Dems panic as Republicans bank record-breaking early votes in key states– www.theblaze.com Source Link Excerpt:
Less than two weeks from the presidential election, Republicans are breaking turnout records for early voting and mail-in ballots across several key states.
In previous election cycles, Democrats have overwhelmingly outperformed Republicans when it comes to voting early. In 2020, over 22 million Democrats voted early, while just 15 million Republicans and nearly 12 million independents did the same.
Although more Democrats have voted early, Republicans are actually outperforming them in some crucial swing states.
Early voting was notably higher in 2020 due to the pandemic, but the trend remains true for previous election cycles. In 2016, just eight million Republicans voted in advance, as well as nearly 10 million Democrats and five million independents.
All-Mail Blue State’s Early Voting Numbers Show Razor-Thin Margin– trendingpoliticsnews.com Source Link Excerpt:
A deep-blue state’s early voting figures show a razor-thin gap between the two major parties, according to The Denver Post.
The Colorado Secretary of State’s official numbers have revealed that Democrats are ahead of Republicans by only 22,000 ballots with over 635,000 ballots already returned, a significant development in the all-mail-in voting state. The data, released Wednesday, marks the first update since ballots were sent out to all registered voters in mid-October, with options to return by mail or via drop boxes.
The largest segment of voters so far is independents, however, with nearly 250,000 ballots returned. Democrats have submitted around 200,000 ballots, while Republicans trail with approximately 178,000. As of Tuesday, the majority of ballots—about 65%—have come from voters aged 55 and older, with more women participating than men. Early returns across all groups show a slower pace than in 2020, with this year’s 636,597 ballots falling short of the 1.27 million cast by this point four years ago.
CNN pollster says blue wall is collapsing as independents turn against Harris, toward Trump– www.theblaze.com Source Link Excerpt:
CNN poll analyst Harry Enten unearthed more data that showed the election could be swinging decisively toward former President Donald Trump just weeks before Election Day.
‘This is the type of movement Donald Trump likes to see in the center of the electorate.’
Enten found that independent voters were slipping away from Vice President Kamala Harris just as the Democrat was looking to shore up support.
“What do we know about independents, right? Center of the electorate. You go last time around, Joe Biden won these voters by 11 points,” Enten explained. “You look at September of 2024, a month ago, Kamala Harris was up five points among independents. You look now, though, look at this. She’s only up by two points among a key bloc, center of the electorate, down nine points from where Biden was at the end of the 2020 campaign.”
North Carolina split-ticket voters spare Trump in battleground state– www.washingtonexaminer.com Source Link Excerpt:
CHARLOTTE — North Carolina‘s scandal-plagued Republican gubernatorial candidate doesn’t appear to be dragging down former President Donald Trump at the ballot box.
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (R-NC) refused to drop out of the 2024 election after reports surfaced detailing Robinson’s history of posting vulgar, anti-Semitic comments on pornographic websites. Robinson had previously been a lightning rod for controversy following a string of inflammatory comments made throughout his political career.
Early voting began in the state on Oct. 17, and while North Carolina Republican voters seem solid in their backing of Trump, a sizable number of early voters in Mecklenburg County, which encompasses the greater Charlotte metropolitan area, told the Washington Examiner they had split their tickets and voted for Robinson’s opponent, Democratic state Attorney General Josh Stein.
Jackie Pitts of SouthPark, a suburb of Charlotte, has voted for Trump in every election since 2016, including this cycle, but she said Robinson’s scandals led her to vote for Stein on Tuesday.
“My son-in-law told me he was a moderate, and he had a fundraiser for him,” she explained. “It’s a mess.”
Voter Jackie Pitts speaks to the Washington Examiner in North Carolina.
Early voting in NC’s lone toss-up congressional race may favor GOP Source Link Excerpt:
About 1.38 million ballots have been accepted in the general election through Monday, down roughly 500,000 votes compared to 2020, but a deep dive into voter turnout data indicates a diverging trend among North Carolinians based on political party.
Democrat turnout is down 43% statewide, with 483,000 voters casting ballots, while Republican participation is down 6.3% compared to 2020, with 464,000 voters having cast their ballots so far,
Jim Blaine, a Republican political consultant, called North Carolina’s GOP turnout “unprecedented” on X and said the party ‘won’ in early voting on Monday for a second time since it began last Thursday.
