memeorandum: David Clements: The Evangelist of Election Refusal (Default)

10:30 AM ET, November 1, 2024

Top Items:

Trump lagging in early vote with seniors in Pennsylvania, a red flag for GOP — Democrats account for about 58 percent of the votes cast by seniors so far in Pennsylvania. — Donald Trump is lagging Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania early voting with a critical and once-reliably Republican constituency: seniors.

Discussion: Election Law Blog, Los Angeles Times, Raw Story, DNyuz, Scripps News, Townhall and Fox News

Douglas Murray / New York Post:

Men, get out and vote and don't let Harris lie her way into White House — What is the difference between men and women? No - that's not one of those trick questions meant to trip-up a Democrat nominee for the Supreme Court. — It's an easy one. And it's especially easy if you're …

Discussion: Newsweek, El País, Baltimore Sun and Digby's Hullabaloo

Rogé Karma / The Atlantic:
Five of the Election's Biggest Unanswered Questions

Discussion: DNyuz, New Jersey Online, The Hill and Fox News

USA Today:
Exclusive poll: Harris, Trump tied in Pennsylvania as election day approaches

Discussion: Detroit Free Press and Daily Mail

Charles R. Davis / Salon:
“It is so disastrous”: MAGA men are freaking out that wives may be secretly voting for Kamala Harris

Discussion: The Guardian, Semafor, HuffPost, New York Daily News, New Jersey Online, Raw Story and The Daily Beast

Tal Axelrod / ABC News:
Democrats have tried hard to block third-party candidates. They could still be spoilers

Discussion: WisPolitics

Colby Hall / Mediaite:

Liz Cheney Fires Back at Trump, Accuses Him of Threatening Her ‘With Death’ in Blistering Counter — Liz Cheney shot back at former President Donald Trump's comments from Thursday night, where he darkly floated a scenario where guns were firing at the former Republican Congressional leader and Kamala Harris supporter.

Discussion: Politico, Raw Story, Forbes and New Jersey Online

Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Trump Fantasizes About Putting Liz Cheney in Front of Firing Squad

Discussion: New York Times, The Hill, The Daily Signal, Washington Examiner, Daily Mail and HuffPost

NBC News:
Trump attacks Liz Cheney, saying she wouldn't be a ‘war hawk’ if ‘guns are trained on her face’

Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story, The Independent and The Wrap

Adriana Gomez Licon / Associated Press:
Trump says Liz Cheney might not be such a ‘war hawk’ if she had guns pointed at her

Discussion: Mediaite, Twitchy, Washington Examiner, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, The Guardian and Althouse

Michael Gold / New York Times:
Trump Attacks Liz Cheney Using Violent War Imagery

Discussion: Axios, CBS News, The Hill, USA Today, Washington Post, CNN, NPR, Blaze Media, BizPac Review, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Mediaite and The Independent

Associated Press:

AP sources: White House altered record of Biden's ‘garbage’ remarks despite stenographer concerns — White House press officials altered the official transcript of a call in which President Joe Biden appeared to take a swipe at supporters of Donald Trump, drawing objections from the federal workers …

The Bulwark:

When You Thought He Couldn't Sink Lower — Once more, with feeling: When Trump tells you who he is, believe him. — Donald Trump's two strongest personality traits each had a moment on the campaign trail yesterday. — At a rally in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the buffoon: “I'm here for one very simple reason.

ProPublica:

A Pregnant Teenager Died After Trying to Get Care in Three Visits to Texas Emergency Rooms — ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published. — Candace Fails screamed for someone in the Texas hospital to help her pregnant daughter.

Claire Lampen / The Daily Beast:

J.Lo Claps Back at Trump Rally Puerto Rico Jab: ‘We Are Americans’ — LET'S GET LOUD — “Our pain matters” the singer said at a Las Vegas event for Kamala Harris. — As promised, Jennifer Lopez took the stage at Kamala Harris's rally in Las Vegas on Thursday night …

Discussion: Associated Press, The Hill, Deadline, TMZ.com, The Guardian, The Wrap, Page Six, Daily Mail, WHDH-TV, The Hollywood Reporter, Mediaite, DNyuz, Rolling Stone and Variety

Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Trump actually treats Puerto Rico like garbage

Discussion: The Guardian

Mary L. Trump / The Good in Us:
“The Garbage Can of the World” — At Donald's hate rally at Madison Square Garden …

Discussion: Townhall, Fox News, USA Today, Carolina Journal, Bloomberg, Newsweek and Breitbart

Harry Lambert / The Daily Beast:

Listen to Jeffrey Epstein Spill Intel on Donald Trump's White House — OH LORDY — A new recording captures Epstein dishing on Trump. — Michael Wolff, the explosive chronicler of Donald Trump's four years in the White House, has released what he says is a recording of Jeffrey Epstein …

Discussion: The Independent

Michael Luciano / Mediaite:

Newt Gingrich Goes Nuts Over Ad Reminding Women They Don't Have to Tell Husbands How They Voted: ‘That Is Sick!’ — Fox News contributor Newt Gingrich went nuclear on an ad narrated by Julia Roberts in which the actress reminds women they don't have to tell people how they voted.

