No More Mister Nice Blog

Judd Legum asks whether Donald Trump is committing a crime by directing surrogates to make statements he's preventing from making himnself:
In recent days, several high-profile Republican political figures have traveled to the Manhattan Criminal Court, where Donald Trump is on trial. Outside the courthouse, they addressed the media and attacked key witnesses, the jury, and even the judge...

Jamelle Bouie is surprised that many voters seem to be giving Donald Trump a pass on his mismanagement of the pandemic.
... one of the most striking findings in a number of recent polls is the extent to which a large portion of the electorate has given Trump a bye for his last year in office. For example, in an April CBS News poll of key battleground states, roughly ...

Over the weekend, The New York Times ran an op-ed by Mark Penn -- pollster, frequent Fox News guest, and husband to No Labels CEO Nancy Jacobson -- arguing that President Biden has struggled in the polls because he and his party are too damn liberal...

Donald Trump enjoyed himself at last night's rally on the Jersey shore:
Thousands of MAGA supporters listened as Trump referred to the Manhattan District Attorney, Alvin Bragg, as "fat Alvin" ...
The former president said he had been indicted "more than the great Alphonse Capone… on bullshit, too." It prompted members of the crowd to chant "Bullshit! Bullshit! Bullshit!" in response.......