memeorandum: Meehan says Trump will ‘absolutely not’ win popular vote (Lauren Irwin/The Hill)

3:00 PM ET, September 29, 2024

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Stephanie Murray / Arizona Republic:

Jeff Flake endorses Kamala Harris for president: ‘I know of her character’ — Former Republican Sen. Jeff Flake is endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris because of his conservative values — not in spite of them — he said Saturday in an interview announcing his support for the Democratic presidential nominee.

Discussion: The Hill, Washington Examiner, NBC News, Mediaite, New Jersey Online, Washington Times and ABC News

New Yorker:

Kamala Harris for President — The Vice-President has displayed the basic values and political skills that would enable her to help end, once and for all, a poisonous era defined by Donald Trump. — At the 1940 Republican National Convention, in Philadelphia, an uneasy affair marked by bomb scares …

Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo and Washington Examiner

Washington Post:
Trump falsely attacks Harris as ‘mentally impaired’ and ‘mentally disabled,’ prompting criticism

Discussion: New York Times, The Daily Beast, Washington Examiner, Reuters, New York Post, Vanity Fair, Axios, Breitbart, Rolling Stone, Raw Story and Mediaite

NBC News:

Poll: Democrats' advantage with Latino voters continues to shrink — Harris leads Trump nationally among Latinos, 54% to 40%, but Democrats' edge is at its lowest level in the last four presidential cycles. — Vice President Kamala Harris is leading former President Donald Trump among Latino voters.

Discussion: Townhall, RedState, New York Post and Fox News

Nnamdi Egwuonwu / NBC News:
Trump and Harris compete for the Latino vote in very different ways

Discussion: Arizona PBS

Tyler Pager / Washington Post:
Harris team quietly courts big-name GOP endorsements

Discussion: The Daily Beast and New Jersey Online

David Frum / The Atlantic:

J. D. Vance's Thin Skin Makes Him Vulnerable — Kamala Harris used Donald Trump's psychic weaknesses against him in their televised debate on September 10. Can Governor Tim Walz do the same to Senator J. D. Vance when they meet on Tuesday? — Watch what happens when Vance is asked …

Discussion: New York Times, No More Mister Nice Blog, Washington Examiner and Associated Press

Katie Herchenroeder / Vanity Fair:
Tim Walz Expected To Bring Receipts About JD Vance's Anti-Abortion Stances To VP Debate

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, USA Today, Washington Examiner, ABC News, Associated Press, Axios, Business Insider, Boston Herald and Washington Post

David Bauder / Associated Press:
CBS News says it will be up to Vance and Walz to fact-check each other in veep debate

Discussion: The Daily Beast, The Hill, CNN, Mother Jones, CBS News, PolitiFact, Plain Dealer, Mercury News and The Gateway Pundit

Thomas Zimmer / Democracy Americana:

How Project 2025 Became Toxic and Exposed the Right's Toxicity — On September 22, NBC News published its latest national poll. The headline results: Kamala Harris's favorability has soared since July and she now also leads Trump head-to-head, a significant shift compared to two months ago …

Lauren Irwin / The Hill:

Meehan says Trump will ‘absolutely not’ win popular vote — Michael Meehan, the CEO of Squared Communications, said Sunday he believes former President Trump will “absolutely not” win the popular vote. — Meehan, a Democrat, was asked by host Chris Stirewalt about Trump's standing in the polls …

Nick Arama / RedState:

Kamala's Attempted Troll of Trump at Alabama Game Fails Miserably, While Trump Is Cheered Wildly — Kamala Harris told the media she was going to try to troll former President Donald Trump at the Alabama-Georgia game on Saturday. — But the effort failed miserably and just showed how desperate she was.

Discussion: CNN, Townhall, al.com, WDBD FOX 40 Jackson …, Washington Times, USA Today, Raw Story, Washington Examiner and Washington Post

Jack Queen / Reuters:

Republicans lay legal groundwork for election challenges — In Arizona, one of seven competitive U.S. states that are expected to decide the 2024 presidential election, an advocacy group founded by Donald Trump adviser Stephen Miller is advancing a bold legal theory: that judges can throw …

Discussion: New York Times and Semafor

Democracy Docket:
Federal Judge Strikes Down Key Provision of Texas' Omnibus Voter Suppression Law

Discussion: The Texas Tribune

Daniel Dale / CNN:

Fact check: To attack Harris, Trump falsely describes new stats on immigrants and homicide — Former President Donald Trump is wildly distorting new statistics on immigration and crime to attack Vice President Kamala Harris. — Trump falsely claimed Friday and Saturday that the statistics …

Discussion: Joe.My.God., The Daily Caller and Fox News

Tara Suter / The Hill:

Hogan says he doesn't ‘agree with’ getting rid of filibuster — Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R), also a Republican Senate candidate, said in a Sunday interview that he doesn't “agree with” getting rid of the filibuster. — “I don't agree with both my opponent and Donald Trump …

Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:

The 128 paths to the White House — From the Sun Belt to the Rust Belt, which maps are most likely? — ∙ Paid — Let's try something a little different today: basically, a two-for-one. First, I'll give you what's essentially a full newsletter with some big-picture thoughts …

Paul Kirby / BBC:

Far right in Austria heads for unprecedented election victory — Austria's far-right Freedom Party is heading for an unprecedented general election victory under leader Herbert Kickl, projections say. — The projections, based on initial results, give Kickl's party 29.2% …

Discussion: Associated Press, Reuters, CNN, Bloomberg, The Guardian, Joe.My.God., The Gateway Pundit, Semafor, Al Jazeera and New York Times

Chad Reese / The Hill:

Harris's tax cut plan shows how startup costs cripple entrepreneurs — Kamala Harris announced her latest economic proposal last week — an increase in the maximum up-front tax deduction for new business startups to $50,000. — This higher deduction is intended to offset the costs …

Catherine E. Shoichet / CNN:

Elon Musk is one of illegal immigration's harshest critics. He once described his past immigration status as a ‘gray area’ — The world's richest man stood steps away from the US-Mexico border, adjusting the brim of his black cowboy hat. — “As an immigrant to the United States …

Sarah Rumpf-Whitten / Fox News:

Vance not allowed to campaign in Pittsburgh culinary landmark — despite Harris event at same restaurant chain — The vice presidential nominee met supporters outside instead after the restaurant said it wasn't told in advance about the campaign stop — Vice presidential candidate …