Jack Smith pounces in wake of Aileen Cannon debacle
It’s time for a bit of a “roundup.” First, Special Counsel Jack Smith has appealed the erroneous ruling made by Judge Aileen Cannon. Prosecutors across the country have been talking about what a bad decision Cannon made, except for U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade. She called the dismissal “a blessing in disguise.” McQuade’s full quote is: “Look, I think it’s a terrible decision. I think it’s absolutely wrong on the merits, but going forward I think this could actually be a blessing in disguise because it gives Jack Smith an opportunity to appeal the case immediately.” Smith wasted no time appealing to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. That Court has overturned Cannon’s rulings several times, and it’s likely they will again. Smith’s office will tirelessly pursue these charges because it’s the right thing to do. Even though the media continues to say that none of these cases will be heard before the election, it doesn’t matter; Trump isn’t going to win, and the choice of J.D. Vance won’t help him.
While Republicans are all giddy about the selection of Vance, Business Insider (“BI”) wrote that Republicans may be ignoring a potentially “devastating” problem with Vance. Because Vance is from the Midwest, Trump and other Republicans automatically believed he will help Trump get back the Midwest vote. Maybe, maybe not. Vance barely won in his own race. While they’re assuming Vance is going to connect with blue collar workers, they had better think twice. According to BI, Vance and his Democratic opponent Tim Ryan went literally to the wire before a winner was announced. While Ryan beat his Democratic primary opponents with 69% of the vote, Vance beat his Republican opponents by only 32%. While Trump carried Ohio in both 2016 and 2020, Vance struggled, eventually defeating Ryan by six points. All the other Ohio competitive races were won handily by Republicans, but Vance totally underperformed. Republicans are looking to Vance to help them win urban and suburban communities in Ohio, but Ryan stomped Vance in those areas. That will likely remain the same for him as he and Trump run for the White House. Vance is obviously not even popular in his home state, so how they expect him to help in suburbs in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania is puzzling. Since we’re looking at voting, let’s look at a skewed poll, which explains why most of them are useless.
InsiderAdvantage ran a recent poll for Fox 5 Atlanta that showed Trump leading Biden by around three points, which is still inside the margin of error. A closer look at that poll tells you everything you need to know about the accuracy of polling. First, the results were taken from 800 likely voters and included only 17% Black-in a state (Georgia) where the population is 31%. Obviously, the poll isn’t accurate if it doesn’t properly reflect the community polled. That’s why you can’t necessarily believe them.
This news does not necessarily bode well for Trump/Vance, but regardless, get out in droves and vote blue. We do not need Trump and Trump lite in the White House.
Shirley is a former entertainment writer and has worked in the legal field for over 25 years