politicususa--2020-12-13--Opinion: COVID Relief Fiasco Reveals McConnellism Rivals Trumpism In Disregard for Americans’ Welfar

Opinion: COVID Relief Fiasco Reveals McConnellism Rivals Trumpism In Disregard for Americans’ Welfare

Americans have been living under a political system arguably best characterized as a tyranny of the minority for some time .
Certainly , for the past four years the nation has suffered the insidious rule of a president who lost the popular vote by 3 million tallies in the 2016 election , just as the nation was hornswoggled into a devastatingly costly war—in human , financial , and geopolitical terms—and financial disaster from 2000 to 2008 by the Bush-Cheney regime , which also sneaked into office having lost the popular vote .
And even when the majority vote was able @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2012 , it had to do so in the context of still-existent gerrymandered districting that meant in many cases , in down-ballot races , Republican candidates could win local elections in states that still featured an overwhelming Democratic electorate .
The current political debacle has lured out into the open the Republican pursuit of and support for a tyranny of minority that disregards the will of the American people as manifested in the November 3 election .
126 Republican members , over 60 percent of House Republicans , including minority leader Kevin McCarthy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to dismiss Americans ’ votes in key swing states and thus overturn the election results in Donald Trump ’ s favor .
So , we should see that the agenda of instituting a tyranny of the minority , rooted in a deep disrespect for democracy , extends well beyond Trump , such that terming this frighteningly real and inveterately mainstream autocracy “ Trumpism ” really only serves to obscure this agenda ’ s long history and its broad reach , indeed pervasiveness , in Republican politics .
One potent advocate and practitioner of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blame and certainly less association with autocracy , despite the exposure he receives occupying his spotlight position , is Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell .
Yet McConnell certainly rivals Trump in terms of his tyrannizing rule and his complete disregard for the American people and their hardship and suffering .
He tends to lurk in the shadows on Trump , who takes center stage when it comes to an utter disregard for the nearly 300,000 American lives lost to the COVID-19 pandemic and the millions who have suffered infection and potentially long-term health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a finger to address the pandemic , despite having the abundant resources of the wealthiest nation on the planet , Trump doesn ’ t even acknowledge in words , much less express mourning for , the deaths American families are enduring .
McConnell , too , though , has the ability , just by lifting a finger , to bring to bear a wealth of resources to alleviate the tremendous stress and formidable challenges Americans and their families are facing by providing financial assistance to them and to the state and local governments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ families by making schools safe , managing testing , making sure hospitals and healthcare workers are properly resourced to treat the sick—in addition by just keeping the basic lights on for their constituents by funding firefighters , police , teachers , and more .
McConnell has been virtually single-handedly blocking bills to provide desperately needed relief to Americans since last March when the CARES Act was passed .
The Democrats last May passed the $ 3 trillion HEROES Act and have since proposed and since then offered a trimmed-down $ 2.2 trillion dollar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possibility of bringing to the Senate floor a vote on a $ 1.8 trillion package Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi were negotiating .
Instead , last October , McConnell submitted for a Senate vote a $ 500 billion “ skinny relief ” package that provided no funding for state and local governments and minimal funding for extending unemployment .
The bill did not pass the Senate .
Most recently , he has refused to bring forward for a vote a $ 908 billion relief bill forged through painstaking bipartisan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Representative Tom Reed of New York and Senators Susan Collins of Maine , Bill Cassidy of Louisiana , Lisa Murkowski of Alaska , and Mitt Romney of Utah , and on the Democratic side , Representative Josh Gottheimer of New jersey and Senators Joe Manchin of West Virginia , Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire , and Mark Warner of Virginia .
Independent Senator Angus King of Maine also participated .
McConnell ’ s gross dishonesty has been on display as he repeatedly insists he wants to work with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president will sign .
Yet just days ago Mnuchin offered up on behalf of the White House a $ 916 billion relief package , which included aid to state and local governments and also robust liability protections against COVID-19 –related lawsuits for businesses , schools , nursing homes , and other healthcare facilities , so they could not be sued for endangering people .
McConnell is said to be on board , so we know it ’ s not the price tag .
He needs to be able to satisfy the industry special @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lives , such as those of Tyson Foods , whose managers , as recent lawsuit alleges , conducted a betting pool on how many of their workers would contract the coronavirus .
Just as Trump ’ s behavior has revealed loopholes and lacunae in our democratic processes of which our founders simply could not have imagined our leaders seizing and taking advantage of , McConnell ’ s power as Senate Majority Leader to prevent any bill he chooses from coming to a vote reveals a similar breakdown .
McConnell ’ s decisions seem @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the special interests to which he is beholden , as he resists bipartisan efforts to act on behalf of the American people and even resists the White House .
He is abusing his power in violation of the spirit , if not the letter , of our democratic and constitutional processes .
And he does so with such dishonest and bad-faith gusto .
Indeed , as New York Governor Andrew Cuomo pointed out last April , while McConnell refuses to support aid to states , particularly blue ones , claiming they are fiscally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Kentucky receives far more federal money than it contributes , while blue states like California and New York , against which McConnell rails , contribute far more than they received from the federal government .
McConnell is one man holding up democracy and refusing to act in the interest of the American people .
While Trump may be gone , McConnell abides , cultivating tyranny much more quietly and slyly , and thus maybe more dangerously , than Trump ever could .

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Americans have been living under a political system arguably best characterized as a tyranny of the minority for some time. Certainly, for the past four years the nation has suffered the insidious rule of a president who lost the popular vote by 3 million tallies in the 2016 election, just as the nation was hornswoggled into a devastatingly costly war—in human, financial, and geopolitical terms—and financial disaster from 2000 to 2008 by the Bush-Cheney regime, which also sneaked into office having lost the popular vote. And even when the majority vote was able to elect Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012, it had to do so in the context of still-existent gerrymandered districting that meant in many cases, in down-ballot races, Republican candidates could win local elections in states that still featured an overwhelming Democratic electorate.
The current political debacle has lured out into the open the Republican pursuit of and support for a tyranny of minority that disregards the will of the American people as manifested in the November 3 election.
126 Republican members, over 60 percent of House Republicans, including minority leader Kevin McCarthy, signed onto the Texas lawsuit seeking to dismiss Americans’ votes in key swing states and thus overturn the election results in Donald Trump’s favor.
So, we should see that the agenda of instituting a tyranny of the minority, rooted in a deep disrespect for democracy, extends well beyond Trump, such that terming this frighteningly real and inveterately mainstream autocracy “Trumpism” really only serves to obscure this agenda’s long history and its broad reach, indeed pervasiveness, in Republican politics.
One potent advocate and practitioner of this tyranny who tends to receive less blame and certainly less association with autocracy, despite the exposure he receives occupying his spotlight position, is Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Yet McConnell certainly rivals Trump in terms of his tyrannizing rule and his complete disregard for the American people and their hardship and suffering. He tends to lurk in the shadows on Trump, who takes center stage when it comes to an utter disregard for the nearly 300,000 American lives lost to the COVID-19 pandemic and the millions who have suffered infection and potentially long-term health consequences. In addition to barely lifting a finger to address the pandemic, despite having the abundant resources of the wealthiest nation on the planet, Trump doesn’t even acknowledge in words, much less express mourning for, the deaths American families are enduring.
McConnell, too, though, has the ability, just by lifting a finger, to bring to bear a wealth of resources to alleviate the tremendous stress and formidable challenges Americans and their families are facing by providing financial assistance to them and to the state and local governments that provide the services that help these families by making schools safe, managing testing, making sure hospitals and healthcare workers are properly resourced to treat the sick—in addition by just keeping the basic lights on for their constituents by funding firefighters, police, teachers, and more.
McConnell has been virtually single-handedly blocking bills to provide desperately needed relief to Americans since last March when the CARES Act was passed. The Democrats last May passed the $3 trillion HEROES Act and have since proposed and since then offered a trimmed-down $2.2 trillion dollar package. Last October he rejected the possibility of bringing to the Senate floor a vote on a $1.8 trillion package Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi were negotiating.
Instead, last October, McConnell submitted for a Senate vote a $500 billion “skinny relief” package that provided no funding for state and local governments and minimal funding for extending unemployment. The bill did not pass the Senate.
Most recently, he has refused to bring forward for a vote a $908 billion relief bill forged through painstaking bipartisan compromise by, on the Republican side, Representative Tom Reed of New York and Senators Susan Collins of Maine, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Mitt Romney of Utah, and on the Democratic side, Representative Josh Gottheimer of New jersey and Senators Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire, and Mark Warner of Virginia. Independent Senator Angus King of Maine also participated.
McConnell’s gross dishonesty has been on display as he repeatedly insists he wants to work with the White House and pass a bill the president will sign.
Yet just days ago Mnuchin offered up on behalf of the White House a $916 billion relief package, which included aid to state and local governments and also robust liability protections against COVID-19 –related lawsuits for businesses, schools, nursing homes, and other healthcare facilities, so they could not be sued for endangering people.
McConnell is said to be on board, so we know it’s not the price tag. He needs to be able to satisfy the industry special interests for potential bad behavior and endangering lives, such as those of Tyson Foods, whose managers, as recent lawsuit alleges, conducted a betting pool on how many of their workers would contract the coronavirus.
Just as Trump’s behavior has revealed loopholes and lacunae in our democratic processes of which our founders simply could not have imagined our leaders seizing and taking advantage of, McConnell’s power as Senate Majority Leader to prevent any bill he chooses from coming to a vote reveals a similar breakdown.
McConnell’s decisions seem to be about what he wants and the special interests to which he is beholden, as he resists bipartisan efforts to act on behalf of the American people and even resists the White House. He is abusing his power in violation of the spirit, if not the letter, of our democratic and constitutional processes.
And he does so with such dishonest and bad-faith gusto. Indeed, as New York Governor Andrew Cuomo pointed out last April, while McConnell refuses to support aid to states, particularly blue ones, claiming they are fiscally responsible, McConnell’s home state of Kentucky receives far more federal money than it contributes, while blue states like California and New York, against which McConnell rails, contribute far more than they received from the federal government.
McConnell is one man holding up democracy and refusing to act in the interest of the American people.
While Trump may be gone, McConnell abides, cultivating tyranny much more quietly and slyly, and thus maybe more dangerously, than Trump ever could.


