Happy New Year!
Trump does not display the attitude of a man who intends to lose. Biden does not display the behavior of someone who can win. The equation to predicting a Trump victory is elementary: one candidate works for what will happen after the victory he takes as already guaranteed; the other works to attain that victory. Victory goes to the one who works for it.
For some reason, the need to work for victory sails past the thinking of too many people, not the least of which include members of the media.
Not only are election news articles conclusive when reporting events—in a sweeping trend yet unseen in the West—, now they use the same terms. Republican senators and representatives are reported as making a “last-ditch” effort (hyphenated across news platforms). This leads Pacific Daily Times to develop the “morning news memo” (MNM) theorem—that reporters, anchors, newswriters, and other such wordsmiths across the news industry receive some kind of [actual or theoretical] memorandum in the morning on which identical words to copy so that their content is less original from one news outlet to another. This may not actually happen, but the theorem merely states that news content can be better understood as if it happens. Accordingly, the PDT MNM theorem suggests that the MNM word for the day was “last-ditch”, (hyphenated).
Senators and representatives, headed by posy leader apparent Ted Cruz, propose an “Electoral Commission” to investigate the legality of all electoral votes in an emergency 10-day review. That would return results by January 16, which could then allow the electoral college to be certified before the January 18 deadline. If House Democrats and the Senate agreed, Biden could win. But, Democrats don’t want such a win, suggesting that they fear the results if an “Electoral Commission” were created as a “last-ditch” (hyphenated).
Without said commission, the posy will dispute the electoral college as not “regularly given” or not “lawfully certified”. Having neglected the need to gain the confidence of his own election, and with a clear and likely path to victory for Trump, it seems as if this entire election dispute was doctored from the get go. Biden may have already found himself in a ditch—the “last-ditch” (hyphenated).
Election
Trump:
JANUARY 6 – WASHINGTON D.C. // Facebook
Trump:
WE WILL WIN! // Facebook
Trump campaign asks Supreme Court to review Wisconsin challenge // The Hill
Sidney Powell Thinks Georgia Senate Runoff May Be ‘Rigged’ to Favor GOP // Newsweek
Rank & Defense
Military superiority made America less safe, says expert // Vox
Washington as Usual
McConnell and GOP reject House’s $2,000 stimulus checks // Politico
Donald Trump’s demands run into Mitch McConnell’s maneuvers // CNN
Last-minute stimulus checks set to juice US economy: Goldman Sachs // Fox Business
GOP pollster Luntz: Trump $2,000 stimulus check demand is nightmare for Republicans // CNBC
In final days, a weakened Trump faces first veto override // Yahoo News
Soc Media, Cybersecurity & Tech
Why the FTC’s anti-Facebook lawsuit stands a chance // Quartz
U.S. to allow small drones to fly over people and at night // Yahoo News
Pandemic
Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dead from COVID-19 // AP
WHO says coronavirus pandemic is ‘not the big one’ the world needs to brace for // MarketWatch
God Is Near
A police officer bought a family’s Christmas dinner after a shoplifting call // CNN