Pelosi fails to say whether Biden should run again

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) commented on a possible Joe Biden re-election campaign.

When speaking to reporters Thursday, Pelosi was pressed about her thoughts on Biden’s 60 Minutes interview. During the interview, the president reiterated his intentions to run again in 2024.
The House Speaker refused to answer the question and instead praised Biden for his performance in the Oval Office. Pelosi went on to say that she would not divulge her thoughts on the issue.

“President Biden is the president of the United States, he did a great service to our country, he defeated Donald trump, let’s not forget that. Everything we care about, the air we breathe, the water we drink, the education for our children, jobs for their families, pensions for our seniors, any subject you can name. I’m not going into politics about whether the president should run.”

Pelosi’s statements come amid division among Democrats over Biden’s 2024 prospects.

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Avenatti Ordered to Pay $148,750 Restitution to Stormy Daniels

Avenatti Ordered to Pay $148,750 Restitution to Stormy Daniels Avenatti Ordered to Pay $148,750 Restitution to Stormy Daniels Michael Avenatti makes a statement to the press as he leaves federal court in New York on July 23, 2019. (AP)

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Michael Avenatti, the brash celebrity lawyer who rose to fame taking on Donald Trump before a slew of criminal charges destroyed his legal career, was ordered on Friday to pay $148,750 in restitution to his best-known client, porn actress Stormy Daniels.

Avenatti, 51, was convicted by a Manhattan federal jury in February of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for embezzling $297,500 in book proceeds from Daniels, who testified that Avenatti "stole from me and lied to me."

U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman in June sentenced Avenatti to four years in prison, calling his conduct "brazen and egregious."

The sentence also required Avenatti to forfeit the $297,500, but the restitution is lower because he repaid some of the money to Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford. Avenatti is appealing the conviction and sentence.

Daniels is known for receiving $130,000 from Trump's former personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen before the 2016 presidential election in exchange for keeping quiet about an affair she claimed to have had with the future U.S. president, which he denied.

Avenatti successfully freed Daniels from a non-disclosure agreement with Trump, paving the way for her 2018 memoir "Full Disclosure," where she described the alleged liaison.

Lawyers for Avenatti and Daniels did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Before the trial, Avenatti had already been serving a 2-1/2 year sentence after being convicted in 2020 of trying to extort millions of dollars from Nike Inc.

Avenatti was also ordered to pay $259,800.50 in restitution to Nike, but the athletic wear company agreed that his individual victims could get paid first.

Parts of the prison sentences run concurrently, and Avenatti is expected to serve a total of five years behind bars.

He also faces a scheduled Nov. 7 sentencing in California after pleading guilty in June to five federal charges there, including four counts of wire fraud for defrauding clients.

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Morning Consult Poll: 52 Percent of GOP Voters Want Trump in ’24

Morning Consult Poll: 52 Percent of GOP Voters Want Trump in '24 (Newsmax)

By Eric Mack | Friday, 23 September 2022 01:54 PM EDT

A majority of Republican voters (52%) prefer Donald Trump for president in 2024, according to the latest Morning Consult/Politico poll.

While that number appears to be a modest majority after 57% said the same right after the FBI raided Trump's private residence at Mar-a-Lago, it makes the former president a favorite over the prospective 2024 GOP primary field, Politico reported. Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis is at just 19% as the runner-up in the poll.

"It is so obvious this is a political stunt designed to stop the president from running in 2024," Peter Navarro, former Trump White House trade adviser, said of the raid. "They might have been able to get away with it if they hadn't killed the economy.

"But that is the dealbreaker, juxtaposed against their history of going after a man who did nothing but save jobs."

Notably, DeSantis has gained just 1 point in the poll amid recent attacks on Trump.

"I don’t think there's any stunt that DeSantis can attempt that will dislodge Trump as the clear front-runner in this race at this point," a Trump adviser told Politico. "With Trump at the center of the Democrat media hate-machine, it's going to be nearly impossible to dislodge him from Republican voters."

Trump has raised funds off the attacks, but President Joe Biden and his fledgling administration remain the best advocate for the former president.

"In Washington we are obsessed with talking about issues that real voters don't worry about,” Republican strategist Corry Bliss told Politico. "In the real world, people care about how much their groceries cost, how much crime is in their community, and they blame one thing and one thing only, and that's Joe Biden."