VoteTracker shows early voting by political party.
North Carolina’s Republican Surge: Dan Bishop on the Groundbreaking GOP Momentum– warroom.org Source Link Excerpt:
North Carolina’s Attorney General candidate, Congressman Dan Bishop, appeared on the Wednesday WarRoom to discuss what the media is reporting as a significant GOP upswing in early voting. He discussed what this means for this key battleground state in the upcoming elections and emphasized the critical role of conservative enthusiasm. Bishop, now running for Attorney General, explained the factors energizing Republican voters and why he believes North Carolina could be a decisive win.
GOP Early Voting Gains in North Carolina
Bishop noted that early voting in North Carolina has showcased an unexpected surge of Republican voters. He said, “Republicans are turning out strongly even in swing states like North Carolina.” Bishop detailed how the first six days of early voting have seen GOP supporters coming out in large numbers, especially compared to previous election cycles.
According to Bishop, Republican voters are replicating the strong turnout seen in 2020 but with a twist: in-person early voting is up significantly. “On the in-person early voting, Republicans are up by about 75,000,” Bishop stated, indicating a promising start for the GOP. This early enthusiasm, he believes, could make a substantial difference in a state often seen as a political bellwether.
Hispanic Families ‘Feeling the Squeeze’ Economically, Poll Finds– www.dailysignal.com Source Link Excerpt:
According to a recent poll, fully 75% of Hispanic voters think the country is on the wrong track. Even among self-identified Hispanic Democrats, 63% of those polled held that view.
The survey—conducted online by Public Opinion Strategies for Americans for Prosperity, a libertarian conservative political advocacy group—found that Hispanics, by margins of 90% or more, want to keep the current tax rate and are opposed to increasing it.
The LIBRE Initiative, an Albuquerque, New Mexico-based organization aimed at educating and empowering Hispanic Americans, analyzed the poll’s findings on what 300 Hispanic voters thought about economic issues, such as the economy, taxes, government spending, and the cost of living.
Among the key findings:
80% of Latino voters say their taxes are too high.
80% of them say it’s a bad time to increase taxes.
Of the tax cuts in 2017, a plurality, 44%, of Hispanic voters thought cutting taxes for American families did the most to grow the economy. Sixteen percent cited increasing the standard tax deduction, and another 16% cited cutting global business taxes to enable America to better compete with China.
Michigan Pollster Predicts Possible Win for Trump in Close Race– www.dailysignal.com Source Link Excerpt:
Bread crumbs in the polls may point to a likely victory by Donald Trump over Kamala Harris in the swing state of Michigan, nationally known pollster Steve Mitchell says.
“There’s been a major realignment in Michigan and national politics, with former Democrats now becoming Republicans and former Republicans becoming Democrats,” Mitchell, president of Mitchell Research & Communications Inc., told The Daily Signal.
One of the most hotly contested swing states, Michigan may determine the outcome of the 2024 presidential election. Voters have eight choices for president on the Nov. 5 ballot, including former President Trump, Vice President Harris, independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Green Party candidate Jill Stein, and libertarian Chase Oliver.
In the eight-way race, Trump and Harris are in a dead heat in the polls. In a two-way race, which isn’t what is on the Michigan ballot, Trump has a one-point lead over Harris, according to Mitchell’s latest poll.
But, Mitchell said, polls about voters’ support for Trump can be skewed because “shy” voters won’t admit they’re voting for him, even through online polling platform SurveyMonkey.
One way to get around that hesitancy, he said, is to ask for whom most of the person’s “friends and neighbors” are voting.
AJC poll reveals tight presidential race between Trump and Harris in Georgia – The Atlanta Journal Constitution Source Link Excerpt:
Trey Hood, the director of the University of Georgia’s Survey Research Center, joins Politically Georgia to discuss the results from a presidential race poll.
Trump Leads Harris in Key Battleground State Two Weeks Before Election– www.lifenews.com Source Link Excerpt:
Former President Donald Trump is leading Vice President Kamala Harris in Georgia as election day draws closer, according to a Tuesday poll from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC).
Trump is leading at 47% while Harris is at 43%, which is outside of the poll’s margin of error of 3.1 percentage points, according to the AJC. Of likely voters that were polled, 8% said that they are still undecided.
