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Yesterday, New York's highest court (the Court of Appeals) declined to hear the challenge that Donald Trump filed trying to overturn the gag order imposed by Judge Juan Merchan. So, it remains in place for the foreseeable future. Given that three different levels of the New York State judicial system have approved of the gag order, that either means that it's legit or that the "Biden crime family" has corrupted the entire Empire State judiciary. Readers can decide for themselves which it is.
And as long as we are on the subject, let's add one other thing. Yesterday, we had an item discussing public polls on Trump's conviction, and how they suggest it is wise for Biden to hit Trump hard on this issue. We also supposed that the White House has internal polls saying the exact same thing. Well, now we know for sure that is the case. The Biden campaign has been running polls and focus groups for weeks, and the message has been clear: a felony conviction is a turn-off and a dealbreaker for some meaningful number of voters. This data also indicates that the conviction can be linked to other themes, like "Trump is self-centered" and "Trump doesn't take responsibility for his actions." So, no surprise that Biden and his surrogates are talking about the conviction a lot more, and that the Biden campaign is airing a "Trump is a criminal" ad. (Z)