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Nov 1 2024

What to Look For – Ballot vs Votes Iteration 4.0


Posted originally on the CTH on October 31, 2024 | Sundance 

It is not my intention to provide black pills. However, we discuss events through the prism of what exists, what we can see and track, rather than what we pretend might be in place.  Thus, today CTH fires a signal flare drawing attention away from precinct voting polling places, and toward tabulation centers.

There is some alarming evidence beginning to surface pointing toward a shift in the USA election process, specifically the fundamentally changed process that now exists behind absentee balloting.

The events in California for the 2018 midterm election appeared to be the original BETA test of mass mail-in ballot collection.  Every person in the state mailed a ballot for completion in the 2018 election cycle.  The outcome was evident for two weeks after election day when ballots continuing to arrive changed the vote outcome.

The 2020 general election then saw, thanks to COVID-19, a nationwide rollout of the BETA test: balloting 2.0.  Millions of households receiving ballots from state election officials, so the socially distant electorate did not need to assemble and vote on election day.  The process created a widespread opportunity for fraud.

In the 2022 midterm election, this absentee balloting system was still in place; affirmed into a new structural process within each state.  An awakening electorate pondered the absence of the predicted “red wave” and recognized there was a distinct difference between voters and ballots.  In general, the republicans were still focused on voters, but the democrats were focused on ballot submission processes.  2022 was essentially the third iteration from the originating California BETA test: balloting 3.0.

After 2022, playing catchup, nationwide attention shifted away from votes and election day, and people started talking about the importance of ballot distribution, collection and submission.  This has been the messaging system going into election day 2024.  However, there are strong, evidence-based reasons to believe ‘Balloting 4.0’ is something else entirely.  Election integrity officials could very well be focusing their efforts on polling and balloting processes that have moved far beyond where they were even just two short years ago.

In 2024’s Balloting 4.0, the “Tabulation Centers” are now far more important than Polling Precincts, yet we still see the majority of election integrity and validation effort, mostly by republicans, focusing on polling precincts.   Let me explain what Balloting 4.0 actually looks like.

Those who created fraud within absentee ballots as a tool to change election outcomes, have dropped the pretense of “registered voters.”   Registered, authorized and eligible voters are no longer an aspect of ballot fraud in this 2024 iteration.  As an outcome, voter rolls are no longer appear to be part of the equation, and the correct or incorrect status of voter rolls is a moot point.

There are very strong indications that Balloting 4.0, the fourth iteration of a fraudulent process to control election outcomes, has now moved well beyond the concern with registered voters and voting rolls.  Balloting 4.0 is now about ballot submission REGARDLESS of registered status.

In order to receive a mail-in or absentee ballot from a state election office, in most cases the person making the request would need to be a registered voter.  Some form of eligibility filter would be required (varies by state) to gain a ballot.  Additionally, in many states’ ballots are sent out in mass mail format based on election rolls.  This has been identified as an issue, because again the voter rolls are not up to date or accurate; ergo, multiple ballots sent out to invalid names and/or addresses.  This problem still exists, but Balloting 4.0 has moved one step farther.

What happens when it is not the state or county sending the ballot or approving the request. If the state or county is doing it, voter rolls are still part of the equation.  However, what happens if ballots are printed locally, distributed and completed with names addresses and customary identification material, and then returned to the county recorders’ office regardless of and irrespective of voter registration.

Balloting 4.0 appears to be a system where ballots can be generated outside govt, by any party in the private sector.  What we would call, “localized ballot printing.”

In this instance, the distribution of the ballots can be made to people regardless of their registered voter status.  In Balloting 4.0 the completion of the ballots has nothing to do with voter rolls or pre-filtered voter authenticity.  Balloting 4.0 is simply the mass printing of paper ballots that can be scanned at tabulation centers just like any other ballot.

In the Balloting 4.0 process, the eligibility status of the person completing the ballot becomes irrelevant.  A name is printed or written, address, identification particulars recorded on the ballot, and then the private-sector-printed ballot is then submitted en mass into a population of other ballots that come from state and county government systems.

Locally printed ballots can be mailed, put in drop boxes, dropped off at election offices, or dropped off by entities who “assist” in ballot submission, just like every other ballot.

If thousands of locally printed, perhaps fraudulent ballots, arrive at a recorders’ office what is to stop them from being bulk mixed into the population of ballots from registered voters.  Yes, there are some formal filtration processes that are expected to be utilized to ensure all ballots received are from registered voters.  However, if the receiving official or tabulation worker is motivated by ideology to participate (or willfully ignore) the potential issue, then all the fraudulent ballots just disburse into a population of authentic ballots.