The top issues for midterm voters:

  • Economic issues: taxes, wages, jobs, unemployment, and spending – 42%
  • Border – 12%
  • Abortion – 12%

Of those key issues, only abortion animates the leftist voters.

"Dobbs [Supreme Court ruling] was a super-animating thing for the left, and we needed something and this was something — and it honestly only affects a certain portion of the Republican electorate, but it inflamed some of the preferences and excitement about Trump running in 2024," a GOP strategist told Politico.

"You might not love him, but he's still the figurehead of the party, so when he's under attack — and we saw this for the last six years — any time he's under attack, Republican voter-support hardens."

Morning Consult polled 2,005 registered midterm voters Sept. 16-18 for Politico. The results have a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.

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Dick Morris to Newsmax: GOP Should Extend Continuing Resolution

Dick Morris to Newsmax: GOP Should Extend Continuing Resolution (Newsmax/"National Report")

By Sandy Fitzgerald | Friday, 23 September 2022 01:30 PM EDT

House Republicans rolled out their "Commitment to America" plan is an attempt to mirror other similar efforts, including former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's "Contract for America" that led the party to take back control of the chamber in 1994, political analyst Dick Morris said Friday on Newsmax.

But it leaves out one key factor: the 2023-24 budget.

"I think we're going to win both houses in November," Morris, the author of the bestselling "The Return: Trump's Big 2024 Comeback," said on Newsmax's "National Report."

However, the budget for 2023-24 has not yet been passed and will not be passed by the end of the fiscal year, which could spark a government shutdown unless a continuing resolution is passed.

The typical resolution would only be in effect until Christmas, and even if Republicans take the House, Democrats will still be in charge until January.

"The Republicans should say, Pass your continuing resolution. Keep the government open. But don't expire the continuing resolution until after the new Congress takes effect," said Morris.

That way, when the lame-duck Congress is gone, Republicans can then work on a budget that rolls back President Joe Biden's spending agenda, including legislation allowing the IRS to hire 87,000 new audit agents, get rid of new entitlements, and more, said Morris.

"That's what the Republicans should be focusing on now, not just rubber-stamping a solution to keep things open for a few more weeks, and then we'll see," said Morris. "Keep it open for a few more months. And then when the lame-duck Congress is gone, and we Republicans go in, then do the budget."

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Report: DeSantis’ Risks Turning Off Voters With Migrant Flight

Report: DeSantis' Risks Turning Off Voters With Migrant Flight (Newsmax)

By Jeffrey Rodack | Friday, 23 September 2022 11:39 AM EDT

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is risking voter backlash in his state after his decision to fly dozens of mostly Venezuelan migrants to Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, The Hill is reporting.

The news outlet noted the mounting criticism of the Republican governor's decision from members of key Hispanic community in the state, as well as from Democrats.

"With this move, this stunt, obviously he made his base very happy," said Adelys Ferro, executive director of the Venezuelan American Caucus. "But there are many people more toward the middle and people who are independents that are very disgusted and that reject all of this.

"We are Venezuelan Americans and we vote, and we're going to vote in November," she added. "And we're never going to vote for somebody who does this."

A Republican strategist, who has done campaign work in Florida, told The Hill: "I think we need to be cautious about taking Hispanics for granted in the same way that Democrats took them for granted. We're talking about voters who like Republican policies, but maybe don't consider themselves Republicans. They're still open to hearing the other side."

DeSantis' decision to fly the migrants to Massachusetts also has the potential to further strengthen his support among conservatives, The Hill said. DeSantis is facing former Rep. Charlie Crist, a Democrat, in November.

"This is a story that has put him [DeSantis] at the forefront of the national conversation for the last couple of weeks," said Fernand Amandi, a Miami-based Democrat pollster. "So from his perspective, as long as he doesn't get charged, I think he sees it as a good thing."

Former White House adviser Jared Kushner recently characterized DeSantis' role in sending the approximately 50 migrants to Martha's Vineyard as "very troubling."

Kushner, who served in the Trump White House and is the son-in-law to former President Donald Trump, said DeSantis' move might have called attention to the immigration problems at the United States-Mexico border, but it still missed the mark with him.

"I personally watch what's happening, and it's very hard to see at the southern border. … We have to remember that these are human beings, they're people, so seeing them being used as political pawns one way or the other is very troubling to me," said Kushner on Tuesday, while appearing on Fox News.

