Morning Jolt: Trump Pushes His Chips to the Center of the Table, Endorses Roy Moore

President Trump must feel pretty confident Roy Moore is going to win the Senate special election in Alabama.

This morning he declared on Twitter, "Democrats refusal to give even one vote for massive Tax Cuts is why we need Republican Roy Moore to win in Alabama. We need his vote on stopping crime, illegal immigration, Border Wall, Military, Pro Life, V.A., Judges 2nd Amendment and more. No to Jones, a Pelosi/Schumer Puppet!"

(There's something German about Trump's capitalization habits, isn't there? Just this morning, he has capitalized "Witch Hunt," "Tax Cutting," "Republican Agenda," and "Highest Stock Market.")

Even by Trump standards, there's not much logic or advantage by jumping on the bandwagon of an enormously controversial candidate like Moore if he's about to lose.

On the other hand, how confident should anyone be about the outcome right now? It's a special election, which usually means much lower turnout. It's a special election just a few weeks before Christmas. Then again, this special election, and in particular the allegations against Moore, have been ...

December 04 2017

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Trump Pushes His Chips to the Center of the Table, Endorses Roy Moore Jim Geraghty President Trump must feel pretty confident Roy Moore is going to win the Senate special election in Alabama. This morning he declared on Twitter, "Democrats refusal to give even one vote for massive Tax Cuts is why we need Republican Roy Moore to win in Alabama. We need his vote on stopping crime, illegal immigration, Border Wall, Military, Pro Life, V.A., Judges 2nd Amendment and more. No to Jones, a Pelosi/Schumer Puppet!" (There's something German about Trump's capitalization habits, isn't there? Just this morning, he has capitalized "Witch Hunt," "Tax Cutting," "Republican Agenda," and "Highest Stock Market.") Even by Trump standards, there's not much logic or advantage by jumping on the bandwagon of an enormously controversial candidate like Moore if he's about to lose. On the other hand, how confident should anyone be about the outcome right now? It's a special election, which usually means much lower turnout. It's a special election just a few weeks before Christmas. Then again, this special election, and in particular the allegations against Moore, have been ... READ MORE Timmy and Matt Lauer, at Advent Kathryn Jean Lopez 'He was a seeker." It was Thursday morning at St. Patrick's Cathedral, the feast day of St. Andrew, the Apostle. At the 7 a.m. Mass, Cardinal Timothy Dolan was preaching about how, once Andrew... Truth and Beauty Jay Nordlinger Truth and Beauty ADVERTISEMENT The Downward Spiral Kevin D. Williamson Presidents really only get to do one big thing, or maybe two. Abraham Lincoln saved the Union. Franklin Roosevelt got his New Deal and joined the war against Adolf Hitler. Lyndon Johnson... Taming the Imperial Presidency Jay Cost I have a new ritual on Sunday mornings. I wake up, get my coffee, fire up Twitter, and check in on the mental health of the pundit class. More often than not, President Donald Trump has tweeted... It Is Now an Obstruction Investigation Andrew C. McCarthy The smoke is clearing from an explosive Mueller investigation weekend of charges, chattering, and tweets. Before the next aftershock, it might be helpful to make three points about where things... ADVERTISEMENT Citizen Newt: The Making of a Reagan Conservative Craig Shirley 'An honest and highly talented biographer who is also a man of conviction...In this deeply researched biography, while never glossing over missteps and mistakes, Craig Shirley has given us that honest accounting.' - John R. Coyne Jr., author, Strictly Right: William F. Buckley Jr. and the American Conservative Movement LEARN MORE Top Shots Los Angeles Auto Show ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.