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12:15 PM ET, October 16, 2024

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Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
Trump's campaign is trying to hide his sad state from voters  —  His decline is undeniable.  They're hoping you don't notice in time. … MAGA-friendly CNBC host Joe Kernen dropped an interesting nugget right as Squawk Box went to commercial break on Tuesday.  —  “Well, Trump canceled, and he was going to come on,” Kernen said.
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Marist Poll:
The U.S. Presidential Contest, October 16, 2024  —  Marist National Poll  —  Harris +5 Points Against Trump Nationally  —  In the presidential contest, Vice President Kamala Harris leads former President Donald Trump by five points among likely voters, including those who are undecided yet leaning toward a candidate.
Matt Bai / Washington Post:
Think hard, Republicans.  You really want to do this again?  —  If Harris wins, the GOP would be sabotaging a bright future by not conceding that Trump lost.  —  Let me speak for a minute to all the longtime Republican lawmakers and strategists in Washington, a lot of whom I've known over the years.
Discussion: Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
Harris Sharpens Negative Attacks on Trump
Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Election Live Updates: Harris and Trump Blitz the Media With 20 Days to Go
Washington Post:
Trump's erratic endgame: Dark threats, personal insults and some dancing
Discussion: The Independent
New York Times:
Harris Agrees Trump Is a Fascist: 5 Charlamagne Interview Takeaways
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Biden Suggests He Wants Trump in Prison — After Kamala Warns Trump Will Prosecute Opponents
Discussion: Reason
Washington Post:
‘Off the charts:’ How Trump tariffs would shock U.S., world economies  —  If implemented, the former president's tariff plans would lead to higher costs, stock market volatility and feuds with the rest of the world.  —  Former president Donald Trump is campaigning on the most significant increase …
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Rolling Stone:
Trump Crumbles When Pressed on Economic Policy in Tense Interview
Reid Hoffman / Bloomberg:
US Business Leaders Want Harris' Stability Not Trump's Chaos
Discussion: New Republic
Politico:
‘Pennsylvania is such a mess’: Inside Team Harris' unusual levels of finger-pointing  —  Many of the state's most well-connected Democrats have been worried about the operation for months.  —  PHILADELPHIA — Top Democrats in Pennsylvania are worried Vice President Kamala Harris' operation …
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Delusions of the Donald  —  We'll see you tomorrow, Philadelphia!  Happy Wednesday.  —  Uh, What Was That?  —  by Andrew Egger  —  Back in January, the great McKay Coppins wrote a piece for the Atlantic titled “You Should Go to a Trump Rally.”  The idea was that secondhand media accounts …
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Michelle Obama to headline get-out-the-vote rally in Georgia  —  Michelle Obama is headlining a get-out-the-vote rally in Georgia just days ahead of the presidential election.  —  The former first lady and founder of When We All Vote, a voter engagement and mobilization initiative …
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CNN:
Record number of early votes cast in Georgia as election gets underway in battleground state
Rolling Stone:
Republicans Tell Trump That Elon Musk's Super PAC Is Blowing It  —  Donald Trump's allies have been warning him that Musk's field operation is failing in key states — and that it's being led by DeSantis' failed team  —  Donald Trump has largely outsourced his 2024 campaign's …
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CNN:
Elon Musk and other billionaires invest staggering sums into electing Trump, plus other takeaways from third-quarter filings
The Guardian:
Revealed: International ‘race science’ network secretly funded by US tech boss  —  Group promoting ‘dangerous’ scientific racism ideology teamed up with rightwing extremist, recordings reveal  —  An international network of “race science” activists seeking to influence public debate …
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Judge Blocks Hand-Counting of Election Ballots in Georgia  —  The ruling was confined to the current election, halting the measure from going into effect for 2024 while the judge further weighs its merits in the future.  —  A county judge in Georgia on Tuesday blocked a new rule mandating …
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Matt Cohen / Democracy Docket:
Virginia County Officials Declare They Will Refuse to Certify November Election
Discussion: Fox News and Election Law Blog
Gabrielle Russon / Florida Politics:
A TV station stopped playing pro-abortion rights ads after state's threats, lawsuit says, … Gabrielle Russon  —  Gabrielle Russon is an award-winning journalist based in Orlando.  She covered the business of theme parks for the Orlando Sentinel.  Her previous newspaper stops include …
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
Harris campaign to run abortion rights ad during Trump town hall
Discussion: New York Times
Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
Project 2025 ex-director condemns Heritage president's ‘violent rhetoric’  —  Paul Dans, who led the project until July, also called on JD Vance to withdraw his foreword for Heritage President Kevin Roberts's book.  —  The former director of the right-wing policy and personnel blueprint known …
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Under Trump, U.S. Prisons Offered Gender-Affirming Care  —  The Trump administration's approach is notable in light of a campaign ad that slams Vice President Kamala Harris for supporting taxpayer-funded transgender surgeries for prisoners and migrants.  —  A campaign ad released …
John R. Lott Jr / RealClearInvestigations:
Stealth Edit: FBI Quietly Revises Violent Crime Stats  —  When the FBI originally released the “final” crime data for 2022 in September 2023, it reported that the nation's violent crime rate fell by 2.1%.  This quickly became, and remains, a Democratic Party talking point to counter Donald Trump's claims of soaring crime.
Associated Press:
Justice Department to monitor voting in Ohio county after sheriff's comment about Harris supporters  —  The U.S. Justice Department will send election monitors to an Ohio county where a sheriff was recently accused of intimidating voters in a social media post, federal officials announced Tuesday.
New Republic:
Transcript: Trump's Mental Decline Finally Becomes Big Media Story … Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network.  I'm your host, Greg Sargent.  —  Is the media finally figuring out how to cover Donald Trump's profound mental unfitness for the presidency?
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Nebraska Supreme Court rules that convicted felons who completed their sentences can vote  —  Nebraskans with felony convictions must act quickly: Online voter registration in the state ends Friday, while voters can register in person through next week.  —  The Nebraska Supreme Court court ruled …
 
 
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney endorses Democrat Susan Wild
Michael Sainato / The Guardian:
USPS accused of retaliation and harassment after employee raised racism allegations
Ari Armstrong / Complete Colorado:
Trump's anti-immigrant campaign echoes the past
Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:
This Election Is Different  —  No election prior to the Trump era, regardless of the outcome …
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
What's behind the widening gender wage gap in the US?
Discussion: Washington Examiner
NBC News:
Despite her call to ‘do something’ for Harris, Michelle Obama has yet to hit the campaign trail
Phoebe Petrovic / ProPublica:
Right-Wing Activists Pushed False Claims About Election Fraud. Now They're Recruiting Poll Workers in Swing States.
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
Trump Escalates Threats to Political Opponents He Deems the ‘Enemy’
Discussion: Vanity Fair
Rolling Stone:
Ted Cruz Refuses to Say If He Supports Abortion Exceptions: ‘Why Do You Keep Asking?’
Pluralistic:
Of course we can tax billionaires (permalink)
Discussion: Forbes
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Suddenly, the Electoral College Is Posing a Problem for Trump
 

 
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Ismail Shakil / Reuters:
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Michael Gennaro / Courthouse News Service:
The First Amendment Coalition sued the CA AG and SF City Attorney for allegedly punishing journalists who publish info related to sealed arrest records

Ella Creamer / The Guardian:
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