Meanwhile, The Hill noted that a Texas sheriff said his office would probe whether the flight to Martha's Vineyard was legal. In addition a state lawmaker in Florida is preparing to file sit in an effort to block the governor from flying out more migrants.

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At Donor Event, Biden Rebukes Opponents Who Have “Different View’

At Donor Event, Biden Rebukes Opponents With 'Different View' (Newsmax)

By Eric Mack | Friday, 23 September 2022 09:40 AM EDT

President Joe Biden, who vowed to unify the country after taking over the White House from former President Donald Trump, is continuing his verbal assault on his political opposition.

Biden's ire is expanding to anyone who wants to take the country in a direction other than his.

"When you hear Republicans talking about 'if certain things happen, there'll be riots in the street and there'll be blood on the streets,' it's not consistent with who we are as a democracy," Biden told a gathering of about 40 people at the home of billionaire activists Henry and Marsha Laufer on Thursday, Mediaite reported.

"And when you see the continuation of the notion of failing to recognize the legitimacy of an election when there's not a single thread of evidence to suggest it was anything other than legitimate, it's a dangerous trend.

"And the fact of the matter is that, you know, the MAGA Republicans have a very different view of where they want to take the country."

Biden's quotes do not acknowledge the years before the 2020 presidential election when Democrats, including many of the most prominent party leaders, made baseless claims that Trump was an "illegitimate" president. Biden also did not acknowledge a reported Democrat allegedly killed a young conservative in North Dakota because of his political beliefs.

Biden even directly said it is not only Trump to blame but anyone who does not follow Biden's political agenda.

"When I talk about MAGA Republicans, I'm not just talking about Trump, I'm talking about those folks who have a different view of how the institutions should function," Biden said at the Laufer donor event.

"They're very much up for grabs right now, the institutions — whether or not the Supreme Court — what legitimacy it has, what it should have; what the Congress can and can't do."

Biden denounced the "extremes within the other party."

"This is not your father's Republican Party," he continued. "This is a different party than when you started helping me years ago. It's a very different party."

Biden began his remarks by admitting the media "legitimately" criticizes him, before he added that they take exception to demonizing his political opponents.

"The press is here, and they sometimes, legitimately criticize me a lot, legitimately," Biden said.

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New Super PAC Expected to Spend Big on Trump-Endorsed Candidates

New Super PAC Expected to Spend Big on Trump-Endorsed Candidates (Newsmax)

By Jeffrey Rodack | Friday, 23 September 2022 09:56 AM EDT

A new super PAC, sanctioned by former President Donald Trump, is expected to pour money into the campaigns of his endorsed candidates in the midterms, Politico is reporting.

The group, MAGA, Inc., will be overseen Taylor Budowich, who has been working as Trump's communication director. Chris LaCivita, a veteran Republican operative, will be the group's chief strategist. Heading up the finance team will be longtime GOP fundraiser Meredith O'Rourke, who has worked for Trump, Politico noted.

Some of those close to Trump speculated the new super PAC could become a campaign apparatus for the former president if he decides to run for president in 2024.

"President Trump is committed to saving America, and Make America Great Again, Inc., will ensure that is achieved at the ballot box in November and beyond," said Budowich.

Those who are involved in the new group would not say how much will be spent on the midterms and which candidates will get the funding.

Trump's leadership PAC, Save America, is one of the best-funded groups in politics, according the Politico. The news outlet said the group's cash reserve stands at $100 million. Money from Save America can be transferred to the new super PAC, which can spend it freely.

Meanwhile, opinions on Trump remained stable through the summer, and he has continued to play a major role in the midterm election decisions, with 44% viewing him favorably and 53% unfavorably, the most recent New York Times/Siena College poll shows.

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New Super PAC Expected to Spend Big on Trump-Endorsed Candidates

New Super PAC Expected to Spend Big on Trump-Endorsed Candidates (Newsmax)

By Jeffrey Rodack | Friday, 23 September 2022 09:12 AM EDT

A new super PAC, sanctioned by former President Donald Trump, is expected to pour money into the campaigns of his endorsed candidates in the midterms, Politico is reporting.

The group, MAGA, Inc., will be overseen Taylor Budowich, who has been working as Trump's communication director. Chris LaCivita, a veteran Republican operative, will be the group's chief strategist. Heading up the finance team will be longtime GOP fundraiser Meredith O'Rourke, who has worked for Trump, Politico noted.

