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February 27, 2024
William Upton
Media
Politics

WATCH: NeverTrumper Jonah Goldberg ‘Jokes’ on CNN That He ‘Can’t Stop Cutting’ Himself.

Jonah Goldberg, a CNN commentator and NeverTrumper, made a disturbing and off-color ‘joke’ about committing self-harm on CNN Tuesday morning. Appearing on CNN This Morning, Goldberg suggested the acquiescence of GOP establishment figures to Donald Trump’s nomination as the Republican candidate for President has driven him to engage in “cutting.”

Referencing a New York Times report that former President Trump may be close to securing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell‘s (R-KY) endorsement, Goldberg said: “It’s stories like this that are why I can’t stop cutting myself.”

Cutting is considered to be a nonsuicidal form of self-harm, often in response to depression, anger, or stress. The act of cutting can be fatal, though death is often not the intention. Hunt quickly tried to move on from Goldberg’s comments, responding: “Let’s not joke about this.”

Goldberg told Hunt he had “significant respect for McConnell” and had hoped he’d resist backing Trump for the White House after the January 6th, 2021, capitol riots. A former editor with National Review, the neoconservative Goldberg lamented that political pragmatism would likely lead McConnell to endorse Trump despite the alleged animosity between the two political leaders.

“I said earlier just as an aside that politicians will always disappoint you,” Goldberg told Hunt, adding: “This is a perfect example of it.” After departing National Review in 2019 — partly over his NeverTrump views — Goldberg founded the online political blog The Dispatch with several staff from the now-defunct neoconservative Weekly Standard.

Around 17 percent of individuals engage in self-harm in their lifetime, while 45 percent of self-harm incidents take the form of cutting. Self-harm actions are a sign of underlying mental health issues and stresses that need professional attention.

If you or someone you know is struggling with self-harm, call or text the National Alliance on Mental Illness hotline (NAMI) at 800-950-6264 or call or text 988.

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Jonah Goldberg, a CNN commentator and NeverTrumper, made a disturbing and off-color 'joke' about committing self-harm on CNN Tuesday morning. Appearing on CNN This Morning, Goldberg suggested the acquiescence of GOP establishment figures to Donald Trump's nomination as the Republican candidate for President has driven him to engage in "cutting." show more
February 27, 2024
Wake Up Right
Data
Politics

NO CAP: Young Voters Turning To Trump.

Donald Trump has closed the gap with Joe Biden among young voters, a group that Biden won overwhelmingly in 2020.

The numbers: According to the latest poll from Axios, which surveyed voters 18 and 34 years old:

  • 48 percent support Trump
  • 52 percent support Biden

Why this matters: This 4-point gap bodes well for Trump because, in 2020, Joe Biden won young voters by 20 points.

What’s driving them? The same poll asked these voters to name the top issues they’ll be voting on.

  • Economy: 39 percent;
  • Abortion: 16 percent;
  • Student debt: 11 percent;
  • Immigration: 11 percent;
  • Climate change: 10 percent;
  • Guns: 7 percent;
  • Other: 7 percent.
Big picture: This poll isn’t an outlier. A similar New York Times poll in December found Trump ahead of Biden with young voters, 49 percent to 43 percent. And in November, an NBC poll had Trump ahead by 4 points.
What to expect from Biden: His handlers will focus on abortion and student debt in the coming months in an attempt to reinvigorate young voters. Last week, he used executive power to try and buy the youth vote by forgiving another $1.2 billion in student loan debt for 3.9 million borrowers.
This article is adapted from the free ‘Wake Up Right’ newsletter, which you can subscribe to here.
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February 27, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024

‘You’re Losing Progressives,’ Far Left Leader Warns Biden As Campaign Panics Over ‘Palestine.’

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) – a supposed whisperer for the American far-left – has warned President Joe Biden that his continued support of Israel in its war with Hamas is costing him the progressive vote.

Khanna revealed the conversation, which took place when he was campaigning with the President in South Carolina, in an interview with POLITICO about the Biden campaign’s desperate attempts at damage control with Michigan’s Arab and Muslim community ahead of Tuesday’s primary.

“I said, ‘You’re losing progressives, you need to change,'” Khanna said. “He said, ‘Ro, I hear you. I understand. I understand that people are upset, and I am pushing Bibi [Netanyahu].'”

Khanna also reported that Biden’s recent claims of an imminent cease-fire between Israel and Hamas were an obvious attempt to woo back Arab and Muslim voters in Michigan and progressives across the country. “Nothing in politics is a coincidence,” he said. “This is happening because the president is hearing that a large part of his coalition wants this war to end.”

