Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Dems Start Pointing Fingers at Kamala’s Hires: ‘I Don’t Think She Understands Philly.’

Finger-pointing and infighting have broken out between local Pennsylvania Democrat Party leaders and Vice President Kamala Harris‘s campaign staff over her floundering campaign in the crucial battleground state. The Harris campaign appears to have stalled out in Pennsylvania in recent weeks. Meanwhile, Harris’s opponent, former President Donald J. Trump, continues to gain ground in the Keystone State—whose 19 Electoral College votes could decide the 2024 presidential election.

One of the main points of criticism has been the disorganized and erratic communication between state leaders, surrogates, and the Harris campaign overseen by Pennsylvania campaign manager Nikki Lu. According to state Democrats, Lu lacks knowledge of Philadephia’s political dynamics, which has gravely harmed the Harris campaign down the final stretch. “I have concerns about Nikki Lu,” Ryan Boyer—a powerful black political leader in the state—recently told POLITICO. “I don’t think she understands Philadelphia.”

Reports of a campaign suffering from communications and scheduling confusion during the homestretch of an election are never a good sign. However, the Harris campaign does appear to be aware that they are potentially losing ground in Pennsylvania. After a series of meetings with black and Hispanic political leaders last month, the campaign has rushed staffing in the state—hoping to inject new blood and enthusiasm on the ground. Additionally, Harris has shifted money from Wisconsin—another state where she is neck-and-neck with Trump—to fund black-voter-focused radio ads on Philadelphia’s several hip-hop radio stations.

Still, Pennsylvania Democrats contend that Lu and senior campaign staff have gone “AWOL” with just under 20 days until the November election. Meanwhile, the campaign has scrambled—at the eleventh hour—the likes of former President Barack Obama and Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) to rally black and rural white voters, respectively.

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Finger-pointing and infighting have broken out between local Pennsylvania Democrat Party leaders and Vice President Kamala Harris's campaign staff over her floundering campaign in the crucial battleground state. The Harris campaign appears to have stalled out in Pennsylvania in recent weeks. Meanwhile, Harris's opponent, former President Donald J. Trump, continues to gain ground in the Keystone State—whose 19 Electoral College votes could decide the 2024 presidential election. show more

Top Kamala Ally Forged Deep Ties to Chinese Communist Party.

A close ally of Vice President Kamala Harris has worked to forge close business ties with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), promising to leverage the voices of African Americans in the United States to help the colonial-esque aims of the Chinese on the African continent. Ron Busby—the leader of the U.S. Black Chambers business group—has been praised by Harris as an “extraordinary leader” and held numerous official meetings with Biden-Harris government staff, including dozens of visits to the White House.

While Harris and other national Democrats have praised Busby for his work on behalf of black businesses in the United States, he has leveraged that attention to build close ties to key CCP leaders. The U.S. Black Chambers chief’s work with New York Democrats has been especially beneficial in these regards.

In September 2017, Busby joined a delegation of New York state officials and business leaders on a 10-day junket to China, where they met with their Communist Party counterparts in Shanghai, Xi’an, and Beijing.

Earlier this year, a top aide to New York governors Andrew Cuomo and Kathy Hochul was arrested on the suspicion she acted as an unregistered foreign agent for Communist China. The Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in New York, implicated in the foreign agent scheme, underwrote the 2017 junket.

AFRICA & NATIONAL SECURITY CONCERNS.

Concerningly, Busby appears to have involved himself—and, as a consequence, other leaders in the black business community—in Chinese colonial efforts on the African continent.

“[China understands] the importance of being on the continent obviously, but they also understand that there needs to be a relationship between the people on the continent, and they understand that African Americans have a natural relationship here, and so we [three] will work together to bring their resources that they have along with the ingenuity, creativity that we have in the United States, to bring that here,” Busby said regarding the 2017 junket while at conference in Durban, South Africa. He added: “Collectively, all three continents can grow, and they’re very excited as well as we are.”

