get her attention. Not surprisingly, she’s refrained from tweeting anything new these past several days – until now. Sort of.
Emily Murphy just tweeted this: “Dcccf Rex zzz. @#z@smaan anaNN.” No really, that’s the tweet. No, it’s not some conspiracy theory code. It’s clearly just a massive Twitter fail, along the lines of the butt tweets that Rudy Giuliani used to send. Let’s just all decide that this tweet counts as her signature and start the transition to Biden.
– Vanderbilt University says that Dolly Parton’s early $1 million donation to coronavirus vaccine research caused the research to go “ten times faster” than it otherwise would have. Imagine if the President of the United States had helped that process instead of calling it a hoax.
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palmerreport--2020-11-19--What is Kayleigh McEnany even doing?

What is Kayleigh McEnany even doing?

As Donald Trump goes further down a path of humiliating himself by refusing to admit he lost , just so he can make an extra buck on his way out the door , it ’ s serving as a litmus test for his remaining underlings .
We all know why Rudy Giuliani is still going to bat for Trump in such ludicrous and hopeless fashion ; Rudy is going to be criminally charged by the post-Trump DOJ , and he needs a pardon on his way out the door .
Then there ’ s Lindsey Graham , who simply seems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ else in Trump ’ s orbit , from Mike Pence to Bill Barr on down , seems to be strategically lying as low as possible , and hoping to be forgotten .
Then there ’ s Kayleigh McEnany .
Yes , Kayleigh is the White House Press Secretary , so it ’ s her job to be the face of the narrative .
But she doesn ’ t even really have that job anymore , as she instead seems to be working for the Trump 2020 campaign by default .
She goes out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ herself as thoroughly as possible to the delusion that Trump has won the election , thus making sure that she ’ s remembered as being nearly as much of a villain in Trump ’ s refusal to concede as Trump is .
McEnany was already going to be something of a pariah for having been Trump ’ s Press Secretary at all .
Consider what a punchline her predecessors Sean Spicer and Sarah Sanders still are .
But by leading the charge in refusing to let the transition happen , and by pushing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ result in a number of Americans dying , McEnany is putting herself in different territory .
She ’ s making herself so radioactive , it ’ s hard to imagine even Fox News hiring her at this point .
So why is Kayleigh McEnany betting everything on going down with the Trump ship ?
There will never again be meaningful professional opportunities for her , at least not in mainstream life .
So is she planning to host a show on Trump TV ?
If so , the joke ’ s on her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criminally charged before that fantasy ever gets off the ground .
Is she planning to take a high paying but low profile job in a far right think tank and never be heard from again ?
Or is she just so high on adrenaline that she doesn ’ t realize she ’ s driving her life off a cliff ?
We ’ ll see .

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As Donald Trump goes further down a path of humiliating himself by refusing to admit he lost, just so he can make an extra buck on his way out the door, it’s serving as a litmus test for his remaining underlings.
We all know why Rudy Giuliani is still going to bat for Trump in such ludicrous and hopeless fashion; Rudy is going to be criminally charged by the post-Trump DOJ, and he needs a pardon on his way out the door. Then there’s Lindsey Graham, who simply seems to be clinically deranged. But everyone else in Trump’s orbit, from Mike Pence to Bill Barr on down, seems to be strategically lying as low as possible, and hoping to be forgotten. Then there’s Kayleigh McEnany.
Yes, Kayleigh is the White House Press Secretary, so it’s her job to be the face of the narrative. But she doesn’t even really have that job anymore, as she instead seems to be working for the Trump 2020 campaign by default. She goes out there every day and tries to marry herself as thoroughly as possible to the delusion that Trump has won the election, thus making sure that she’s remembered as being nearly as much of a villain in Trump’s refusal to concede as Trump is.
McEnany was already going to be something of a pariah for having been Trump’s Press Secretary at all. Consider what a punchline her predecessors Sean Spicer and Sarah Sanders still are. But by leading the charge in refusing to let the transition happen, and by pushing derangedly misleading pandemic messaging that will directly result in a number of Americans dying, McEnany is putting herself in different territory. She’s making herself so radioactive, it’s hard to imagine even Fox News hiring her at this point.
So why is Kayleigh McEnany betting everything on going down with the Trump ship? There will never again be meaningful professional opportunities for her, at least not in mainstream life. So is she planning to host a show on Trump TV? If so, the joke’s on her, considering Trump will be bankrupt and criminally charged before that fantasy ever gets off the ground. Is she planning to take a high paying but low profile job in a far right think tank and never be heard from again? Or is she just so high on adrenaline that she doesn’t realize she’s driving her life off a cliff? We’ll see.
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palmerreport--2020-11-18--Michigan slams the door on Donald Trump

Michigan slams the door on Donald Trump

– Michigan ’ s State Senate Majority Leader , a Republican , is once again publicly confirming that he has no interest in trying to illegally give Joe Biden ’ s electoral votes to Donald Trump .
Such a stunt never would have held up in court anyway .
It ’ s a reminder that what we saw playing out in Wayne County last night , while deranged , was never going anywhere anyway .
– Who cares if some Trump 2020 voters think the result is illegitimate ?
It won ’ t impact what President Biden wants to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( correctly ) thought the 2016 election was illegitimate , and it didn ’ t keep Trump from doing what he wanted to do .
You never see the other side fretting about these kinds of things .
The amount of time MSNBC pundits waste on these hand-wringing narratives is just absurd .
– This is your daily reminder that because Trump will surely try to pardon himself on federal charges on his way out the door , and because it ’ ll take quite some time in court to try to get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will get first crack at bringing state charges against Trump long before the DOJ gets the opportunity .
Trump will likely be in state prison long before the DOJ even has the option of charging him .
President Biden won ’ t play a role in this .
And for the record , Biden has said repeatedly that he won ’ t pardon Trump on federal charges under any circumstances .
This entire question of Trump facing federal charges from the Biden DOJ is a non-issue .

