Nearly 3 in 10 Democrats polled say it 'would be better if Trump had been killed'



A damning new poll revealed Wednesday that nearly one in three Democrats would have preferred to see Kamala Harris' political opponent gunned down in cold blood on Sunday.

Scott Rasmussen's RMG Research conducted an online survey of 1,000 registered voters for the Napolitan News Service earlier this week to gauge the public's response to the latest known attempt on the life of President Donald Trump.

The super-majority of respondents indicated they were paying somewhat or very close attention to the latest news about the second assassination attempt against Trump at his golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida.

When asked whether U.S. government agencies were involved in the murder plot, 37% of respondents said it was very or somewhat likely.

Thirty-four percent of respondents figured the Democratic Party or the Harris campaign were involved; 33% suggested foreign governments were involved; and 33% suggested that Trump himself or his campaign orchestrated the elaborate attempt to have a Democratic donor allegedly wait in ambush for 12 hours with a high-powered rifle.

A majority of respondents (54%) suggested Trump had "used overheated language that might encourage some people to act violently"; 35% blamed CNN and MSNBC; and 33% suggested Harris was an inciter.

However, when asked which one played a role in specifically encouraging the assassination attempts on Trump, 45% of respondents blamed anti-Trump rhetoric; 41% blamed the media; 30% blamed the victim's campaign; 25% blamed Harris' campaign; and 18% attributed the attempts to other reasons.

The question with the most staggering results was: "While it is always difficult to wish ill of another human being, would America be better off if Donald Trump had been killed last weekend?"

Sixty-nine percent of respondents said no, and 14% said they were not sure.

Seventeen percent of respondents said it would have been better for Trump to have been slaughtered on the green.

'These numbers suggest that the phase of getting worse is clearly upon us.'

The Napolitan News Service highlighted that a staggering 28% of Democrats had answered "yes."

Only 47% of Democratic respondents indicated America would not benefit from the assassination of the Republican candidate for president; 25% said they weren't sure.

Scott Rasmussen said, "It is hard to imagine a greater threat to democracy than expressing a desire to have your political opponent murdered."

Rasmussen appears to have been referencing the Democrat talking point recycled ad nauseam in recent years regarding the supposed threat Trump poses to democracy.

Harris, President Joe Biden, the Democratic National Committee, and Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) are among the many Democrats who have called Trump a "threat to our democracy" while their allies worked to silence the Republican, throw him in prison, and strike his name from the ballot.

When broken down by race, it appears Hispanic respondents disproportionately would like to have seen Trump murdered: 30% of Hispanics answered yes whereas only 14% of whites and 19% of blacks voiced support for the political assassination.

"I continue to believe that America's best days are still to come," Rasmussen said. "However, for years I've been saying that things will get worse before they get better. These numbers suggest that the phase of getting worse is clearly upon us."

While things may be getting worse, Democrats indicated years ago they were already primed for nightmarish extremes.

Whereas Democrats are now disproportionately expressing support for the murder of Trump, during the pandemic, they were disproportionately signaling support for the imprisonment of the unvaccinated and the confiscation of their children.

In a Heartland Institute and Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey of 1,016 likely voters conducted in January 2022, pollsters asked, "Would you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose a proposal to limit the spread of the coronavirus by having federal or state governments require that citizens temporarily live in designated facilities or locations if they refuse to get a COVID-19 vaccine?"

Whereas 71% of all voters — and 84% of Republicans — signaled opposition to throwing the unvaccinated in quarantine camps, 45% of Democrats said they strongly or somewhat favored the proposal.

According to the same poll, 48% of Democrats supported federal or sate governments fining or imprisoning Americans who questioned the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines on social media, TV, radio, or in digital publications.

Whereas 80% of respondents said they somewhat or strongly opposed the proposal of taking children away from parents who refuse to take the experimental COVID-19 vaccine, 29% of Democrats signaled support for breaking up such families.

