About those polls: mistakes or lies?

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The Hill reports that

Pollsters and election modelers suffered an industry-shattering embarrassment at the hands of Donald Trump on Tuesday night.

Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, had long said the polls were biased against him. His claims — dismissed and mocked by the experts — turned out to be true.

“It’s going to put the polling industry out of business,” said CNN anchor Jake Tapper. “It’s going to put the voter projection industry out of business.”

This is rich. Tapper is shocked, shocked I tell you, that the polling industry got it wrong, so embarrassingly wrong. Tapper knows full well that CNN has been in collusion with the polling industry that DELIBERATELY manipulated the numbers. Sundance has been tracking this racket for years, and today he summarized his research during the 2015-16 election cycle:

THE MEDIA DIDN’T GET IT WRONG –  The pollsters did not work from the wrong data set; the media pollsters, consultants and professional political class did not work from the wrong assumptions, or use the incorrect baselines…..  THEY LIED.

The professional media polling agents knew exactly what the truth was. They lied and manipulated their data in a concerted effort to intentionally falsify reality. There should be no doubt, EVER, in the mind of any political observer as to what took place within the expressed and broadcast polling which fueled over two years of broadcast news. The media intentionally lied.

They knew the truth. The same tools available to us, and to those who were ridiculed for truth-telling, were available to them and many more. They did not get it wrong. They chose to lie to you the American electorate. So let’s name the liars so their names can forever be dispatched from the land where credibility is of value:

• Fox News, pollster Daron Shaw, Shaw Research and associates and the Wall Street Journal. Rupert Murdoch.
• NBC News, pollster Mark Murray, Hart Research and Associates.
• Monmouth University, pollster Patrick Murray.
• CBS News and New York Times writ large.
• ABC News and The Washington Post.
• CNN News Network and ORC Polling.
• Rasmussen and Reuters Polling Operations.

These individuals along with every single corporate national media polling outlet, which in turn contributed to -and skewed- the larger aggregate of the Real Clear Politics average of polls, were complicit in their intent to deceive the American electorate in an ideological scheme to manipulate the psyche of the American voter.

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They did not make mistakes; they did not operate from the wrong assumptions.  These organizations, as part of the larger corporate objectives from those who fund their endeavors, lied. Allowing them to say they made a mistake is only dooming ourselves to the continued cycle of battered electorate syndrome.

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There’s more at his blog post. And for icing on the cake, Sundance reproduces tweets and headlines from polling guru Nate Silver on Trump's candidacy. Go here and scroll down to see the composite of Silver’s propaganda. (If you want to get into the weeds to see HOW they lie, here's an earlier blog by Sundance with a detailed analysis.)

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The next President

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Our new President-Elect

Congratulations, especially to all you Deplorables!

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VOTE

It's Today. 

V O T E  !

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Get Out The Vote event : Photo gallery

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Decision 2016: Get Out The Vote Battleground State Bus Tour

Last Saturday, the Great America Pac “Decision 2016: Get Out The Vote Battleground State Bus Tour” came to the Cleveland area (the Holiday Inn in Independence). Speakers included

• Sheriff David Clarke (his remarks are here) 
• Former Navy Seal Carl Higbie
• Jessica Jane Duff
• Larry Elder
• Jay Hoffman

Here are a few photos of the event.

Jessie Jane Duff

Larry Elder

Carl Higbie

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The election and Conservative values

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...and Tea Party values

A blogger called The Z Man offers some thoughts about what’s going on with this election (h/t Bookworm):

A theme here over the years has been the fact that the Conservative Movement has managed to conserve nothing. The reason they are in a crisis is the same reason a losing ball coach finds himself in jeopardy. People will tolerate only so much losing. A salesman, who cannot close deals, gets fired, even if he is the nicest guy in the world. What’s happening today is Official Conservatism™ is being fired.

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Official Conservatism™ hates Donald Trump and they hate the people voting for him. That’s been a bit of an eye-opener for people. When [Fox News’ Brit] Hume detailed Trump’s deviationism, he was dismissive and condescending. He then had that gold plated phony George Will come in and dismiss Trump and the people supporting him as knaves and fools. The segment was ostensibly about Official Conservatism™, but it was really just an excuse for the two of them to bash Trump. 

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there’s the creeping realization that their brand of conservatism is all hat and no cattle. Their moral preening and appeals to as yet undefined principles are just postures. 

Read the rest here. And VOTE.

Your choices for First Lady

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Sheriff David Clarke in Ohio today

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Sheriff David Clarke of Milwaukee County was one of the speakers at the Get Out The Vote Rally earlier today in Independence, Ohio. Ralph King made the introductions.