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– Michigan’s State Senate Majority Leader, a Republican, is once again publicly confirming that he has no interest in trying to illegally give Joe Biden’s electoral votes to Donald Trump. Such a stunt never would have held up in court anyway. It’s a reminder that what we saw playing out in Wayne County last night, while deranged, was never going anywhere anyway.
– Who cares if some Trump 2020 voters think the result is illegitimate? It won’t impact what President Biden wants to do. Most of Hillary’s voters (correctly) thought the 2016 election was illegitimate, and it didn’t keep Trump from doing what he wanted to do. You never see the other side fretting about these kinds of things. The amount of time MSNBC pundits waste on these hand-wringing narratives is just absurd.
– This is your daily reminder that because Trump will surely try to pardon himself on federal charges on his way out the door, and because it’ll take quite some time in court to try to get that pardon thrown out, New York will get first crack at bringing state charges against Trump long before the DOJ gets the opportunity. Trump will likely be in state prison long before the DOJ even has the option of charging him. President Biden won’t play a role in this. And for the record, Biden has said repeatedly that he won’t pardon Trump on federal charges under any circumstances. This entire question of Trump facing federal charges from the Biden DOJ is a non-issue.
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palmerreport--2020-11-18--Lindsey Graham is in the midst of a full scale meltdown

Now that Lindsey Graham has been caught abusing his position as Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman to try to criminally rig the presidential election , he ’ s become even more of a national pariah , and he ’ ll potentially face felony charges from the post-Trump DOJ .
Most people in his position would decide to lie low and hope it blows over .
But Graham , being mentally unstable to begin with , is now egging everyone on .
Lindsey Graham has spent the day mocking the elected officials who have called for his resignation , and is tweeting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trying to silence me – you will fail miserably !
” Lindsey sounds like a guy yelling “ You haven ’ t heard the last of me ” while he ’ s being dragged out by his heels by the authorities .
Things just keep turning more sharply against Graham , and he… seems to be enjoying it ?
We don ’ t know when or how this will end for him , but we do know that it won ’ t end well for him .
It never does for these types @

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Now that Lindsey Graham has been caught abusing his position as Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman to try to criminally rig the presidential election, he’s become even more of a national pariah, and he’ll potentially face felony charges from the post-Trump DOJ. Most people in his position would decide to lie low and hope it blows over. But Graham, being mentally unstable to begin with, is now egging everyone on.
Lindsey Graham has spent the day mocking the elected officials who have called for his resignation, and is tweeting things like “To those who are trying to silence me – you will fail miserably!”
Lindsey sounds like a guy yelling “You haven’t heard the last of me” while he’s being dragged out by his heels by the authorities. Things just keep turning more sharply against Graham, and he… seems to be enjoying it? We don’t know when or how this will end for him, but we do know that it won’t end well for him. It never does for these types.
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palmerreport--2020-11-18--It’s all over for Donald Trump but the noise

– Donald Trump ’ s track record is that of a guy who tepidly waits too long to make a decision , until circumstances make the decision for him , all while loudly trying to create the illusion of being a strongman .
There is no reason to expect actual fireworks at the end of all this , just a ton of noise that he hopes you ’ ll confuse for fireworks .
– President Biden is considering Karine Jean-Pierre or Symone Sanders for White House Press Secretary , according to NBC .
Either would be fantastic .
They ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Imagine having a White House Press Secretary who doesn ’ t just lie to us all day !
– Trump ’ s endgame is pretty straightforward .
He wants to grift as much money as possible on his way out the door so he can use it for his legal defense at trial .
And he hopes to scare prosecutors into giving him an immunity deal in exchange for going quietly .
That ’ s pretty much it .
– Trump ’ s decision to only pay for a recount in Milwaukee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ secret evil genius plan .
It ’ s not going to magically change the outcome .
He ’ s just saving $ 5 million , and it ’ ll buy him just as much time for his grift as if he ’ d recounted the entire state .

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– Donald Trump’s track record is that of a guy who tepidly waits too long to make a decision, until circumstances make the decision for him, all while loudly trying to create the illusion of being a strongman. There is no reason to expect actual fireworks at the end of all this, just a ton of noise that he hopes you’ll confuse for fireworks.
– President Biden is considering Karine Jean-Pierre or Symone Sanders for White House Press Secretary, according to NBC. Either would be fantastic. They’re both smart, savvy, honest. Imagine having a White House Press Secretary who doesn’t just lie to us all day!
– Trump’s endgame is pretty straightforward. He wants to grift as much money as possible on his way out the door so he can use it for his legal defense at trial. And he hopes to scare prosecutors into giving him an immunity deal in exchange for going quietly. That’s pretty much it.
– Trump’s decision to only pay for a recount in Milwaukee and Dane counties isn’t some secret evil genius plan. It’s not going to magically change the outcome. He’s just saving $5 million, and it’ll buy him just as much time for his grift as if he’d recounted the entire state.
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palmerreport--2020-11-18--Trump stooge Kelly Loeffler goes completely off the rails in Georgia Senate runoff race