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Elon Musk says he suffered 'major side effects' from booster shot, felt like he was 'dying for several days' — but his healthy cousin fared worse



Elon Musk admitted Friday evening to suffering "major side effects" after he received his second COVID booster shot — a shot he indicated was obligatory on account of business travel.

This admission came after Rasmussen Reports published recent survey results revealing both the apparent prevalence of vaccine side effects and the majority desire for a congressional investigation into how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) handled vaccine safety.

What's the background?

Rasmussen Reports released the results of a poll on Jan. 20, indicating that 70% of Republicans, 48% of Democrats, and 54% of unaffiliated voters want a congressional investigation into the CDC's handling of vaccine safety during the pandemic.

While the results skewed along party lines, majorities of every racial category (56% of whites, 51% of black voters, and 66% of other minorities) noted a desire to hold the CDC accountable.

The majority of respondents may get their way.

The Republican-controlled Congress has authorized the creation of a new House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, which the Washington Examiner noted will have broad jurisdiction.

While this subcommittee will probe the origins of the virus, it will also reportedly investigate vaccine development, COVID-related school closures, and other issues pertaining to the pandemic. It could possibly look into what the CDC knows about side effects of the vaccines.

"There’s a lot of confusion out there, there’s a lot of uncertainty out there, and I believe every American regardless of their political ideology would like to know the truth,” said House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R., Ky.).

Rasmussen Reports, also interested in a general sense of whether the CDC "provided the public with complete information about the danger of side effects from COVID-19 vaccines," previously posted a video on Jan. 16 detailing the findings of another survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted between Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, 2022.

Mark Mitchell, head pollster at Rasmussen Reports, suggested that "since there are approximately 260 million American adults, that implies that 177 million [roughly 68%] of them are vaccinated. According to our poll, with a 41% side effect rate, that means that 72 million Americans have experienced at least a self-identified minor side effect."

"Using a 7% major side effect rate [on the basis of this polling data], 12 million of those 72 million American experienced a self-identified major side effect," added Mitchell.

When asked whether they "personally know anyone whose death [they] think may have been caused by side effects of the COVID-19 vaccines," 28% of respondents answered "Yes." 61% answered "No," and 10% indicated they were not sure.

\u201cPublic opinion about #CovidVaccine deaths and side effects has far-reaching public health consequences. \n\nAll other pollsters have ignored the issue. WHY?\n\nPlease share this zero-commentary clip of our vaccine polling. \n\nDiscussion at Youtube: \nhttps://t.co/wkrXIrawVn\u201d
— Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen Reports) 1673893964

The tech magnate's admission

In a follow-up Twitter post referencing these takeaways, Rasmussen posed the question, "How many people does CDC estimate had major side effects?"

Elon Musk responded to the post after it had been retweeted by Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams, providing a brief personal account of the troubles he faced after receiving his second booster shot.

Musk wrote, "I had major side effects from my second booster shot. Felt like I was dying for several days. Hopefully, no permanent damage, but I dunno."

\u201c@ScottAdamsSays I had major side effects from my second booster shot. Felt like I was dying for several days. Hopefully, no permanent damage, but I dunno.\u201d
— Scott Adams (@Scott Adams) 1674224054

The tech magnate explained that he had been infected with the original COVID-19 virus "before the vaccines came out and it was basically a mild cold."

He later received the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, and indicated that with the exception of a temporarily sore arm, he suffered no "bad effects."

However, things changed for Musk when receiving his next series of shots.

Musk noted that he ultimately received two mRNA booster shots. The first one was "ok, but the second one crushed me."

\u201c@peters8620 @stillgray @ScottAdamsSays I had OG C19 before vaccines came out and it was basically a mild cold.\n\nThen had J&J vaccine with no bad effects, except my arm hurt briefly.\n\nFirst mRNA booster was ok, but the second one crushed me.\u201d
— Scott Adams (@Scott Adams) 1674224054

When pilloried over this admission that he got a second booster shot, Musk indicated that it had been "required to visit Tesla Giga Berlin. Not my choice."

