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2:45 PM ET, October 11, 2024

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New York Times:
Musk Is Going All In to Elect Trump  —  Elon Musk is planting himself in Pennsylvania, has brought his brain trust to help and may even knock on doors himself.  —  In the final weeks of the presidential campaign, the richest man in the world has involved himself in the U.S. election in a manner unparalleled in modern history.
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The One Thing Obama Got Wrong  —  Hey, you!  Yeah, I'm talking to you, you resident of Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Detroit, or these cities' environs!  —  We're coming your way next week—come hang out with us!  And in the meantime: Happy Friday.  —  What Obama Said  —  by Bill Kristol
Discussion: The Root, Raw Story and HuffPost
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
What It Looks Like When One Side Rejects Democracy  —  A lot of things happened.  Here are some of the things.  This is TPM's Morning Memo.  Sign up for the email version.  —  When Democracy Itself Is On the Ballot, We've Already Lost  —  The last few weeks have been a particularly strange stretch …
April Rubin / Axios:
Musk's “unparalleled” efforts to put Trump back in the White House … - His involvement is “unparalleled in modern history,” the New York Times reported.  — Trump's campaign didn't immediately respond to Axios' request for comment. … He may even knock on doors himself in the battleground state.
Discussion: CNN
Aaron Zitner / Wall Street Journal:
Battle for Swing States Is Tied, Trump Has Edge on Top Issues, WSJ Poll Shows  —  Voters prefer the Republican on economy and border security, but Harris still has a path to Electoral College win  —  WASHINGTON—Voters in the nation's seven battleground states see Donald Trump as better equipped …
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Pew Research Center:
1. The Harris-Trump matchup
Discussion: Axios, Washington Post and Reason
Politico:
'They've given up on the idea that they can get women.' How Trump is turning to the other gender gap for victory.
Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story
Davidrlurie / Public Notice:
Harris and Walz are winning the economic policy argument
Discussion: ABC News and Townhall
Washington Post:
Trump requests military aircraft and vehicles amid Iran threat  —  There is no evidence tying Iran to either of the recent assassination attempts, but the FBI has not ruled out the possibility.  —  Donald Trump's campaign requested military aircraft for Trump to fly in during the final weeks …
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
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NBC News:
Trump won't golf until after the election
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
New York Times:
Trump Aides Sought Enhanced Security for Closing Stages of Campaign
Discussion: Axios
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Mark Milley fears being court-martialed if Trump wins, Woodward book says  —  Retired US army general fears unusual action of being recalled to uniform for retribution, veteran reporter writes  —  Mark Milley, a retired US army general who was chair of the joint chiefs of staff under Donald Trump …
Discussion: Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
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Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
Trump's top general calls ex-president ‘fascist to the core’ and ‘most dangerous person to this country,’ new book says  —  Your support helps us to tell the story  —  This election is still a dead heat, according to most polls.  In a fight with such wafer-thin margins …
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Donald Trump Is Both Candidate And Insider Threat
Discussion: CNN
Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic:
I'm Running Out of Ways to Explain How Bad This Is … The truth is, it's getting harder to describe the extent to which a meaningful percentage of Americans have dissociated from reality.  As Hurricane Milton churned across the Gulf of Mexico last night, I saw an onslaught …
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Trump ghostwriter ‘deeply unsettled’ by evidence of ex-president's ‘psychopathy’  —  Donald Trump's ghostwriter for his myth-making memoir “The Art of the Deal” explained how the new film “The Apprentice” reveals how the former president's childhood trauma warped him into a “psychopath” …
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Tony Schwartz / New York Times:
What ‘The Apprentice’ Gets Exactly Right About Trump
Yasmeen Abutaleb / Washington Post:
Obama admonishes Black men for hesitancy in supporting Harris  —  Former president suggests some in the Black community are uncomfortable voting for a woman and are coming up with excuses  —  PITTSBURGH — Former president Barack Obama on Thursday made a direct, impassioned plea to black men …
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CNN:
Obama tells Black men it's ‘not acceptable’ to sit out election
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Damning Video Shows Roger Stone Is Plotting a Coup for November  —  A nine-minute, unedited, undercover interview with Roger Stone revealed some of the MAGA ally's more disturbing goals for a second Trump administration.  —  The covert recording of a discussion between Stone …
Discussion: Alternet.org and Joe.My.God.