On Tuesday , because things haven ’ t exactly been going well for Sen. Kelly Loeffler who ’ s fighting to keep her Senate seat , she decided to falsely accuse her opponent , Rev .
Raphael Warnock , of supporting “ socialized medicine ” since he supports Joe Biden ’ s plan to set up a public option for health insurance .
The problem with her tweet is that she ended up only embarrassing herself further , revealing that she doesn ’ t know what a public option is , as she claimed Warnock would let the government take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there being a public option is for it to exist as an alternative to private health insurance plans .
The federal government is already in charge of Medicare and coverage received through the Veterans Administration – two things that Loeffler claims she supports because it would be politically suicidal for her to say she ’ s not .
It ’ s also not the first time that she ’ s attacked Warnock for his position on healthcare , suggesting that she doesn ’ t have much else to work with – especially since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump .
Trump ’ s loss – of Georgia and the White House – is also having something of a domino effect , leading Trump to turn on the governor who appointed Loeffler and the secretary of state – and there ’ s not a particularly great chance that Donald Trump will be willing to come down to the state and stump for her .
The longer Trump refuses to concede , the uglier this will get for the GOP – and there are many voters who only turned out last time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is likely to be a close race , something the polling already indicates – but the polling in Georgia was pretty accurate in the general election , and right now the momentum appears to be on our side .
Donate if you can to help Rev .
Raphael Warnock win his senate race on January 5 !

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On Tuesday, because things haven’t exactly been going well for Sen. Kelly Loeffler who’s fighting to keep her Senate seat, she decided to falsely accuse her opponent, Rev. Raphael Warnock, of supporting “socialized medicine” since he supports Joe Biden’s plan to set up a public option for health insurance.
The problem with her tweet is that she ended up only embarrassing herself further, revealing that she doesn’t know what a public option is, as she claimed Warnock would let the government take over healthcare. The entire point of there being a public option is for it to exist as an alternative to private health insurance plans. The federal government is already in charge of Medicare and coverage received through the Veterans Administration – two things that Loeffler claims she supports because it would be politically suicidal for her to say she’s not.
It’s also not the first time that she’s attacked Warnock for his position on healthcare, suggesting that she doesn’t have much else to work with – especially since most voters trust Biden on healthcare over Donald Trump. Trump’s loss – of Georgia and the White House – is also having something of a domino effect, leading Trump to turn on the governor who appointed Loeffler and the secretary of state – and there’s not a particularly great chance that Donald Trump will be willing to come down to the state and stump for her.
The longer Trump refuses to concede, the uglier this will get for the GOP – and there are many voters who only turned out last time because Trump was on the ticket. This is likely to be a close race, something the polling already indicates – but the polling in Georgia was pretty accurate in the general election, and right now the momentum appears to be on our side. Donate if you can to help Rev. Raphael Warnock win his senate race on January 5!
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palmerreport--2020-11-18--So this is how it ends

So this is how it ends

So this is how it ends for Donald Trump , not with a bang but with a cash shortage .
Because Wisconsin isn ’ t particularly close , the state told Donald Trump he ’ d have to pay for a recount himself if he wanted one .
This put him in a tricky situation .
Trump is doing this “ contesting the election ” stunt to fundraise money and pocket it , so did he really want to waste $ 8 million on a recount that would merely result in him losing Wisconsin twice ?
After all , Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ office and his creditors squeeze him even as he has to mount a criminal defense team ahead of his inevitable trial in New York on state charges .
On the other hand , if Trump declined to do a Wisconsin recount , he ’ d be admitting he lost , and he might immediately face difficulty with fundraising .
But now CNN is reporting that Trump has merely decided to pay for recounts in two Wisconsin counties , Milwaukee and Dane .
This will cost him just $ 3 million instead of $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take just as long as if they ’ d recounted the entire state , meaning he gets to drag things out just as long , and saves $ 5 million .
But wow is this ever embarrassing .
Donald Trump , an alleged billionaire , is clearly facing a cash crunch .
What kind of billionaire has to think twice about picking up an $ 8 million tab on something that he claims could alter the outcome of the election ?
In reality , this recount will turn up nothing that will close @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state ; it ’ ll just buy him a few more days of fundraising .
So this is how it ends : pathetically .

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So this is how it ends for Donald Trump, not with a bang but with a cash shortage. Because Wisconsin isn’t particularly close, the state told Donald Trump he’d have to pay for a recount himself if he wanted one. This put him in a tricky situation.
Trump is doing this “contesting the election” stunt to fundraise money and pocket it, so did he really want to waste $8 million on a recount that would merely result in him losing Wisconsin twice? After all, Trump needs this money for when he leaves office and his creditors squeeze him even as he has to mount a criminal defense team ahead of his inevitable trial in New York on state charges.
On the other hand, if Trump declined to do a Wisconsin recount, he’d be admitting he lost, and he might immediately face difficulty with fundraising. But now CNN is reporting that Trump has merely decided to pay for recounts in two Wisconsin counties, Milwaukee and Dane. This will cost him just $3 million instead of $8 million. It’ll likely take just as long as if they’d recounted the entire state, meaning he gets to drag things out just as long, and saves $5 million.
But wow is this ever embarrassing. Donald Trump, an alleged billionaire, is clearly facing a cash crunch. What kind of billionaire has to think twice about picking up an $8 million tab on something that he claims could alter the outcome of the election? In reality, this recount will turn up nothing that will close Trump’s 20,000 vote deficit in the state; it’ll just buy him a few more days of fundraising. So this is how it ends: pathetically.
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palmerreport--2020-11-18--Donald Trump’s orbit shatters

