memeorandum: Voters Split on Filling SCOTUS Seat (Christina Johnsen/Polls)

1:55 PM ET, September 28, 2020

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LONG-CONCEALED RECORDS SHOW TRUMP'S CHRONIC LOSSES AND YEARS OF TAX AVOIDANCE — The Times obtained Donald Trump's tax information extending over more than two decades, revealing struggling properties, vast write-offs, an audit battle and hundreds of millions in debt coming due.

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Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:

Trump's Taxes Show He's a National Security Threat — What trade-offs would a president with this level of indebtedness be willing to make to save face? — In a tour de force of hard won reporting, the New York Times has put numerical clothing on what we've known about President Donald Trump …

Discussion: Washington Post, Fox News, Associated Press, New York Times, POLITICUSUSA, The Guardian, Raw Story, Outside the Beltway, OpsLens, Mediaite and Townhall

Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:

Trump in 2011 said lower-income Americans should have to pay taxes to ‘be a part of the game’ and said he paid ‘a lot’ — (CNN)Donald Trump in a 2011 interview said even Americans who don't earn much should have to pay something in taxes to be “part of the game.”

Discussion: The Atlantic

David Leonhardt / New York Times:

18 Revelations From a Trove of Trump Tax Records — Times reporters have obtained decades of tax information the president has hidden from public view. Here are some of the key findings. — The New York Times has obtained tax-return data for President Trump and his companies that covers more than two decades.

Dan Alexander / Forbes:
Yes, Donald Trump Is Still A Billionaire. That Makes His $750 Tax Payment Even More Scandalous.

Discussion: Washington Post, Raw Story, OpsLens and America's Voice

David Corn / Mother Jones:
Why Donald Trump's Tax Returns Matter

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Townhall, The Moderate Voice, Raw Story, Vox and IJR

Jason Easley / POLITICUSUSA:
Ivanka Trump Could Be Going Down Thanks To Her Dad's Tax Fraud

Discussion: Washington Post, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo, The Week, New York Times, CNN, The Guardian and Reuters, more at Mediagazer »

Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump's tax revelation could tarnish image that fueled rise

Discussion: Reuters, Breitbart, Newsbusters, Forbes, POLITICUSUSA, The Gateway Pundit, Daily Kos and The Week

Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
‘Do as I say not as I do’: Blockbuster NYT report casts new light on Trump's tax rhetoric

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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Nearly 1 million Americans have already voted

Discussion: WTOP, The Hill and The Week

New York Times:
Charting an Empire: A Timeline of Trump's Finances

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NBC News:
With Supreme Court pick, Trump is once again on the wrong side of public opinion

Discussion: ABC News, MSN, The Guardian, The Triad and Breitbart

Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Trump tax records show duplicity. That's devastating for his campaign.

Discussion: CNBC, Washington Post, Raw Story, Political Wire and POLITICUSUSA

Mario Ariza / Sun-Sentinel:

Ex-Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale was drunk and agitated in standoff, police say. Then his cop friend showed up. — FORT LAUDERDALE — Bradley Parscale, former campaign manager to president Donald Trump, was in the middle of an armed standoff with police at his Fort Lauderdale home …

Discussion: Raw Story

Brett Clarkson / Sun-Sentinel:

Former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale hospitalized after he was armed and threatening to harm himself, Fort Lauderdale police say — FORT LAUDERDALE — A tense situation unfolded at a home owned by Brad Parscale, the former campaign manager for President Donald Trump's reelection campaign …

Tasneem Nashrulla / BuzzFeed News:
Ex-Trump Campaign Manager Brad Parscale Was Intoxicated, Aggressive, And Refused To Cooperate While Threatening To Harm Himself, Police Said

Discussion: CNBC, NBC 6 South Florida and Mediaite

Michelle Solomon / WPLG-TV:
Former Trump campaign manager, Brad Parscale, armed, barricades self in Fort Lauderdale home, police called

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David Selig / WPLG-TV:
Brad Parscale made suicidal comments and had physical altercation with wife, she tells police

Discussion: Raw Story

Washington Post:

Joe Biden for president — In order to expel the worst president of modern times, many voters might be willing to vote for almost anybody. — Fortunately, to oust President Trump in 2020, voters do not have to lower their standards. The Democratic nominee, former vice president Joe Biden …

Discussion: CNN, Associated Press, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, New Yorker, IJR, Political Wire, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, UnHerd and The Hill

Andrew Restuccia / Wall Street Journal:

Cindy McCain Joins Biden Transition Team Advisory Board — Wife of late GOP Sen. John McCain endorsed Biden's presidential bid last week — WASHINGTON—Cindy McCain, the wife of the late GOP Sen. John McCain of Arizona, is joining the board of Joe Biden's presidential transition team …

Discussion: Axios, The Hill, Forbes, Political Wire and Mediaite

Monica Alba / NBC News:

Redfield voices alarm over influence of Trump's new coronavirus task force adviser — WASHINGTON — The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has grown increasingly concerned that President Donald Trump, pushed by a new member of his coronavirus task force …

Discussion: Mother Jones, The Daily Beast, NBC New York, Mediaite, CNBC, The Guardian, The Hill, The Daily Caller, Raw Story and The Week

Washington Post: CDC's credibility is eroded by internal blunders and external attacks as coronavirus vaccine campaigns loom

Steve Peoples / Associated Press:

Pandemic overwhelms Trump's message in critical N. Carolina — WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump is fighting to fill a Supreme Court vacancy, howling with unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud and warning that violent mobs are infiltrating the suburbs.

Discussion: Associated Press, ABC News, OpsLens, Washington Post, The Dispatch, The Daily Caller, Blue Virginia and IJR

Meredith College:

Meredith Poll Provides Snapshot of N.C. Voter Opinions as Election 2020 Approaches — The newest Meredith Poll, conducted September 18-22, 2020, finds that North Carolina looks to be a serious battleground state in the upcoming election. — In the new poll, registered voters in North Carolina …

Discussion: The Hill

Michael Kruse / Politico: ‘The Women Around Him Are Accessories to His Brand’

Washington Post:

Trump suggested naming his daughter Ivanka as his running mate in 2016, according to new book by Rick Gates — As Donald Trump's top campaign aides began a discussion in June 2016 about who the presumptive Republican presidential nominee should select as his running mate, the candidate piped up with an idea.

Discussion: Bloomberg, Talking Points Memo, CNN, Mediaite, IJR, The Hill, The Week, The Guardian and Raw Story

Juan Williams / The Hill:

Trump's Supreme Court power grab — One of the first questions at Tuesday night's presidential debate is sure to be about the far-right's frantic rush to get a Trump nominee added to the Supreme Court with the election little more than a month away. — But there is a bigger question.

Discussion: The Week and POLITICUSUSA

Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Republicans eye Amy Coney Barrett Senate floor vote at end of October, just days before election

Discussion: BuzzFeed News, Raw Story and Breitbart

Richard Blumenthal / National Review:
Amy Coney Barrett Is an Exceptional Nominee for the Supreme Court

Discussion: American Prospect, Hartford Courant, Florida Politics, The Nation, CNN, The Week and The Daily Beast

Christina Johnsen / Polls:

Voters Split on Filling SCOTUS Seat — Some bothered by Trump position on transfer of power; — Few expect first debate will change their minds — West Long Branch, NJ - There has been a slight narrowing in the presidential race in the latest national Monmouth ("Mon-muth") University Poll.

Discussion: New York Times, National Review, Political Wire, The Hill and Associated Press

Nate Cohn / New York Times:

If Race Comes Down to Omaha, Poll Shows Biden Has an Edge — Nebraska's Second Congressional District could play a decisive role in a very close election. — In a close race, the presidential election could be decided by an unlikely spot: Nebraska's Second Congressional District, including Omaha and most of its suburbs.

Discussion: Political Wire

Alec MacGillis / New Yorker:

The Students Left Behind by Remote Learning — The desire to protect children may put their long-term well-being at stake. — This article is a collaboration between The New Yorker and ProPublica. — Shemar, a twelve-year-old from East Baltimore, is good at math, and Karen Ngosso …

Hilary Sargent / The Informant:

Christopher Cantwell guilty of extortion and threats — After a four-day trial, the neo-Nazi podcaster was found guilty on two charges. He now faces a maximum sentence of 22 years. — CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE — Christopher Cantwell, the neo-Nazi podcaster charged by federal prosecutors …

USA Today:

Trump wants to run on his record. We hope he does. It's been a disaster for America. — Trump's historically, mind-bogglingly bad record is on the ballot. He has destroyed lives and livelihoods, weakened America and risked our democracy. — At some point during the debates …

Channel 4 News:

Revealed: Trump campaign strategy to deter millions of Black Americans from voting in 2016 — 3.5 million Black Americans were profiled and categorised as ‘Deterrence’ by Trump campaign - voters they wanted to stay home on election day — Channel 4 News has exclusively obtained a vast cache …

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