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Joanne Haner / The Hill:
Michigan newspaper issues correction after Trump claims he won man of year award  —  A Michigan newspaper issued a correction after former President Trump cited the paper at a speech in Detroit, claiming he was Michigan's “Man of the Year” in 2023.  —  The former president pulled out a printout …
NBC News:
Cities seek more than $750K in unpaid bills for Trump campaign events since 2016  —  At least four cities and a county are still waiting to be reimbursed for costs associated with local law enforcement and first responders during Trump's visits.  —  Former President Donald Trump held …
Oliver Milman / The Guardian:
'It's mindblowing': US meteorologists face death threats as hurricane conspiracies surge  —  Storms Helene and Milton have triggered rise of misinformation stoked by Trump and fellow Republicans  —  Meteorologists tracking the advance of Hurricane Milton have been targeted by a deluge …
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Democrats to swing states: A vote for Jill Stein is a vote for Trump  —  Democrats are arguing in a new pitch to swing-state voters that a vote for Green Party nominee Jill Stein would only help elect former President Trump.  —  An ad released Thursday says that Stein was “key” …
Wall Street Journal:
JPMorgan Calls It: The U.S. Economy Has Made a Soft Landing  —  Bank reports better-than-expected results and raises its guidance for full-year net interest income  —  JPMorgan Chase on Friday said the U.S. economy remains strong for both consumers and big companies, a sign that the Federal Reserve …
Discussion: Fox Business and Associated Press
ProPublica:
In Texas' Third-Largest County, the Far Right's Vision for Local Governing Has Come to Life  —  From cutting social services to changing election rules, Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare has pushed his agenda with an uncompromising approach.  His term offers a rare look at what happens …
Discussion: Houston Public Media
Kylee Griswold / The Federalist:
Kamala Harris Is Too Stupid To Be President  —  Democrats have fallen in line behind geriatric and mentally impaired candidates before.  They'll gladly fall in line behind a stupid one now.  —  Univision hosted a “Latinos Ask” town hall with Kamala Harris on Thursday night …
Wall Street Journal:
When the Hurricane-Relief Worker Turns Out To Be a Neo-Nazi  —  Seizing on the politicization of the government response, white supremacist groups have turned out to help after recent storms in North Carolina and Florida in order to boost recruitment and burnish their image
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
James Carville on Aging, Edibles and His Anxieties About Harris … Mr. Carville was among the first prominent Democrats to urge Mr. Biden to drop out of the presidential race.  “I could have been embarrassed.  He could have run and won.  But it never occurred to me that I was wrong,” he said.
Discussion: RedState
Alexander B. Howard / CIVIC TEXTS:
If you're filing your taxes on the Internet, Uncle Sam needs to know you're not a dog  —  As always, thank you for subscribing and amplifying Civic Texts, which will not be sustainable without you.  Many thanks to everyone who has supported my work, particularly folks who have subscribed to memberships since our soft launch in April.
Discussion: The Register and GovExec.com
NBC News:
Jon Tester pushes for ticket-splitters in a Montana Senate race that appears to be slipping away  —  Trump voters look set to decide the Senate majority.  The main fight in Montana is all about how many of them longtime Democratic Sen. Jon Tester can entice to split their tickets.
Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
'He's Not Well': Trump's Bizarre Off-Topic Ramble Raises Alarm Over ‘Mental Capacity’  —  The former president jumped from topic to topic to topic during a stream-of-consciousness rant.  —  LOADING  —  Donald Trump's rambling speech at the Detroit Economic Club on Thursday at times veered …
 
 
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Washington Post:
Eight years ago, Trump vowed to ‘drain the swamp.’ Now he swims in it.
Discussion: Raw Story and OpenSecrets.org
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Catholic League blasts Whitmer for mocking Eucharist
Renée DiResta / The Atlantic:
Rumors on X Are Becoming the Right's New Reality
Discussion: Defense One
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Officials Race to Understand Severity of China's Salt Typhoon Hacks
Wall Street Journal:
John Thune Mends Breach With Donald Trump in Bid to Lead Senate
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How Harris Bombed Her Media Blitz
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