THE SHOW NOTES: Equal Time, NYT Strikes, & Where Are Trump and Harris Today?
Welcome! 77 million Americans have already voted.
BREAKING: Hundreds of New York Times staffers went on strike 24 hours before election day.
EXPLAINED: New York authorities euthanize social media star Peanut the squirrel - The Guardian
NEW: National Guard troops are on standby in Washington state and Oregon for the potential of election unrest. (Hint: There are not many Republicans up there.)
NIKKI HALEY: Trump Isn’t Perfect, but He’s the Better Choice - WSJ (paywall)
NO COMMENT: The "no comment" candidate: Harris strategy clouds how she'd govern - Axios
HAMAS: Two Hamas operatives in Pittsburg defaced Jewish property and donated to The Squad. - NY Post
SHOCK HEADLINE: Americans, your calls and texts can be monitored by Chinese spies - Washington Post (paywall)
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Saturday Night Live
Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live that left NBC executives in panic mode after a Republican member of the Federal Communications Commission claimed the appearance was a violation of the Equal Time rule.
Details: FCC commissioner Brendon Carr tweeted this:
This is a clear and blatant effort to evade the FCC's Equal Time rule. The purpose of the rule is to avoid exactly this type of biased and partisan conduct - a licensed broadcaster using the public airwaves to exert its influence for one candidate on the eve of an election. Unless the broadcaster offered Equal Time to other qualifying campaigns.
After Carr’s statement, NBC agreed to self-report the violation and allow Trump to place a 60-second spot at the end of last night’s Sunday Night Football game. Here it is:
Where Are Trump and Harris Today?
As Donald Trump crisis crosses multiple swing states on the final day of this election cycle, Kamala Harris is hunkering down in Pennsylvania.
Details: Harris started this morning in Joe Biden’s hometown of Scranton and will primarily be focused on the 580,000 Pennsylvanians of Latino descent who overwhelmingly have ties to Puerto Rico. The strategy comes after Democrats claim internal polling has revealed an opening to exploit the ill-fated remarks of a comedian at the Trump rally at Madison Square Garden. Kamala Harris will conclude her campaign on Monday night at a rally in Pittsburg with musical performances by Lady Gaga and Katy Perry, and remarks by Oprah.
Trump’s schedule: Donald Trump started today in Raleigh, North Carolina before heading to Reading and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to counter Harris’s persuasion to Latino voters. Finally, Donald Trump will end his campaign in the same place he ended his 2016 campaign: Grand Rapids, Michigan. From there, Trump plans to return to his Palm Beach home where he will vote and await election results.
As the rest of the country awaits returns tomorrow, The New York Times (paywall) put together a helpful graphic on when returns can be expected.
Full story here (paywall).
Mapped: The states Harris and Trump are visiting most - Axios
Iowa Surprise?
Famed Iowa pollster Ann Selzer published a shocking weekend poll that showed the ruby-red state of Iowa favoring Kamala Harris by three points thanks to last-minute swings by women and older voters to the left. Even Selzner said, “It’s hard for anybody to say they saw this coming.”
While the poll is most likely an outlier, it raises the question as to whether Selzer is picking up last-minute trends that can be extrapolated outside of Iowa. Full story here.
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Trending news:
This swing state saw some of the country’s highest food inflation. Republicans hope voters blame Dems. - Politico
Ex-Obama campaign manager Jim Messina warns early voting data is ‘a little scary’ for Harris - NY Post
Kari Lake is struggling to match Trump’s numbers in Arizona. She doesn’t believe the polls. - Politico
Americans who bought homes in 2024 were older and richer than ever - CNN
Conservative Texas Megachurch Pastor Backs Harris in Last-Minute Op-Ed - Mediaite
Hurricane likely to brew in Caribbean, may reach US - Accuweather
Large Viking Burial Ground With 139 Graves Revealed - NYT (free)
Harris and Trump Battle to the Wire in Swing States, Times/Siena Polls Find - NYT (paywall)
Market snapshot:
"National Guard troops are on standby in Washington state and Oregon [substack.com] for the potential of election unrest. (Hint: There are not many Republicans up there.)"
...indicating the real danger to Democracy is with political-name-appropriating "Democrats".
There should be protests and uprisings over the peanut execution. But it is a precursor of things to come when you allow Gov to over reach. Will they begin euthanizing Republican supporters next?
If the RCP polling avg's have anything to say, as they did in 2020 and 2016 then Trump wins. PA, GA, NV, NC, AZ are all in Trumps Favor at the moment.
The great unknowns right now are MI WIS and VA in my opinion.
No Iowa is not in play and shame on Selzer for ruining his reputation for a cheap cop out at the last minute.
Also another thing to note on the polls. All polls with 800 LV or less favor harris or are tied. All polls with 2000 LV or more favor trump. Hmm don't know what that means but just saying.
I think Harris barn storming PA is a huge mistake for her. That may actually hurt her chances.
Also she is touring with high priced millionaire celebrities who dont feel the pinch of inflation or the other economic tragedies this admin has caused. She does this while saying that Trump is the one who will benefit the billionaires but I don't remember a rally where harris didn't have some big celeb worth tons of money right by her side. While trump is rallying with the people.