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trump georgia
August 29, 2023
Jack Montgomery
News
Politics

Georgia Indictment Bounces Off Trump, Who Leads by 42 Points in Peach State.

Donald Trump’s indictment at the hands of District Attorney (DA) Fani Willis in Georgia has done less than nothing to aid the former president’s GOP rivals, with his lead over Ron DeSantis in the state now standing at 42 points.

A poll taken days after the Democrat official indicted Trump puts him at 57 percent, with the Florida Governor a distant second on just 15 percent.

The also-rans in the race for the Republican noimination barely register in the Peach State, with Mike Pence having the best showing on a mere four percent. The most vocally anti-Trump candidates, Chris Christie and WEF-linked Miami mayor Francis Suarez, sit at the bottom of the table – with only candidates who did not even manage to scrape together one percent, like the equally anti-Trump Asa Hutchinson, beneath them.

A plurality of Georgians also say the Jan 6 indictments brought against Trump by Willis and federal prosecutor Jack Smith are “not serious at all”.

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Donald Trump's indictment at the hands of District Attorney (DA) Fani Willis in Georgia has done less than nothing to aid the former president's GOP rivals, with his lead over Ron DeSantis in the state now standing at 42 points. show more
mark meadows
August 29, 2023
William Upton
News
Politics

Here’s Why Mark Meadows Wants His Case Moved.

Mark Meadows, who served as Chief of Staff in former President Donald Trump’s White House, took the witness stand during a pre-trial hearing in Fulton County, Georgia on Monday. Meadows asked U.S. District Judge Steve Jones that his case be severed from the state-level RICO prosecution against Trump and 18 others brought by District Attorney Fani Willis and instead that it be moved to federal court.

After the hearing, Judge Jones did not rule right away but told Meadows he would try and issue a ruling “as fast as possible.”

The Fulton County District Attorney has charged Meadows with two felony counts – racketeering and solicitation of violation of oath by a public officer. It is Meadows’s contention that during former President Trump’s efforts to find evidence of election fraud in Georgia, he was acting in his capacity as a federal officer and is entitled to immunity from prosecution in a state-level court. Four other co-defendants in the sprawling RICO case have asked that Judge Jones move their case to federal court – former President Trump is expected to do the same.

Lisa Rubin, a legal analyst for MSNBC fretted that Meadows’s attempt to get his case moved to federal court could result in him getting “off the hook”:

“He is arguing that because he was a federal officer acting as the direction of the president or in cahoots with the president, it’d be improper or unconstitutional for [Fulton County district attorney] Fani Willis to prosecute him in state court… That’s a vehicle to get rid of the case entirely.”

Moving the venue from a Georgia state court to a federal court could be advantageous for Meadows, Trump, and their co-defendants. The jury pool would be expanded outside the immediate Atlanta area and the case would be overseen by a federal judge. Asking that their cases be severed and moved to federal court by the co-defendants has the added benefit for former President Trump as it slows down the prosecution and could potentially push the trail date in Georgia past the 2024 presidential election.

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Mark Meadows, who served as Chief of Staff in former President Donald Trump's White House, took the witness stand during a pre-trial hearing in Fulton County, Georgia on Monday. Meadows asked U.S. District Judge Steve Jones that his case be severed from the state-level RICO prosecution against Trump and 18 others brought by District Attorney Fani Willis and instead that it be moved to federal court. show more
black voters
August 29, 2023
William Upton
News

Biden Panics Over Black Voter Support. And With Good Reason.

President Joe Biden’s 2024 re-election campaign is facing declining support amongst black voters, amidst growing indications that his likely opponent, former President Donald Trump, is gaining momentum with the same demographic.

Two recent polls from Quinnipiac and Fox News show a significant increase in black support for former President Trump in a 2024 rematch with Biden – with the former President garnering 20 percent compared to just 8 percent in 2020. The Quinnipiac poll also indicates that over a third of the Black electorate – 35 percent – has an unfavorable opinion of President Joe Biden.

These recent polls are reinforcing a fear in the Biden campaign that the President is facing declining enthusiasm among one of his core voter demographics. Biden’s failure to deliver on his 2020 campaign promises has forced Democrats to abandon positive messaging and instead focus on trying to place blame for policy failures on Republicans as well as stoke fear about the future of ‘democracy’.

Appearing at a recent town hall hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus, Vice-President Kamala Harris told attendees, “We are looking at a full-on attack on our hard-fought, hard-won freedoms.” Regarding the 2024 election, Harris added, “So much is at stake, including our very democracy.”

