Flotsam and Jetsam - Trump Take New Hampshire Handily

Stacy McCain has everything you really need to take away, The New Hype-Shire Primary UPDATE: Trump Wins, CNN and Haley Lose

UPDATE 8:25 p.m. ET: Well, that didn’t take long — CNN called it a victory for Trump about 8:15, so that all their pro-Haley hype was just so much wasted airtime, I guess. And now on to South Carolina, where Nikki will lose again.

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Today the TV in my office was tuned to CNN — I watch CNN, so you don’t have to — and it’s just incredible how they’ve been hyping up Nikki Haley ahead of the New Hampshire primary. If you knew nothing else except what CNN told you, you might believe (a) there’s actually a chance Haley will beat Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination and (b) winning New Hampshire is part of how she’s going to do it. Well, start by forgetting about (a), because that ain’t happening. Go look at the Real Clear Politics average — nationally, Trump’s been leading the GOP primary field by a massive margin for months. It doesn’t matter whether you love Trump or hate Trump, the reality is that a majority of Republican voters want him to be the candidate, no matter what the media says and no matter how many Democratic prosecutors indict him. If Trump was sitting in a prison cell right this minute, he’d still win the Republican nomination.
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Still less than 20% of the vote counted, but the lead for Trump has remained steady around 8 or 9 points. If Haley gets over 40%, she’ll call that a “moral victory,” and the hype train will roll on.

Actual final margin 55:43. So, Trump won by a large margin, but by less than had been hyped, so, yes, the hype can continue unaffected by reality.  At CTH, Never-anybody-but-Trump sundance has New Hampshire Vote – Open Discussion and Election Results Thread. Da Caller, Trump Cruises To Victory Against Nikki Haley In New Hampshire. Fox, New Hampshire primary results: Donald Trump, Joe Biden win the Granite State. Da Hill whines Trump beats Haley; Biden wins in New Hampshire: Recap. Matt Margolis at PJM, Trump Wins New Hampshire Primary. Da Signal, Trump Defeats Haley in New Hampshire Primary. Matt Vespa at TownHall, It's Over: Trump Wins New Hampshire Primary. Reuters whimpers Trump defeats Haley in New Hampshire to move closer to White House nomination, Edison Research says. Anxious is anxious about Trump's surprise fan club: Why many Dems want him to win big in N.H. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, "I don’t think this will come as a shock to anyone. Democrats think Trump is the one Republican that will guarantee a big Dem turnout in November, and they’re probably correct. If DeSantis or Haley got the nomination, some Dems and Dem-leaning independents probably would stay home. But it may not be enough anyway." PJM, Will the New Hampshire Primary Bring Us Any Surprises? Capt. Ed, Live Results: The Last of the Red-Hot Primaries? Update: AP, Nets Call It for Trump. Reason, New Hampshire Might Be the Only Competitive Primary in 2024 "And the Democratic votes won't even count. Get ready for what might be a weird night. NewsMax, Exit Poll: Half of N.H. GOP Primary Voters Weren't Republican.

Sundance outraged Positively Stunning – Nikki Haley Campaign Manager Sends Letter Saying the Haley Plan Is to Use “Open Primaries” and Democrats. Well, you have to play the game with the tools available. At TNP, Haley Keeps Saying ‘We Need an Accountant in the White House’… Because She Was One… For Her Parents’ Gift Shop… Which Went Broke. Bob Spencer at PJM has doubts Gimme a Break: Haley Claims That in the South, She Was ‘Teased Every Day for Being Brown’. Ace, Nikki Haley Doubles Down on Identity Politics To Woo Leftwing Voters, Claiming She Suffered From Racism. "There is nothing conservative about this grasping Karen, including her bodycount."

Emily Jashinsky at Da Fed thinks No, There Was Nothing DeSantis Could Have Done To Beat Trump. At TownHall, Kurt Schlichter says it's Time for Us DeSantis Supporters to Rally Around Donald Trump. NewsMax reports Online Sportsbook Releases Betting Odds on GOP VP Pick Noem +300, Ramaswamy +600, Carson +700, Stefanik +700. Which is to say how much a $100 bet wins. It think Stefanik more likely than that, but what do I know? 

