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Washington Post:
The reasons people say they leave Donald Trump's rallies early — The Republican nominee consistently draws large, enthusiastic and rowdy crowds to his rallies and other campaign events, and at nearly all of them, another trend is clear: Scores of people head out before the end.
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Pharyngula and Raw Story
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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Trump's True Crowd Size Exposed in Embarrassing Video — Donald Trump was an hour and a half late to his rally in Saginaw, Michigan, on Thursday, but even the extra time couldn't muster more people to line the stadium. — “Who else fills big places like this at three in the afternoon?”
Dee Jefferson / The Guardian:
Bruce Springsteen endorses Kamala Harris for president while criticising ‘dangerous’ Trump
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New Republic:
Transcript: Trump's Unhinged Handling of Disasters Revealed By Insider — The following is a lightly edited transcript of the October 4, 2024, episode of The Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. — This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network.
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Raw Story and The DSR Network
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Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
A Woman Among Cowardly Men — The outlook wasn't brilliant for the Citifield nine that day; — the score stood two to zero, with but one inning more to play. — But the Mets, as usual, managed to find a way. — Saving our own Bill Kristol from emotional decay.... Happy Friday.
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Ece Yildirim / CNBC:
Harris campaigns with Liz Cheney in a bid to win over Republicans skeptical of Trump
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The Oklahoman:
‘Trump Bible’ one of few that meet Walters' criteria for Oklahoma classrooms — Jennifer Palmer, Paul Monies, Heather WarlickOklahoma Watch — Superintendent Ryan Walters isn't just talking about buying Bibles for schools. — Bids opened Monday for a contract to supply the state Department of Education with 55,000 Bibles.
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Mock Paper Scissors
Politico:
Port strike deal ends no-win dilemma for Democrats — Quiet — and, finally, public — pressure from President Joe Biden and his team helped seal the agreement, people familiar with White House thinking said. — A dockworkers strike that threatened the U.S. supply chain weeks before an election …
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Biden declares ‘collective bargaining works’ after deal struck
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CNN:
Striking port workers to return to work Friday as negotiators reach an agreement on wages
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NOTUS:
Trump Is Trying to Make Up Ground by Reaching Out to Voters Who Hate Politics — The Trump campaign has faced criticism over much of its machinery, but operatives from both political parties say they see its efforts to reel in low-propensity voters as an edge. — Copy
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NBC News:
Harris is playing it safe. Some Democrats worry that could doom her campaign.
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Salon, Axios, Washington Examiner, Washington Post, Politico, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Beast, The Nation, RedState, The Hill and Washington Times
Politico:
Playbook: Obama hits the campaign trail
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David Smith / The Guardian:
Donald Trump's foul-mouthed migrant rant captured in private pitch to donors — Republican nominee claims Harris is threat to democracy in recording of top-dollar fundraiser in Colorado in August — Donald Trump unleashed a foul-mouthed tirade about undocumented immigrants and predicted that this …
Julie Luchetta / Boise State Public Radio:
Senator tells Native American candidate to go back to where she came from, storms out of public event — A bipartisan forum in a small Latah County community took a turn when Republican Senate incumbent Dan Foreman stormed out of the event, following a racist outburst directed at a Native American candidate.
Discussion:
Pharyngula and Raw Story
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Julia Métraux / Mother Jones:
Idaho State Senator Tells Native American Candidate to “Go Back Where You Came From”
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Ned Hamson's Second Line View … and Idaho Capital Sun
ProPublica:
Top Execs Exit Trump Media Amid Allegations of CEO's Mismanagement and Retaliation — Several people involved with the former president's company, operator of Truth Social, believe the departures were retaliation following internal complaints about CEO Devin Nunes to the company board.
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New York Post and Associated Press, more at Mediagazer »
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Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Trump Media's Misery Deepens as Top Execs Depart — GETTING UGLY — An anonymous complaint against the CEO is roiling the company, according to a report. — Senior executives at Donald Trump's media company have left the business following mismanagement accusations made against its CEO, according to a report.
Emily Brooks / The Hill:
Some Republicans embrace ‘pro-choice’ label, infuriating Democrats — A few Republicans running for competitive or Democratic-leaning congressional seats are adopting and reviving a label that was nearly extinct in their party: pro-choice. — The terminology marks some of the biggest changes …
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Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Democratic fears emerge on Wisconsin Senate race
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WisPolitics, PolitiFact, The Hill and The Bulwark
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Jack Smith's bombshell immunity brief — In a sane world it would be Watergate-level news. … In a previous era, Special Prosecutor Jack Smith's newly unsealed 165-page brief about whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution would generate Watergate-level coverage.
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Colorado Public Radio:
Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters sentenced to 9 years behind bars — CPR covered each day of the Peters' trial. You can read our explainer of the case here, and catch up on individual days here. — Tina Peters is headed to prison. — The former Mesa County Clerk was sentenced …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Democrats suspect Netanyahu of attempting to tilt Trump-Harris race — Democrats increasingly suspect that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to interfere in U.S. domestic politics by ignoring calls by President Biden to negotiate a peace deal in Gaza and by confronting Hezbollah …
CBS News:
Woman who accused Lewandowski of assault says his lawyers tried to buy her silence — The political class barely shrugged in August when Corey Lewandowski announced he was back at former President Donald Trump's side. But when Trashelle Odom learned that Lewandowski had joined Trump's 2024 …
Politico:
US job growth surges past expectations, showing economy's strength — The surprisingly solid numbers put Fed Chair Jerome Powell on course to reduce interest rates by a modest quarter of a point when the central bank holds its next meeting. — US employers added 254,000 jobs in September …
David Daley / The Guardian:
Two men have re-engineered the US electoral system in favor of Republicans — If the right strews constitutional chaos over the certification of this presidential election, two people will have cleared the path — Two men recognized and exploited the anti-democratic loopholes within …
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In These Times
Associated Press:
Mixed verdict for 3 Memphis officers convicted in Tyre Nichols' fatal beating — Three former Memphis police officers were convicted Thursday in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, but were acquitted of the harshest charges they faced for a death that sparked national protests and calls for broad changes in policing.
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