palmerreport--2020-11-06--What Donald Trump will do once he loses

What Donald Trump will do once he loses

I hate to spoil it for you , but Donald Trump is going to lose this election .
The math makes abundantly clear that Joe Biden will win Pennsylvania , and that alone will put him past 270 .
It ’ s over .
Joe Biden is going to win this election .
Give it a few hours and he ’ ll be named the winner .
So what next ?
That ’ ll be up to Donald Trump .
He spent the past two days meekly hiding from the public , and then once he realized he was out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ front of the cameras .
Two major TV networks didn ’ t even bother to air his entire press conference , to give you an idea of how little of an impact Trump ’ s weak antics are having .
The question is what Trump will do once the major media outlets actually call the race for Joe Biden .
Will we see the nearly depleted Trump who spent most of the vote counting cycle in hiding and is clearly ready to give up on everything , or will we see the panicky @ @ @ @ @ @ @ end ?
Put another way : now that Trump is going to lose the election , he ’ s earmarked for prison .
New York already has a widely documented grand jury in the process of criminally indicting him for financial crimes .
We don ’ t know when that indictment will come down , but we know that it will .
Trump knows it as well .
Everything he does next will be in direct response to the fact that he ’ s earmarked for prison .
You can safely ignore the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the election through recounts that won ’ t work , or court filings that are already failing , or an attempt at taking over the Pennsylvania legislature that ’ s so unrealistic it ’ s almost hallucinatory in nature .
Once those fantasies subside , Trump will be left with the fact that he has three months left in office before he becomes susceptible to arrest – and the only leverage he ’ ll have is that he ’ s still temporarily the President of the United States .
Trump is a businessman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inept one .
He ’ ll try to figure out how to leverage what ’ s left of his presidency in exchange for some kind of reduced criminal exposure .
The question is whether he ’ ll start behaving nicely in the hope of convincing prosecutors not to come after him once he ’ s out , or whether he ’ ll start making empty threats about blowing everything up in the hope prosecutors will panic and give him immunity in exchange for resigning early .
Either way , it ’ ll all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fading badly in the cognitive department , and he now appears to actually believe the phony conspiracy theories that he used to merely use as a weapon for winning the votes of nutjobs .
But there ’ s no indication that Trump wants to go down in some kind of blaze .
He might decide to try to make us think he wants to go down in a blaze , but as with most things Trump blatantly threatens to do , it ’ ll be a bluff .
Some have asked if Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ does , it ’ ll be a perfectly humiliating end for him ; he ’ d be a punchline for all time .
It ’ s also likely that if Trump flees , he ’ ll end up in some kind of Assange-type situation , living in a basement somewhere .
We can ’ t see Trump wanting to take this route .
We suspect he ’ d rather just sit in Mar-a-Lago while he tries to fend off his criminal charges , and hope he convinces the judge to give him bail @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his trial for a couple years .
There ’ s also a hypothetical scenario in which Trump resigns early so Mike Pence can pardon him and his family .
The theory is that Trump ’ s pardon would be more likely to hold up in court if it comes from Pence , than if Trump pardons himself .
But this wouldn ’ t do anything to shield Trump or his family from state charges , so it would be a partial solution at best .
The bottom line is that Donald Trump has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ ll merely be focused on trying to keep himself out of prison .
The nightmarish part is that , even with Donald Trump merely using these next three months to try to engineer a relatively soft landing for himself , hundreds of thousands more Americans will needlessly die in the ongoing pandemic .
One other factor to consider is that with control of the Senate about to come down to a pair of runoff races in Georgia in January , Mitch McConnell will now have to put on a good show @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Georgia voters – who just voted for Joe Biden – that they should vote for the two Republican Senate candidates .
McConnell ’ s best option could be to start pushing things like a stimulus package while pressuring Trump to stay out of it .
There are a lot of moving parts .
But we ’ d guess that the final three lame duck months of Donald Trump ’ s presidency will look a lot like the first forty-five lame duck months of his presidency : him trying to take care of his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

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I hate to spoil it for you, but Donald Trump is going to lose this election. The math makes abundantly clear that Joe Biden will win Pennsylvania, and that alone will put him past 270. It’s over. Joe Biden is going to win this election. Give it a few hours and he’ll be named the winner. So what next?
That’ll be up to Donald Trump. He spent the past two days meekly hiding from the public, and then once he realized he was out of time, he meekly whined in front of the cameras. Two major TV networks didn’t even bother to air his entire press conference, to give you an idea of how little of an impact Trump’s weak antics are having.
The question is what Trump will do once the major media outlets actually call the race for Joe Biden. Will we see the nearly depleted Trump who spent most of the vote counting cycle in hiding and is clearly ready to give up on everything, or will we see the panicky and confused Trump who emerged near the end?
Put another way: now that Trump is going to lose the election, he’s earmarked for prison. New York already has a widely documented grand jury in the process of criminally indicting him for financial crimes. We don’t know when that indictment will come down, but we know that it will. Trump knows it as well. Everything he does next will be in direct response to the fact that he’s earmarked for prison.
You can safely ignore the part where Trump tries to magically overturn the election through recounts that won’t work, or court filings that are already failing, or an attempt at taking over the Pennsylvania legislature that’s so unrealistic it’s almost hallucinatory in nature.
Once those fantasies subside, Trump will be left with the fact that he has three months left in office before he becomes susceptible to arrest – and the only leverage he’ll have is that he’s still temporarily the President of the United States.
Trump is a businessman and a dealmaker, albeit an absolutely inept one. He’ll try to figure out how to leverage what’s left of his presidency in exchange for some kind of reduced criminal exposure. The question is whether he’ll start behaving nicely in the hope of convincing prosecutors not to come after him once he’s out, or whether he’ll start making empty threats about blowing everything up in the hope prosecutors will panic and give him immunity in exchange for resigning early.
Either way, it’ll all be an act. Donald Trump is fading badly in the cognitive department, and he now appears to actually believe the phony conspiracy theories that he used to merely use as a weapon for winning the votes of nutjobs. But there’s no indication that Trump wants to go down in some kind of blaze. He might decide to try to make us think he wants to go down in a blaze, but as with most things Trump blatantly threatens to do, it’ll be a bluff.
Some have asked if Trump will flee the country. If he does, it’ll be a perfectly humiliating end for him; he’d be a punchline for all time. It’s also likely that if Trump flees, he’ll end up in some kind of Assange-type situation, living in a basement somewhere. We can’t see Trump wanting to take this route. We suspect he’d rather just sit in Mar-a-Lago while he tries to fend off his criminal charges, and hope he convinces the judge to give him bail while he drags out the start of his trial for a couple years.
There’s also a hypothetical scenario in which Trump resigns early so Mike Pence can pardon him and his family. The theory is that Trump’s pardon would be more likely to hold up in court if it comes from Pence, than if Trump pardons himself. But this wouldn’t do anything to shield Trump or his family from state charges, so it would be a partial solution at best.
The bottom line is that Donald Trump has no good options from here, and he’ll merely be focused on trying to keep himself out of prison. The nightmarish part is that, even with Donald Trump merely using these next three months to try to engineer a relatively soft landing for himself, hundreds of thousands more Americans will needlessly die in the ongoing pandemic.
One other factor to consider is that with control of the Senate about to come down to a pair of runoff races in Georgia in January, Mitch McConnell will now have to put on a good show in order to make the case to Georgia voters – who just voted for Joe Biden – that they should vote for the two Republican Senate candidates. McConnell’s best option could be to start pushing things like a stimulus package while pressuring Trump to stay out of it.
There are a lot of moving parts. But we’d guess that the final three lame duck months of Donald Trump’s presidency will look a lot like the first forty-five lame duck months of his presidency: him trying to take care of his own interests and not doing much else.
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palmerreport--2020-11-06--Lindsey Graham melts down as Donald Trump circles the drain

For a guy who just won reelection , Lindsey Graham doesn ’ t sound too happy .
In fact he sounds more unwell than ever .
He appeared on the Sean Hannity show on Fox News tonight , and it was a total debacle .
Hannity is having the kind of meltdown you ’ d expect from a guy who ’ s married himself so thoroughly to Trump that he doesn ’ t think he ’ ll have a place on cable news anymore once Trump is gone .
But Lindsey Graham appeared on Hannity ’ s on-air pity party @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suggesting that Pennsylvania ’ s Republican legislature somehow magically give the state ’ s electoral votes to Donald Trump even after Joe Biden is named the winner of the state .
To be 100 % clear , this absolutely will not happen .
It ’ s not a real thing .
It wouldn ’ t even be legal .
Even far right Republican stalwart Rick Santorum – who ’ s from Pennsylvania – stated on CNN tonight that it ’ s not a real thing .
In fact Santorum stated that he knows @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state legislature wouldn ’ t even attempt such a thing .
It ’ s simply the delusional fantasy of someone who has lost .
Yet here we have Lindsey Graham going on TV and championing this kind of imaginary magical overthrow of the election results .
It obviously won ’ t magically overthrow the results .
But this kind of rhetoric is what motivates Donald Trump ’ s most unstable fans to turn violent .
Here ’ s a question .
For decades we watched Lindsey Graham try to be a loyal clone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ past couple years we ’ ve watched Lindsey Graham try to be a loyal clone of Donald Trump .
Once Trump is gone , whose personality will Graham adopt next ?

