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Trump said he “almost won” New Mexico twice, and then claimed he did win both times.

In 2016, he lost NM by 8% (65,000 votes out of a total of ~800K cast).

In 2020 he lost by just shy of 100,000 votes out of ~ 925K cast (54.3% Biden / 43.5% Trump).

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As always, very illuminating. As we say here Downunder, you're always delivering 'the good oil', Marc.

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“The presidential election is about who gets the biggest share of media attention every day.”

Well, trump talks about trump. Harris talks about trump.

If “The presidential election is about who gets the biggest share of media attention every day”, then trump is going to win.

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In even a partially sane world, Trump's MSG rally would have been as bad as Trump being caught with his hand in Putin's pants. But, for Trump, even that wouldn't change too many minds. We have said. that this is the end of Trump about 660 times now. Maybe this election will help move him out of the way, but it won't be the end, even if he loses.

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"The use of the campaign’s most precious commodity—time—on unrealistic targets owes largely to one reason: ego. The former president thinks he can win both states, despite private data showing otherwise."

Trump [sic] calls any news (or polls, for that matter) that he doesn't like, that doesn't stroke him, or that is negative, fake. He sticks his tiny little fingers in his ears, screaming la...la...la...la...la until the evilness departs; it's impossible to tell him anything he doesn't want to hear. The whining little insects circling the dim (and growing dimmer) light that is TFG are, basically, scared shitless of any repercussions for honesty (I like to think of them as reverse Pinocchios -- their noses grow every time they tell the truth). They know that any powers that they enjoy -- and abuse -- flows from TFG, cross him and the flow of mother's milk will dry up like a crone's teat. Feed his ego and the sky's the limit, given that he wins or steals the election [turns head and spits three times between index and middle fingers].

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"“We’re the Trump campaign: we’re gonna go where the fuck we wanna go, and too bad if you don’t get it,” a senior Trump adviser said when asked about the blue-state rally schedule."

Actually, they go where Dear Leader commands; if it's a waste of time, funds, or effort is immaterial -- the orders have been given and that's that. It's a crying shame, at least to the RINOs and pseudoconservatives, that the advisors can't get through TFG's impenetrable shield of narcissism; the only advice he listens to is his own. It is they that "don't get it."

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“It’s all a show. The presidential election is about who gets the biggest share of media attention every day. And he’ll get more coverage going to Albuquerque, New Mexico than going to Milwaukee, Wisconsin again.”

This is a major reason that Trump is likely to lose on 5 Nov (wishcasting?); It. Is. Not. All. Show. He doesn't have to convince the MAGAdroids that he is the Chosen One, he needs to convince everyone else who will be voting. This will be an extremely difficult roe to hoe since, IMO, policies will tip the scale more than vibes when casting a ballot -- given the only planks in Trump's [sic] platform are retribution, vengeance, punishing those who won't swear fealty to him, revenge, turning the US into a third world hermit kingdom for the benefit of White nationalists, "Christian" nationalists, and "Evangelicals", more vengeance, patronage of his favorite authoritarian/dictators, more retribution wreaked on his enemies....

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"In the past few weeks, he’s ventured to the Coachella music festival in California and Madison Square Garden in New York"

Sorry, but no. TFG went to Coachella for a rally, it didn't coincide with the music festival -- which is held in April. (His MSG rally was just a remake of the American Nazi Party rally held in MSG in 1939.)

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“I’m here for one simple reason,” he explained. “I like you very much, and it’s good for my credentials with the Hispanic or Latino community.”

* He doesn't really like anyone other than himself (and maybe Ivanka if she'd just sleep with him like he wants);

* He certainly has no love for Latinos and Hispanics, they are POCs and many come from "shithole countries;"

* His "credentials with the Hispanic or Latino community" were blown to smithereens this past Sunday when he failed to condemn Hinchcliffe's joke putting down Puerto Ricans. (His standings in other demographics also took a hit at that rally when he let slide speeches full of misogyny, xenophobia, and outright racism.)

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"We are tracking data very regularly there and we see very strong support across the board in those states,” the official said."

Would this official please pass me whatever it is they're smoking? It must be top-notch shit if they think that TFG has strong support in any non-blood red state.

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"Chris LaCivita, posted on X that she’s “giving up on North Carolina..pulling [sic] money out. Maybe to drop in Virginia to try and stop the slide ?”"

If brains were dynamite LaCivita and the others running the campaign wouldn't have enough to blow their own noses.

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"Still, Republican Senate candidate Nella Domenici insists that New Mexico is “in play” for the first time in two decades."

Ms Domenici is whistling past the graveyard:

"A recent Albuquerque Journal poll by Research & Polling Inc. found Vice President Kamala Harris is leading by 9 points, with 50% to Trump’s 41%. An average of polls shows Harris is ahead by 7.7 points." https://gazette.com/news/wex/new-mexico-is-on-the-cusp-of-going-red-with-trump-visit-nella-domenici/article_56c484b7-b4ab-5176-806a-345a2f0d4c80.html

And as for her possibly flipping a Senate seat:

"A poll conducted by Research and Polling, Inc. for the Albuquerque Journal showed Heinrich [the two-term Dem incumbent] leads in the race 51-40% among likely voters. An average of polls shows Heinrich is leading by ten points." ibid

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I’ve seen several of Nella Domenici’s ads- she’s a Boebert wannabe.

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It's unfortunate for Haley that she hasn't realized the Reagan Republican Party is gone. Did she really expect an invitation from Trump to join him at a rally? What respect would that bring her? The same applies to Sununu, another supporter of Trump. He claimed that Trump would never be the nominee while backing Haley, but once she lost, he returned to support Trump simply because he felt obligated to vote Republican. I detest both of them.

