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Trump is using law enforcement to manufacture a campaign lie about Biden. He told us so himself, straight from the Oval Office! This is what got him impeached: Manipulating govt to invent Biden smears. In both cases, his own TV ads confirm the point.
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Here's a great point from former DHS official @juliettekayyem: There's zero operational justification for Trump's use of federal law enforcement this way.

This is especially true, given that state and local officials are opposed to what Trump is doing:

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@juliettekayyem Another point: Not enough is being made of the fact that Trump *explicitly* said the cities getting targeted by federal law enforcement are "all run by Democrats."

As @anneapplebaum says, this is "performative authoritarianism." It's also self-damning.

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1) Should progressives and liberals trust @ProjectLincoln?

Are they full converts, temporary allies of convenience, or a Trojan horse virus that Dems should be wary of?

I had a long, spirited talk with one of the group's founders. It got interesting.

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@ProjectLincoln 2) Some news in here:

@ProjectLincoln is planning to spend eight figures on ads in swing states between now and election day to lure GOP voters away from Trump and defeat GOP Senators.

Importantly, this will include a big communication on vote-by-mail.

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@ProjectLincoln 3) Here's a fascinating bit of news: @ProjectLincoln will work *against* GOP Senators who try to obstruct Joe Biden's agenda, should he win the presidency.

Founder @jwgop tells me the group is wary of any rerun of what GOP Senators did to Obama in 2009:

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No more euphemisms. Trump and his propagandists are working to engineer violent civil conflict, to persuade white Americans that they're on the losing side in a race war. The White House's handling of the "white power" tweet gives away the game. New piece:
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We have to stop using euphemisms like "Trump is stoking divisions." This depiction is too passive. Trump and his propagandists are actively encouraging supporters to see themselves as victims in a race war. They're using the government to feed this story:

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Kayleigh McEnany reportedly was ready to condemn the "white power" sentiment Trump shared -- but only if *reporters asked about it.*

That raises a question: Why must they constantly be *dragged* to this point?

That itself is its own form of signaling.

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Trump's new reelection strategy? More coronavirus denial! The AP reports the plan is to excite his base by cheering the reopening, even as coronavirus surges. But he's articulating a position held by around 35% of voters in all key swing states. New piece:
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Trump's campaign is betting that urging a rapid reopening will excite his base, the AP reports.

If so, his base is shriveling rapidly.

In the six swing states that will decide the election, support for Trump's stance is in the 30s. In all six of them:

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Trump advisers are developing a strategy that is unabashedly about targeting a shrinking minority and expressly eschews trying to broaden his appeal.

But as always, what's interesting is the underlying *assumptions* about what will appeal to his base:

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