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62 Percent of Californians Expect Bad Times for the State, Survey Finds  - RECALLED GOV NEWSOM DECLARES WITH JOE BIDEN AT HIS SIDE 100% OF MEXIFORNIA WILL SEE THE BAD TIMES ON THEIR PLATES!

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62 Percent of Californians Expect Bad Times for the State, Survey Finds 

A poll shows that 80 percent of Republicans see economic troubles ahead, but only 45 percent of Democrats are worried.
62 Percent of Californians Expect Bad Times for the State, Survey Finds
People walk past a homeless encampment near a Target store in Los Angeles on Sept. 28, 2023. A poll found that a quarter of Democrats believe homelessness is the most important issue facing the state. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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A majority of Californians are pessimistic about the future of the state, according to a new survey by the independent, nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California.

“It is noteworthy that optimism is down,” researchers wrote in the report.

The survey was conducted Feb. 6 through Feb. 13. This is the 26th year the policy group has questioned Californians about their opinion of the state.

Across the state, more than six in 10 respondents are expecting economic distress for California in the next year. That negative outlook has persisted since November 2021. Republicans are more likely to expect financial problems for the state, with 80 percent surveyed suggesting such is the case, while 68 percent of independents agree, and 45 percent of Democrats also concur.

And nearly six in 10 respondents said the Golden State is headed in the wrong direction.

“With a blundering economy, rampant homeless crisis, brazen crime, and failing schools, is anyone surprised?” Jessica Millan Patterson, California GOP chairwoman, posted Feb. 23 on X, in response to the survey.

Partisan differences exist, with 88 percent of Republicans, 68 percent of independents, and 33 percent of Democrats saying the state is misguided. The results hold true across regions and demographics, except African American respondents who disagree by a slim margin.

With the state facing a significant budget deficit estimated at $78 billion and growing, according to a recently released report from the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office, survey participants varied in their opinions on its implications. Nearly 90 percent of all respondents said it is a problem, and about half said it represents a “big problem.”

About half of those surveyed approve of the proposed budget put forth by Gov. Gavin Newsom in January—which includes a combination of spending cuts, deferrals, and borrowing but does not raise taxes—with differences in how to address the concern split by party lines. Democrats are more in favor of increasing taxes to fill the budget gap, while Republicans said spending cuts are the preferred course of action.

For the first time since 2019, fewer than half of Californians approve of Mr. Newsom’s overall performance—with 47 percent of those surveyed reporting they are in favor of the governor’s policy decisions. Democrats at 70 percent are more likely to approve, with 60 percent of independents and 84 percent of Republicans disapproving.

Across regions, those in the areas of San Francisco and Los Angeles approve of the governor by slight majorities at 52 percent and 53 percent, respectively.

Demographic groups also differed in their opinion of the governor’s performance, with 67 percent of African Americans and slightly more than half of Latinos approving, while Asian Americans were split at 48 percent and white respondents disapproved at a rate of 56 percent.

Even fewer are in favor of the Legislature’s decisions, with 54 percent disapproving overall. That represents a six-point decline in favorability compared with the same time last year. While Democrats approve by a rate of 64 percent, and African Americans at 57 percent, all other groups, parties, and regions disapprove.

The state government’s motives were also questioned, with 70 percent of respondents saying that a few big interests control the system for their own benefit.

And widespread doubt exists regarding the use of taxpayer money, with 91 percent of those surveyed believing funds are wasted.

Though most are pessimistic about the governor and the Legislature, 56 percent of respondents expect the state’s executive and legislative branches to work together and accomplish “a lot” over the next year.

Optimism has declined by 11 points since January 2019 but has remained relatively steady over recent years. Democrats are far more optimistic, with 74 percent expecting progress, while 47 percent of independents and 38 percent of Republicans are.

On the most important issues facing the state, respondents were split. A combined category of jobs, economy, and inflation were the top priority for 20 percent of respondents; homelessness placed second with 18 percent; housing costs and availability came in at 14 percent; 11 percent chose crime, gangs, and drugs; and immigration trailed at 10 percent.