While some very diligent election supervisors, workers and election officials take precautions to stop such localized (ie fraudulent and non-registered) ballot submissions, unfortunately those officials and workers do not work in/around urban voting centers like Atlanta, Austin, Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Milwaukee, Detroit etc.  You can see the issue.

Pushing the issue and question up the chain as an outcome of boots on the ground research, I have yet to hear a response from any election official or career election integrity professional who has an answer for this problem.  This concerns me because we are clearly seeing the tell-tale signs of localized ballot printing starting to surface.

We are seeing reports of multiple state, county and municipal tabulation centers who are having trouble scanning a significant percentage the population of the ballots they are receiving.  Significant enough to change an election outcome.  I would strongly urge readers to pay close attention to reports of some ballots “not scanning” correctly or having formatting issues when compared to the overall population of ballots.

If this is an accurate assessment of things, then what this video shows is exactly what we would expect.  WATCH:

https://x.com/BehizyTweets/status/1851308958801121705

This is NOT an issue that encompasses double scanning of ballots.  This is an issue of the authenticity of the ballots themselves.  The authenticity of the ballot stems from the authorized authenticity of the voter, and voter identification is protected by a myriad of laws, rules and regulations making that part of the system check almost impossible after the ballot is scanned, accepted and/or adjudicated.

I suspect “Balloting iteration 4.0,” the system in place for 2024, is no longer a ballot issue connected to registered voters and voter rolls.  I suspect ballot fraud in 2024 is now directly and simply the raw generation of physical ballots that have no connection whatsoever to registration processes.

Remember, because the way we value voting rights as a fundamental right for Americans, in every case of ballot review the election system comes from a predisposition that every arriving ballot is valid and authentic.  Issues of doubt are weighted heavily in favor of the submission.  It is rare to have a voting ballot disqualified by a system designed to protect voting ballots.  Those who intentionally support fraud, count on this predisposition of validity [See Marc Elias].

If this perspective is accurate, and there’s no reason to think it is not, then election integrity focus on polling places is wasted energy.  The real venues that should be getting the majority of attention are ballot tabulation centers.  That is where incoming ballots need to be authenticated before they enter any scanning system to record the vote.

Once the ballot is scanned and tabulated, it’s over.  There will never be a process to reverse or remove a legally recorded vote, even if that ballot is fraudulent.

Oct 31 2024

Natalie Winters: “There’s A Distinction Between Ballots And Votes, But They Don’t Give A Damn”


Posted originally on Rumble By Bannons War Room on: Oct 30, 2024 at 9:00 pm EST

Oct 31 2024

Cpt. Maureen Bannon: “It Might Take Awhile But You Need To Make Sure Your Vote Counts”


Posted originally on Rumble By Bannons War Room on: Oct 30, 2024 at 8:00 pm EST

Oct 31 2024

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson Explains Current Nationwide Issue with Dominion Voting Machines


Posted originally on the CTH on October 30, 2024 | Sundance 

Dominion voting access terminals were notorious in the 2020 election for demonstrable issues that led to compromises in the voting process. Unfortunately, those voting problems associated with Dominion appear to be carrying over into the 2024 election.

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson explains how there is a “nationwide issue” with Dominion systems preventing voters from making certain selections. According to Benson, this glitch cannot be fixed. WATCH:

Oct 31 2024

Pennsylvania Judge Intervenes and Extends Early Voting After Bucks County Officials Blocked Trump Voters


Bucks County is the milquetoast capital of Pennsylvania.  A solidly conservative county run by white wine spritzer politicians, Democrats and Republicans, who dine on little crustless triangle finger sandwiches filled with cucumbers.  The viewpoint amid the professional republican officials there, is that President Trump must adhere to their constructs.

Showcasing this mindset, the purple Bucks County officials decided they were going to use their own arbitrary timelines to shut down early voting.  The local Democrats called in law enforcement and the video at the bottom of the page shows the outcome.

However, the RNC and Trump campaign found out what the Bucks County republicans and democrats were doing, and they filed for immediate relief from the court [SEE HERE] A judge intervened and has now extended the early voting deadlines by 3 days.

PENNSYLVANIA – A Pennsylvania judge on Wednesday sided with Donald Trump’s campaign and agreed to extend an in-person voting option in a suburban Philadelphia county where long lines on the final day led to complaints voters were being disenfranchised by an unprepared election office.