Although Musk was allegedly "crushed," his cousin reportedly suffered a worse fate.

The Twitter CEO added, "And my cousin, who is young & in peak health, had a serious case of myocarditis. Had to go to the hospital."

The CDC contends that "COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective and severe reactions after vaccination are rare," noting that "The benefits of COVID-19 vaccination continue to outweigh any potential risks."

The agency also claims that myocarditis, pericarditis, Guillain-Barré Syndrome, thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome, anaphylaxis, and reports of death after vaccination are "rare."

As of Jan. 13, the CDC continues to recommend "that everyone ages 6 months of age and older stay up-to-date with COVID-19 vaccination; this includes individuals who are currently eligible to receive an updated (bivalent) vaccine."

The agency claims that "Staying up-to-date with vaccines is the most effective tool we have for reducing death, hospitalization, and severe disease from COVID-19."

Contrary to these federal implorations to keep vaccinating, Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo has recommended against mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for men in the 18-39 age range, after his state's health department found "an 84% increase in the relative incidence of cardiac-related death among males 18-39 years old within 28 days following mRNA vaccination."

"Studying the safety and efficacy of any medications, including vaccines, is an important component of public health," Ladapo said, according to a press release. "Far less attention has been paid to safety and the concerns of many individuals have been dismissed – these are important findings that should be communicated to Floridians."

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CEO of Konnech, the China-linked software company allegedly behind 'largest data breach in United States history,' hit with another criminal charge



Eugene Yu, the 51-year-old CEO of the Michigan-based election software company Konnech, has been criminally charged again, this time for grand theft by embezzlement. Yu is said to have "fraudulently appropriated public funds" while a contractor for Los Angeles County.

The felony complaint filed in the Superior Court of State of California for the County of Los Angeles alleged that the "funds amounted to $2,645,000 plus the as yet undetermined value of the personal identifying information," which Konnech stored on servers in China.

Although the company previously claimed that all of its data was stored on servers in the United States, Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón indicated that Konnech had "allegedly violated its contract by storing critical information that the workers provided on servers in China," where Yu lived until 1986.

On Friday, prosecutor Eric Neff suggested the crimes allegedly committed by Konnech under Yu constituted the "largest data breach in United States history," and urged that Yu be held in custody, granted he poses an "extensive flight risk" due to his "deep ties to China."

Despite Neff's protestation, Yu was released.

Yu will reappear in court in November to enter a plea. If convicted, he will likely serve time in a state prison.

\u201cNEWS:\n\nThe @LADAOffice is charging Eugene Yu, CEO of Konnech, with conspiracy to embezzle public funds and grand theft by embezzlement of public funds. \n\nKonnech makes poll worker scheduling software.\n\nhttps://t.co/ssxIp8gCDM\u201d
— Tom Dreisbach (@Tom Dreisbach) 1665713246

Extra to the funds tied to the contracts Konnech had with various American municipalities and counties, Just the News reported that the software company also received $247,139 in funding from the Department of Defense.

The Department of Defense has not yet responded to requests for comment from TheBlaze concerning whether the DoD, which is reportedly working in conjunction with the NSA to "protect the security of the 2022 midterm elections from foreign actors," has been made aware of or is peripherally involved in the ongoing investigation into Konnech's alleged malfeasance.

Konnech also recently received funding to the tune of $306,000 from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.

Concerning Konnech's securement of funds, Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said in December 2021 that "Konnech's growth is great news for our state, our families, and our economy."

Data theft and exposure to the communist Chinese regime

Konnech licenses a proprietary software called PollChief. This election worker management system was used in the last California election by Los Angeles County, where it has a five-year, $2.9 million contract.

PollChief requires election workers to submit personal identifying information. Konnech retains that information.