America's Sheriff's words [the link is to the Facebook video] will bring tears to your eyes. And inspire you to get more of your family and friends to go to the polls on Tuesday.

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Donald Trump's closing statement

Here is Mr. Trump's closing statement and final ad before Tuesday's election. I hope a lot of Tea Party people see it and share it. 

via Sundance / YouTube

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Get ready to cast your ballot next Tuesday

Review your sample ballot online at the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections website here. You will need the information on your voter’s postcard, showing your city, precinct, and ward. There’s a drop-down for “Party” but there’s only one choice, since it’s a federal election: “nonpartisan.” 

To access the ballot, you will need Adobe Reader to open the pdf file. You can review down-ballot candidates, judges, and an income tax levy. And as I posted before, you can look at a composite report card for some of the judicial candidates (but not all of them) at Judge4Yourself here. 

Lake County Board of Elections is here. 

Geauga County Board of Elections is here.

Lorain County Board of Elections is here.

Summit County Board of Elections is here.

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Jon Voight and Sheriff David Clarke event Saturday Nov 5

Click here to get your tickets now! 

This star studded panel of guests will host a round table discussion on the importance of getting out the vote to elect Donald Trump. Doors open at 12:30.

Date: Saturday November 5, 2016

Time: 1:00pm - 2:30pm  (Doors open at 12:30pm)

Location: Holiday Inn ~ 6001 Rockside Rd., Independence, OH 

           

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The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere: Updated

Sundance at Conservative Treehouse has updated Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's classic Paul Revere's Ride:

  

Listen my children and you shall hear

Of the consequence of a rational fear,

Through the days of October, in Twenty-Sixteen;

Hardly a man remains to be seen

Who remembers those famous days that year.

One man gave rise to corruptions’ removal

With steadfast admonishment despite their refusal

Held the Q-beam aloft and lighted their ruse

A billionaire walked in the average man’s shoes;

Elitists decried the demands to step down

As the rallies continued in village and town;

Admonished and more they were labeled deplorable

Yet the strong brilliant faces were simply adorable.

“How dare you to challenge”, snooty voices decried

Staying strong in the falsehood, retaining their lie;

Looming faces returned were both stoic and bold

“Is that all you have” the firm patriots told.

A weaponized congress, an unchecked regime

Continuing hard with their pillage and scheme;

“How dare you to challenge”, they shouted yet louder

Ignoring their place and their fate from dry powder,

“No longer your House”, their words seemed to scream

Forgetting their stewardship of America’s dream.

The horizon soon filled with a most monstrous sight,

A trumpeters call was heard all through the night.

Beyond scale, beyond scope, was the size of the crew

An unwashed arrival in plain well-worn shoe;

“Who can these folks be” the elitist’s decried,

These faces, these creatures, attacking our pride.

“Did you tell them their place is not ever near here?”

One well cultured leader remarkably sneered;

How dare they advance, this vulgarian team –

How dare they to challenge our most glorious scheme.

Yet advance they continued, the patriots all

Through the door, down the course and amid every hall;

“There are simply too many”, the palace guards fret,

Seeming silly not to notice the foregrounds Trump jet.

“Call to Ryan, or McConnell, Ms. Pelosi or Reid”,

These vulgarian hordes are dismounting their steed;

“We cannot let them stay”, a gulping voice muttered,

“Well then you tell them that”, a retreating voice stuttered.

As the voters then swarm through the well marbled halls,

The scope of indulgence leaves no-one enthralled;

Outrageous expenses turn stares into rage,

We’ve paid for a theater complete with a stage?

The silver adornments, mahogany desks,

the visual sense of comeuppance expressed.

How hoighty and arrogant the inhabitants became,

Oblivious all to the sense of their shame.

This grandiose mess is just why we are here,

Spending on foolishness, yet how you sneer.

Indeed you may spite us, and hate our appearance,

But our livelihood’s effort demands your adherence.

When you dismiss our values amid all your spending

You leave us no option, than to take over the mending.

When you contract our soil to the nations that hate,

It is our call to arms that controls our own fate.

When you sell out our efforts, then line your own pocket

We will move using recourse, and put your ass on the docket.

When you ignore us so much that you lie and you steal,

We will show up writ large and then force a repeal.

When your Jonathan Gruber can scheme with a grin,

Don’t blame us for arriving, that’s just where we begin.

If you think for a moment our resolve isn’t strong

Consider our leader, and you’ll know you are wrong.

