memeorandum: Helping Kamala Harris, Mike Johnson Vows to Kill Obamacare (Ed Kilgore/New York Magazine)

4:35 AM ET, October 30, 2024

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Biden sets off election firestorm with “garbage” comment … - The comment came in a video call with the progressive group Voto Latino when Biden wanted to respond to a comedian calling Puerto Rico an “island of garbage” at Trump's Madison Square Garden rally on Sunday.

Alex Gangitano / The Hill:

Harris on Ellipse: Time to turn the page on Trump — Vice President Harris delivered a speech Tuesday on the White House Ellipse in Washington, D.C. — the very site at which former President Trump gave remarks to a crowd that later incited a riot at the Capitol.

Elena Schneider / Politico:

'The suburbs — that's the whole deal': How the suburbs became Harris' clearest path to victory — Dems are betting they can improve on Joe Biden's numbers in the suburbs. — KNIGHTDALE, North Carolina — Kamala Harris is counting on suburban voters to do what they've done since Donald Trump won the presidency in 2016: reject him.

Discussion: Daily Kos

Michael Luciano / Mediaite:

Kamala Harris Draws Massive Crowd at Ellipse, Notches Larger Audience Than Trump's Jan. 6 Rally in Same Spot, Campaign Says — Vice President Kamala Harris delivered remarks in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday night in front of a massive crowd where she made her closing argument to voters at The Ellipse ahead of next week's election.

Discussion: Boston.com, The Independent, Washington Examiner and Associated Press

Gary Reed / City Pulse:

‘I was the director of the Michigan Republican Party. I will vote for Kamala Harris.’ — I was the executive director of the Michigan Republican Party, back during a time when the GOP embraced values like fiscal discipline and a strong foreign policy. — I voted for Nikki Haley …

Discussion: Michigan Advance, HuffPost, Raw Story and PoliticusUSA

Fox News:

Biden calls Trump supporters ‘garbage’ during Harris campaign event as VP promises unity at Ellipse rally — President Biden went viral Tuesday night for comments disparaging Trump supporters as his No. 2, Vice President Kamala Harris, made a major speech to voters calling for unity from the Ellipse right outside the White House.

Discussion: Politico, Breitbart, The Guardian, Washington Examiner, RedState, USA Today, Daily Mail and Washington Times

Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:

Helping Kamala Harris, Mike Johnson Vows to Kill Obamacare — As you probably know, we're beginning the final week of a dead-even presidential contest between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, with Pennsylvania's 19 electoral votes being the most desperately sought prize by both campaigns.

Discussion: The Hill, New York Post and BBC

Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Speaker Mike Johnson criticizes Obamacare and promises ‘massive reform’ if Trump wins

Discussion: Raw Story, NOTUS, New Republic, Fox News, Talking Points Memo, Axios and PoliticusUSA

Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Biden appears to call Trump supporters ‘garbage’

Discussion: Fox News, Washington Examiner, Breitbart, New York Times and NPR

Greg Norman / Fox News:
Harris to unveil ‘closing argument,’ Trump to campaign in Pennsylvania

Discussion: The Guardian, UnHerd, The Hill, Boston Herald, Raw Story, Washington Times, Breitbart, The Independent, UPI, Washington Examiner, Pennsylvania Capital-Star, Reason, IJR, ABC News, PoliticusUSA, USA Today, CBS News, Associated Press and NewsNation

Eric Lagatta / USA Today:
Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump in Morning Consult's latest presidential election poll

Discussion: Breitbart, UnHerd, Reuters, Washington Examiner, WAGA-TV and The Wrap

Chauncey DeVega / Salon:
Trump on Joe Rogan's podcast leaves Kamala Harris with a winning opportunity

Discussion: Informed Comment, The Nation, Raw Story and New York Times

Zachary Basu / Axios:
MAGA world's hyper-confidence

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, The Independent, The Hill and Sabato's Crystal Ball

Sophia Cai / Axios:
Trump identifies a scapegoat in case he loses

Discussion: Washington Post, Election Law Blog, The Independent, Alternet.org and Townhall

Myah Ward / Politico:
Harris to call Trump ‘unstable’ and ‘obsessed with revenge’ in Ellipse speech tonight

El Nuevo Día:
Puerto Ricans should vote for Kamala Harris

Discussion: Louisiana Illuminator, The Hill, Billboard, HuffPost, New Republic, Bloomberg, Ledger and KGW-TV

Edward Luce / Financial Times:
America isn't too worried about fascism

Discussion: CBS News, Washington Post, Emerson Polling, Associated Press and The Hill

Associated Press:

Man who attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband gets life in prison — SAN FRANCISCO — The man who was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for attacking the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a hammer in their California home was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without …

Discussion: Axios, The Daily Caller, Staten Island Advance, The Hill, RedState, BizPac Review, The Gateway Pundit and New York Daily News

Meredith Deliso / ABC News:
Paul Pelosi attack: David DePape sentenced to life in prison in state trial

Discussion: USA Today, One America News Network, The Independent, Breitbart, DNyuz, Washington Examiner and Fox News

Dave Pehling / CBS News:
Paul Pelosi attacker David DePape sentenced to life term on state charges

Discussion: UPI

Ryan Murphy / The Indianapolis Star:

Former GOP congressional candidate arrested on allegations of Madison County ballot theft — Larry Lee Savage Jr., a former Republican 5th Congressional District candidate, turned himself in to authorities Tuesday morning after he was charged with stealing ballots during a public test of voting machines in Madison County.

