memeorandum: ‘Black men, we need you’: Democrats offer star-studded push to juice Black voter turnout in Detroit (Brakkton Booker/Politico)

9:45 AM ET, October 10, 2024

Top Items:

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%

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog, Breitbart, HotAir, New Jersey Online, Silver Bulletin, The Post Millennial, The Hill, Politico, National Review, The Independent, The Bulwark, Townhall and New York Daily News

Reuters:

Exclusive: Harris overtakes Trump among suburban voters, Reuters/Ipsos polling shows — Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has erased Republican rival Donald Trump's advantage in the vast middle of American society: suburban residents and middle-income households, an analysis of Reuters/Ipsos polling shows.

Discussion: New Jersey Online, Breitbart, BizPac Review and Reuters

Axios:

Behind the Curtain: Dems' Blue Wall blues … Tell us who wins Pennsylvania, and we can tell you who's very likely to be president-elect. Harris, former President Trump and their allies plan to spend $350 million on TV ads in Pennsylvania — $142 million more than the next closest state, Michigan, the N.Y. Times reports.

Discussion: Breitbart, The Hill, The Independent and New York Times

Anna Edgerton / Bloomberg:

A Crazier Path to 270: Can Harris Wrest Alaska Away From Trump? — A poll showed Harris within striking distance of Trump in the reliably Republican state, but she is a different kind of Democrat than the one Alaska recently sent to Capitol Hill. — Under a cold drizzle that hints …

Emerson Polling:
October 2024 State Polls: Mixed Movement Across Swing States Shows Dead Heat

Discussion: New Jersey Online

New York Times:
Obama Heads to Pennsylvania to Give Harris a Jolt of Democratic Energy

Discussion: USA Today and Raw Story

Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Republicans Appear Poised to Take Control of Senate, New Poll Shows

Discussion: Fox News, New Jersey Online, Scripps News, USA Today, PBS NewsHour, Washington Post, ABC News and Wall Street Journal

Jonathan Martin / Politico: Here's What Harris Must Do to Seal the Deal

Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Voters See a Choice Between Character, Leadership Skill

Discussion: The Hill

Kierra Frazier / Politico:

Trump ends speculation on another debate: ‘There will be no rematch’ — The former president is turning down both invitations from Fox News and CNN. — Donald Trump is making it clear: He doesn't want a second debate, regardless of which network is hosting.

Discussion: Mediaite, New York Post and HuffPost

Kanishka Singh / Reuters:
Trump rejects Fox News invite to debate Harris in late October

Discussion: HuffPost, Raw Story, New York Post, Deadline, The Daily Beast, New York Times, American Thinker, Daily Kos and The Independent

Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Harris Calls Into The Weather Channel After Trump Declined Their Call

Discussion: CBS News, Associated Press, Townhall and Florida Politics

Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
'I don't want to be nice': Trump ramps up personal attacks on Harris at Pennsylvania rally

Discussion: Townhall, The Independent, AZ Luminaria, Washington Times, Washington Post, Associated Press, Progress Pond and Washington Examiner

Fox News:
FOX News Media proposes Trump-Harris presidential debate in Pennsylvania

Discussion: The Daily Beast, The Independent, BizPac Review, IJR and Washington Examiner

Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Harris makes impromptu call into CNN, says Trump's hurricane comments ‘dangerous’

Discussion: Poynter, HuffPost, Raw Story, Newsbusters, Joe.My.God., Twitchy and Breitbart

Lorena O'Neil / Rolling Stone:

Meteorologists Get Death Threats as Hurricane Milton Conspiracy Theories Thrive — It's their job to warn residents about destructive storms — but political polarization has made them targets online — As Hurricane Milton approaches Florida, meteorologists are staying awake for days …

Discussion: NOTUS and Politico

Praveena Somasundaram / Washington Post:
A hurricane hunter's final, fitting resting place: Milton's eye

Discussion: New York Times and Joe.My.God.

emptywheel:

Putin Has Convinced Trump He's Keeping Trump's Weakness Secret — “He gets played by them, because he thinks that they're his friends and they are manipulating him full time ... with flattery.” Kamala Harris — Here's how WSJ described the Bob Woodward scoop that Donald Trump sent COVID testing equipment …

Discussion: New Jersey Online, BBC, The Guardian, Raw Story, NBC News and NPR

Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Trump-Putin ties are back in the spotlight after new book describes calls

Discussion: Raw Story, Alternet.org, The Hill, Al Jazeera and SpyTalk

Rob Wile / NBC News:

Inflation cools to lowest level since February 2021 — As consumer price growth has normalized, America is still adjusting to prices that have climbed more than 21% on average since early 2020. — Inflation has come full circle for the Biden administration.

