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Trump at the Garden: A Closing Carnival of Grievances, Misogyny and Racism  —  The inflammatory rally was a capstone for an increasingly aggrieved campaign for Donald Trump, whose rhetoric has grown darker and more menacing.  —  Donald J. Trump's closing rally at Madison Square Garden …
Adam Wren / Politico:
Who won the day?  Harris  —  If Donald Trump loses on Nov. 5, the racist carnival he curated at Madison Square Garden could be remembered as the day that cost him this margin-of-error election.  As Kamala Harris visited a Puerto Rican restaurant in Pennsylvania, talking about her …
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump unveils the most extreme closing argument in modern presidential history  —  Donald Trump anchored his bid to win a second White House term next week on searing anti-migrant fear at a rally at Madison Square Garden, doubling down on his promise for a massive deportation program on Day 1 to reverse an “immigrant invasion.”
Discussion: Raw Story, Billboard and Eschaton
Andrew Howard / Politico:
Fallout spreads from racist rhetoric at Trump's MSG rally  —  “What you saw last night is a divisive America.  That's race-baiting.  It's all the things that we were doing in the '30s and '40s,” former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci said Monday.
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
October 27, 2024  —  I stand corrected.  I thought this year's October surprise was the reality that Trump's mental state had slipped so badly he could not campaign in any coherent way.  —  It turns out that the 2024 October surprise was the Trump campaign's fascist rally at Madison Square Garden …
Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump's New York homecoming sparks backlash over racist and vulgar remarks  —  A pro-Trump comedian's racist diatribe drew widespread condemnation.  —  NEW YORK  —  Donald Trump's rally at Madison Square Garden, billed as a triumphant homecoming, instead turned into a political fiasco …
Kaia Hubbard / CBS News:
Kamala Harris says she'd take a cognitive test; challenges Trump “to take the same one”
Politico:
Playbook: Trump closes with cringe
Discussion: The Hill, New Republic and Vanity Fair
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:   TV news ‘most lopsided’ ever: Trump 85% negative, Harris 78% positive
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Trump Campaign Scrambles to Disavow Racist MSG Rally Joke
Libby Cathey / CBS News:
DNC projects message tying Trump to Hitler on Madison Square Garden during rally
Rich Noyes / Newsbusters:
TV Hits Trump With 85% Negative News vs. 78% Positive Press for Harris
Discussion: RedState
Sabrina Rodriguez / Washington Post:
Anti-Puerto Rico comments at Trump rally spur outrage as Bad Bunny supports Harris
The Guardian:
Puerto Rican stars Bad Bunny and Ricky Martin back Kamala Harris after racist comments at Trump rally
ProPublica:
“Put Them in Trauma”: Inside a Key MAGA Leader's Plans for a New Trump Agenda  —  Private videos reveal Trump adviser Russ Vought's “shadow” plans for using the military on protesters, defunding the EPA and villainizing civil servants.  —  Co-published with Documented  —  Reporting Highlights
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Some billionaires, CEOs hedge bets as Trump vows retribution  —  With the race tight, some business elites are toning down past criticism of the former president.  —  At a five-star resort in California last week, Wall Street executives, fast-food CEOs, a few dozen other industry titans …
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:   A Hatefest at the Garden  —  Lots of good stuff coming down the pike: Sarah …
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Philly DA sues to halt Elon Musk's $1 million voter giveaway in Pennsylvania  —  Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner on Monday sued to halt Elon Musk's $1 million daily giveaway to voters in battleground states including Pennsylvania, calling it an illegal lottery that skirts state requirements …
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Philadelphia DA sues Elon Musk PAC to stop $1 million lottery for voters
Discussion: Washington Post
Brandy Zadrozny / NBC News:
Extremists inspired by conspiracy theories pose major threat to 2024 elections, U.S. intelligence warns  —  Candidates, elected officials, election workers, members of the media and judges involved in election cases are among those U.S. intelligence officials identified as targets.
Discussion: Wired
Allison Berry / KATU-TV:
Burning ballots pulled from inside smoking Vancouver ballot box; hundreds of ballots lost  —  VANCOUVER, Wash. — KATU was on the scene at Fisher's Landing Transit Center in Vancouver early Monday morning, where heavy smoke was seen coming from inside a dropoff ballot box.
Joanne Haner / The Hill:
Liz Cheney: Jeff Bezos ‘afraid’ to endorse Harris in Washington Post  —  Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) criticized Jeff Bezos after The Washington Post, which the billionaire owns, broke with decades of the newspaper's history and decided not to make an endorsement in the 2024 presidential race.
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Michael Isikoff / The Daily Beast:
Trump Campaign Worker Blows Whistle on ‘Grift’ and Bugging Plot  —  ‘GREEDY AND WRONG’  —  A bombshell email claims millions were funneled from campaign to “overcharging” firms—and some went to a top Kamala Harris donor.  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  A Trump campaign worker has been fired after trying …
Discussion: Alternet.org and Political Wire
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Billionaire media bootlickers obey in advance  —  The owners of the LA Times and Washington Post give the finger to their readers and democracy. … 🗞️ Subscribe to Public Notice 🗞️  —  Both the Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post are refusing …
New York Times:
Republicans Cling to Slim Leads in Nebraska and Texas Senate Races  —  In Nebraska, Dan Osborn, an independent, is in a tight race with Senator Deb Fischer, and in Texas, Representative Colin Allred is four percentage points behind Senator Ted Cruz.  —  Dan Osborn, a union leader …
Nia-Malika Henderson / Bloomberg:
Harris' Fate in North Carolina Rests With Young Voters  —  Millennials and Gen Zers have the potential to deliver big.  The key is motivating them to show up and vote. … At nearly every campaign appearance she makes, Vice President Kamala Harris shouts out Gen Z voters …
Discussion: New Republic and Newsbusters
 
 
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