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For a guy who just won reelection, Lindsey Graham doesn’t sound too happy. In fact he sounds more unwell than ever. He appeared on the Sean Hannity show on Fox News tonight, and it was a total debacle.
Hannity is having the kind of meltdown you’d expect from a guy who’s married himself so thoroughly to Trump that he doesn’t think he’ll have a place on cable news anymore once Trump is gone. But Lindsey Graham appeared on Hannity’s on-air pity party tonight and made things even worse by suggesting that Pennsylvania’s Republican legislature somehow magically give the state’s electoral votes to Donald Trump even after Joe Biden is named the winner of the state.
To be 100% clear, this absolutely will not happen. It’s not a real thing. It wouldn’t even be legal. Even far right Republican stalwart Rick Santorum – who’s from Pennsylvania – stated on CNN tonight that it’s not a real thing. In fact Santorum stated that he knows first hand that Pennsylvania’s Republican state legislature wouldn’t even attempt such a thing. It’s simply the delusional fantasy of someone who has lost.
Yet here we have Lindsey Graham going on TV and championing this kind of imaginary magical overthrow of the election results. It obviously won’t magically overthrow the results. But this kind of rhetoric is what motivates Donald Trump’s most unstable fans to turn violent.
Here’s a question. For decades we watched Lindsey Graham try to be a loyal clone of John McCain. Then over the past couple years we’ve watched Lindsey Graham try to be a loyal clone of Donald Trump. Once Trump is gone, whose personality will Graham adopt next?
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palmerreport--2020-11-06--When Donald Trump falls

When Donald Trump falls

Anyone with personal experience with a malignant narcissist can easily recognize the formula .
When reality says something the narcissist doesn ’ t like , it ’ s reality that ’ s got it wrong .
When the facts of the matter don ’ t line up with the narcissist ’ s approval , the narcissist simply defines those facts out of existence .
Or , in Donald Trump ’ s words , “ If you count the legal votes , I win .
If you count the illegal votes , Joe Biden wins.
” Definition of a legal vote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of an illegal vote ?
A vote for Biden .
It ’ s particularly disquieting for me .
I ’ ve had the misfortune of enduring two narcissists in my life during two separate periods .
So what Donald Trump has done , effectively , is define my vote out of existence .
My vote cast in Pennsylvania , according to the president of the United States , is illegal .
Why ?
Because it wasn ’ t for him .
Yes , that ’ s what fascists do .
Yes , that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ antithetical to America and what America stands for .
But it ’ s also chillingly familiar for those of us who have endured this particularly gaslighting form of personal tyranny .
And that isn ’ t even the worst part .
What is even worse is the narcissist is often surrounded by a bodyguard of co-conspirators who know them and support them .
These co-conspirators ( or codependents ) usually support the narcissist because they don ’ t really know them well enough to see through them and they believe the fictional autobiography @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump says , “ If you count the legal votes , I win .
If you count the illegal votes , Joe Biden wins , ” it comes straight out of the narcissist ’ s playbook .
I could have written those lines for him .
In a way , I already have .
Numerous times in the pages of the Palmer Report I have said that when it comes down to losing the presidency , Donald Trump simply will not accept reality .
He will call it Fake News , because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ always done and because that ’ s what narcissists always do .
So when it comes to a showdown between the narcissist and his victims , the narcissist often scores a win with the help of their friends .
Notice , for example , that the GOP legislatures in Wisconsin , Pennsylvania and Michigan didn ’ t allow the counting of early votes until the polls closed .
They did so because they knew that Election Day votes would favor Trump .
They knew this would be so because , just as Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Trump also told his followers not to trust voting by mail .
So Election Day voting was heavily slanted in Trump ’ s favor , and those votes were counted first , making it possible for Trump to claim victory before the bad news came in .
These are familiar gaslighting tactics that are used by narcissists all the time .
When done on a grand scale by a malignant narcissist like Trump it can be particularly triggering .
If narcissists were in charge of baseball games , for example , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s team was a run ahead .
But no matter how many tantrums Trump may throw , that ’ s not how Democracy works .
In a Democracy , my vote isn ’ t Fake News , it ’ s my Constitutional voice .
And every vote cast on or before Election Day deserves to be counted , no matter what Donald Trump says .
Just as it ’ s eerily reminiscent of troubling times to watch Trump at work , it gives me a profound sense of triumphal satisfaction to watch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In 75 or so days from now the monster of Pennsylvania Avenue will be gone .
Even a malignant narcissist as powerful as the president of the United States can be defeated by Democracy .
At noon on January 20 , 2021 , I want to see his face .
That will be a day of personal catharsis for me , because it will be symbolic of the two narcissists I have endured , and the dismay etched on that face by the hand of justice will be glorious to see .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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Anyone with personal experience with a malignant narcissist can easily recognize the formula. When reality says something the narcissist doesn’t like, it’s reality that’s got it wrong. When the facts of the matter don’t line up with the narcissist’s approval, the narcissist simply defines those facts out of existence. Or, in Donald Trump’s words, “If you count the legal votes, I win. If you count the illegal votes, Joe Biden wins.” Definition of a legal vote? A vote for Trump. Definition of an illegal vote? A vote for Biden.
It’s particularly disquieting for me. I’ve had the misfortune of enduring two narcissists in my life during two separate periods. So what Donald Trump has done, effectively, is define my vote out of existence. My vote cast in Pennsylvania, according to the president of the United States, is illegal. Why? Because it wasn’t for him. Yes, that’s what fascists do. Yes, that’s an absurd proclamation that is antithetical to America and what America stands for. But it’s also chillingly familiar for those of us who have endured this particularly gaslighting form of personal tyranny.
And that isn’t even the worst part. What is even worse is the narcissist is often surrounded by a bodyguard of co-conspirators who know them and support them. These co-conspirators (or codependents) usually support the narcissist because they don’t really know them well enough to see through them and they believe the fictional autobiography the narcissist has created.
So when Donald Trump says, “If you count the legal votes, I win. If you count the illegal votes, Joe Biden wins,” it comes straight out of the narcissist’s playbook. I could have written those lines for him. In a way, I already have. Numerous times in the pages of the Palmer Report I have said that when it comes down to losing the presidency, Donald Trump simply will not accept reality. He will call it Fake News, because that’s what he’s always done and because that’s what narcissists always do.
So when it comes to a showdown between the narcissist and his victims, the narcissist often scores a win with the help of their friends. Notice, for example, that the GOP legislatures in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan didn’t allow the counting of early votes until the polls closed. They did so because they knew that Election Day votes would favor Trump. They knew this would be so because, just as Trump told his followers not to wear masks, Trump also told his followers not to trust voting by mail. So Election Day voting was heavily slanted in Trump’s favor, and those votes were counted first, making it possible for Trump to claim victory before the bad news came in.
These are familiar gaslighting tactics that are used by narcissists all the time. When done on a grand scale by a malignant narcissist like Trump it can be particularly triggering. If narcissists were in charge of baseball games, for example, the game would stop the minute the narcissist’s team was a run ahead. But no matter how many tantrums Trump may throw, that’s not how Democracy works. In a Democracy, my vote isn’t Fake News, it’s my Constitutional voice. And every vote cast on or before Election Day deserves to be counted, no matter what Donald Trump says.
Just as it’s eerily reminiscent of troubling times to watch Trump at work, it gives me a profound sense of triumphal satisfaction to watch the system quietly pulling him down. In 75 or so days from now the monster of Pennsylvania Avenue will be gone. Even a malignant narcissist as powerful as the president of the United States can be defeated by Democracy. At noon on January 20, 2021, I want to see his face. That will be a day of personal catharsis for me, because it will be symbolic of the two narcissists I have endured, and the dismay etched on that face by the hand of justice will be glorious to see. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-11-06--The numbers are crazy good right now for Joe Biden in Pennsylvania

It took two hours for Joe Biden ’ s deficit in Pennsylvania to drop from 53,000 to 42,000 .
It then took another twenty minutes or so for Biden ’ s deficit to drop from 42,000 to its current 26,000 .
The gap is closing at an accelerating rate .
These numbers are coming in at random time intervals , so we ’ re still not going to make any predictions about precisely what time Biden will surpass Trump .
But at the rate the numbers are accelerating , a few things are clear .
First , we ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ away from Biden taking the lead in Pennsylvania .
Second , it ’ s now clear that Biden will go on to win Pennsylvania by a fairly sizable margin .
Finally , it ’ s worth reminding everyone that Pennsylvania ’ s twenty electoral votes are enough to put Joe Biden over 270 , even if Georgia , Arizona , and Nevada don ’ t come through for him .
In other words , when Biden is named the winner of Pennsylvania , he ’ ll be named the winner of the 2020 @ @

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It took two hours for Joe Biden’s deficit in Pennsylvania to drop from 53,000 to 42,000. It then took another twenty minutes or so for Biden’s deficit to drop from 42,000 to its current 26,000. The gap is closing at an accelerating rate.
These numbers are coming in at random time intervals, so we’re still not going to make any predictions about precisely what time Biden will surpass Trump. But at the rate the numbers are accelerating, a few things are clear. First, we’re now just hours (not days) away from Biden taking the lead in Pennsylvania. Second, it’s now clear that Biden will go on to win Pennsylvania by a fairly sizable margin.
Finally, it’s worth reminding everyone that Pennsylvania’s twenty electoral votes are enough to put Joe Biden over 270, even if Georgia, Arizona, and Nevada don’t come through for him. In other words, when Biden is named the winner of Pennsylvania, he’ll be named the winner of the 2020 election.
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palmerreport--2020-11-06--Joe Biden is clearly on track to win. Here’s why the race hasn’t been called for him yet.