Democrats believed homelessness was the most important at a 26 percent clip, 24 percent of Republicans chose immigration, and independents slimly chose jobs, economy, and inflation over housing costs and availability.

When asked to consider the only measure on the ballot during the March primary, 59 percent of likely voters said they would vote in favor of Proposition 1, which would approve a $6.38 billion bond to expand treatment facilities to address mental health, substance abuse, and homelessness. Other than Republicans, majorities existed across demographic groups and regions.

Answers via online and phone interviews were provided by 1,628 adults across the state, and researchers reported a 3.3 percent margin of error.


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Illegal Aliens Unleashed onto the Streets of San Diego by Border Patrol

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The Border Patrol released more illegal aliens onto the streets of an already-overwhelmed San Diego, California on Friday, at the same time that a “welcome center” for immigrants was forced to shut down because it ran out of funding, due to the surge.

“The Border Patrol bus released approximately 200 migrants onto the streets in San Ysidro, where they were then handed over to a non-governmental organization for help,” Fox News reported Friday.

The release of illegal immigrants on Friday is the latest instance of ongoing Border Patrol releases into San Diego.

In just one five-week period late last year, nearly twenty thousand migrants were dropped off in San Diego, local station CBS 8 reported on October 18, 2023:

“Border Patrol has dropped off more than 18,500 migrants into San Diego over the past five weeks. More than 1,400 migrants have been dropped off in Oceanside and local nonprofits and city governments are stepping up to help. 

Last week, CBS 8 reported that Border Patrol had dropped 13,000 in one month's time, meaning there has been at least a 5,500 increase in just seven days.”

Indeed, illegal immigrants are increasingly flooding into San Diego, between official ports of entry. And, if apprehended, they’re overwhelming detention facilities.

Border Patrol encounters between ports of entry in San Diego Sector are up 73.8% through the first four months of the current fiscal year (Oct. 2023-Jan. 2024), surging to 120,124 from 69,117 in the same period last year. In each month, the number of encounters was at least sixty percent higher than the same month year-ago.

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Similarly, encounters with illegal immigrants at the port of San Diego by U.S. Customs and Border Control’s Office of Field Operations are up 70%, from 36,834 in the first four months of FY2023 to 62,722 in FY2024 to-date.

Not all of the illegal immigrants released into San Diego stay there, or even remain in the state, however.

Since the Border Patrol drops them off at a bus station, they can simply hop onto another bus and head anywhere else in the U.S. Alternatively, local nonprofits are there to provide them with free transportation to airports and rail stations.

The illegal immigrants claiming to be asylum-seekers are on the honor system to report to a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office once they settle in their new location. If they do, a court date will be set, where they can plead their case for asylum, if they show up.

What’s more, not all of San Diego’s illegal immigrants hail from Central or South America – some come from far-off, hostile regimes like China.

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The influx of immigrants from hostile countries, who mix in with migrants from more friendly nations, poses a serious national security threat, as MRCTV’s Nick Kangadis reports:

“While the top nationality represented isn’t a complete surprise, with 28,000 criminal invaders from Colombia being encountered, coming in second are invaders from China, with 21,000 encounters in that sector alone since October. The rest of the top 10 includes, in order, Mexico, Brazil, Ecuador, Turkey, Guinea, India, Guatemala and Peru.”

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“While some Chinese might actually be trying to flee the oppression of their communist government, you better believe that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) would take advantage of such a situation and send in spies and other military-related individuals.”





Newsom: Biden’s Presidency Is a ‘Masterclass’ in Leadership

Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet The Press” that President Joe Biden’s presidency has been a “masterclass” in how to run the United States.

Anchor Kristen Welker said, “There are some pretty stark numbers you are facing. Seventy-six percent of voters say they have real concerns about President Biden’s ability to serve a second term. Do you think it is  responsible for Democrats to put him at the top of the ticket given these concerns?”

Newsom said, “I mean, what he’s done in three years, it’s been a masterclass. Close to 15 million jobs, that’s eight times more than the last three Republican presidents combined. The economy is booming. Inflation is cooling. It’s .6% more than it was in the summer of 2020 at just 3.1%.”

