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Trump's Gag Order Hearing The Trump legal team and prosecutors are in Judge Chutkan's court today arguing their cases for and against a Trump gag order. From the Twitter posts coming from reporters in the courtroom, it's not going well for Trump. The attorney arguing for Trump is John Lauro. It...

Some on the Right are Learning “We’re doing persuasion, not just pure base turnout..." said a conservative activist as the the statewide Ohio abortion-rights vote looms. The election is just four weeks away and early voting begins soon. This statewide referendum on abortion is a big one, so to...

Pesky fact.

Santos in a Financial Hole Republican Representative Santos says he is running for reelection. Per his recently filed campaign finance report, he is refunding more money than he is taking in, and old campaign debts are newly disclosed. (Source) His quarterly fundraising total of $1,704 and...

Nice to see you realize that. When he comes off the campaign trail and "returns" to FL, he will do so as a diminished figure. His big win in the governor's race will be a distant and irrelevant memory.

You do enjoy your opinions, don't you?

Third-Quarter 2023 Fundraising Results The reports are in. In Q3, 2023: Biden raised over $71 million. Trump raised $46 million. Biden has $91 million cash on hand. Trump has $38 million cash on hand. (Source) Biden has no extraordinary legal expenses paid by the campaign. Trump has a fair...

They invaded. That's different than winning, which they have not done. Russia is paying a very high price for it's murderous incursion into a sovereign nation. In addition to crippling military losses, Putin had to put down an internal mutiny sparked by this war that he started. The world was...

I'm not sure what to believe among the various reports. On one hand, there are reports like these that say Jordan will fall far short of the needed votes if his election comes up on the House floor this week. On the other hand, there are reports that Jordan and his bomb-throwing far-right...

Seems so. Maybe not contrived. May be something to the cognitive decline thing. The video clips shown are not contrived. They are real. Classic move by supporters of a political figure who is failing. Blame the consultants. It's never the guy who hired and listened to the consultants. It's the...

Quote of the Week "You could put Jesus Christ up for Speaker of the House and he still wouldn't get 217 [Republican votes]." Rep. Mark Alford (R) Texas

One idea now being floated is Liz Cheney for House Speaker. That might work. She is a Republican. She is a conservative. The Democrats trust her. She has experience in the House. There are probably four or Republicans who would vote, or at least be absent from voting, to put her over the top.

An Exception to My "Defining Issue" Assertion In a development that will warm the hearts of combative conservatives nationwide, hard-line conservative Jeff Landry trounced a field of more than a dozen Republican, Democratic and independent opponents, some with big names, to win the race for...

Question If the House Republicans won't work with each other to elect a speaker, and they won't work with Democrats to elect a speaker, where does that leave us? How do we get out of this mess?

For Trump in court last week: One win, two losses.

Questions Answered in Court; Week of 10/08/23 Running Total *Trump-Favorable Answers: 8 Trump-Adverse Answers: 132 Trump Win Rate: 6.06% Answered This Week: *Yes, the conflict-of-interest hearing in the Mar-a-Lago documents case will be postponed. 10/12/23, Cannon No, The Colorado 14th...

I don't see those two posts as garbage or promoting hatred. This is an incredibly complex situation with many aspects and high, high tension. The two posts highlight a couple of those aspects.

Israeli Support for Netanyahu is Dropping I thought this might happen. Netanyahu branded himself as Mr. Security for years. But now, the massive security failure on his watch has Israeli voters upset. Keep your eye on this. Leadership changes may develop. "Leaders often receive a boost in...

Trump Skipping Debates to Hide His Cognitive Decline DeSantis has started talking about this (see post above). Now others are too. https://deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/trumps-refusal-to-participate-in

Shutting down the US House and proving unable to govern is thing that gets you beat in the general election.