Joe Biden has closed to within 26,000 votes in Pennsylvania .
Based on the number and nature of the outstanding votes , there is no longer any mathematical doubt that Biden will win Pennsylvania .
In fact he ’ ll likely win it by 100,000 votes or more .
So why haven ’ t the news outlets called Pennsylvania for Biden yet ?
Keep in mind that when the media calls Pennsylvania for Biden , it will put him over 270 electoral votes , and he will be named the winner of the 2020 election .
It ’ ll all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the major media outlets don ’ t want to take heat for calling the election for Biden based on calling a state for him that he ’ s not currently ahead in .
I ’ m not sure I blame the media for this .
In fact it may be for the best .
Donald Trump ’ s “ but I secretly won ” narrative isn ’ t getting him anywhere .
But if Joe Biden is named the next President of the United States based on a state that he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ll give Trump a new narrative to work with .
If it takes a few more hours for Joe Biden to pull ahead in Pennsylvania before the media calls the race for him , that ’ s a small price to pay in order to help make sure that Trump ’ s “ conspiracy ” argument continues to fall on deaf ears .
What ’ s sad is that the media would have to work around the sitting President of the United States on something like this , because he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

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Joe Biden has closed to within 26,000 votes in Pennsylvania. Based on the number and nature of the outstanding votes, there is no longer any mathematical doubt that Biden will win Pennsylvania. In fact he’ll likely win it by 100,000 votes or more. So why haven’t the news outlets called Pennsylvania for Biden yet?
Keep in mind that when the media calls Pennsylvania for Biden, it will put him over 270 electoral votes, and he will be named the winner of the 2020 election. It’ll all be over. I would guess that the major media outlets don’t want to take heat for calling the election for Biden based on calling a state for him that he’s not currently ahead in.
I’m not sure I blame the media for this. In fact it may be for the best. Donald Trump’s “but I secretly won” narrative isn’t getting him anywhere. But if Joe Biden is named the next President of the United States based on a state that he’s not even currently leading in, it’ll give Trump a new narrative to work with.
If it takes a few more hours for Joe Biden to pull ahead in Pennsylvania before the media calls the race for him, that’s a small price to pay in order to help make sure that Trump’s “conspiracy” argument continues to fall on deaf ears.
What’s sad is that the media would have to work around the sitting President of the United States on something like this, because he’s just that much of an unstable criminal.
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palmerreport--2020-11-06--The real reason Bill Barr has disappeared

Everyone seems surprised that Attorney General Bill Barr is nowhere to be found while Donald Trump is fighting for his life and about to lose the election .
I ’ m not surprised at all .
In fact I called it .
For months I ’ ve been documenting how Bill Barr has proven to be a remarkably ineffective henchman for Donald Trump .
Barr tried and failed to meddle on Trump ’ s behalf in the Flynn , Stone , Cohen , Lev , Igor , and Bannon cases .
Barr failed to get anywhere with the “ unmasking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the Durham investigation .
In fact , apart from Bill Barr ’ s initial victory over Robert Mueller , Barr hasn ’ t had a single victory since – and recent evidence suggests that it was actually Rod Rosenstein and not Barr who felled Mueller .
So what was Barr going to be able to do for Trump while the votes were being counted ?
Nothing of any value for Trump .
The mainstream media did us no favors when they built up Barr as some kind of invincible evil supervillain .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ course he ’ s hiding under his desk now that it ’ s all going wrong for his team .

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Everyone seems surprised that Attorney General Bill Barr is nowhere to be found while Donald Trump is fighting for his life and about to lose the election. I’m not surprised at all. In fact I called it.
For months I’ve been documenting how Bill Barr has proven to be a remarkably ineffective henchman for Donald Trump. Barr tried and failed to meddle on Trump’s behalf in the Flynn, Stone, Cohen, Lev, Igor, and Bannon cases. Barr failed to get anywhere with the “unmasking scandal.” Barr failed to get anywhere with the Durham investigation.
In fact, apart from Bill Barr’s initial victory over Robert Mueller, Barr hasn’t had a single victory since – and recent evidence suggests that it was actually Rod Rosenstein and not Barr who felled Mueller.
So what was Barr going to be able to do for Trump while the votes were being counted? Nothing of any value for Trump. The mainstream media did us no favors when they built up Barr as some kind of invincible evil supervillain. Barr is a middling bumbler. Of course he’s hiding under his desk now that it’s all going wrong for his team.
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palmerreport--2020-11-06--Donald Trump Jr holds utterly disastrous press conference as everything unravels

When Donald Trump Jr announced that he would be holding a press conference at 6pm eastern time in Atlanta , we weren ’ t sure what to think of it .
Donald Trump had been relying on Eric Trump to handle his PR these past couple days , but now Junior – who has clearly been falling apart lately – was stepping to the plate .
Donald Trump Jr ’ s performance in the press conference was about as deranged as one might expect .
But the real story came from Trump Junior ’ s co-host Vernon Jones , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ We ’ re starting now to see the white of their eyes , and we ’ re getting ready to start shooting.
” This is getting more stupid by the minute .
We don ’ t know if Vernon Jones ’ remarks meet the legal threshold of trying to incite violence , But either way , it ’ s way too dangerous for him to be talking this way right now , and he knows it .
This comes after Trump associate Steve Bannon began calling for beheadings and got suspended from @ @ @ @

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When Donald Trump Jr announced that he would be holding a press conference at 6pm eastern time in Atlanta, we weren’t sure what to think of it. Donald Trump had been relying on Eric Trump to handle his PR these past couple days, but now Junior – who has clearly been falling apart lately – was stepping to the plate.
Donald Trump Jr’s performance in the press conference was about as deranged as one might expect. But the real story came from Trump Junior’s co-host Vernon Jones, a local Georgia politician who said this: “We’re starting now to see the white of their eyes, and we’re getting ready to start shooting.”
This is getting more stupid by the minute. We don’t know if Vernon Jones’ remarks meet the legal threshold of trying to incite violence, But either way, it’s way too dangerous for him to be talking this way right now, and he knows it. This comes after Trump associate Steve Bannon began calling for beheadings and got suspended from Twitter for it.
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palmerreport--2020-11-07--Looks like Donald Trump just threw Jared Kushner under the bus

Earlier this evening the news broke that Donald Trump is now thinking about belatedly firing his election legal team and @ @ @ @ @ kind of hilarious considering he ’ s now hours away from losing the election and @ @ @ @ @ late to be making such a move .
Now it ’ s turning into a @ @ @ @ @ just revealed on air on CNN that according to his sources , Jared Kushner told @ @ @ @ @ that he ’ d taken care of the election legal team , and that Kushner @ @ @ @ @ care of it , and that Trump is furious .
Is this possible ?
Sure @ @ @ @ @ idiot .
But the only way something like this leaks to the media is if @ @ @ @ @ – and based on the nature of the leak , it pretty clearly came from @ @ @ @ @ “ Ronald Grump.
” So now Trump has reached the point where he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ that he ’ s going to lose .

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Earlier this evening the news broke that Donald Trump is now thinking about belatedly firing his election legal team and starting over, which is kind of hilarious considering he’s now hours away from losing the election and it’s far too late to be making such a move. Now it’s turning into a blame game.
Jake Tapper just revealed on air on CNN that according to his sources, Jared Kushner told Donald Trump before the election that he’d taken care of the election legal team, and that Kushner hadn’t actually taken care of it, and that Trump is furious.
Is this possible? Sure, Kushner is an arrogant idiot. But the only way something like this leaks to the media is if someone wants it out there – and based on the nature of the leak, it pretty clearly came from someone whose name rhymes with “Ronald Grump.” So now Trump has reached the point where he’s blaming Kushner for the fact that he’s going to lose.
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palmerreport--2020-11-07--The real reason Joe Biden just decided to speak tonight

A couple hours ago , MSNBC reported on air that Joe Biden was only planning to speak tonight if he was declared the winner first .
But just a few minutes ago , MSNBC announced on air that Biden is now planning to speak tonight no matter what .
So what ’ s happening ?
There are two schools of thought here .
The first would be that Biden now expects ( or has been informed ) that one or more major media outlets are planning to call the election tonight , and he ’ s going to give his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thought is that because the media is now negligently refusing to call the election for no good mathematical reason , Joe Biden is now simply taking charge of the process .
By announcing that he ’ s going to speak tonight , Biden is placing pressure on the media to go ahead and admit that the race is over and he ’ s won .
And even if the media still refuses to call the race tonight , the American people are so tired of the race not being called for him , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ address the nation as the unofficial de facto next President , and provide the leadership that the American people are desperately craving .

