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Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are still virtually tied in the seven key battleground states according to the latest Washington Post/Schar School poll.
Harris has a narrow lead in the Blue Wall states of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, as well as in Georgia. Trump is ahead in Arizona and North Carolina, while they are tied in Nevada.
Trump was in Swannanoa, North Carolina on Monday, which was devastated by floods from Hurricane Helene, and repeated the baseless conspiracy theory that Federal Emergency Management Agency money to deal with the disaster had instead been sent to “illegal migrants”. He reiterated the accusation later at a rally in Greenville.
Harris joined former Republican Rep Liz Cheney on Monday for a tour of suburban districts in three states that could swing the election to her by encouraging GOP voters, unhappy with Trump, to vote for the Democratic ticket instead.
Cheney, who has opposed abortion in the past and praised the Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v Wade made the argument that it was OK to vote for Harris even if you oppose abortion as women are not getting the care they need and that has to change.
Donald Trump’s 30-minute shift at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s was one of his most meme-worthy campaign stunts yet. The franchise in Bucks County was shut down during the visit and the former president’s labor was carefully choreographed and documented by his campaign.
But while many online were quick to remark about the former president’s breaches of health and safety protocol, such as no hair net or visible hand-washing, as a former teenage fry-cook I have to be honest: He… didn’t actually do a bad job.
Oliver O’Connell21 October 2024 22:15
Per the Georgia Secretary of State’s office:
Monday, October 21st marked the eighth day of Early Voting for the November 5th Presidential Election. On Friday, Georgia voters surpassed the 1 million mark, and as of Monday at 3:30pm surpassed the 1.5 million mark with 1,504,332 check-ins, shattering previous Early Voting performance.
“Georgia voters know we’ve made it easy to cast a ballot. It’s really that simple,” said Secretary Raffensperger. “Over the past four years we’ve worked tirelessly to prepare for this election by adding Early Voting days and investing in infrastructure, only to be rewarded with the lies of Jim Crow 2.0 and a missed All-Star Game. We’re battled tested and ready, despite the critics.”
Oliver O’Connell21 October 2024 22:06
Oliver O’Connell21 October 2024 22:00
Vice President Kamala Harris and former Republican Rep Liz Cheney are at the second stop of their day of campaigning together — Royal Oak, Michigan.
Said Harris at the event: “I think most of us believe, regardless of your party affiliation, that the real measure of the strength of a leader is based on who you lift up. And so for that reason, I’m not surprised that Liz Cheney and I are on the same stage.”
The vice president added: |I have seen a lot of Republicans go up to Liz Cheney and thank her. They may not be doing it publicly … I think she has shown to your point extraordinary courage especially in this environment post January 6…from my vantage point, she is actually not alone.”
Cheney said: “When I look at the nature of the threat that Donald Trump poses and…think about that level of instability, the level of erratic decision-making, misogyny, that is not something that you can entrust with the power of the Oval Office.”
She added: “When Donald Trump says that his political opponents are the enemy within, and when he contemplates deploying force against them, the response that we all have should not be to be so afraid we don’t act. It should be vote him out… Vote for Vice President Harris.”
Oliver O’Connell21 October 2024 21:51
People can’t get enough of betting on the 2024 presidential election, and thanks to a recent legal ruling, it’s easier than ever for Americans to vote with their wallet.
Betting market odds are suddenly on the lips of US broadcasters and campaign spin doctors, quoted like polls and watched like the weather.
Oliver O’Connell21 October 2024 21:45
Oliver O’Connell21 October 2024 21:42
Kelly Rissman has the story.
Oliver O’Connell21 October 2024 21:30
A former Park Service ranger said Friday that U.S. Senate hopeful Tim Sheehy of Montana has been lying about a bullet wound that the candidate said came from fighting in Afghanistan — going public with an accusation that has nagged the Republican’s campaign for months.
The claim from former ranger Kim Peach that Sheehy in fact shot himself on a family trip in Montana was immediately dismissed by Sheehy and his allies as a smear campaign engineered by Democrats in a race that’s expected to help decide control of the Senate.
Read the full story here:
Oliver O’Connell21 October 2024 21:00