OT: Twitter Thread on 3 Decades of Russian & Mafia Relationships with Trump

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Coincidence?

I THINK NOT!!!!

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Ex-C.I.A. Director John Brennan Strikes Back After Trump Revokes His Security Clearance

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/16/us/politics/ex-cia-director-john-brennan-strikes-back-after-trump-revokes-his-security-clearance.html

NY TIMES OPINION PIECE by John Brennan: President Trump’s Claims of No Collusion Are Hogwash

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/16/opinion/john-brennan-trump-russia-collusion-security-clearance.html

ARTICLE:

Spoiler:

When Alexander Bortnikov, the head of Russia’s internal security service, told me during an early August 2016 phone call that Russia wasn’t interfering in our presidential election, I knew he was lying. Over the previous several years I had grown weary of Mr. Bortnikov’s denials of Russia’s perfidy — about its mistreatment of American diplomats and citizens in Moscow, its repeated failure to adhere to cease-fire agreements in Syria and its paramilitary intervention in eastern Ukraine, to name just a few issues.

When I warned Mr. Bortnikov that Russian interference in our election was intolerable and would roil United States-Russia relations for many years, he denied Russian involvement in any election, in America or elsewhere, with a feigned sincerity that I had heard many times before. President Vladimir Putin of Russia reiterated those denials numerous times over the past two years, often to Donald Trump’s seeming approval.

Russian denials are, in a word, hogwash.

Before, during and after its now infamous meddling in our last presidential election, Russia practiced the art of shaping political events abroad through its well-honed active measures program, which employs an array of technical capabilities, information operations and old-fashioned human intelligence spycraft. Electoral politics in Western democracies presents an especially inviting target, as a variety of politicians, political parties, media outlets, think tanks and influencers are readily manipulated, wittingly and unwittingly, or even bought outright by Russian intelligence operatives. The very freedoms and liberties that liberal Western democracies cherish and that autocracies fear have been exploited by Russian intelligence services not only to collect sensitive information but also to distribute propaganda and disinformation, increasingly via the growing number of social media platforms.

Having worked closely with the F.B.I. over many years on counterintelligence investigations, I was well aware of Russia’s ability to work surreptitiously within the United States, cultivating relationships with individuals who wield actual or potential power. Like Mr. Bortnikov, these Russian operatives and agents are well trained in the art of deception. They troll political, business and cultural waters in search of gullible or unprincipled individuals who become pliant in the hands of their Russian puppet masters. Too often, those puppets are found.

In my many conversations with James Comey, the F.B.I. director, in the summer of 2016, we talked about the potential for American citizens, involved in partisan politics or not, to be pawns in Russian hands. We knew that Russian intelligence services would do all they could to achieve their objectives, which the United States intelligence community publicly assessed a few short months later were to undermine public faith in the American democratic process, harm the electability of the Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton, and show preference for Mr. Trump. We also publicly assessed that Mr. Putin’s intelligence services were following his orders. Director Comey and I, along with the director of the National Security Agency, Adm. Michael Rogers, pledged that our agencies would share, as appropriate, whatever information was collected, especially considering the proven ability of Russian intelligence services to suborn United States citizens.

The already challenging work of the American intelligence and law enforcement communities was made more difficult in late July 2016, however, when Mr. Trump, then a presidential candidate, publicly called upon Russia to find the missing emails of Mrs. Clinton. By issuing such a statement, Mr. Trump was not only encouraging a foreign nation to collect intelligence against a United States citizen, but also openly authorizing his followers to work with our primary global adversary against his political opponent.

Such a public clarion call certainly makes one wonder what Mr. Trump privately encouraged his advisers to do — and what they actually did — to win the election. While I had deep insight into Russian activities during the 2016 election, I now am aware — thanks to the reporting of an open and free press — of many more of the highly suspicious dalliances of some American citizens with people affiliated with the Russian intelligence services.

Mr. Trump’s claims of no collusion are, in a word, hogwash.