Fairfax Republicans indicated that Konnech had access to a wide range of American poll workers' identifying information, including their:

  • names
  • mailing addresses
  • phone numbers
  • email addresses
  • dates of birth
  • social security numbers
  • banking information
  • party affiliations
  • active/inactive status

According to the felony complaint filed on October 13, from 2019 through to this month, Eugene and other employees at Konnech were servicing Los Angeles County "using third-party contractors based in China."

Sensitive, identifying information of American election workers was sent to these third-party Chinese actors who allegedly had "superadministration" privileges for all American PollChief clients.

\u201cKonnech: From the LA County DA Investigation - \n\n"any employee for Chinese contractors working on PollChief software had \u201csuperadminisraion\u201d privileges for all PollChief clients ... a \u201chuge security issue.\u201d"\n\nThe FBI knew about & hid this issue from American voters for YEARS.\u201d
— Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen Reports) 1665778754

Luis Nabergoi, project manager for Konnech's contract with the County of Los Angeles, described the situation as a "huge security issue."

In a statement issued after Yu's arrest, Gascón said, "Data breaches are an ongoing threat to our digital way of life. When we entrust a company to hold our confidential data, they must be willing and able to protect our personal identifying information from theft. Otherwise, we are all victims."

Cancellations and double-downs

Since Yu's arrest, some municipalities and counties have taken steps to protect the data of their poll workers and to bolster election security. NPR's Miles Parks noted that, with the midterms weeks away, the decision to cut ties with Konnech must come quickly.

\u201cVoting officials who are using Konnech software are having to make a decision QUICKLY without knowing whether the allegations are true or what they mean. \n\nThe election is already under way in many of these counties. Voting is already happening.\u201d
— Miles Parks (@Miles Parks) 1665781907

Detroit cancelled its $320,000 contract with Konnech last week.

The city reportedly relied upon the scandalized company, not just for sending mass letters, emails, and phone calls to polling locations but for various bespoke election-related solutions, including ballot "fast scanning" software and an app for Uninformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) returned ballots.

Fairfax County, Virginia, cancelled its contract on October 5, citing the need for "an abundance of caution."

Two days later, Virginia's Prince William County announced they had suspended using PollChief and were erasing any data contained on their server.

\u201c@MrFidget5455 Effective this week, we have suspended using PollChief and are erasing any data contained on their server to avoid any further data issues.\u201d
— Prince William County (@Prince William County) 1665163448

Not all are keen to cut ties with Konnech.

On Monday, Georgia's DeKalb Board of Registration and Elections held a special meeting and voted 3-2 in favor of maintaining their contract with Konnech. The vote was decided along party lines, with only Republicans dissenting.

DeKalb GOP Chairwoman Marci McCarthy condemned the decision, suggesting that Democrats "would rather align with alleged criminals than put its' residents' safety first."

\u201cThe Democrats on the DeKalb Board of Elections just voted to keep Konnech, an election management system that has had its\u2019 CEO arrested for data theft and who has violated the trust of its' customers and their poll workers. Let that sink in as elections have consequences.\u201d
— Marci McCarthy (@Marci McCarthy) 1665426454

Although Minneapolis' Elections & Voter Services issued a statement on Oct. 7 claiming they took "these accusations seriously" and were looking into the impact on data related to poll workers, NPR reported that the city still plans to utilize Konnech's software this year.

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Brit Hume delivers scorching rebuke of Jan. 6 committee, says he's never seen anything like this in his 50 years covering DC



Brit Hume delivered a scathing rebuke of the January 6 committee this week. The Fox News senior political analyst noted that in 50 years of covering Washington, D.C. politics, he's "never seen a committee all of whose members were chosen by one party."

Hume was responding to a tweet by Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York.

"There's a long tradition of adversarial process in congressional hearings/investigations," York wrote on Friday. "You don't have to compare it to a trial to know something is wrong with the J6 committee."

Hume tacked on to York's post, "I've covered Washington for more than 50 years, including 11 years covering Congress specifically. I’ve never seen a committee all of whose members were chosen by one party, and where there is no cross-examination or any attempt to present both sides."