Trump’s not the teleprompter tactician with prose,

He’s our glorious bastard who thinks on his toes.

Our leader may not be refined, or PC,

But for many of us, well, he’s just like me.

A man never wanting to run for these stakes,

Is exactly the type who can deal with these snakes.

We wouldn’t be here if you’d just done your jobs,

And stopped being a bunch of industrious snobs.

Your DC led schemes have our nation a mess

Embattled, worn out and fraught with distress.

Because of your efforts she’s tattered and torn,

One man has stood up to respond to the horn.

Donald Trump isn’t perfect, heck he’s far from that place,

But nobody else is as right in this race.

There’s another thing known about our candidate true,

It’s that none is more openly Red White and Blue.

He may not be the one who we needed before,

But Lord knows we need him – right now, even more.

~Sundance

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Congratulations to the Chicago Cubs

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But there is no joy in Mudville Cleveland . . .

Ohio Governor John Kasich votes for . . . John McCain

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Cleveland.com reports:

Gov. John Kasich, who had vowed not to vote for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, voted Monday by absentee ballot.

His choice? Sen. John McCain of Arizona.

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The vote essentially is a symbolic gesture. Because McCain is not among the 18 certified write-in candidates in Ohio, Kasich's vote for president will not count.

Kasich ran unsuccessfully for this year's Republican nomination and made clear his concerns about Trump's rhetoric. He did not set foot inside Quicken Loans Arena during the GOP convention in Cleveland, despite being governor of the host state. He long hinted he would not be voting for Trump, even though he was among a crop of other GOP hopefuls who initially pledged to back the eventual nominee.

So much for Gov. Kasich's pledge. What a disgrace.

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Hillary, Doug Schoen, and the FBI investigation(s)

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Over the weekend, Democrat pundit Doug Schoen stunned TV viewers when he went wobbly on his support of Hillary Clinton. He's concerned about the fallout from the FBI investigation. From his follow-up column at The Hill:

However, in good conscience, and as a Democrat, I am actively doubting whether I can vote for the Secretary of State. I also want to make clear that I cannot vote for Donald Trump as his world view and mine are very different.

So, it would seem that Mr. Schoen will either vote third party or not vote for any presidential candidate. Either way, that’s more bad news for Mrs. Clinton.

On a related subject, Andrew McCarthy raised some interesting points concerning the FBI Director’s decision to re-open the email investigation. From PJ Media:

I have never been a fan of the notion – at the Justice Department, it is the received wisdom – that the election calendar should factor into criminal investigations.

Law-enforcement people will tell you that taking action too close to Election Day can affect the outcome of the vote; therefore, it should not be done because law enforcement is supposed to be apolitical. But of course, not taking action one would take but for the political timing is as political as it gets. To my mind, it is more political because the negatively affected candidate is denied any opportunity to rebut the law-enforcement action publicly.

The unavoidable fact of the matter is that, through no fault of law enforcement, investigations of political corruption are inherently political. Thus, I’ve always thought the best thing to do is bring the case when it’s ready, don’t bring it if it’s not ready, and don’t worry about the calendar any more than is required by the principle of avoiding the appearance of impropriety.

A problem arises, however, when you start bending other rules. FBI Director James Comey bent a few of them when he decided to (a) make a public recommendation against prosecution, (b) nevertheless make a public disclosure of the evidence amassed by the FBI, and (c) include a public announcement that the investigation was closed.

McCarthy had more to say about Director Comey’s decisions and his bending of the rules at NRO here.

It is fair enough to say that Director Comey should not have started down the wayward road of making public comments about pending investigations in which no charges have been filed. Such comments inexorably lead to the need to make more comments when new information arises. Not that the director needs advice from me, but at this point, he ought to announce that — just as in any other investigation — there will be no further public statements about the Clinton investigation unless and until charges are filed, which may never happen.

As for the election, Mrs. Clinton is under the cloud of suspicion not because of Comey but because of her own egregious misconduct. She had no right to know back in July whether the investigation was closed. She has no right to know it now. Like any other criminal suspect, she simply has to wait . . . and wonder . . . and worry.

There were other worthy Democrats, but the party chose to nominate the subject of a criminal investigation. That is the Democrats’ own recklessness; Jim Comey is not to blame. And if the American people are foolish enough to elect an arrantly corrupt and compromised subject of a criminal investigation as our president, we will have no one to blame but ourselves.

Read the rest here.

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Happy Halloween

 

Happy Halloween!

Trump, Hillary, Cubs, Indians

Indians are up 3-1 in the World Series. 

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