politicususa--2020-12-13--Pelosi Says 126 Republicans Who Joined Failed Texas Lawsuit Dishonored The House

Speaker Pelosi made her displeasure clear with the 126 Republicans who joined the failed Texas lawsuit and told them to immediately end their election subversion .
The Court has rightly dismissed out of hand the extreme , unlawful , and undemocratic GOP lawsuit to overturn the will of millions of American voters .
The 126 Republican Members that signed onto this lawsuit brought dishonor to the House .
Instead of upholding their oath to support and defend the Constitution , they chose to subvert the Constitution and undermine public trust in our sacred democratic institutions .
The pandemic is raging @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tens of millions having lost jobs .
Strong , unified action is needed to crush the virus , and Republicans must once and for all end their election subversion – immediately .
There remains the possibility that House Democrats could decide to take action to punish the Republicans who appear to have violated the constitution with their attack on the presidential election .
Pelosi ’ s statement should be viewed as a warning to House Republicans that this stops now .
Never in the nation ’ s modern electoral history has a group @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stand to undermine the constitution .
The House Republicans knew that the lawsuit was a joke but they cynically persisted , which is why need to be held accountable for their actions .
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Speaker Pelosi made her displeasure clear with the 126 Republicans who joined the failed Texas lawsuit and told them to immediately end their election subversion.
The Court has rightly dismissed out of hand the extreme, unlawful, and undemocratic GOP lawsuit to overturn the will of millions of American voters.
The 126 Republican Members that signed onto this lawsuit brought dishonor to the House. Instead of upholding their oath to support and defend the Constitution, they chose to subvert the Constitution and undermine public trust in our sacred democratic institutions.
The pandemic is raging, with nearly 300,000 having died and tens of millions having lost jobs. Strong, unified action is needed to crush the virus, and Republicans must once and for all end their election subversion – immediately.
There remains the possibility that House Democrats could decide to take action to punish the Republicans who appear to have violated the constitution with their attack on the presidential election. Pelosi’s statement should be viewed as a warning to House Republicans that this stops now.
Never in the nation’s modern electoral history has a group of elected representatives taken such a public stand to undermine the constitution. The House Republicans knew that the lawsuit was a joke but they cynically persisted, which is why need to be held accountable for their actions.
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politicususa--2020-12-12--House Republicans Knew Texas Lawsuit Would Fail, But Trump Really Thought He Would Win

Republicans who signed on to the Texas lawsuit knew that it was going to fail , but Trump really thought that he was going to win .
Republicans have enraged their constituents by signing on to the lawsuit that they knew was a joke .
They have potentially jeopardized their seats as calls are growing for the House to vote not to seat them .
They did it all to feed Donald Trump ’ s delusions .
Trump never had a chance of winning the Texas lawsuit .
States can not under the constitution tell other states how to run @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to determine how their elections are conducted .
Trump can ’ t ask for votes to be thrown out because he is upset that he lost .
That is not how the constitutional separation of powers works .
By enabling Trump ’ s delusions , Republicans are both jeopardizing themselves and democracy .
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Republicans who signed on to the Texas lawsuit knew that it was going to fail, but Trump really thought that he was going to win.
Kaitlin Collins of CNN tweeted:
Several Republicans who signed their names to the amicus brief for the Texas lawsuit understood it would likely quickly be shot down by the Supreme Court and only viewed it, like many other things in Trump's world, as a loyalty test. But Trump told people he thought he'd prevail. — Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) December 11, 2020
Republicans have enraged their constituents by signing on to the lawsuit that they knew was a joke. They have potentially jeopardized their seats as calls are growing for the House to vote not to seat them. They did it all to feed Donald Trump’s delusions.
Trump never had a chance of winning the Texas lawsuit. States can not under the constitution tell other states how to run their elections. States have the power to determine how their elections are conducted. Trump can’t ask for votes to be thrown out because he is upset that he lost.
That is not how the constitutional separation of powers works.
By enabling Trump’s delusions, Republicans are both jeopardizing themselves and democracy.
This time democracy won.
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Donald Trump thought that the Supreme Court was the ace that he had up his sleeve to keep himself in office, but it turned out to be a joker that sealed his fate as a one-term loser.
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politicususa--2020-12-14--Trump To Give Coronavirus Vaccine First To People Who Work Close To Him

Top White House staff who work close to Donald Trump will be some of the first people to receive the coronavirus vaccine .
White House staff members who work in close quarters with President Trump have been told they are scheduled to receive injections of the coronavirus vaccine soon , at a time when the first doses of the vaccine are being distributed only to high-risk health care workers , according to two sources familiar with the distribution plans .
It is not clear how many doses are being allocated to the White House or how many are needed .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ eager to receive the vaccine and would take it if it were offered , others said they were concerned it would send the wrong message by making it look like Trump staff members were hopping the line in order to protect a president who already had the virus and has bragged that he is now “ immune.
” There are five weeks left in the Trump administration and a group of people who have consistently ignored health guidelines and caused multiple super spreader events does not deserve to be rewarded for their negligence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the line for vaccinations .
The coronavirus vaccine is supposed to go to at-risk healthcare workers first .
Many states are getting less than 1 % of the number of doses that they need .
Vaccine scarcity for essential workers who risk their lives daily is a growing problem , but Trump is so worried about getting COVID again that he is vaccinating the people who work close to him first .
So much for herd immunity .
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Top White House staff who work close to Donald Trump will be some of the first people to receive the coronavirus vaccine.
The New York Times reported:
White House staff members who work in close quarters with President Trump have been told they are scheduled to receive injections of the coronavirus vaccine soon, at a time when the first doses of the vaccine are being distributed only to high-risk health care workers, according to two sources familiar with the distribution plans.
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It is not clear how many doses are being allocated to the White House or how many are needed. While many Trump officials said they were eager to receive the vaccine and would take it if it were offered, others said they were concerned it would send the wrong message by making it look like Trump staff members were hopping the line in order to protect a president who already had the virus and has bragged that he is now “immune.”
There are five weeks left in the Trump administration and a group of people who have consistently ignored health guidelines and caused multiple super spreader events does not deserve to be rewarded for their negligence and recklessness by skipping to the front of the line for vaccinations. The coronavirus vaccine is supposed to go to at-risk healthcare workers first. Many states are getting less than 1% of the number of doses that they need.
Vaccine scarcity for essential workers who risk their lives daily is a growing problem, but Trump is so worried about getting COVID again that he is vaccinating the people who work close to him first. So much for herd immunity.
Even through the bitter end, Donald Trump is placing himself ahead of the needs of the American people.
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politicususa--2020-12-13--Newt Gingrich Complains That Making It Easier For Georgia To Vote Makes It Harder For Republicans To

Newt Gingrich Complains That Making It Easier For Georgia To Vote Makes It Harder For Republicans To Win

Newt Gingrich is upset because Georgia ’ s Republican Secretary of State is putting more ballot drop boxes out for voters .
Gingrich tweeted the quiet part that Republicans aren ’ t supposed to say .
The former Speaker of the House admitted that when more people vote , Republicans can ’ t win , so the endgame for the GOP isn ’ t about appealing to as many voters as possible , but trying keep as many voters as possible from voting in elections .
Newt Gingrich is all in a tizzy , because 1.2 million Georgians have requested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Senate runoff elections , which means that Republicans may find themselves in the same situation as last month when Biden beat Trump .
The GOP may have to rely on an early voting/election day turnout surge to make up what could be a massive Democratic mail in ballot edge .
Republicans hate big turnout elections , because when voters show up , they lose .
Georgia Republicans have been successful in the runoffs for years because they always found a way to suppress the Democratic vote and hold turnout down .
2020 could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ why Republicans like Gingrich are complaining about making it too easy to vote .
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Newt Gingrich is upset because Georgia’s Republican Secretary of State is putting more ballot drop boxes out for voters.
Gingrich tweeted:
Why is Georgia Secretary of State Raffensperger working so hard to add drop boxes and take other steps to make it harder for Republicans to win. Is he really that intimidated by Stacey Abrams? — Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) December 13, 2020
Gingrich tweeted the quiet part that Republicans aren’t supposed to say. The former Speaker of the House admitted that when more people vote, Republicans can’t win, so the endgame for the GOP isn’t about appealing to as many voters as possible, but trying keep as many voters as possible from voting in elections.
Newt Gingrich is all in a tizzy, because 1.2 million Georgians have requested ballots to vote by mail in the Senate runoff elections, which means that Republicans may find themselves in the same situation as last month when Biden beat Trump. The GOP may have to rely on an early voting/election day turnout surge to make up what could be a massive Democratic mail in ballot edge.
Republicans hate big turnout elections, because when voters show up, they lose. Georgia Republicans have been successful in the runoffs for years because they always found a way to suppress the Democratic vote and hold turnout down.
2020 could be very different, and that is why Republicans like Gingrich are complaining about making it too easy to vote.
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politicususa--2020-12-13--Trump Handed 59th Election Lawsuit Loss By Georgia Supreme Court