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A couple hours ago, MSNBC reported on air that Joe Biden was only planning to speak tonight if he was declared the winner first. But just a few minutes ago, MSNBC announced on air that Biden is now planning to speak tonight no matter what. So what’s happening?
There are two schools of thought here. The first would be that Biden now expects (or has been informed) that one or more major media outlets are planning to call the election tonight, and he’s going to give his victory speech.
The second school of thought is that because the media is now negligently refusing to call the election for no good mathematical reason, Joe Biden is now simply taking charge of the process.
By announcing that he’s going to speak tonight, Biden is placing pressure on the media to go ahead and admit that the race is over and he’s won. And even if the media still refuses to call the race tonight, the American people are so tired of the race not being called for him, it gives him a great opportunity to address the nation as the unofficial de facto next President, and provide the leadership that the American people are desperately craving.
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palmerreport--2020-11-07--Why Trump must go to prison

Why Trump must go to prison

We have Grover Cleveland to thank for the fact that Joe Biden will be the 45th man to occupy the office of the president of the United States and not the 46th .
Cleveland was both the 22nd and the 24th president because he was elected to two non-consecutive terms .
So while Biden will technically occupy the 46th presidential slot , as it were , he will only be the 45th individual to hold the august title of President .
It is becoming increasingly clear that Trump hopes to be doing a Grover Cleveland .
He now has his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ limitless ego together with his desperate need to continue his Nuremberg-variety rallies make a second run for the presidency almost inevitable .
This disastrous eventuality would mean a continuation of the status quo , with Trump touring the country and playing to his base with his message of hate and racist dog whistles and stochastic terrorism .
Only this time , instead of as president , he will do so as Martyr-in-Chief , and the knuckle-dragging hominids who slouch to his rallies will cathartically indulge their own individual portions of impotent martyrdom with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ golf , rage-tweet and give rallies , which is practically all he did anyway as president .
It ’ s no small victory that he will no longer be able to occupy the sacred house of the president while he does so , nor will he be subsidized by the taxes of the American people , nor will he be able to shuttle to and fro between his hate rallies on Airforce One .
But he can still do considerable violence to Joe Biden ’ s mission to unite the American people and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this reason , and in the interest of justice , Donald Trump must go to prison .
The world is watching us right now , and the world is wondering if we really mean it when we say that America is the true beacon of freedom and the implacable foe of tyranny .
Is he who has ridden the back of the tiger for the last four years going to end up inside , or is that tiger made of paper after all ?
When Donald Trump becomes a citizen again , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if anything , the various investigations into his shady financial dealings , emoluments violations and tax evasions will lead to .
Besides which , as I write this , Trump has the blood of 241,126 Americans on his hands , most of whom died needlessly due to his criminal neglect of the coronavirus pandemic .
But I can not state categorically that Trump will go to prison because I believe that ’ s a decision that needs to be made by American due process and the rule of law .
But I can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Donald Trump ought to go to prison in the vital interest of justice .
Even so , as a citizen Trump has rights .
He has the right to counsel , the right to a trial by a jury and the right to the presumption of innocence .
We either extend those rights to Trump or we extend them to no one .
That , too , is what it means to be an American .
But the overriding reason why Trump needs to go to prison is to keep him from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all , some 75 million Americans voted for him this time around , and that is a considerable mandate for mischief .
I sincerely hope that America does not have two scales for justice , that no American President is ever above the law .
In the coming months we will find out for ourselves .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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We have Grover Cleveland to thank for the fact that Joe Biden will be the 45th man to occupy the office of the president of the United States and not the 46th. Cleveland was both the 22nd and the 24th president because he was elected to two non-consecutive terms. So while Biden will technically occupy the 46th presidential slot, as it were, he will only be the 45th individual to hold the august title of President.
It is becoming increasingly clear that Trump hopes to be doing a Grover Cleveland. He now has his sights on 2024. Trump’s limitless ego together with his desperate need to continue his Nuremberg-variety rallies make a second run for the presidency almost inevitable. This disastrous eventuality would mean a continuation of the status quo, with Trump touring the country and playing to his base with his message of hate and racist dog whistles and stochastic terrorism. Only this time, instead of as president, he will do so as Martyr-in-Chief, and the knuckle-dragging hominids who slouch to his rallies will cathartically indulge their own individual portions of impotent martyrdom with him.
So Trump will continue to golf, rage-tweet and give rallies, which is practically all he did anyway as president. It’s no small victory that he will no longer be able to occupy the sacred house of the president while he does so, nor will he be subsidized by the taxes of the American people, nor will he be able to shuttle to and fro between his hate rallies on Airforce One. But he can still do considerable violence to Joe Biden’s mission to unite the American people and deal with this deadly pandemic. For this reason, and in the interest of justice, Donald Trump must go to prison.
The world is watching us right now, and the world is wondering if we really mean it when we say that America is the true beacon of freedom and the implacable foe of tyranny. Is he who has ridden the back of the tiger for the last four years going to end up inside, or is that tiger made of paper after all?
When Donald Trump becomes a citizen again, it will be vital to see what, if anything, the various investigations into his shady financial dealings, emoluments violations and tax evasions will lead to. Besides which, as I write this, Trump has the blood of 241,126 Americans on his hands, most of whom died needlessly due to his criminal neglect of the coronavirus pandemic.
But I cannot state categorically that Trump will go to prison because I believe that’s a decision that needs to be made by American due process and the rule of law. But I can state categorically that it is my belief that Donald Trump ought to go to prison in the vital interest of justice. Even so, as a citizen Trump has rights. He has the right to counsel, the right to a trial by a jury and the right to the presumption of innocence. We either extend those rights to Trump or we extend them to no one. That, too, is what it means to be an American.
But the overriding reason why Trump needs to go to prison is to keep him from causing further harm to America. After all, some 75 million Americans voted for him this time around, and that is a considerable mandate for mischief. I sincerely hope that America does not have two scales for justice, that no American President is ever above the law. In the coming months we will find out for ourselves. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-11-07--Donald Trump hits the panic button

Donald Trump hits the panic button

Donald Trump is on a clear path to losing the election .
At this point it ’ s just a matter of when the media calls the race for Joe Biden ; it could come tonight or tomorrow morning .
Now Trump is doing what he usually does : belatedly panicking once it ’ s too late .
This evening Trump has determined that his election lawyers aren ’ t very good , and he ’ s asked his handlers to find him “ better lawyers , ” according to an unintentionally hilarious new CNN report .
At this point @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s hours away from the hammer dropping on him , and now he ’ s thinking about changing up his team .
It ’ s too late .
At these margins , Donald Trump was never going to get anywhere with legal action anyway – but if there was a time for him to take legal action , it was when he was artificially ahead in Wisconsin , Michigan , and Pennsylvania .
Now it ’ s far too late , and Trump has virtually no leverage left .
Once the election is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ irrelevant .
No wonder he ’ s panicking .
But it ’ s far too late for him to now suddenly be trying to rip up his playbook ; the game is over .

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Donald Trump is on a clear path to losing the election. At this point it’s just a matter of when the media calls the race for Joe Biden; it could come tonight or tomorrow morning. Now Trump is doing what he usually does: belatedly panicking once it’s too late.
This evening Trump has determined that his election lawyers aren’t very good, and he’s asked his handlers to find him “better lawyers,” according to an unintentionally hilarious new CNN report. At this point Trump has already lost, he’s hours away from the hammer dropping on him, and now he’s thinking about changing up his team.
It’s too late. At these margins, Donald Trump was never going to get anywhere with legal action anyway – but if there was a time for him to take legal action, it was when he was artificially ahead in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. Now it’s far too late, and Trump has virtually no leverage left.
Once the election is called for Joe Biden, Trump becomes irrelevant. No wonder he’s panicking. But it’s far too late for him to now suddenly be trying to rip up his playbook; the game is over.
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palmerreport--2020-11-07--Joe Biden hits important milestone in Pennsylvania

It ’ s been abundantly clear since early this morning that Joe Biden is going to win Pennsylvania , and @ @ @ @ @ .
The media continues to hold off on calling the election , for reasons that @ @ @ @ @ cowardly .
But now Biden has hit an important milestone in the state .
CNN @ @ @ @ @ election official who confirmed that Joe Biden ’ s lead has grown by another three @ @ @ @ @ now at about 20,000 .
This is a big deal , because it places increasing @ @ @ @ @ outlets to go ahead and call the election .
Earlier today MSNBC suggested on-air that @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden ’ s lead in Pennsylvania reached about 35,000 votes before calling it for @ @ @ @ @ unclear if other major media outlets are using the same threshold .
But in any @ @ @ @ @ Pennsylvania lead is now half of what it apparently needs to be for MSNBC to @ @ @ @ @ .