Discussion: Fox 59, Raw Story and Election Law Blog

Associated Press:

Trump says his New York rally marked by crude and racist insults was ‘an absolute lovefest’ — Urged by some allies to apologize for racist comments made by speakers at his weekend rally, Donald Trump took the opposite approach on Tuesday, saying it was an “honor to be involved” …

ABC News:
Trump claims to ABC's Scott he didn't hear comedian's Puerto Rico comment, doesn't denounce it

Discussion: Fox News, The Hill, Washington Examiner, Breitbart, USA Today, The Independent, Florida Politics, New Republic, Axios, Al Jazeera, Forbes, Global News, The Mahablog, HuffPost, DNyuz, CBS News, The Guardian and Politico

Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump: 'No president's done more for Puerto Rico than I have.'

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Alternet.org, Forbes, Associated Press, Variety and USA Today

Chris Cameron / New York Times:

Nikki Haley Says She Is ‘on Standby’ to Campaign for Donald Trump — Ms. Haley, a former rival of Mr. Trump, has repeatedly offered advice and criticism to Mr. Trump and other Republican candidates from the sidelines. — Nikki Haley, Donald J. Trump's last rival standing in the fight …

Discussion: Fox News, Raw Story, Daily Mail, Mediaite, CNN and Associated Press

Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Haley warns Republicans about messaging on women, Latinos after ‘harmful’ rally moment

Discussion: Axios, Blaze Media, NBC News, Mediaite, ABC News and Washington Post

Jason Koebler / 404 Media:

Elon Musk-Funded PAC Supercharges ‘Progress 2028’ Democrat Impersonation Ad Campaign … An Elon Musk-funded super PAC has expanded an advertising campaign in which it is impersonating Democrats and targeting registered Republicans with policies unpopular with conservatives they say Kamala Harris will pass if she wins the election.

Discussion: The Verge, New York Times, DNyuz and CBS News, more at Techmeme »

Eli Okun / Politico:
Playbook PM exclusive: Dem super PAC unleashes $100M in new ads

Discussion: Daily Caller News Foundation

John Fritze / CNN:

Supreme Court rules RFK Jr. will appear on battleground ballots despite suspending campaign — The Supreme Court declined Tuesday to let Robert F. Kennedy Jr. withdraw his name from ballots in Michigan and Wisconsin, battleground states where votes for his now suspended campaign could cut into support for former President Donald Trump.

Washington Post:

On Elon Musk's X, Republicans go viral as Democrats disappear — A Washington Post analysis found that Republicans are posting more, getting followed more and going viral more now that the world's richest Trump supporter is running the show. — The top political accounts on X have seen …

Discussion: The Daily Caller, The Moderate Voice and Business Insider, more at Techmeme »

Bob Thomas / Associated Press:

Teri Garr, the offbeat comic actor of ‘Young Frankenstein’ and ‘Tootsie,’ has died — Teri Garr, the quirky comedy actor who rose from background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star of such favorites as “Young Frankenstein” and “Tootsie,” has died. She was 79.

Amanda Moore / The Turtle Diaries:

GOP Political Consultant Once Wrote for Richard Spencer — Ryan Girdusky used his own name on Spencer's Alternative Right website — Last night, CNN had Ryan Girdusky, a pro-Trump political consultant, on a panel discussing Trump's Sunday rally at Madison Square Garden.

Discussion: New Republic, Washington Examiner and Twitchy

The Economist:

Ukraine is now struggling to survive, not to win — Russia is slicing through Ukrainian defences in parts of the battlefield — “After 970 days of war,” said Lloyd Austin, America's defence secretary, visiting Kyiv on October 21st, “Putin has not achieved one single strategic objective.”

Discussion: nationalinterest.org

C-SPAN.org:

Vice President Harris Delivers Address on The Ellipse in Washington, D.C. — 2024 Democratic presidential nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris delivered her “closing arguments” to voters in an address at The Ellipse in Washington, DC.

Discussion: USA Today, Daily Kos, ABC News, PBS NewsHour and One America News Network

Fortune:

We led some of America's largest companies. Here's why we are voting for Harris, not Trump — Doug Parker is a former CEO of American Airlines. Ken Frazier is a former CEO of Merck. Anne Mulcahy is a former CEO of Xerox. Ursula Burns is a former CEO of Xerox. Reid Hoffman is a former CEO of LinkedIn.

Discussion: Business Insider

Robert Tracinski / The UnPopulist:

Heritage Foundation's Far-Right Project 2025 Will Guide Trump's Second Term — Trump loyalists authored it so don't believe his denials that it has nothing to do with him — Project 2025 is a governing blueprint prepared by the Heritage Foundation, one of the right's most prominent intellectual organs …