Morning Politics

While it's still morning. Barely. Upon Da Hill worries that Democrats face nightmare scenario, ‘biblical disaster’ in the midterms. Be still, my beating heart. Anxious is anxious that House GOP sets its sights on Biden country. At PJ Media, Stephen Kruiser reacts, Republican PAC Going for the 'Kill' in House Districts Where Biden Won Big. Scott McCay at Am Spec foresees The Democrats’ Midterm Strategy: Threats and Name-Calling, but warns "A scorched-earth national campaign is likely to burn down the Democrat Party instead of its intended victims. I don't see how that differs from their normal campaign. John Sexton at Haut Hair reports a Poll: Democratic incumbents in Nevada running behind GOP challengers, Biden at 35% and 'Bonchie' at Red State thinks Numbers out of Nevada Could Be Lights out for Democrats. Kira Davis at Red State Told Ya So, "Al Sharpton stunned the media watchers on Monday when he issued a warning to Democrats that their “woke” agenda is pushing away Black voters." At Da Fed, Joy Pullman says While Everyone Else Is Kicking Themselves For Voting For Biden, College-Educated Women Are Doubling Down. 

Of course, inflation is one of the issues driving this years election, and the news is not favorable to the party holding the reins. Mary Chastain at LI, Inflation Hits a Four-Decade High With an 8.5% Surge in March. PM, BIDENFLATION: Consumer prices surge to 40-year high. Sundance at CTH, Inflation Rate Jumps to 8.5 Percent as Energy, Food and Gasoline Prices Skyrocket, During Speech to Blame Vladimir Putin for Massive Inflation, Bird Poops on Joe Biden and  Multiple Simultaneous Food Production Impacts Create Global Concern. Ace, Inflation Soared 8.5% In March, Another Highest-in-40-Years Record, "And that's just the first scoop of terrible news. The second scoop of terrible news is that analysts increasingly fear a major recession to go along with the sky-high prices." Capt. Ed at Haut Hair notes Manchin telling Biden, Quit the "Putin price hike" blame-shifting on inflation already. At the Political Insider, Critics Say Biden Rewrite Of Trump-Era Rule Will Raise Energy Prices, Bog Down Development. But Democrats consider that a feature, not a bug.

AllahPundit at Haut Hair VIP has hopes, Is Brian Kemp going to defeat Trump's primary challenge -- without a runoff?. NewsMax sees Utah Sen. Mitt Romney Unsure of Political Future and Stephen Kruiser at PJ Media thinks Mitt Romney Seems to Know That He's Jeff Flaked Himself. Dear Pierre Delecto, go back to fixing Olympics. WJ, Texas Officials Say Gov. Abbott's Threat to Bus Immigrants to DC Has Worked. Ned Ryun, at Am Great on Trumps endorsement of Dr. Oz, Trump Had Every Reason to Endorse Dr. Oz, "When you get a handful of lemons like we have with the Republican primary in Pennsylvania, you make lemonade. And Trump is making sweet lemonade out of them." I'm still skeptical, but there is a long history of entertainers becoming more conservative and becoming decent politicians. 

Speaking of which, at PM, FLASHBACK: Dr. Oz was an early promoter of 'trans children', including surgery. John Sexton at Haut Hair hears a Transgender psychologist: 'I think it’s gone too far'. Breitbart, Schoolhouse Sickos: New Jersey Lesson Plan Endorses Puberty Blockers to Fifth Graders to ‘Manage’ Teen Years. Ace, Boston School Has Transgender Explain to 4 and 5-Year-Olds That Sometimes Babies Are Assigned the Wrong Sex, David French: Republicans Are "Against Free Speech" Because They're Instructing Government Employees What They Can Teach Kindergarteners, "First, a Boston charter school decided that four and five year olds needed a crash course in gender-bending." Andrea Widburg at Am Think thinks (no, not yet) that a A drag show in a suburban high school showcases leftists' narcissism. At WaEx, Disney heir comes out as transgender, family slams Florida law. Paul Bedard at WaEx, Americans turn back on Disney after LGBTQ embrace. I doubt that one in ten Americans are even aware of the controversy.

