westernjournal--2020-02-11--Op-Ed: Democrats Lamenting Socialism Really Just Hate Trump

A new pattern seems to be emerging in the Democratic repertoire of endless failed attempts to destroy Donald Trump and his mass of everyday American supporters .
They want their candidates to move to the imaginary “ middle ” by claiming they are against socialism .
Democratic strategist James Carville made news recently when he said , “ We ’ re losing our damn minds !
” He groused about a few ridiculous Democratic ideas and those on which presidential candidates have been running .
Specifically , he cited free college , voting from jail , and the eradication of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mention free health care for illegal aliens , reparations for African-Americans , teaching “ gender fluidity ” to 5-year-olds , celebrating 11-year-old drag queens , calling all white people and America itself racist , the Green New Deal , and the “ New Way Forward Act.
” Brace yourself before you learn more about that last one and don ’ t do it while driving .
In a post-debate analysis , Chris Matthews said , “ I ’ ve seen what socialism is like ; I don ’ t like it.
” Maybe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ busy trying to smear and remove Donald Trump from office , they haven ’ t noticed that their party has been on a socialist track for decades now .
In recent years it has become a runaway train .
TRENDING : Nearly 3 Years Later , FBI Director Admits Surveillance of Carter Page Was Illegal Pardon me if I don ’ t trust Democrats who now say they don ’ t like socialism .
Until now , Carville and Matthews haven ’ t cared if their candidates were socialists because most of them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want them to say so .
As long as Democrats pretend to believe in the basic principles on which our country was founded , such as free markets , individual freedom , personal responsibility and private property , Carville and company are happy to ignore the reality that they are on the train that is speeding in the opposite direction .
Where were they during the eight years of the previous administration and the three years of the Trump administration ?
Rather than applauding Trump ’ s phenomenal success with rolling back his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they were hellbent on removing him .
Did they just forget to tell us that they ’ re not socialists ?
What is most surprising is that they expect to be believed now .
Much of this professed love for freedom and the flag is probably just a last-ditch effort to clamp down on the momentum of avowed socialist Bernie Sanders .
Cheating , as they did the last time , may not work this time .
Thanks to being smoked out of the closet by the Exposer-in-Chief , Donald Trump , leftists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been more transparent than ever .
They really do want to take your guns .
They really do want to kill babies as they are on their way through the birth canal .
They really do want to subvert your vote via massive voting by illegal aliens , banishing voter ID and pushing the “ National Popular Vote.
” Some have openly identified themselves as socialists but many more have yet to admit it .
Read Trevor Loudon ’ s extraordinary research on this subject before rejecting this out of hand .
Carville @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for him , it ’ s all about power .
If Bernie becomes the nominee , he ’ ll still vote for Sanders the socialist over Trump , the anti-socialist .
This makes it patently clear that he doesn ’ t really care what Democratic candidates believe , so long as they say what Americans want to hear .
How reminiscent of Joy Behar , when she lamented that Beto O ’ Rourke should not have said that he wanted to take your guns .
She advised that he should have waited until @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take them .
It is no longer surprising that Carville wants to stop the extraordinary successes of Donald Trump in order to wrest power back for a party which he just described as “ losing our damn minds.
” As awful as it has been to see what leftists really believe and who they really are , it is more dangerous to us all when they lie about it .
Democratic strategists know that , and that ’ s why they are now trying to get their motley crew of candidates to stop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are .
Methinks they protest too much .
Or , as Barzini said in The Godfather , a film that provides wisdom for almost any occasion , “ After all , we are not communists.
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A new pattern seems to be emerging in the Democratic repertoire of endless failed attempts to destroy Donald Trump and his mass of everyday American supporters. They want their candidates to move to the imaginary “middle” by claiming they are against socialism.
Democratic strategist James Carville made news recently when he said, “We’re losing our damn minds!” He groused about a few ridiculous Democratic ideas and those on which presidential candidates have been running. Specifically, he cited free college, voting from jail, and the eradication of borders completely.
He didn’t mention free health care for illegal aliens, reparations for African-Americans, teaching “gender fluidity” to 5-year-olds, celebrating 11-year-old drag queens, calling all white people and America itself racist, the Green New Deal, and the “New Way Forward Act.” Brace yourself before you learn more about that last one and don’t do it while driving.
In a post-debate analysis, Chris Matthews said, “I’ve seen what socialism is like; I don’t like it.” Maybe Matthews and his crew have been so busy trying to smear and remove Donald Trump from office, they haven’t noticed that their party has been on a socialist track for decades now. In recent years it has become a runaway train.
Chris Matthews laying it down. Socialism is an issue in this campaign. He doesn’t like socialism and “it doesn’t frickin’ work!” pic.twitter.com/gRj8GDJztn — Tim Murtaugh – Text TRUMP to 88022 (@TimMurtaugh) February 8, 2020
Pardon me if I don’t trust Democrats who now say they don’t like socialism. Until now, Carville and Matthews haven’t cared if their candidates were socialists because most of them are. They just don’t want them to say so.
As long as Democrats pretend to believe in the basic principles on which our country was founded, such as free markets, individual freedom, personal responsibility and private property, Carville and company are happy to ignore the reality that they are on the train that is speeding in the opposite direction.
Where were they during the eight years of the previous administration and the three years of the Trump administration? Rather than applauding Trump’s phenomenal success with rolling back his predecessor’s blatant socialist policies, they were hellbent on removing him.
Did they just forget to tell us that they’re not socialists? What is most surprising is that they expect to be believed now.
Much of this professed love for freedom and the flag is probably just a last-ditch effort to clamp down on the momentum of avowed socialist Bernie Sanders. Cheating, as they did the last time, may not work this time.
Thanks to being smoked out of the closet by the Exposer-in-Chief, Donald Trump, leftists who now control the Democratic Party have been more transparent than ever. They really do want to take your guns. They really do want to kill babies as they are on their way through the birth canal. They really do want to subvert your vote via massive voting by illegal aliens, banishing voter ID and pushing the “National Popular Vote.”
Some have openly identified themselves as socialists but many more have yet to admit it. Read Trevor Loudon’s extraordinary research on this subject before rejecting this out of hand.
Carville also says in no uncertain terms that for him, it’s all about power. If Bernie becomes the nominee, he’ll still vote for Sanders the socialist over Trump, the anti-socialist. This makes it patently clear that he doesn’t really care what Democratic candidates believe, so long as they say what Americans want to hear.
How reminiscent of Joy Behar, when she lamented that Beto O’Rourke should not have said that he wanted to take your guns. She advised that he should have waited until he got elected, and then just take them.
It is no longer surprising that Carville wants to stop the extraordinary successes of Donald Trump in order to wrest power back for a party which he just described as “losing our damn minds.”
As awful as it has been to see what leftists really believe and who they really are, it is more dangerous to us all when they lie about it. Democratic strategists know that, and that’s why they are now trying to get their motley crew of candidates to stop sounding like the socialists and communists they are.
Methinks they protest too much. Or, as Barzini said in The Godfather, a film that provides wisdom for almost any occasion, “After all, we are not communists.”
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westernjournal--2020-02-11--40 Years After Body of ‘Lime Lady’ Turned Up on Riverbank, Cold Case Victim Identified as Army Soldi

40 Years After Body of ‘Lime Lady’ Turned Up on Riverbank, Cold Case Victim Identified as Army Soldier

Nearly 40 years ago , an unidentified woman ’ s body was found near a riverbank in Oklahoma .
The woman had been shot to death and covered in a mixture of quicklime in a possible-but-failed attempt to accelerate the decaying process .
She quickly became known as the “ Lime Lady ” as her case gained national attention , but despite the media coverage , investigators were unable to identify her or her killer .
Thanks to modern advancements in technology , however , officials were finally able to identify the woman this year , bringing them one step @ @ @ @ @ @ @ genealogists from the DNA Doe Project worked alongside investigators to discover Lime Lady ’ s real name : Tamara Lee Tigard .
TRENDING : Nearly 3 Years Later , FBI Director Admits Surveillance of Carter Page Was Illegal According to an Oklahoma County Sheriff ’ s Office news release , Tigard ’ s body was found on April 18 , 1980 — her 21st birthday — on a riverbank .
She wasn ’ t wearing any clothes and had been shot in the chest several times with a .45 caliber handgun .
After @ @ @ @ @ @ @ covered in a mixture of quicklime in a possible attempt to speed up the decaying process , but the wrong kind of lime was used ; instead her corpse was preserved .
The main identifying factor investigators had for the woman was a tattoo of a heart and scroll on the left side of her chest .
“ The initial investigation determined Tigard was shot at a different location , then her body taken to the river site , ” the department wrote .
“ Investigators used traditional techniques attempting to identify Tigard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Doe Project assists law enforcement agencies with the identification of remains through the process of genetic genealogy .
Once the nonprofit extracts DNA from the unidentified remains , its researchers upload the file to genealogy websites such as GEDMatch or Family Tree DNA in hopes of finding people who share DNA with the John or Jane Doe .
“ If we happen to get lucky — which doesn ’ t happen all that often — it could be someone as close as a sibling or half-sibling , or aunt , uncle , cousin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the DNA matches we get back are more like a second cousin or further away , ” Kevin Lord of the DNA Doe Project told The Western Journal in October 2019 .