Even more troubling, according to documents reviewed by Fox News, Busby promised to share resources between America’s black business community and Chinese Communist officials in Xi’an, raising national security concerns. The Chinese state report reads that Busby’s “[U.S. Black Chambers, Inc.] administered more than 100 chambers, and he is willing to share and communicate the resources with Xi’an in various fields.”

Vice President Harris’s running mate, Governor Tim Walz (D-MN), also has extensive ties to China and the Chinese Communist Party, which has prompted a Congressional probe.

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A close ally of Vice President Kamala Harris has worked to forge close business ties with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), promising to leverage the voices of African Americans in the United States to help the colonial-esque aims of the Chinese on the African continent. Ron Busby—the leader of the U.S. Black Chambers business group—has been praised by Harris as an "extraordinary leader" and held numerous official meetings with Biden-Harris government staff, including dozens of visits to the White House. show more

Trump Hits Historic New Highs in Betting Markets.

Faith in President Donald J. Trump‘s reelection prospects has surged to new highs in the betting markets, with at least one now projecting Trump to have a 60 percent chance of winning the presidential race. Betting website Polymarket projects that Trump has a 59.7 percent chance of winning the presidency compared to his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, at 40.2 percent.

Over $584 million has been placed on a Trump win on the platform, compared to $393 million for Harris. One user alone has bet nearly $10 million on the former president. The betting website had shown a close race between Trump and Harris from August up until this month. Still, Trump has pulled away in the last two weeks—suggesting a public perception that electoral momentum has decisively shifted.

Presidential race polling shows that Trump has gained ground in several key swing states, with polling firm Rasmussen projecting a win for Trump in Pennsylvania. Rasmussen Reports’ head pollster, Mark Mitchell, said other polls had oversampled Democrats, overestimating Harris’s true level of support. He noted similar trends in the 2020 election as polls overestimated support for Joe Biden.

Last week, RealClearPolitics (RCP) released an aggregate of polls showing Trump up in five of seven swing states. The aggregate projected that he could win the Electoral College with at least 296 votes, far above the 270 required.

Trump has made significant gains with traditionally Democrat demographics, including Hispanics and black men. The Hispanic vote could be crucial in states like Arizona and Nevada, where they comprise around 30 percent of the population.

Trump has also received support from the Mayor of Hamtramck, a city in Michigan with a Muslim-majority population, which could greatly benefit his chances of winning the swing state.

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Faith in President Donald J. Trump's reelection prospects has surged to new highs in the betting markets, with at least one now projecting Trump to have a 60 percent chance of winning the presidential race. Betting website Polymarket projects that Trump has a 59.7 percent chance of winning the presidency compared to his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, at 40.2 percent. show more

Stanley Kubrick’s Daughter Says He Would Have Backed Trump.

Vivian Kubrick, daughter of the late and legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick, claims that her father would endorse President Donald J. Trump if he were alive today. The remarks were spurred by Democrat backlash to the Trump campaign’s use of footage from her father’s film Full Metal Jacket in a video advocating against a “woke” military.

“I agree in principle that an anti-war movie is incongruous with promoting the idea of a tough non-woke US military and thus war itself – however – these are very dangerous and strange times and thus using this footage is doubtless pure expedience,” Vivian Kubrick wrote. “I’m sure the irony of using FMJ footage is not lost on Trump or his team – Trump is always seeking to end wars and use peaceful methods,” she continued.

“However, that’s primarily what FMJ is about, the shocking and complicated paradoxes of human nature…. so I’m going to stick with the idea that FMJ footage was used primarily because of its powerful, realistic portrayal of boot camp, juxtaposed with the entirely demoralizing and inappropriate injection of WOKE ideology into the USA military. Which I agree with myself and which I’m certain my father would have agreed with,” she said.

In addition to surmising that her father would have backed Trump, she noted that, while he was alive, he was a fan of Ronald Reagan. Reiterating that Stanley Kubrick would likely have been a Trump supporter if he were still alive, his daughter added: “My father had a great respect for life… So on that basis, I feel very confident he would be a Trump supporter and would forgive using FMJ incongruously…Capisce?”

