With the latest poll in Iowa showing President Trump with a commanding 51/14 lead over Ron DeSantis, the people in control of the DeSantis operation are now lowering the bar to say a second-place finish is good enough to continue.

Team DeSantis has essentially camped out in Iowa for the past several weeks, pulling all their resources from other states as the polling for their candidate has consistently gotten worse.

The goal of reboot 4.0 was to focus heavily on Iowa and to a lesser extent New Hampshire.  However, after weeks of campaigning in Iowa, the polling has only gone backward.  DeSantis has lost half the support he originally carried as the Florida Governor tours the state.

(Politico) – […] “We believe it’s already a two-person race,” a top DeSantis campaign official granted anonymity to discuss strategy told POLITICO. “But the reality is, on the ballot there are other choices, and our goal is to get this down to a two-person race on the ballot, especially as we head into South Carolina and beyond into March.”

Speaking ahead of DeSantis’ weekend trip to Iowa, the official said “a strong second-place showing gives us an opportunity to go in[to] New Hampshire and show success.”

Expectations-setting is a tried and true element of every campaign, and DeSantis’ team remains bullish about his ability to make up ground. But coming four months before the first votes are cast in Iowa, the sentiments from the DeSantis campaign official reflect the yawning gap that’s emerged between the Florida governor and former President Donald Trump in both national and Iowa polls.

DeSantis’ operation has looked to Iowa as a springboard. Shortly before the first primary debate, the head of his allied super PAC, Never Back Down, privately told donors that they anticipated a win in the state. (read more)

With the increased desperation and the retreat of big donors, the DeSantis operation really needs the Bush network to step up big for the Fox Business Debate scheduled this month at the Reagan Library in California.  Dana Perino has moved into position.

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The first discussion of this moment appeared on Twitter, where several people were caught off guard by how President Trump seemed to become emotional as he discussed our great nation and the damage that is being done to it.  From Twitter, the video segment started to be shared and quickly became viral.

After eight continuous years of constant attacks, simply because President Trump demands we put America First, the recap of his speech focusing on how great our nation really can be started to hit a core nerve in the otherwise indefatigable candidate. The American people know how much Donald J. Trump loves this country, and watching the man in the arena fight for all of us is something quite remarkable, and yes, emotional.

We have all experienced that moment, it comes from deep inside, that moment when the knot we keep buried begins to surface. That moment when we look away from the face in front of us…. that moment when the callouses we have developed on the inside start to fail… We all know this feeling, this moment…  WATCH [6:00:49 Prompted]:

President Trump has something behind him, something holding him in the gap.  He has the power and favor of the purest truth around him, and he has the support of a grateful nation.

Massive numbers of Americans, far more than the corrupt system operators would like to admit, are standing with President Trump as our gloriously imperfect vessel to destroy all their schemes.

It is the most remarkable moment in history as one man stands the gap and fearlessly faces down the combined effort of decades of political corruption.

It truly is inspiring.

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As we discussed yesterday, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem appeared in Rapid City to introduce Donald Trump during the rally.  Governor Noem delivers her full-throated endorsement for President Trump.  WATCH:

Interesting subtext from Politico to fill in some additional information. “Noem has a warm relationship with the former president, not to mention a direct line to him. Corey Lewandowksi, Trump’s first campaign manager who has had an on-again, off-again role in advising Noem, will be on the plane to Rapid City with Trump on Friday at the former president’s request, he told POLITICO.”

Add the Lewandowski element to the overall analysis and data. {Go Deep} Lewandowski has some zipper problems, but he’s otherwise pretty astute to the schemes in the background. It’s interesting that President Trump would want to hear from Lewandowski ahead of Noem, and bring him along to the rally.

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Tonight President Trump is holding a rally in Rapid City, South Dakota and it is widely anticipated that Governor Kristi Noem will endorse him for the 2024 nomination.  Livestream Links Below.  President Trump’s scheduled remarks will happen sometime around 7 to 8pm Eastern.

UPDATE – Video Added:

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In the world of USA politics, the layers of stuff we need to pull apart and review is complex and always uncertain.  However, this one is something I predicted ever since we started to see the collapse of Ron DeSantis and the desperation of the Sea Island group to try and retain control.

