Category: 2020 Election

Michelle repudiates Barack’s core tenet of politics in urgent plea to boot Trump

Democrats are still the party of Barack, but they are living in Michelle’s world

The Democrats believe President Donald Trump is a cancer that will slowly kill American democracy.

It’s hard to get people to kick a habit that causes cancer. You’re supposed to be encouraging and positive when you’re trying to nudge addicts to stop doing something that’s bad for them.

For most of the night Monday, the Eva Longoria-moderated Democratic convention — really just a series of recorded speeches and music videos — struggled to balance being entertaining and uplifting with communicating the dire consequences of the pack-a-day like habit that Democrats say Trump represents. The videos ranged from sober to saccharine. Many of the speakers, who lacked the feedback of a live crowd, were mocked as stiff. The speeches were treacly. Continue reading.

Michelle Obama takes hatchet to Trump record, character in convention speech

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Former first lady Michelle Obama on Monday launched a direct attack on President Trump‘s character and record in the White House during a virtual address to the Democratic National Convention that opened and closed with a forceful call to vote.

“Let me be as honest and clear as I possibly can. Donald Trump is the wrong president for our country,” Obama said, wearing a gold necklace with the word “vote” spelled out. “He has had more than enough time to prove that he can do the job, but he is clearly in over his head. He cannot meet this moment. He simply cannot be who we need him to be for us. It is what it is.”

Obama’s speech, capping off the first night of the virtual Democratic National Convention, was a remarkable rebuke from a former first lady of a sitting U.S. president. Continue reading.

DeJoy Earned Millions From Company With Financial Ties to Postal Service

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The postmaster general, under fire for his business ties and his cost-cutting measures, will testify before the House next week.

WASHINGTON — Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, who has come under fire for his continuing financial ties to a company that does business with the Postal Service, received $1.2 million to $7 million in income last year from that firm, according to financial disclosure forms reviewed by The New York Times.

Mr. DeJoy continues to hold $25 million to $50 million in that company, XPO Logistics, where he served as the chief executive of the company’s supply chain business until 2015 and was a board member until 2018. Documents filed with the Office of Government Ethics show that Mr. DeJoy also received millions of dollars in rental payments from XPO through leasing agreements at buildings that he owns.

The revelations are likely to further fuel scrutiny of Mr. DeJoy, a major donor to President Trump who has made a series of cost-cutting moves and other changes at the Postal Service that Democrats warn are aimed at undermining the 2020 election. Mr. DeJoy agreed on Monday to testify before the House Oversight Committee next week, and Democrats are expected to press him on the justification behind his new policies and question his potential conflicts of interest. Continue reading.

DFL Party Statement on GOP Attempt to Get Kanye West on the Ballot in Minnesota

SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA – DFL Party Chairman Ken Martin released the following statement on the obvious Republican attempt to get Kanye West on the ballot in Minnesota:

“Let’s be clear about what’s happening here: Donald Trump doesn’t think he can win this election fair and square after his failure to contain COVID-19 brought about mass deaths across America and crashed our economy, so his cronies are trying to get Kanye West on the ballot in a pathetic attempt to pull votes from Joe Biden and steal this election for Trump. 

“The DFL Party is reviewing all available options for defending the integrity of our elections.”

Numerous outlets have reported on clear connections between the Republican Party, the Trump campaign, and those seeking to place West on the ballot in various swing states:

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DNC chairman calls for end to presidential caucuses

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Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez called on Monday for an end to presidential caucuses, saying the 2020 caucuses should be the last the Democratic Party holds.

Caucuses came under fire earlier this year after results of Iowa’s contest were delayed. 

Perez told The Associated Press that during the first day of the Democratic National Convention, he intends to “use the bully pulpit as a former chair to make sure we continue the progress” of changes to the state caucuses.  Continue reading.

Trump swings through Minnesota, paints himself as force for stability and order

MANKATO, MINN. – President Donald Trump said the country will sink into “left wing fascism” if former Vice President Joe Biden beats him in November, portraying the election as a choice between stability and chaos on a campaign swing in Minnesota Monday.

In speeches at airports here and in Minneapolis, Trump repeatedly cited the recent riots in the Twin Cities to rail against Minnesota Democrats and efforts to reform police.

And Biden, who will officially become the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee on Tuesday, “doesn’t know what the hell is happening,” Trump said. Continue reading.