He continued, “We have American manufacturing coming home, all because of Biden’s wisdom, his temperance, his capacity to lead in a bipartisan manner, which is an underrepresented point. And, so, I have great confidence moving forward. And so the answer is, absolutely all in, in terms of the next four years for Joe Biden.”

Welker said, “These voters, though, aren’t complaining about his record. They’re talking about concerns about his ability to beat Trump, who you’ve called lightning, a threat, essentially to democracy. We’ve heard a lot of his allies say publicly, in private, ‘He is strong, he’s in command, he’s forceful.’ Does he need to do more to show that?”

Newsom said, “I think he’s doing everything he needs to do. I mean, he’s got an extraordinary record. He’s doing everything he needs to do on Ukraine at the moment. He’s doing everything he needs to do to wrestle some common sense as it relates to a bipartisan approach to address the issue of the border when Republicans couldn’t take yes for an answer because they don’t want to make that a political issue. He is leading.”

He aded, “So, no, from my humble prospective, not only have the last three years been extraordinary, I’ve been out, as you know, on the campaign trail. I was just out in California. I’ve seen him up close, I’ve seen him from far. But here’s my point: it’s because of his age that he’s been so successful.”

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Biden complains about Republicans taking too much vacation

President Biden recently blasted members of the House of Representatives for taking a two-week recess, a break he referred to as a "vacation."

The Hypocrite-in-Chief stated, sort of: “Instead of going on a two-week vacation. Two weeks, walking away. Two weeks? What are they thinking? My God, this is bizarre, and it’s just reinforcing, and it's just reinforcing all the concern and, and almost I won't say panic, but real concern about the United States being a reliable ally. This is outrageous."

Talk about the pot calling the kettle black ebony! Biden is on a record pace for presidential vacations, having spent about 40% of his presidency on holiday thus far, significantly more than former President Trump … and virtually all of his other predecessors.

But enough is never enough for donkeys horses’ asses-- old or new. Rep. Eric Smallswell Swalwell (D-CA) recently took to the platform formerly known as Twitter to relate the death of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s chief political opponent to potential future actions of Donald Trump, should he be returned to the presidency. @RepSwalwell stated:

Let Navalny’s death be a warning to America. If returned to power, Donald Trump will jail his opponents. This isn’t a forecast, he has already told us this. There will be no evidence or due process. And certainly no opposition from Republicans in Congress.

“Jail his opponents?” He might well have to get out of jail first, as his opponents are desperately trying to put him there. That isn’t a forecast, it’s a current reality. Democrats have utterly eschewed due process in their rabid attempts to imprison and destroy Trump. And there has certainly been little or no opposition from Democrats in Congress.

Democrats are to projection as Heinz is to ketchup.

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Poll: Biden’s Approval Rating Close to all-Time Low at 38%

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President Joe Biden’s approval rating fell to 38 percent in February, hovering one percentage point away from his all-time low, a Gallup poll released Friday reveals. The figure is well below the 50 percent threshold typically needed for incumbents to achieve reelection.

In addition, Biden registers subpar approval ratings for his handling of five key issues facing the U.S., including a new low of 28 percent for immigration and readings ranging from 30 percent to 40 percent for the situation in the Middle East between Israel and Hamas, foreign affairs, the economy and the ongoing Ukraine conflict.

The Gallup poll, conducted from Feb. 1 to Feb. 20 with 1,016 adults, found 38 percent of respondents approve of the way Biden is handling his job as president, while 59 percent disapprove.

Two percent of respondents had no opinion on the octogenarian seeking a return to the White House in 2024.

The bad news did not stop there, following as it does from recent similarly low numbers for the 81-year-old.

Biden’s latest approval rating is three percentage points lower than his rating in January, which was 41 percent. Biden had previously registered an all-time low approval rating of 37 percent in surveys conducted by Gallup in April, October and November of last year.

“Looking ahead to November, history suggests that Biden has significant work to do to improve his approval rating among independents as well as Democrats if he is to win a second term,” the Gallup news release that accompanied the data suggested.