Anti-Biden sentiment among progressives and within Michigan’s Arab and Muslim communities — key constituents whose support Biden will need if he hopes to win the state in the election — has grown substantially. “There is a deep sense of hurt and loss, pain, grief among the Muslim and Arab American community and the progressive community,” Khanna said.

Biden has dispatched numerous campaign surrogates to Michigan — a state he hasn’t visited since February 1st — in an effort to ramp up outreach to Arab Americans and win back progressives. However, popular campaigns in Michigan to get Democratic primary voters to vote ‘uncommitted‘ suggest the outreach has failed.

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Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) – a supposed whisperer for the American far-left – has warned President Joe Biden that his continued support of Israel in its war with Hamas is costing him the progressive vote. show more

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February 27, 2024
William Upton
Immigration

DATA: Majority of Americans Now Support Building Border Wall.

The crisis at the U.S. southern border continues to be a top concern of voters heading into the 2024 presidential election. A new poll from Monmouth University indicates a majority of Americans now support the construction of a border wall. This is the first time over 50 percent of respondents have supported the wall since Monmouth started asking the question in 2015.

During former President Donald Trump’s term in office, support for the border wall peaked at 44 percent. Until this newest poll, the most support construction of the border wall received was in 2015, with 48 percent. The February 2024 poll, however, now shows support for the wall at 53 percent among Americans.

According to the poll, 61 percent of Americans now consider immigration to be a very serious problem. An additional 23 percent of Americans believe immigration to at least be a somewhat serious problem. Among independents, nearly 60 percent say immigration is a very serious problem. The number of Americans concerned about immigration in Monmouth’s polling never crossed 50 percent between 2015 and 2019 — peaking at 49 percent.

“Illegal immigration has taken center stage as a defining issue this presidential election year,” said Patrick Murray, director of the independent Monmouth University Polling Institute. He added: “Other Monmouth polling found this to be Biden’s weakest policy area, including among his fellow Democrats.”

The border crisis has also been a dominant issue in other recent polling. A YouGov poll from early February shows the issue is even turning Hispanic voters against Biden. Nearly 90 percent of Hispanic voters said they consider the immigration issue to be ‘important’ to them. A Marist poll, also from the same period, indicated 57 percent of Hispanic voters disapprove of Biden’s handling of the border, while only 27 percent approve.

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The crisis at the U.S. southern border continues to be a top concern of voters heading into the 2024 presidential election. A new poll from Monmouth University indicates a majority of Americans now support the construction of a border wall. This is the first time over 50 percent of respondents have supported the wall since Monmouth started asking the question in 2015. show more
February 27, 2024
Wake Up Right
Election 2024

Previewing Tonight’s Michigan Primary Elections.

Both Republicans and Democrats head to the polls today for Michigan’s primary elections. And while Joe Biden is the only pony in the Democrat race, there’s serious drama brewing that could preview his challenges in the 2024 general election.

Previewing the Democrat primary: When polls open at 7 AM EST, Democrat voters will get to choose between Joe Biden, Rep. Dean Phillips, and Marianne Williamson or cast an “uncommitted” vote.

  • The latest poll has Joe Biden at 77 percent support, with Phillips a distant second with 7 percent.
  • The ‘uncommitted’ factor: A coalition of Arab and Muslim leaders in Michigan, led by Rep. Rashida Tlaib, are urging their fellow Democrats to vote “uncommitted” tonight to protest Joe Biden’s support for Israel in its conflict with Hamas in Gaza.
  • It’s estimated that Arab Americans in Michigan make up 3.1 percent of the population.

Previewing the GOP primary: For once, the Republican primary is the low-drama side of the night, with polling showing Donald Trump holding a dominating 57-point lead (78.7 to 21.8 percent) over his only challenger, Nikki Haley.

2024 implications: According to the official vote tally, Joe Biden won Michigan in 2020 by about 3 points (50.6 to 47.8 percent). But polling at the time had him down by almost 10 points. As we head into 2024, the polling is completely flipped:

  • Trump has led Biden in 7 out 8 of the most recent major polls. The most recent poll has Trump up by 4 points in the state.
This article is adapted from the free ‘Wake Up Right’ newsletter, which you can subscribe to here.
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RAHEEM J. KASSAM Editor-in-Chief
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February 26, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024

REPORT: DeSantis Still Running Shadow Campaign.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis may be positioning himself to jump back into the 2024 Republican presidential primary should former President Donald Trump — the presumptive nominee — be forced out of the race. Over the past several weeks, DeSantis has held several events nationwide supporting an Article V constitutional convention to institute term limits. Additionally, the Florida Governor has renewed his attacks on Trump and continued to blame conservative media for the collapse of his presidential primary bid in January.

