Biden Campaign Desperation Sets in, Now Saying the Polls Are Fake
Bonchie
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The Biden campaign has a new explanation for its current position in the 2024 election: The polls are fake.

In a complete turnaround from their prior attitude, Joe Biden's handlers are no longer touting survey results but are attacking them. The latest triggering occurred after The New York Times released a series of battleground polls showing Donald Trump leading by large margins in more than enough swing states to deliver a Republican victory in November. That included Nevada, a state Biden won in the contest four years prior.   

The Biden-Harris HQ wasn't amused by the numbers, and after MSNBC's Morning Joe reported the results (with some panic mixed in), they responded with the following post.

"Does anyone think Donald Trump is leading in Nevada by double digits, seriously," the over-caffeinated staffer furiously typed in the face of yet another disastrous round of polling for the president. It's incredible seeing the same people who insisted the polls were trustworthy now trash them when it's convenient.

Now, do I think Trump is leading Nevada by 13 points? Probably not, but that's not what's relevant. When you are analyzing polls, you can't simply throw out the polls you don't like as "slanted" while touting the ones you do, at least when talking about non-partisan pollsters. That's called "unskewing," and it's produced terrible results in the past (ironically, for Republicans).

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https://redstate.com/bonchie/2024/05/14/biden-campaign-desperation-sets-in-starts-saying-the-polls-fake-n2174168

Remember the USS Liberty?

The arsenal of democracy is running low on gunpowder
By
Robert Pittenger
May 14, 2024 6:00 am

While the fallout from the war in Ukraine maintains its standing among our national headlines, there’s a critical issue that hasn’t yet reached the nightly news: in the middle of the largest land war since World War II and a substantial conflict in the Middle East, the United States is running low on modern gunpowder.

The United States has long held on to air, sea, and land superiority over our adversaries because of our arsenal, technological advancements, and the incredible achievements of our service members. However, the war in Ukraine and supply-sourcing complications have placed a significant strain on our ability to produce modern gunpowder. As a result, nitrocellulose, or “guncotton,” a key production material for modern gunpowder, is becoming increasingly scarce here at home. 

Just how concerned should we be? Amid growing conflicts abroad, the lag in supply is an alarming national security concern. Even at levels six times current production, it would take years to replenish U.S. ammunition arsenals, according to researchers. That creates real vulnerabilities in our military capabilities.

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/courage-strength-optimism/3002007/arsenal-of-democracy-running-low-on-gunpowder/

After a double betrayal fails to sway Israel, the Biden administration tries extortion
By
Elizabeth Stauffer
May 14, 2024 6:00 am

With friends like President Joe Biden, who needs enemies?

In a report released to Congress on Friday, the Biden administration concluded it was “reasonable to assess” that Israel had violated international humanitarian law using U.S. arms in Gaza. Although the report states that U.S. officials were unable to “link specific U.S. weapons to individual strikes by Israeli forces in Gaza” due to “wartime conditions,” it claims that “there have been sufficient reported incidents to raise serious concerns.”

The following sentence tells you all you need to know: “[T]he State Department has received reporting from multiple credible UN and non-governmental sources on alleged human rights violations by Israeli forces during the reporting period.”

The Washington Post reported that Biden ordered the investigation in February after congressional Democrats, led by Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), proposed legislation to determine whether the Israel Defense Forces had used U.S.-provided arms in an unlawful manner in Gaza.

This report comes just days after Biden paused a shipment of 3,500 bombs to Israel to deter them from invading Rafah, Hamas’s last stronghold in Gaza. Unless and until Israel can eliminate Hamas’s four remaining battalions in Rafah and the group’s leaders who are believed to be hiding there, they cannot defeat Hamas.

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/courage-strength-optimism/3001907/after-a-double-betrayal-fails-to-sway-israel-the-biden-administration-tries-extortion/

Inflation rose to 2.2% in producer price index in April in bad news for the Fed
By
Zachary Halaschak
May 14, 2024 8:33 am
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Inflation, as measured by the producer price index, rose to 2.2% for the year ending in April, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported on Tuesday.

April marks the third straight rise in the headline inflation rate, the opposite of the trend sought by the Federal Reserve and a warning sign for President Joe Biden.

Most economists had forecast annual inflation would tick up by this much, so the reading was in line with expectations.

On a month-to-month basis, the price index increased by 0.5%, more than expected.

The Fed has raised its interest rate target to 5.25% to 5.50%, the highest since the dot-com bubble at the turn of the century.

Recent inflation reports have come in hotter than anticipated, with the consumer price index rising to 3.5% in March. Because of the hotter inflation prints, coupled with the insulation of the strong jobs market, many investors began to expect that the Fed would hold off on cutting rates until after the November election.

The labor market has remained above water despite the interest rate increases.

But the most recent jobs report showed some signs of slowing down.

The economy added 175,000 jobs in April versus 315,000 the month before, and the unemployment rate rose a tenth of a percentage point to 3.9%.

Additionally, the number of new applications for unemployment benefits rose by 22,000 to 231,000 last week, the highest number of jobless claims in about nine months.

The most recent data show job openings fell 3.7% in March to just under 8.5 million, the lowest level of openings since February 2021. The job opening numbers fell below expectations, continuing a trend of slowly declining job openings over the past few years.

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/finance-and-economy/3002557/inflation-rose-to-2-2-in-producer-price-index-in-april-in-bad-news-for-the-fed/