Donald Trump’s orbit shatters

We have every right to wonder what some of the Republicans who are now sheepishly repudiating Donald Trump would be doing had Trump won a second term .
We can look to history and wonder the same thing about Albert Speer , for instance .
Would Speer have renounced Hitler had Hitler won the war ?
I don ’ t know about you , but I doubt it .
In any case it ’ s too late to become a Never-Trumper now .
For one thing , the word “ Never ” won ’ t permit it .
For another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ measure of character to stand against Trump at a time when it was not necessarily in anyone ’ s best interest to do so , and far too many Republicans failed to meet that measure .
Susan Collins , for example , had a famously difficult time negotiating that high wire act .
But one thing she demonstrated beyond doubt is that her character has been permanently besmirched .
She may have saved her senate seat , but she lost for all time the esteem of history .
She will never live her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tether their fortunes to Donald Trump will soon be called to account .
Whether they were laughing or blushing all the way to the bank , the halcyon days of Trump supremacy are over .
No one will care whether they were staunch or cautious allies .
The degree to which any of them supported Trump will soon be a hair too fine to split .
A Hitler supporter is a Hitler supporter .
You can ’ t shake the devil ’ s hand and say you ’ re only kidding .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criminal culpability , and if your name is Bill Barr or Jared Kushner or Ivanka Trump or Rudy Giuliani or Donald Trump Junior or Stephen Miller or Lindsey Graham or any of a dozen or so other people dogged with such serious questions , I really wouldn ’ t want to be in your shoes right now .
If you ’ re not quaking in them then you ’ re not paying attention .
Or you ’ re in serious denial .
As with Faust the bargain people made for their association with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very beginning .
If Donald Trump proved anything he proved over and over that long term loyalty just isn ’ t his bag .
Ask his two ex-wives or his current one .
If you ’ re not with him 100 % of the time 24/7 then he will disavow you or cheat on you without hesitation , and he might do it anyway .
And loyalty is never returned .
Never .
Whatever rewards anyone thought they could garner for being loyal to Trump is a mystery .
Involvement with Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and it ’ s astonishing how many people signed up for it .
Any Trump supporter at risk of prison and hoping for a last minute generic pardon from Trump , like the one Ford gave Nixon , can continue to hope in vain .
Pardoning the fools who aligned themselves with him is not high on Trump ’ s list .
It ’ s too much like giving a crap about his supporters , and nobody has bigger contempt for Trump ’ s supporters than Trump himself .
Besides , pardoning people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tacit admission that he really is on his way out .
That ’ s not an admission that you ’ re ever likely to get from a narcissist .
But to the rest of us living in the real world , it ’ s now over , and the price for the trip must be paid .
Many people who associated with Donald Trump ought to go to prison , and if the past is any predictor of the future , they will .
Trump himself is highest on that list , of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t know it , think again .
It ’ s a possibility he is probably entertaining .
Even narcissists know that actions sometimes have consequences , however unfair they may deem those consequences to be .
Those of us who have personally dealt with malignant narcissists know the playbook firsthand .
There will never come a point when Donald Trump will admit that he lost the election .
While his erstwhile adherents conclude , one by one , that he has indeed lost the election , he will remain steadfastly adamant that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cut it , Joe Biden won the election with 306 electoral votes .
Or , in the words of a tweet by Kellyanne Conway : “ 306 .
Landslide .
Blowout .
Historic.
” Only she wrote that about Trump ’ s win in 2016 .
Give her time , sooner or later she will probably realize it applies to Trump in 2020 as well , even though Donald Trump himself never will .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe @

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We have every right to wonder what some of the Republicans who are now sheepishly repudiating Donald Trump would be doing had Trump won a second term. We can look to history and wonder the same thing about Albert Speer, for instance. Would Speer have renounced Hitler had Hitler won the war? I don’t know about you, but I doubt it.
In any case it’s too late to become a Never-Trumper now. For one thing, the word “Never” won’t permit it. For another thing, it could have been a measure of character to stand against Trump at a time when it was not necessarily in anyone’s best interest to do so, and far too many Republicans failed to meet that measure.
Susan Collins, for example, had a famously difficult time negotiating that high wire act. But one thing she demonstrated beyond doubt is that her character has been permanently besmirched. She may have saved her senate seat, but she lost for all time the esteem of history. She will never live her vacillating down.
Republicans who chose to tether their fortunes to Donald Trump will soon be called to account. Whether they were laughing or blushing all the way to the bank, the halcyon days of Trump supremacy are over. No one will care whether they were staunch or cautious allies. The degree to which any of them supported Trump will soon be a hair too fine to split. A Hitler supporter is a Hitler supporter. You can’t shake the devil’s hand and say you’re only kidding.
The biggest question will be the question of criminal culpability, and if your name is Bill Barr or Jared Kushner or Ivanka Trump or Rudy Giuliani or Donald Trump Junior or Stephen Miller or Lindsey Graham or any of a dozen or so other people dogged with such serious questions, I really wouldn’t want to be in your shoes right now. If you’re not quaking in them then you’re not paying attention. Or you’re in serious denial.
As with Faust the bargain people made for their association with Trump was a poor one from the very beginning. If Donald Trump proved anything he proved over and over that long term loyalty just isn’t his bag. Ask his two ex-wives or his current one. If you’re not with him 100% of the time 24/7 then he will disavow you or cheat on you without hesitation, and he might do it anyway. And loyalty is never returned. Never. Whatever rewards anyone thought they could garner for being loyal to Trump is a mystery. Involvement with Donald Trump has always been a Faustian bargain, and it’s astonishing how many people signed up for it.
Any Trump supporter at risk of prison and hoping for a last minute generic pardon from Trump, like the one Ford gave Nixon, can continue to hope in vain. Pardoning the fools who aligned themselves with him is not high on Trump’s list. It’s too much like giving a crap about his supporters, and nobody has bigger contempt for Trump’s supporters than Trump himself. Besides, pardoning people on his way out would constitute a tacit admission that he really is on his way out. That’s not an admission that you’re ever likely to get from a narcissist.
But to the rest of us living in the real world, it’s now over, and the price for the trip must be paid. Many people who associated with Donald Trump ought to go to prison, and if the past is any predictor of the future, they will. Trump himself is highest on that list, of course. If you think he doesn’t know it, think again. It’s a possibility he is probably entertaining. Even narcissists know that actions sometimes have consequences, however unfair they may deem those consequences to be.
Those of us who have personally dealt with malignant narcissists know the playbook firsthand. There will never come a point when Donald Trump will admit that he lost the election. While his erstwhile adherents conclude, one by one, that he has indeed lost the election, he will remain steadfastly adamant that he did not.
Any way you cut it, Joe Biden won the election with 306 electoral votes. Or, in the words of a tweet by Kellyanne Conway: “306. Landslide. Blowout. Historic.” Only she wrote that about Trump’s win in 2016. Give her time, sooner or later she will probably realize it applies to Trump in 2020 as well, even though Donald Trump himself never will. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-11-18--Donald Trump is falling down

Donald Trump is falling down

– Donald Trump knew he needed to win reelection to keep his entire life from being destroyed .
But he lost anyway .
It ’ s a reminder that just because you ’ re evil and you need to make a certain thing happen , it doesn ’ t mean you have the ability to pull it off .
None of these Republicans have magic wands .
Not Trump , not McConnell , not any of them .
– Donald Trump has posted eight tweets in the past two hours , all of which have been slapped down by Twitter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guy still have an account ?
– Marco Rubio , who quotes Bible verses on Twitter all the time , is now criticizing Democratic candidate Raphael Warnock for quoting the Bible .
That ’ s particularly rich , considering Warnock is an actual Reverend .
You can donate to Warnock ’ s Georgia Senate runoff campaign here .
– One of the things I ’ m most looking forward to in 63 days : Trump ’ s immigrant concentration camps being liberated , and tons of Border Patrol and ICE agents being prosecuted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ GSA Administrator Emily Murphy is trying to paint herself as a sympathetic victim now ?
People are dying because she refuses to sign a piece of paper starting the transition .
She ’ s literally murdering people while conspiring against the United States .
Sympathy my ass .
She deserves prison .

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– Donald Trump knew he needed to win reelection to keep his entire life from being destroyed. But he lost anyway. It’s a reminder that just because you’re evil and you need to make a certain thing happen, it doesn’t mean you have the ability to pull it off. None of these Republicans have magic wands. Not Trump, not McConnell, not any of them.
– Donald Trump has posted eight tweets in the past two hours, all of which have been slapped down by Twitter for being false. Why does this guy still have an account?
– Marco Rubio, who quotes Bible verses on Twitter all the time, is now criticizing Democratic candidate Raphael Warnock for quoting the Bible. That’s particularly rich, considering Warnock is an actual Reverend. You can donate to Warnock’s Georgia Senate runoff campaign here.
– One of the things I’m most looking forward to in 63 days: Trump’s immigrant concentration camps being liberated, and tons of Border Patrol and ICE agents being prosecuted for their crimes.
– Wait, GSA Administrator Emily Murphy is trying to paint herself as a sympathetic victim now? People are dying because she refuses to sign a piece of paper starting the transition. She’s literally murdering people while conspiring against the United States. Sympathy my ass. She deserves prison.
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palmerreport--2020-11-18--Donald Trump’s deranged endgame