The only questions that remain are whether the collusion that took place constituted criminally liable conspiracy, whether obstruction of justice occurred to cover up any collusion or conspiracy, and how many members of “Trump Incorporated” attempted to defraud the government by laundering and concealing the movement of money into their pockets. A jury is about to deliberate bank and tax fraud charges against one of those people, Paul Manafort, Mr. Trump’s former campaign chairman. And the campaign’s former deputy chairman, Rick Gates, has pleaded guilty to financial fraud and lying to investigators.

Mr. Trump clearly has become more desperate to protect himself and those close to him, which is why he made the politically motivated decision to revoke my security clearance in an attempt to scare into silence others who might dare to challenge him. Now more than ever, it is critically important that the special counsel, Robert Mueller, and his team of investigators be allowed to complete their work without interference — from Mr. Trump or anyone else — so that all Americans can get the answers they so rightly deserve.

[Capn'O]

NY TIMES OPINION PIECE by John Brennan: President Trump’s Claims of No Collusion Are Hogwash

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/16/opinion/john-brennan-trump-russia-collusion-security-clearance.html

ARTICLE:

Spoiler:

When Alexander Bortnikov, the head of Russia’s internal security service, told me during an early August 2016 phone call that Russia wasn’t interfering in our presidential election, I knew he was lying. Over the previous several years I had grown weary of Mr. Bortnikov’s denials of Russia’s perfidy — about its mistreatment of American diplomats and citizens in Moscow, its repeated failure to adhere to cease-fire agreements in Syria and its paramilitary intervention in eastern Ukraine, to name just a few issues.

When I warned Mr. Bortnikov that Russian interference in our election was intolerable and would roil United States-Russia relations for many years, he denied Russian involvement in any election, in America or elsewhere, with a feigned sincerity that I had heard many times before. President Vladimir Putin of Russia reiterated those denials numerous times over the past two years, often to Donald Trump’s seeming approval.

Russian denials are, in a word, hogwash.

Before, during and after its now infamous meddling in our last presidential election, Russia practiced the art of shaping political events abroad through its well-honed active measures program, which employs an array of technical capabilities, information operations and old-fashioned human intelligence spycraft. Electoral politics in Western democracies presents an especially inviting target, as a variety of politicians, political parties, media outlets, think tanks and influencers are readily manipulated, wittingly and unwittingly, or even bought outright by Russian intelligence operatives. The very freedoms and liberties that liberal Western democracies cherish and that autocracies fear have been exploited by Russian intelligence services not only to collect sensitive information but also to distribute propaganda and disinformation, increasingly via the growing number of social media platforms.

Having worked closely with the F.B.I. over many years on counterintelligence investigations, I was well aware of Russia’s ability to work surreptitiously within the United States, cultivating relationships with individuals who wield actual or potential power. Like Mr. Bortnikov, these Russian operatives and agents are well trained in the art of deception. They troll political, business and cultural waters in search of gullible or unprincipled individuals who become pliant in the hands of their Russian puppet masters. Too often, those puppets are found.

In my many conversations with James Comey, the F.B.I. director, in the summer of 2016, we talked about the potential for American citizens, involved in partisan politics or not, to be pawns in Russian hands. We knew that Russian intelligence services would do all they could to achieve their objectives, which the United States intelligence community publicly assessed a few short months later were to undermine public faith in the American democratic process, harm the electability of the Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton, and show preference for Mr. Trump. We also publicly assessed that Mr. Putin’s intelligence services were following his orders. Director Comey and I, along with the director of the National Security Agency, Adm. Michael Rogers, pledged that our agencies would share, as appropriate, whatever information was collected, especially considering the proven ability of Russian intelligence services to suborn United States citizens.

The already challenging work of the American intelligence and law enforcement communities was made more difficult in late July 2016, however, when Mr. Trump, then a presidential candidate, publicly called upon Russia to find the missing emails of Mrs. Clinton. By issuing such a statement, Mr. Trump was not only encouraging a foreign nation to collect intelligence against a United States citizen, but also openly authorizing his followers to work with our primary global adversary against his political opponent.

Such a public clarion call certainly makes one wonder what Mr. Trump privately encouraged his advisers to do — and what they actually did — to win the election. While I had deep insight into Russian activities during the 2016 election, I now am aware — thanks to the reporting of an open and free press — of many more of the highly suspicious dalliances of some American citizens with people affiliated with the Russian intelligence services.