Judge Jeffrey Trauger said in a one-page order that Bucks County voters who want to apply for an early mail ballot now have until Friday. The narrowly divided county, which is led by Democrats, is often seen as a political bellwether.

The Trump campaign’s lawsuit, which was filed Wednesday morning, comes amid a flurry of litigation and complaints over voting in a battleground state that is expected to play a central role in helping select the next president in 2024’s election.  

The lawsuit sought a one-day extension, through Wednesday at 5 p.m., for Bucks County voters to apply in person for a mail-in ballot. The judge’s order permits applications through the close of business on Friday. A county spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the ruling.  The Trump campaign hailed the ruling as a win.  (more)

This is what happened yesterday:

Oct 31 2024

Supreme Court Rules Virginia Can Continue to Purge Voter Rolls of Ineligible Voters


Posted originally on the CTH on October 30, 2024 | Sundance 

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today allowed Virginia to continue its purge of more than 1,600 ineligible voters from the state’s voter rolls. [pdf ruling here]

The stay was issued 6 to 3, along ideological lines, with leftist Justices Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissenting with the opinion that illegal aliens and ineligible voters should be permitted to cast ballots.

[Source]

BACKGROUND – On August 7th, Virginia’s Governor Glenn Youngkin signed an executive order expediting the removal of noncitizens from the state’s voter rolls. The state maintained that the program followed only removed those who were ineligible to vote due to lack of citizenship.  These were self-declared ineligible voters.

Earlier this month the Justice Department and advocacy groups intervened, suing the state.  They contended that Virginia had purged some eligible voters and that it did so in violation of a federal law that bars removals from voting rolls in the 90 days prior to an election.

[…] A federal district court agreed, ordering Virginia to restore the approximately 1,600 voter registrations that were cancelled. The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld that order. Virginia then appealed to the Supreme Court, asking the justices to allow the state to strike the voters purged in the 90 days prior to the election.

The state contended that the lower courts “misinterpreted the NVRA.” They argued that the “quiet period” cannot apply to noncitizens, since they are already ineligible to vote. Even if the “quiet period” did apply here, the state argued, the program was sufficiently individualized, not systematic.

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court sided with Virginia, leaving the purged voters off the rolls and allowing the purge to continue.

Oct 30 2024

More Evidence of Localized Ballot Printing Surfaces


Posted originally on the CTH on October 29, 2024 | Sundance 

When you consider the probability that both govt and private sector are generating ballots, then you evaluate ballot centric issues accordingly.  County level ballots from two different feeder sources can present a problem at the scanning and tabulation stage, if there is any variance to them.  [Earlier Outline Evidence Here]

If the scanner is aligned to only one format of ballots, and more than one format are floating around (depending on county) then temporary malfunctions are likely.

If this is an accurate assessment of things, then what this video shows is exactly what we would expect.  WATCH:


Oct 30 2024

Eight Years Later – FBI Whistleblower Surfaces to Tell Congress the FBI Was Instructed by James Comey to use Two Female FBI Agents to Infiltrate Trump Campaign


Posted originally on the CTH on October 29, 2024 | Sundance

One of the issues highlighting internal political corruption of the FBI was always the absence of “whistleblowers” amid the rank-and-vile.  Indeed, there were a total of more than 40 FBI agents assigned to the Trump-Russia investigation; they all knew there was never any basis for the investigation itself.  They said nothing.

Well, apparently today, the Washington Times is reporting that an FBI whistleblower has recently come to congress to inform them that back in 2015 and 2016 then FBI Director James Comey triggered an off-the-books assignment for the FBI to infiltrate the Trump campaign.

As the story is told, in 2015 Director Comey told the FBI to send two female undercover informants into the Trump campaign to conduct surveillance and dig up information for use against him.

You can read the story here.

Let me cut to the chase.  We already knew all of this, even without FBI whistleblower confirmation.  Six years ago, we wrote about it exhaustively.

The Washington Times doesn’t give details, but we can.  The two women were FBI Agent Azra Turk, and FBI Counterintelligence operative Maria Butina.

FBI Agent Azra Turk (fake name) was given the FBI cover story of being a research assistant to Stefan Halper.  Ms Turk, described now as a “honey pot” was tasked against George Papadopoulos [target name Crossfire Typoon].  I tracked her down; I know her real name; she’s not that good looking.