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It’s been abundantly clear since early this morning that Joe Biden is going to win Pennsylvania, and therefore win the 2020 election. The media continues to hold off on calling the election, for reasons that seem increasingly ratings driven and/or cowardly. But now Biden has hit an important milestone in the state.
CNN just interviewed a Pittsburgh area election official who confirmed that Joe Biden’s lead has grown by another three thousand votes, and is now at about 20,000. This is a big deal, because it places increasing pressure on the major media outlets to go ahead and call the election.
Earlier today MSNBC suggested on-air that it wanted to wait until Joe Biden’s lead in Pennsylvania reached about 35,000 votes before calling it for him. It’s unclear if other major media outlets are using the same threshold. But in any case, Biden’s Pennsylvania lead is now half of what it apparently needs to be for MSNBC to call the election for him.
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palmerreport--2020-11-06--This is getting ridiculous

This is getting ridiculous

As recently as earlier today , I was still giving the major media outlets the benefit of the doubt when it came to the fact that they hadn ’ t called the election for Joe Biden .
Even though it ’ s been mathematically clear since early Wednesday that Biden would win , perhaps they were just trying to avoid giving Donald Trump a talking point about calling it too hastily .
But enough is enough .
Biden ’ s lead in Nevada just grew to 22,000 votes .
There ’ s no question he ’ ll win there , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ called the state for him .
Biden ’ s growing lead in Pennsylvania , combined with the ratio of the remaining votes , makes clear that Biden will win the state by sizable margin .
Yet the media still hasn ’ t called it .
At this point , what are the TV networks waiting for ?
Is this about ratings ?
Are they waiting for people to get home from work and get settled in front of their television sets ?
This is beyond absurd .
If Joe Biden ’ s opponent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this race would have been called 12 to 24 hours ago .

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As recently as earlier today, I was still giving the major media outlets the benefit of the doubt when it came to the fact that they hadn’t called the election for Joe Biden. Even though it’s been mathematically clear since early Wednesday that Biden would win, perhaps they were just trying to avoid giving Donald Trump a talking point about calling it too hastily.
But enough is enough. Biden’s lead in Nevada just grew to 22,000 votes. There’s no question he’ll win there, yet the media still hasn’t called the state for him. Biden’s growing lead in Pennsylvania, combined with the ratio of the remaining votes, makes clear that Biden will win the state by sizable margin. Yet the media still hasn’t called it.
At this point, what are the TV networks waiting for? Is this about ratings? Are they waiting for people to get home from work and get settled in front of their television sets? This is beyond absurd. If Joe Biden’s opponent were anyone other than Donald Trump, this race would have been called 12 to 24 hours ago.
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palmerreport--2020-11-06--Donald Trump goes bonkers ahead of Joe Biden being declared the winner

There is no longer any question that Joe Biden will win Pennsylvania – and it won ’ t be all that close .
It ’ s not clear why the media is still waiting to call the state for Biden , but once it does , he ’ ll be over 270 electoral votes and he ’ ll be declared the winner of the presidency .
Donald Trump seems to know it ’ s coming soon .
He just tweeted this : “ Joe Biden should not wrongfully claim the office of the President .
I could make that claim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ considering Trump has made that claim several times over the past few days , only to be laughed at because he wasn ’ t even ahead at the time .
If Biden were to claim victory at this point , he ’ d be doing it based on the fact that he ’ s clearly going to win .
Yet Biden is still waiting for the media outlets to make the call , rather than claiming victory unilaterally , out of respect for the process .
Trump also tweeted “ Legal proceedings are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s a reminder that Trump has reached the magic rescue fantasy stage of his downfall ; his legal claims keep getting laughed out of court because the claims he ’ s filing are absurd beyond words .

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There is no longer any question that Joe Biden will win Pennsylvania – and it won’t be all that close. It’s not clear why the media is still waiting to call the state for Biden, but once it does, he’ll be over 270 electoral votes and he’ll be declared the winner of the presidency.
Donald Trump seems to know it’s coming soon. He just tweeted this: “Joe Biden should not wrongfully claim the office of the President. I could make that claim also.” This is utterly surreal, considering Trump has made that claim several times over the past few days, only to be laughed at because he wasn’t even ahead at the time.
If Biden were to claim victory at this point, he’d be doing it based on the fact that he’s clearly going to win. Yet Biden is still waiting for the media outlets to make the call, rather than claiming victory unilaterally, out of respect for the process.
Trump also tweeted “Legal proceedings are just now beginning!” It’s a reminder that Trump has reached the magic rescue fantasy stage of his downfall; his legal claims keep getting laughed out of court because the claims he’s filing are absurd beyond words.
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Donald Trump’s endgame

Now that Donald Trump has lost and it ’ s all over but the shouting , we ’ re seeing a lot of hot takes about how his final three months will be particularly full of drama and brinksmanship .
This is possible , but I ’ m not sure I see it as the most likely outcome .
Don ’ t get me wrong .
Trump will surely try to pardon himself and his family ( or have Pence do it ) on his way out the door .
He ’ s not suddenly going to turn into a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these final months from his point of view .
Trump is arrogant enough that he surely believes he can beat the criminal charges in New York and somehow rebuild his financial house of cards .
As long as he thinks he has a good shot at a happy ending on the golf course in Florida , why would he do something drastic and risky like fleeing the country or going down in a blaze of glory ?
Those options give him no shot at a happy ending .
I don ’ t think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ending no matter what he does , but hope springs eternal for the desperate , and he ’ s delusional to begin with .
I believe Donald Trump ’ s final three lame duck months may look surprisingly like his first forty-five lame duck months .
He ’ ll watch a lot of TV , go golfing , pilfer some more money , and focus on trying to best position himself against inevitable criminal charges , all while ignoring the job of president entirely – and then declare victory when his time is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have to be vigilant .
But let ’ s remember that we ’ re the ones with the leverage now .
He ’ s just a guy who ’ s trying to figure out how to use the last bit of his presidency to set himself up in the best position possible to beat the criminal charges he knows he ’ ll face .
People in Donald Trump ’ s newfound position tend to be focused on stopping their own proverbial bleeding , at the expense of anything .
The most troubling part @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scenario where Trump simply runs out the clock by doing what he ’ s always been doing , he ’ ll be leaving another hundred thousand or more Americans to needlessly die in the pandemic .
As has usually been the case with Trump , the bulk of his damage may be due to his extreme negligence , rather than any organized attempt at damage .

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Now that Donald Trump has lost and it’s all over but the shouting, we’re seeing a lot of hot takes about how his final three months will be particularly full of drama and brinksmanship. This is possible, but I’m not sure I see it as the most likely outcome.
Don’t get me wrong. Trump will surely try to pardon himself and his family (or have Pence do it) on his way out the door. He’s not suddenly going to turn into a normal non-corrupt human. But look at these final months from his point of view.
Trump is arrogant enough that he surely believes he can beat the criminal charges in New York and somehow rebuild his financial house of cards. As long as he thinks he has a good shot at a happy ending on the golf course in Florida, why would he do something drastic and risky like fleeing the country or going down in a blaze of glory? Those options give him no shot at a happy ending. I don’t think he has any shot at a happy ending no matter what he does, but hope springs eternal for the desperate, and he’s delusional to begin with.
I believe Donald Trump’s final three lame duck months may look surprisingly like his first forty-five lame duck months. He’ll watch a lot of TV, go golfing, pilfer some more money, and focus on trying to best position himself against inevitable criminal charges, all while ignoring the job of president entirely – and then declare victory when his time is up and leave.
Of course we have to be vigilant. But let’s remember that we’re the ones with the leverage now. He’s just a guy who’s trying to figure out how to use the last bit of his presidency to set himself up in the best position possible to beat the criminal charges he knows he’ll face.
People in Donald Trump’s newfound position tend to be focused on stopping their own proverbial bleeding, at the expense of anything. The most troubling part is that even in the best case scenario where Trump simply runs out the clock by doing what he’s always been doing, he’ll be leaving another hundred thousand or more Americans to needlessly die in the pandemic. As has usually been the case with Trump, the bulk of his damage may be due to his extreme negligence, rather than any organized attempt at damage.
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palmerreport--2020-11-06--House Republicans openly feud with each other as Donald Trump circles the drain

