During the off-the-record call, Ducklo made derogatory and misogynistic comments, accusing Palmeri of only reporting on his relationship—which, due to the ethics questions that factor into the relationship between a journalist and White House official, falls under the purview of her reporting beat—because she was “jealous” that an unidentified man in the past had “wanted to fuck” McCammond “and not you.” Ducklo also accused Palmeri of being “jealous” of his relationship with McCammond. (Palmeri had no prior relationship or communication with McCammond before calling her to report on the Playbook item, which was a story that she was assigned and had not independently pursued.)
Cuomo has emerged as a possible, but not plausible, alternative to square off against the president, not only because of the coronavirus, Sabato said, but because of the current state of the Democratic race.
"The scene has changed...Biden was able to derail Sanders," Sabato said, calling the Vermont senator the great "fear" of mainstream Democratic leadership. "Then they started refocusing and seeing all of [Biden’s] drawbacks."
"They're focusing now on his age and, you know, the lack of articulation and fill in the blank. They just wonder if he's vigorous enough to take on Trump," he added.
Some, maybe. But that was never Trump's purpose, or Miller's, and is therefore one of your lying red herrings.
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