Donald Trump’s deranged endgame

The blatant attempts by Donald Trump to sabotage President-elect Joe Biden are so clear that a blind person can see them .
His frivolous lawsuits are going nowhere , and deep inside , he knows he is done .
That is why he keeps doing things that will make Joe Biden ’ s job harder once he assumes the presidency .
Trump ’ s behavior may well slow down or complicate the delivery of a vaccine that U.S. citizens so desperately need to begin to return to normal , and distribution of the vaccine is complicated on its own .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ anything coming from the government .
Consequently , his continued interference could hamper administration of the vaccine .
President-elect Biden will have to create a “ public trust ” campaign to ensure that people get vaccinated .
It is shameful that someone who calls himself “ president ” of our country is doing things to purposely harm us .
As if interfering with the vaccine is not enough , the Guardian reported that Trump was considering striking Iran ’ s nuclear sites before he is ushered out of office .
Iran will not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do such a thing .
Trump would like nothing better than to start a war during his final days while undermining a coronavirus vaccine , which would leave the U.S. in turmoil and danger .
He is despicable , though not as despicable as the people who continue to support and keep him in office .
The Guardian reported that Trump also wants to cut U.S. military presence in Afghanistan by almost half , making the experts who predicted the end of his presidency as the most dangerous look like prognosticators .
Fortunately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crazy plans from every corner .
According to the Hill , Mitch McConnell has openly warned Trump of the foolhardiness of his plans regarding Afghanistan and reminded Trump that he needs approval from Congress , which he is unlikely to receive .
Indeed , U.S. News & World Report shared that several Republicans have spoken out about such a move , the most vocal of whom is Mac Thornberry ( R-TX ) .
Thornberry , the ranking member of the arms services committee , spoke about how foolish this action would be .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the table , ” said Thornberry .
According to U.S. News , other Republicans back Thornberry ’ s position .
Trump has done nothing but wreak havoc on the U.S. since taking office .
Now that he is out , he seems hell-bent on doing as much damage as he possibly can before he has no choice but to leave .
Someone needs to get control over this man before he does something irreversible for which American citizens will pay for months and years to come .
Surely , there is someone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him .
For all the years that America has been in existence , we have lived in fear that some crazy person would have his finger on the button that could end life as we know it .
That crazy man is Donald Trump .
For the sake of our country and our wellbeing , he must be stopped .

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The blatant attempts by Donald Trump to sabotage President-elect Joe Biden are so clear that a blind person can see them. His frivolous lawsuits are going nowhere, and deep inside, he knows he is done. That is why he keeps doing things that will make Joe Biden’s job harder once he assumes the presidency. Trump’s behavior may well slow down or complicate the delivery of a vaccine that U.S. citizens so desperately need to begin to return to normal, and distribution of the vaccine is complicated on its own.
Trump has already decreased public trust in anything coming from the government. Consequently, his continued interference could hamper administration of the vaccine. President-elect Biden will have to create a “public trust” campaign to ensure that people get vaccinated. It is shameful that someone who calls himself “president” of our country is doing things to purposely harm us. As if interfering with the vaccine is not enough, the Guardian reported that Trump was considering striking Iran’s nuclear sites before he is ushered out of office. Iran will not sit idly by if Trump were to do such a thing. Trump would like nothing better than to start a war during his final days while undermining a coronavirus vaccine, which would leave the U.S. in turmoil and danger. He is despicable, though not as despicable as the people who continue to support and keep him in office.
The Guardian reported that Trump also wants to cut U.S. military presence in Afghanistan by almost half, making the experts who predicted the end of his presidency as the most dangerous look like prognosticators. Fortunately, Trump is being opposed in his crazy plans from every corner. According to the Hill, Mitch McConnell has openly warned Trump of the foolhardiness of his plans regarding Afghanistan and reminded Trump that he needs approval from Congress, which he is unlikely to receive. Indeed, U.S. News & World Report shared that several Republicans have spoken out about such a move, the most vocal of whom is Mac Thornberry (R-TX). Thornberry, the ranking member of the arms services committee, spoke about how foolish this action would be. “Increased military pressure brought the Taliban to the table,” said Thornberry. According to U.S. News, other Republicans back Thornberry’s position.
Trump has done nothing but wreak havoc on the U.S. since taking office. Now that he is out, he seems hell-bent on doing as much damage as he possibly can before he has no choice but to leave. Someone needs to get control over this man before he does something irreversible for which American citizens will pay for months and years to come. Surely, there is someone who can and will stand up to him. For all the years that America has been in existence, we have lived in fear that some crazy person would have his finger on the button that could end life as we know it. That crazy man is Donald Trump. For the sake of our country and our wellbeing, he must be stopped.
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palmerreport--2020-11-18--It’s becoming more clear why Donald Trump moved to Mar-a-Lago

When Donald Trump announced a year ago that he was “ moving ” from Trump Tower in New York to Mar-a-Lago in Florida , it raised eyebrows because he hadn ’ t actually lived at either property in a few years .
At the time there was debate about whether Trump was doing it to try to save money , or if he mistakenly thought that moving to Florida would protect him from criminal charges in New York .
Hindsight is now making things a bit more clear .
Donald Trump is now just 64 days from being vulnerable to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when New York will arrest him on state charges , but we do know that the state has had a widely documented grand jury in the process of indicting him on financial charges for about a year .
So it ’ s a matter of when , not if , Trump will be arrested .
At that point Trump will argue in court that he should be released on bail .
Prosecutors will likely argue that Trump is an international flight risk , and a risk of giving U.S. intel to America ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be remanded .
The judge could easily decide to split the difference by giving Trump house arrest , with his visits and communications supervised .
In such case , Trump would surely rather be under house arrest at a mansion like Mar-a-Lago with good weather year round , than in a New York City apartment .
So it ’ s notable that Trump “ moved ” to Mar-a-Lago almost immediately after he learned that New York had a grand jury targeting him .
It ’ s as if he wanted to establish Mar-a-Lago @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possible , in order to increase his odds of ultimately being able to convince the judge to let him serve his house arrest there .
There ’ s also another consideration .
Trump ’ s creditors will come at him from all sides once he ’ s out of office .
He ’ ll likely end up having to file personal bankruptcy as well as several corporate bankruptcies .
Trump Tower , with its daunting debt structure , could be one of the first properties he loses .
So he could be angling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he should get to keep Mar-a-Lago because it ’ s been his primary residence for the past year .
In any case , it ’ s worth keeping in mind that for all the irrelevant noise that Donald Trump is making , and for all the irrelevant angles that the major news outlets seem to be hung up on right now , the real story here is that Trump is about to face prison and bankruptcy .
Everything he does from here on out will be an attempt at giving him a softer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , whether it ’ s trying to scare prosecutors into giving him a resignation immunity deal , or trying to steal money on his way out the door .

