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Mark Robinson Referred to Himself as a ‘Black Nazi’

September 19, 2024 at 1:52 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A campaign adviser tells Business North Carolina that gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson (R) “is expected to go on CNN today to defend himself regarding a pending story the national network is preparing.”

Said adviser Jason Williams: “I spoke to Mark this morning and he was prepared to go on CNN and defend himself against the allegations.”

Williams described the CNN story as a “hit piece,” while adding: “The main ones I remember were that they were alleging he made some extremely racist comments about Martin Luther King, referred to himself as a Black Nazi and used antisemitic language referring to Jews.”

Earlier reports suggested Robinson was being pressured to drop out of the governor’s race.

Winner-Take-All Push Gets Help of Nebraska’s Governor

September 19, 2024 at 1:38 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The national Republican push to help former President Donald Trump win all five of Nebraska’s Electoral College votes is ramping up again, and this time it might work,” the Nebraska Examiner reports.

“Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen on Wednesday hosted two dozen state senators at the Governor’s Mansion, along with Secretary of State Bob Evnen, the state’s chief election official.”

Mark Robinson Under Pressure to Quit Governor’s Race

September 19, 2024 at 1:04 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“North Carolina Republicans are bracing Thursday morning as word spreads about a damning news story looming regarding Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson,” the Carolina Journal reports.

“Sources with direct knowledge have spoken with Carolina Journal on the condition of anonymity and said that Robinson is under pressure from staff and members of the Trump campaign to withdraw from the governor’s race due to the nature of the story, which they say involves activity on adult websites in 2000s.”

“Thursday evening is the state deadline to withdraw from the race. The deadline to remove Robinson’s name from the ballot already has passed.”

Audrey Fahlberg: “The article focuses on unsavory comments Robinson made in several online chatrooms… If what I’m hearing is correct, this story will nuke Robinson’s already dwindling chances of flipping termed-out Democratic governor Roy Cooper’s seat.”

Bryan Anderson: “Robinson cancelled two campaign events on Thursday scheduled for Vance and Warren counties. The move came in anticipation of a forthcoming CNN story.”

If Robinson drops out, he’s effectively ceding the race to Democrats in order to save Donald Trump in the state.

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Mike Johnson Talking to Trump About Shutdown

September 19, 2024 at 1:02 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Speaker Mike Johnson told House Republican leadership colleagues that he’s talking to former President Donald Trump about his call to shut down the federal government and what options GOP lawmakers have right now as the funding deadline approaches,” Punchbowl News reports.

Finding Swing Voters Is Harder Than Ever

September 19, 2024 at 1:01 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new New York Times/Philadelphia Inquirer/Siena College poll out this morning found that Kamala Harris overwhelmingly impressed voters in her debate with Donald Trump. A majority of voters in every demographic group gave her a positive review.

But it appears to have made little impact on the actual horse race.

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Democrats Are Building an Impressive Ground Game

September 19, 2024 at 1:00 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Democrats are hoping to tap into every advantage that they didn’t have last time they had to run against Donald Trump, including that they’re not running in a global pandemic,” NOTUS reports.

“They just aren’t sure exactly how much difference an infinitely more robust ground game will make.”

“Kamala Harris’ campaign and an array of liberal groups have built a massive door-to-door canvassing operation, the kind of comprehensive voter-outreach effort they were unable to do in 2020. They hope it can help the party turn out voters — many of them in cities and dismissive of any political communication other than a face-to-face conversation — who didn’t come out to vote four years ago.”

Trump Falsely Claims Harris Wants to Ban Gas Cars

September 19, 2024 at 12:56 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Donald Trump is running a new ad in Michigan claiming falsely that Kamala Harris wants to ban gas-powered cars and require “electric only.”

Quote of the Day

September 19, 2024 at 12:37 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“They didn’t correct her once and they corrected me, everything I said practically… and the audience went absolutely crazy.”

— Donald Trump, in an interview with Fox News, about his debate with Kamala Harris which had no audience.

Russia Behind Fake Kamala Harris Hit-and-Run Story

September 19, 2024 at 12:30 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

The Guardian: “A false claim circulating on social media that Kamala Harris was involved in an alleged hit-and-run in San Francisco in 2011 is the work of a covert Russian disinformation operation, according to new research by Microsoft.”

“Researchers found that the group created a video, paid an actor to appear as the alleged victim, and spread the claim through a fake website for a nonexistent San Francisco news outlet named KBSF-TV. The Russian group responsible, which Microsoft dubs Storm-1516, is described as a Kremlin-aligned troll farm.”

GOP Lawmakers Urge Nebraska to Flip to Winner-Take-All

September 19, 2024 at 12:20 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Republican members of Congress from Nebraska called on their state to apportion all of its five electoral votes to the popular vote winner of the presidential election in the state, The Hill reports.

Nebraska currently splits its five electoral votes and allocates three of them by congressional districts. Kamala Harris is leading in some polls in the district the includes Omaha.

Secret Service Is Investigating Elon Musk

September 19, 2024 at 12:14 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

The Secret Service is looking into Elon Musk’s post on X that suggested it was strange no one attempted to assassinate President Joe Biden or Vice President Kamala Harris, Bloomberg reports.

J.D. Vance Reopens Debate on Pre-Existing Conditions

September 19, 2024 at 12:00 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

J.D. Vance filled in some of the gaps on Donald Trump’s “concepts of a plan” for health care over the weekend, but in doing so raised new questions about how a second Trump administration would handle pre-existing conditions, Semafor reports.

Oprah Winfrey to Join Harris on the Campaign Trail

September 19, 2024 at 11:50 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Oprah Winfrey, who made a surprise appearance to speak at the Democratic National Convention last month, is scheduled to join Vice President Kamala Harris in Michigan on Thursday for a campaign event,” the Washington Post reports.

Trump Rally Attendees Report Eye Burning Symptoms

September 19, 2024 at 11:40 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Donald Trump’s rally in Tucson, Arizona, last week has now been shrouded in mystery after several attendees claimed to suffer from bizarre, eye burning symptoms in the aftermath of the event, KVOA reports.

Said one attendee: “As soon as we left and we stepped outside my eyes were burning.”

Biden’s Student Debt Forgiveness Remains Blocked

September 19, 2024 at 11:36 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“A federal judge has extended a temporary restraining order against the Biden administration’s latest student loan forgiveness plan, threatening the White House hope to provide financial relief to tens of millions of Americans ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential elections,” CNBC reports.

Harris Maintains Big Lead in New York

September 19, 2024 at 11:14 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new Siena poll in New York finds Kamala Harris has a double-digit lead over Donald Trump, 55% to 42%, following a Trump rally last night where he claimed he can win it.

Buttigieg Is Playing the Role of J.D. Vance in Debate Prep

September 19, 2024 at 11:06 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Gov. Tim Walz is intensifying his preparations for the vice-presidential debate with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg serving as a stand-in for his opponent, Sen. J.D. Vance, the New York Times reports.

Clinton Says Policies Won’t Decide This Election

September 19, 2024 at 11:04 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Hillary Clinton said that voters still deciding between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump were less likely to be swayed by the details of Harris’s policies than they were by the candidates’ starkly different approaches to governing, the New York Times reports.

Said Clinton: “At the end of the day, this is a contest between freedom and oppression, between democracy and autocracy, between bringing people together and further dividing us, and that’s what has to be communicated every single day between now and the election.”

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