The Georgia Supreme Court handed Trump yet another loss as they rejected his appeal to overturn the state ’ s election results .
The court said it had no jurisdiction in the case because the Fulton County judge ’ s order they appealed — setting the case on a normal timetable instead of expedited timetable — was not a final judgment subject to direct appeal to the Supreme Court .
Among other things , the court also held that the “ petitioners have not shown that this is one of those extremely rare cases that would invoke our original jurisdiction.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ local lawsuits as a hope that he can get the election results uncertified , but he is losing appeals in each of the states that he is trying to overturn .
Marc E. Elias tweeted that Trump has no more active lawsuits , only appeals of defeats remaining : Trump is out of lawsuits .
He continues to lose his appeals .
It ’ s all over .
Trump and Fox News continue to try to keep the con going , but the soon to be a one-term president is done .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to challenge the results in Congress , but Trump has managed to turn one election loss into nearly six weeks of non-stop and persistent losing .
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The Georgia Supreme Court handed Trump yet another loss as they rejected his appeal to overturn the state’s election results.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported:
The court said it had no jurisdiction in the case because the Fulton County judge’s order they appealed — setting the case on a normal timetable instead of expedited timetable — was not a final judgment subject to direct appeal to the Supreme Court. Among other things, the court also held that the “petitioners have not shown that this is one of those extremely rare cases that would invoke our original jurisdiction.”
Trump has been clinging to the local lawsuits as a hope that he can get the election results uncertified, but he is losing appeals in each of the states that he is trying to overturn.
Marc E. Elias tweeted that Trump has no more active lawsuits, only appeals of defeats remaining:
🚨BREAKING: There are currently no unruled upon lawsuits brought by Trump or his allies in any court. The only cases remaining in court are appeals of Trump's previous losses. Unless they file new lawsuits, Trump and his allies will remain 1-59 in post-election litigation. — Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) December 13, 2020
Trump is out of lawsuits. He continues to lose his appeals. It’s all over. Trump and Fox News continue to try to keep the con going, but the soon to be a one-term president is done. The last gasp will come when Republicans try to challenge the results in Congress, but Trump has managed to turn one election loss into nearly six weeks of non-stop and persistent losing.
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politicususa--2020-12-13--Trump Is Already Blaming Brian Kemp For Potential Georgia Senate Runoff Losses

The runoff elections haven ’ t been held yet , but Donald Trump is already blaming Georgia Gov .
Kemp for Republican defeats .
Trump said , “ We won Georgia by a lot .
We have a Republican governor whose worse with than — who ’ s worse than a Democrat , he ’ s terrible .
And he ’ s hurting Kelly and David very badly , the senators that are terrific people .
In Wisconsin , we have a case going on as we speak.
” Donald Trump is planning on blaming Brian Kemp if Republicans lose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and control of the Senate .
Kemp and other Republican leaders in the state have been trying to bring their party together to vote for the Republican incumbents in the runoff elections .
It is Trump who has divided Republicans and incited a civil war in the state .
If Republicans lose the Senate runoff elections , it won ’ t be Brian Kemp ’ s fault .
The blame will be on Sens .
Loeffler and Perdue and Donald Trump because Trump has gone out of his way to discourage Republican voters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ control of the Senate , those defeats will belong to Trump .
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The runoff elections haven’t been held yet, but Donald Trump is already blaming Georgia Gov. Kemp for Republican defeats.
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Trump is already trying to blame potential Georgia Senate runoff election losses on Gov. Brian Kemp. pic.twitter.com/Ru0EjLedyT — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) December 13, 2020
Trump said, “We won Georgia by a lot. We have a Republican governor whose worse with than — who’s worse than a Democrat, he’s terrible. And he’s hurting Kelly and David very badly, the senators that are terrific people. In Wisconsin, we have a case going on as we speak.”
Donald Trump is planning on blaming Brian Kemp if Republicans lose both of the Georgia Senate runoff elections and control of the Senate.
Kemp and other Republican leaders in the state have been trying to bring their party together to vote for the Republican incumbents in the runoff elections. It is Trump who has divided Republicans and incited a civil war in the state.
If Republicans lose the Senate runoff elections, it won’t be Brian Kemp’s fault. The blame will be on Sens. Loeffler and Perdue and Donald Trump because Trump has gone out of his way to discourage Republican voters from voting.
If the GOP loses control of the Senate, those defeats will belong to Trump.
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politicususa--2020-12-13--Brian Kilmeade And Fox And Friends Plot A Coup On The Air To Overturn The Election

It was an embarrassing display on Fox and Friends Sunday , as the show tried to scheme ways for Trump to steal the election .
Kilmeade said , “ It ’ s going to be tough after Monday when these individual states certify .
I don ’ t — that ’ s ground we haven ’ t really plowed before because when they certify , how do you keep fighting until , January 6th ?
That ’ s the time when they transmit it , and the vice president ’ s got to sit there .
The other thing , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I said what are his options ?
One thing they could do is you could stand up in the House and Senate and saw I object and fight it out right there .
But I don ’ t believe they ’ d even get all the Republican senators like John Cornyn and Mitt Romney and Ben Sasse to even back the president , and they would need two-thirds to overturn the election .
So legally it ’ s tough , but the president is a fighter .
He ’ s going to fight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rudy with you guys yesterday from the field , and he has a plan.
” The Fox and Friends hosts were discussing a coup , while apparently pressuring Congress to challenge the election results and fight it out on the floor .
If Rudy Giuliani is the superman who is going to solve a problem , the plan is probably doomed .
Giuliani is the same legal mind who has led Trump to exactly one lawsuit victory in nearly 60 legal challenges .
Giuliani has COVID , not a plan .
Fox News @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to admit the reality that the election is over , and nothing can save Donald Trump .
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It was an embarrassing display on Fox and Friends Sunday, as the show tried to scheme ways for Trump to steal the election.
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Brian Kilmeade and the Fox and Friends Sunday hosts try to scheme ways that Trump can overturn the election live on the air. The Fox crew says that Rudy Giuliani has a plan. pic.twitter.com/KrrEEoaYGj — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) December 13, 2020
Kilmeade said, “It’s going to be tough after Monday when these individual states certify. I don’t — that’s ground we haven’t really plowed before because when they certify, how do you keep fighting until , January 6th? That’s the time when they transmit it, and the vice president’s got to sit there. The other thing, I called Jonathan Turley before this, I said what are his options? One thing they could do is you could stand up in the House and Senate and saw I object and fight it out right there. But I don’t believe they’d even get all the Republican senators like John Cornyn and Mitt Romney and Ben Sasse to even back the president, and they would need two-thirds to overturn the election. So legally it’s tough, but the president is a fighter. He’s going to fight to the end, and I watched Rudy with you guys yesterday from the field, and he has a plan.”
The Fox and Friends hosts were discussing a coup, while apparently pressuring Congress to challenge the election results and fight it out on the floor.
If Rudy Giuliani is the superman who is going to solve a problem, the plan is probably doomed. Giuliani is the same legal mind who has led Trump to exactly one lawsuit victory in nearly 60 legal challenges. Giuliani has COVID, not a plan.
Fox News is living the delusion, and refusing to admit the reality that the election is over, and nothing can save Donald Trump.
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politicususa--2020-12-13--Stacey Abrams Says Democrats Are Ready To Win In Georgia As Ballot Requests Hit 1.2 Million

Stacey Abrams said that Democrats have got the level of engagement in place to win the Georgia Senate runoffs .
Abrams said on CNN ’ s State Of The Union , “ Democrats are prepared to win this election .
This is the first runoff where we have the level of investment and engagement that it takes to win a runoff .
We know from the numbers we are in a good place .
1.2 million absentee ballots have been requested thus far and just to put that into context 1.3 million were requested for all of the general election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those applications are from voters who did not vote in the general election and disproportionately between 18 and 29 and disproportionately people of color .
That signals that we understand that we may need to make a plan to vote and deliver this election .
What Donald Trump is doing , the disinformation is deeply problematic .
I don ’ t know if he is going to help our harm his team .
But we know that on our side of the conversation , we are pushing for leaders who will actually do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Georgia.
” There is a general assumption among the mainstream media that Republicans will hold on to the two Senate seats in Georgia , but Trump is recreating the same environment that cost him the state against Joe Biden for the Senate runoffs .
Georgia Republicans are being told that the election is fake and are in the midst of a civil war with one another over Trump .
On the other side , Democrats have been quietly engaging voters to get out the vote and build a strong turnout for the runoffs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their incumbents , Perdue and Loeffler , being nowhere near as popular among their rank and file as Trump in the state .
All of the polling shows two very tight runoff elections , but Stacey Abrams is right .
Democrats are in a position to win , but they need to triple their efforts in the weeks before January 5 .
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Stacey Abrams said that Democrats have got the level of engagement in place to win the Georgia Senate runoffs.
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Stacey Abrams says Democrats are ready to win the Georgia Senate runoff as 1.2 million absentee ballots have been requested already and 85,000 mostly from those age 18-29 who did not vote in the presidential election. pic.twitter.com/MR2kM1lREH — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) December 13, 2020
Abrams said on CNN’s State Of The Union, “Democrats are prepared to win this election. This is the first runoff where we have the level of investment and engagement that it takes to win a runoff. We know from the numbers we are in a good place. 1.2 million absentee ballots have been requested thus far and just to put that into context 1.3 million were requested for all of the general election. Of that 1.2 million 85,000 of those applications are from voters who did not vote in the general election and disproportionately between 18 and 29 and disproportionately people of color. That signals that we understand that we may need to make a plan to vote and deliver this election. What Donald Trump is doing, the disinformation is deeply problematic. I don’t know if he is going to help our harm his team. But we know that on our side of the conversation, we are pushing for leaders who will actually do the work of delivering covid relief to Georgia.”
There is a general assumption among the mainstream media that Republicans will hold on to the two Senate seats in Georgia, but Trump is recreating the same environment that cost him the state against Joe Biden for the Senate runoffs.
Georgia Republicans are being told that the election is fake and are in the midst of a civil war with one another over Trump. On the other side, Democrats have been quietly engaging voters to get out the vote and build a strong turnout for the runoffs.
Republicans also have the problem of their incumbents, Perdue and Loeffler, being nowhere near as popular among their rank and file as Trump in the state.
All of the polling shows two very tight runoff elections, but Stacey Abrams is right. Democrats are in a position to win, but they need to triple their efforts in the weeks before January 5.
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politicususa--2020-12-13--FDA Commissioner Refuses To Discuss White House Conversation On COVID Vaccine

FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn would not answer when asked about his communications with the White House but denied political pressure on the COVID vaccine .
Hahn was asked multiple times by CNN ’ s Jake Tapper about the White House applying political pressure to get the vaccine out , but when asked about his conversation with the White House the FDA commissioner said , ” I ’ m not going to give specifics about the conversation .
What I can say is we have heard from a number of sources , including the white house , that there was a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as possible and , Jake , we have , but our absolute obligation to the American people was to make sure we did a thorough scientific review .
We needed to ensure our gold standard of testing the efficacy of the vaccine was done and done properly and we had to get this right and I believe we did.
” If the conversation was above board and there was no political pressure , Hahn could describe the conversation in general terms and move on , but his refusal to say anything about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the public should not know .
The political pressure on this vaccine has been daily , public , and obvious .
It has come from Trump , his staff , and the President ’ s Twitter account .
The inability to tell the truth is why people don ’ t trust the vaccine and something that the Biden administration will need to reverse to put an end to the pandemic .
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FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn would not answer when asked about his communications with the White House but denied political pressure on the COVID vaccine.
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FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn tap dances around the political interference of the Trump administration on the COVID vaccine while refusing to discuss his conversations with the White House. pic.twitter.com/igI1vAJBgO — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) December 13, 2020
Hahn was asked multiple times by CNN’s Jake Tapper about the White House applying political pressure to get the vaccine out, but when asked about his conversation with the White House the FDA commissioner said, ” I’m not going to give specifics about the conversation. What I can say is we have heard from a number of sources, including the white house, that there was a desire for us to move as quickly as possible and, Jake, we have, but our absolute obligation to the American people was to make sure we did a thorough scientific review. We needed to ensure our gold standard of testing the efficacy of the vaccine was done and done properly and we had to get this right and I believe we did.”
If the conversation was above board and there was no political pressure, Hahn could describe the conversation in general terms and move on, but his refusal to say anything about the conversation suggests that there is something that the public should not know.
The political pressure on this vaccine has been daily, public, and obvious. It has come from Trump, his staff, and the President’s Twitter account.
The inability to tell the truth is why people don’t trust the vaccine and something that the Biden administration will need to reverse to put an end to the pandemic.
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politicususa--2020-12-15--Senate Republicans Are on the Attack Against Potential AG Nominee Sally Yates

On Monday , Attorney General William Barr announced that he will be stepping down from his position shortly before Christmas .
His replacement will be Jeff Rosen , who is currently serving as Barr ’ s number 2 .
Rosen , of course , won ’ t be holding his position for very long .
Joe Biden will be taking over as President on January 20th and will be selecting his own Attorney General .
There are a few different names on Biden ’ s short list , including Merrick Garland and former Alabama senator Doug Jones .
Another potential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ire of GOP lawmakers .
While Yates is incredibly qualified and experienced , Republicans are still angry about her role investigating the ties between Donald Trump and Russia .
When asked if he would consider approving Yates as Attorney General , Texas ’ John Cornyn simply said , “ no.
” Chuck Grassley gave a longer answer .
He told reporters , “ I think there ’ s plenty of people that he wouldn ’ t have to take a chance on her.
” The Iowa senator also referred to Yates previous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” When asked if he would approve Yates , Lindsey Graham said , “ I don ’ t think so.
” On the other hand , Graham said he would be much more likely to approve the nomination of Jones or Garland .
According to a weekend piece from the Washington Post , Jones is currently seen as the favorite for the position .
Jones would be a polar opposite to William Barr as he spent his career fighting for Civil Rights .
The Alabama senator just recently lost his seat to Tommy @ @ @ @ @ @

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On Monday, Attorney General William Barr announced that he will be stepping down from his position shortly before Christmas. His replacement will be Jeff Rosen, who is currently serving as Barr’s number 2.
Rosen, of course, won’t be holding his position for very long. Joe Biden will be taking over as President on January 20th and will be selecting his own Attorney General.
There are a few different names on Biden’s short list, including Merrick Garland and former Alabama senator Doug Jones. Another potential candidate, Sally Yates, is drawing the ire of GOP lawmakers.
While Yates is incredibly qualified and experienced, Republicans are still angry about her role investigating the ties between Donald Trump and Russia.
When asked if he would consider approving Yates as Attorney General, Texas’ John Cornyn simply said, “no.”
Chuck Grassley gave a longer answer. He told reporters, “I think there’s plenty of people that he wouldn’t have to take a chance on her.” The Iowa senator also referred to Yates previous investigation into Trump as “very worrisome.”
When asked if he would approve Yates, Lindsey Graham said, “I don’t think so.” On the other hand, Graham said he would be much more likely to approve the nomination of Jones or Garland.
According to a weekend piece from the Washington Post, Jones is currently seen as the favorite for the position. Jones would be a polar opposite to William Barr as he spent his career fighting for Civil Rights. The Alabama senator just recently lost his seat to Tommy Tuberville during the 2020 election.


politicususa--2020-12-15--“You Have to Stop This” Watch Geraldo Rivera and Charlie Kirk Spar on Fox News Over Trump’s Election

“You Have to Stop This” Watch Geraldo Rivera and Charlie Kirk Spar on Fox News Over Trump’s Election Fight

Republicans have been split over Donald Trump ’ s election fight .
While there are many in the GOP who are urging the president to keep fighting , there are also others who would like to see him accept reality .
Geraldo Rivera and Charlie Kirk certainly fall in differing camps .
The two appeared on Martha MacCallum ’ s Fox News show on Monday night .
As Kirk , the founder of Turning Point USA pushed conspiracy theories , Rivera jumped in telling him , “ you have to stop this.
” After a clip of Biden ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , “ Between 75 to 80 % of Americans believe this , think the election was stolen .
If you immediately dismiss all of their claims…If you all of a sudden act like there is not a motivated effort to destroy Donald Trump at all costs…If you suppress that conversation , that it not healthy for the country.
” Rivera responded to the conspiracy theorizing by saying , “ For 6 weeks , we have litigated this for 6 weeks .
Twice , the Supreme Court of the United States has rejected it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ justices.
” “ That ’ s not correct , ” Kirk responded .
But Rivera kept going , “ You have to stop this.
” Rivera , though he is friends with the president , has been asking him to step down for weeks .
And on a recent Fox News broadcast he went after Rush Limbaugh for calling for secession .
“ I think talk of secession is treason , ” he said .

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Republicans have been split over Donald Trump’s election fight. While there are many in the GOP who are urging the president to keep fighting, there are also others who would like to see him accept reality.
Geraldo Rivera and Charlie Kirk certainly fall in differing camps. The two appeared on Martha MacCallum’s Fox News show on Monday night. As Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA pushed conspiracy theories, Rivera jumped in telling him, “you have to stop this.”
After a clip of Biden’s Monday speech was played, Kirk ranted, “Between 75 to 80% of Americans believe this, think the election was stolen. If you immediately dismiss all of their claims…If you all of a sudden act like there is not a motivated effort to destroy Donald Trump at all costs…If you suppress that conversation, that it not healthy for the country.”
Rivera responded to the conspiracy theorizing by saying, “For 6 weeks, we have litigated this for 6 weeks. Twice, the Supreme Court of the United States has rejected it. 9-0 including all 3 Trump associate justices.”
Watch, Geraldo Rivera and Charlie Kirk spar on Fox News over election results. pic.twitter.com/Yk1VpeFgGd — PoliticusUSA (@politicususa) December 15, 2020
“That’s not correct,” Kirk responded. But Rivera kept going, “You have to stop this.”
Rivera, though he is friends with the president, has been asking him to step down for weeks. And on a recent Fox News broadcast he went after Rush Limbaugh for calling for secession. “I think talk of secession is treason,” he said.


politicususa--2020-12-15--Upon Biden’s Electoral College Win, Lou Dobbs Calls for an Immediate Investigation Into His Family