Some of those close to Trump speculated the new super PAC could become a campaign apparatus for the former president if he decides to run for president in 2024.

"President Trump is committed to saving America, and Make America Great Again, Inc., will ensure that is achieved at the ballot box in November and beyond," said Budowich.

Those who are involved in the new group would not say how much will be spent on the midterms and which candidates will get the funding

Trump's leadership PAC, Save America, is one of the best-funded groups in politics, according the Politico. The news outlet said the group's cash reserve stands at $100 million. Money from Save America can be transferred to the new super PAC., which can spend it freely.

Meanwhile, opinions on Trump remained stable through the summer, and he has continued to play a major role in the midterm election decisions, with 44% viewing him favorably and 53% unfavorably, the most recent New York Times/Siena College poll shows.

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Sen. Mike Braun Expected to Run for Indiana Governor in 2024

Sen. Mike Braun Expected to Run for Indiana Governor in 2024 (Newsmax)

By Sandy Fitzgerald | Friday, 23 September 2022 07:49 AM EDT

Indiana Sen. Mike Braun is reportedly telling fellow Republicans he's looking at a race for governor in 2024 but said in an interview that he will make up his mind on the matter "probably before the end of the year."

"Where'd you hear that?" Braun said in an interview Thursday, reports Politico. "I've been talking about it, though, since I've got here. I'll make a formal announcement somewhere probably [in] late November, early December."

However, two people familiar with the matter said that Braun, whose term in the Senate expires in 2024, has been informing Republicans in the state about his plans for a gubernatorial race and that he plans to make his announcement after the midterm elections in November, Indy Politics reported Thursday. His office has declined further comment.

One of the two Indiana Republicans Politico quotes, though, said the senator has been discussing his plans with the state's congressional delegation and the other said he's been clear about his intentions.

Current Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb, a Republican, is in his second term of office, after being first elected in 2017. Under Indiana law, there are no limits as to how many terms a governor can hold, but is not eligible to serve more than 8 years in any 12-year period.

Braun won his race for the Senate in 2018 when he defeated then-Sen. Joe Donnelly, a Democrat, marking a key win for Republicans during the final years of former President Donald Trump's term.

State Republicans say the senator has been planning a race for the governor's seat for some time. One person who knows him, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that Braun, the founder and CEO of a distributing company, is a "rock-ribbed conservative," and that "serving as the next governor of Indiana fits him better than sitting in Washington."

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Meta may lift Trump’s Facebook ban in 2023

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45th President Donald J. Trump could be back on Facebook as soon as next year.
Nick Clegg, Meta’s President for Global Affairs, announced that the company will make a decision on Trump’s account by January 2023. On Thursday, Clegg also said that Meta is consulting with experts and third parties about whether or not they should allow the former president back on the platform.

The Meta executive also notably expressed his concerns that the company could become “the greatest industrial-scale censor ever in human history” if its platforms censor too much content. The decision on whether or not to allow Trump back on the platform will be made by January 7, 2023. The former president is currently undergoing a two-year suspension from Facebook.

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Dick Morris to Newsmax: US Can Deter Putin With ‘Total Economic Ruin’

Dick Morris to Newsmax: US Can Deter Putin With 'Total Economic Ruin' (Newsmax/"Eric Bolling The Balance")

By Eric Mack | Thursday, 22 September 2022 09:50 PM EDT

The United States might stop Russia's Vladimir Putin amid threats about potentially using nuclear weapons by isolating them economically, just as the U.S. did in the Cold War, according to presidential adviser Dick Morris on Newsmax.

"The solution here is not political, military, it's economic — just like it was in winning the Cold War," Morris told Thursday's "Eric Bolling The Balance."

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"I think the problem is obviously his nuclear threat, and I think that the United States needs to be unambiguous about what we will do if Russia uses nuclear weapons, and I make this point in my book 'The Return,'" Morris added to host Eric Bolling. "Trump has empowered us with tremendous economic leverage over Russia, and we have to use it."

There should be no more talk, and no military threat, just cold and calculated economic isolation, according to Morris.

"I think we can stop it by threatening Russia, not militarily, but with total economic ruin," Morris said. "They would be unable to fund their budget. They'll be unable to run their country. The potential for social revolution would be about 100%, and the United States just needs to stop just saying, 'Don't, don't, don't.'"