Georgia is considered a key battleground state in the 2024 presidential election. The swing state began its first week of voting on Oct. 15 and set an early voting record as 196,000 residents cast their ballots, according to WALB.
There are more than seven million active voters in the state, according to WALB.
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A Georgia judge decided on Oct. 15 to block a rule about the state hand-counting ballots on election day amid concerns that it could slow down announcing election results.
While Trump is leading across battleground states, the presidential race is still tight. The Republican candidate has a 1.2 point lead, pulling 48.4% support across seven top battleground states compared to Harris trailing behind at 47.2%, according to polling averages from RealClear Polling.
Harris is ahead of Trump nationwide, with a lead of 0.8 points at 49.3% compared to Trump’s 48.5%, according to national polling averages from RealClear Polling.
Trump has made significant strides among black voters. The Democrats have been attempting to shore up support for Harris from black voters amid concerns of weak enthusiasm from the key voting bloc.
“The most recent polling shows what Team Trump already knew, Georgians from Catoosa to Camden County are tired of the cost-of-living skyrocketing and drugs flowing across the open border into our communities,” Morgan Ackley, Georgia Communications Director for the Trump campaign said in a statement shared with the Daily Caller News Foundation. “President Trump is winning or tied in every battleground, including Georgia, because his message is resonating with voters across the country. This November Georgia will say no to Kamala Harris and yes to Donald Trump and his America First policies.”
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Poll Of Arab Americans Stuns Political Pundits, Reveals Game-Changing Development– trendingpoliticsnews.com Source Link Excerpt:
With just two weeks left until Election Day, a new poll of Arab-American voters has shaken up the presidential race. The poll, conducted by YouGov and commissioned by Arab News Research & Studies Unit, reveals that former President Donald Trump holds a slight 2-point lead over Vice President Kamala Harris among Arab-American voters. The significant development comes as the Middle East conflict has taken center stage in the presidential campaigns since last year.
The poll indicates a strong expected turnout, with 87% of Arab-Americans planning to vote in the upcoming election. Palestine remains the top priority for many respondents, a factor that may be driving Trump’s slight lead. His administration’s past policy approaches to the Middle East, compared to Harris’s, appear to resonate with this voter bloc, especially as the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict dominates headlines.
The poll, conducted between September 26 and October 1, sampled 500 Arab-Americans nationwide. While the poll has a margin of error of +/- 5.93%, it sheds light on the candidates’ standings within this crucial demographic, which could sway results in battleground states like Michigan and Pennsylvania, where Arab-American populations are significant.
SENATE
Pennsylvania Senate Race Moves to ‘Toss Up’ as Dem Bob Casey Loses Ground: Cook Political Report– freebeacon.com Source Link Excerpt:
Pennsylvania’s Senate race has shifted from “lean Democrat” to a “toss up” as incumbent Sen. Bob Casey (D.) loses ground to his Republican challenger Dave McCormick just two weeks before Election Day, according to the Cook Political Report.
Cook stated that the race is now competitive enough to be considered a “toss up,” adding that “both Republican and Democratic internal polls show this is now a margin-of-error race, with Casey holding a slim, statistically insignificant lead of between one and two points.”
As his reelection prospects slip, Casey is aiming to appeal to Donald Trump voters, highlighting in an ad released last week his “siding with” the former president on a trade and tariffs bill in 2017.
Polling released Monday by Atlas Intel shows McCormick with a slight lead over Casey for the first time in the Senate race. Around 48.3 percent of respondents said they would vote for McCormick, while 47.1 percent supported Casey. In September, Casey led McCormick 47 percent to 45 percent, according to Atlas Intel.
Senate battle goes from bad to worse for Democrats – The Hill Source Link Excerpt:
Senate Democrats are facing an increasingly tough road to keeping their majority in the upper chamber as races in crucial swing states tighten with just two weeks until Election Day.
The path to 51 seats was always going to be a long shot for Democrats, who are facing a difficult Senate map featuring multiple incumbents in solidly GOP territory.
But now Democrats are also dealing with Republican candidates in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin quickly closing the gap. The nonpartisan election handicapper Cook Political Report this month shifted both races from “lean Democrat” to “toss-up.” Along with Michigan, the “blue wall” states are now all in the “toss-up” category.
This is heaping pressure on the party to hold the fort in the final stretch.