Ironically , Fox News made the most impactful media call of the presidential race when they called Arizona for Joe Biden on election night .
This thwarted Donald Trump ’ s hopes of falsely claiming victory on election night .
And while it has been a long couple of weeks , it seems that all of the network ’ s stars are willing to acknowledge that Biden will be president .
And there is a clear pivot now to attacking the president-elect and his family .
Upon the resignation of William Barr , the Fox Business host is now calling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Dobbs discussed the matter with Judicial Watch ’ s Tom Fitton .
Referring to Barr ’ s replacement , Jeff Rosen , Fitton said , “ Rosen is Barr ’ s hire .
We ’ re not going to get anything different from the acting Attorney General.
” Dobbs asked , “ Well , with that uplifting conclusion I have to say , Tom , you want a special counsel to find out about the fraud on this election ?
” “ We need a special counsel on Biden , ” Fitton @ @ @ @ @ @ @ counsel on the election , and we need a special prosecutor on Obamagate because Durham isn ’ t capable of doing whatever he ’ s been asked to do.
” Dobbs continued , “ I support everything that Tom Fitton just said about special prosecutors and special counsel .
Please , please , somebody , come to your senses over there at the Justice Department .
Thanks , Tom , appreciate it.
” Watch a clip of the segment below , courtesy of Media Matters :

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Ironically, Fox News made the most impactful media call of the presidential race when they called Arizona for Joe Biden on election night. This thwarted Donald Trump’s hopes of falsely claiming victory on election night.
And while it has been a long couple of weeks, it seems that all of the network’s stars are willing to acknowledge that Biden will be president. And there is a clear pivot now to attacking the president-elect and his family.
Upon the resignation of William Barr, the Fox Business host is now calling for an investigation into the Biden family. Dobbs discussed the matter with Judicial Watch’s Tom Fitton.
Referring to Barr’s replacement, Jeff Rosen, Fitton said, “Rosen is Barr’s hire. We’re not going to get anything different from the acting Attorney General.”
Just had a very nice meeting with Attorney General Bill Barr at the White House. Our relationship has been a very good one, he has done an outstanding job! As per letter, Bill will be leaving just before Christmas to spend the holidays with his family… — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 14, 2020
Dobbs asked, “Well, with that uplifting conclusion I have to say, Tom, you want a special counsel to find out about the fraud on this election?”
“We need a special counsel on Biden,” Fitton responded, “we need a special counsel on the election, and we need a special prosecutor on Obamagate because Durham isn’t capable of doing whatever he’s been asked to do.”
Dobbs continued, “I support everything that Tom Fitton just said about special prosecutors and special counsel. Please, please, somebody, come to your senses over there at the Justice Department. Thanks, Tom, appreciate it.”
Watch a clip of the segment below, courtesy of Media Matters:


politicususa--2020-12-14--South Dakota’s John Thune Becomes the Highest Ranking GOP Senator to Confirm Biden’s Win

When Joe Biden was called the winner of the election by the major news networks , a few Republicans were willing to publicly congratulate him .
Most of these senators have had their issues with Trump like Nebraska ’ s Ben Sasse and Utah ’ s Mitt Romney .
When asked about Biden ’ s win by reporters , most other GOP senators demurred .
Trump has the ability to challenge the results , they said , and that process has yet to be exhausted .
On Monday , though , the Electoral College voted to confirm Biden as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many as a nail in the coffin for any future Trump hopes of challenging the election .
Some were predicting that the confirmation would allow for more Republican lawmakers to come out and accept Biden ’ s win .
South Dakota ’ s John Thune took that opportunity while speaking with Manu Raju .
As the Senate Whip , Thune is the 2nd ranking member of the Senate .
Thune told the CNN reporter that Biden became the president elect once he passed the 270 electoral vote threshold .
The South Dakota senator @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ it ’ s time for everybody to move on.
” Whether that happens or not remains to be seen .
There was a major departure at the White House today as Bill Barr announced he would soon be stepping down .
Trump is expected to be going to his Mar-a-Lago residence over the Christmas holiday .
There are some expectations that he will not be returning to Washington prior to Joe Biden ’ s inauguration .

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When Joe Biden was called the winner of the election by the major news networks, a few Republicans were willing to publicly congratulate him. Most of these senators have had their issues with Trump like Nebraska’s Ben Sasse and Utah’s Mitt Romney.
When asked about Biden’s win by reporters, most other GOP senators demurred. Trump has the ability to challenge the results, they said, and that process has yet to be exhausted.
On Monday, though, the Electoral College voted to confirm Biden as the winner. And this is seen by many as a nail in the coffin for any future Trump hopes of challenging the election.
Some were predicting that the confirmation would allow for more Republican lawmakers to come out and accept Biden’s win. South Dakota’s John Thune took that opportunity while speaking with Manu Raju.
As the Senate Whip, Thune is the 2nd ranking member of the Senate. Thune told the CNN reporter that Biden became the president elect once he passed the 270 electoral vote threshold.
Senate Majority Whip John Thune said that Joe Biden is president-elect once he crosses 270 electoral votes and says efforts to challenge the results in Congress is “not going anywhere.” He said “it’s time for everybody to move on” after today. — Manu Raju (@mkraju) December 14, 2020
The South Dakota senator continued by saying that after today, “it’s time for everybody to move on.”
Whether that happens or not remains to be seen. There was a major departure at the White House today as Bill Barr announced he would soon be stepping down.
Trump is expected to be going to his Mar-a-Lago residence over the Christmas holiday. There are some expectations that he will not be returning to Washington prior to Joe Biden’s inauguration.


politicususa--2020-12-14--Biden To Tell Trump That Democracy Has Prevailed

In released excerpts from his upcoming address to the nation , President-Elect Joe Biden will point out that democracy has prevailed over Trump .
According to excerpts provided to PoliticusUSA by the Biden transition , the President-Elect will say : If anyone didn ’ t know it before , we know it now .
What beats deep in the hearts of the American people is this : Democracy .
The right to be heard .
To have your vote counted .
To choose the leaders of this nation .
To govern ourselves .
In America , politicians don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to them .
The flame of democracy was lit in this nation a long time ago .
And we now know that nothing — not even a pandemic —or an abuse of power — can extinguish that flame .
In this battle for the soul of America , democracy prevailed .
We the People voted .
Faith in our institutions held .
The integrity of our elections remains intact .
And so , now it is time to turn the page .
To unite .
To heal .
Biden faces a Herculean task @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Trump continue to actively work to divide us .
Trump did try to bully and threaten his way back into power after losing a not very close at all election , but the system was stronger than Trump and it worked exactly how the founders of this nation intended .
The voters spoke loudly in their firm rejection of Trump .
In the United States , presidents can ’ t invalidate the will of the majority and stay in office .
Trump ’ s bid to grab power failed , and now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a nation battered by four years of corruption , abuse , neglect , and incompetence .
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In released excerpts from his upcoming address to the nation, President-Elect Joe Biden will point out that democracy has prevailed over Trump.
According to excerpts provided to PoliticusUSA by the Biden transition, the President-Elect will say:
If anyone didn’t know it before, we know it now. What beats deep in the hearts of the American people is this: Democracy.
The right to be heard. To have your vote counted. To choose the leaders of this nation. To govern ourselves.
In America, politicians don’t take power — the people grant it to them.
The flame of democracy was lit in this nation a long time ago. And we now know that nothing — not even a pandemic —or an abuse of power — can extinguish that flame.
….
In this battle for the soul of America, democracy prevailed.
We the People voted. Faith in our institutions held. The integrity of our elections remains intact.
And so, now it is time to turn the page. To unite. To heal.
Biden faces a Herculean task to bring this country together while Republicans and Trump continue to actively work to divide us.
Trump did try to bully and threaten his way back into power after losing a not very close at all election, but the system was stronger than Trump and it worked exactly how the founders of this nation intended.
The voters spoke loudly in their firm rejection of Trump. In the United States, presidents can’t invalidate the will of the majority and stay in office.
Trump’s bid to grab power failed, and now it is time to rebuild and govern a nation battered by four years of corruption, abuse, neglect, and incompetence.
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politicususa--2020-12-14--Trump Threatened Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp To Try To Steal The Election

In a phone call with Gov .
Kemp , Trump made multiple demands and then threatened Kemp when he would not help him steal Georgia .
The Washington Post reported : But numerous people with knowledge of the call said the conversation was openly hostile , with Trump effectively threatening the governor and arguing that Kemp would lose reelection if he didn ’ t cede to the president ’ s demands .
“ It was nasty enough for Kemp to say no to all of the asks , ” said one Republican strategist .
“ I don ’ t know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kemp , but he ’ s politically kind of squishy .
He never says yes or no to something .
He ’ ll say something cute and funny , and he pushes it off , but it ’ s never like a flat ‘ No.
’ And he said , ‘ No.
’ He told the president , ‘ No ’ — twice.
” Trump tried to bully and thug his way into stealing the election , but Kemp is one of the many Republicans who refused to break or ignore the law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in states like Arizona , Michigan , and Pennsylvania refused to break the law for Trump .
Courts at all levels of the justice system refused to ignore the law for Trump .
Donald Trump thought that he had the Supreme Court in his back pocket , but they refused to trample the constitutional separation of powers to keep Trump in office .
Brian Kemp shouldn ’ t get praise for following the law and doing the bare minimum required for his job .
If Trump threatened Kemp , he almost certainly threatened @ @ @ @ @ @ @ democracy with sheer thuggery .
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In a phone call with Gov. Kemp, Trump made multiple demands and then threatened Kemp when he would not help him steal Georgia.
The Washington Post reported:
But numerous people with knowledge of the call said the conversation was openly hostile, with Trump effectively threatening the governor and arguing that Kemp would lose reelection if he didn’t cede to the president’s demands.
“It was nasty enough for Kemp to say no to all of the asks,” said one Republican strategist. “I don’t know if you’ve ever talked to Kemp, but he’s politically kind of squishy. He never says yes or no to something. He’ll say something cute and funny, and he pushes it off, but it’s never like a flat ‘No.’ And he said, ‘No.’ He told the president, ‘No’ — twice.”
Trump tried to bully and thug his way into stealing the election, but Kemp is one of the many Republicans who refused to break or ignore the law for Donald Trump. Republican-controlled state legislatures in states like Arizona, Michigan, and Pennsylvania refused to break the law for Trump. Courts at all levels of the justice system refused to ignore the law for Trump.
Donald Trump thought that he had the Supreme Court in his back pocket, but they refused to trample the constitutional separation of powers to keep Trump in office. Brian Kemp shouldn’t get praise for following the law and doing the bare minimum required for his job.
If Trump threatened Kemp, he almost certainly threatened others, as he tried to destroy democracy with sheer thuggery.
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politicususa--2020-12-14--Fake Republican Electors In Georgia Cast Votes For Trump And Declare The Election Ongoing