Stefan Halper is a long time CIA/FBI operative. In 2015 Halper agreed to become a confidential human source (CHS) or spy for the FBI, and record contacts with several members of the Trump campaign in order to frame the Russian collusion narrative.  FBI Agent Azra Turk joined with Halper in the operation against both Carter Page and George Papadopoulos.

♦ Agent Halper worked as an assistant to three Chiefs of Staff – Alexander Haig (until September 21, 1974), then Donald Rumsfeld (from September 21, 1974 to November 20, 1975), and then Dick Cheney (from November 20, 1975 to January 20, 1977). (link)

♦Agent Halper worked as a legislative assistant to Senator William Roth of Delaware holding this position from 1977 to 1979.  Because Halper was working with Senator Roth, he also became a Special Counsel to the United States Congress’ Joint Economic Committee. (link)

♦In 1979, agent Halper left both positions to become the National Director for Policy Development for George H. W. Bush’s Presidential campaign. (link)  Halper then became the National Director of Policy Coordination on the Reagan / Bush Presidential campaign. (link)

♦ On November 4, 1980, Ronald Reagan was elected to become the President of the United States. From 1981 to 1984, agent Halper worked as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State. (link)  As such, Halper served under three different Secretaries of State – Alexander Haig (from January 22, 1981 to July 5, 1982), Walter J. Stoessel, Jr. (from July 5, 1982 to July 16, 1982) and George P. Shultz (from July 16, 1982 to 1984).

♦After this, agent Halper became a Senior Advisor to the Department of Defense, and a Senior Advisor to the Department of Justice, positions lasting from 1984 to 2001. (link)

♦Agent Halper’s former father-in-law was Ray Cline, who was the Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. (link)  As Chairman of Palmer National Bank, Agent Halper  made loans to customs who then used it to channel the money to a Swiss bank account controlled by Colonel Oliver North, who then used the same bank account to provide military assistance to the contras. (link)

♦Along with Agent Halper, several Central Intelligence Agency related people were on the H. W. Bush campaign, including Ray Cline, Sam Wilson, Howard Aaron, Henry Knoche, Robert Gambino, Bruce Rounds, Jon Thomas, Jack Coackley and Richard Stillwell. All working with agent Halper. (link)

♦Agent Halper was on the Board of Directors at the National Intelligence Study Center, alongside his father-in-law and CIA Director Ray Cline, in 1983.  (link)  Agent Halper and his team of Central Intelligence Agency people during the Reagan / Bush ticket actually collected inside information on the Carter Administration’s foreign policy – with Halper in charge. (link)

Five days before the 2016 election FBI intelligence agent provocateur Stefan Halper gave an interview to Sputnik News where he outlined his agenda; in hindsight the aggregate agenda of the Obama administration: “I believe [Hillary] Clinton would be best for US-UK relations and for relations with the European Union. Clinton is well-known, deeply experienced and predictable. US-UK relations will remain steady regardless of the winner although Clinton will be less disruptive over time.”  ~ Stefan Halper

♦ The second female enlisted was a Russian woman, a counterintelligence operative, named Maria Butina.

As a Russian national with specific Russian interests that are not in alignment with U.S. national interests, Maria Butina was defined by the U.S. intelligence community as an ‘agent of a foreign power’.

Her status meant unrestricted monitoring by the U.S. intelligence community was entirely legal.  However, because of this ‘foreign agent’ status Ms. Butina was also a valuable 2016 FISA virus to infect anyone the U.S. intelligence apparatus would wish to target domestically for surveillance.

“Political Espionage” – During the 2016 election season, Butina’s useful purpose appeared to be the reason the FBI in Washington DC enlisted Patrick Byrne as a handler, giving Butina specific instructions and introductions to Republican presidential candidates.

Once those candidates were contacted the FBI’s background surveillance transferred to the republican politicians, including persons in/around the Trump orbit.  Mr. Byrne stated several times that FBI Agent Peter Strzok, and persons working on his behalf, was the FBI official directing the engagements.

Byrne claims he was asked to participate in an FBI intelligence operation and to introduce, and/or facilitate the introduction of, Ms. Butina to the campaigns of Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and Donald Trump.

In December of 2015 Mr. Byrne said he became suspicious of the FBI motives because he warned FBI officials of the potential that his efforts, his reputation and those who trust him, may result in Butina gaining entry into campaign confidences. The FBI agents told Mr. Byrne that was exactly the intent.