Mr. Trump’s claims of no collusion are, in a word, hogwash.

The only questions that remain are whether the collusion that took place constituted criminally liable conspiracy, whether obstruction of justice occurred to cover up any collusion or conspiracy, and how many members of “Trump Incorporated” attempted to defraud the government by laundering and concealing the movement of money into their pockets. A jury is about to deliberate bank and tax fraud charges against one of those people, Paul Manafort, Mr. Trump’s former campaign chairman. And the campaign’s former deputy chairman, Rick Gates, has pleaded guilty to financial fraud and lying to investigators.

Mr. Trump clearly has become more desperate to protect himself and those close to him, which is why he made the politically motivated decision to revoke my security clearance in an attempt to scare into silence others who might dare to challenge him. Now more than ever, it is critically important that the special counsel, Robert Mueller, and his team of investigators be allowed to complete their work without interference — from Mr. Trump or anyone else — so that all Americans can get the answers they so rightly deserve.

I dunno, Clyde. It sounds like Mr. Bortnikov was VERY forceful in his denials.

[Clyde_Style]

NY TIMES OPINION PIECE by John Brennan: President Trump’s Claims of No Collusion Are Hogwash

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/16/opinion/john-brennan-trump-russia-collusion-security-clearance.html

ARTICLE:

Spoiler:

When Alexander Bortnikov, the head of Russia’s internal security service, told me during an early August 2016 phone call that Russia wasn’t interfering in our presidential election, I knew he was lying. Over the previous several years I had grown weary of Mr. Bortnikov’s denials of Russia’s perfidy — about its mistreatment of American diplomats and citizens in Moscow, its repeated failure to adhere to cease-fire agreements in Syria and its paramilitary intervention in eastern Ukraine, to name just a few issues.

When I warned Mr. Bortnikov that Russian interference in our election was intolerable and would roil United States-Russia relations for many years, he denied Russian involvement in any election, in America or elsewhere, with a feigned sincerity that I had heard many times before. President Vladimir Putin of Russia reiterated those denials numerous times over the past two years, often to Donald Trump’s seeming approval.

Russian denials are, in a word, hogwash.

Before, during and after its now infamous meddling in our last presidential election, Russia practiced the art of shaping political events abroad through its well-honed active measures program, which employs an array of technical capabilities, information operations and old-fashioned human intelligence spycraft. Electoral politics in Western democracies presents an especially inviting target, as a variety of politicians, political parties, media outlets, think tanks and influencers are readily manipulated, wittingly and unwittingly, or even bought outright by Russian intelligence operatives. The very freedoms and liberties that liberal Western democracies cherish and that autocracies fear have been exploited by Russian intelligence services not only to collect sensitive information but also to distribute propaganda and disinformation, increasingly via the growing number of social media platforms.

Having worked closely with the F.B.I. over many years on counterintelligence investigations, I was well aware of Russia’s ability to work surreptitiously within the United States, cultivating relationships with individuals who wield actual or potential power. Like Mr. Bortnikov, these Russian operatives and agents are well trained in the art of deception. They troll political, business and cultural waters in search of gullible or unprincipled individuals who become pliant in the hands of their Russian puppet masters. Too often, those puppets are found.

In my many conversations with James Comey, the F.B.I. director, in the summer of 2016, we talked about the potential for American citizens, involved in partisan politics or not, to be pawns in Russian hands. We knew that Russian intelligence services would do all they could to achieve their objectives, which the United States intelligence community publicly assessed a few short months later were to undermine public faith in the American democratic process, harm the electability of the Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton, and show preference for Mr. Trump. We also publicly assessed that Mr. Putin’s intelligence services were following his orders. Director Comey and I, along with the director of the National Security Agency, Adm. Michael Rogers, pledged that our agencies would share, as appropriate, whatever information was collected, especially considering the proven ability of Russian intelligence services to suborn United States citizens.