The Biden campaign co-chair, Cedric Richmond, believes the campaign needs to pin much of the President’s policy failures on the U.S. Supreme Court, “It’s the court that just rolled back equity, and we’re going to point to it.” Richmond was referring to the  Court’s recent decisions striking down Biden’s student loan forgiveness program and the landmark ruling against affirmative action.

As for Joe Biden himself, it would seem the President intends to continue to campaign on the state of the U.S. economy, embracing the term ‘Bidenomics.’

Writing in the Washington Post on the anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 1963 March on Washington, Biden stated, “Our plan — Bidenomics — is working…we’re advancing equity in everything we do making unprecedented investments in all of America, including for Black Americans.” According to the Quinnipiac poll, nearly 40 percent of Black voters disapprove of Biden’s handling of the economy.

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President Joe Biden's 2024 re-election campaign is facing declining support amongst black voters, amidst growing indications that his likely opponent, former President Donald Trump, is gaining momentum with the same demographic. show more
gop budget
August 29, 2023
William Upton
News
Politics

GOP Budget Changes Could Push Trump Prosecutions to Post-2024.

Two budget amendments introduced by Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) aim to push the two federal and two state prosecutions of former President Donald Trump until after the 2024 presidential election. Clyde says he plans to amend the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 2024 appropriations bill with language that would “…prohibit the use of federal funding for the prosecution of any major presidential candidate prior to the upcoming presidential election on November 5th, 2024.”

The Georgia Congressman called the four pending prosecutions of Trump “sham indictments”, adding they are “… intended to smear and take down President Trump, as well as hinder his ability to campaign effectively.” Clyde stated that, “One amendment would prevent taxpayer dollars from funding federal prosecutions, while a second would prohibit funding for state prosecutions.”

The upcoming Fall appropriations process will include 12 ‘must pass’ budget bills necessary for funding the functions of the U.S. federal government. Some members of the House Republican Conference view the budget appropriations process as an opportunity to secure the passage of legislative agenda items that would otherwise not pass as stand alone legislation.

Last week the House Freedom Caucus announced their list of demands for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to include in a government funding stop-gap measure when Congress resumes its legislative session after Labor Day. The legislative items include further reductions in federal spending levels, a House Republican border security bill that would fund border wall construction and place additional limits on asylum seekers, and a vague ask to address the weaponization of the DOJ.

The stop-gap funding bill, in the form of a Continuing Resolution, will be needed to fund the government as Congress is unlikely to pass the twelve appropriations bills to fund the government before the start of the new fiscal year on October 1st.

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Two budget amendments introduced by Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) aim to push the two federal and two state prosecutions of former President Donald Trump until after the 2024 presidential election. Clyde says he plans to amend the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 2024 appropriations bill with language that would "...prohibit the use of federal funding for the prosecution of any major presidential candidate prior to the upcoming presidential election on November 5th, 2024." show more
republican accountability project
August 29, 2023
William Upton
Media
News
Politics

NeverTrumpers Target 45 With New Fox News Ads.

Neoconservative Bill Kristol’s Republican Accountability Project has launched a six-figure ad campaign against former President Donald Trump with a 60-second ad spot running on Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News in the Phoenix, Milwaukee, and Atlanta media markets. The ‘NeverTrump’ group has also purchased a ‘virtual’ billboard in New York City’s Times Square featuring the former President’s mugshot and a list of the charges filed against him in the four separate federal and state prosecutions.

Gunner Ramer, political director of Republican Accountability Project said the purpose of the ad campaign was to “…[remind] the American people that no one in this country is above the law—not even a former president.”

The 60-second ad spot features a voice-over stating: “When Donald Trump was president, he thought it didn’t matter how many laws and norms he broke … Many of us even started saying ‘nothing matters’ … But in America the rule of law still matters. And that’s why Donald Trump has been charged with 91 felonies in four separate cases … This is America, and no one is above the law.”

The anti-Trump ad campaign is just the latest political stunt by Kristol and his associate Sarah Longwell.

The National Pulse previously reported that the two have also launched an advocacy group to push for further U.S. involvement in support of Ukraine in their war with Russia. The organization, Republicans for Ukraine, will use an initial $2 million budget to target Republican voters and lawmakers with a pro-war message in an attempt to revive flagging Republican support for additional military aid for the Eastern European nation.