Morris was referring there to President Joe Biden's comments to "60 Minutes" on Sunday, issuing a warning against Putin's threat to use nuclear weapons.

Morris credited Trump's foresight on achieving energy independence during his administration, perhaps knowing energy is the No. 1 way Russia funds its government, economy, and war machine.

"We have the capacity thanks to the energy independence that Trump gave us, and the liquefied natural gas capability that he built, to cut Russia off entirely, denying any significant revenue from India or China or anybody else," Morris said.

"Russia cannot sell its oil and gas to India or China, both of which need it, because — while Trump doubled our liquefied natural gas capability so we can just liquefy the gas, put it on a barge, send it off to Europe — Russia doesn't have that, doesn't have the pipeline capacity to send its gas."

Morris outlined the playbook for winning this latest Cold War with Russia without a rattling of sabers.

"Half of Russia's federal budget, the money they get instead of taxes, comes from oil and gas sales, and a third of their economy is from the energy sector," Morris concluded. "And what we need to do is — John Jordan and I wrote a column to this effect — need to say to the Russians: 'We will embargo all shipments of Russian oil and gas to Europe or the United States; we'll kick you out of the United Nations; we'll kick you out of the World Trade Organization; we'll kick you out of the G-7 summit meetings. We will sever diplomatic relations with you, and you'll be totally isolated.'"

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Trafalgar Poll: Trump-Backed Laxalt, Lombardo Lead Nevada Incumbents

Trafalgar Poll: Trump-Backed Laxalt, Lombardo Lead Nevada Incumbents (Newsmax)

By Eric Mack | Thursday, 22 September 2022 08:24 PM EDT

Two Nevada candidates endorsed by former President Donald Trump are leading incumbents for Senate and governor in the latest Trafalgar Group poll.

Both GOP Sen.-nominee Adam Laxalt and GOP Gov.-nominee Joe Lombardo hold leads just outside the poll's margin of error.

Laxalt leads Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., by 4 points (47.1%-43.1%), Libertarian Neil Scott is drawing 2.4% support, while other is drawing 2.9% and there are 4.5% of the likely Nevada voters undecided.

Incumbent Democrat Gov. Steve Sisolak also trails a Trump-backed challenger in law-and-order candidate Joe Lombardo (47.5%-44.5%). Libertarian Brandon Davis draws 3.5%, while other draws 1.9% and there are 2.6% of likely midterm voters undecided.

Laxalt is a key GOP candidate in the hopes to flip the Senate back to a Republican majority after November. Laxalt is hailing his recent polling results on Twitter this week:

"Over the last week, the last 4 polls show us leading @CortezMasto:

Emerson: 42/41

Big Data Poll: 46/44

Trafalgar: 47/43

Data for Progress: 47/46

Our momentum to become the 51st Senate seat isn't slowing down any time soon."

The Trafalgar Group polled 1,086 likely 2022 midterm voters in Nevada, and the results have a margin of error of plus or minus 2.9 percentage points.

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Trafalgar Pollster: Polls Will Undercount ‘Submerged’ MAGA Voters

Trafalgar Pollster: Polls Will Undercount 'Submerged' MAGA Voters (Newsmax)

By Eric Mack | Thursday, 22 September 2022 07:59 PM EDT

One of the most accurate pollsters in politics is admitting something altogether surprising: Even his Trafalgar Group polling is going to undercount "submerged" MAGA Republican voters in the 2022 midterm election.

"The 2022 Republican turnout will likely be higher than any of the polls or models are showing," Robert C. Cahaly concluded in a series of tweets. "All polls (including ours) will understate the impact of these 'submerged voters.'"

Cahaly noted President Joe Biden's demonization of MAGA Republicans has effectively put the targeted voting bloc into hiding publicly and from pollsters.

"… The Biden administration has essentially classified 'MAGA Republicans' as a threat to democracy marshaling federal law enforcement to focus on them," Cahaly wrote on Twitter. "This move has created a new type of voter that will be even harder to poll or even estimate.

"I call this new group 'submerged voters,'" Cahaly added. "They aren't putting stickers on their cars, signs in their yards, posting their opinions, or even answering polls.

"At this point I think it's fair to say that Biden's pursuit of and attacks on 'MAGA Republicans' has created an army of voters who will be virtually impossible to poll (even for us) and more difficult still to estimate."

Cahaly has long warned about the silent voters that polls cannot seem to get to, because they are submerged in the population and afraid to express their opinions for fear of reprisal.

