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Inside the Harris Advertising Strategy
The Bulwark: “When it comes to television, the campaign is largely focused on abortion, taxes, housing, and healthcare, according to a CNN breakdown of the spending. The topic of the…
Republicans Plan Ad Blitz Around Harris Quote on Biden
Republicans are planning to spend heavily to promote a clip of Kamala Harris saying on ABC’s “The View” that there’s “not a thing” she would have done differently over the…
The Politics of Kamala Harris’ Glock
Semafor: “While not the most mentioned subject (and one that is sometimes brought up by interviewers or moderators first) the Harris-Walz ticket has emphasized their gun ownership during this campaign…
Melania’s Memoir Is Like No Other First Lady’s
The Washington Post reviews Melania Trump’s new memoir: So where does Melania — a plain-black-covered book written by a woman who rightly assumes she needs no other introduction — fall…
Large Chunk of Haley Voters Ready to Ditch Trump
A new Blueprint survey finds Donald Trump would win just 45% of Republicans who backed Nikki Haley in the Republican presidential primary while 36% said they would back Kamala Harris….
How Trump Became Trump
“Decades before he hosted ‘The Apprentice,’ Donald Trump was… an apprentice,” the AP reports. “His mentor: Roy Cohn, the ruthless attorney who was a prominent New York power broker in…
Vance and Walz Revive Tradition on Campaign Planes
“The 2024 vice presidential candidates this week have separately participated in a decades-old campaign tradition: answering questions from their traveling press corps written on an orange that’s rolled up the…
Walz Says the Electoral College ‘Needs to Go’
Gov. Tim Walz “called for abolishing the Electoral College as a means of electing American presidents, reiterating a position he has articulated in the past while he and Vice President…
Georgia Election Board Wants Deniers to Monitor Voting
“The fight between the Georgia Election Board and Fulton County took dramatic twists Tuesday, with the county suing the state over an attempt to install election skeptics as monitors and…
Jewish Battleground Voters Overwhelmingly Prefer Harris
A new Jewish Democratic Council of America poll of Jewish voters in the seven main battleground states finds Kamala Harris crushing Donald Trump, 69% to 26%. Save to Favorites
Trump Plans Madison Square Garden Rally
“Donald Trump plans to hold a rally at New York City’s iconic Madison Square Garden,” Bloomberg reports. “His campaign is planning to hold the event on Oct. 27 — roughly…
McCormick Bet Against Iconic Pennsylvania Companies
“In the years that Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dave McCormick (R) led one of the world’s largest hedge funds, the firm bet millions of dollars against some of the state’s biggest…
Trump Claims ’60 Minutes’ Edited Harris Interview
Donald Trump accused the producers of “60 Minutes” of editing Kamala Harris’ answers to questions “which were virtually incoherent, over and over again, some by as many as four times…
GOP Lawmaker Pushes Back on Hurricane Theory
Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) sent a letter to his constituents debunking the misinformation and conspiracy theories that have spread in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, telling them, “Nobody can control…
Trump Bibles Made in China
It turns out Donald Trump’s “God Bless the USA” Bibles were made in China, The Independent reports. Save to Favorites
Trump Confuses Maine Governor’s Gender on Rambling Call
Donald Trump repeatedly referred to Maine’s female governor, Janet Mills (D), as “he” on a call with supporters in the state on Monday, the Bangor Daily News reports. Mills replied…
Right Wing Embraces ‘Weather Weapon’ Theory
“Politicians and right-wing influencers have spread conspiracy theories online suggesting that Hurricane Milton has been geoengineered by nefarious forces, with the end goal of preventing Republicans from voting in the…
George Washington’s Nightmare
Tom Nichols: “Washington’s life is a story of heroic actions, but also of temptations avoided, of things he would not do. As a military officer, Washington refused to take part…
Harris Courts Trump’s Base
Bloomberg: “After four decades of Democrats losing ground to Republicans across the US heartland, Kamala Harris is now trying to appeal to some of Donald Trump’s loyal farming base. The…
The New York Times Finally Notices
After months of hammering President Biden over his age, the New York Times finally explored how Donald Trump’s increasingly “angry and rambling” speeches may be a sign he’s getting too…