“Andrew Yang’s surprising debate gambit — giving away $120,000 to 10 families over a year to highlight his universal basic income proposal — helped the outsider candidate raise $1 million in the 72 hours since the debate and collect more than 450,000 email addresses from people who entered the online raffle,” Politico reports.
Save to FavoritesRecent Posts
Trump’s Talk of Prosecution Rattles Election Officials
“Donald Trump’s escalating calls to investigate and prosecute election officials he sees as ‘corrupt’ are sounding alarms among democracy experts and the local and state workers preparing to run elections…
RFK Jr. Will Remain on Michigan Ballot
“A federal judge on Wednesday denied a request from Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., a former independent candidate for president, to have his name removed from Michigan’s Nov. 5 ballot,” the…
West Coast Teamsters Endorse Harris
“West Coast Teamsters announced their endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday, just minutes after national Teamsters leadership declined to issue a presidential endorsement,” Politico reports. “The move represents…
Bonus Quote of the Day
“I will if he does. That’s a trade-off I’d do.” — George Clooney, on Jimmy Kimmel Live, responding to Donald Trump’s call for him “to get out of politics.” Save…
Trump Media Sinks to New Low
Trump Media closed Wednesday at a new post-merger low, on the eve of the expiration of “lockup” restrictions that have barred the Truth Social owners’ insiders, like majority shareholder Donald…
Trump’s Growing Tax Cut Promises
Semafor: “The former president announced Tuesday that he’d seek to eliminate the limit on state and local tax deductions that he himself imposed in his signature 2017 tax law. That…
Maine Looks Likely to Split Electoral Votes This Year
A new Pan Atlantic Research poll in Maine finds Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump statewide, 50% to 41%. However, within Maine’s 2nd congressional district — which awards one electoral vote…
Fed Chair Says Rate Cut Won’t Impact Election
“Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell suggested that Wednesday’s larger-than-expected interest rate cut may have a limited effect on the presidential race between Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, because…
Quote of the Day
“I’m still gonna call them an illegal alien.” — Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), at a campaign rally, on Haitian immigrants who are in Ohio legally. Save to Favorites
Harris Holds Double-Digit Lead in New Hampshire
A new University of New Hampshire poll finds Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump by a wide margin among likely voters, 54% to 43%. Harris’s increased lead is largely due to…
Atlantic City Mayor Indicted for Abusing His Daughter
“Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. (D) and his wife, La’Quetta, the city’s superintendent of schools, have been indicted on child endangerment and other charges for allegedly beating their teenage…
Teamsters Skips Endorsement
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters will not issue an endorsement in the presidential election for the first time since 1996. Save to Favorites
Trump Was Warned of Being Poisoned
Washington Post: “Events have taken far longer to plan because of limited resources. Bulletproof glass now boxes him in at outdoor events. Campaign officials have been warned by the government…
John Thune Navigates His Way to Senate Leader
Associated Press: “Throughout his political career, the South Dakota Republican has shown an athlete’s grit and sense for being in the right place at the right time. … This year,…
Most Teamsters Members Prefer Trump
More than half of Teamsters members back Donald Trump over Kamala Harris for president, according to a poll of members as the union’s leadership weighs an endorsement. Save to Favorites
Workers at Musk’s Companies Donate to Harris
“Billionaire Elon Musk has endorsed Republican former President Donald Trump in the race for the White House, but employees at his collection of companies are largely donating to Trump’s Democratic…
This Is What a Losing Campaign Looks Like
David Frum: “The day before Vance tweeted at me, former President Donald Trump was livestreaming to promote a dubious new cryptocurrency venture. That same day, he gave an interview to…
Fed Cuts Rates by Half Percentage Point
“The Federal Reserve voted to lower interest rates by a half percentage point, opting for a bolder start in making its first reduction since 2020,” the Wall Street Journal reports….
Harris Leads in the ‘Blue Wall’ States
Three new Quinnipiac polls of likely voters: Said pollster Tim Malloy: “Three crucial swing states wave a red flag at the Trump campaign. The GOP’s most ‘go to’ attack strategies…
Harris Has the Edge in Wisconsin
A new AARP poll in Wisconsin finds Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump in a multi-candidate field among registered voters, 48% to 45%. Harris’ lead is due to nearly unanimous support…