– House Republicans Dan Crenshaw and Marjorie Taylor Greene are now openly feuding on Twitter and calling each other liars , if you ’ re wondering how the GOP is handling Donald Trump ’ s downfall .
It ’ s not surprising .
Greene is a far right loon who just got elected on Trumpism , so she has to remain loyal to him ( for now ) .
Crenshaw is also a far right loon , but he ’ s clearly ready to insulate himself from Trump ’ s downfall .
We ’ ll see more of this kind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ each try to figure out what ’ s selfishly best for themselves .
– I have no interest in Trump ’ s legal challenges .
At these margins he has zero chance of litigating enough ballots to flip any states that would get him to 270 .
Nor can he magically have the Pennsylvania legislature hand him the state ’ s electoral votes .
These narratives are just cable news filler while we await more vote totals .
– It ’ s been obvious for awhile , but MSNBC is now officially declaring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Senate race in Arizona .
Congrats to Mark Kelly and his wife , national hero Gabby Giffords !
– Tweet of the day , from Andrew Yang : “ The best thing we could do for Joe is to get him a Democratic Senate .
There should be coordination of resources .
Everyone who campaigned for Joe should get ready to head to Georgia .
I ’ ll go .
It ’ s the only way to sideline Mitch and give Joe a unified government .
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– House Republicans Dan Crenshaw and Marjorie Taylor Greene are now openly feuding on Twitter and calling each other liars, if you’re wondering how the GOP is handling Donald Trump’s downfall. It’s not surprising. Greene is a far right loon who just got elected on Trumpism, so she has to remain loyal to him (for now). Crenshaw is also a far right loon, but he’s clearly ready to insulate himself from Trump’s downfall. We’ll see more of this kind of split within the GOP as they each try to figure out what’s selfishly best for themselves.
– I have no interest in Trump’s legal challenges. At these margins he has zero chance of litigating enough ballots to flip any states that would get him to 270. Nor can he magically have the Pennsylvania legislature hand him the state’s electoral votes. These narratives are just cable news filler while we await more vote totals.
– It’s been obvious for awhile, but MSNBC is
now officially declaring Democratic candidate Mark Kelly the winner in the Senate race in Arizona. Congrats to Mark Kelly and his wife, national hero Gabby Giffords!
– Tweet of the day, from Andrew Yang: “The best thing we could do for Joe is to get him a Democratic Senate. There should be coordination of resources. Everyone who campaigned for Joe should get ready to head to Georgia. I’ll go. It’s the only way to sideline Mitch and give Joe a unified government.”
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palmerreport--2020-11-06--Here’s the surprising part

Here’s the surprising part

Joe Biden is now on track to win the Electoral College with room to spare , and win the popular vote by as much as seven million votes .
In presidential election terms , that ’ s something of a blowout .
The national polling averages may even end up being within their stated margin of error , which by their definition means they weren ’ t wrong .
The bizarre Senate results aside , the Presidential election has turned out to be pretty unsurprising .
In fact , if the votes had been counted in the traditional fashion instead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden would have been on a clear path to victory the entire time , and we ’ d have seen the results as fairly drama-free .
Here ’ s the part that surprises me , though .
Once it started to become clear on Wednesday morning that Joe Biden was on a path to win , it also started to become clear that Donald Trump had absolutely no viable strategy or game plan in place for such a scenario .
If he was going the litigation route , he didn ’ t even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in those states ; he waited until far too late .
There was no endgame involving Bill Barr .
There was no real endgame as far as mailed ballots still at the Post Office , either .
The point is this : of course Trump was going to play this in villainous fashion .
But what ’ s stunning is just how incompetent his villainy was .
It ’ s as if he decided that the phony Hunter Biden story and the pre-election Post Office antics were 100 % certain to give him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t even bother to come up with a Plan B .
Perhaps Donald Trump is simply such a narcissist that he couldn ’ t even consider the possibility that he ’ d end up legitimately getting fewer votes , and that he might therefore need a fallback plan on election day .
Trump ’ s villainy never surprises me ; there is no bottom for him .
But his incompetence as a villain is just remarkable .
The guy ’ s whole life was on the line with this election , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plan for it .

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Joe Biden is now on track to win the Electoral College with room to spare, and win the popular vote by as much as seven million votes. In presidential election terms, that’s something of a blowout. The national polling averages may even end up being within their stated margin of error, which by their definition means they weren’t wrong.
The bizarre Senate results aside, the Presidential election has turned out to be pretty unsurprising. In fact, if the votes had been counted in the traditional fashion instead of mail-in ballots being counted last, Biden would have been on a clear path to victory the entire time, and we’d have seen the results as fairly drama-free. Here’s the part that surprises me, though.
Once it started to become clear on Wednesday morning that Joe Biden was on a path to win, it also started to become clear that Donald Trump had absolutely no viable strategy or game plan in place for such a scenario. If he was going the litigation route, he didn’t even bother filing while he was artificially ahead in those states; he waited until far too late. There was no endgame involving Bill Barr. There was no real endgame as far as mailed ballots still at the Post Office, either.
The point is this: of course Trump was going to play this in villainous fashion. But what’s stunning is just how incompetent his villainy was. It’s as if he decided that the phony Hunter Biden story and the pre-election Post Office antics were 100% certain to give him a victory, and that he didn’t even bother to come up with a Plan B.
Perhaps Donald Trump is simply such a narcissist that he couldn’t even consider the possibility that he’d end up legitimately getting fewer votes, and that he might therefore need a fallback plan on election day. Trump’s villainy never surprises me; there is no bottom for him. But his incompetence as a villain is just remarkable. The guy’s whole life was on the line with this election, and he didn’t even properly game plan for it.
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Wait for it

– This wait is excruciating .
From a mathematical standpoint , the major media outlets could have conceivably called the race for Joe Biden since Wednesday morning , and by all rights should have called it this morning .
But if they ’ re waiting until Biden runs up the score a bit before calling it later today because they want to take away Donald Trump ’ s ability to argue that they called the race too quickly , then I think I ’ m okay with it .
This isn ’ t about what ’ s fair .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – I can ’ t wait til Joe Biden gets sworn in so I can start capitalizing the word President again .
– Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney just said Donald Trump should put his “ big boy pants on ” and concede the race now that he ’ s lost .
This has always been the most effective way to deal with Trump .
Verbally punch him in the mouth and get him on defense , where he ’ s more likely to make a mistake .
Also , this kind of brash @ @ @ @ @ @ @ least report what both sides said , instead of merely regurgitating Trump ’ s brash talk .
– Tweet of the day , from Lawrence O ’ Donnell , and I agree with every word of it : “ First they asked what happens if Trump doesn ’ t concede .
We explained that it doesn ’ t matter .
But they kept asking .
Finally everyone understands .
Same with the question what if he won ’ t leave the White House .
Soon everyone will understand leaving isn ’ t up @ @ @ @

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– This wait is excruciating. From a mathematical standpoint, the major media outlets could have conceivably called the race for Joe Biden since Wednesday morning, and by all rights should have called it this morning. But if they’re waiting until Biden runs up the score a bit before calling it later today because they want to take away Donald Trump’s ability to argue that they called the race too quickly, then I think I’m okay with it. This isn’t about what’s fair. It’s about finishing him off.
– I can’t wait til Joe Biden gets sworn in so I can start capitalizing the word President again.
– Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney just said Donald Trump should put his “big boy pants on” and concede the race now that he’s lost. This has always been the most effective way to deal with Trump. Verbally punch him in the mouth and get him on defense, where he’s more likely to make a mistake. Also, this kind of brash talk ensures that the media will at least report what both sides said, instead of merely regurgitating Trump’s brash talk.
– Tweet of the day, from Lawrence O’Donnell, and I agree with every word of it: “First they asked what happens if Trump doesn’t concede. We explained that it doesn’t matter. But they kept asking. Finally everyone understands. Same with the question what if he won’t leave the White House. Soon everyone will understand leaving isn’t up to him.”
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palmerreport--2020-11-06--Donald Trump’s White House handlers are reportedly already looking for new jobs

It ’ s now a given that the 2020 presidential election will be called for Joe Biden at some point @ @ @ @ @ still publicly insisting that the election is a conspiracy against him and threatening to just @ @ @ @ @ something , but that ’ s not reality .
Back in the real world , @ @ @ @ @ is reporting that according to sources inside the White House , some of Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ to manage Trump ’ s frustration , while many of them are already “ looking @ @ @ @ @ the latest reminder that regardless of what Donald Trump says , or what he might @ @ @ @ @ off , he ’ s lost the election and he ’ s finished .
His @ @ @ @ @ looking for new jobs , because they know they ’ re about to become unemployed @ @ @ @ @ a matter of how much Trump wants to humiliate himself on his way down .