"In 2016 Trump supporters were called 'deplorables' and other unflattering names," Cahaly's Twitter thread began. "This was a major contributor to the 'shy Trump voter' phenomenon that 'most' polling missed which resulted in a major loss in public confidence for polling flowing the election."

Cahaly noted that same phenomenon continued into "cancel culture" and made Trump supporters further remain withdrawn from society in 2020; hence, polls still undercounting his support.

"In 2020 people who supported Trump or espoused conservative values out of step with 'Woke' culture found themselves being 'canceled' or 'doxed,'" Calahy wrote. "This led to 'hidden voters' that 'most' polling under counted, therefore Trump support in key battleground states exceeded expectations."

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Trafalgar Pollster: Polls Will Undercount ‘Submerged’ MAGA Voters

Trafalgar Pollster: Polls Will Undercount 'Submerged' MAGA Voters (Newsmax)

By Eric Mack | Thursday, 22 September 2022 07:59 PM EDT

One of the most accurate pollsters in politics is admitting even his Trafalgar Group polling is going to undercount "submerged" MAGA Republican voters in the 2022 midterm election.

"The 2022 Republican turnout will likely be higher than any of the polls or models are showing," Robert C. Cahaly concluded in a series of tweets. "All polls (including ours) will understate the impact of these 'submerged voters.'"

Cahaly noted President Joe Biden's demonization of MAGA Republicans have effectively put the targeted voting bloc into hiding publicly and from pollsters.

"Now that the Biden administration has essentially classified 'MAGA Republicans' as a threat to democracy marshaling federal law enforcement to focus on them," Cahaly wrote on Twitter. "This move has created a new type of voter that will be even harder to poll or even estimate.

"I call this new group 'submerged voters,'" Cahaly added on Twitter. "They aren't putting stickers on their cars, signs in their yards, posting their opinions, or even answering polls.

"At this point I think it's fair to say that Biden's pursuit of and attacks on 'MAGA Republicans' has created an army of voters who will be virtually impossible to poll (even for us) and more difficult still to estimate."

Cahaly has long warned about the silent voters that polls cannot seem to get to, because they are submerged in the population and afraid to express their opinions for fear of reprisal.

"In 2016 Trump supporters were called 'deplorables' and other unflattering names," Cahaly's Twitter thread began. "This was a major contributor to the 'shy Trump voter' phenomenon that 'most' polling missed which resulted in a major loss in public confidence for polling flowing the election."

Cahaly noted that same phenomenon continued into "cancel culture" and made Trump supporters further remain withdrawn from society in 2020; hence, polls still undercounting his support.

"In 2020 people who supported Trump or espoused conservative values out of step with 'Woke' culture found themselves being 'canceled' or 'doxed,'" Calahy wrote. "This led to 'hidden voters' that 'most' polling under counted, therefore Trump support in key battleground states exceeded expectations."

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Jared Kushner: DeSantis Made ‘Political Pawns’ of Martha’s Vineyard Migrants

Jared Kushner: DeSantis Made 'Political Pawns' of Martha's Vineyard Migrants (Newsmax)

By Jay Clemons | Thursday, 22 September 2022 06:36 PM EDT

Former White House adviser Jared Kushner recently characterized Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' role in sending approximately 50 illegal immigrants to the Massachusetts beach community of Martha's Vineyard as "very troubling."

Kushner, who served in the Trump White House and is the son-in-law to former President Donald Trump, said DeSantis' move might have called attention to the immigration problems at the United States-Mexico border, but it still missed the mark with him.

"I personally watch what's happening, and it's very hard to see at the southern border. … We have to remember that these are human beings, they're people, so seeing them being used as political pawns one way or the other is very troubling to me," said Kushner on Tuesday, while appearing on Fox News.

A number of Democratic Party leaders have already spoken out against DeSantis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, regarding the Martha's Vineyard incident.

Some questioned the rationale of sending migrants to a small island community, even though Martha's Vineyard boasts of having "sanctuary" city status.

Other Democratic leaders have argued that large sanctuary cities, such as New York City, Chicago, and Washington, D.C., don't have the "infrastructure" to accommodate a surge of unannounced migrants.

"People don't talk enough about the fact that these people are lured into these journeys by the [human] coyotes, they're paying a lot of money," said Kushner. "I think 80% of women are sexually assaulted along the way. They come into America, they don't have papers, many of them are exploited … so it’s a very sad situation."