Discussion: The Guardian, Associated Press, ABC7 and The Japan Times

Andrew Ackerman / Washington Post:

Inflation eased slightly for September, as election nears — Prices showed more cooling in the latest consumer price index, the last such report before the November presidential election. — Inflation fell further in September, extending a trend of easing prices and an improving economy …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, USA Today, The Hill, CBS News, Fox Business and New York Times

The White House:

Readout of President Joe Biden's Call with Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel — President Biden spoke this morning with Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel. Vice President Harris joined the call. The President affirmed his ironclad commitment to Israel's security.

Discussion: JNS.org, UPI, Euractiv, Breitbart, The Times of Israel, Washington Examiner, New York Post, New York Times, Bloomberg, Reuters, CBS News and HotAir

Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:

Kamala Harris doesn't owe the mainstream press anything — They've failed over and over in the age of Trump. … 🍻 — In 2016, the mainstream media infamously decided that the biggest story of the election was Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while secretary of state.

AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:

Host Laughs in Trump's Face After He Calls Himself ‘a Truthful Person’ — ROFL — Podcaster Andrew Schulz broke into a fit of giggles so intense he almost slid off his seat after the former president referred to himself as “basically a truthful person.” — A podcast host interviewing …

Discussion: Good Politics/Bad Politics, The Independent, New Republic, HuffPost, Mediaite, The Hill, Alternet.org, Joe.My.God. and TMZ.com

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: New York Times, Business Insider, Mediaite and Raw Story

Popular Information:

How insurance companies could stiff the victims of Hurricane Milton — Hurricane Milton is pounding Florida and is expected to cause billions of dollars in damage. But many Florida homeowners — even those with insurance — will receive little or no help rebuilding.

Discussion: Weiss Ratings, DCReport.org, E&E News and The Hill

Helen Ubiñas / The Philadelphia Inquirer:

Trump ‘Bidenomics’ ad shows a Philly-area mom who really supports Kamala Harris — Kimberly Burrell sat among a group of loved ones of Philadelphia's gun violence victims in July for an interview with a national television reporter.The gathering took place around the anniversary of the death …

Discussion: The Daily Beast and Mediaite

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 …

Andrew Solender / Axios:

Dozens of Democrats join push to strong-arm Mike Johnson … - Johnson, however, said during a trip to North Carolina on Wednesday that “it will take some time” for states to calculate the extent of their financial need. — Pointing to the stopgap spending bill the House passed last month …

Discussion: Raw Story

Sophie Clark / Newsweek:

Harris Campaign Names Republicans Who Voted Against FEMA Funding — who voted against Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding two weeks ago. — The vote was part of a $20 billion package on September 25. The bill passed both the House and Senate

Discussion: The Hill, Breitbart and WFAA-TV

Brakkton Booker / Politico:

‘Black men, we need you’: Democrats offer star-studded push to juice Black voter turnout in Detroit — The Harris campaign is dispatching surrogates to shore up support among Black men. — DETROIT — Democrats are deploying prominent Black surrogates to Michigan to deliver an urgent plea: Black men, we need you.

Discussion: Washington Examiner, NPR, The Gateway Pundit, NOTUS and WCMU Public Radio

Margaret Hartmann / New York Magazine:

Highs and Lows From Melania Trump's Baffling Book — “What is she thinking?” is the eternal question when it comes to Melania Trump (and photos of smiling beluga whales). After reading the book Melania cover to cover, I am no closer to answering it. — The former First Lady's memoir is full of unresolved contradictions.

Discussion: The Atlantic and The Independent

New York Times:

Trump Spreads His Politics of Grievance to Nonwhite Voters — Eight years ago, he won over many white voters, who were often called the forgotten Americans. Now, he hopes to make inroads with Black and Latinos by stoking resentments and pointing to scapegoats.