\u201cI\u2019ve covered Washington for more than 50 years, including 11 years covering Congress specifically. I\u2019ve never seen a committee all of whose members were chosen by one party, and where there is no cross-examination or any attempt to present both sides.\u201d
— Brit Hume (@Brit Hume) 1656689019

Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) pushed back against Hume's assertation.

"Hey Brit. It’s been all Republicans testifying. Definitely one-sided, just not in how you think it is," the "never-Trump" Republican tweeted. "And as you well know, Kevin McCarthy took his ball and went home. You all sound nervous."

Hume had previously hammered the Jan. 6 committee for being partisan.

On June 11, Hume labeled the primetime hearing as an "utterly one-sided presentation."

On June 7, he tweeted, "It is not normal for a supposedly bipartisan committee to have its members all chosen by one party."

Hume included a video clip of his appearance on Fox News' "Special Report."

Hume pointed out that the Jan. 6 committee is comprised of Democrats Adam Schiff, Jamie Raskin, Bennie Thompson, Zoe Lofgren, Pete Aguilar, Stephanie Murphy, and Elaine Luria. He also noted that the "one-sided" committee had anti-Trump Republicans Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger hand-selected by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).

Hume called Cheney and Kinzinger are "Republican members who could be counted on to agree with the conclusions already reached by" Pelosi.

"This is very much a partisan hearing, which is not to say that interesting facts won’t come out and they won’t make an interesting presentation in primetime but, look, this is only partially a hearing to determine the facts," Hume told host Brett Baier. "It is as much as anything else an effort to give the Democrats an issue that they can run on when nearly all the other issues that people care about are working against them."

\u201cIt is not normal for a supposedly bipartisan committee to have its members all chosen by one party. https://t.co/aJL0tvyBHW\u201d
— Brit Hume (@Brit Hume) 1654618782

Rasmussen Reports noted that the Capitol riot or the January 6 committee did not make the top nine midterm issues for U.S. voters. However, issues that are hurting Democrats make up the top four: rising gas prices, inflation, the economy, and violent crime.

\u201cNote to @brithume on The Jan 6th Committee Hearings:\n\nYou are certainly not alone in noticing inconsistencies of due process, balance and basic fairness. And perhaps more than anything, their complete disconnect with what most national likley voters are actually concerned about.\u201d
— Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen Reports) 1656707118

Hume conceded that President Donald Trump's behavior following the 2020 election was "outrageous" and "utterly disgraceful." However, he doesn't believe that the Jan. 6 committee will be able to prove that the United States was close to losing its democracy, as Democrats have blustered.

Hume said on June 23, "The 1/6 committee is pounding home the point that Trump tried to overturn the 2020 election. He certainly did. But the testimony has not come close to establishing Chairman Bennie Thompson's claim that we came 'critically close to losing our democracy' that day."

"That's because, as the testimony has shown, Trump's scheme was utterly half-assed," he continued. "The legal theory on which it rested was ridiculous. Its linchpin was refusal by vice president Pence to refuse to count the 2020 electoral votes showing Joe Biden the winner. When Pence refused, the scheme collapsed."

"All this happened in the context of an ugly riot, which Trump had triggered, not by what he said on 1/6 but by the stolen-election bs he had been feeding his supporters for two months," he stated. "In the end, the electoral vote count was delayed for several hours, but went forward that day. Outrageous behavior by a president unable to admit error or defeat to be sure. But the near-death of American democracy? Not even close."

Last July, Pelosi rejected two appointees chosen by Republican Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to serve on the House Select Committee to investigate the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. In response to Pelosi rejecting House Judiciary Committee ranking member Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.), McCarthy yanked all five of the Republicans he had selected to sit on the January 6 committee.

CROWDER: Woke lefties are at it again, and this time they attacked Larry Elder; Donald Trump Jr. Guests



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