Kushner then added: "Under President Trump, we had the lowest border crossings in history when he turned over the administration. The border was secure. It was very safe."

The above statement pertains more to President Joe Biden, and the post-Trump White House policies with the southern border.

DeSantis criticism aside, Kushner hopes the latest problems at the border — in terms of U.S. officials encountering 150,000-plus illegal crossings for 17 consecutive months — will reignite talks of finishing President Trump's border wall, which extends from Texas to California.

A finished wall would "prevent a lot of death and prevent a lot of sexual exploitation," reasons Kushner.

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Melania Trump blasts fmr aide for ‘spitefully’ editing recordings

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Melania Trump has taken aim at her former friend and advisor by accusing her of spitefully editing a recorded conversation from her time as First Lady.

In a statement released on Wednesday, Melania called out Stephanie Wolkoff for secretly recording several of their conversations.

Trump accused Wolkoff of editing one of the recorded conversations in order to create the perception that Christmas was not significant to her. Melania noted that Wolkoff deleted part of their conversation, where they spoke about reuniting migrant parents with their children, in order to give the idea that she was more concerned about discussing Christmas decorations in the summer.
Melania called Wolkoff untrustworthy. She pointed out that Wolkoff was terminated by the First Lady’s office back in 2018.

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Melania Trump blasts fmr aide for ‘spitefully’ editing recordings

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Melania Trump has taken aim at her former friend and advisor by accusing her of spitefully editing a recorded conversation from her time as First Lady.

In a statement released on Wednesday, Melania called out Stephanie Wolkoff for secretly recording several of their conversations.

Trump accused Wolkoff of editing one of the recorded conversations in order to create the perception that Christmas was not significant to her. Melania noted that Wolkoff deleted part of their conversation, where they spoke about reuniting migrant parents with their children, in order to give the idea that she was more concerned about discussing Christmas decorations in the summer.
Melania called Wolkoff untrustworthy. She pointed out that Wolkoff was terminated by the First Lady’s office back in 2018.

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Trump on Mar-a-Lago docs: I declassified everything

Former President Trump appeared to suggest that the documents seized by the FBI during the Mar-a-Lago raid were declassified. In an interview with FOX News on Wednesday, Trump said that there does not need to be a process for declassification. He added that a president can declassify documents by simply saying so. Trump asserted he had nothing to hide when taking the documents from the White House. The 45th President also noted that he was cooperating with the National Archives until the FBI searched his home. Trump proceeded to refer to the Archives as a radical group. “There doesn't have to be a process. There can be a process but there doesn’t have to be. You’re the president, you make that decision. So, when you send it, it’s declassified. I declassified everything. Now I declassified things, and we were having a lot of problems with NARA (National Archives and Records Administration). You know, NARA is a group of radical left people running that thing and when you send documents over there, I would say that there’s a very good chance that a lot of those documents will never be seen again.” During the interview, Trump also announced that the General Services Administration (GSA), along with some staffers, were involved with the packing of the boxes that were taken from the White House.
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a Save America Rally to support Republican candidates running for state and federal offices in the state at the Covelli Centre on September 17, 2022 in Youngstown, Ohio. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

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Former President Trump appeared to suggest that the documents seized by the FBI during the Mar-a-Lago raid were declassified.

In an interview with FOX News on Wednesday, Trump said that there does not need to be a process for declassification. He added that a president can declassify documents by simply saying so. Trump asserted he had nothing to hide when taking the documents from the White House. The 45th President also noted that he was cooperating with the National Archives until the FBI searched his home.
Trump proceeded to refer to the Archives as a radical group.

“There doesn’t have to be a process. There can be a process but there doesn’t have to be. You’re the president, you make that decision,” Trump said. “So, when you send it, it’s declassified. I declassified everything. Now I declassified things, and we were having a lot of problems with NARA (National Archives and Records Administration). You know, NARA is a group of radical left people running that thing and when you send documents over there, I would say that there’s a very good chance that a lot of those documents will never be seen again.”

During the interview, Trump also announced that the General Services Administration (GSA), along with some staffers, were involved with the packing of the boxes that were taken from the White House.

