Maine Declares Trump Ineligible Under Disqualification Clause

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Late TO The gaME!

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Worth reading the whole thing, I just posted one
Joe Biden will face a serious primary challenger”; “McCarthy’s speakership will last a full two-year term”; “Barbie will flop because it’s too woke
The Absolute Worst Political Predictions of 2023 - POLITICO
There is, I’ve found, no single word for it — a person who is loudly, consistently wrong in their political predictions.

You can probably think of someone who fits that description. Perhaps it’s your uncle. Maybe it’s a talking head on cable news or sports radio, an overcaffeinated member of the International Brotherhood of Hot Take-Havers. Maybe it’s “Dilbert” creator Scott Adams, who has managed to appear on this annual roundup of the worst predictions in politics more than any other person on the planet.

PREDICTED BY: A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE …

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Maine Declares Trump Ineligible Under Disqualification Clause.

Note: Democrats control 21 SoS offices, Republicans control 29.

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Remember: Each state has its own election laws, and they vary considerably in what they authorize election officials to do and the procedures they must follow.

Remember, the 14th Amendment, including the Congressional enforcement clause in section 5, reigns supreme over any state election laws, officials, and procedures.

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GOP lost, so sure
Republicans looking to scale back early voting in Virginia (msn.com)

Bargain, bargain with WHO
Youngkin’s Worthy Tax Bargain - WSJ

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The decline of western civilization will be brought about by all of Putin’s Russian decadence…or something.🫢

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Meanwhile, in Wisconsin

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Blast from the past
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She should ask for her money back. Her plastic surgeon is a fraud.

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Asked whether he was at the Jan. 6 riot, Krvaric initially told USA TODAY he was not. Pressed about the photos that online researchers say show him that day, Krvaric acknowledged he attended former President Donald Trump’s speech, but said he didn’t go inside the Capitol. Asked about images that appear to show him inside the Capitol, he then said he didn’t remember whether he went inside. Sent copies and links to the footage, he stopped responding.

What a lying liar.

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I like that the MSM hasn’t pointed out the irony of Haley’s statement that the Civil War was about slavery but was also about the freedom of every person.

Umm, I would think if slavery is allowed then people’s freedom is not for all people, right? Sad.

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A nice bit of work by USA Today confirming what appears to be the first known instance of a Trump administration employee illegally entering the Capitol on Jan. 6. The man was Oliver Krvaric, a GOP student leader and scion of a powerful GOP family from San Diego who was then working for the Office of Personnel Management:

Asked whether he was at the Jan. 6 riot, Krvaric initially told USA TODAY he was not. Pressed about the photos that online researchers say show him that day, Krvaric acknowledged he attended former President Donald Trump’s speech, but said he didn’t go inside the Capitol. Asked about images that appear to show him inside the Capitol, he then said he didn’t remember whether he went inside. Sent copies and links to the footage, he stopped responding.

Hah! It was just getting good! I wonder why he quit responding?

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It all depends on what the meaning of “person” is.

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Bet ya didn’t know this
Rep. Tim Burchett Says Congressional Conservatives Fail Because of the Prevalence of Sexual Blackmail – RedState

Just like that, totally out of your control

“Here’s how it works,” he said.

“You’re visiting—you’re out of the country or out of town or you’re in a motel or at a bar in D.C.—and whatever you’re into—women or men or whatever—comes up and they’re very attractive, and they’re laughing at your jokes. And you’re buying them a drink. Next thing you know, you’re in the motel room with them naked,”

And the next thing, you’re about to make a key vote an what happens? Some well-dressed person comes out and whispers in your ear, ‘Hey, man, there’s tapes out on you.’ Or, ‘Were you in a motel room or whatever with whoever?’ And then you’re like, ‘Uh-oh.’ And they say, ‘You really ought not be voting for this thing.’”

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Let’s see his transcripts.

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He worked for Trump, that should have been a clue.

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Okay, which of us subverted Haley’s town hall and asked that exceptionally difficult question that we all learned about in grade school? Knock it off! Running for second place in the GOP is serious business!

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My bad.

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