“This is never going to be easy,” Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) told reporters Tuesday at the Capitol. “But I believe these races are essentially tied. … To me, it feels like it’s 50-50 all the time.”
EARLY VOTING
If Early Vote Trend Continues, Trump Wins– www.breitbart.com Source Link Excerpt:
Early vote trends in swing states favor of former President Donald Trump and suggest “the election will be over on election day before we know who votes,” political analyst Mark Halperin said Tuesday on The Morning Meeting.
The trends will likely cause the Harris campaign to hit the panic button in the coming days with increased heated rhetoric meant to drive turnout among its supporters.
Halperin, an analyst who attempts to report data without spin, said the early vote in Nevada and North Carolina looks strong for Trump, which is far “more important than the polls right now.” Surveys show Vice President Kamala Harris and Trump virtually tied in all seven battleground states.
In Nevada, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania, Republicans’ early vote trends look strong:
“We don’t know exactly who’s casting these ballots, how they’re voting, etc. But every analyst I’ve talked to in the last 24 hours, including people who speak publicly, say, ‘If this continues, Donald Trump can’t lose because the Democrats can’t possibly do well enough on election day,’” Halperin explained.
The 2020 election is a difficult benchmark to extrapolate to date, but the data appears to be in favor of Trump, Halperin added:
We don’t know what turnout is going to be like. This is a cycle coming out of the COVID cycle. Lots of things are shaken up, but I’ll say again, two things no one will tell you, no matter how partisan they are, no one will tell you that the early voting data is anything but scary for Democrats so far, and if on election day this trend continues, the election will be over on election day before we know who votes.
Early Voting Data From Historically-Blue Counties Shows Stunning Shift In Race– trendingpoliticsnews.com Source Link Excerpt:
With the 2024 election just two weeks away, new early voting data from key Florida counties indicates a noticeable shift that could reshape the presidential race. Traditionally strongholds for Democrats, these counties are showing unexpected Republican leads in early voting figures—a potential boost for former President Donald Trump as he campaigns against Vice President Kamala Harris in a high-stakes sprint to Election Day.
Republicans have gained ground in several prominent Florida counties, the data show, with early voting results revealing surprising Republican leads in historically blue territories. Here’s the current breakdown as of day 2 of early voting:
Duval County: R+4.6
Miami-Dade County: R+12.8
Palm Beach County: R+17.2
Hillsborough County: R+15.4
Pinellas County: R+25.5
Republicans see hints of an early voting edge over Democrats– www.washingtonexaminer.com Source Link Excerpt:
The Trump campaign is cautiously optimistic about early voting data from the seven battleground states two weeks before polls close on Nov. 5.
It’s a turnaround from 2020 when Republicans once ceded the early voting advantage to Democrats as members of the GOP traditionally voted on Election Day and former President Donald Trump criticized absentee ballot or mail-in voting as vehicles for fraud.
Although not all states collect partisan early voting information and an increasing number of voters identify as independent or unaffiliated, the data underscores potential problems for Vice President Kamala Harris, with little time to course correct.
ELECTION LAW
Illegal Migrants in Swing States May Decide Presidential Race › American Greatness– amgreatness.com Source Link Excerpt:
A border security and immigration expert is warning that the Biden administration has engaged in an all-out blitz to use federal agencies to get non-citizens registered to vote, especially in swing states.
Lora Reis is the former director of the Heritage Foundation’s Border Security and Immigration Center told Armstrong Williams that the current administration has encouraged federal agencies, including the Social Security Administration to register to vote, everyone with whom they come in contact, regardless of citizenship status.
Lora Reis, former Director Border Security and Immigration Center under Trump discusses how Democrats are stealing US presidential election through illegal immigrants . Remember, difference between winning and losing a swing state, at times, is a matter of just 20,000 votes. pic.twitter.com/8cQyhnO3qC
Court decisions in Michigan and North Carolina deny GOP challenges to overseas voters – ABC News Source Link Excerpt:
Courts in Michigan and North Carolina on Monday rejected attempts by Republicans to disqualify the ballots of certain overseas voters.
Both cases targeted people who have never lived in the state but were born overseas to parents who were residents of the state. The Michigan case also targeted the spouses of military and overseas voters.
