An open letter from more than 1,600 former prosecutors said that Attorney General William Barr is using the power of the Justice Department to help President Trump win reelection.
Biden Sets Another Fundraising Record
“Joe Biden’s presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee set another fundraising record for the month of September, surpassing the massive $364.5 million haul it raised in August,” Bloomberg reports.
“An exact number was not yet available.”
Steve King Defends His White Nationalist Remarks
Rep. Steve King (R-IA) defended his past remarks on white nationalism during a fiery speech on the House floor.
Said King: “I’ll say two years ago when this came down, people didn’t understand what’s happening. But today western civilization is under assault, and I have been 100 percent correct on this. I’ve been more correct on this than I thought I was going to be.”
Third Party Candidate Backs Graham In South Carolina
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) “is getting campaign support from a third-party candidate, potentially bringing with him a narrow margin of conservative backers who could propel Graham over his Democratic challenger in a tightening race,” the AP reports.
“Bill Bledsoe, who had been running as the Constitution Party candidate seeking to block Graham from a fourth term, dropped out to endorse Graham.”
However, Bledsoe’s name “will still appear on ballots, which have already been printed.”
White House Briefing Goes Off the Rails
“For the second time in a week, the United States bore witness to an animated and interruption-filled political discussion. The first one was Tuesday’s debate, but Thursday’s White House briefing wasn’t that different,” the Washington Post reports.
“And perhaps more than any briefing before it, it reinforced the White House’s credibility problem.”
“Press secretary Kayleigh McEnany’s briefing was contentious on a level we’ve rarely seen, even in this White House. McEnany attempted to turn aside questions about Trump’s wishy-washy comments on self-declared white supremacists and his dubious claims about mail-in voting, while playing up Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett.”
Rubio Calls Debate a Mirror of America
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) described the first presidential debate on the Hugh Hewitt Show as a “mirror that sort of showed us what we look like as a nation and as a people in which we’re all talking at each other and over each other, but not to each other.”
Biden Landslide More Likely Than Trump Win
The latest FiveThirtyEight forecast gives Joe Biden an 80% chance to win the presidential race and Donald Trump a 20% chance.
The model also gives Biden a 29% chance he’ll win in a landslide, meaning winning the popular vote by at least 10 percentage points.
Pelosi Says Biden Shouldn’t Debate Anymore
Speaker Nancy Pelosi told Bloomberg that she did not believe Joe Biden should participate in the remaining presidential debates.
Said Pelosi: “I never thought he shouldn’t do it because I didn’t think he would do well. I thought he shouldn’t do it because I thought something like this could happen.”
Texas Governor Orders Ballot Drop Off Sites Closed
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) “issued an order Thursday requiring counties to close multiple locations where voters can drop off completed mail-in ballots,” the Austin American Statesman reports.
“As an election security measure, counties will be limited to one dropoff site where poll watchers — designated by political parties and candidates — must be allowed to observe ballot deliveries by voters.”
South Carolina GOP Asks Supreme Court to Intervene
“South Carolina Republicans asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to reinstate the witness signature requirement for mail ballots ahead of the November election, extending the legal turmoil over the rule even as tens of thousands of ballots have been sent to voters across the state,” the Washington Post reports.
“The request to the high court comes after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit on Wednesday left in place an order blocking the requirement because of the risks associated with in-person voting during the coronavirus pandemic.”
Trump May Have Canceled Wisconsin Rally
“President Trump appears to have canceled a planned appearance in western Wisconsin amid calls from the city’s mayor and the state’s governor, both Democrats, that he not hold a rally amid a surge in coronavirus cases,” the AP reports.
‘I’m Tired of It’
John Roberts of Fox News is tired of the White House refusing to denounce white supremacy and for being hammered by his followers on Twitter for asking the question.
Biden Expands His National Lead
A new CNBC/Change Research poll finds Joe Biden expanding his national lead over Donald Trump to 13 percentage points, 54% to 41%.
That’s a wider lead than the polling averages show, but it’s also the first national poll conducted entirely after the first presidential debate.
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Trump Objects to Debate Rule Changes
President Trump on Twitter:
“Why would I allow the Debate Commission to change the rules for the second and third Debates when I easily won last time?”
For members: It’s a Mistake to Change the Debate Rules
Kim Jong Un’s New Look
“For decades, North Korea’s ruling Kims portrayed themselves as quasi-gods, incapable of error. Now, as the country faces some of its toughest challenges in years on several fronts, leader Kim Jong Un is taking a different approach. He is showing himself to be fallible — even human,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“With the country contending with the coronavirus pandemic, flood damage and economic sanctions, Mr. Kim is apologizing, admitting policy missteps and visiting disaster zones. He has ordered officials to stop ‘mythicizing’ his family as it could ‘hide the truth,’ according to state media.”
“The outward expressions of humility aren’t a sign of weakness, security experts say, but rather an indication that Mr. Kim sees himself as operating from a position of strength, as he sits atop a nuclear arsenal that he claims can strike the U.S. mainland. It also suggests the Kim regime won’t be in a rush to rekindle nuclear talks with the U.S. to win economic relief.”
‘The Day I Met Donald Trump’
Former CIA Director John Brennan has an excerpt of his new book, Undaunted, in The Atlantic: “His alertness never faded during the briefing, but his demeanor as well as his questions strongly revealed that he was uninterested in finding out what the Russians had done or holding them to account…”
“It also was my clear impression — based on the thousands of such briefings I have conducted over more than three decades — that he was seeking most to learn what we knew and how we knew it. This deeply troubled me, as I worried about what he might do with the information he was being given… As the briefing was beginning to wrap up, Trump looked at me and made unsolicited disparaging remarks about human sources.”
Said Trump: “Anyone will say anything if you pay them enough. I know that, and you know that.”
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Biden to Launch Some In-Person Canvassing
“After months of avoiding direct contact with voters because of the pandemic, Joe Biden’s campaign is about to launch in-person canvassing efforts across several battleground states,” the AP reports.
“The decision comes amid growing concern from Democratic officials on the ground in key states who fear that Biden has been giving a significant advantage to President Trump and his Republican allies, who have been aggressively courting voters at their doorsteps for months.”