Original Article Oann

Trump on Mar-a-Lago docs: I declassified everything

Former President Trump appeared to suggest that the documents seized by the FBI during the Mar-a-Lago raid were declassified. In an interview with FOX News on Wednesday, Trump said that there does not need to be a process for declassification. He added that a president can declassify documents by simply saying so. Trump asserted he had nothing to hide when taking the documents from the White House. The 45th President also noted that he was cooperating with the National Archives until the FBI searched his home. Trump proceeded to refer to the Archives as a radical group. “There doesn't have to be a process. There can be a process but there doesn’t have to be. You’re the president, you make that decision. So, when you send it, it’s declassified. I declassified everything. Now I declassified things, and we were having a lot of problems with NARA (National Archives and Records Administration). You know, NARA is a group of radical left people running that thing and when you send documents over there, I would say that there’s a very good chance that a lot of those documents will never be seen again.” During the interview, Trump also announced that the General Services Administration (GSA), along with some staffers, were involved with the packing of the boxes that were taken from the White House.
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a Save America Rally to support Republican candidates running for state and federal offices in the state at the Covelli Centre on September 17, 2022 in Youngstown, Ohio. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

OAN Newsroom
UPDATED 10:30 AM PT –Thursday, September 22, 2022

Former President Trump appeared to suggest that the documents seized by the FBI during the Mar-a-Lago raid were declassified.

In an interview with FOX News on Wednesday, Trump said that there does not need to be a process for declassification. He added that a president can declassify documents by simply saying so. Trump asserted he had nothing to hide when taking the documents from the White House. The 45th President also noted that he was cooperating with the National Archives until the FBI searched his home.
Trump proceeded to refer to the Archives as a radical group.

“There doesn’t have to be a process. There can be a process but there doesn’t have to be. You’re the president, you make that decision,” Trump said. “So, when you send it, it’s declassified. I declassified everything. Now I declassified things, and we were having a lot of problems with NARA (National Archives and Records Administration). You know, NARA is a group of radical left people running that thing and when you send documents over there, I would say that there’s a very good chance that a lot of those documents will never be seen again.”

During the interview, Trump also announced that the General Services Administration (GSA), along with some staffers, were involved with the packing of the boxes that were taken from the White House.

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Fetterman’s Hometown Paper: Release Medical Records

Fetterman's Hometown Paper: Release Medical Records (Newsmax)

By Jack Gournell | Thursday, 22 September 2022 04:53 PM EDT

Pennsylvania's Democrat Senate candidate John Fetterman should release his medical records, the editorial board of his hometown newspaper said Wednesday.

Fetterman, who faces Republican Mehmet Oz in November, suffered a stroke earlier this year. His doctor said he suffers from atrial fibrillation, or Afib, a condition in which the heart beats irregularly, and cardiomyopathy, which makes it harder for the heart to pump blood to the rest of the body.

Fetterman initially downplayed the seriousness of the stroke, but later admitted, "I almost died" from not following his doctor's advice when first diagnosed.

Oz, a celebrity doctor with a syndicated TV show who is endorsed by former President Donald Trump, has questioned Fetterman's fitness for office since the stroke, noting he had taken a long time to return to the campaign trail.

Even now that Fetterman has returned to campaigning, his staff admits he still has audio-related cognitive issues from the stroke. He has put off debating Oz until Oct. 25, after many mail-in ballots have been cast.

The Wednesday editorial in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette notes Fetterman's argument that the date is close to the traditional time of such debates, but adds, "That was before the days of mail-in voting. The [Fetterman] campaign also argues more than 80% of votes tend to be cast in the last two weeks, but that leaves nearly one in five voters out of the loop.

"Further delays in scheduling a debate between U.S. Senate candidates John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz have raised more questions about Mr. Fetterman's health, including his ability to communicate and process information," the board writes. "He has increased his public appearances, but his speech remains halting, and he repeats key phrases like mantras."

To reassure the public, the board says "Mr. Fetterman ought to release the full results of his cognitive tests and other medical records, and make his doctors available to the media. Mr. Oz should release his medical records, too."

Voters "don't expect a perfect performance from Mr. Fetterman," the editorial continues, noting that voters "understand he is still recovering from a serious medical condition" and will "cut him some slack, if he's transparent about his health."

After much debate over a debate date, Fetterman requested aid because of his ongoing auditory issues. The Oz campaign agreed, but countered that the debate should be extended from 60 minutes to 90 minutes to make up for the time it would take to translate the questions for Fetterman.

Fetterman's campaign so far has rejected the time extension.

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