“ From there we build out family trees for the closest DNA matches or the ones we determine to be relevant and by building out the family of all of those DNA matches we can see where those family trees intersect with each other.
” After Tigard ’ s DNA profile was built , volunteer genealogists from DNA Doe Project found @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , according to a news release from the nonprofit .
RELATED : Man Arrested in Slayings of His 5 Infant Children After Cold Case Haunted Authorities for Years Investigators learned Tigard served in the U.S. Army , and with assistance from the Oklahoma Medical Examiner ’ s Office , they were able to obtain dental records which confirmed her identity .
Tigard , who was living in Nevada , was reported missing after she went for a walk and never returned about a month before her body was discovered .
However , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ around the time she was reported missing , according to Army Times , and Tigard was cleared from the missing persons case .
Even though Tigard doesn ’ t have any living immediate family members , Captain Bob Green said the identification of Tigard ’ s body not only restores her dignity , but also brings them one step closer to solving the case .
“ I always just wanted to bring dignity to the victim in this case , ” Capt .
Green said in the department ’ s statement .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gone without a trace , with none of her family or acquaintances knowing what happened to her .
“ I just couldn ’ t give up , and now we know who she is due to the hard work of the DNA Doe Project with assistance from the Oklahoma Medical Examiner ’ s Office , and I am so thankful for their efforts in helping us in this case.
” “ Now she can be properly recognized , ” he added , “ her life has meaning and we can respectfully honor her.
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Nearly 40 years ago, an unidentified woman’s body was found near a riverbank in Oklahoma. The woman had been shot to death and covered in a mixture of quicklime in a possible-but-failed attempt to accelerate the decaying process.
She quickly became known as the “Lime Lady” as her case gained national attention, but despite the media coverage, investigators were unable to identify her or her killer.
Thanks to modern advancements in technology, however, officials were finally able to identify the woman this year, bringing them one step closer to solving the case.
Genetic genealogists from the DNA Doe Project worked alongside investigators to discover Lime Lady’s real name: Tamara Lee Tigard.
According to an Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office news release, Tigard’s body was found on April 18, 1980 — her 21st birthday — on a riverbank. She wasn’t wearing any clothes and had been shot in the chest several times with a .45 caliber handgun.
After her body was dumped, it was covered in a mixture of quicklime in a possible attempt to speed up the decaying process, but the wrong kind of lime was used; instead her corpse was preserved.
The main identifying factor investigators had for the woman was a tattoo of a heart and scroll on the left side of her chest.
“The initial investigation determined Tigard was shot at a different location, then her body taken to the river site,” the department wrote. “Investigators used traditional techniques attempting to identify Tigard, but all efforts failed.”
DNA Doe Project assists law enforcement agencies with the identification of remains through the process of genetic genealogy.
Once the nonprofit extracts DNA from the unidentified remains, its researchers upload the file to genealogy websites such as GEDMatch or Family Tree DNA in hopes of finding people who share DNA with the John or Jane Doe.
“If we happen to get lucky — which doesn’t happen all that often — it could be someone as close as a sibling or half-sibling, or aunt, uncle, cousin, things like that, but generally the DNA matches we get back are more like a second cousin or further away,” Kevin Lord of the DNA Doe Project told The Western Journal in October 2019.
“From there we build out family trees for the closest DNA matches or the ones we determine to be relevant and by building out the family of all of those DNA matches we can see where those family trees intersect with each other.”
After Tigard’s DNA profile was built, volunteer genealogists from DNA Doe Project found a likely name in just a day-and-a-half, according to a news release from the nonprofit.
Investigators learned Tigard served in the U.S. Army, and with assistance from the Oklahoma Medical Examiner’s Office, they were able to obtain dental records which confirmed her identity.
Tigard, who was living in Nevada, was reported missing after she went for a walk and never returned about a month before her body was discovered. However, a woman in Ohio was using her identity around the time she was reported missing, according to Army Times, and Tigard was cleared from the missing persons case.
Even though Tigard doesn’t have any living immediate family members, Captain Bob Green said the identification of Tigard’s body not only restores her dignity, but also brings them one step closer to solving the case.
“I always just wanted to bring dignity to the victim in this case,” Capt. Green said in the department’s statement. “All of these years she has been gone without a trace, with none of her family or acquaintances knowing what happened to her.
“I just couldn’t give up, and now we know who she is due to the hard work of the DNA Doe Project with assistance from the Oklahoma Medical Examiner’s Office, and I am so thankful for their efforts in helping us in this case.”
“Now she can be properly recognized,” he added, “her life has meaning and we can respectfully honor her.”
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westernjournal--2020-02-11--Bartender Moved to Tears When Businessman Leaves Her $2,020 Tip on $64 Bill

It wasn ’ t long after the new year was welcomed that a new “ 2020 Challenge ” erupted on social media .
No , this challenge didn ’ t require buckets of ice water or brooms standing upright on their own ; it was a little more sacrificial .
The idea is to leave a nice tip for servers in some 2020-related amount , whether that ’ s $ 20.20 or $ 2,020 .
Donnie Wahlberg was one of the first to jump on the trend publicly , and his wife tweeted about his gift .
Not all of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ still participated by giving in smaller amounts .
But there are still people of monetary means out there blessing unsuspecting victims .
TRENDING : Nearly 3 Years Later , FBI Director Admits Surveillance of Carter Page Was Illegal Carey Lynn Likens is a bartender at a Holiday Inn in Columbus , Ohio .
She ’ s been working through a season of illness , and on her first night back on the job , she served someone she had seen before and was able to recall his details , which clearly impressed him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a $ 2,020 tip on a $ 64 bill .
“ I kind of gasped , ” Likens told WXIN-TV .
“ I just never thought in a million years that I would get that in Columbus , Indiana , serving drinks at the Holiday Inn .
“ It was my first day back , so it was a nice surprise.
” Of course , she posted the evidence on Facebook , where her story started taking off .
“ What a blessing first night back at work from being off sick !
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Holiday Inn Columbus , ” she posted on Jan. 29 .
“ I ’ ve been off sick for a little bit so it was definitely a HUGE blessing , ” she added in a response to a comment on her post .
“ Tears shot out of my eyes 👀 .
Genuine # goodpeople are out there.
” She also explained that she ’ d recognized the client from a previous encounter , which may have tipped the scales in her favor .
RELATED : Hundreds Gathered in Falling Snow To @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Never Met “ [ H ] e was super awesome and it was because I ’ m good too jk👏 lol .
I remembered him from Indigo at Christmas and his family and a lot of detail , I have a crazy near photographic memory so he was pretty impressed .
Some people have A LOT of money and want to share it from time to time .
I was literally 😳 shocked.
” Jessica Mettin , the hotel ’ s general manager , said she was shocked when she heard about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I was like , ‘ What ?
No way ! '
” she said .
“ I couldn ’ t believe it , but it ’ s true !
” “ I was completely caught off guard , ” Likens said .
“ Never thought that would happen to me.
” The encounter has encouraged her and reassured her that not everyone out there is looking to take advantage of others .
“ There are good people out there .
They ’ re all over , ” Likens said .
“ They ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ never know who ’ s going to do a huge gesture for you .
So pay it forward and make sure to just be a good person.
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It wasn’t long after the new year was welcomed that a new “2020 Challenge” erupted on social media. No, this challenge didn’t require buckets of ice water or brooms standing upright on their own; it was a little more sacrificial.
The idea is to leave a nice tip for servers in some 2020-related amount, whether that’s $20.20 or $2,020.
Donnie Wahlberg was one of the first to jump on the trend publicly, and his wife tweeted about his gift.
Not all of us are Wahlbergs, and others have still participated by giving in smaller amounts. But there are still people of monetary means out there blessing unsuspecting victims.
Carey Lynn Likens is a bartender at a Holiday Inn in Columbus, Ohio. She’s been working through a season of illness, and on her first night back on the job, she served someone she had seen before and was able to recall his details, which clearly impressed him.
Enough so that he left her a $2,020 tip on a $64 bill.
“I kind of gasped,” Likens told WXIN-TV. “I just never thought in a million years that I would get that in Columbus, Indiana, serving drinks at the Holiday Inn.
“It was my first day back, so it was a nice surprise.”
Of course, she posted the evidence on Facebook, where her story started taking off.
“What a blessing first night back at work from being off sick! #2020tipchallenge #goodpeopleamongus — feeling blessed at Holiday Inn Columbus,” she posted on Jan. 29.
“I’ve been off sick for a little bit so it was definitely a HUGE blessing,” she added in a response to a comment on her post. “Tears shot out of my eyes ?. Genuine #goodpeople are out there.”
She also explained that she’d recognized the client from a previous encounter, which may have tipped the scales in her favor.
“[H]e was super awesome and it was because I’m good too jk? lol. I remembered him from Indigo at Christmas and his family and a lot of detail, I have a crazy near photographic memory so he was pretty impressed. Some people have A LOT of money and want to share it from time to time. I was literally ? shocked.”
Jessica Mettin, the hotel’s general manager, said she was shocked when she heard about the generous patron.
“Yes, and I was like, ‘What? No way!'” she said. “I couldn’t believe it, but it’s true!”
“I was completely caught off guard,” Likens said. “Never thought that would happen to me.”