In Georgia , Republicans held their own meeting and used their own slate of fake electors who voted for Trump @ @ @ @ @ .
Meanwhile , in another part of the Georgia State Capitol : The people who @ @ @ @ @ are not the real slate of electors .
Their votes mean nothing .
It is @ @ @ @ @ meant to play to Trump and his supporters and keep the phony notion alive that @ @ @ @ @ .
The nation is witnessing the birth of the Trumpfederacy .
A group of Trump @ @ @ @ @ and detached from reality that they are holding their own electoral college votes and proclaiming @ @ @ @ @ long since been decided is ongoing .
The Republican behavior since the election represents the @ @ @ @ @ country since the Civil War , and their behavior is growing more seditious each day @ @ @ @ @ this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group .
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In Georgia, Republicans held their own meeting and used their own slate of fake electors who voted for Trump and declared the election ongoing.
The real electors voted for Joe Biden:
Georgia's 16 electors have all cast their votes for Joe Biden, and electors applauded and cheered as the vote concluded. “I’m pleased to announce that Joseph R. Biden has received 16 votes for president of the United States,” said Stacey Abrams, presiding officer. — Michelle Ye Hee Lee (@myhlee) December 14, 2020
Meanwhile, in another part of the Georgia State Capitol:
Meanwhile, in another part of the GA State Capitol, 16 GOP electors cast ballots for Trump, declaring that "the contest of the election is ongoing." Photo via @HaistenWillis, who's reporting from the room. pic.twitter.com/xnPrBQIHsw — Michelle Ye Hee Lee (@myhlee) December 14, 2020
The people who voted in the Republican vote are not the real slate of electors. Their votes mean nothing. It is an act of political theater meant to play to Trump and his supporters and keep the phony notion alive that the election was not legitimate.
The nation is witnessing the birth of the Trumpfederacy. A group of Trump loyalists who are so lawless and detached from reality that they are holding their own electoral college votes and proclaiming that an election that has long since been decided is ongoing.
The Republican behavior since the election represents the greatest domestic threat to the country since the Civil War, and their behavior is growing more seditious each day.
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politicususa--2020-12-16--WATCH: Newsmax’s Greg Kelly Says There’s a Significant Chance Donald Trump is Inaugurated

Over the last year , Donald Trump has been moving away from Fox News .
Sure , he has maintained relationships with people like Sean Hannity , Tucker Carlson and Maria Bartiromo , but overall , he is unhappy with his former favorite network .
More and more , Trump has been encouraging his supporters to turn off Fox and turn on channels like OAN and Newsmax .
It ’ s not a surprise either , as the personalities on those networks are much more willing to tell Trump and his supporters exactly what they want to hear .
Yesterday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Electoral College gave Joe Biden yet another win with 306 votes .
A number of GOP senators , Mitch McConnell among them , have now sad that Biden has won the election .
Newsmax ’ s Greg Kelly , though , says the race is far from over .
Kelly told viewers , “ Hey , remember Joe Biden ’ s speech yesterday when purportedly , he clinched the Electoral College ?
He didn ’ t do too much talking .
He did more coughing , it seemed like.
” The broadcaster @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the coughs , and I ’ m concerned because the way it ’ s looking for Joe , his health , I don ’ t think he ’ s gon na make it for Donald Trump ’ s second inauguration.
” “ Yes , on January 20th , I do believe that there is a significant chance that Donald Trump could be inaugurated .
Now , I do know that there are smart , informed people who are saying that Joe Biden is the president-elect .
Now , I disagree with them , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hunch that I ’ m going on , it ’ s the Constitution .
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Over the last year, Donald Trump has been moving away from Fox News. Sure, he has maintained relationships with people like Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson and Maria Bartiromo, but overall, he is unhappy with his former favorite network.
More and more, Trump has been encouraging his supporters to turn off Fox and turn on channels like OAN and Newsmax. It’s not a surprise either, as the personalities on those networks are much more willing to tell Trump and his supporters exactly what they want to hear.
Yesterday was a bad day for Trump. The Electoral College gave Joe Biden yet another win with 306 votes. A number of GOP senators, Mitch McConnell among them, have now sad that Biden has won the election.
Newsmax’s Greg Kelly, though, says the race is far from over. Kelly told viewers, “Hey, remember Joe Biden’s speech yesterday when purportedly, he clinched the Electoral College? He didn’t do too much talking. He did more coughing, it seemed like.”
The broadcaster continued, “A small sample of the coughs, and I’m concerned because the way it’s looking for Joe, his health, I don’t think he’s gonna make it for Donald Trump’s second inauguration.”
Kelly closed his rant:


politicususa--2020-12-16--Betsy DeVos is Encouraging Staffers to be “The Resistance” Against Biden Administration

Donald Trump ’ s cabinet was filled with unqualified an incompetent people .
But no one in Donald Trump ’ s cabinet was as unqualified and incompetent as Betsy DeVos .
Trump tapped the billionaire donor to be his Secretary of Education .
Time and time again , the Michigan heiress showed just how little she knew about her job .
A 2018 60 Minutes interview went viral after DeVos told Leslie Stahl , “ I have not – I have not – I have not intentionally visited schools that are underperforming.
” During a December 2019 hearing , Florida @ @ @ @ @ @ @ You are the most unpopular person in our government .
Millions will register to vote in 2020 and many will vote to remove you more than to remove the president.
” And now that she is soon to be out of a job , she is asking remaining Department of Education employees to fight back against Biden and continue her legacy of ineptitude .
According to Politico , DeVos said during a virtual meeting , “ Let me leave you with this plea : Resist .
Be the resistance against forces that will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right for students .
In everything you do , please put students first — always.
” Joe Biden actually used DeVos unpopularity as a point during his campaign .
The president elect tweeted in July , “ Four years of Betsy DeVos is more than enough .
We need a Secretary of Education who is actually a public school educator .
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Donald Trump’s cabinet was filled with unqualified an incompetent people. But no one in Donald Trump’s cabinet was as unqualified and incompetent as Betsy DeVos.
Trump tapped the billionaire donor to be his Secretary of Education. Time and time again, the Michigan heiress showed just how little she knew about her job.
A 2018 60 Minutes interview went viral after DeVos told Leslie Stahl, “I have not – I have not – I have not intentionally visited schools that are underperforming.”
During a December 2019 hearing, Florida congresswoman told the Education Secretary, “You are the most unpopular person in our government. Millions will register to vote in 2020 and many will vote to remove you more than to remove the president.”
And now that she is soon to be out of a job, she is asking remaining Department of Education employees to fight back against Biden and continue her legacy of ineptitude.
According to Politico, DeVos said during a virtual meeting, “Let me leave you with this plea: Resist. Be the resistance against forces that will derail you from doing what’s right for students. In everything you do, please put students first — always.”
Joe Biden actually used DeVos unpopularity as a point during his campaign. The president elect tweeted in July, “Four years of Betsy DeVos is more than enough. We need a Secretary of Education who is actually a public school educator.”


