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Oct 23Liked by Mike Pesca

"Donald Trump has his tells, 'everybody is saying' means only the callers to the Dan Bongino Show 'are saying'. But with Trump, it’s the familiar affectation of a loon. With Harris it’s the annoying tick of a striver. Your vote, which is of course an expression of who you want to punish the most, tells us which you find more bothersome."

This is an actual profundity, Mike.

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finally, actually living up to the title!

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Let’s suppose that , in anticipation, Harris had brought notes of actual numbers of immigrants collected by her administration. And when asked this oh-so-incisive question, replied, “Our best estimate is 407,392.”

Subsequently, Fox News has a 24 hour news cycle shrieking, “HARRIS LIED!!! THE ACTUAL NUMBER IS 407,506!!!”

I have seen occasional analyses of how to fix the “immigration crisis.” Thoughtful ones show the several moving parts that must be addressed. It appears to be a complex, difficult challenge. It would require a bipartisan effort of good faith to do, and would be some years in the execution.

Instead, “What is the number?” JFC. And we wonder why politicians get skilled at instead answering questions they want to answer??

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