People high up in the FBI wanted Ms. Butina to gain deep access into the Trump campaign. Mr. Byrne became suspicious of a corrupt political motive, but didn’t say anything at the time.

In/around Feb or March 2016 Byrne was told to focus Ms. Butina’s attention to the campaign of Donald Trump and to diminish any attention toward Rubio or Cruz.

Later in June & July (2016), FBI agents requested Mr. Byrne to focus on developing a closer romantic relationship with Ms. Butina and to use his influence to target her to closer proximity with the Trump family and Trump campaign.

It was within these June and July 2016 engagements where FBI agents were apologetic about the requests and specifically mentioned their instructions were coming from three principal FBI officials Byrne described as “X, Y and Z”. Later Byrne identified FBI Director James Comey as “Z”.  Mr. Byrne said the specific instructions were coming to the agents from Special Agent Peter Strzok as he relayed the requests of those above him [X, Y and Z (Comey)].

The FBI threw a bag over Butina in 2018, “arrested” her, then deported her back to Russia so the story about how she was used would never be discovered.

I’m not sure why an FBI whistleblower would surface recently to tell this story about the FBI setup.  We have known about it for a long time, but knowing how the silo operations in DC operate to keep themselves protected, perhaps it’s only with the probability of Donald Trump winning the election that some agents deep inside the FBI have found courage to come forward.  I doubt it, but hey… who knows.

Regardless of current stuff, that’s the full and undiscussed background on the Washington Times exclusive.

[ This Went No Where – Silo Cover ]

You can clearly see how corrupt the Deep State really is.

Why now?  Who knows.  Maybe Obama is no longer protected.

Oct 29 2024

Kamala vs Hillary


Posted originally on Oct 28, 2024 By Martin Armstrong 

Kamala Pencil

QUESTION: Did you honestly say that Hillary was better than Kamala?

HG

Newsweek Madam President Hillary Clinton R

ANSWER: Yes. This has NOTHING to do with either’s claimed policies. As part of the vetting process years ago, the question was whether they were intelligent enough to handle the job. You need someone who is authoritarian and can stand their own between all the players for the Deep State at these cabinet meetings. Hillary has a brain, and she would not allow them to push her over. That does not mean I agree with the policies or the direction of her thinking. Kamala does not have what it takes to do the job, which is why the Neocons stuffed her in this position, and she never had to be elected by the Democrats in a primary.

Kamala will be a disaster, and the Deep State will take us into World War III. Look at her Vice President pick—another placeholder. Being president is NOT about kissing babies and saving whales. This is a serious job, and the press seems to want to fool everyone all the time.

Oct 29 2024

Mitch McConnell Exits Senate Leadership in November, John Thune Will Likely Replace


Posted originally on the CTH on October 28, 2024 | Sundance

There’s a myriad of outrage articles written about the Senate DeceptiCon Leader stepping down from his position and the likely heir apparent John Thune (R-SD) taking his place.

I doubt you will find a website that has been outlining the conniving duplicity of South Dakota Senator John Thune more than this one [SEE HERE].  That said, attempting to stop John Thune from becoming the next Senate Majority Leader is an exercise in futility, here’s why.

I cannot stand Thune and his Big Ag duplicity.  But I’m not going to waste time trying to change an outcome that is essentially done, negotiated (yes, discussions with Trump) and “in the books” so to speak.

We have written about this plan for several years.  Mitch McConnell isn’t leaving the Senate; he’s just stepping down from leadership.  McConnell personally groomed Thune for the position and has introduced him to all the key financial players that keep the DeceptiCons (Deceptive Conservatives) in office.   GO DEEP and GO DEEP

John Thune talks about assuming the role as the natural outcome of his time with McConnell, because the political silo that houses the Senate chamber is well fortified.  Unfortunately, almost all the GOPe Republicans (DeceptiCons) will support this passing of the baton, and the only thing that makes the Deep State professional Republicans nervous, is the potential for President Donald Trump to intercede in the anointing.  This is Trump’s leverage point.

With the upper chamber in Republican control Thune has the support of the democrat uniparty apparatus and the Decepticon wing of the republicans (McConnell’s team).  The nonaligned Republican coalition is approximately 20 to 25 members, who might -key word, ‘might’- vote against Thune.  This makes Thune’s installment a generally accepted foregone conclusion.