The encounter has encouraged her and reassured her that not everyone out there is looking to take advantage of others.
“There are good people out there. They’re all over,” Likens said. “They’re walking among us, and you never know who’s going to do a huge gesture for you. So pay it forward and make sure to just be a good person.”
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westernjournal--2020-02-11--Jussie Smollett Indicted Over Alleged Hate Crime Hoax

The charges stem from Smollett ’ s assertion that he was the target of a racist and homophobic attack in January 2019 .
Special prosecutor Dan Webb issued a statement announcing the indictment .
Smollett , who is black and gay , was originally charged the following month with disorderly conduct for allegedly staging the attack and lying about it to investigators .
The charges were dropped in March 2019 with little explanation , angering police officials and then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel .
Cook County Judge Michael Toomin in August appointed Webb , a former U.S. attorney , as a special @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were dropped .
Webb was also charged with looking into whether Foxx ’ s calls with a Smollett relative and an ex-aide of former first lady Michelle Obama unduly influenced the decision to drop charges .
Foxx recused herself from the case but continued to weigh in .
Smollett told police he was walking home early on Jan. 29 , 2019 , when two masked men approached him , made racist and homophobic insults , beat him and looped a noose around his neck before fleeing .
He said his assailants , at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ white , told him he was in “ MAGA country ” — a reference to President Donald Trump ’ s campaign slogan , “ Make America Great Again.
” TRENDING : Nearly 3 Years Later , FBI Director Admits Surveillance of Carter Page Was Illegal Several weeks later , authorities alleged that Smollett had paid two black friends $ 3,500 to help him stage the attack because he was unhappy with his salary as an actor on “ Empire ” and wanted to drum up publicity for his career .
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Actor Jussie Smollett faces new charges for reporting an attack that Chicago authorities contend was staged to garner publicity, according to media reports Tuesday.
The charges include disorderly conduct counts, according to the reports that cite unidentified sources.
Smollett, who is black and gay, asserted he was the target of a racist and homophobic attack in January 2019.
Smollett was originally charged the following month with disorderly conduct for allegedly staging the attack and lying about it to investigators.
The charges were dropped in March 2019 with little explanation, angering police officials and then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Cook County Judge Michael Toomin in August appointed former U.S. Attorney Dan Webb as a special prosecutor to look into why the charges were dropped.
Webb was also charged with looking into whether Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s calls with a Smollett relative and an ex-aide of former first lady Michelle Obama unduly influenced the decision to drop charges.
Breaking: Jussie Smollett has been indicted by special prosecutor Dan Webb. He is due in court February 24th. — Ryan Fournier (@RyanAFournier) February 11, 2020
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Foxx recused herself from the case but continued to weigh in.
Webb confirmed that Smollett had been indicted again, according to WLS.
“Webb released a statement, saying a Cook County grand jury returned a six-count indictment against Smollett, charging him with making four separate false reports to Chicago police ‘related to his false claims that he was the victim of a hate crime, knowing he was not the victim of a crime,'” WLS reported.
Smollett told police he was walking home early on Jan. 29, 2019, when two masked men approached him, made racist and homophobic insults, beat him and looped a noose around his neck before fleeing.
He said his assailants, at least one of whom he said was white, told him he was in “MAGA country” — a reference to President Donald Trump’s campaign slogan, “Make America Great Again.”
BOOM: Jussie Smollett has been indicted by a special prosecutor in Chicago for his fake hate crime HOAX last year He is set to appear in court February 24th Justice is coming. RT! — Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) February 11, 2020
Several weeks later, authorities alleged that Smollett had paid two black friends $3,500 to help him stage the attack because he was unhappy with his salary as an actor on “Empire” and wanted to drum up publicity for his career.
“Webb said his investigation was into whether Smollett should be further prosecuted for alleged false police reports, and whether any person or office involved in the investigation engaged in any wrongdoing, including the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office,” WLS reported.
“Webb said he has not yet reached any conclusions as to the second part of the investigation, and that his investigation into whether any person or office involved in the investigation engaged in wrongdoing is ongoing,” the outlet added.
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westernjournal--2020-02-11--GOP Turns Impeachment into Giant Win with Massive Fundraising in Final Days

With every passing day , the ginned-up impeachment trial of President Donald Trump looks more and more like a disaster for Democrats .
In a fundraising announcement this week , Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel made it clear just how big of a disaster it ’ s been .
The RNC raised more than $ 1 million a day for the final 10 days heading into Trump ’ s acquittal last week , McDaniel wrote in a Twitter post Monday .
And that ’ s only in the first month of 2020 , which in itself is following a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of $ 241.1 million , a record for a year that didn ’ t feature a presidential election , Breitbart News reported .
TRENDING : Nearly 3 Years Later , FBI Director Admits Surveillance of Carter Page Was Illegal “ The Trump campaign … broke an online record by raising over $ 1M *every day* for 10 days leading up to @ realDonaldTrump ’ s acquittal , totaling over $ 17M , ” McDaniel wrote .
“ We already have 500K volunteers trained and activated .
Democrats ’ sham is helping us grow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The flood of support doesn ’ t appear to be limited to the president , though .
His party ’ s congressional fundraising wing is apparently benefiting , too .
At a time when a Gallup poll released Feb. 4 showed more Americans identify as Republican or leaning Republican ( 48 percent ) than Democrat or leaning Democrat ( 44 percent ) , the Republican National Congressional Committee has outraised its Democratic counterpart .
The RNCC , which raises money for GOP congressional candidates , reported raising $ 12.6 million , according to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Committee by $ 500,000 , Politico reported .
Not only was it the first time the RNCC outraised the DNCC , but it also came in a month when the DCCC had beaten its own record .
Naturally , McDaniel ’ s announcement post was flooded with Twitter responses from liberals – who must drive themselves crazy imagining how clever they are .
RELATED : Imploding Biden Undermines Himself by Saying Even ‘ Mickey Mouse ’ Could Beat Trump But there were plenty of real responses cheering the news .
That last one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Money is the mother ’ s milk of politics ” is an old saying , and true as far as it goes , even if it is generally attributed to a California Democrat – the late former California Assembly Speaker Jesse Unruh , according to The New York Times .
But without Americans actually turning out to vote to keep Trump in office , all the money in the Trump re-election campaign and the Republican National Congressional Committee won ’ t mean a thing .
If Trump supporters do get out to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ states but throughout the country – there ’ s a chance that not only will the president stay in the White House , but he could be working with a House of Representatives run by sane people — i.e .
not Democrats — in 2021 .
That would be an ideological disaster for the progressive agenda , of course .
And a personal and political disaster for deranged House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her clapping seals in the Democratic conference .
But when they decided to impeach the president and try to overturn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s a disaster they asked for themselves .
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With every passing day, the ginned-up impeachment trial of President Donald Trump looks more and more like a disaster for Democrats.
In a fundraising announcement this week, Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel made it clear just how big of a disaster it’s been.
The RNC raised more than $1 million a day for the final 10 days heading into Trump’s acquittal last week, McDaniel wrote in a Twitter post Monday.
And that’s only in the first month of 2020, which in itself is following a year that saw an RNC fundraising total of $241.1 million, a record for a year that didn’t feature a presidential election, Breitbart News reported.
The Trump campaign + @GOP broke an online record by raising over $1M *every day* for 10 days leading up to @realDonaldTrump’s acquittal, totaling over $17M. We already have 500K volunteers trained and activated. Democrats‘ sham is helping us grow our grassroots army even more! — Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) February 10, 2020
“The Trump campaign … broke an online record by raising over $1M *every day* for 10 days leading up to @realDonaldTrump’s acquittal, totaling over $17M,” McDaniel wrote.
“We already have 500K volunteers trained and activated. Democrats’ sham is helping us grow our grassroots army even more!”
The flood of support doesn’t appear to be limited to the president, though. His party’s congressional fundraising wing is apparently benefiting, too.
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At a time when a Gallup poll released Feb. 4 showed more Americans identify as Republican or leaning Republican (48 percent) than Democrat or leaning Democrat (44 percent), the Republican National Congressional Committee has outraised its Democratic counterpart.
The RNCC, which raises money for GOP congressional candidates, reported raising $12.6 million, according to Politico.
That tops the Democratic Congressional Committee by $500,000, Politico reported. Not only was it the first time the RNCC outraised the DNCC, but it also came in a month when the DCCC had beaten its own record.
Naturally, McDaniel’s announcement post was flooded with Twitter responses from liberals – who must drive themselves crazy imagining how clever they are.
(“Any of those donations form Americans or did they all originate from Russia?” wrote one who must fancy himself a wag.)
But there were plenty of real responses cheering the news.
Red is Trumps Country ………… pic.twitter.com/jFTaVuNRF0 — Adjusted Well (@Adjustedwell) February 10, 2020
There’s only one path to Freedom! #Trump2020 — A Conservative Girl ?? Pro-45 (@bedohaveall) February 10, 2020
Don’t slow down – keep the momentum going! Everyone needs to get out and vote! — LRowFo (@Jusdafacts1) February 10, 2020
That last one hits it right on the head.
”Money is the mother’s milk of politics” is an old saying, and true as far as it goes, even if it is generally attributed to a California Democrat – the late former California Assembly Speaker Jesse Unruh, according to The New York Times.