According to multiple media sources, originally starting with CNN – which is by itself sketchy, South Dakota Governor Krisi Noem is likely to endorse President Trump for 2024.  This power move was anticipated by me about two weeks ago.  Noem has appeared to be positioning herself for VP consideration over the past couple of months.

The problem, and this is where you really need to apply your suspicious cat instincts, is that Noem has always been a member of the Koch Brothers political outlook.  She has been funded by them, supported strongly by them and the influential network around the Koch group, Americans for Prosperity.  Noem has an immigration position that fits with the agenda of Big Ag, and that multinational enterprise is yet another layer of serious sketch.

The Koch/AfP network is the Paul Ryan coalition of establishment republicans, and Noem has always been in that stable.  The Koch group has pledged to spend $70 million to destroy MAGA and Donald Trump {LINK} and the AfP has been working with Fox News to con the viewing audience as they support DeSantis. {LINK}

So, what the heck is going on here?

I don’t have the direct and data-driven answers,… YET….. but I will tell you with certainty, my gut instinct is that moving Kristi Noem into a position where she would be considered a VP pick for Trump in 2024, looks like an insurance policy against Trump winning 2024.

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According to media reports, the primary election variant of COVID-19 is rapidly approaching.  The COVID-19 booster shot is arriving in time to support the narrative.

I’ve lost track but I think this is COVID booster #7 for most sheeple.

(NewsNation) — A new COVID-19 booster could be coming next week, just in time for an expected surge in cases heading into the fall.

The Federal Drug Administration is expected to approve the updated shots as early as Friday, according to NBC News. That would pave the way for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to give final approval next week. The CDC’s panel of independent advisers is set to meet Tuesday, WABC-TV reported.

COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths are rising by double-digit percentages, according to CDC data, though rates remain far below pandemic-era levels.

When will it be available? Potentially, as soon as Sept. 13.

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Premise Polling conducted by 538 Project [DATA HERE] shows President Donald Trump with a commanding 50-point lead over the rest of the field.   President Trump holds 62% of primary voters, while Ron DeSantis shrinks even further to 12%.   This poll, along with all the state polls show a similar trend pattern.  President would win all the delegates in the key primary states.

In a head-to-head matchup with only Trump and DeSantis, President Trump crushes the Florida Governor 67% to 24%.  The demographics are again consistent with Trump dominating every subset of voter and DeSantis holding tepid support from rich white men over 55, with graduate degrees who say they don’t follow politics.

This poll reflects an almost identical outcome to the Wall Street Journal polling released a few days ago.

Additionally, in this poll President Trump is easily beating Joe Biden 42/37, while Joe Biden beats Ron DeSantis 35/33.

There are too many aligned datapoints now showing almost identical outcomes.  This reality is likely why DeSantis PAC senior official Jeff Roe recently said the next 30 to 60 days were do or die for the DeSantis operation.  They are simply running out of money.

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A remarkable remix by Maestro Ziikos puts President Donald Trump into the viral hit by Oliver Anthony, “Rich Men North of Richmond”.

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This is not going to come as a surprise to most readers here, but this testimonial by Marlon Bateman deserves to be shared. This story reflects what the core of Donald Trump is about.

Marlon Bateman – “Last week, I had the honor to accompany several Gold Star parents to meet with President Trump in Bedminster. These parents lost their children when Abbey Gate was bombed in the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, which was orchestrated by Joe Biden.

While Biden continues to ignore these families’ requests for answers, President Trump listened to them, he mourned with them, and he was genuinely devastated for their loss. But he also mourned for the Country’s loss of these amazing Americans.”

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Nothing to see here, according to doctors paid by Washington DC to monitor the health of the politicians in charge of our nation.  Despite the series of cognitive episodes and freezing on camera, Mitch McConnell is mentally fit, healthy and recovering from his slip and fall.   Yep, that’s their story and they’re sticking to it.

As requested by those in charge who want to assure the public not to believe their eyes, capitol physician Brian Monahan sent a letter to Senator McConnell outlining the medical evaluations following two episodes, in which the Senate minority leader stopped talking for roughly 30 seconds in a media availability.

In the letter to McConnell, Dr Monahan recommended “no changes in treatment protocols” for his recovery from an earlier fall that left McConnell with a concussion.

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There are trillions at stake!

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