The already challenging work of the American intelligence and law enforcement communities was made more difficult in late July 2016, however, when Mr. Trump, then a presidential candidate, publicly called upon Russia to find the missing emails of Mrs. Clinton. By issuing such a statement, Mr. Trump was not only encouraging a foreign nation to collect intelligence against a United States citizen, but also openly authorizing his followers to work with our primary global adversary against his political opponent.

Such a public clarion call certainly makes one wonder what Mr. Trump privately encouraged his advisers to do — and what they actually did — to win the election. While I had deep insight into Russian activities during the 2016 election, I now am aware — thanks to the reporting of an open and free press — of many more of the highly suspicious dalliances of some American citizens with people affiliated with the Russian intelligence services.

Mr. Trump’s claims of no collusion are, in a word, hogwash.

The only questions that remain are whether the collusion that took place constituted criminally liable conspiracy, whether obstruction of justice occurred to cover up any collusion or conspiracy, and how many members of “Trump Incorporated” attempted to defraud the government by laundering and concealing the movement of money into their pockets. A jury is about to deliberate bank and tax fraud charges against one of those people, Paul Manafort, Mr. Trump’s former campaign chairman. And the campaign’s former deputy chairman, Rick Gates, has pleaded guilty to financial fraud and lying to investigators.

Mr. Trump clearly has become more desperate to protect himself and those close to him, which is why he made the politically motivated decision to revoke my security clearance in an attempt to scare into silence others who might dare to challenge him. Now more than ever, it is critically important that the special counsel, Robert Mueller, and his team of investigators be allowed to complete their work without interference — from Mr. Trump or anyone else — so that all Americans can get the answers they so rightly deserve.

I dunno, Clyde. It sounds like Mr. Bortnikov was VERY forceful in his denials.

I dunno Cap, Brennan is part of the witch hunt

I'll tell you what, why don't you prove Mr. Bortnikov is lying?

Aha! Gotchya!

[Capn'O]

NY TIMES OPINION PIECE by John Brennan: President Trump’s Claims of No Collusion Are Hogwash

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/16/opinion/john-brennan-trump-russia-collusion-security-clearance.html

ARTICLE:

Spoiler:

When Alexander Bortnikov, the head of Russia’s internal security service, told me during an early August 2016 phone call that Russia wasn’t interfering in our presidential election, I knew he was lying. Over the previous several years I had grown weary of Mr. Bortnikov’s denials of Russia’s perfidy — about its mistreatment of American diplomats and citizens in Moscow, its repeated failure to adhere to cease-fire agreements in Syria and its paramilitary intervention in eastern Ukraine, to name just a few issues.

When I warned Mr. Bortnikov that Russian interference in our election was intolerable and would roil United States-Russia relations for many years, he denied Russian involvement in any election, in America or elsewhere, with a feigned sincerity that I had heard many times before. President Vladimir Putin of Russia reiterated those denials numerous times over the past two years, often to Donald Trump’s seeming approval.

Russian denials are, in a word, hogwash.

Before, during and after its now infamous meddling in our last presidential election, Russia practiced the art of shaping political events abroad through its well-honed active measures program, which employs an array of technical capabilities, information operations and old-fashioned human intelligence spycraft. Electoral politics in Western democracies presents an especially inviting target, as a variety of politicians, political parties, media outlets, think tanks and influencers are readily manipulated, wittingly and unwittingly, or even bought outright by Russian intelligence operatives. The very freedoms and liberties that liberal Western democracies cherish and that autocracies fear have been exploited by Russian intelligence services not only to collect sensitive information but also to distribute propaganda and disinformation, increasingly via the growing number of social media platforms.

Having worked closely with the F.B.I. over many years on counterintelligence investigations, I was well aware of Russia’s ability to work surreptitiously within the United States, cultivating relationships with individuals who wield actual or potential power. Like Mr. Bortnikov, these Russian operatives and agents are well trained in the art of deception. They troll political, business and cultural waters in search of gullible or unprincipled individuals who become pliant in the hands of their Russian puppet masters. Too often, those puppets are found.