The DeSantis presidential campaign has continued to hold delegate calls and huddles with political allies, even after the primary bid was suspended following his loss in Iowa in January. According to POLITICO, a political operative who has been privy to the calls believes DeSantis is still trying to present himself as an alternative to Trump and would reenter the race should the former President face a felony conviction.

“I believe everything you’re seeing is part of a concerted effort by DeSantis world to keep the door open in the event that something in the race changes in the coming weeks that takes Trump out — like a criminal conviction and jail or prison sentence,” the operative allegedly claimed.

Despite having endorsed Trump after the Iowa Republican Caucus, DeSantis has continued to take potshots at the former President. DeSantis’s criticism of Trump, combined with his continued out-of-state travel, has left some with the impression he’s continuing a shadow campaign for the 2024 or at least the 2028 election. Others, however, liken DeSantis’s action to being more akin to therapy. Rob Stutzman, a former adviser on the 2008 Mitt Romney presidential campaign, questions the moves by DeSantis. “I question how strategic he’s being,” Stutzman said, adding: “I’d lean towards catharsis. Cheaper than therapy.”

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis may be positioning himself to jump back into the 2024 Republican presidential primary should former President Donald Trump — the presumptive nominee — be forced out of the race. Over the past several weeks, DeSantis has held several events nationwide supporting an Article V constitutional convention to institute term limits. Additionally, the Florida Governor has renewed his attacks on Trump and continued to blame conservative media for the collapse of his presidential primary bid in January. show more
February 25, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024

STUDY: Women More Likely to Vote Trump During Most Fertile Point of Menstrual Cycle.

A new scientific study indicates women are more likely to vote for former President Donald Trump during the most fertile period of their menstrual cycle. According to researchers from the New School for Social Research, led by psychologist Jessica L Engelbrecht, women, when at their most fertile, are drawn to the former President’s intelligence in comparison to his political opponents.

The research occurred between July and August 2020, observing 549 women to identify changes in their political opinions over time. Each was asked to select their preferred candidate in a series of hypothetical match-ups drawn at random. Candidates included Kamala Harris, Corey Booker, Barack Obama, Mike Pence, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Mitt Romney.

A significant correlation was noticed between women at their most fertile and expressing positive opinions towards former President Donald Trump. An earlier 2010 study by the research team found that women overwhelmingly preferred Barack Obama during periods of ovulation.

The researchers concluded at the time that women were drawn to Obama through physical attraction. However, the 2020 study indicated that women, while ovulating, were drawn to former President Trump because of his high degree of intelligence, not physical attractiveness.

Former President Trump has seen a resurgence in support among women and college-educated voters as the 2024 general election cycle kicks off in the United States. A vast majority of recent polling shows him leading incumbent President Joe Biden among those likely to vote in the November election.

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A new scientific study indicates women are more likely to vote for former President Donald Trump during the most fertile period of their menstrual cycle. According to researchers from the New School for Social Research, led by psychologist Jessica L Engelbrecht, women, when at their most fertile, are drawn to the former President's intelligence in comparison to his political opponents. show more
February 23, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024

WaPo: Kamala as VP Was ‘Most Consequential Mistake’ of Biden’s Life.

Veteran columnist George Will says President Joe Biden’s selection of Kamala Harris as Vice-President was the most consequential mistake of his presidency. The Washington Post columnist compares Harris with Henry Wallace, the second man to serve as Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s number two. Before Roosevelt died in office, Wallace was infamously demoted to Commerce Secretary in favor of Harry S. Truman due to his eccentric thoughts on mysticism and pro-Soviet Union political stances.

Harris, who would take over as President of the United States should something happen to the 81-year-old Joe Biden, is deeply unpopular among Americans. According to FiveThirtyEight’s approval aggregate, Harris has only a 36.4 percent approval rating as of February 20th, while Biden’s is slightly higher at 39.5 percent.

Before her elevation to the Vice-Presidency, Harris served as a Democratic Senator for the State of California. As a lawmaker, Harris staked out progressive positions deeply out of alignment with the majority of the American people. As Vice President, she was tapped to oversee the Biden government’s U.S. border policy, which has devolved into a crisis, driving voter anger with Biden.

The California Democrat’s penchant for public gaffes, narcissism, and progressive politics have led some in the Democrat Party to call for her to be replaced as Biden’s 2024 Vice-Presidential nominee. They point to California Governor Gavin Newsom, a political rival of Harris, as a more tolerable choice.

In her rise to political power, Harris has been accused of engaging in unethical behavior, including carrying on a sexual relationship with former Speaker of the California Assembly Willie Brown. The relationship allegedly played a role in her appointment as District Attorney for Alameda County and to several state boards.