At Town Hall, a mother reports how I Asked What My Daughter Would Learn in Kindergarten. Then the Teachers Union Sued Me. If they want to keep it hidden, there's an issue. Chris Rufo at CJ, No Conspiracy Theory, Parents are right to worry about sexual abuse of students by school officials. In my experience, people tend to go into fields to follow an interest. Pedophiles are interested in children. Tom Lifson at Am Think says Yes, government schools have a huge pedophile problem. Paul Bedard reports Ted Cruz pens ‘shocking’ book on Justice’s war on conservatives, parents. 

JTN reports Georgia elections chief cracks down on non-citizens seeking to vote, refers 1,600 for prosecution, "Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has been focused on foreigners illegally seeking to register or vote." 

According to a news release, the audit identified 1,634 non-citizens as having attempted to register to vote. The state could not verify the non-citizens through the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program.

ABC whines Former Trump lawyer, amid clash with Jan. 6 committee, pushing to decertify 2020 election. Jim Hoft at Gateway Pundit,  Former Trump Attorney John Eastman Pushes for Decertification of Wisconsin Election Following Recent Discoveries of Extensive Fraud

** Operatives stuffed 957,077 new registrations into the state voter rolls in the 10 months preceding the election, or 29% of the total vote.
** There was 100% turnout in nursing homes in Zuckerberg-funded Wisconsin cities – they stole the votes from seniors.
** The voter rolls were deliberately not cleaned in the state with millions of extra names.
** The state election commission charged Republicans $12,500 for data requests but Democrats were given similar data requests for free.
** 7% of the ballots were illegally trafficked – over 137,000 votes!
** At least 107 ballot traffickers were identified in the state.

AP is upset that Zuckerberg money won’t be in next round of aid for elections. WJ pleased, Massive News: Zuckerberg Calls It Quits 1 Week After Conservative Film Exposes How He Helped Rig 2020 Election. At Da Fed, George Bochetto warns Pennsylvania Plans To Conduct Illegal Elections Again, And I Won’t Stand For It. At Am Think Jim Nollet says Poland Shows How to Run Honest Elections. 'Bonchie' at Red State says Ron DeSantis Just Scored a Knockout Blow on Florida Redistricting: AG Gancarski@AGGancarski "BREAKING: Florida Legislature will wait on @GovRonDeSantis to produce a Congressional reapportionment map for them to vote on during next week's Special Session.

Insty, DISPATCHES FROM THE EDUCATION APOCALYPSE: Woke Mob Hunts Down Student Who Invited Col. Allen West to Speak at U. Buffalo.

The Young Americans for Freedom chapter at the University of Buffalo invited Colonel Allen West to speak about American values, his life, and how he overcame racism.

A student mob disrupted the event and was so threatening that West had to be escorted off campus by police.

The student who organized the event had to hide from the mob in a bathroom as they hunted her down.

Herr Professor Jacobsen at LI reports WaPo Seeks Foreign Correspondent To Cover Texas, “a part of the country that is governed largely by one political party” "“to document life in red state America and develop a new beat mapping the culture, public policies and politics in a region shaped by conservative ideology”

Short version: WaPo wants a seasoned journalist who can take a hatchet to people WaPo hates (most of Texas and red states), to mock them, and to do what was done to the Tea Party and Trump supporters, find some outlier and taint the entire state and movement with that person.

Matt Vadum at Front Page reports on attempts at Disbarring Trump’s Lawyers, "David Brock wants them to pay the price for representing someone he hates."

Rex Huppke thinks Elon Musk should take over Twitter, shut it down and fire the social media giant into space. I'm down with that. On the hand, Fox reports New York Times calls Elon Musk’s possible future plans ‘treacherous,’ ‘threat’ to Twitter , like it's a bad thing. Anxious is anxious, Elon Musk's Twitter board reversal just latest lack of follow through, or maybe they just don't understand his plans.