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It’s now a given that the 2020 presidential election will be called for Joe Biden at some point today. Donald Trump is still publicly insisting that the election is a conspiracy against him and threatening to just magically not leave office or something, but that’s not reality.
Back in the real world, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins is reporting that according to sources inside the White House, some of Donald Trump’s handlers are trying to manage Trump’s frustration, while many of them are already “looking for jobs.”
This is the latest reminder that regardless of what Donald Trump says, or what he might be fantasizing about magically pulling off, he’s lost the election and he’s finished. His own people are already out looking for new jobs, because they know they’re about to become unemployed. It’s just a matter of how much Trump wants to humiliate himself on his way down.
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palmerreport--2020-11-06--Yeah, Donald Trump is going to prison

Yeah, Donald Trump is going to prison

Back on the day that Donald Trump took office , Palmer Report pointed out that once Trump inevitably left office , he would go to prison .
This wasn ’ t merely our opinion , or some kind of naive optimism ; it was simply the only plausible outcome .
If nothing else , the presidency was going to bring Trump ’ s past crimes to the surface , and he ’ d be awaiting indictment once he left .
Weirdly , we seemed to be the only ones who were willing to say it .
The media didn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pundits didn ’ t want to touch it .
Even when court filings ultimately revealed that New York had a grand jury in the process of indicting Trump for financial crimes , and those grand jury proceedings led to a widely covered Supreme Court ruling , the media largely still glossed over the fact that this meant Trump was on a path to prison if he lost the election .
We can only presume that the media and the pundits were afraid of getting ahead of the narrative , and taking heat for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t think enough steps ahead to understand that Trump was headed to prison .
But I ’ ve never worried about that , and I ’ ve always trusted that Palmer Report readers are the type who can in fact think a few steps ahead .
So I ’ ve spent years pointing out that Donald Trump is going to prison .
Now that he ’ s lost the election , that ’ s where he ’ s headed .
We don ’ t know the timeframe for when the New York grand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be tomorrow or it could be months from now .
But we know it ’ s coming .
And even if Trump tries to preemptively pardon himself on federal charges , he can ’ t make those state charges go away .
Donald Trump can try fleeing the country .
He can try negotiating some kind of resignation plea deal .
With his poor health , he could keel over from natural causes before he even gets to prison .
But those scenarios aside , Trump is going to prison .
Any minute @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the mainstream media present this narrative as if it were a surprise that came out of nowhere .
But then that ’ s why you read Palmer Report .

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Back on the day that Donald Trump took office, Palmer Report pointed out that once Trump inevitably left office, he would go to prison. This wasn’t merely our opinion, or some kind of naive optimism; it was simply the only plausible outcome. If nothing else, the presidency was going to bring Trump’s past crimes to the surface, and he’d be awaiting indictment once he left.
Weirdly, we seemed to be the only ones who were willing to say it. The media didn’t want to touch it. Other pundits didn’t want to touch it. Even when court filings ultimately revealed that New York had a grand jury in the process of indicting Trump for financial crimes, and those grand jury proceedings led to a widely covered Supreme Court ruling, the media largely still glossed over the fact that this meant Trump was on a path to prison if he lost the election.
We can only presume that the media and the pundits were afraid of getting ahead of the narrative, and taking heat for it from audience members who couldn’t think enough steps ahead to understand that Trump was headed to prison. But I’ve never worried about that, and I’ve always trusted that Palmer Report readers are the type who can in fact think a few steps ahead.
So I’ve spent years pointing out that Donald Trump is going to prison. Now that he’s lost the election, that’s where he’s headed. We don’t know the timeframe for when the New York grand jury will indict him; it could be tomorrow or it could be months from now. But we know it’s coming. And even if Trump tries to preemptively pardon himself on federal charges, he can’t make those state charges go away.
Donald Trump can try fleeing the country. He can try negotiating some kind of resignation plea deal. With his poor health, he could keel over from natural causes before he even gets to prison. But those scenarios aside, Trump is going to prison. Any minute now we’ll start to hear the mainstream media present this narrative as if it were a surprise that came out of nowhere. But then that’s why you read Palmer Report.
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palmerreport--2020-11-06--The presidential election is now accelerating toward a conclusion

– Joe Biden ’ s long-dormant lead in Nevada just expanded significantly a few minutes ago .
This comes after @ @ @ @ @ to confirm he ’ ll win the state .
And of course Pennsylvania is now @ @ @ @ @ This election now appears to be accelerating to a conclusion .
– If you ’ @ @ @ @ @ news networks have to wait a bit before announcing that you lost , for fear @ @ @ @ @ then you should never have been President of the United States to begin with .
@ @ @ @ @ McSally on running for Senate twice in two years and losing both times !
– @ @ @ @ @ certain pundits on CNN and MSNBC are now hyping this laugh out loud silly narrative @ @ @ @ @ in four years .
He ’ ll be in prison by then .
He ’ @ @ @ @ @ news will do anything to try to drive ratings .
It ’ s how we @ @ @ @ @ begin with .
It ’ s why Palmer Report has to exist .

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– Joe Biden’s long-dormant lead in Nevada just expanded significantly a few minutes ago. This comes after new numbers in Arizona seem to confirm he’ll win the state. And of course Pennsylvania is now a lock for Biden. This election now appears to be accelerating to a conclusion.
– If you’re so fragile that the news networks have to wait a bit before announcing that you lost, for fear of hurting your feelings, then you should never have been President of the United States to begin with.
– Congrats to Republican Martha McSally on running for Senate twice in two years and losing both times!
– I can’t believe certain pundits on CNN and MSNBC are now hyping this laugh out loud silly narrative about Donald Trump running again in four years. He’ll be in prison by then. He’s done. But cable news will do anything to try to drive ratings. It’s how we got into this mess to begin with. It’s why Palmer Report has to exist.
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palmerreport--2020-11-06--Looks like Joe Biden is going to win Arizona after all

One of the strangest sagas of this four day long “ Election Day ” has been that of Arizona .
The Associated Press and Fox News called the state for Joe Biden late on Tuesday night , but other major news outlets have still been teasing the remote possibility that Donald Trump could win the state .
Now we just got a major new batch of counted votes out of Maricopa County in Arizona .
While they lean slightly in Trump ’ s direction , it doesn ’ t come even close to the ratio he was going to need @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are still a handful of uncounted votes remaining in Arizona , it ’ s now pretty clear that Biden is going to win the state .
It ’ ll be close , but probably not razor thin .
This means that in hindsight , the Associated Press and Fox News are vindicated for having called Arizona for Joe Biden .
Now we wait for the other networks to also call Arizona for Biden .
Interestingly , if Arizona and Nevada are called for Biden , it ’ ll get him to 270 even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pennsylvania for Biden by that time .
We ’ re now left to wonder if the major news outlets might be waiting to call Pennsylvania , Arizona , and Nevada all at the same time , so they can present Joe Biden ’ s win as the decisive Electoral College victory that it is .

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One of the strangest sagas of this four day long “Election Day” has been that of Arizona. The Associated Press and Fox News called the state for Joe Biden late on Tuesday night, but other major news outlets have still been teasing the remote possibility that Donald Trump could win the state.
Now we just got a major new batch of counted votes out of Maricopa County in Arizona. While they lean slightly in Trump’s direction, it doesn’t come even close to the ratio he was going to need in order to win. While there are still a handful of uncounted votes remaining in Arizona, it’s now pretty clear that Biden is going to win the state. It’ll be close, but probably not razor thin.
This means that in hindsight, the Associated Press and Fox News are vindicated for having called Arizona for Joe Biden. Now we wait for the other networks to also call Arizona for Biden. Interestingly, if Arizona and Nevada are called for Biden, it’ll get him to 270 even if the networks haven’t called Pennsylvania for Biden by that time.
We’re now left to wonder if the major news outlets might be waiting to call Pennsylvania, Arizona, and Nevada all at the same time, so they can present Joe Biden’s win as the decisive Electoral College victory that it is.
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palmerreport--2020-11-06--Joe Biden campaign destroys Donald Trump over his silly threat not to concede

The election is over .
Decision Desk has already called it .
The major news outlets are going to declare Joe Biden the winner within minutes or hours .
It ’ s over , and everyone knows it – including Donald Trump .
Still , Trump is spewing conspiracy theories and implying that he might not concede .
Here ’ s the thing .
As Palmer Report has been pointing out during the entirety of this election cycle , it ’ s irrelevant whether Trump concedes or not ; it carries zero legal weight .
Joe Biden will be the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ll be sworn in on the Capitol steps , whether Trump participates or not .
At this point Trump would be trespassing if he refuses to leave the White House , and everyone in law enforcement would see it that way .
In fact the Secret Service would immediately remove him , on the premise that he ’ d be a threat to President Joe Biden .
Accordingly , the Joe Biden campaign released this statement to the media just now about Donald Trump ’ s threat not to concede or leave @ @ @ @ @ @ @ perfectly capable of escorting trespassers out of the White House.
” This is exactly right .
Donald Trump can make the threat of not conceding or leaving , but it ’ s a laughably empty threat .
Trump knows it too .
He ’ s already facing prison .
If he screws with the law on his way out the door , it ’ ll make it that much harder for him to avoid a prison cell .
He might make a lot of noise on his way out , but Trump will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Frankly we ’ d like to see him get dragged out by his ankles instead of leaving voluntarily , but we don ’ t see him being stupid enough to go out that way .