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Veteran columnist George Will says President Joe Biden's selection of Kamala Harris as Vice-President was the most consequential mistake of his presidency. The Washington Post columnist compares Harris with Henry Wallace, the second man to serve as Franklin Delano Roosevelt's number two. Before Roosevelt died in office, Wallace was infamously demoted to Commerce Secretary in favor of Harry S. Truman due to his eccentric thoughts on mysticism and pro-Soviet Union political stances. show more
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February 23, 2024
William Upton
Corruption
Politics

Fani Willis Sued Over Concealment Of White House Meeting Records.

America First Legal (AFL) is suing the office of Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis. The lawsuit, filed by the conservative legal group, alleges the district attorney’s office illegally concealed communications with the White House regarding the state RICO prosecution against former President Donald Trump.

According to the filing, Steven Richards — an investigative reporter for Just The News — filed an Open Records Request with the district attorney’s office in mid-January. Requested were “all records of meetings between District Attorney Fani Willis, special prosecutor Nathan Wade, or any other staff of the District Attorney’s Office with any White House or federal Department of Justice officials both in Georgia and the District of Columbia from Jan. 1, 2021 to the present [and] all communications between DA Willis or special prosecutor Wade with White House or Department of Justice officials from Jan. 1, 2021 to the present.”

On February 12th of this year, Willis‘s office responded with a letter stating they “did not maintain records responsive to your request.” The letter, however, contradicts statements made by an attorney with the district attorney’s office during a January 25th hearing before Judge Scott McAfee. When asked by the judge if there were written communications between Willis’s office and the White House Counsel, the attorney acknowledged at least two letters existed.

“Georgia law recognizes that ‘open government is essential to a free, open, and democratic society.’ It encourages public access to government records so citizens may evaluate the efficient and proper functioning of its institutions,” said Reed D. Rubinstein, AFL’s senior vice president. He added, “Here there is substantial evidence that the Fulton County District Attorney’s office has ceased to function properly; the requested records must be produced.”

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America First Legal (AFL) is suing the office of Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis. The lawsuit, filed by the conservative legal group, alleges the district attorney's office illegally concealed communications with the White House regarding the state RICO prosecution against former President Donald Trump. show more
February 22, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024

Ex Dem Tulsi Gabbard to Headline Mar-a-Lago Fundraiser.

Former Democrat Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard is set to headline a conservative group’s fundraising dinner at Mar-a-Lago in early March. Though unconnected with former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, the 917 Society’s choice of Gabbard as its dinner’s headliner is fueling speculation that Gabbard could be tapped for a role in a future Trump administration. Some even believe she could be a dark horse candidate for Trump’s vice-presidential nominee.

The 917 Society — which provides pocket Constitutions to schools nationwide — says their event will be an “occasion that promises to shape the future of America.” Conservative political commentator and former Republican presidential primary candidate Larry Elder will join Gabbard as a guest speaker. Elder endorsed Donald Trump for president after dropping out of the race last year.

WALK AWAY.

Before her right-ward shift, Gabbard was considered a rising star among left populists in the Democrat Party. When Gabbard was first elected in 2012 as a U.S. Representative for Hawaii, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow said: “I’m going to tell you right now that her name is Tulsi Gabbard because she is on the fast track to being very famous someday.”

In 2020, Gabbard ran for the Democrat presidential nomination — announcing she would not seek re-election in the House of Representatives. While her campaign failed to gain traction among Democrats, her anti-war and populist policy positions gained a following among a segment of Donald Trump’s MAGA movement. In 2022, Gabbard left the Democrat Party entirely, becoming a frequent guest on Laura Ingraham’s Fox News show.

VP?

As former President Trump continues to poll ahead of Biden in the 2024 presidential election contest, speculation regarding Gabbard’s future continues to heat up. The National Pulse previously reported that Gabbard and Trump met recently to discuss reforms to the Pentagon. Whether the former Democrat is tapped for a cabinet secretary role or even Vice-President, many in MAGA would prefer to have her on their side. The Daily Beast recently reported one Trumpworld source as saying: “I don’t know what the deal is with Tulsi, but I’d certainly rather have her on our side than on somebody else’s.”

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Former Democrat Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard is set to headline a conservative group's fundraising dinner at Mar-a-Lago in early March. Though unconnected with former President Donald Trump's presidential campaign, the 917 Society's choice of Gabbard as its dinner's headliner is fueling speculation that Gabbard could be tapped for a role in a future Trump administration. Some even believe she could be a dark horse candidate for Trump's vice-presidential nominee. show more