But without Americans actually turning out to vote to keep Trump in office, all the money in the Trump re-election campaign and the Republican National Congressional Committee won’t mean a thing.
If Trump supporters do get out to vote – not just in the swing states but throughout the country – there’s a chance that not only will the president stay in the White House, but he could be working with a House of Representatives run by sane people — i.e. not Democrats — in 2021.
That would be an ideological disaster for the progressive agenda, of course. And a personal and political disaster for deranged House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her clapping seals in the Democratic conference.
But when they decided to impeach the president and try to overturn the results of the 2016 election, it’s a disaster they asked for themselves.
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westernjournal--2020-02-11--Struggling Biden Abruptly Cancels NH Victory Party Speech, Throws in the Towel and Leaves State

Presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden is already packing up shop in New Hampshire , with voters still in the process of casting ballots in the second contest of the 2020 Democratic primary .
Biden , long considered the uncontested national front-runner in the race , officially decided Tuesday to cancel his slated appearance at an election night party in Nashua , The Hill reported , opting instead to rally the troops in South Carolina , where his support is still strong despite national trends that show Democratic voters may be losing faith in him .
The decision @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vice president , already in a rut following the Iowa caucuses last week , will likely take another hit in the Granite State .
“ I ’ m going — going to head to South Carolina tonight , ” Biden told reporters in New Hampshire before his departure .
“ And I ’ m going to go to Nevada , and as I ’ ve said from the beginning , we ’ ve got to look at them all .
TRENDING : Nearly 3 Years Later , FBI Director Admits Surveillance of Carter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ feeling good about that , ” Biden said .
“ We ’ ve got a lot of great friends here who have helped us a lot .
We ’ re still mildly hopeful here in New Hampshire , and we ’ ll see what happens.
” The former vice president will be headlining a Columbia , South Carolina , rally with Democratic Louisiana Rep. Cedric Richmond , his campaign co-chair .
South Carolina , claiming a far larger African-American voting base than Iowa or New Hampshire , has long been seen as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support among the black community — due in large part to the fact that he was vice president for the nation ’ s first black president , Barack Obama , ABC News reported .
The career statesman did , however , push back Tuesday against the notion that the state would be a must win for his campaign .
“ No , I don ’ t think so , ” Biden said .
“ Look , remember , when everybody talks about how everybody won before .
[ Hillary ] Clinton lost the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , won one , won in Iowa , went on to win the nomination.
” “ The rest of the nation is out there .
There ’ s an awful lot of electoral votes to be had , and we ’ re going to see , ” he added .
“ I think we ’ re going to do well in Nevada and in South Carolina , and we ’ ll go from there.
” RELATED : Poll : Majority of Americans Would Not Vote for a Socialist , Even if Otherwise Qualified @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prominent moderate , Biden has managed to maintain a solid grip on Nevada and South Carolina as crunch time begins , averaging 21 percent and 31 percent support respectively in the RealClearPolitics polling aggregates for those states , respectively .
Nationwide , however , the Biden campaign is not faring as well .
Biden has fallen a long way since May 2019 , when the RealClearPolitics polling average showed him with 41 percent support nationwide .
He ’ s currently averaging 20.4 percent support , down nearly 7 percentage points just this month @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the polls been felt more strongly than in New Hampshire , where Biden was leading as of Jan. 14 — less than a month ago — according to the RealClearPolitics polling average .
As of Tuesday , the day of the primary , Biden was polling at an average of 11 percent support , falling behind not only Sanders , but also former South Bend , Indiana , Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota .
At this point , Biden appears to be ready for a poor showing in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a self-professed “ gut punch ” in the Iowa caucuses last week .
And as he said during Friday ’ s Democratic debate , his team was bracing for similar circumstances in New Hampshire .
“ I took a hit in Iowa and I ’ m probably going to take a hit here , ” Biden said during the debate .
Early reporting of Democratic primary results from the small New Hampshire towns of Dixville Notch , Millsfield and Hart ’ s Location — traditionally the first in the state to vote — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ either .
Just two votes out of 27 cast went to the former vice president .
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Presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden is already packing up shop in New Hampshire, with voters still in the process of casting ballots in the second contest of the 2020 Democratic primary.
Biden, long considered the uncontested national front-runner in the race, officially decided Tuesday to cancel his slated appearance at an election night party in Nashua, The Hill reported, opting instead to rally the troops in South Carolina, where his support is still strong despite national trends that show Democratic voters may be losing faith in him.
The decision comes as recent polling suggests the former vice president, already in a rut following the Iowa caucuses last week, will likely take another hit in the Granite State.
“I’m going — going to head to South Carolina tonight,” Biden told reporters in New Hampshire before his departure. “And I’m going to go to Nevada, and as I’ve said from the beginning, we’ve got to look at them all.
Facing the prospect of a bracing defeat, Joe Biden is fleeing New Hampshire today to retreat to his stronghold of South Carolina https://t.co/lTtlmdAfWa pic.twitter.com/XfmLyAb2Ax — POLITICO (@politico) February 11, 2020
“I’m feeling good about that,” Biden said. “We’ve got a lot of great friends here who have helped us a lot. We’re still mildly hopeful here in New Hampshire, and we’ll see what happens.”
The former vice president will be headlining a Columbia, South Carolina, rally with Democratic Louisiana Rep. Cedric Richmond, his campaign co-chair.
NEXT STOP SOUTH CAROLINA: @JoeBiden is officially leaving #NewHampshire before the first-in-the-nation primary results even come in. Exclusive video of his Granite State goodbye is coming up on @NECN @NBC10Boston #fitn pic.twitter.com/qtgX6NtFoj — Nestor Mato (@NestorMatoTV) February 11, 2020
South Carolina, claiming a far larger African-American voting base than Iowa or New Hampshire, has long been seen as a must-win for Biden, who has tremendous support among the black community — due in large part to the fact that he was vice president for the nation’s first black president, Barack Obama, ABC News reported.
The career statesman did, however, push back Tuesday against the notion that the state would be a must win for his campaign.
“No, I don’t think so,” Biden said. “Look, remember, when everybody talks about how everybody won before. [Hillary] Clinton lost the first nine events [in 2016], won one, won in Iowa, went on to win the nomination.”
“The rest of the nation is out there. There’s an awful lot of electoral votes to be had, and we’re going to see,” he added. “I think we’re going to do well in Nevada and in South Carolina, and we’ll go from there.”
“It’s a long race. I took a hit in Iowa,” former Vice President Joe Biden tells @GStephanopoulos when asked about Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg coming out on top in Iowa. https://t.co/lywV1Vkjma #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/amsxNdJi6r — Nightline (@Nightline) February 8, 2020
The 2020 Democratic field’s most prominent moderate, Biden has managed to maintain a solid grip on Nevada and South Carolina as crunch time begins, averaging 21 percent and 31 percent support respectively in the RealClearPolitics polling aggregates for those states.
Nationwide, however, the Biden campaign is not faring as well.
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Biden has fallen a long way since May 2019, when the RealClearPolitics polling average showed him with 41 percent support nationwide. He’s currently averaging 20.4 percent support, down nearly 7 percentage points just this month alone.
Perhaps nowhere have these losses in the polls been felt more strongly than in New Hampshire, where Biden was leading as of Jan. 14 — less than a month ago — according to the RealClearPolitics polling average.
As of Tuesday, the day of the primary, Biden was polling at an average of 11 percent support, falling behind not only Sanders, but also former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota.
At this point, Biden appears to be ready for a poor showing in New Hampshire.
The candidate already took a self-professed “gut punch” in the Iowa caucuses last week.
And as he said during Friday’s Democratic debate, his team was bracing for similar circumstances in New Hampshire.
“It’s a long race. I took a hit in Iowa,” former Vice President Joe Biden tells @GStephanopoulos when asked about Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg coming out on top in Iowa. https://t.co/lywV1Vkjma #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/amsxNdJi6r — Nightline (@Nightline) February 8, 2020
“I took a hit in Iowa and I’m probably going to take a hit here,” Biden said during the debate.
Early reporting of Democratic primary results from the small New Hampshire towns of Dixville Notch, Millsfield and Hart’s Location — traditionally the first in the state to vote — did not bode any better for Biden either.
Just two votes out of 27 cast went to the former vice president.
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westernjournal--2020-02-11--Bob Ehrlich: Don’t Forget White-Collar Trump Voters

Many of you have watched the tape of CNN anchor Don Lemon ’ s laughing fit while political strategist Rick Wilson assured his audience that “ Donald Trump couldn ’ t find Ukraine on a map if you had the letter “ U ” and a picture of an actual physical crane next to it.
” Lemon ’ s chuckling spell continued as commentator Wajahat Ali added with baiting sarcasm , “ you elitists with your geography and your maps and your spelling.
” The segment produced sharp rebukes from the right , but such is only the latest and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s relentless demonization of heartland voters .
The reader will recall a number of the most recent egregious putdowns .
There was President Barack Obama ’ s ( intended to be off-the-record ) indictment of small-town America ( “ They get bitter , they cling to guns or religion or antipathy toward people who aren ’ t like them ” ) .
TRENDING : Nearly 3 Years Later , FBI Director Admits Surveillance of Carter Page Was Illegal Then , who could forget FBI Agent Peter Strzok ’ s snarky text to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could SMELL the Trump support [ in a southern Virginia Walmart ] ” ) ?