politicususa--2020-12-16--Mitch McConnell is the Latest Villain in MAGA World

Being a Republican in this day and age requires complete fealty to Donald Trump .
To maintain the president and his supporter ’ s backing , one must fully aid in all of Trump ’ s fights no matter how ridiculous .
And to not back Trump is to immediately be attacked .
Amy Coney Barrett , Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch drew the ire of some Conservative media members after the Supreme Court refused to take up Texas AG Ken Paxton ’ s frivolous lawsuit .
William Barr was next in line .
He ’ s been ripped by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dobbs for his failure to help Trump overturn the election results .
On Tuesday morning , Mitch McConnell publicly acknowledged the Democrat ’ s electoral victory and congratulated Joe Biden and Kamala Harris .
In doing so , he became the latest victim in MAGA-world .
“ I think we should all thank McConnell for his excellent help in challenging the lawless acts of the Biden campaign and Democrats in the key battleground states .
Wait , he was AWOL ?
Oh , well then , thanks for nothing , Mitch .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he did so man Senate and House seats , and you couldn ’ t even wait until January 6th .
You ’ ve been the GOP ‘ leader ’ in the Senate for far too long .
It ’ s time for some fresh thinking and new blood.
” Turning Point USA ’ s Charlie Kirk also weighed in on McConnell .
He took to Twitter , writing , “ If Senate Republicans want to lose the Georgia races and their majority , conceding the presidential election to Joe Biden and congratulating Kamala @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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Being a Republican in this day and age requires complete fealty to Donald Trump. To maintain the president and his supporter’s backing, one must fully aid in all of Trump’s fights no matter how ridiculous.
And to not back Trump is to immediately be attacked. Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch drew the ire of some Conservative media members after the Supreme Court refused to take up Texas AG Ken Paxton’s frivolous lawsuit.
William Barr was next in line. He’s been ripped by the likes of Jeanine Pirro and Lou Dobbs for his failure to help Trump overturn the election results.
On Tuesday morning, Mitch McConnell publicly acknowledged the Democrat’s electoral victory and congratulated Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. In doing so, he became the latest victim in MAGA-world.
Fox Radio’s Mark Levin tweeted:
I think we should all thank McConnell for his excellent help in challenging the lawless acts of the Biden campaign and Democrats in the key battleground states. Wait, he was AWOL? Oh, well then, thanks for nothing, Mitch. Trump helped you secure your seat, as he did so man Senate and House seats, and you couldn’t even wait until January 6th. You’ve been the GOP ‘leader’ in the Senate for far too long. It’s time for some fresh thinking and new blood.” https://twitter.com/marklevinshow/status/1338892228824080385
Turning Point USA’s Charlie Kirk also weighed in on McConnell. He took to Twitter, writing, “If Senate Republicans want to lose the Georgia races and their majority, conceding the presidential election to Joe Biden and congratulating Kamala Harris is a good place to start.”


politicususa--2020-12-15--Mitch McConnell Dumps Trump And Tells Senate GOP Not To Back Election Challenge

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is telling his Republican caucus not to support a move by Trump to challenge the election on the Senate floor .
The New York Times reported , “ On a private call with Senate Republicans , Mr. McConnell and his top deputies pleaded with their colleagues not to join members of the House in objecting to the election results on Jan. 6 , when Congress meets to ratify the Electoral College ’ s decision , according to three people familiar with the conversation , who described it on the condition of anonymity…So far , no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In seeking to prevent anyone from doing so , Mr. McConnell argued that a challenge would force senators to go on the record either defying Mr. Trump or rejecting the will of the voters , potentially harming those running for election in 2022.
” Mitch McConnell doesn ’ t care about the country .
If he cared about democracy , he would have recognized Biden ’ s win a month ago and put an end to the Trump election challenge farce .
The only thing that McConnell cares about is his Senate majority @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 50/50 chance of keeping the majority after the Senate runoffs in Georgia .
The retirement of Sen. Pat Toomey in Pennsylvania means that Republicans could be looking at already losing one Senate seat , especially if popular Gov .
Tom Wolf runs to replace Toomey .
The fight on the House and Senate floor to challenge the election would be ugly and a complete waste of time .
McConnell is dumping Trump and moving on because he won ’ t let anything jeopardize his Senate majority .
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is telling his Republican caucus not to support a move by Trump to challenge the election on the Senate floor.
The New York Times reported, “On a private call with Senate Republicans, Mr. McConnell and his top deputies pleaded with their colleagues not to join members of the House in objecting to the election results on Jan. 6, when Congress meets to ratify the Electoral College’s decision, according to three people familiar with the conversation, who described it on the condition of anonymity…So far, no senator has committed to joining them. In seeking to prevent anyone from doing so, Mr. McConnell argued that a challenge would force senators to go on the record either defying Mr. Trump or rejecting the will of the voters, potentially harming those running for election in 2022.”
Mitch McConnell doesn’t care about the country. If he cared about democracy, he would have recognized Biden’s win a month ago and put an end to the Trump election challenge farce. The only thing that McConnell cares about is his Senate majority. Polling suggests that he has a 50/50 chance of keeping the majority after the Senate runoffs in Georgia.
The retirement of Sen. Pat Toomey in Pennsylvania means that Republicans could be looking at already losing one Senate seat, especially if popular Gov. Tom Wolf runs to replace Toomey.
The fight on the House and Senate floor to challenge the election would be ugly and a complete waste of time.
McConnell is dumping Trump and moving on because he won’t let anything jeopardize his Senate majority.
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politicususa--2020-12-15--Sen. Ron Johnson Calls The Election Legit, But Still Plans Investigate Imaginary Election Fraud

Sen. Ron Johnson ( R-WI ) called the presidential election legitimate and acknowledged that Biden won , but he is still going to hold hearings into imaginary election fraud .
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported on their interview with Johnson : All I ’ m trying to do is hold a very upfront , straightforward hearing talking about what controls there are in place , what fraud does occur , what can we do to prevent fraud in the future , ” said Johnson in an interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel .
Johnson contended there are unanswered questions about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he regarded the election as “ legitimate , ” he said , “ Yes .
I haven ’ t seen anything that would convince me that the results — the overall national result — would be overturned.
” Senate Republicans are going to investigate an election that they consider legitimate and are not doubting the result of because they don ’ t like the fact that so many people got to vote .
If the election was legitimate , there is no reason for hearings or an investigation , unless the point of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are rigged fires burning because for some bizarre reason Republicans believe that a strategy that didn ’ t work for Trump will turn out differently for them .
The message that Sen. Johnson is sending by holding his hearing is that the Republican attack on democracy is not going to stop .
Maybe losing the Senate runoffs in Georgia would convince Republicans that their strategy of discouraging their supporters from voting is a bad one , but until they figure it out , be prepared for nonsensical election fraud hearings about an uncontested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group .
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Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) called the presidential election legitimate and acknowledged that Biden won, but he is still going to hold hearings into imaginary election fraud.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported on their interview with Johnson:
All I’m trying to do is hold a very upfront, straightforward hearing talking about what controls there are in place, what fraud does occur, what can we do to prevent fraud in the future,” said Johnson in an interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Johnson contended there are unanswered questions about the election process.
But asked if he regarded the election as “legitimate,” he said, “Yes. I haven’t seen anything that would convince me that the results — the overall national result — would be overturned.”
Senate Republicans are going to investigate an election that they consider legitimate and are not doubting the result of because they don’t like the fact that so many people got to vote. If the election was legitimate, there is no reason for hearings or an investigation, unless the point of the hearing is to keep the elections are rigged fires burning because for some bizarre reason Republicans believe that a strategy that didn’t work for Trump will turn out differently for them.
The message that Sen. Johnson is sending by holding his hearing is that the Republican attack on democracy is not going to stop.
Maybe losing the Senate runoffs in Georgia would convince Republicans that their strategy of discouraging their supporters from voting is a bad one, but until they figure it out, be prepared for nonsensical election fraud hearings about an uncontested election result.
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politicususa--2020-12-15--While Biden Has Raised $10 Million to Aid Warnock and Ossoff, Trump is Just Pocketing Georgia Fundra

While Biden Has Raised $10 Million to Aid Warnock and Ossoff, Trump is Just Pocketing Georgia Fundraising Money for Himself

Joe Biden received 306 Electoral College votes on Monday .
On Tuesday , he headed down to Georgia to campaign for Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff who are competing in a hugely important senate runoff .
During the 2020 campaign season , Biden showed that he could be a powerful fundraiser .
In the last few months up to the November election , the former Vice President routinely out-raised Donald Trump .
Biden built out a large grassroots fundraising list during his campaign .
And he has tapped into that network to help the two Democratic candidates .
So far @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 10 million for their campaign .
Trump also has a large donor network .
And he has had no qualms about contacting those donors post election .
Rather than helping Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue , though , he ’ s been paying off his own debts .
Doug Heye , a veteran GOP strategist told Politico , “ The reality is Donald Trump does not care about the future of the Republican Party , so if he can raise money off of the Georgia runoffs but keep the money for his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Martha Zoller is the chair of Georgia United Victory .
Georgia United Victory is a PAC dedicated to delivering victory to Loeffler and Perdue in January .
She said of the president ’ s actions , “ Money is speech , and if it can get to the right place it should be used .
But if it ’ s going to [ Trump ’ s ] leadership PAC and not being spent on the behalf of David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler I think that ’ s problematic.
” The January run-off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Trump ’ s willingness to help the GOP when he is not in charge .
He is more than likely to fail that test .