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Vivian Kubrick, daughter of the late and legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick, claims that her father would endorse President Donald J. Trump if he were alive today. The remarks were spurred by Democrat backlash to the Trump campaign's use of footage from her father's film Full Metal Jacket in a video advocating against a "woke" military. show more

The Deep State is Anticipating (And Dreading) a Trump Victory.

Some career federal government bureaucrats are scrambling to move to agencies where they believe their position will be less likely to receive a Schedule F designation in a potential second Trump administration. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has seen some of the highest outflows of employees, with many choosing to transfer to the Department of Commerce or Department of Energy, where they feel they will receive less scrutiny.

A recent report by POLITICO‘s E&E News, citing anonymous career government employees, reveals that many federal workers are cutting back on their expenses due to fears of being fired after the November presidential election. “We have stopped doing any money-spending things because what if we’re without jobs in the next year?” a Department of the Interior employee told the outlet, adding: “We need all the savings we can get.”

Several federal bureaucrats said they wouldn’t speak on the record, fearing retribution from a Trump White House. “They’re so vindictive, I can see them going back through E&E News articles and saying, ‘You’re fired,'” one anonymous government agency employee said.

On the campaign trail, President Donald J. Trump and his running mate, Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH), have both promised a reckoning for the Deep State—the permanent government bureaucracy entrenched in Washington, D.C. that often acts against the democratic will of the voters.

The Biden-Harris government has already attempted to implement a rule that would prevent Trump from reinstituting the Schedule F employment designation, though it isn’t clear how binding the regulation actually is on a future White House.

Trump’s Schedule F reform—despite the corporate media spin—simply allows the president to redesignate any policy-sensitive position as an appointment instead of a career. This makes it easier to remove employees hostile to the elected chief executive’s agenda.

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Some career federal government bureaucrats are scrambling to move to agencies where they believe their position will be less likely to receive a Schedule F designation in a potential second Trump administration. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has seen some of the highest outflows of employees, with many choosing to transfer to the Department of Commerce or Department of Energy, where they feel they will receive less scrutiny. show more

Catholics Rallied Against Whitmer’s Communion Mockery, Forcing Her to Apologize.

Around 100 Christians gathered outside Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s residence on Sunday to pray the Holy Rosary. The event was held in protest after the Democratic governor appeared to mock the Catholic faith, as part of a pressure campaign that forced her to apologize.

The rally, organized by CatholicVote, was in response to a video in which Governor Whitmer placed a Dorito chip on the tongue of Canadian feminist and pro-abortion activist Liz Plank while she kneeled down, appearing to mock Holy Communion. A video posted by CatholicVote on social media showed a line of rally-goers in raincoats and holding umbrellas outside the governor’s Lansing home.

Republican State Representative Josh Schriver of Oxford promoted the event, calling it a “Response to Whitmer’s Communion Mockery.”

Whitmer and Plank’s video also garnered criticism from Catholic religious leaders, including the Michigan Catholic Conference, which represents the state’s Catholic bishops. “It is not just distasteful or ‘strange;’ it is an all-too-familiar example of an elected official mocking religious persons and their practices,” Michigan Catholic Conference President Paul A. Long said of the incident.

Following backlash, Whitmer released an apology, claiming she never meant to insult anyone’s faith, claiming, “Over 25 years in public service, I would never do something to denigrate someone’s faith.”

“What was supposed to be a video about the importance of the CHIPS Act to Michigan jobs has been construed as something it was never intended to be, and I apologize for that,” she added.

However, a reference to the CHIPS Act was only added to the video’s caption after the backlash had begun.

During the video, Whitmer wore a hat supporting Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign. Harris was previously seen as snubbing Catholics by refusing to attend the annual Al Smith Dinner, sponsored by the Archdiocese of New York. She is the first presidential candidate to skip the dinner since Walter Mondale in 1984.