Discussion: HuffPost, Fox News, Raw Story and New York Post

Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Conservatives in furor over Julia Roberts ad

Discussion: New Republic, LGBTQ Nation, New Jersey Online, Raw Story, Washington Examiner, Townhall, BizPac Review, The Independent, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Fox News

Tatum Hunter / Washington Post:

Trump's ‘grab them’ comment was history. Now TikTok is showing it to young voters. — As the audio clip circulates on the popular video app, Gen Z users are expressing their shock. — It's been eight years since leaked audio from a conversation between Donald Trump and TV host Billy Bush …

Daniel Dale / CNN:

Donald Trump's campaign of relentless lying — The United States that Donald Trump describes in his rally speeches would be pretty bad if it actually existed. — Schools secretly sending children for gender-affirming surgeries without parental consent. Towns and even cities conquered by illegal immigrants.

Discussion: Alternet.org, USA Today and Washington Post

Allan Smith / NBC News:

‘All hell has broken loose’: Inside Elon Musk's high-stakes pro-Trump door-knocking effort — More than a half-dozen operatives and canvassers connected to America PAC described an inordinate number of suspect entries and having to canvass during Hurricane Helene.

Discussion: The Guardian, DNyuz, Digby's Hullabaloo, Associated Press, New Republic, Wired and Raw Story

emptywheel:

Elon Musk's Machine for Fascism: A One-Stop Shop for Disinformation and Violence — Just over a year ago, I described how Twitter had been used as a way to sow false claims in support of Trump in 2016 and 2020. — I described how, in 2016, trolls professionalized their efforts …

Discussion: Fortune, Wired, Rolling Stone and CNN

Tobi Raji / Washington Post:

Trump picks one-judge Texas court for lawsuit over CBS Harris interview — A spokesperson for CBS News called the lawsuit “completely without merit” and said “60 Minutes” fairly presented the interview of Kamala Harris. — Republican nominee Donald Trump sued CBS News on Thursday …

Discussion: Fortune, UPI, Raw Story, DNyuz, Washington Times, The Hill, Daily Caller News Foundation, The Wrap, Townhall, Adweek, Metro.co.uk, Axios, CBS News and Newsbusters, more at Mediagazer »

Michael R. Bloomberg / Bloomberg:
Why I'm Voting for Kamala Harris

Discussion: Poynter, Associated Press, Townhall, Breitbart, Washington Times, The Hill, Fox News, NBC News, New York Post, HuffPost and CBS News, more at Mediagazer »

Fox News:
Trump sues CBS News for $10 billion alleging ‘deceptive doctoring’ of Harris' ‘60 Minutes’ interview

Discussion: Reuters, RedState, Townhall, Washington Examiner, One America News Network, Alternet.org, DNyuz, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, The Gateway Pundit, The Independent, Daily Mail, Metro.co.uk, Blaze Media and The Daily Signal

Default:

David Clements: The Evangelist of Election Refusal — Former law professor David Clements urges local election officials to refuse to certify elections—and trains citizens to pressure them to do so. — Meet The Authors … In the final moments of the training exercise …

Politico:

Europe's Greens ask Jill Stein to pull out of US election to prevent Trump victory — “The race for the White House is too close for comfort,” write parties from around Europe, calling on Stein to throw her support behind Democrat Kamala Harris. — Green politicians from across Europe …

Discussion: The Guardian

Elizabeth Hlavinka / Salon:

Trump's botched COVID response has been largely forgotten, but it's crucial we remember — “Post-pandemic amnesia” is a real phenomenon but experts say we shouldn't forget how Trump endangered public health — At a campaign event in Allentown, Pennsylvania on Wednesday …

Brian Stelter / CNN:

Two Washington Post writers who resigned over Bezos' non-endorsement join The Atlantic — New York CNN — Two veteran writers who resigned from The Washington Post over its non-endorsement decision are joining The Atlantic. — Robert Kagan and Danielle Allen are coming aboard …

Discussion: The Federalist and Status, more at Mediagazer »

Paul Krugman / New York Times:

Leopards Are Telling You That They Will Eat YOUR Face — Do you know this widely cited meme, introduced in a 2015 tweet? … It's hard to explain why this is perfect, but it is. If Donald Trump wins, there will eventually be a lot of sobbing among people who voted for him.

Discussion: Raw Story and Fortune

Timothy Snyder / Thinking about:

The Strongman Fantasy (text and audio) — I wrote this in March, with the text as below, and am posting this recording now, in the hopes that it can be useful. Please share it. TS 1/11/2024 — Quite a few Americans like the idea of strongman rule. Why not a dictator who will get things done?

CBS News:

Georgia official says video of alleged voter fraud likely created by a Russian troll farm — Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said a video purporting to show Haitians claiming that they illegally voted for Kamala Harris is fake and likely the work of a Russian troll farm.

Discussion: Scripps News, Washington Post, UPI, Raw Story, Rolling Stone and WAGA-TV