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Watching JD is like watching milk go bad- painfully slow and boring and at the end you have to throw it out.

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Carole, that is hilarious! Trump needs to be tossed out on his head!

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Yeah! Throw it out preferably before you take a swig by accident. lol

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If I was asked to name MAGA, it would be: Goons & Loons.

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Plus dorks and orcs.

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Quacks & Hacks.

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MAGA = "Make America Goony Again"

JD Vance = "Shady Vance"

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Po widdle Donnie safe and secure in his play pin in Mara-lago. So he can hold a televised romper room display of grievances from the long past fantasies still roaming around in his feted little mind. I guess it’s the only way to keep him safe from his own private meltdowns. Cloistered in the bosom of his palace. Nauseating.

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Great call on a sad OLD man running for POTUS. Thanks for laying out so clearly what the fool honestly and truly is. A big baby!

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JD Vance, Don jr., and Tucker Carlson should form a band..."The Punchables".

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All three of them have faces you would love to punch. I must add one more, Matt Gaetz.

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How about MTG ? What can we do about her? Can’t very well punch her can we?

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Call for a psychiatric exam and commit her to an institution that can give her the help she is in such desperste need of.

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MTG got that from Congresswoman Crocket ("bad built butch body....)

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Why not!?

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Yeah Carol, I'm a woman so I can punch MTG in the face. I'll save the guys from the ass whooping the legal system would give them for punching a female. lol

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Kamala Harris is shrewdly transcending and deflecting Trump’s attacks. When a reporter just asked her about J. D. Vance’s charge that running mate Tim Walz had abandoned his fellow National Guardsmen during the Iraq War, she responded by affirming her respect for all Americans who serve in the military. Her withering dismissal of Trump-Vance by refusing to take their poisoned bait bespeaks an effective strategy not to allow Trump to fish in Democratic waters. Kudos to Kamala!

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The afternoon of July 21st when Biden declared that he was no longer running I texted Rick Nolan and asked him who he would support for VP. Without hesitation the reply came: Governor Walz . Way before Walz's name was in the news as a possible contender. If you stop at 1:12 on your video, Steve, you will see Tim Walz at a Nolan for Congress rally! This could have been in 2012, 2014, or 2016. Minnesota folk have known for a long time what a gem Walz is and now the country is finding out.

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Watched as much of the Trump "press conference" as I could stand to hear! So sad! So angry! The orange man not only hates America, and anyone who stands up to him; but I also think that he hates himself! Money may buy lot of "things"; however, money can't buy happiness! Right Melania?

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We’re all excited about Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. But I’m concerned that some people are complacent. There are thousands of swing state voters who aren’t clear on how they’d benefit by voting Democratic. Incredibly, some people cannot see how dangerous Trump is. Some Democrats get that, but hesitate to vote for Kamala because they don’t like Biden’s handling of Gaza. And some people are dumb enough to not realize that voting for RFK Jr. is essentially voting for Trump.

Phone banking is a waste of time; people don’t answer unknown numbers. Texting people just makes them angry.

We need to individually contact people we know in the swing states. Former colleagues, friends, relatives – anyone you know in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Wisconsin, Nevada, Georgia, North Carolina.

But I believe the most effective way to generate Democratic votes in swing states is Focus4Democacy. They have decades of experience crafting effective campaign messages. Look at their website and see their deep bench of expertise. Only $300 spent on their outreach gets a Democratic vote, in contrast with other options that cost thousands just to get 1 vote. They actually have research to back this up. Their next Zoom is Sunday, August 18 at 5PM PT/8PM ET

Register at https://bit.ly/F4D18Aug They do a zoom every 2 weeks where they explain how they test and refine messages that generate more Democratic votes in battleground states. And they track the results. They need donations. If you can't donate, pls. forward Focus4Democracy's info to everyone you know. https://www.focus4democracy.org

I’ve forwarded it to many people and together, we’ve garnered several thousand dollars in donations.

People, time to take off the party hats and get moving! Who will join me in taking action?

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Aug 9Liked by Steve Schmidt

Hearing Donald Trump give his panic driven banting from Mara Lago... so-called answering questions from the news media was painful. His lies and discombobulated words drifting in a continuous flow should make anyone worry and run to the polls to vote against him and his motley crew in November. But...now we don't only have to vote against...we can vote for...and how great is that! The Harris - Walz Team is just the medicine we needed at a time of what seemed to be hopeless...a back to earth and reality check for all of us...maybe even a few Republicans like the Nikki Haley voters...can find their way to America at its best with hope...love and a little laughter...people we can relate to as each of us have our own stories...they all intermingle on some level...bringing us together! Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz are truly living the American dream through hard work and commitment to their families...their country...and mostly....their values. Thank you Joe Biden...for accepting hard given advice from those who love and respect you at a time we most needed your acceptance of life's journey and opening the door to a new generation who will carry your dreams to the final hour. Passing the torch will be your greatest honor on January 20th, 2025 to the Harris-Walz Team...keeping our democracy safe from the hands of those who do not deserve it!

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Aug 9Liked by Steve Schmidt

Keep hammering at the truth of who these scumbags are. Their fascist agenda must be crushed for the sake of all Americans and the world. It's now or never.

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Is Trump so damn cheap that he could not provide a “mic” so we could hear the questions being asked at the MAL event? So silly to go over and over all the old topics! No changes for Trump! Running the campaign exactly as he did years ago in NYC!

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Aug 9·edited Aug 9

His hearing might have been impaired by the would-be assassin's bullet -- his disintegrated mentation, not so much, since it's a pre-existing condition.

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Was it a bullet or shards of broken glass from the teleprompter? The fireman took the bullet protecting his family! No damage to the orange man’s ear! Playing golf without a bandage two days later! Think it thru and spell it out with truth. Ever seen the medical report or FBI report? Of course not!

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The point is NOT to hear the question, that way Trump is free to be Trump. He doesn't answer questions; he spouts nonsense. And the press allows him to without objection. Watch this for O'Donnell's view:

https://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/lawrence-stupidest-candidate-trump-did-not-answer-reporters-questions-216787525948

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Yes! This is the Freedom Election! One for all the Veterans who served loyally! We will stand against those against freedom and equity. We know the American worker is the backbone of democracy and our country and deserves respect! Our vote is precious. Real men support intelligent partners not beat them. Stand up American workers to this duo of grifters who are power hungry weirdos.

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I don’t see anything gained by Kamala and Tim debating two misogynists from Putin’s Party.

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Whoah, way to say the truth.

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Aug 9Liked by Steve Schmidt

As always, many thanks for your detailed critique of JD Vance a the T- rump circus! I totally agree!

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Why debate Trump? As someone once said about a loser opponent, “Let the bastid get his own publicity!”

I see this as a lose-lose for Harris because for Dementia Don the bar is on the ground. All he needs to do is show up. He shows, does his usual rant n’ whine show, he wins.

Meanwhile, for Harris anything less than a perfect “10” is gonna be deemed a defeat.

To “win” she’ll need to laugh in his face. Every time he goes off. Every time. Just laugh at him.

And then tie him to “2025” over and over again.

Leave “weird” out of the equation because it’ll be compared to “deplorables” and she’ll be deemed the “new Hilary” and all will be lost. 😡

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