The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus four percentage points.

Biden’s approval rating has not risen above 44 percent since August 2021, and his 39.8 percent average rating for his third year in office was the second worst among post-World War II presidents elected to their first term.

Read a full report on the Gallup findings here

 Democrat/socialist/communist (D/s/c) apologists would have us believe the Biden Crime Family is entirely innocent, the victim of evil MAGA persecution.  


‘Breaking Biden’ Author: ‘Biden Crime Family’ Would Be in ‘Handcuffs’ if U.S. Had a ‘Responsible Department of Justice’

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/10/24/breaking-biden-author-biden-crime-family-would-be-in-handcuffs-if-u-s-had-a-responsible-department-of-justice/


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Breitbart Editor-in-Chief and New York Times bestselling Breaking Biden author Alex Marlow told YouTuber Stephen Gardner the Bidens would be in “handcuffs” if the United States “had a responsible Department of Justice.”

 

“Protect and enrich.” This is a perfect encapsulation of the Clinton Foundation  (TWO GAMER LAWYERS - OWNED BY GEORGE SOROS) (WHAT ABOUT THE CHINA BIDEN PENN CENTER?)  and the Obama (TWO GAMER LAWYERS - OWNED BY GEORGE SOROS) book and television deals. Then there is the Biden family (FOUR GAMER LAWYERS - JOE, HUNTER, JAMES, FRANK - OWNED BY GEORGE SOROS AND LARRY FINK OF BLACKROCK)  corruption, followed closely behind by similar abuses of power and office by the Warren (GAMER LAWYER) and Sanders families, as Peter Schweizer described in his recent book “Profiles in Corruption.” These names just scratch the surface of government corruption (ADD GAMER LAWYER KAMALA HARRIS (WANTS TO BE OWNED BY GEORGE SOROS) AND HER LAWYER HUSBAND AND THE BANKSTERS’ RENT BOY, LAWYER CHUCK SCHUMER, OWNED BY LARRY FINK OF BLACKROCK WHO OWNS A BIG PIECE OF THE ‘BIG GUY’ JOE, AND GEORGE SOROS’ RENT BOY (GAMER LAWYER) TONY BLINKEN, AS WELL AS CON MAN (GAMER LAWYER) ADAM SHIFF AND HIS CORRUPTNESS (GAMER LAWYER) BOB MENENDEZ STILL EVADING PRISON BUT STILL SUCKING BRIBES LIKE A BIDEN.

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James Biden shills for the Biden Crime Family

Democrat/socialist/communist (D/s/c) apologists would have us believe the Biden Crime Family is entirely innocent, the victim of evil MAGA persecution. That normal Americans and Republicans have no power to prosecute under the weaponized, politicized Department of Justice is ignored. Fortunately, the barely Republican-controlled House is doing the work the DOJ will not:

President Joe Biden’s brother James said during the House impeachment inquiry on Wednesday that he threw away Hunter’s Biden first diamond received from CEFC China Energy Co, a source familiar with the interview told Breitbart News.

Hunter received a second, $80,000 diamond from CEFC chairman Ye Jianming in February 2017.

Hunter received the first diamond when Joe Biden was vice president to entice him to do business with CEFC, the source said. Hunter gave it to James to have it appraised, according to the source, but James said he threw it away.

He threw away a diamond, worth tens of thousands of dollars?! Perhaps to hide evidence of corruption, but otherwise? During his testimony, James maintained his brother Joe Biden never, ever, in any way, had any business dealings with the rest of his family. 

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I’m beginning to doubt James’ credibility.

Through Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs), the committee discovered in March that Biden associate Rob Walker received a $3 million wire transfer from CEFC. In turn, four Biden family members — Hunter, James, Hallie, and an unidentified “Biden” — received a collective $1.3 million cut from the $3 million wire transfer.

The source also told Breitbart News that James initially said he was not part of a deal with Rob Walker, Hunter, James Gilliar, and Tony Bobulinski, but when presented with an agreement with his signature on it, he changed his story to say he did not recall signing that agreement.