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Neoconservative Bill Kristol's Republican Accountability Project has launched a six-figure ad campaign against former President Donald Trump with a 60-second ad spot running on Rupert Murdoch's Fox News in the Phoenix, Milwaukee, and Atlanta media markets. The 'NeverTrump' group has also purchased a 'virtual' billboard in New York City's Times Square featuring the former President's mugshot and a list of the charges filed against him in the four separate federal and state prosecutions. show more

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desantis scott
August 28, 2023
William Upton
News
Politics

Trump: DeSantis May Drop Out, Run for Senate.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis may drop “out of the Presidential race in order to run, in Florida, against Rick Scott for Senate,” according to a new post from former President Trump. The “rumor” has been called “fake news” by DeSantis press secretary Bryan Griffin, who himself is accused of running a number of anonymous pro-DeSantis accounts on X (formerly Twitter).

Polling following the first Republican presidential debate held last week in Milwaukee, Wisconsin has shown little movement among the candidates, with former President Trump continuing to hold a commanding lead – despite declining to participate in the debate. At least one betting odds bookmaker, however, now believes tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy – instead of DeSantis – is the favorite for second place in the Republican primary following his debate performance.

Florida Senator Rick Scott may be vulnerable to a primary challenge from someone like Governor DeSantis. Some of his Republican colleagues in the Senate at least partially blame the Scott’s management of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) and its finances for the Republican failure to retake the U.S. Senate during the 2022 mid-term elections. Scott also attempted a failed leadership coup against Republican Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell at the end of last year.

Former Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, a Florida Democrat, has announced her intention to challenge Scott for the U.S. Senate in the 2024 general election.

Rick Scott was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2018, after serving for two terms as the Governor of Florida. According to Morning Consult, Scott holds a 72 percent approval rating among Florida Republicans – with 38 percent strongly approving of his job performance, and 34 percent saying they ‘somewhat approve.’

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis may drop "out of the Presidential race in order to run, in Florida, against Rick Scott for Senate," according to a new post from former President Trump. The "rumor" has been called "fake news" by DeSantis press secretary Bryan Griffin, who himself is accused of running a number of anonymous pro-DeSantis accounts on X (formerly Twitter). show more
trump dollar cash money
August 28, 2023
Jake Welch
News
Politics

Trump Campaign Raises Over $20M in 3 Weeks.

Donald Trump raised over $7.1 million since the release of his mugshot on Thursday, with over $20 million raised in the past three weeks. The latest haul comes amidst sales of mugshot merchandise, including the already infamous photo of the 45th President and the words ‘NEVER SURRENDER,’ including shirts, posters, bumper stickers, mugs, and even drinks coolers.

Trump’s presidential campaign raised $4.18 million last Friday alone, representing a record for the highest 24-hour fundraising effort in his campaign to date.

The merchandise, costing anywhere between $12 to $34, forms part of Trump’s dominance over small-dollar donations as his 2024 presidential campaign has been overwhelmingly reliant upon grassroots support.

Last month, the former President’s small-dollar donations made up a whopping 81.8 percent of all his campaign finances – far ahead of second-place Vivek Ramaswamy with 57.5 percent, and Ron DeSantis who counts less than 20 percent of his campaign funds as coming from small dollar donors.

By the end of the 2016 primaries, Ted Cruz, Trump’s top opponent at the time, had spent $163M. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is expected to spend at least $200M in his attempt to defeat the man who got him elected.

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Donald Trump raised over $7.1 million since the release of his mugshot on Thursday, with over $20 million raised in the past three weeks. The latest haul comes amidst sales of mugshot merchandise, including the already infamous photo of the 45th President and the words 'NEVER SURRENDER,' including shirts, posters, bumper stickers, mugs, and even drinks coolers. show more
August 27, 2023
News

Republican Debate Ratings Couldn’t Compare With 2016.

Roughly 12.8 million people tuned in to watch the first Republican primary debate on Fox News, Wednesday night – in line with expectations for the first debate of the 2024 presidential cycle. However, viewership fell far short of the 24 million people who watched the comparable debate eight years ago.

The debate, held in Milwaukee, saw frequent clashes between newcomer Vivek Ramaswamy and the other presidential hopefuls, particularly former Vice President Mike Pence and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley. Despite its lower ratings, Fox News claimed that the debate was the most-watched non-sports cable broadcast of the year.

Former President Donald Trump, the Republican front-runner with a commanding poll lead, did not participate in the debate but instead had a pre-taped Twitter interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, which had earned well over 250 million views as of the time of publication.

In an interview prior to the Fox News debate, co-moderator Bret Baier acknowledged that Trump’s presence may have boosted viewership.