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Joe Biden received 306 Electoral College votes on Monday. On Tuesday, he headed down to Georgia to campaign for Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff who are competing in a hugely important senate runoff.
During the 2020 campaign season, Biden showed that he could be a powerful fundraiser. In the last few months up to the November election, the former Vice President routinely out-raised Donald Trump.
Biden built out a large grassroots fundraising list during his campaign. And he has tapped into that network to help the two Democratic candidates. So far, he has been able to raise $10 million for their campaign.
Trump also has a large donor network. And he has had no qualms about contacting those donors post election. Rather than helping Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue, though, he’s been paying off his own debts.
Doug Heye, a veteran GOP strategist told Politico, “The reality is Donald Trump does not care about the future of the Republican Party, so if he can raise money off of the Georgia runoffs but keep the money for his own purposes, he will do so.”
Martha Zoller is the chair of Georgia United Victory. Georgia United Victory is a PAC dedicated to delivering victory to Loeffler and Perdue in January.
She said of the president’s actions, “Money is speech, and if it can get to the right place it should be used. But if it’s going to [Trump’s] leadership PAC and not being spent on the behalf of David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler I think that’s problematic.”
The January run-off is set to be the first test of Trump’s willingness to help the GOP when he is not in charge. He is more than likely to fail that test.


politicususa--2020-12-15--Joe Biden Obliterates Loeffler and Purdue For Supporting Texas Lawsuit To Overturn The Election

At a rally for Democratic Senate runoff candidates Ossoff and Warnock , President-Elect Biden hammered Loeffler and Perdue for supporting the Texas lawsuit .
Biden said , “ You know who did nothing while Trump , Texas , and others were trying to wipe out every single one of the almost 5 million votes you had cast here in Georgia in November ?
Your two Republican senators .
They stood by .
In fact , your two Republican senators fully embraced what Texas was telling the Supreme Court They fully embraced nullifying nearly 5 million Georgia votes .
You might @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I will try to be generous here in the spirit of the season .
Maybe your senators were just confused .
Maybe they think they represent Texas .
Well if you want to do the — Texas , you should be running in Texas , not in Georgia.
” Biden sang the praises of the Democratic candidates and made it clear that with a Democratic Senate , he and Democrats can make the lives of every American better .
Trump spent his rally for Loeffler and Perdue talking about himself .
Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strong case for Ossoff and Warnock while reminding the state ’ s voters that David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler don ’ t represent them .
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At a rally for Democratic Senate runoff candidates Ossoff and Warnock, President-Elect Biden hammered Loeffler and Perdue for supporting the Texas lawsuit.
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Biden hammers Loeffler and Perdue for supporting the Texas lawsuit to overturn the election. pic.twitter.com/j5znsJm5mx — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) December 15, 2020
Biden said, “You know who did nothing while Trump, Texas, and others were trying to wipe out every single one of the almost 5 million votes you had cast here in Georgia in November? Your two Republican senators. They stood by. In fact, your two Republican senators fully embraced what Texas was telling the Supreme Court They fully embraced nullifying nearly 5 million Georgia votes. You might want to remember that come January 5th. I will try to be generous here in the spirit of the season. Maybe your senators were just confused. Maybe they think they represent Texas. Well if you want to do the — Texas, you should be running in Texas, not in Georgia.”
Biden sang the praises of the Democratic candidates and made it clear that with a Democratic Senate, he and Democrats can make the lives of every American better.
Trump spent his rally for Loeffler and Perdue talking about himself. Joe Biden came to Georgia and made a strong case for Ossoff and Warnock while reminding the state’s voters that David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler don’t represent them.
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politicususa--2020-12-15--Georgia Secretary Of State Publicly Blasts David Purdue And Kelly Loeffler

Republican Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger blasted Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler for requesting data that they already have .
Raffensperger took the incumbent Republican senators to task for focusing on him and engaging in conspiracy theories over voter list data that they already have .
The Secretary of State said in a statement , “ Though I ’ ve told the Republican Party to stop focusing on me and instead direct their energies to winning the Senate runoffs , clearly they haven ’ t listened , ” said Secretary Raffensperger .
“ As embarrassing as it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to know that the data they want is already publicly available from the Secretary of State , it ’ s even worse that they ’ re not aware their own campaigns already have the data they ’ re looking for .
Early voting has already started but it ’ s not too late for them to call their offices and get their campaigns in order.
” The Loeffler and Perdue campaigns know that they have the data , but they are playing to the narrative that Donald Trump has established that Georgia ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ incumbents are trying to win the runoffs by driving up turnout among Republicans out of fear that there is some gigantic conspiracy working against them in Georgia .
The concept of winning an election by claiming that it is rigged did not work for Donald Trump who spent months before election day claiming that the election was rigged against him .
It is not surprising that Republicans are sticking with a losing strategy , because the GOP is not a political party anymore .
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Republican Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger blasted Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler for requesting data that they already have.
Raffensperger took the incumbent Republican senators to task for focusing on him and engaging in conspiracy theories over voter list data that they already have.
The Secretary of State said in a statement, “Though I’ve told the Republican Party to stop focusing on me and instead direct their energies to winning the Senate runoffs, clearly they haven’t listened,” said Secretary Raffensperger. “As embarrassing as it is for Sens. Perdue and Loeffler not to know that the data they want is already publicly available from the Secretary of State, it’s even worse that they’re not aware their own campaigns already have the data they’re looking for. Early voting has already started but it’s not too late for them to call their offices and get their campaigns in order.”
The Loeffler and Perdue campaigns know that they have the data, but they are playing to the narrative that Donald Trump has established that Georgia’s elections are rigged. The Republican incumbents are trying to win the runoffs by driving up turnout among Republicans out of fear that there is some gigantic conspiracy working against them in Georgia.
The concept of winning an election by claiming that it is rigged did not work for Donald Trump who spent months before election day claiming that the election was rigged against him. It is not surprising that Republicans are sticking with a losing strategy, because the GOP is not a political party anymore.
It is an authoritarian movement whose existence revolves around appeasing and serving Donald Trump.
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politicususa--2020-12-17--WATCH: Tucker Carlson Claims Dr. Jill Biden is “Borderline Illiterate”

Through no fault of her own , Jill Biden ’ s educational background became a national topic of discussion this week .
In a hacky and misogynistic op-ed published in the Wall St. Journal , a guy named Joseph Epstein claimed that the future first lady hasn ’ t earned the right to be called Doctor .
Rather than ignoring the widely panned column , Fox News had decided to lean into the faux controversy .
During his Wednesday show , Tucker Carlson didn ’ t talk about the COVID-19 pandemic and the destruction it has caused .
He talked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Fox host told his viewers that his team had done a deep dive into Biden ’ s college paper .
“ Dr .
Jill needs reading glasses , ” he began .
“ Either that or she ’ s borderline illiterate .
There are typos everywhere , including in the first graph of the introduction .
Dr. Jill can ’ t write — she can ’ t really think clearly either .
Parts of the dissertation seem to be written in a foreign language using English words.
” “ They ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or dogs barking .
The whole thing is just incredibly embarrassing .
And not simply to poor , illiterate Jill Biden , but to the college that considered this crap scholarship .
Embarrassing , in fact , to our entire system of higher education , to the nation itself .
Jill Biden ’ s doctoral dissertation is our national shame .
Are we overstating this ?
Well , you decide !
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Through no fault of her own, Jill Biden’s educational background became a national topic of discussion this week. In a hacky and misogynistic op-ed published in the Wall St. Journal, a guy named Joseph Epstein claimed that the future first lady hasn’t earned the right to be called Doctor.
Rather than ignoring the widely panned column, Fox News had decided to lean into the faux controversy. During his Wednesday show, Tucker Carlson didn’t talk about the COVID-19 pandemic and the destruction it has caused. He talked about Jill Biden’s dissertation.
The Fox host told his viewers that his team had done a deep dive into Biden’s college paper. “Dr. Jill needs reading glasses,” he began. “Either that or she’s borderline illiterate. There are typos everywhere, including in the first graph of the introduction. Dr. Jill can’t write — she can’t really think clearly either. Parts of the dissertation seem to be written in a foreign language using English words.”
Tucker Carlson claims that Jill Biden is “borderline illiterate” pic.twitter.com/j05Hib4L3k — PoliticusUSA (@politicususa) December 17, 2020
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politicususa--2020-12-17--A New Fox Poll Shows That Trump Voters Are Less Likely to Vote in Future Elections

The Republicans have been walking quite a tightrope since the 2020 election .
Donald Trump ’ s loss , of course , was due to cheating .
There was no irregularity , though , in places where Republicans won their races .
But how can the GOP push the conspiracy theory that Trump was cheated in 2020 and expect their constituents to continue voting .
According to a new poll from Fox News , they may not be able to .
Respondents were asked whether the events of the 2020 election made them more likely or less likely to vote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about what went down in 2020 .
When asked that question , 84 % of Liberals said they would be more likely to vote in future elections .
Only 69 % of Republicans , though , said they were more likely to vote in future elections .
And when the numbers were focused specifically on Trump supporters , the numbers were even worse .
A total of 19 % , or around 1 in 5 Trump supporters , said they were less likely to vote in future presidential elections .
Of course , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ elections .
But Americans are more likely to vote in presidential elections than they are in mid-term races .
And one of the big advantages for Donald Trump was that he was able to turn out non-voters in ways previously unheard of .
The question of whether or not the 2020 election will depress Republican turnout is soon to be answered .
Polls are showing a tight race in the Georgia senate runoffs .
Even if only a small percentage of GOP voters fail to show up , that could flip the race @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s favor .

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The Republicans have been walking quite a tightrope since the 2020 election. Donald Trump’s loss, of course, was due to cheating. There was no irregularity, though, in places where Republicans won their races.
But how can the GOP push the conspiracy theory that Trump was cheated in 2020 and expect their constituents to continue voting. According to a new poll from Fox News, they may not be able to.
Respondents were asked whether the events of the 2020 election made them more likely or less likely to vote. Democrats, clearly, were excited about what went down in 2020.
When asked that question, 84% of Liberals said they would be more likely to vote in future elections. Only 69% of Republicans, though, said they were more likely to vote in future elections.
And when the numbers were focused specifically on Trump supporters, the numbers were even worse. A total of 19%, or around 1 in 5 Trump supporters, said they were less likely to vote in future presidential elections.
Of course, the question was focused only on presidential elections. But Americans are more likely to vote in presidential elections than they are in mid-term races.
And one of the big advantages for Donald Trump was that he was able to turn out non-voters in ways previously unheard of.
The question of whether or not the 2020 election will depress Republican turnout is soon to be answered. Polls are showing a tight race in the Georgia senate runoffs. Even if only a small percentage of GOP voters fail to show up, that could flip the race in Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock’s favor.