A state judge in Michigan dismissed the Republicans’ case because it was filed so late — less than a month before the Nov. 5 presidential election. But the judge also found that the election language allowing those voters to cast ballots complied with both state and federal law, as well as the Michigan Constitution.
The state GOPs and the Republican National Committee were among the plaintiffs bringing both cases, which were filed as part of a broader legal strategy against overseas ballots in presidential battleground states ahead of the Nov. 5 election.
The RNC did not immediately return requests for comment.
Georgia judge blocks elections rules backed by Pro-Trump Republicans – Reuters Source Link Excerpt:
A judge on Wednesday overturned controversial changes to Georgia election rules made by a Republican-controlled state board, the latest defeat for allies of Donald Trump seeking to change how the state’s votes are counted in the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election, opens new tab.
Judge Thomas Cox struck down a half-dozen new rules that were described by Republicans as necessary election security measures but opposed by Democrats, who said they were aimed at impeding certification of results in a state that could be crucial in selecting the next president.
US Attorney appoints officer to monitor federal election law violations – dailyjournal.net Source Link Excerpt:
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana has appointed a “District Election Officer” to monitor federal election law violations as early voting continues.
Zachary A. Myers, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, announced Thursday that Assistant United States Attorney Tiffany J. Preston will lead the efforts of the Southern District of Indiana’s Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming Nov. 5 general election. Preston has been appointed to serve as the District Election Officer for the Southern District of Indiana, and will be responsible for overseeing the southern district’s handling of Election Day complaints of voting rights concerns, threats of violence to election officials or staff and election fraud, in consultation with Justice Department headquarters in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Attorney’s office said in a news release.
“Every citizen must be able to vote without interference or discrimination and to have that vote counted in a fair and free election. Similarly, election officials and staff must be able to serve without being subject to unlawful threats of violence,” Myers said in the news release.” The Department of Justice will always work tirelessly to protect the integrity of the election process.”
ELECTION LAW – LAWFARE
BIDEN-HARRIS WHITE HOUSE COLLUDED WITH LOCAL, STATE DAS TO LAWFARE TRUMP – Testimony from a former special prosecutor, Nathan Wade, suggests the Biden-Harris White House has been not only colluding with local and state Soros-funded DAs to lawfare assault former President Donald Trump, they even groomed their future lawfare assassins and walked them through the whole process.
Wade pleaded a bad memory when confronted by the House Judiciary Committee but acknowledged the multiple times he wrote invoices for Fulton County to pay for meetings with the White House Counsel. When confronted with another example, he would say, “I don’t remember it happening. I know that it did because the entry says that it did.”
Biden Calls To ‘Lock’ Up Trump. Immediately Attempts Backtracking From Statement.– americanactionnews.com Source Link Excerpt:
President Joe Biden said Tuesday at New Hampshire’s Democratic National Committee (DNC) office that the party needs to “lock up” former President Donald Trump, quickly adding he meant to “politically” lock him up.
Since 2019, Democrats have been calling for Trump to be behind bars, flipping the script on their previous criticism of Republicans and the former president for calling for former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to be locked up. While speaking to the DNC office in Concord, New Hampshire, Biden noted how close the race is becoming, claiming Trump believes he has immunity from “physically eliminating” threats.
“All of it’s on a knife’s edge. It’s on a knife’s edge right now. So this is really, really, really, really important right now. Folks, look, think about it. He is talking about doing away with the entire Department of Education — he means it, this is not a joke. This [is] a guy who also wants to replace every civil servant, every single one,” Biden said.
Judge warns Donald Trump could ‘share responsibility’ for Jan. 6 riot even if he didn’t order it – nypost.com Source Link Excerpt:
In a lengthy ruling Wednesday in which she rebuffed most of Trump attorney’s requests for discovery in his 2020 election subversion case, Chutkan, 62, swatted down concerns about potentially inconsistent statements from law enforcement as to whether the former president was responsible.
“It is entirely conceivable, for instance, that Defendant could share responsibility for the events of January 6 without such express authorization of rioters’ criminal actions,” she wrote in a 50-page ruling.
Judge Tanya Chutkan still hasn’t set a timeline for when the case could go to trial amid various challenges against it. U.S. COURTS via REUTERS
Trump’s legal team cited other court cases against Capitol rioters, including one in which prosecutors noted they couldn’t “identify any remarks made by former President Trump that authorized that illegal conduct.”