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I am in New Mexico this week, and have heard a lot about the rally- nobody wants him here. He still owes the city of Albuquerque almost $500,000 dollars from the last time he came. They would not let him use the Convention Center, so he spoke at the airport.

I did not watch or listen- he won’t say anything I want to hear!

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Trump stiffing on his debts, Shocking! Who would have thought! :) :)

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“‘We’re the Trump campaign: we’re gonna go where the fuck we wanna go, and too bad if you don’t get it,’ a senior Trump adviser said when asked about the blue-state rally schedule.”

Trump campaign staff, they’re just jerks. Plain and simple

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no, n o, un uh, biden did not insult all maga supporters, he insulted that piece of garbage hinchcliffe.

shame on you for stating otherwise: i stopped reading immediately, so i trust the rest of your column doesn't repeat trumpist bs.

(but i should say, speaking of trumpist bs, that bush 43 played this "go to the blue states" game in 2004, and it didn't do a damn thing for him.)

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I think Biden should make national address explaining that his comment was about the racist deplorable things said by speakers at Madison Square Garden (the comedian, Tucker Carlson, etc.) not Trump supporters. Including saying he doesn't dislike Trump supporters who are Americans that have different opinions, a mark of democracy. Making a comment on X is certainly not sufficient.

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The Lincoln Project put out this ad today. Shows Trump repeatedly using the word "garbage" to insult his opponents.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLvr7KfJPgA

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Rick Wilson and The Lincoln Project have a way of making the best, most effective campaign ads with very little explanation needed.

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Nikki,Nikki,Nikki-are you so ambitious and craven that you will bend the knee to a guy who insulted you repeatedly and egregiously and talked crap about your husband as well. It’s a rhetorical question. Clearly, the answer is yes. And what’s truly sad is that you’re not smart enough to know that you have no future in the MAGA Party even after Trump leaves the scene. In fact, Trump Jr, who is painfully ignorant and stupid, has better prospects than you. Just sad

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Sadly many like her in GOP who Trump has called names and disparaged have no integrity.

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Even his fans are exhausted and leave his rallies. He needs to find areas where he doesn’t go, so there will be newbies sitting in awe of his bad orange spray tan.

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I came here to say this, too. I’m not positive, but I know the rallies are his favorite thing, narcissist that he is, and I think his standard fair is getting bored of him so he’s looking for fresh meat. Going to “blue” states gives him new people and perhaps more audience since they’re not utterly bored of him yet. Note: utterly bored at a rally does not mean they don’t support him or won’t vote for him.

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I wonder if some go just from morbid curiosity?

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Remember when he won in 2016, he immediately wanted to start having rallies again after inauguration .

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And it is shocking how little press the abandonment of thousands of rally attendees at Coachella received. It is unclear why the busses stopped ferrying people to their cars 5 miles away (either Trump's campaign didn't make a necessary payment or Trumper's were assaulting bus drivers, or both), but people were trapped for hours in the dark in 90 degree heat. Most people were not young and/or healthy enough to walk back to their cars, but some resorted to it. What a nightmare, after waiting for hours to get into the event, waiting for Trump's inevitable late arrival and then, after 90 minutes of the angry bloviating, they found themselves stuck for hours with no way to get to their cars.

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I read that his campaign failed to make the final payment

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Trump not making payments, Shocking! :) :)

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Haley should also have admonished Trump not to brag that he's the only one who can best protect women, "whether they like it or not". I gather that by promising to protect women, he's promising to do what he did to E. Jean Carroll and what he said on the "Hollywood Access Tapes" as to what he does to women. However, this time, should he win the election, he'll have full Presidential immunity because, after all, he'll be molesting women as the President of the United States.

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This Supreme Court would find some way to make rape an official act, yes.

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He will be caught in the Oval Office, barking out orders to his chief of staff as he molests the woman. Voila! Official act!

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The six of them are already raping the country of our liberties, but I think they'll try to avoid addressing the issue on the merits and devise a procedural loophole. My guess would be that Trump would first contend that he has immunity and then spend 2 years litigating that before it reaches the Court. Then, before his two years are up, he'll pardon himself, the litigation for which will run the clock out to the week before his term ends. Then, should he not rely on pardoning himself, and this is where his sleazy cunning comes into play, he'll resign as President and allow J.D. Vance to succeed him, and then Vance will pardon him. Easy! Peasy!

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I think when the driver said "get in", he got in the wrong end and should have ridden it to the end.

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I love GOP circle firing squads.

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I do too. The only problem is they still have a 50/50 chance.

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Harris is betting on and attempting to protect her future political ambitions and prospects and at the same time expressing her belief that Trump is a loser. Shame on her for not speaking out now against what Trump stands for and the extreme danger he poses to the future of our nation.

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Didn’t know that, thanks my friend. We’re all in this together.

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Haley should have spoken out against Trump and what he stands for, as she did in the republican primaries

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But she has the conviction and spine of SC buddy, Lindsey.

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Oops, I see the problem. I wrote Harris when I meant Haley. Sorry 😳

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Ah. Much confusion all around. Glad to see it cleared up!

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There’s an edit button friend! Three dots next to the post. Much love.

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With my fat fingers, the edit button and I are well acquainted!

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That’s Harris making her “final argument”. I was talking about Harris not speaking out against Trump and his sexist view of women.

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Either way works, Larry.

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watch her speech at The Ellipse the other night

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5t7EmrrGs4

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Ok, didn’t see or hear it.

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Wait, what what?

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His entire campaign is about getting national media attention, not doing the hard work of a state-by-state ground game. It might not play out for him this time since he is appearing more and more ridiculous.

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