And then , of course , there was candidate Hillary Clinton ’ s now-infamous denunciation of Trump voters ( “ You could put half of Trump ’ s supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables … they are irredeemable ” ) .
That one was a “ two-fer ” : It provided a nascent political movement with a new title and additional energy .
On the upside , these consistently condescending descriptions leave no doubt about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The dirty secret is out : The progressive left relentlessly belittles the values , morals , viewing habits and politics of flyover America because its inhabitants vote “ wrong ” — and have done so for decades .
After all , these are the same people who supported Barry Goldwater , Ronald Reagan and both Bushes — all to the chagrin of the “ really smart ” people on each coast .
But Donald Trump was the last straw .
This guy had once been one of them .
He had happily @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Yet there he was espousing conservative views and calling out the establishments of both parties , going so far as to ignore and sometimes belittle career bureaucrats who were ( of course ) far smarter than he .
But maybe these lefty pundits should not have been so surprised .
Was this not the same Mr. Trump who body-slammed , beat and shaved Vince McMahon at WrestleMania 23 in 2007 ?
Spoiler alert : This is not yet another piece on why progressives so dislike the socially conservative values of blue-collar , WWE-loving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the other half of Hillary Clinton ’ s infamous critique — those who ( according to her ) may not be actual racists or nativists or even deplorable , yet somehow remain “ lost.
” Yes , herein are a few words for those predominately white-collar voters who support border control , free speech on campus , the Second Amendment , charter schools , religious freedom , market capitalism , originalist judges , energy independence and the electoral college .
To boot : This group really hates identity politics , so many of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and live ) the American dream .
These folks may indeed possess healthy 401ks , own their own businesses , maybe even hold a Ph.D. — but they ’ ve never been awarded a moniker or even given much attention .
Check it out .
In the election of 2016 , Mr. Trump famously carried 52 percent ( to Clinton ’ s 44 percent ) of those without college degrees .
Two-thirds ( 67 percent ) of non-college whites supported Trump to just 28 percent for Clinton .
Hence the left ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contrast , those with college degrees supported Mrs. Clinton by nine points , 52 percent to 43 percent , and those with graduate degrees went for the former first lady by a whopping 59 percent to 21 percent margin .
Okay , kind of what you expect these days .
But what about those college- and advanced-degree-holding folks who supported Mr. Trump ?
We ’ re talking about millions of Americans here — some of whom attended the same elite colleges and universities that have given rise to modern progressivism and graduate so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And so let this be a clarion call for at least some analysis of this most inconvenient subset of voters .
Let someone take the time to dissect those who tune in to PBS rather than Fox , do not hunt or fish or even own a gun , prefer sushi to Chick-fil-A , or have no trouble finding Ukraine on a map — but still voted for Donald J. Trump .
A timely addendum : I wrote the foregoing prior to the Democratic party ’ s app/vote-counting meltdown at the Iowa @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are having a field day , reminding voters of past Democratic technology fiascos , most especially Obamacare ’ s widely panned website debut .
Here , I was reminded of Bill Buckley ’ s famous observation that he “ would rather be governed by the first 2,000 people in the telephone directory than by the Harvard University faculty.
” Bet there are a whole lot of Iowans who now agree .
In any event , the GOP ’ s preferred takeaway from Iowa — that the smartest , most erudite , most degree-awarded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have the best ideas in the room — could not be a more perfect narrative for the Trump era .
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Many of you have watched the tape of CNN anchor Don Lemon’s laughing fit while political strategist Rick Wilson assured his audience that “Donald Trump couldn’t find Ukraine on a map if you had the letter “U” and a picture of an actual physical crane next to it.”
Lemon’s chuckling spell continued as commentator Wajahat Ali added with baiting sarcasm, “you elitists with your geography and your maps and your spelling.”
The segment produced sharp rebukes from the right, but such is only the latest and most transparent chapter of the mainstream media’s relentless demonization of heartland voters.
The reader will recall a number of the most recent egregious putdowns.
There was President Barack Obama’s (intended to be off-the-record) indictment of small-town America (“They get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy toward people who aren’t like them”).
Then, who could forget FBI Agent Peter Strzok’s snarky text to his girlfriend Lisa Page (“I could SMELL the Trump support [in a southern Virginia Walmart]”)?
And then, of course, there was candidate Hillary Clinton’s now-infamous denunciation of Trump voters (“You could put half of Trump’s supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables … they are irredeemable”).
That one was a “two-fer”: It provided a nascent political movement with a new title and additional energy.
On the upside, these consistently condescending descriptions leave no doubt about how coastal elites view the great unwashed. The dirty secret is out: The progressive left relentlessly belittles the values, morals, viewing habits and politics of flyover America because its inhabitants vote “wrong” — and have done so for decades. After all, these are the same people who supported Barry Goldwater, Ronald Reagan and both Bushes — all to the chagrin of the “really smart” people on each coast. But Donald Trump was the last straw. This guy had once been one of them. He had happily donated to Democratic candidates and causes. Yet there he was espousing conservative views and calling out the establishments of both parties, going so far as to ignore and sometimes belittle career bureaucrats who were (of course) far smarter than he.
But maybe these lefty pundits should not have been so surprised. Was this not the same Mr. Trump who body-slammed, beat and shaved Vince McMahon at WrestleMania 23 in 2007?
Spoiler alert: This is not yet another piece on why progressives so dislike the socially conservative values of blue-collar, WWE-loving America. No, this column concerns the other half of Hillary Clinton’s infamous critique — those who (according to her) may not be actual racists or nativists or even deplorable, yet somehow remain “lost.”
Yes, herein are a few words for those predominately white-collar voters who support border control, free speech on campus, the Second Amendment, charter schools, religious freedom, market capitalism, originalist judges, energy independence and the electoral college. To boot: This group really hates identity politics, so many of them beat the odds to achieve (and live) the American dream.
These folks may indeed possess healthy 401ks, own their own businesses, maybe even hold a Ph.D. — but they’ve never been awarded a moniker or even given much attention.
Check it out. In the election of 2016, Mr. Trump famously carried 52 percent (to Clinton’s 44 percent) of those without college degrees. Two-thirds (67 percent) of non-college whites supported Trump to just 28 percent for Clinton. Hence the left’s white-hot demonization of those deplorables.
By contrast, those with college degrees supported Mrs. Clinton by nine points, 52 percent to 43 percent, and those with graduate degrees went for the former first lady by a whopping 59 percent to 21 percent margin.
Okay, kind of what you expect these days. But what about those college- and advanced-degree-holding folks who supported Mr. Trump? We’re talking about millions of Americans here — some of whom attended the same elite colleges and universities that have given rise to modern progressivism and graduate so many of today’s progressive activists.
And so let this be a clarion call for at least some analysis of this most inconvenient subset of voters. Let someone take the time to dissect those who tune in to PBS rather than Fox, do not hunt or fish or even own a gun, prefer sushi to Chick-fil-A, or have no trouble finding Ukraine on a map — but still voted for Donald J. Trump.
A timely addendum: I wrote the foregoing prior to the Democratic party’s app/vote-counting meltdown at the Iowa caucuses. Of course, conservative commentators are having a field day, reminding voters of past Democratic technology fiascos, most especially Obamacare’s widely panned website debut.
Here, I was reminded of Bill Buckley’s famous observation that he “would rather be governed by the first 2,000 people in the telephone directory than by the Harvard University faculty.”
Bet there are a whole lot of Iowans who now agree.
In any event, the GOP’s preferred takeaway from Iowa — that the smartest, most erudite, most degree-awarded people in the room may not always have the best ideas in the room — could not be a more perfect narrative for the Trump era.
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westernjournal--2020-02-11--Portland Police Continue To Let Antifa Run Rampant, Refuse To Help Man Being Chased by Violent Mob

If you like photographing political animals — in a very literal sense — Portland , Oregon , is pretty much like the Serengeti is to National Geographic documentary crews .
Every few weeks , a right-wing organization of dubious provenance or an antifa group will organize some kind of rally .
The other group will show up because if the first group were allowed to hold a rally unmolested , the world might indeed collapse in upon itself .
This all ends with people karate-kicking and spraying noxious substances on each other — and there ’ s always an independent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ getting attacked , almost always by antifa-related types .
Either way , there ’ s always some unsettling footage that comes out of these events , which feels as if it ought to be narrated by gravitas-mode David Attenborough .
You can almost hear the quintessentially English pipes of Sir David now : “ The one thing you will notice about these fights , of course , is the complete absence of police .
In Portland , they seem to stay away from the brawl , letting a pack of hyenas try and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hyenas , as you see , have their bricks and wallet chains out … ” History repeated itself Saturday as police refused to help a videographer who was being chased down by an antifa mob .
TRENDING : Nearly 3 Years Later , FBI Director Admits Surveillance of Carter Page Was Illegal According to TheBlaze , Nate Millsap , who runs the YouTube channel Stumptown Matters , was there to document the clash between leftist groups , including antifa , and members of the Ku Klux Klan , who were slated to have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The KKK canceled that rally three hours before it was to happen , according to KOIN-TV , which should have been a victory for everyone .
Instead of going home , however , antifa stuck around .