Fulton County DA asks appeals court to restore three election subversion charges against Donald Trump – MSN Source Link Excerpt:
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has asked the state’s Court of Appeals to reinstate six counts in the election subversion case against Donald Trump and his co-defendants, including three specifically against the former president.
The court filing brings the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, and the effort to overturn Trump’s election defeat, back into the spotlight as early voting begins in Georgia in the 2024 election.
Rudy Giuliani Has Been Ordered to Hand Over Manhattan Apartment, Luxury Watches, Valuables- to Georgia Election Workers– wltreport.com Source Link Excerpt:
Rudy Giuliani has been ordered to turn over a large amount of valuables, his Penthouse apartment in Manhattan, and a load of sentimental belongings — and potentially more properties that have yet to be determined — by a federal judge.
The property and valuables will be given to Georgia election workers who won a defamation suit against Giuliani for statements he made questioning the integrity of the vote count — specifically the allegation made by Giuliani that Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss allegedly committed election fraud when counting ballots in Fulton County, Georgia during the 2020 election.
The following is a CNN report with Michael Gottlieb, the attorney for the Georgia election workers, on the judgment and the assets included in the decision by the judge requiring Giuliani to hand over these specific items to be auctioned off and sold to satisfy the judgment awarded to them.
“We’re gonna fight for every dollar for our clients to satisfy this judgment.”
The attorney for the election workers Rudy Giuliani defamed speaks to OutFront after a judge ordered Giuliani to turn over his NYC penthouse pic.twitter.com/Rw7Yuew68r
Liz Cheney Tells Anti-Abortion Conservatives to Support Kamala Harris – newsweek Source Link Excerpt:
Republican Liz Cheney has called on anti-abortion voters to support Vice President Kamala Harris, despite her liberal stance on abortion rights.
The former Wyoming representative, who has been campaigning alongside the Democratic presidential nominee this election, said the issue needed “compassion” and that former President Donald Trump would not be able to handle it.
Speaking in Wisconsin with Harris on Monday, Cheney said: “I’m pro-life, and I have been very troubled, deeply troubled by what I have watched happen in so many states since Dobbs.
“I have been troubled by the extent to which you have women who—as the vice president said—in some cases have died, who can’t get medical treatment that they need because providers are worried about criminal liability.”
Cheney continued: “Even if you are pro-life, as I am, I do not believe, for example, that the state of Texas ought to have the right, as they’re currently suing to do, to get access to women’s medical records.
Left-Wing Dark Money And Unions Team Up To Enshrine Abortion In Florida’s Constitution– dailycaller.com Source Link Excerpt:
As election day approaches and polls narrow, out-of-state groups are pouring tens of millions into Florida to enshrine abortion as a right in the state’s constitution.
Massive Democratic-aligned dark money networks, the Soros family, D.C.-based liberal advocacy groups and public-sector unions have rallied behind Floridians Protecting Freedom (FPF), spending millions to support the group’s effort to repeal Florida’s prohibition on abortion after fetal heartbeats are typically detected, campaign finance records show. FPF is the primary group supporting an initiative on November’s ballot to amend the state’s constitution by creating a constitutional right to terminate one’s pregnancy.
To be added to the state’s constitution, the amendment would need to attract 60% support on election day. A poll in June found that 69% of voters supported that amendment, though an October poll recently found that just 60% of voters reported supporting the abortion initiative, according to the Tallahassee Democrat.
“Now, just barely reaching the 60% it needs to pass, it looks like the fate of abortion in Florida will come down to turnout on Election Day,” University of North Florida political science professor Michael Binder told the Tallahassee Democrat.
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DID KAMALA HARRIS JUST HAVE A SENNACHERIB MOMENT? – Kamala Harris was interrupted at her Wisconsin rally recently by someone who shouted in response to her comments on abortion “Jesus is Lord” and “Christ is King.” Kamala appeared to take offense at the mentioning of the name of Christ, firing back “Oh, I think you’re at the wrong rally.”
She added to her blasphemy by lying when she claimed, “I think you meant to go to the smaller one down the street.” Some Christians cite 2 Kings Chapter 19, where the Assyrian King Sennacherib had laid siege to Jerusalem, taunting God as he went, for which he would see his army smitten by the angel of the Lord (Christ to some). The two students, Grant Beth and Luke Polaske, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Juniors, said of their overall experience in the House of Harris:
Beth – “I was pushed by an elderly woman. We were heckled at, we were cursed at, we were mocked, and that’s the biggest thing for me personally. In reflection of the event, Jesus was mocked. You know, his disciples were mocked, and that’s OK.”