In my many conversations with James Comey, the F.B.I. director, in the summer of 2016, we talked about the potential for American citizens, involved in partisan politics or not, to be pawns in Russian hands. We knew that Russian intelligence services would do all they could to achieve their objectives, which the United States intelligence community publicly assessed a few short months later were to undermine public faith in the American democratic process, harm the electability of the Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton, and show preference for Mr. Trump. We also publicly assessed that Mr. Putin’s intelligence services were following his orders. Director Comey and I, along with the director of the National Security Agency, Adm. Michael Rogers, pledged that our agencies would share, as appropriate, whatever information was collected, especially considering the proven ability of Russian intelligence services to suborn United States citizens.

The already challenging work of the American intelligence and law enforcement communities was made more difficult in late July 2016, however, when Mr. Trump, then a presidential candidate, publicly called upon Russia to find the missing emails of Mrs. Clinton. By issuing such a statement, Mr. Trump was not only encouraging a foreign nation to collect intelligence against a United States citizen, but also openly authorizing his followers to work with our primary global adversary against his political opponent.

Such a public clarion call certainly makes one wonder what Mr. Trump privately encouraged his advisers to do — and what they actually did — to win the election. While I had deep insight into Russian activities during the 2016 election, I now am aware — thanks to the reporting of an open and free press — of many more of the highly suspicious dalliances of some American citizens with people affiliated with the Russian intelligence services.

Mr. Trump’s claims of no collusion are, in a word, hogwash.

The only questions that remain are whether the collusion that took place constituted criminally liable conspiracy, whether obstruction of justice occurred to cover up any collusion or conspiracy, and how many members of “Trump Incorporated” attempted to defraud the government by laundering and concealing the movement of money into their pockets. A jury is about to deliberate bank and tax fraud charges against one of those people, Paul Manafort, Mr. Trump’s former campaign chairman. And the campaign’s former deputy chairman, Rick Gates, has pleaded guilty to financial fraud and lying to investigators.

Mr. Trump clearly has become more desperate to protect himself and those close to him, which is why he made the politically motivated decision to revoke my security clearance in an attempt to scare into silence others who might dare to challenge him. Now more than ever, it is critically important that the special counsel, Robert Mueller, and his team of investigators be allowed to complete their work without interference — from Mr. Trump or anyone else — so that all Americans can get the answers they so rightly deserve.

I dunno, Clyde. It sounds like Mr. Bortnikov was VERY forceful in his denials.

I dunno Cap, Brennan is part of the witch hunt

I'll tell you what, why don't you prove Mr. Bortnikov is lying?

Aha! Gotchya!

Prove? Prove. Prove...

[Clyde_Style]

I dunno, Clyde. It sounds like Mr. Bortnikov was VERY forceful in his denials.

I dunno Cap, Brennan is part of the witch hunt

I'll tell you what, why don't you prove Mr. Bortnikov is lying?

Aha! Gotchya!

Prove? Prove. Prove...

[Clyde_Style]

This is a good day for America

The evil "MSM" just flipped the bird to Trump and his cult

These are the newspapers telling Trump that journalists are not the enemy

https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/16/politics/newspaper-editorials-trump-list/index.html

About 350 newspapers in the United States had editorials Thursday decrying President Donald Trump's description of the media as the "enemy of the people."

Here are some of the newspapers blasting Trump's anti-press rhetoric:

(Article shows links to the 350 articles. )

[HarthorneWingo]

Nate Silver launched his House prediction model. He currently forecasts a 75% probability that the Dems will retake the House with a 35 seat gain, resulting in a 227-208 Dem advantage.

He will be regularly updating the model based on additional data. I also expect that he will come out with a Senate prediction model at some point.

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2018-midterm-election-forecast/house/

Does he consider Trump to be a drag for the GOP candidates in these elections?

[76thBearCub]

If this thread doesn't deliver it's guna look mighty dumb. We will see

Sent from my SM-S327VL using RealGM mobile app

[Clyde_Style]

If this thread doesn't deliver it's guna look mighty dumb. We will see

Sent from my SM-S327VL using RealGM mobile app

That's a dumb comment.

There's nothing fictional about this so far:



This isn't sports. We're not betting on the outcome.