Now I’m really beginning to doubt his credibility.

James also appeared not to recall that Joe Biden met with the family’s business associates. James said Joe Biden never met with business associates, but messages produced by a previous witness contradict that claim, the source said.

James also told the impeachment inquiry that Joe Biden “never had any involvement or any direct or indirect financial interest” in his business ventures. The claim comes as House Oversight Committee chair James Comer (R-KY), a former bank board member, found in October that a $200,000 check from Americore, which allegedly defrauded Medicare, landed in Joe Biden’s bank account via James Biden.

James claimed this was repayment for a loan from Joe.

James confirmed there is no documentation for the two “loans” Joe Biden allegedly provided him, and no interest was charged, the source told Breitbart News:

  • James Biden said he called the law firm Monzack Mersky and Browder and requested money from Joe Biden’s bank account. James Biden does not know if the money came from Joe Biden’s S corporation CelticCapri or his personal bank account. This law firm is also associated with James Biden, Hunter Biden, and Rob Walker’s LLCs.
  • The Oversight Committee has identified two checks from James and Sara Biden to Joe Biden labeled as “loan repayments.” 
  • On March 1, 2018, Americore, a financially distressed rural hospital operator, wired a $200,000 loan into James and Sara Biden’s personal bank account – not their business bank account. On the same day, James Biden wrote a $200,000 check from this same personal bank account to Joe Biden. 
  • On September 3, 2017, Joe Biden received $40,000 in China money from the account of his brother, James Biden, and his sister-in-law, Sara Biden, in the form of a personal check.
  •  In addition, James took out loans from Democrat donors and did not fully repay them, according to the source, which includes: James Biden received $800,000 in loans from Joey Langston, but he only repaid $400,000
  • James Biden received $900,000 in loans from John Hynansky, but he still owes him $100,000.

Let’s review: At least nine Biden family members, including two grandchildren, have been paid from family overseas “business ventures.” None of these people had any business acumen, knowledge or services to offer foreign governments or businesses.  Hunter Biden, a drug-addled know-nothing has admitted, on camera, the foreign entities that paid him millions did so because his last name is “Biden.”  None of these supposed “loans” is accompanied by any documentation.

Joe Biden has repeatedly said he never discussed business with his son, but:  

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The National Archives and Records Administration has admitted that it is in possession of nearly 5,400 emails, electronic records and documents that potentially show President Biden using a pseudonym during his vice presidency, it was revealed on Monday. 

Many of these were communications with Hunter.  So, there are more than 150 suspicious activity reports from banks on the Biden Family, which, including grandchildren, has made tens of millions for apparently doing nothing, and James Biden throws away a diamond.

Sounds legit to me.

Mike McDaniel is a USAF veteran, classically trained musician, Japanese and European fencer, life-long athlete, firearm instructor, retired police officer and high school and college English teacher. His home blog is Stately McDaniel Manor.  





Poll: Majority of Voters Believe Joe Biden Made Bank from Family Business

President Joe Biden, and his son Hunter Biden arrive at Fort McNair, Sunday, June 25, 2023
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A majority of voters say President Joe Biden, 81, made money from his family’s international business, an Economist/YouGov survey released Wednesday found.

Fifty-three percent of voters believe Biden “personally profited from his son Hunter Biden’s business dealings.”

The poll contradicts the establishment media’s narrative that Joe Biden was only involved on the “surface level,” as CNN recently claimed.

It also contradicts Joe Biden’s claims that he has had no involvement in the business. “Never discussed with my son or my brother or anyone else anything to do with their businesses. Period,” Joe Biden alleged on the 2020 campaign trail.

RELATED — “No!” Biden SNAPS at Reporter Asking About Involvement with Hunter’s “Shake Down” Text

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Only 31 percent of voters said they do not believe Biden was involved, while 16 percent remain unsure.

Most notably, 48 percent of independent voters, nearly half, said Joe Biden made bank from the family business.

The poll surveyed 1,360 registered voters between February 18-20, 2024, with a ± 3.1 percent margin of error.