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8:10 PM ET, October 9, 2024

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Quinnipiac University Poll:
Swing State Poll 2024: Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin: Blue Wall Shows Cracks As Race Tightens, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; U.S. Senate Races: Michigan Moves To Toss-Up, Dems Lead In PA & WI  —  mail_outline  —  PENNSYLVANIA: Harris 49%, Trump 46%, other candidates 2%
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
'I don't want to be nice': Trump ramps up personal attacks on Harris at Pennsylvania rally  —  Trump's campaign event in Scranton, the birthplace of President Joe Biden, was the first of two in the battleground state Wednesday less than four weeks before Election Day.
Sam Stein / The Bulwark:
EXCLUSIVE: Poll Finds Large Chunk of Haley Voters Ready to Ditch Trump  —  A SIGNIFICANT CHUNK OF SELF-IDENTIFIED Nikki Haley voters say they will support Kamala Harris for president, according to a new survey shared exclusively with The Bulwark.  —  If the election were held today …
Axios:
Scoop: Trump allies plan ad blitz around Harris' viral quote on Biden
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Exclusive: Harris widens lead over Trump to 47%-40%, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Susan Rice: Trump's reported calls with Putin appear illegal  —  Former White House adviser and United Nations ambassador Susan Rice called out former President Trump over a report that he has spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin at least seven times since leaving office, suggesting such calls would violate the Logan Act.
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Greg Sullivan / Bloomberg:
Kremlin Says Trump Sent Putin Covid Tests While President  — Kremlin denies phone calls took place after Trump left office  — Trump campaign pushed back on claims in Bob Woodward's book  —  The Kremlin confirmed that former US President Donald Trump while in office sent Russian …
Politico:
As Milton misinformation swells, some Republicans try to course correct  —  As millions of Florida residents evacuate or hunker down in preparation for one of largest storms to ever make landfall in the state, some GOP lawmakers are urging them to check the facts.
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Lorena O'Neil / Rolling Stone:
Meteorologists Get Death Threats as Hurricane Milton Conspiracy Theories Thrive
Russell Payne / Salon:
“Severely compromised”: Experts warn right-wing SCOTUS justices may “seek to intervene” in election  —  “People are underestimating how messy this could get,” expert says amid growing election-related litigation  —  Supreme Court watchers increasingly worry that the 2024 election between …
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Aziz Huq / Politico:
Why the Supreme Court Might Cast the Final Vote for President  —  Three scenarios for major interventions.  —  The new Supreme Court term that began this week isn't overflowing with obvious blockbusters.  The justices have taken one big culture-war case — a challenge to Tennessee's ban …
Discussion: Raw Story and Slow Boring
New York Times:
Election Live Updates: Campaigns Swarm Sun Belt, With Early Voting Starting in Arizona  —  No candidate has ever raised so much money so fast.  And it's more than former President Donald J. Trump has announced raising in all of 2024.  —  Here's the latest on the presidential race.
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Associated Press:
Trump has long blasted China's trade practices.  His ‘God Bless the USA’ Bibles were printed there  —  Thousands of copies of Donald Trump's “God Bless the USA” Bible were printed in a country that the former president has repeatedly accused of stealing American jobs and engaging in unfair trade practices — China.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Pledges to End ‘Double Taxation’ of Americans Abroad  —  The idea is the latest from Republican nominee that goes beyond extending 2017 tax law  —  WASHINGTON—Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said he supports lowering taxes on U.S. citizens who live abroad …
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Post:
Trump books MSG rally to kick off final stretch of 2024 campaign: sources  —  Former President Donald Trump will host a major rally at the Big Apple's iconic Madison Square Garden later this month, The Post has learned.  —  The event, which will be held at MSG's legendary arena …
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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Democrats start to hit the panic button  —  Democrats' nerves are at an all-time high.  —  Two months ago — even a month ago — they were feeling bullish about Vice President Harris's prospects of defeating former President Trump.  —  But now, with less than a month to go until Election Day …
Makena Kelly / Wired:
Tim Walz Rally Goes Live on World of Warcraft Twitch Stream  —  This is the latest chapter of the Kamala Harris campaign's effort to reach young male voters.  —  Kamala Harris' campaign is livestreaming a Tim Walz rally from Arizona and Azeroth tonight.  Yes, Azeroth—the planet from World of Warcraft.
Discussion: Raw Story
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Vance's Fake Autoworkers Just Exposed the GOP's Big Con  —  During JD Vance's appearance in Michigan on Tuesday, several members of the audience came dressed rather conspicuously, sporting T-shirts that read “Auto Workers for Trump.”  But when Craig Mauger of The Detroit News interviewed them …
Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Democrats can't make Georgia governor investigate State Election Board, judge says  —  The Republican-led board recently passed changes to election rules, including an election night hand count of ballots and a rule requiring a “reasonable inquiry”  —  A Fulton County judge dismissed …
Charles R. Davis / Salon:
“The righteous hate what is false”: Mike Johnson betrays his faith by lying about immigrants voting  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson admits he has no data to support his claim that “illegals” vote by the “thousands”  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson is a man of faith — a “Bible-believing Christian …
Monica Hesse / Washington Post:
In the pantheon of first lady memoirs, Melania Trump's is something else  —  The dominant theme of “Melania” is one of graceful grievance.  —  Depending on how you define “memoir” — must it be a coherent narrative, or does a posthumous collection of diary entries suffice? …
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
The Moment of Truth … Last november, during a symposium at Mount Vernon on democracy, John Kelly, the retired Marine Corps general who served as Donald Trump's second chief of staff, spoke about George Washington's historic accomplishments—his leadership and victory in the Revolutionary War …
Discussion: The Bulwark
Alex Kasprak / Snopes:
JD Vance Owns Company That Sells American Real Estate to Foreign Investors?  —  The Ohio senator's venture capital fund invested in the app AcreTrader.  —  In early October 2024, several social media accounts supporting U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris shared a copypasta meme alleging …
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Walz: ‘The Electoral College needs to go’  —  Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic Party's vice presidential nominee, suggested Tuesday night that the Electoral College should be abolished during two West Coast campaign stops.  —  Walz mentioned the concept during fundraisers in Seattle …
Scott Dworkin / The Dworkin Report:
Kamala's Media Blitz is Incredible, Press Coverage is Awful  —  We all deserve better  —  While Trump is spouting dangerous hurricane lies in a desperate bid to scare people into voting for him, Kamala Harris is out there absolutely crushing it.  —  With appearances this week on 60 Minutes …
Elaine Mallon / Washington Examiner:
Lawsuit filed against Jack Phillips dismissed by Colorado Supreme Court  —  The Colorado Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit filed against Jack Phillips after he refused to bake a cake celebrating a gender transition.  —  In a 6-3 opinion, the court threw out the lawsuit on procedural grounds …
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Biology Explains Why People Normalize Trump  —  How authoritarians hack our nervous systems to desensitize us to their assaults on democracy.  —  ∙ Paid  —  1. New Normal  —  America has been navigating a slow-rolling catastrophe for the better part of a decade.
 
 
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