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Around 100 Christians gathered outside Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer's residence on Sunday to pray the Holy Rosary. The event was held in protest after the Democratic governor appeared to mock the Catholic faith, as part of a pressure campaign that forced her to apologize. show more

Harris Tried to Scare Polish-Americans Into Voting for Her. They Aren’t Listening.

Vice President Kamala Harris’s calculated efforts to win over Polish Americans in swing states like Pennsylvania by framing herself as a more pro-war candidate appear to be misfiring. During a debate in September, Harris reached out to the Keystone State’s 800,000 Polish Americans, warning that former President Donald J. Trump will be less committed to the proxy war against Russia in Ukraine, with Poland—a NATO member—supposedly next in line for 72-year-old President Vladimir Putin.

This foreign policy-focused approach is not resonating with the Polish American community, who are, for the most part, more concerned about domestic issues than geopolitical conflicts.“We’re giving billions of dollars to Ukraine. What about our people first?” said John Kuna, a board member of the Polish American Citizens Club in Dupont, in comments to POLITICO.

This reflects the broader frustration in the community over economic challenges at home, which they largely blame on the Biden-Harris government. Rising prices, job insecurity, and economic instability are taking priority over foreign policy: “I don’t live [in Poland] anymore. I care about here. People can’t afford groceries,” said another Polish American Citizens Club member, a first-generation immigrant who gave her name as Magdalena.

Trump won over Polish Americans in 2016 with his focus on Christian values and border security—which is also a growing concern in Poland, where would-be illegal immigrants recently killed a young border guard with a spear.

While some older Polish Americans recall the Cold War and fear Russian aggression, many younger Polish Americans feel disconnected from the issue. The sentiment at the Polish American Citizens Club is clear: voters want an administration prioritizing American interests. John Kuna explains, “Everybody wants to go to work, make money, come home, enjoy their families. That’s it.”

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Vice President Kamala Harris's calculated efforts to win over Polish Americans in swing states like Pennsylvania by framing herself as a more pro-war candidate appear to be misfiring. During a debate in September, Harris reached out to the Keystone State's 800,000 Polish Americans, warning that former President Donald J. Trump will be less committed to the proxy war against Russia in Ukraine, with Poland—a NATO member—supposedly next in line for 72-year-old President Vladimir Putin. show more

Rasmussen Moves PA Into Trump Column.

Rasmussen Reports’ head pollster, Mark Mitchell, says former President Donald J. Trump has taken the edge over Vice President Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania. According to Mitchell, Trump has opened up a three-point lead in their latest survey of the critical swing state, after being tied with Harris in their September poll.

“When I polled Pennsylvania in September, I had a tie. But that really was—you know—some of these major events they get a lot of press coverage on, they do get a juice for about two or three weeks. I think it is more what pollsters call a response bias than anybody actually changing their mind,” Mitchell said in a recent interview with Benny Johnson.

Mitchell explained that Harris’s September polling boost was likely driven by response bias following the presidential debate, adding that their data shows Trump taking the lead in October. “And when we went into the field, we got Trump plus three in Pennsylvania,” he said.

DEMOCRAT OVERSAMPLING.

The pollster went on to explain that while some surveys included in polling aggregates, like the RealClearPolitics (RCP) average, still show Pennsylvania leaning slightly towards Harris, many of these polls overestimated support for Joe Biden in the 2020 election. Mitchell pointed specifically to the New York Times/Siena poll, noting: “They oversampled Biden 2020 supporters, like I said, by eight points.” He went on to note that when the oversample is taken into account, the poll suggests Pennsylvania is actually “Trump plus four.”

Last week, The National Pulse reported that the RCP—with less than 30 days before the November presidential election—suggests Trump could be headed towards an Electoral College landslide. According to the polling aggregate, Trump currently holds the edge in five of the seven critical battleground states.

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Rasmussen Reports' head pollster, Mark Mitchell, says former President Donald J. Trump has taken the edge over Vice President Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania. According to Mitchell, Trump has opened up a three-point lead in their latest survey of the critical swing state, after being tied with Harris in their September poll. show more

Michelle Obama is Taking Drag Queens Around Swing States.

