Edition · January 8, 2024
The Daily Fuckup — January 8, 2024
1 verified report published on January 8, 2024.
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Closing take
January 8 was a reminder that the biggest Trump messes are rarely one-day explosions. They are usually piles of paper: filings, appeals, orders, and the blunt fact that every attempt to escape one legal trap tends to open another. That is what made this a strong screwup day for Trump-world — not drama for drama’s sake, but the steady, documented drip of consequences.
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Ballot delay
Confidence 4/5
★★★★☆Fuckup rating 4/5
Serious fuckup
Trump asked a Maine judge to pause the state’s ballot-access dispute so the Supreme Court could first rule in the Colorado case that had already knocked him off that state’s primary ballot. The move underscored how much his campaign was now leaning on procedural delay just to keep the constitutional question from spreading. It also highlighted the risk that one state’s ruling could become a blueprint for others.
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