Beatty, Jun 22: Trump 37, Clinton 30
UT/TTP, Jun 27: Trump 41, Clinton 33
KTVT/Dixie, Aug 11: Trump 46, Clinton 35
PPP, Aug 16: Trump 44, Clinton 38
WaPo-SurveyMonkey, Sep 6: Clinton 46, Trump 45
ECPS, Sep 14: Trump 42, Clinton 36
Texas Lyceum, Sep 15: Trump 39, Clinton 32
YouGov, Oct 3: Trump 50,1, Clinton 41.5
KTVT/Dixie, Oct 5: Trump 45, Clinton 38
WFAA/SurveyUSA, Oct 14: Trump 47, Clinton 43
UH Hobby Center, Oct 17: Trump 41, Clinton 38
WaPo/SurveyMonkey, Oct 17: Trump 48, Clinton 46
CBS/YouGov, Oct 23: Trump 46, Clinton 43
Crosswind/Statesman, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 38
UT/TT, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 42
KTVT/Dixie Strategies, Nov 2: Trump 52, Clinton 39
NBC/WSJ/Marist, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 40
ECPS, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 34
YouGov, Nov 5: Trump 50,3, Clinton 42.4
Surely this is a ruse. At the last minute, the Unicorn’s attorneys won’t “allow” him to tell his explosive story. The jury, meanwhile, if they are dolts, will buy this fabrication and be favorably inclined toward this despictable defendant.
We don’t think it’s a ruse. We think Ira is running the defense. His theory is that the Government framed him and put the body in the trunk in his apartment. Who else could tell that to the jury?
Defense lawyers don’t often tell a jury they will hear from the defendant–because something could happen during the course of the trial that would make it too risky for the defendant to testify. Lawyers also don’t like to change horses in midstream, meaning their entire defense has been planned around this theme, from voir dire of the jury panel to closing arguments, and its too late too switch now unless something totally unexpected happens.
So we think Ira will testify.
I still have my doubts, but if he does testify, at least the jury will have a chance to judge the defendant and his bizarre claims for themselves. We’ll finally get to see the supposed charismatic power of “The Unicorn.”