Portland police tweeted that “ lit flares are being thrown into the roadway near Lownsdale Square ” and that a monument in the park was defaced by antifa members .
They also used “ metal-tipped umbrellas ” to poke “ people and chase them down the street , ” according to a police news release @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of protesters pushed police while throwing oranges , a glass bottle , tennis balls , rock , concrete , batons , cans , and mud at the officers and other people.
” Millsap said antifa members “ had concealed objects or weapons in their hands ” when he encountered them .
He told TheBlaze he saw one of them “ approaching me while shaking a can of pepper spray .
I wanted no part of whatever intentions they had for me so I immediately abandoned my camera duties and sprinted to safety.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ footage and language .
Millsap took refuge with police officers in riot gear at the city ’ s Justice Center , but antifa members continued to pursue him , calling him a “ b—-.
” What did police say ?
“ You better come up with a different plan , like maybe go somewhere else , dude , ” one officer told him .
“ We ’ re not gon na run out here and save you.
” Millsap then explained the situation to police .
“ I ’ m just telling you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ again , so you better go probably find something else , OK ?
” the officer said .
The police bureau said in the news release that officers “ did not use force against anyone during this event.
” If that was supposed to be a brag , it probably shouldn ’ t have been .
“ A small group ’ s actions negatively impacted public safety of the entire city because resources had to be diverted to this event , ” Portland Police Bureau Chief Jami Resch said in a statement .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ chose to engage in dangerous , illegal behavior .
I appreciate the thoughtful , measured response by our officers and law enforcement partners.
” The very , very measured response demonstrated in the video drew the attention of Andy Ngo , inarguably the highest-profile independent journalist covering the Portland antifa beat .
After asking Portland police for comment on the officers ’ decision not to defend Millsap ’ s right to document a public protest , he said he received an email back saying “ just because an arrest is not made on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that an arrest won ’ t be made in the future ” — a statement that somehow manages to miss the point and yet be totally on brand for Portland officialdom .
Just another documentary video from the Portland Serengeti .
This would almost be funny were it not so serious .
This is ostensibly a group of masked thugs out of “ The Warriors ” who have cloaked their ideology in politics and managed to be believed by some .
Keep in mind , there were no Klansmen out on the streets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ There wasn ’ t any catalyst for this violence .
All the black-clad hooligans here could have gotten in their Priuses , removed their bandanas , turned around , hummed “ The Internationale ” to themselves on the way home and then binge-watched old Henry Rollins spoken word videos on YouTube .
Instead , what they did was — well , all of this and certainly more .
Portland doesn ’ t have any sort of substantive control over antifa , and it ’ s proved this repeatedly .
Ngo himself is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attacked on camera last June .
Police have issued “ red zone ” warnings ahead of these events yet seem thoroughly unable to stop an invariable result .
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler has largely been ineffective in the matter .
In 2018 , after antifa members blocked an intersection , threatening and harassing motorists , Wheeler stood by the decision of the police not to intervene , according to The Washington Times .
After another particularly violent weekend courtesy of antifa groups last August , Wheeler posted an idyllic date-night photo of himself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Sundays in Portland.
” The message , in other words , has come from the top : Yeah , we might not like this sort of thing , but if you ’ re in their way , you ’ re on your own .
The people of Portland can ’ t afford that kind of leadership .
You ’ ve seen the National Geographic videos .
You know , eventually , what happens when the hyenas catch up with the impala .
Eventually , tragically , one feels the result might not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doesn ’ t start enforcing the law .
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If you like photographing political animals — in a very literal sense — Portland, Oregon, is pretty much like the Serengeti is to National Geographic documentary crews.
Every few weeks, a right-wing organization of dubious provenance or an antifa group will organize some kind of rally. The other group will show up because if the first group were allowed to hold a rally unmolested, the world might indeed collapse in upon itself.
This all ends with people karate-kicking and spraying noxious substances on each other — and there’s always an independent journalist in the mix who ends up getting attacked, almost always by antifa-related types.
Either way, there’s always some unsettling footage that comes out of these events, which feels as if it ought to be narrated by gravitas-mode David Attenborough. You can almost hear the quintessentially English pipes of Sir David now: “The one thing you will notice about these fights, of course, is the complete absence of police. In Portland, they seem to stay away from the brawl, letting a pack of hyenas try and chase the impala entirely unmolested. The hyenas, as you see, have their bricks and wallet chains out …”
History repeated itself Saturday as police refused to help a videographer who was being chased down by an antifa mob.
According to TheBlaze, Nate Millsap, who runs the YouTube channel Stumptown Matters, was there to document the clash between leftist groups, including antifa, and members of the Ku Klux Klan, who were slated to have a rally at the Multnomah County Courthouse. The KKK canceled that rally three hours before it was to happen, according to KOIN-TV, which should have been a victory for everyone.
Instead of going home, however, antifa stuck around.
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Portland police tweeted that “lit flares are being thrown into the roadway near Lownsdale Square” and that a monument in the park was defaced by antifa members.
They also used “metal-tipped umbrellas” to poke “people and chase them down the street,” according to a police news release.
KOIN reported that “a group of protesters pushed police while throwing oranges, a glass bottle, tennis balls, rock, concrete, batons, cans, and mud at the officers and other people.”
Three individuals spray paint pro-communist and anti-police slogans on a monument in Portland’s Lownsdale Square yesterday. An antifa counterprotest to a scheduled KKK rally that never occurred turned into an antifa rally with sporadic confrontations with provocateurs. pic.twitter.com/j4IjGNYz0Z — Matthew Rodier (@mattrodierphot1) February 9, 2020
Millsap said antifa members “had concealed objects or weapons in their hands” when he encountered them.
He told TheBlaze he saw one of them “approaching me while shaking a can of pepper spray. I wanted no part of whatever intentions they had for me so I immediately abandoned my camera duties and sprinted to safety.”
Warning: The following video contains graphic footage and language.
Millsap took refuge with police officers in riot gear at the city’s Justice Center, but antifa members continued to pursue him, calling him a “b—-.”
What did police say? “You better come up with a different plan, like maybe go somewhere else, dude,” one officer told him. “We’re not gonna run out here and save you.”
Millsap then explained the situation to police.
“I’m just telling you that ain’t gonna happen again, so you better go probably find something else, OK?” the officer said.
Millsap would eventually escape.
The police bureau said in the news release that officers “did not use force against anyone during this event.” If that was supposed to be a brag, it probably shouldn’t have been.
“A small group’s actions negatively impacted public safety of the entire city because resources had to be diverted to this event,” Portland Police Bureau Chief Jami Resch said in a statement.
“Unfortunately, a group of people chose to engage in dangerous, illegal behavior. I appreciate the thoughtful, measured response by our officers and law enforcement partners.”
The very, very measured response demonstrated in the video drew the attention of Andy Ngo, inarguably the highest-profile independent journalist covering the Portland antifa beat.
After asking Portland police for comment on the officers’ decision not to defend Millsap’s right to document a public protest, he said he received an email back saying “just because an arrest is not made on the spot, it does not mean that an arrest won’t be made in the future” — a statement that somehow manages to miss the point and yet be totally on brand for Portland officialdom.
Portland Police responded to my inquiry about the video showing one of its officers telling a videographer that no one will come help him. PPB says “just because an arrest is not made on the spot, it does not mean that an arrest won’t be made in the future.” pic.twitter.com/R4tx0N9jgM — Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) February 10, 2020
Just another documentary video from the Portland Serengeti.
This would almost be funny were it not so serious. This is ostensibly a group of masked thugs out of “The Warriors” who have cloaked their ideology in politics and managed to be believed by some. Keep in mind, there were no Klansmen out on the streets of Portland for antifa to oppose. There wasn’t any catalyst for this violence.
All the black-clad hooligans here could have gotten in their Priuses, removed their bandanas, turned around, hummed “The Internationale” to themselves on the way home and then binge-watched old Henry Rollins spoken word videos on YouTube.
Instead, what they did was — well, all of this and certainly more.
Portland doesn’t have any sort of substantive control over antifa, and it’s proved this repeatedly. Ngo himself is the most high-profile victim, having been brutally attacked on camera last June. Police have issued “red zone” warnings ahead of these events yet seem thoroughly unable to stop an invariable result.
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler has largely been ineffective in the matter.
In 2018, after antifa members blocked an intersection, threatening and harassing motorists, Wheeler stood by the decision of the police not to intervene, according to The Washington Times.
After another particularly violent weekend courtesy of antifa groups last August, Wheeler posted an idyllic date-night photo of himself on social media, captioning it, “Sundays in Portland.”
The message, in other words, has come from the top: Yeah, we might not like this sort of thing, but if you’re in their way, you’re on your own.
The people of Portland can’t afford that kind of leadership. You’ve seen the National Geographic videos. You know, eventually, what happens when the hyenas catch up with the impala.
Eventually, tragically, one feels the result might not be much different here if law enforcement doesn’t start enforcing the law.
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westernjournal--2020-02-11--‘The View’ Panel Gushes Over Gov. Newsom as He Declares ‘Trump Is Scared of California’

Joy Behar sounds like a woman in need of a vacation .
“ I ’ m crazy today .
I ’ m crazy today , ” Behar said Friday in the first episode of ABC ’ s “ The View ” after President Donald Trump ’ s news conference celebrating his impeachment acquittal .