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The election is over. Decision Desk has already called it. The major news outlets are going to declare Joe Biden the winner within minutes or hours. It’s over, and everyone knows it – including Donald Trump.
Still, Trump is spewing conspiracy theories and implying that he might not concede. Here’s the thing. As Palmer Report has been pointing out during the entirety of this election cycle, it’s irrelevant whether Trump concedes or not; it carries zero legal weight. Joe Biden will be the winner, and on inauguration day he’ll be sworn in on the Capitol steps, whether Trump participates or not.
At this point Trump would be trespassing if he refuses to leave the White House, and everyone in law enforcement would see it that way. In fact the Secret Service would immediately remove him, on the premise that he’d be a threat to President Joe Biden.
Accordingly, the Joe Biden campaign released this statement to the media just now about Donald Trump’s threat not to concede or leave: “The United States government is perfectly capable of escorting trespassers out of the White House.”
This is exactly right. Donald Trump can make the threat of not conceding or leaving, but it’s a laughably empty threat. Trump knows it too. He’s already facing prison. If he screws with the law on his way out the door, it’ll make it that much harder for him to avoid a prison cell. He might make a lot of noise on his way out, but Trump will leave once he knows he has to. Frankly we’d like to see him get dragged out by his ankles instead of leaving voluntarily, but we don’t see him being stupid enough to go out that way.
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palmerreport--2020-11-06--Donald Trump has illiterate meltdown after Joe Biden pulls ahead in Pennsylvania

Earlier this morning , Joe Biden pulled 6,000 votes ahead ( now 7,000 votes ahead ) of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania .
There ’ s no chance Biden will give that lead up .
He ’ s won the state , and thus he ’ s won the presidency ; it ’ s just a matter of waiting for the major news outlets to make it official , which will happen within hours or minutes .
Suffice it to say that Donald Trump isn ’ t happy about it .
In fact he frantically tweeted this quote from a Fox @ @ @ @ @ @ @ got a rotten history on election integrity.
” Yeah , that ’ s not how you spell Philadelphia .
Not only is Donald Trump melting down as his entire world falls apart , he ’ s not even bothering to figure out how to spell the names of the American cities he ’ s attacking .
He knows people are reading his tweets , right ?
Someday the people of the future will look at Trump ’ s tweets on this day and , while shaking their heads at his pathetic nature , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supposed to be .

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Earlier this morning, Joe Biden pulled 6,000 votes ahead (now 7,000 votes ahead) of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania. There’s no chance Biden will give that lead up. He’s won the state, and thus he’s won the presidency; it’s just a matter of waiting for the major news outlets to make it official, which will happen within hours or minutes.
Suffice it to say that Donald Trump isn’t happy about it. In fact he frantically tweeted this quote from a Fox Business Chanel stooge: “Philadelpiha has got a rotten history on election integrity.” Yeah, that’s not how you spell Philadelphia.
Not only is Donald Trump melting down as his entire world falls apart, he’s not even bothering to figure out how to spell the names of the American cities he’s attacking. He knows people are reading his tweets, right? Someday the people of the future will look at Trump’s tweets on this day and, while shaking their heads at his pathetic nature, also wondering what “Philadelpiha” is supposed to be.
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palmerreport--2020-11-06--What’s really going on today

What’s really going on today

We ’ ll see how the major media outlets shift their tone once they actually call the election for Joe Biden .
But right now , with Biden having pulled ahead in Pennsylvania and the news outlets basically making their final commentary before calling the race , we ’ re seeing a fair amount of weird and bad takes .
For instance , MSNBC is pushing the narrative right now that Joe Biden becoming President will be some kind of somber affair because the nation is so divided , and that Biden will still have to govern over a Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden just won the presidency in what will end up being a roughly seven million vote blowout when all is said and done .
Biden ’ s party has a majority in the House .
Biden ’ s party is also in contention to win the Senate majority pending a runoff .
The Democrats are in charge now because the majority of American people voted that way .
This election was a decisive and historic repudiation of Donald Trump and his policies .
Yes , far too many people voted for Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrong with them .
But this election proved that they ’ re clearly the minority , and they ’ re not even close to being anything but the minority , which means they ’ re not the story – especially not today .
The three legitimate media narratives for today : 1 ) Joe Biden is going to be President with a clear and decisive victory .
2 ) Kamala Harris is going to be Vice President , in a major historic development that begins to heal centuries of sexism and racism in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a blowout , as the clear majority of Americans have decided to reject Trumpism and move on from it .
Any other narratives are essentially fictional .

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We’ll see how the major media outlets shift their tone once they actually call the election for Joe Biden. But right now, with Biden having pulled ahead in Pennsylvania and the news outlets basically making their final commentary before calling the race, we’re seeing a fair amount of weird and bad takes.
For instance, MSNBC is pushing the narrative right now that Joe Biden becoming President will be some kind of somber affair because the nation is so divided, and that Biden will still have to govern over a Trump nation. This is total nonsense.
Joe Biden just won the presidency in what will end up being a roughly seven million vote blowout when all is said and done. Biden’s party has a majority in the House. Biden’s party is also in contention to win the Senate majority pending a runoff. The Democrats are in charge now because the majority of American people voted that way.
This election was a decisive and historic repudiation of Donald Trump and his policies. Yes, far too many people voted for Trump, revealing that there’s something wrong with them. But this election proved that they’re clearly the minority, and they’re not even close to being anything but the minority, which means they’re not the story – especially not today.
The three legitimate media narratives for today: 1) Joe Biden is going to be President with a clear and decisive victory. 2) Kamala Harris is going to be Vice President, in a major historic development that begins to heal centuries of sexism and racism in America. 3) Donald Trump lost in a blowout, as the clear majority of Americans have decided to reject Trumpism and move on from it. Any other narratives are essentially fictional.
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Any minute now…

A few minutes ago , Joe Biden pulled ahead of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania by 6,000 votes .
Based on the math , there ’ s essentially a 100 % chance Biden will remain in the lead in Pennsylvania .
He ’ s going to win the state , and he ’ ll win it fairly handily .
This will give him 273 electoral votes , making him the winner of the presidency .
In fact the respected analysis site Decision Desk has now called the election for Joe Biden .
Decision Desk is not one of the outlets that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ official ” call .
But those news outlets – NBC , ABC , CBS , CNN , MSNBC , Fox News , the Associated Press – are now likely to call the race at any minute .
It ’ s not yet clear precisely what criteria the networks are going to use for when to make their call .
Perhaps they ’ re waiting for Joe Biden to get ahead by more than .5 % , which is the threshold for a runoff in the state .
Or maybe the media is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last batch of votes that came in , to make sure they match up with what was expected .
Regardless of what ’ s going on behind the scenes at these news outlets right now , it ’ s a matter of time – and likely a short matter of time – before they call the race .
Any minute now , they ’ re going to name Joe Biden the winner of the presidency .

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A few minutes ago, Joe Biden pulled ahead of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania by 6,000 votes. Based on the math, there’s essentially a 100% chance Biden will remain in the lead in Pennsylvania. He’s going to win the state, and he’ll win it fairly handily. This will give him 273 electoral votes, making him the winner of the presidency.
In fact the respected analysis site Decision Desk has now called the election for Joe Biden. Decision Desk is not one of the outlets that Twitter and others have classified as an “official” call. But those news outlets – NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, the Associated Press – are now likely to call the race at any minute.
It’s not yet clear precisely what criteria the networks are going to use for when to make their call. Perhaps they’re waiting for Joe Biden to get ahead by more than .5%, which is the threshold for a runoff in the state. Or maybe the media is just studying the demographic nature of the last batch of votes that came in, to make sure they match up with what was expected.
Regardless of what’s going on behind the scenes at these news outlets right now, it’s a matter of time – and likely a short matter of time – before they call the race. Any minute now, they’re going to name Joe Biden the winner of the presidency.
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palmerreport--2020-11-06--Joe Biden has TAKEN THE LEAD in Pennsylvania

It ’ s been fairly clear since late on Tuesday night that Joe Biden was going to end up winning @ @ @ @ @ numbers were very skewed against him at the time .
We ’ ve been waiting @ @ @ @ @ finally take the lead in Pennsylvania , and now it ’ s finally happened .
@ @ @ @ @ votes that just arrived from Philadelphia , Joe Biden now leads Donald Trump in Pennsylvania @ @ @ @ @ on the available math , there is no question that Biden will remain in the @ @ @ @ @ win the state by a fairly decent margin .
Now we wait to see which @ @ @ @ @ ahead and call Pennsylvania for Joe Biden .
If and when this happens , Biden @ @ @ @ @ electoral votes , so they ’ ll be declaring Biden the winner of the presidency @

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It’s been fairly clear since late on Tuesday night that Joe Biden was going to end up winning Pennsylvania, even though the numbers were very skewed against him at the time. We’ve been waiting all night for Biden to finally take the lead in Pennsylvania, and now it’s finally happened.
Thanks to a batch of votes that just arrived from Philadelphia, Joe Biden now leads Donald Trump in Pennsylvania by 6,000 votes. Based on the available math, there is no question that Biden will remain in the lead in Pennsylvania, and win the state by a fairly decent margin.
Now we wait to see which if any news outlets go ahead and call Pennsylvania for Joe Biden. If and when this happens, Biden will have more than 270 electoral votes, so they’ll be declaring Biden the winner of the presidency.
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