Former first lady Michelle Obama is deploying drag queens and musician Cardi B. to drum up support for Democrat nominee Vice President Kamala Harris in key swing states. Mrs. Obama’s organization, When We All Vote, is launching an initiative called ‘Party at the Polls.’

In Arizona, where President Donald J. Trump currently holds a narrow lead, a drag show featuring performers from RuPaul’s Drag Race will take place on October 18 in Phoenix. Nevada, a state with polling indicating a close race, will host a similar event on October 29.

Georgia will see a collaboration between When We All Vote and Live Nation Urban at the ONE Musicfest in Atlanta on October 26 and 27. Cardi B., set to perform, previously expressed regret over supporting Joe Biden in 2020.

Kamala Harris has deployed high-profile musicians to motivate people to attend her rallies in the past, featuring free concerts with musicians like Megan Thee Stallion and others.

The Harris campaign is struggling in several key swing states less than a month ahead of the November presidential election. Polls put President Trump up as much as three points in Pennsylvania, and betting markets give Trump better odds of winning all of the swing states except Nevada.

The Harris campaign has stated that it expects to ramp up negative and nasty campaigning in the final weeks before the election, despite two attempts on rival Donald J. Trump’s life so far.

The Harris campaign has raised over a billion dollars, allowing Harris to buy a litany of ad time in swing states.

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Former first lady Michelle Obama is deploying drag queens and musician Cardi B. to drum up support for Democrat nominee Vice President Kamala Harris in key swing states. Mrs. Obama's organization, When We All Vote, is launching an initiative called 'Party at the Polls.' show more

Even the Washington Post is Debunking Democrat Lies on Social Security, And Look Who’s Behind Them…

Senator Bob Casey Jr. (D-PA) is falsely claiming his Republican opponent, David McCormick, plans to pay for tax cuts for the super wealthy by reducing social security, Medicare, and Medicaid benefits—with the campaign citing a far-left Democrat dark money group as its source. The claim is made in an ad recently aired by Casey’s senatorial re-election campaign and has been roundly debunked by even Democrat-aligned corporate news outlets like The Washington Post.

“McCormick’s promised the richest people in America a massive tax break,” Sen. Casey says in the television ad spot. “To pay for it, he’s made clear he’ll slash your Medicare and Social Security and cut Medicaid for nursing home care.”

The Post slams Sen. Casey’s claim, stating: “It’s a bold move for a campaign to have the candidate practically put words in the mouth of his opponent. Usually, when a candidate speaks in an ad, the claims he or she makes are factually grounded… He earns Four Pinocchios.”

DARK MONEY.

Casey’s campaign sources its claim against McCormick in a March 2023 report issued by Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF). A relatively new political nonprofit organization, ATF has deep ties to the New Venture Fund. Additionally, the ATF affiliate—Americans for Tax Fairness Action—is funded through the New Venture subsidiary, the Sixteen Thirty Fund.

Both the New Venture and Sixteen Thirty funds are tied to a progressive consulting firm called Arabella Advisors. Meanwhile, the latter sits at the center of numerous nonprofits that act as clearing houses for billions in Democratic donor dark money, filtering the political cash to various left-wing organizations.

The National Pulse previously reported that Arabella had directed at least $10 million to pro-Hamas demonstration organizers across the U.S.

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Senator Bob Casey Jr. (D-PA) is falsely claiming his Republican opponent, David McCormick, plans to pay for tax cuts for the super wealthy by reducing social security, Medicare, and Medicaid benefits—with the campaign citing a far-left Democrat dark money group as its source. The claim is made in an ad recently aired by Casey's senatorial re-election campaign and has been roundly debunked by even Democrat-aligned corporate news outlets like The Washington Post. show more

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Pssst, groups like the New Venture Fund and Sixteen Thirty are the same Democrat dark money operations that have funneled cash to both pro-Hamas protesters and groups like Matt Schlapp’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC)
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