This is about our democracy being put to the test by criminals and traitors and there is a special counsel investigating them. It is not speculation. It is not fiction. It is happening. Whether or not every indictment ends up in a conviction is not the point.

[Pointgod]

If this thread doesn't deliver it's guna look mighty dumb. We will see

Sent from my SM-S327VL using RealGM mobile app

That's a dumb comment.

There's nothing fictional about this so far:



This isn't sports. We're not betting on the outcome.

This is about our democracy being put to the test by criminals and traitors and there is a special counsel investigating them. It is not speculation. It is not fiction. It is happening. Whether or not every indictment ends up in a conviction is not the point.

I never understood line of thinking that Muellers investigation could lead to nothing. Like you posted above there have already been several indictments and guilty please. There's simply no way to fake any of these and the amount of connections with Russia and the Trump campaign aren't a coincidence. We already know collusion happened. Trump has admitted as much. I have no idea how someone is still blind to this.

Anyways I always enjoy your posts. You still post on the CA board?

[Dave DaButcher]

Nate Silver launched his House prediction model. He currently forecasts a 75% probability that the Dems will retake the House with a 35 seat gain, resulting in a 227-208 Dem advantage.

He will be regularly updating the model based on additional data. I also expect that he will come out with a Senate prediction model at some point.

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2018-midterm-election-forecast/house/

Does he consider Trump to be a drag for the GOP candidates in these elections?

Silver didn’t speak to that in connection with the release of this model, but he has spoken to the Trump effect in the past. He believes that it’s indisputable that Trump will adversely impact Republican chances in November, especially in swing districts.

We’ve also objectively seen enough other evidence in the various special elections that have been held since 2016 to know this to be the case. The margin thin result in what should have been a lay-up for the GOP in Ohio 12 last week, as we all discussed here, being just the latest example.

Bottom-line, trends are quite encouraging for the House at a minimum to flip in 3 months. If so, we can look forward to, among other things, Congressional oversight committees actually doing their jobs again, resulting in every nefarious and corrupt action of this administration this far to be fully scrutinized and brought to light. C Span will be riveting television for the next two years.

[Clyde_Style]

If this thread doesn't deliver it's guna look mighty dumb. We will see

Sent from my SM-S327VL using RealGM mobile app

That's a dumb comment.

There's nothing fictional about this so far:



This isn't sports. We're not betting on the outcome.

This is about our democracy being put to the test by criminals and traitors and there is a special counsel investigating them. It is not speculation. It is not fiction. It is happening. Whether or not every indictment ends up in a conviction is not the point.

I never understood line of thinking that Muellers investigation could lead to nothing. Like you posted above there have already been several indictments and guilty please. There's simply no way to fake any of these and the amount of connections with Russia and the Trump campaign aren't a coincidence. We already know collusion happened. Trump has admitted as much. I have no idea how someone is still blind to this.

Anyways I always enjoy your posts. You still post on the CA board?

Hi Point, long time no see. I was banned from the CA Forum for being too frank about the trolling there, something that was not being addressed there with any coherence at that time. The Knicks mods are doing a great job of affirming useful posting guidelines here which means the fantastical, baseless rants and unfair taunts have almost vanished here.

You're always welcome to visit here.

Investigation blindness is a chosen condition. Those who elect to live in denial of the obvious criminality and treasonous behavior of this administration do it by choice. As we've explained here recently more than once, SIGINT picked up Trump cronies fraternizing with Kremlin operatives before the election campaign. This has been several decades in the making from the KGB and then the FSB and Trump was cultivated by them for many years in advance of this election. There are no coincidences in Trumpland. Everything is obvious and lines up quite perfectly. We just have to leave it to the professional investigators and prosecutors to do their job.

[Clyde_Style]

Nate Silver launched his House prediction model. He currently forecasts a 75% probability that the Dems will retake the House with a 35 seat gain, resulting in a 227-208 Dem advantage.

He will be regularly updating the model based on additional data. I also expect that he will come out with a Senate prediction model at some point.

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2018-midterm-election-forecast/house/

Does he consider Trump to be a drag for the GOP candidates in these elections?