“ He ’ s made me crazy this week .
I mean , I ’ m really getting — he ’ s winning , because I ’ m getting nuttier and nuttier , ” she said .
“ This weekend , I ’ m not watching @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going — I ’ m turning it off , ” Behar said .
“ I ’ m going to get a massage and I ’ m going to — drink.
” Well , hopefully she got a good massage and liver detox cold-pressed juice over the weekend .
And there ’ s no better chicken soup for her soul than a visit Monday with California Gov .
Gavin Newsom , the Democrat who declared that “ Trump is scared of California.
” TRENDING : Nearly 3 Years Later , FBI Director Admits Surveillance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ odd because , as you well know , Trump doesn ’ t need a single vote from the Golden State .
The last time the state went red , it was 1988 and Michael Dukakis was riding atop a tank that was going over an electoral cliff .
It ’ s safe to say that if the president makes a stop there during the 2020 campaign , it ’ s because he wants some In-N-Out burgers .
During Newsom ’ s appearance on “ The View , ” however , Behar spotlighted lines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Union speech in which he seemed obsessed with California — and yet were totally denuded of context .
“ In California and other states , their systems are totally out of control , costing taxpayers vast and unaffordable amounts of money , ” Trump said in one .
“ The state of California passed an outrageous law declaring their whole state to be a sanctuary for criminal illegal immigrants — a very terrible sanctuary , with catastrophic results , ” he said in another .
In the first quote , the president was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health care to illegal immigrants , just to provide a bit of context .
In the second case , he went on to provide some of those results — but never mind all that noise .
After some laughs over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ’ s face on the last Trump statement , Behar had a deep , probing question : “ Does he hate California because he knows that you ’ re there , and Nancy is there and [ House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam ] Schiff ?
All his enemies are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that , Newsom said , even though he made sure to note that Trump “ lost by four-plus million votes ” there .
( Yes , and that and $ 11 will get you into that new Harley Quinn movie . )
“ We are the most un-Trump state in America .
We ’ re also the most diverse state in America .
… We ’ re also prospering across every conceivable difference , ” he said .
RELATED : Cali Considering Another Travel Ban , This One Targeting Trump Hotels What is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Well , no matter .
Co-host Sunny Hostin agreed , saying , “ He can ’ t stand it .
Diversity is working for California.
” Just ask the state ’ s 151,000 homeless people .
In Los Angeles alone , according to NBC News , there are 36,000 homeless people , a number that ’ s grown 16 percent from 2018 until now .
But I digress , since I suppose they ’ re all prospering across every conceivable difference or what-have-you .
He was indeed Behar ’ s chicken soup @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him “ America ’ s coming attraction.
” “ Trump is scared of California , ” Newsom said .
Sure .
So , um , could standing up to Trump have repercussions ?
“ I ’ m not going to turn into Lindsey Graham .
I ’ m going to fight on principle , ” Newsom said , referencing the South Carolina Republican senator and Trump ally who was once a critic .
“ We ’ re gon na stand up to a bully .
We ’ re not going to capitulate.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ He ’ s an embarrassment , ” Newsom said .
“ He really is .
[ Senate Majority Leader ] Mitch McConnell is dangerous , not just an embarrassment.
” “ I have no interest in that .
I love my job .
I really do love my job .
I ’ ve been there only one year and we ’ re doing some pretty extraordinary things , ” Newsom said .
We ’ ll probably never have to find that out thanks to the fact he presents some very 2020 problems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ white guy who ’ s from a state the Democrats are already winning and who has some pretty iffy # MeToo baggage involving an affair with a subordinate who had a substance abuse problem during his time as mayor of San Francisco .
( That didn ’ t come up in the interview , for whatever reason . )
Happily , though , Joy Behar looks to be less nutty .
She ’ s had her massage and her drink and all is well with the world .
Short of an episode where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hog-tied-and-gagged Lindsey Graham for an entire hour , this couldn ’ t have been any better therapy .
As for asking Newsom about the fact he presides over a state with a mass demographic exodus where rent is unaffordable , new housing stock can ’ t be built and he ’ s asking his own legislature for $ 1.4 billion to fight a homelessness crisis , that could apparently wait for another episode .
I ’ m sure when Newsom comes back , no doubt , they ’ ll talk about things other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ California ” and instead discuss how Newsom is trying to make California work .
Until then , can ’ t you just be happy for Joy Behar ?
Can ’ t you just pretend Donald Trump is scared of California ?
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Joy Behar sounds like a woman in need of a vacation.
“I’m crazy today. I’m crazy today,” Behar said Friday in the first episode of ABC’s “The View” after President Donald Trump’s news conference celebrating his impeachment acquittal.
“He’s made me crazy this week. I mean, I’m really getting — he’s winning, because I’m getting nuttier and nuttier,” she said.
“This weekend, I’m not watching the news. I’m not going — I’m turning it off,” Behar said. “I’m going to get a massage and I’m going to — drink.”
Well, hopefully she got a good massage and liver detox cold-pressed juice over the weekend. And there’s no better chicken soup for her soul than a visit Monday with California Gov. Gavin Newsom, the Democrat who declared that “Trump is scared of California.”
This is odd because, as you well know, Trump doesn’t need a single vote from the Golden State. The last time the state went red, it was 1988 and Michael Dukakis was riding atop a tank that was going over an electoral cliff. It’s safe to say that if the president makes a stop there during the 2020 campaign, it’s because he wants some In-N-Out burgers.
During Newsom’s appearance on “The View,” however, Behar spotlighted lines from Trump’s State of the Union speech in which he seemed obsessed with California — and yet were totally denuded of context.
“In California and other states, their systems are totally out of control, costing taxpayers vast and unaffordable amounts of money,” Trump said in one.
“The state of California passed an outrageous law declaring their whole state to be a sanctuary for criminal illegal immigrants — a very terrible sanctuary, with catastrophic results,” he said in another.
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In the first quote, the president was talking about an effort to provide free health care to illegal immigrants, just to provide a bit of context. In the second case, he went on to provide some of those results — but never mind all that noise.
After some laughs over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s face on the last Trump statement, Behar had a deep, probing question: “Does he hate California because he knows that you’re there, and Nancy is there and [House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam] Schiff? All his enemies are there?”
It went deeper than that, Newsom said, even though he made sure to note that Trump “lost by four-plus million votes” there. (Yes, and that and $11 will get you into that new Harley Quinn movie.)
“We are the most un-Trump state in America. We’re also the most diverse state in America. … We’re also prospering across every conceivable difference,” he said.
Here’s the clip, which includes gratuitous gushing sycophancy:
What is “prospering across every conceivable difference?” Well, no matter. Co-host Sunny Hostin agreed, saying, “He can’t stand it. Diversity is working for California.”
Just ask the state’s 151,000 homeless people. In Los Angeles alone, according to NBC News, there are 36,000 homeless people, a number that’s grown 16 percent from 2018 until now. But I digress, since I suppose they’re all prospering across every conceivable difference or what-have-you.
He was indeed Behar’s chicken soup for the soul, with her declaring him “America’s coming attraction.”
“Trump is scared of California,” Newsom said.
Sure. So, um, could standing up to Trump have repercussions? “I’m not going to turn into Lindsey Graham. I’m going to fight on principle,” Newsom said, referencing the South Carolina Republican senator and Trump ally who was once a critic.
“We’re gonna stand up to a bully. We’re not going to capitulate.”
Also on the South Carolina senator: “He’s an embarrassment,” Newsom said. “He really is. [Senate Majority Leader] Mitch McConnell is dangerous, not just an embarrassment.”
California Gov. @GavinNewsom explains why he has “no interest” in running for president or vice president: “I love my job. I really do love my job… Only one year and we’re doing some pretty extraordinary things.” https://t.co/9NH3M4sbJd pic.twitter.com/0yCM6K5zof — The View (@TheView) February 10, 2020
What about vice presidential talk?
“I have no interest in that. I love my job. I really do love my job. I’ve been there only one year and we’re doing some pretty extraordinary things,” Newsom said.
We’ll probably never have to find that out thanks to the fact he presents some very 2020 problems for Democrats: No one needs a white guy who’s from a state the Democrats are already winning and who has some pretty iffy #MeToo baggage involving an affair with a subordinate who had a substance abuse problem during his time as mayor of San Francisco. (That didn’t come up in the interview, for whatever reason.)
Happily, though, Joy Behar looks to be less nutty. She’s had her massage and her drink and all is well with the world. Short of an episode where Behar does nothing but scream at a hog-tied-and-gagged Lindsey Graham for an entire hour, this couldn’t have been any better therapy.
As for asking Newsom about the fact he presides over a state with a mass demographic exodus where rent is unaffordable, new housing stock can’t be built and he’s asking his own legislature for $1.4 billion to fight a homelessness crisis, that could apparently wait for another episode.
I’m sure when Newsom comes back, no doubt, they’ll talk about things other than how “diversity is working for California” and instead discuss how Newsom is trying to make California work.
Until then, can’t you just be happy for Joy Behar? Can’t you just pretend Donald Trump is scared of California?
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westernjournal--2020-02-11--Hundreds Gathered in Falling Snow To Attend Funeral of 91-Year-Old Veteran They’d Never Met

Retired Air Force Staff Sergeant Clyde Henry Baldwin recently passed away at the age of 91 .