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When Donald Trump announced a year ago that he was “moving” from Trump Tower in New York to Mar-a-Lago in Florida, it raised eyebrows because he hadn’t actually lived at either property in a few years. At the time there was debate about whether Trump was doing it to try to save money, or if he mistakenly thought that moving to Florida would protect him from criminal charges in New York.
Hindsight is now making things a bit more clear. Donald Trump is now just 64 days from being vulnerable to arrest. We don’t know when New York will arrest him on state charges, but we do know that the state has had a widely documented grand jury in the process of indicting him on financial charges for about a year. So it’s a matter of when, not if, Trump will be arrested.
At that point Trump will argue in court that he should be released on bail. Prosecutors will likely argue that Trump is an international flight risk, and a risk of giving U.S. intel to America’s enemies, and that he should be remanded. The judge could easily decide to split the difference by giving Trump house arrest, with his visits and communications supervised.
In such case, Trump would surely rather be under house arrest at a mansion like Mar-a-Lago with good weather year round, than in a New York City apartment. So it’s notable that Trump “moved” to Mar-a-Lago almost immediately after he learned that New York had a grand jury targeting him. It’s as if he wanted to establish Mar-a-Lago as his primary residence as soon as possible, in order to increase his odds of ultimately being able to convince the judge to let him serve his house arrest there.
There’s also another consideration. Trump’s creditors will come at him from all sides once he’s out of office. He’ll likely end up having to file personal bankruptcy as well as several corporate bankruptcies. Trump Tower, with its daunting debt structure, could be one of the first properties he loses. So he could be angling to argue in personal bankruptcy court that he should get to keep Mar-a-Lago because it’s been his primary residence for the past year.
In any case, it’s worth keeping in mind that for all the irrelevant noise that Donald Trump is making, and for all the irrelevant angles that the major news outlets seem to be hung up on right now, the real story here is that Trump is about to face prison and bankruptcy. Everything he does from here on out will be an attempt at giving him a softer landing with regard to prison and bankruptcy, whether it’s trying to scare prosecutors into giving him a resignation immunity deal, or trying to steal money on his way out the door.
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palmerreport--2020-11-19--Joe Biden just nailed it

Joe Biden just nailed it

– President elect Joe Biden made an incredible statement today with just three words .
When he held a roundtable with frontline medical workers , one of the nurses revealed that she still hasn ’ t been able to get tested for coronavirus .
Biden ’ s response : “ You ’ re kidding me.
” Biden signaled that we ’ re finally about to have a President who finds that to be as unacceptable , absurd , and in need of fixing as the rest of us do .
Trump would have simply lied about testing , or ignored @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – Yet another reason to work hard to win the Georgia Senate runoffs : a formal ethics complaint was filed against Lindsey Graham today for his election tampering .
If the Democrats take control of the Senate , this complaint will be investigated seriously and there will be hearings .
If the Republicans retain control of the Senate , then the Senate will take no action against Graham .
– Tweet of the day , from Congresswoman Jackie Speier : “ 42 years ago today I survived a mass shooting & massacre at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ along w/courageous journalists Don Harris , Bob Brown of NBC News & SF Examiner photographer Greg Robinson .
Embrace life .
Respect the fact that you are alive & wear a mask .
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– President elect Joe Biden made an incredible statement today with just three words. When he held a roundtable with frontline medical workers, one of the nurses revealed that she still hasn’t been able to get tested for coronavirus. Biden’s response: “You’re kidding me.” Biden signaled that we’re finally about to have a President who finds that to be as unacceptable, absurd, and in need of fixing as the rest of us do. Trump would have simply lied about testing, or ignored the nurse’s words altogether.
– Yet another reason to work hard to win the Georgia Senate runoffs: a formal ethics complaint was filed against Lindsey Graham today for his election tampering. If the Democrats take control of the Senate, this complaint will be investigated seriously and there will be hearings. If the Republicans retain control of the Senate, then the Senate will take no action against Graham.
– Tweet of the day, from Congresswoman Jackie Speier: “42 years ago today I survived a mass shooting & massacre at Jonestown. Congressman Leo Ryan was assassinated along w/courageous journalists Don Harris, Bob Brown of NBC News & SF Examiner photographer Greg Robinson. Embrace life. Respect the fact that you are alive & wear a mask.”
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palmerreport--2020-11-19--Donald Trump swings and misses

Donald Trump swings and misses

Senator Lindsey Graham has been referred to the Senate Ethics Committee for election tampering , with more witnesses and details coming forward .
Trump continues to lose at every turn , with Wayne County certifying the results after a brief but loud delay .
Now , it turns out , the laughable shitshow has become even worse .
Rudy Giuliani was laughed out of court yesterday and today continues his affront to the legal profession .
Maybe he was talented at one time , but it is all doubtful given how poorly he is performing .
Trumping up an argument @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Pennsylvania law , Giuliani and the team argued : “ Ultimately , Plaintiffs will seek the remedy of Trump being declared the winner of the legal votes cast in Pennsylvania in the 2020 General Election , and , thus , the recipient of Pennsylvania ’ s electors.
” Another specious claim , with Trump having lost the state by more than 82,000 votes .
Keep in mind the Trump team is not seeking a recount or state legislative remedy in Pennsylvania , but a judicial power grab .
It too will fail @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We must keep in mind that this is a guy who was beat like a drum in the popular vote in 2016 , but spent three years arguing that he had won because of mysterious illegal votes .
Graham is out there committing crimes to try to turn the results , and failing .
They are wasting money and trying to destroy democracy , but the clock is ticking and in less than nine weeks , Joe Biden is our president .