At NewsMax, Expert Testifies in Court: Dominion Voting Systems Easily Hackable "A voting systems expert testifying in a Georgia trial last week demonstrated that Dominion Voting Systems machines were so easily hackable he could use a Bic pen and smart card to copy, edit, and change votes in seconds, according to Law360 Pulse, which is covering the trial." Paper ballots, please. Leading Report @LeadingReport "BREAKING: Department of Homeland Security was aware of the mass mail-in voting risks ahead of the 2020 election but censored online criticism of the policy anyway, documents obtained through a lawsuit by America First Legal reveal." Natalia Mittelstadt and Greg Piper at JTN elaborate, DHS warned of integrity of mail-in voting in 2020 election but at the same time censored questions. "The federal government was trying to basically spread propaganda that 2020 was "safe and secure", and that there was no issue with the mail-in ballots when they themselves knew that this is a huge vulnerability," Sundance has an Audio Recording of Arizona Republican Chair Jeff DeWit Making Bribe Offer to Kari Lake to Stay Out of Senate Race. "Lake repeatedly rebuffs him and says she wouldn’t do it for a billion dollars. ‘This is not about money, it’s about our country,’"

Matt Margolis wants you to Watch Adam Schiff’s Face When He’s Called Out for His Lies During Debate. Althouse says I don't see how "Steve Garvey became a punchline." "I'm reading "How Steve Garvey became a punchline at the first California Senate debate/The Republican and former Dodger was an easy target for House Democrats on Monday night" at Politico. And I'm watching the full debate....I don't see anything to laugh at. Start at 36:34 to see Adam Schiff pressure him to say whether he'll vote for Donald Trump. Garvey stays perfectly calm and speaks rationally, even as he deprives his opponents of a video clip of him saying that he'll vote for Trump. And notice how the moderator breaks in repeatedly as he's answering. He never loses his cool. He seems to have studied and adopted the demeanor of Ronald Reagan."

Matt Margolis again, BREAKING: Biden Wins New Hampshire Primary—Sort Of. "Democrats had been a little uneasy about the results because Biden technically didn't compete in the state. However, local Democrats launched a statewide write-in campaign to ensure he didn't lose to his main primary challenger, Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips." WaEx reports New Hampshire Democrats receiving robocalls with Biden’s voice urging them not to vote in the primary. Dave Strom at Hat Hair watches CNN: Kamala Is Perfect, So Why Don't People Like Her? "Watching this clip makes me want to hurl. Not just because of the obvious and ridiculous sycophancy of Coates, a lawyer of some note who is now CNN’s Chief Legal Correspondent, nor because of Kamala’s default to the non-explanation of sexism as the sole reason why people think she is vapid, frequently incoherent, and obviously incompetent."

Ace, Kevin Morris, the Deep-Pocketed "Sugar Brother" Who Has Given Hunter Biden At Least $5 Million, Invoked "Attorney-Client Privilege" 17 Times to Avoid Answering Questions. "I'd like to know who's funding Kevin Morris. But I'm sure he can't answer, because that would violate "attorney-client privilege." I'm not saying there is no such privilege or that it can't apply to some questions. I am very suspicious that he's using "attorney client privilege" as a substitute for "fifth amendment privilege to avoid self-incrimination." At Fox, Supreme Court rejects appeal from former Hunter Biden business partner regarding criminal conviction "Devon Archer, Hunter's former business partner, lost the appeal on Monday." James Lynch at Da Caller, CIA Sent Dozens Of Conflict Of Interest Referrals To Biden Admin Ethics Office, Records Show.

Matt Yglesias, thinks he's identified Biden's media problem. "An industry full of young, educated, urban progressives is a mixed blessing at best." Capt. Ed comments "Er … Imma gonna stop you right there. Of *course* they are. Need we review the Hunter Biden laptop coverage from October 2020 to March 2022? The problem isn’t that progressive media doesn’t exercise the “message discipline” conservative media does (see above example and practically all coverage of Donald Trump), but that their bubble has become so tight that they have no connection to American life outside the urban cores and Academia’s campuses. They’re wanna-be elitists."

Hat Hair's KT hears Nine Democrat Governors Pressure Biden and Congress to Address Border Crisis. Silvio Canto, Jr. at Am Think says Johnny Angel, you’re an angel to me "Who knew that common sense about border madness would resurface in the Democrat party with the words of Senator John Fetterman?" Biden Says There is No Crisis at the Border "I've been pushing for fundamental change on the border for a long time — a long time." At Da Wire, Mom Whose Daughter Was Allegedly Killed By MS-13 Sues Biden Administration For $100 Million. "Nobody at the border did their job." From Twitchy, Peter Doocy STUNS John Kirby in Back and Forth About Illegals Crossing Biden's Southern Border (Watch). At Da Caller, Tucker Calls For ‘Men Of Texas’ To Defend The Border. The Free Bacon notes 'Texas Will Not Back Down,' Governor Says After Supreme Court Rules Against State on Border Wire, but Capt. Ed says "It’s tough to get around the Supremacy Clause when it comes to the border. Abbott can and should keep fighting, but we should temper our expectations." Lincoln Brown at PJM, Was That a Threat? Illegal Alien Says, ‘Soon You’re Gonna Know Who I Am.’ Mike LaChance at LI covers The Other Biden Border Crisis: Thousands of Dogs Abandoned Along Southern Border “tons of migrants are trying to cross the border with their dogs, only to be told they can’t bring the pups with them to federal processing centers … resulting in strays roaming the border.” From the Babylon Bee, Amy Coney Barrett Says Ruling For Open Border Has Nothing To Do With Landscaping Work She Needs Done This Summer. 