At the time of his passing , he had one family member left , even older than Baldwin , who would not be able to make it to the funeral .
Unwilling to let a man who fought for his country in the Korean War and served our country for a total of two decades be laid to rest silently and without fanfare , several groups rallied to open up the invitation to anyone who would like to attend his funeral , set @ @ @ @ @ @ @ National Cemetery in Colorado .
“ We have an unaccompanied Veteran with no known family members that is being laid to rest at Pikes Peak National Cemetery on Friday Morning ( 7 FEB 2020 ) at 0900 , ” the Cheyenne Mountain VFW Post 3917 shared on Feb. 3 .
“ SSGT Clyde Baldwin ( USAF Retired ) served from 1950 to 1970 .
Please help get the word out for a good showing.
” TRENDING : Nearly 3 Years Later , FBI Director Admits Surveillance of Carter Page Was Illegal The turnout @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of people — civilians , fellow veterans and active military — showed up to pay their respects even on a bitterly cold Friday morning .
Their patriotism seemed to keep them warm despite the falling snow .
“ I ’ d like to call him a brother , ” a man named Robert Aholt told KRDO .
“ Even though I , myself , have not served in the military , I still feel like he ’ s part of our family.
” Others left the ceremony deeply moved , heading to Facebook @ @ @ @ @ @ @ event .
“ Just finished up with a funeral for retired Staff Sergeant Clyde Baldwin of the USAF , who had no local family to attend his ceremony , ” one user shared on Friday .
“ There was a public invitation to attend.
” RELATED : 40 Years After Body of 'Lime Lady ' Turned Up on Riverbank , Cold Case Victim Identified as Army Soldier “ Expectations were low , as it ’ s snowing and cold .
But Mother Nature couldn ’ t keep HUNDREDS of people from making sure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mean there had to be over a hundred military ( current and retired ) alone .
The flags , the bagpipes , the huge turnout… wow… incredibly touching.
” “ Thank you to everyone who helped share all of the social media posts regarding an unaccompanied Veteran today , ” another person shared .
“ Clyde was respectfully laid to rest this cold , beautiful & snowy Colorado morning .
The military/Veteran community is simply incredible.
” “ There were hundreds upon hundreds of cars full of people that literally flowed out of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Our team at The Bridge Assisted Living was blessed to care for this humble , kind man over the last 3 years.
” You never would have known , looking at all the people who lined the way , that many of them had never met the veteran , but they were all bound by the same respect for him and their love of country .
“ Beautiful ceremony today , ” the Veterans Referring Veterans page added , along with photos of the well-attended funeral .
“ Thank you to everyone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Clyde Baldwin.
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Retired Air Force Staff Sergeant Clyde Henry Baldwin recently passed away at the age of 91.
At the time of his passing, he had one family member left, even older than Baldwin, who would not be able to make it to the funeral.
Unwilling to let a man who fought for his country in the Korean War and served our country for a total of two decades be laid to rest silently and without fanfare, several groups rallied to open up the invitation to anyone who would like to attend his funeral, set for Feb. 7 at the Pikes Peak National Cemetery in Colorado.
“We have an unaccompanied Veteran with no known family members that is being laid to rest at Pikes Peak National Cemetery on Friday Morning (7 FEB 2020) at 0900,” the Cheyenne Mountain VFW Post 3917 shared on Feb. 3. “SSGT Clyde Baldwin (USAF Retired) served from 1950 to 1970. Please help get the word out for a good showing.”
The turnout turned out to be massive.
Hundreds of people — civilians, fellow veterans and active military — showed up to pay their respects even on a bitterly cold Friday morning.
Their patriotism seemed to keep them warm despite the falling snow.
“I’d like to call him a brother,” a man named Robert Aholt told KRDO.
“Even though I, myself, have not served in the military, I still feel like he’s part of our family.”
Others left the ceremony deeply moved, heading to Facebook to share their firsthand accounts of the event.
“Just finished up with a funeral for retired Staff Sergeant Clyde Baldwin of the USAF, who had no local family to attend his ceremony,” one user shared on Friday. “There was a public invitation to attend.”
“Expectations were low, as it’s snowing and cold. But Mother Nature couldn’t keep HUNDREDS of people from making sure he was sent off right. I mean there had to be over a hundred military (current and retired) alone. The flags, the bagpipes, the huge turnout… wow… incredibly touching.”
“Thank you to everyone who helped share all of the social media posts regarding an unaccompanied Veteran today,” another person shared. “Clyde was respectfully laid to rest this cold, beautiful & snowy Colorado morning. The military/Veteran community is simply incredible.”
“There were hundreds upon hundreds of cars full of people that literally flowed out of the cemetery and miles down the road. Our team at The Bridge Assisted Living was blessed to care for this humble, kind man over the last 3 years.”
You never would have known, looking at all the people who lined the way, that many of them had never met the veteran, but they were all bound by the same respect for him and their love of country.
“Beautiful ceremony today,” the Veterans Referring Veterans page added, along with photos of the well-attended funeral.
“Thank you to everyone that came out in support of SSGT Clyde Baldwin.”
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westernjournal--2020-02-11--Governor of New Hampshire Says Trump Will Win His State in General Election

New Hampshire ’ s governor predicted President Donald Trump would win the state in 2020 after narrowly losing it to Hillary Clinton in 2016 .
During a Monday interview on Fox News , Republican Gov .
Chris Sununu pointed to the strength of New Hampshire ’ s economy as the reason Trump will win in 2020 .
Sununu said that Trump ’ s economic successes , such as the United States-Mexico-Canada-Agreement , have created “ economic prosperity ” in New Hampshire .
“ When [ voters ] go into that ballot box , that ’ s why they are going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump is going to win New Hampshire , because we kind of match our pro-business message with his economic success , ” Sununu said .
TRENDING : Nearly 3 Years Later , FBI Director Admits Surveillance of Carter Page Was Illegal Trump lost New Hampshire ’ s four electoral votes to Clinton by less than a percentage point in 2016 .
When asked about criticism of the president for his attacks on the senators who voted against him in the impeachment trial and for his tweets , Sununu said New Hampshire voters like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Whether you agree or not with this president , his policies or his successes , the fact is he says what he means and he means what he says .
And there ’ s something very genuine about that , ” he said , adding that that ’ s why Trump won the state ’ s GOP primary in 2016 .
Sununu compared Trump to some of the Democratic presidential candidates in that regard .
“ The ones that are clearly phonies that are placating , that are just pandering to constituents , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ off , ” he said .
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is doing well because he is genuine and honest about his democratic socialist views , according to the New Hampshire governor .
“ We want our politicians to be people first , ” Sununu said .
The Republican governor said that while Sanders is expected to do well in Tuesday ’ s Democratic primary , the party is going to have trouble bridging the “ giant fracture ” between moderate Democrats and progressive socialists .
When some state Republican parties were canceling early @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was not going to be following their lead .
RELATED : Struggling Biden Abruptly Cancels NH Victory Party Speech , Throws in the Towel and Leaves State “ There are some folks who were talking about that , but that ’ s not part of the process , right ?
” Sununu told the Washington Examiner in September .
“ It ’ s a primary process .
I firmly believe that good primaries are good things and that even if there were a primary here , Bill Weld or whoever wants to jump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because Donald Trump is going to win 95 percent of the vote.
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New Hampshire’s governor predicted President Donald Trump would win the state in 2020 after narrowly losing it to Hillary Clinton in 2016.
During a Monday interview on Fox News, Republican Gov. Chris Sununu pointed to the strength of New Hampshire’s economy as the reason Trump will win in 2020.
Sununu said that Trump’s economic successes, such as the United States-Mexico-Canada-Agreement, have created “economic prosperity” in New Hampshire.
“When [voters] go into that ballot box, that’s why they are going to be pulling the lever and Donald Trump is going to win New Hampshire, because we kind of match our pro-business message with his economic success,” Sununu said.
Trump lost New Hampshire’s four electoral votes to Clinton by less than a percentage point in 2016.
When asked about criticism of the president for his attacks on the senators who voted against him in the impeachment trial and for his tweets, Sununu said New Hampshire voters like “people who are genuine.”
“Whether you agree or not with this president, his policies or his successes, the fact is he says what he means and he means what he says. And there’s something very genuine about that,” he said, adding that that’s why Trump won the state’s GOP primary in 2016.
Sununu compared Trump to some of the Democratic presidential candidates in that regard.
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“The ones that are clearly phonies that are placating, that are just pandering to constituents, those are the folks that are falling off,” he said.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is doing well because he is genuine and honest about his democratic socialist views, according to the New Hampshire governor.
“We want our politicians to be people first,” Sununu said.
The Republican governor said that while Sanders is expected to do well in Tuesday’s Democratic primary, the party is going to have trouble bridging the “giant fracture” between moderate Democrats and progressive socialists.
When some state Republican parties were canceling early primary elections, Sununu said New Hampshire was not going to be following their lead.
“There are some folks who were talking about that, but that’s not part of the process, right?” Sununu told the Washington Examiner in September.
“We have a fair process,” he added.
“It’s a primary process. I firmly believe that good primaries are good things and that even if there were a primary here, Bill Weld or whoever wants to jump in the race it’s great because Donald Trump is going to win 95 percent of the vote.”
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