Silver didn’t speak to that in connection with the release of this model, but he has spoken to the Trump effect in the past. He believes that it’s indisputable that Trump will adversely impact Republican chances in November, especially in swing districts.

We’ve also objectively seen enough other evidence in the various special elections that have been held since 2016 to know this to be the case. The margin thin result in what should have been a lay-up for the GOP in Ohio 12 last week, as we all discussed here, being just the latest example.

Bottom-line, trends are quite encouraging for the House at a minimum to flip in 3 months. If so, we can look forward to, among other things, Congressional oversight committees actually doing their jobs again, resulting in every nefarious and corrupt action of this administration this far to be fully scrutinized and brought to light. C Span will be riveting television for the next two years.

I sure hope this guy goes down in flames for hitching his fortunes like he is to Trump. I've had the displeasure of seeing this groveling POS on my TV here in Florida. This is the ad this douche is running:

Watch on YouTube

[Clyde_Style]

Nate Silver launched his House prediction model. He currently forecasts a 75% probability that the Dems will retake the House with a 35 seat gain, resulting in a 227-208 Dem advantage.

He will be regularly updating the model based on additional data. I also expect that he will come out with a Senate prediction model at some point.

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2018-midterm-election-forecast/house/

Does he consider Trump to be a drag for the GOP candidates in these elections?

Silver didn’t speak to that in connection with the release of this model, but he has spoken to the Trump effect in the past. He believes that it’s indisputable that Trump will adversely impact Republican chances in November, especially in swing districts.

We’ve also objectively seen enough other evidence in the various special elections that have been held since 2016 to know this to be the case. The margin thin result in what should have been a lay-up for the GOP in Ohio 12 last week, as we all discussed here, being just the latest example.

Bottom-line, trends are quite encouraging for the House at a minimum to flip in 3 months. If so, we can look forward to, among other things, Congressional oversight committees actually doing their jobs again, resulting in every nefarious and corrupt action of this administration this far to be fully scrutinized and brought to light. C Span will be riveting television for the next two years.

which means Adam Schiff is going to be working overtime to send his dear comrade Devin Nunes to prison

[HarthorneWingo]

Nate Silver launched his House prediction model. He currently forecasts a 75% probability that the Dems will retake the House with a 35 seat gain, resulting in a 227-208 Dem advantage.

He will be regularly updating the model based on additional data. I also expect that he will come out with a Senate prediction model at some point.

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2018-midterm-election-forecast/house/

Does he consider Trump to be a drag for the GOP candidates in these elections?

Silver didn’t speak to that in connection with the release of this model, but he has spoken to the Trump effect in the past. He believes that it’s indisputable that Trump will adversely impact Republican chances in November, especially in swing districts.

We’ve also objectively seen enough other evidence in the various special elections that have been held since 2016 to know this to be the case. The margin thin result in what should have been a lay-up for the GOP in Ohio 12 last week, as we all discussed here, being just the latest example.

Bottom-line, trends are quite encouraging for the House at a minimum to flip in 3 months. If so, we can look forward to, among other things, Congressional oversight committees actually doing their jobs again, resulting in every nefarious and corrupt action of this administration this far to be fully scrutinized and brought to light. C Span will be riveting television for the next two years.

You're the man.

[HarthorneWingo]

Does he consider Trump to be a drag for the GOP candidates in these elections?

Silver didn’t speak to that in connection with the release of this model, but he has spoken to the Trump effect in the past. He believes that it’s indisputable that Trump will adversely impact Republican chances in November, especially in swing districts.

We’ve also objectively seen enough other evidence in the various special elections that have been held since 2016 to know this to be the case. The margin thin result in what should have been a lay-up for the GOP in Ohio 12 last week, as we all discussed here, being just the latest example.

Bottom-line, trends are quite encouraging for the House at a minimum to flip in 3 months. If so, we can look forward to, among other things, Congressional oversight committees actually doing their jobs again, resulting in every nefarious and corrupt action of this administration this far to be fully scrutinized and brought to light. C Span will be riveting television for the next two years.

which means Adam Schiff is going to be working overtime to send his dear comrade Devin Nunes to prison