#35
Trump’s own advisors are terrified about what he’ll do after Election Day . . . Officials then say Trump will claim some kind of "victory" on November 4th even if the vote tallies show him behind. . . [read on]
Top surrogates for President Trump’s reelection campaign have been told that the president could hold campaign events even after the election on Nov. 3 . . . A campaign surrogate and two Trump aides confirmed to the outlet that campaign advisers have said not to rule out additional campaign rallies as ballots continue to be counted . . . “If we still don’t have results in Michigan and North Carolina or Pennsylvania and Nevada on Nov. 4, he might hit those states individually.”
[NB: Now, WHY do they identify those four states already? Do they know something about what is going to happen?]
"What do you have to lose," as Trump likes to say
As U.S. Hits 87,000 Daily COVID Cases, Trump Claims ‘You’re Gonna Get Better’
[NB: Well, the ones who don't get better won't be voting anyway, will they?]
Turns out, Trump is lying about this too
Democrats Have Enthusiasm Edge
[NB: This is what happens when your only exposure to people is at adoring rallies. They love him, and they're fired up -- so he thinks that's the general mood.]
People worry about the polls being off, the way they were in 2016. But they weren't very far off in 2016, maybe a couple of percentage points. The polling firms have changed their methodology and they are almost certainly MORE accurate now. The numbers are real, showing a substantial Biden margin. Everything indicates Trump numbers in the low to mid 40s. That's not the problem -- the problem is turnout, and the problem is whether mail snafus and arbitrary deadlines mean that many votes are not counted
Trump Campaign Looks for Targeted Turnout Boosts
Biden Aides See Warnings in Black, Latino Turnout
More voting shenanigans
Five Days Before the Election, a Federal Court Moves Minnesota’s Mail-In Ballot Deadline Up a Full Week
How A Last-Minute Appeals Court Order Has Injected Mass Voter Chaos Into A Swing State
[NB: I do not see how you can change the rules in the middle of the process like this, when it is too late for people to correct the decisions they made based on the instructions you originally gave them.]
More: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/swing-states-mail-slowdown-usps-election_n_5f9c77e0c5b658b27c3a3a13
The states that could play the biggest role in tipping the presidential election to Donald Trump or Joe Biden have also experienced some of the starkest delays in delivering ballots by mail, according to newly released data from the U.S. Postal Service. . . . [read on]
Remember?
[August] Postmaster General Louis DeJoy promised a Senate committee Friday that election mail will be prioritized this November, and that he was “extremely highly confident” that ballots sent a week before Election Day would arrive on time and be counted. . . .
Judge Orders USPS To Follow Its Own Plan For Getting Ballots In On Time
Trump is leaning hard on the Supreme Court to save him
President Trump on Friday sought to preemptively place blame on the Supreme Court should he lose reelection . . . The Supreme Court handed two victories to Democrats in election-related legal disputes this week in allowing extended deadlines to remain in Pennsylvania and North Carolina, two critical swing states.
Trump Makes 3 a.m. Plea to Justices
[NB: Not sleeping so well, Donnie?]
This isn't even news any more is it? Trump doesn't want objective intelligence briefings from professionals who will tell him what he needs to know whether he wants to hear it or not
The Evil Elf lays out an even more aggressive anti-immigrant policy for Trump's second term
A report from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) watchdog continues to confirm that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) lied when it turned away asylum-seekers by claiming officials couldn’t process these families because U.S. ports of entry were full . . .
Let's make these the last judges Mitch McConnell EVER gets to confirm
In investigation news . . .
Without some of the protections afforded him by the presidency, Trump will become vulnerable to multiple investigations looking into possible fraud in his financial business dealings as a private citizen — both as an individual and through his company. He faces defamation lawsuits sparked by his denials of accusations made by women who have alleged he assaulted them, including E. Jean Carroll, the former magazine columnist who has accused him of rape. And then there are claims he corrupted the presidency for his personal profits. As President, Trump has been able to block and delay several of these investigations and lawsuits — including a yearlong fight over a subpoena for his tax returns — in part because of his official position. Many of those matters have wound through the courts and will come to a head whether he is reelected or not. But with the polls showing that Democratic rival Joe Biden is leading in the race, the stakes become much higher for Trump if he loses the election. A raft of legal issues, including a criminal investigation by New York prosecutors, will come into focus in the weeks after Election Day. . . .
More: https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-abnormal-podcast-with-molly-jong-fast-chats-with-preet-bharara
Preet Bharara, the former U.S. Attorney of the Southern District of New York, joins “The New Abnormal” host Molly Jong-Fast to chat about the last presidential debate, the story leading up to his resignation, and why there could be an “avalanche” of new revelations if President Donald Trump loses the election. . . .
Tucker Carlson said he had some MAJOR NEW documents to reveal about Hunter Biden that would blow the lid off the scandal. Then he said they were lost in the mail. Then he said they'd been found again. Now he says he won't release them because he doesn't want to be accused of "piling on"
In other news . . .
Vote suppression is what Republicans do best — but 2020 is their masterwork
Will this election be decided by lawsuit?
I really don't think this will happen. But we're talking about it, aren't we?
Trump may try to steal the election. Americans may have to take to the streets.
Trump to hold 14 rallies in the final 3 days -- gotta infect as many people as he still can
Trump says "he's fine" with people wearing masks -- and then keeps reminding us that he's not
[NB: He's been giving anti-mask messages from the very start, and still refuses to wear one. You could see the evident glee in his face when he stood on the WH balcony and took his off.]
He's anti-doctor too, apparently
Back in Michigan for another stop on his Superspreader Tour, Trump turned his attack directly on doctors and nurses, insisting that they are falsely reporting COVID-19 cases because they “get more money if someone dies from COVID.” It’s not true on any level, but it’s amazing to see Trump spreading even more distrust. . . .
Another Republican has had enough of the Trump presidency
Trump has made his career through social media -- but also by railing against it
Biden has some fun mocking Trump -- once you start, it's hard to stop!
A new ad: "You have the power to silence him"
Bonus item: Seth Meyers on the surreal turn of the campaign
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