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I was thinking Hillary. Often, when confronted with a difficult truth, MAGA folks like to change the subject to Hillary. They have whataboutism refined to a fine art, and they actually consider it a valid form of argument. It works in their echo chambers. It does not work in court or real life.

The February, 2024 Fundraising Numbers are In: Trump: $20 million raised in Feb; $42 million cash on hand. Biden: $53 million raised in Feb; $155 million cash on hand. Q. How can this be? Why is there such a wide discrepancy? A. Trump has lost 200,000 donors. Also, this. Biden is making Trump...

Good question. I wish I knew the answer.

Also for the Record "Some of Trump’s supporters are puzzled that he has not yet been bailed out by one of his wealthy donors. The answer is that he has a history of not paying what he owes. From the world’s biggest banks to America’s smallest contractors, Trump is expert at stiffing creditors...

You DO Understand This, Right? If the Supreme Court agrees that Trump is immune from prosecution because he was president, current President Biden could order Trump killed and Biden would be immune from prosecution.

For the Record "Mr. Trump has long bragged he is a billionaire many times over. While much of his wealth is tied up in real estate, he testified under oath less than a year ago that he had 'substantially in excess of $400 million in cash.' And after last month’s verdict, Alina Habba, one of Mr...

No, Mr. Navarro, That's Not How it Is Before reporting for prison today, former Trump aid Peter Navarro said, "They come for me, they can come for you.” No, Mr Navarro, that's not how it is. They are not coming after me because I have committed no crimes. They are coming after you because you...

Levin Asks an Interesting Question I'm still not convinced that Trump does not already have the money lined up to cover the appeal; half a billion in cash ready to deposit with the court. We'll find out for sure on Monday. That said, Levin asks an interesting question. Trump admitted 30...

Trump Broker: “A bond of this size is rarely, if ever, seen." My Response: "Fraud of this size is rarely, if ever, committed." Trump was able to post bond in the Carroll case, and he has lied to the courts before. He may yet post bond in this NY fraud case. The deadline is Monday, March 25. In...

Mike Pence Won't Endorse Trump While Pence himself is not a major influencer in the 2024 election, I have to think his decision to not vote for Trump (in addition to not endorsing him) is representative of a number of Republicans who can support Trump no more. They may not vote for Biden, but...

Willis's Current Status These are excerpts from a recent New York Times article: After revelations of Fani T. Willis’s romance with a subordinate sent the Georgia criminal case against Donald J. Trump down a two-month detour worthy of a soap opera, a judge’s ruling on Friday resolved a major...

Which is why it would be best for Willis to recuse herself from the case. She has in her office a guy named Floyd who is said to be an eminently qualified RICO prosecutor. I'd love to see Willis step back and let him take the point.

Not a Bad Idea Will Wills do what's best for the case and appoint a conflict-free prosecutor to run the case, or will she do what's best for her ego and run the case herself?

The Ruling is In; Willis Not Disqualified "The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants has declined to outright disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, but ruled that either she or prosecutor Nathan Wade...

A winning strategy.

Yesterday, Cannon ruled against Trump on his "constitutional vagueness" claim. https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4533210-trump-documents-case-judge-rejects-dismissal-bid/ I'm hoping she dismisses the case outright on Trump's "personal records" argument. The dismissal can then be...

Abortion affects people the same no matter what month, year, or election cycle it is. This issue does not come and go like some other policy issues do. Since SCOTUS overturned Roe v. Wade, abortion rights have consistently motivated people to the polls. Anti-abortion Republicans have much to...

"Looking ahead to November, the presidential race could decide more than just who the next president is. It could also determine which party controls the Senate or House or even a state’s legislature. And that’s because of something political science calls the “coattail effect,” which is when...

You know the answer to that. Trump was not running when these ballot questions were decided. But I would not count the Trump coattail chickens before they hatch in 2024. Abortion rights are a stand-alone issue and the majority of voters will vote against any politician who threatens to take...

GOP Scraps Early Voting Initiative "In a victory for the extremist wing of the Republican Party, it looks like Donald Trump’s hand-picked leadership team at the Republican National Committee has officially scrapped the GOP’s plan to encourage early voting this election cycle. Instead, the party...