Polaske – “In reality, we did God’s work, and we were there for the right reasons, and God is watching us in this moment. I’m all about being a cordial person no matter your beliefs, but I do believe that we were sent there by God.”
TikTok, Facebook Approve Ads With US Election Disinformation, Study Says – Barron’s Source Link Excerpt:
TikTok and Facebook approved advertisements containing blatant US election falsehoods just weeks ahead of the vote, a watchdog investigation revealed Thursday, calling into question the tech platforms’ policies to detect harmful disinformation.
The advocacy group Global Witness submitted eight ads containing false election claims to the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok, the Meta-owned Facebook, and Google-owned YouTube to test their ad systems in the final stretch of the November 5 election.
The ads carried outright election falsehoods — such as people can vote online — as well as content promoting voter suppression, inciting violence against a candidate, and threatening electoral workers and processes.
TikTok “performed the worst,” Global Witness said, approving four of them despite its policy that prohibits all political ads.
Facebook approved one of the ads submitted.
“Days away from a tightly fought US presidential race, it is shocking that social media companies are still approving thoroughly debunked and blatant disinformation on their platforms,” said Ava Lee, the digital threats campaign leader at Global Witness.
Elon Musk quietly donates ‘very substantial’ amount to PAC to canvass Hispanic voters – Fox News Source Link Excerpt:
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has quietly donated a “very substantial” amount of his own money directly to a PAC that is canvassing Hispanic voters ahead of the 2024 presidential election, Fox News has learned.
Musk donated to a PAC called The Hispanic Leadership Alliance, which is canvassing voters in Arizona, California and Oregon to help Republicans up and down ballot.
Fox News has also learned that the latest FEC filings for The Hispanic Leadership Alliance will be released to the public on Thursday and will reveal the extent of Musk’s financial support. Musk’s donation to the PAC came from Musk directly and not through one of his PACs or organizations. The PAC has used the money in recent weeks to get out the Hispanic vote for Republicans.
Far-Left Los Angeles Times Abandons Kamala Harris: California’s Biggest Newspaper Refuses to Endorse Their Home State Candidate, Despite Backing Obama, Clinton, and Biden | The Gateway Pundit– www.thegatewaypundit.com Source Link Excerpt:
Far-left Los Angeles Times, California’s largest newspaper, has turned its back on Kamala Harris, refusing to endorse her in the upcoming 2024 presidential election.
This stunning break from tradition marks a sharp shift for the paper, which has consistently endorsed Democrat candidates, including Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Joe Biden.
This refusal to back their home-state candidate speaks volumes about Harris’s diminishing support, even within liberal strongholds.
The LA Times published its endorsements for congressional and local elections but conspicuously omitted any recommendation for the presidency.
While the editorial board declared this election as “the most consequential in a generation,” their silence on Harris and the presidency was deafening.
Behind this decision, sources suggest, according to Semafor, is the influence of the paper’s owner, Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong.
Pennsylvania Senate Race Moves to ‘Toss Up’ as Dem Bob Casey Loses Ground: Cook Political Report– freebeacon.com Source Link Excerpt:
Pennsylvania’s Senate race has shifted from “lean Democrat” to a “toss up” as incumbent Sen. Bob Casey (D.) loses ground to his Republican challenger Dave McCormick just two weeks before Election Day, according to the Cook Political Report.
Cook stated that the race is now competitive enough to be considered a “toss up,” adding that “both Republican and Democratic internal polls show this is now a margin-of-error race, with Casey holding a slim, statistically insignificant lead of between one and two points.”
As his reelection prospects slip, Casey is aiming to appeal to Donald Trump voters, highlighting in an ad released last week his “siding with” the former president on a trade and tariffs bill in 2017.
Polling released Monday by Atlas Intel shows McCormick with a slight lead over Casey for the first time in the Senate race. Around 48.3 percent of respondents said they would vote for McCormick, while 47.1 percent supported Casey. In September, Casey led McCormick 47 percent to 45 percent, according to Atlas Intel.