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Senator Lindsey Graham has been referred to the Senate Ethics Committee for election tampering, with more witnesses and details coming forward. Trump continues to lose at every turn, with Wayne County certifying the results after a brief but loud delay.
Now, it turns out, the laughable shitshow has become even worse. Rudy Giuliani was laughed out of court yesterday and today continues his affront to the legal profession. Maybe he was talented at one time, but it is all doubtful given how poorly he is performing. Trumping up an argument about ballots supposedly counted in violation of the Pennsylvania law, Giuliani and the team argued:
“Ultimately, Plaintiffs will seek the remedy of Trump being declared the winner of the legal votes cast in Pennsylvania in the 2020 General Election, and, thus, the recipient of Pennsylvania’s electors.”
Another specious claim, with Trump having lost the state by more than 82,000 votes. Keep in mind the Trump team is not seeking a recount or state legislative remedy in Pennsylvania, but a judicial power grab. It too will fail, as will the Wisconsin limited recount. We must keep in mind that this is a guy who was beat like a drum in the popular vote in 2016, but spent three years arguing that he had won because of mysterious illegal votes. Graham is out there committing crimes to try to turn the results, and failing. They are wasting money and trying to destroy democracy, but the clock is ticking and in less than nine weeks, Joe Biden is our president.
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palmerreport--2020-11-19--What are the odds?

What are the odds?

– Some of you have asked me the odds of certain things happening , so here goes .
The odds of the Republicans somehow winning the House majority based on the races that haven ’ t yet been called ?
Literally zero .
The odds of Trump somehow overturning the election result ?
Literally zero .
The odds of us winning the Georgia Senate runoffs ?
Probably 50-50 , but it ’ ll depend on how quickly we stop wasting time fretting over Trump somehow magically stealing the election , and how quickly we turn our attention to winning the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come down to us .
– Speaking of the Georgia runoffs , sign up to volunteer for the Warnock campaign here .
Sign up to volunteer for the Ossoff campaign here .
You don ’ t have to be in Georgia to help volunteer or phone bank .
If you have more money than time , you can jointly donate to Ossoff and Warnock here .
– Tweet of the day from Valerie Jarrett , responding to the news that Joe Biden spend today talking with first responders while Donald Trump once again @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is hiding in his basement , and it ’ s not Joe Biden .
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– Some of you have asked me the odds of certain things happening, so here goes. The odds of the Republicans somehow winning the House majority based on the races that haven’t yet been called? Literally zero. The odds of Trump somehow overturning the election result? Literally zero. The odds of us winning the Georgia Senate runoffs? Probably 50-50, but it’ll depend on how quickly we stop wasting time fretting over Trump somehow magically stealing the election, and how quickly we turn our attention to winning the runoffs. As always, these things come down to us.
– Speaking of the Georgia runoffs, sign up to volunteer for the Warnock campaign here. Sign up to volunteer for the Ossoff campaign here. You don’t have to be in Georgia to help volunteer or phone bank. If you have more money than time, you can jointly donate to Ossoff and Warnock here.
– Tweet of the day from Valerie Jarrett, responding to the news that Joe Biden spend today talking with first responders while Donald Trump once again had no public events: “Someone is hiding in his basement, and it’s not Joe Biden.”
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palmerreport--2020-11-19--Things just got even uglier for Donald Trump in Georgia

– Georgia ’ s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has announced that his state will announce its recount and audit @ @ @ @ @ that Joe Biden has won .
Trump seems to be on a quest to see @ @ @ @ @ lose this election .
– Speaking of Georgia , we now have the Republican candidates @ @ @ @ @ Senate runoff races .
David Perdue is already refusing to debate Jon Ossoff .
Kelly @ @ @ @ @ ridiculous lies about Reverend Raphael Warnock .
You can donate to Ossoff and Warnock here @ @ @ @ @ from New York Magazine reveals that , based on their internal data , the Biden @ @ @ @ @ had figured out with 100 % certainty at 6:30am on election night that Biden would @ @ @ @ @ out by 9:00am the same 100 % certainly of a Biden win , using only @ @ @ @ @ ’ s a reminder that the major media outlets waited an extra three days to @ @ @ @ @ statistically valid reason .

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– Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has announced that his state will announce its recount and audit results tomorrow, confirming again that Joe Biden has won. Trump seems to be on a quest to see how many times he can lose this election.
– Speaking of Georgia, we now have the Republican candidates on the run in the Senate runoff races. David Perdue is already refusing to debate Jon Ossoff. Kelly Loeffler is already resorting to ridiculous lies about Reverend Raphael Warnock. You can donate to Ossoff and Warnock here.
– Fascinating new article from New York Magazine reveals that, based on their internal data, the Biden campaign’s number crunchers had figured out with 100% certainty at 6:30am on election night that Biden would win. Palmer Report figured out by 9:00am the same 100% certainly of a Biden win, using only publicly available data. It’s a reminder that the major media outlets waited an extra three days to call the election for no statistically valid reason.
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