We don’t have to like that reality, but we are not going to pretend.  We can dirty him up, position President Trump for maximum leverage, but at the end of the day math is math and the numbers in opposition just are not there.  Now, if We The People want to change this dynamic, then [HERE’S The Solution].  Having said that, remember, the Senator who becomes the Majority Leader then controls the committee assignments and specifically who are the senate chairs of those committees.

President Trump has previously been in meetings with Senator John Thune in Mar-a-Lago.

FLORIDA – John Thune, the second highest-ranking Republican in the Senate, was in Palm Beach, Fla., for fundraisers with his wife, Kimberley Thune, and called to see if Trump might be able to sit down and chat.

It wasn’t a sure date. Less than four years prior, Trump had called Thune a “RINO,” or Republican in name only, and urged others to try to oust him in a GOP primary, saying on social media that “South Dakota doesn’t like weakness!”

But in the hourlong meeting with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort, Thune and his wife helped defuse some of the tension in the relationship. Those strains have loomed as a problem for Thune as he vies to lead the GOP in a possible Trump second term, and shows how the complicated politics of the party and the uncertain election are pushing the onetime antagonists to mend fences.

“I think we have an understanding, and it’s professional,” Thune said of Trump in a recent interview in Michigan, calling the Mar-a-Lago visit important in establishing a personal rapport. “We both know we have a job to do.” (read more)

Yes, as the political games are played, positions and interests are discussed well in advance to permit the political players to organize their best interests.  No doubt Thune expressed his position, and President Trump discussed his expectations.  This is just what happens at the highest levels of DC government.

For our optimal solution approach, it is prudent, pragmatic and proactive to shift focus away from the senate leader role and toward the objectives of President Trump and the MAGA movement he represents.  We, meaning us and Trump, need positions confirmed, ergo we need specific interests represented in the Chairs of the Senate Committees who hold the power of advice and consent.

This is likely the approach taken by President Trump in his discussions with Thune.  President Trump is a man of pragmatic wisdom who understands the longer, more strategically necessary moves that need to take place in order to achieve goals.

EXAMPLE: The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) will hold hearings to approve or deny appointments to CIA, DNI, NSA, FBI etc.  The Senate Committee Chair holds the timing and outcome in his/her hands.  The same thing applies to the Judiciary Chair, Senate Foreign Relations Chair, Senate Homeland Security Chair etc. etc.

In the role of Senate Leader John Thune can work against President Trump, or the two men could come to an agreement.  Ex. President Trump endorses Thune in exchange for Thune accepting names for chair and committee assignments that would be favorable to Trump.  Hopefully, something like that will likely be the outcome.

We are not going to be able to install a different Senate Majority Leader with only 20 or 25 pure-blood MAGA senators in the silo.  Compromises will need to be made, but with the end goal of having a solid foundation to rest the cornerstones of President Trump’s second term.

The battle against the Deep State will require an SSCI Chairman who at least gives the opportunity for success.  In my opinion the current vice chair, Marco Rubio, is going to be the acceptable chairman for both Thune, Trump and the Intelligence Silos who operate in the SSCI orbit.

Several months ago, Marco Rubio went back into his pretending role giving the illusion of conservatism, liberty and freedom. Those who accept that Rubio wears masks, can easily identify his self-interests.  But again, like Thune, the number of Republicans who understand Rubio’s masks are not enough to change the scenario of who becomes the next likely chair of the SSCI.  The pretending amid the upper chamber is strong and the awakening electorate don’t quite fully understand it, yet.

Getting the right people into Senate committees, and more importantly getting the right Senators into the role of the Chair, is really the dynamic that matters most. This is the actionable dynamic that should be our focus.  It is wise not to be distracted from this focus by getting caught up in the emotional (angry), yet futile, fight against Thune.

President Trump will need leverage and pressure points to break through the hard silo and deal with the Senate Leader.

The Secretary of State is confirmed by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.  The Director of National Intelligence, Director of the CIA, NSA Director and Inspector General of the Intelligence Community (ICIG) all must pass through Senate intel committee confirmation.  The Senate Homeland Security Committee confirms the Dept of Homeland Security Secretary (DHS).  These, and many more, are vital to our expectations.

Yes, the next Senate Majority Leader is important.  However, we must remain focused on the goal and not get too distracted by the leadership battle.

Public pressure that provides President Trump leverage is useful.  Outrage and anger that can label MAGA as extremist and create more internal alignment for what will be an inevitable outcome, can/will work against our strategic interests.

This is where it becomes important to accept President Trump as keen negotiating Trump and finding the optimal solution.