Trump’s absence has impacted Fox News before, as his withdrawal from a Fox-hosted debate in 2016 resulted in lower viewership compared to the first debate of that cycle.

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Roughly 12.8 million people tuned in to watch the first Republican primary debate on Fox News, Wednesday night – in line with expectations for the first debate of the 2024 presidential cycle. However, viewership fell far short of the 24 million people who watched the comparable debate eight years ago. show more
August 25, 2023
William Upton
News
Politics

Post-Debate Poll Shows NO CHANGE, Despite Trump Absence.

A post-debate poll from Morning Consult shows former President Trump losing no ground after the declining to participate in the first Republican primary debate earlier this week. According to the poll, Trump’s position remains unchanged with 58 percent support among the Republican electorate before the debate and 58 percent support after. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis comes in a distant 2nd place with only 14 percent support – also unchanged from before the debate.

The only two candidates seeing any shift in support were tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. Both candidates saw a one percent bump in support, polling at 11 percent and four percent post-debate respectively.

Morning Consult quizzed over 1,256 potential Republican primary voters, with an unweighted margin of error of up to +/-3 percentage points.

In Donald Trump’s absence, Ramaswamy was the candidate who appeared to garner the most press attention. The energetic debater traded barbs with nearly every candidate on stage – having especially heated exchanges with former Governor Christie, former Vice President Mike Pence, and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley. At least one betting odds bookmaker has Ramaswamy now as the 2nd place favorite for the Republican presidential nomination following his debate performance.

The Morning Consult poll offers little in the way of good news for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Ramaswamy is now only three points back from over taking the Florida Governor for second place. The trend does not bode well for the Florida Governor’s campaign, with several polls over the past two weeks showing the tech entrepreneur and political neophyte Ramaswamy having already pushed DeSantis out of 2nd place contention for the nomination.

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A post-debate poll from Morning Consult shows former President Trump losing no ground after the declining to participate in the first Republican primary debate earlier this week. According to the poll, Trump's position remains unchanged with 58 percent support among the Republican electorate before the debate and 58 percent support after. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis comes in a distant 2nd place with only 14 percent support – also unchanged from before the debate. show more

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Meanwhile, the DeSantis campaign is pushing a poll by their in-house “POS Strategies” pollster, which doesn’t go into the “cross tabs” i
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field of dreams
August 25, 2023
William Upton
News
Politics

SPLIT SCREEN: Trump Persecuted by State, DeSantis Roleplays on ‘Field of Dreams’ Movie Set.

While former President Donald Trump was being booked and having his mugshot taken at the Fulton County jail facility, one of his primary opponents, Ron DeSantis, stood in the “Field of Dreams” in Iowa, making for a dramatic “split screen” moment where one candidate is being actively persecuted by the state, while the other – the Florida governor – plays catch on a movie set.

DeSantis was pressed by CBS News reporter Aaron Navarro about President Trump’s arrest, with DeSantis flippantly responding, “Well I’m glad I’m at the Field of Dreams. I’m happy to be here.”

The gaffe is just the latest in a string of tone-deaf responses his campaign has given regarding the Biden government’s political prosecution of former President Donald Trump. Jeff Roe, chief strategist for the pro-DeSantis SuperPAC Never Back Down, responded to question in recent interview regarding the numerous DeSantis campaign restarts stating, “Well, I guess we’ll have as many restarts as they have indictments… I guess is how that will go…” – ‘they’ referring to former President Trump.

The National Pulse has reported on an alarming trend among Ron DeSantis and his campaign surrogates of bashing Trump and his fans – including an incident earlier this week were DeSantis called Trump supporters “listless vessels“. In Iowa, a county chairman for Never Back Down refereed to Trump voters as “degenerates” and said he wouldn’t piss on the former President even if he were on fire.

On social media, a cadre of pro-DeSantis trolls have been celebrating Donald Trump’s arrest – one troll even threatening journalist and National Pulse’s editor-in-chief Raheem Kassam that his own indictment was “coming soon” due to this website’s critical reporting of DeSantis.

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While former President Donald Trump was being booked and having his mugshot taken at the Fulton County jail facility, one of his primary opponents, Ron DeSantis, stood in the "Field of Dreams" in Iowa, making for a dramatic "split screen" moment where one candidate is being actively persecuted by the state, while the other – the Florida governor – plays catch on a movie set. show more

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RAHEEM J. KASSAM Editor-in-Chief
I think at this point being indicted might be a badge of honor, anyway
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