SPECIAL TREATMENT:.... Trump's $464 Million Fraud Judgment Reduced To $175 Million...Now Has 10 Extra Days To Post Bond...While He Appeals...Still Stands To Lose And Pay The Half-Billion...

 

By DUARDO PAZ-MARTINEZ

McALLEN, Texas |...He's shrinking. Don't let the self-promoting polls fool you. There are more than big money and legal problems in the Donald J. Trump campaign. He's hemorrhaging - votes and needed campaign cash.

Today's action in New York related to that $464 million fraud conviction is only the first step down the so-called short pier for the 77-year-old faux Republican.

Did the State of New York act on the threat to take his properties for non-payment? Check your favorite online news website. (Update: A New York appeals court on Monday gave former President Trump 10 more days to post a $175 million bond and satisfy the judgment in his New York civil fraud case, a much smaller total than the $454 million initially required.). There was the outside chance that Trump would find the money, either from American billionaires or a few dictators abroad. It's the DeadBeat Hour in the Big Apple.

As for the weird campaign, Trump still faces trials that would melt the average American. That hush money case is on hold, but cutie porn star Stormy Daniels (shown in photo below) likely knows she will win it, as does the New York district attorney.

Florida is on hold, what with Trump-appointed federal judge Aileen Cannon holding up things on the classified documents charges. That one seems to be about Cannon kissing her benefactor's wide ass, her rulings seemingly always favoring the presidential candidate now known as Don Poorleone. Pundits say that trial may not happen until early 2025, after the election in November, yes.

Trump's January 6 insurrection trial is also on hold, as he works that silly "immunity" claim all the way to the Supreme Court. It's a strong case, and Trump knows he. As commenters forever throw out on this and other websites, an innocent man would not claim immunity and would insist on a speedy trial. Not Trump. Court is the last place he wants to be.

In Georgia, the wheels of justice also have slowed. RICO charges are tough to defend. Trump wants nothing to do with it. His side of things sicced off-the-field amorous charges against District Attorney Fani Willis, but she beat them back. An affair with a staff attorney had who knows what to do with the cases against the Republican, a case said to be strong.

That case (election meddling) may see action before the year's out, although Trump is.....fighting it.

He's got a cage full of problems to overcome before facing incumbent Democrat Joe Biden in the election later this year. Trump, however, has nothing else to do but live the falling experience. Little outside his bubble is going his way, no matter what he says about sales to do with his golden sneakers.

This telling bit from dailykos.com: [ Trump’s poll numbers are a mirage. In 2016, conservative voters did not want to admit they had a thing for the corpulent crybaby. In 2024, the MAGAs do not dare say that the affair is over. In 2016, the base picked the forbidden fruit. In 2024, they are spitting out the seeds.

I am not blind. I see the rallies. The cultists show up in their Trump regalia, full of righteous piss and vinegar, prostrate on the altar. But that is the lunatic fringe. They are the people who would still vote for Trump if they saw a video of Putin giving him a golden shower. But to win, a presidential candidate has to do two things. Get the base to polls. And win the majority of the middle.

Polls that favor Trump cannot say how likely the respondents are to vote. The hardcore will always show up. But for many, that decision is made far closer to the election. And I sense (which is proof of nothing) that Trump’s polling is buoyed by support from people who say they will vote — but won’t. ]

DailyKos.com leans left, so much of this is partisan. But that's okay, 'cause right-wing media throws out the exact opposite. It's on, the fight is on.

May the American candidate win...

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