Hat Hair's Jazz Shaw sees Biden's Pointless War on Appliances Hit a Snag, "The court described the Biden regulations as being “arbitrary and capricious.” I would have added “ineffective and pointless,” but it’s still a fairly good description."

At Da Caller, Fani Willis Hired Firm To Monitor Her Media ‘Coverage Value’ Just Days Before Announcing Trump Probe and Appeals Court Denies Trump’s Request To Rehear Gag Order Appeal In 2020 Election Case. Hat Hair's KT thinks Fulton County DA's Case Against Trump Just Got Really Messy. From Breitbart, Judge Postpones Trump’s Defamation Trial Until New Hampshire Primary Day. “This is blatant election interference!” House Conference Chair and Trump ally Elise Stefanik posted on X. “Joe Biden and his Democrat cronies are the true threats to democracy!” Hyperventilation at the Bulwark, Trump's Legal Strategy Threatens Our Entire Justice System (w/ Michael Kruse). 

From Mary Chastain at LI, a Report: Jan. 6 Committee Facing Investigation for Allegedly Deleting Over 100 Encrypted Files "A digital forensics team discovered “that 117 files were both deleted and encrypted.” Rep. Barry Loudermilk wants all the passwords." At Da Wire, The FBI Said There Were ‘Pipe Bombs’ On January 6. Evidence Points To A Coverup, Congressman Says "Massie: 'If there were indeed two operable pipe bombs, that would be the biggest threat that existed on January 6'" Matt Vespa hosts Glenn Greenwald as he Brutally Eviscerates All the Narratives Peddled By the Left About January 6. 

At Da Wire, Tim Scott Presses Treasury Secretary Over Flagging Of ‘Trump,’ ‘MAGA’ Transactions. Tyler O'Neal at Da Signal reports Ted Cruz Slams Biden’s Association With Far-Left Group Demonizing Conservatives: ‘UNACCEPTABLE.’ At the Pipeline, Michael Walsh says To Save America, Abolish the TSA.

From Da Caller, DOJ-Funded Study To Highlight Who Spews Violent Language Online, And It Isn’t Conspiracy Theorists.

A trio at the Free Bacon, Harvard Anti-Semitism Task Force Co-Chair Under Fire Following Free Beacon Report, Columbia Defends Inclusion of Anti-Semitic Terror Defender in University's 'Day of Dialogue' "Hatem Bazian has called for destruction of Israel and 'intifada in this country'," and Jamaal Bowman Said He Was 'Starstruck' By Anti-Israel Author Who Praised Hamas. Now He Claims He Barely Knew the Guy.  At LI, It’s Not About “Palestine” – U.S. Protest Leader Calls “To Destroy Israel” As Pathway “To Destroying Capitalism” and Reagan Airport Twitter Account Blasted for Tweet Declaring Pro-Hamas Road Blockers Are ‘Exercising 1A Rights,’ “TRAFFIC ALERT: Expect delays around the airport due to a group in vehicles exercising first amendment rights in roadway.” At Hat Hair, Dennis Prager remembers 19 Years Ago, the Los Angeles Times Published a Column on Antisemitism on American Campuses. 

Steve Cortes at Am Great examines Real Equality and Corporate Bigotry "Battleground voters reject DEI discrimination." Fox, Obama judge rules CRT trainings can violate federal law after it traumatized White teacher. The College Reports ‘People of color’ can’t be racist against whites, UW-Madison teaches law students. Capt. Ed snarks "Actually, it’s starting to look like only Academia can be racist these days. This is not new, either, or limited to law. Teaching schools have forced future teachers to confess their privilege and racism as part of mandatory struggle sessions for at least the last 15 years; the University of Minnesota had to back down when it got exposed in 2009, but it’s never gone away." At Althouse, "It's totalitarian indoctrination, of course, and it's meant to be." "Writes Glenn Reynolds, about the mandatory DEI training for first-year law students at University of Wisconsin Law School (where I was a lawprof from 1984 to 2017). Reynolds observes: "This sort of thing also creates a pervasively hostile educational environment on account of race, as courts are starting to notice." He links to TaxProf Blog, which copies the text of Alan Rozenshtein at Volokh Conspiracy: "Mandatory DEI Trainings and Academic Freedom." Twitchy, We Are Watching the DEI Demise of Airlines Happening in Real Time and It Is Terrifying AF. At PM, REVEALED: United CEO Scott Kirby is drag queen, pushes drag and DEI on staff. "United Airlines' DEI committee head is also a trans-identifying male."

Dave Strom reports now Alphabet Ideology Propaganda Begins at the Ultrasound Now. Katy Faust at Da Fed wants you to Meet 5 Accused Pedophiles Who Bought Kids Through Surrogacy. Ewwww. 

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