2020 Elections

Seinfeld’s Newman Blasts Trump On USPS Interference

The Hollywood Reporter reports: Hello, Newman. Seinfeld fans’ favorite mailman is back — and he is going postal on Donald Trump. Actor Wayne Knight reprised his iconic sitcom role to blast the president for disparaging the U.S. Postal Service and attempting to delegitimize mail-in ballots for the upcoming 2020 presidential election. “The guy’s never even licked a stamp,” Knight’s Newman …

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Dems Raked In $15 Million In Hours After VP Debate

Forbes reports: In the latest fundraising boost for team blue, Democrats raised $15 million in just over 12 hours after the start of Wednesday night’s vice presidential debate—a sign that Sen. Kamala Harris’ (D-Calif.) performance against Vice President Mike Pence resonated with at least some viewers. Putting Harris on the ticket as Biden’s vice presidential pick has already proven lucrative …

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DeSantis Fights Order To Extend FL Voter Registration

Politico reports: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his chief election official said the state has no reason to extend a voter registration deadline and that doing so would undermine the public’s faith in the upcoming presidential election. The argument was made late Wednesday in a filing with the U.S. District Court in Tallahassee, where civil rights groups are suing after …

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Buttigieg Drops Truth Bomb On Fox: Why Does Pence Want To Run With Someone Caught With A Porn Star?

Last night Fox News hosts tried to corner Pete Buttigieg on policy differences between Kamala Harris and Joe Biden. It did not go well. “Well, there’s a classic parlor game of trying to find a little bit of daylight between running mates,” Buttigieg replied. “If people want to play that game, we could look into why an evangelical Christian like …

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Harris Keeps Pence On The Defensive In VP Debate

NPR reports: Harris was aggressive — seizing on the Democratic ticket’s central argument, that the Trump administration’s handling of the novel coronavirus was “the greatest failure of any presidential administration in the history of our country.” She accused the president of covering up information about the virus when he was briefed in January by his national security team, and argued …

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LIVE VIDEO: 2020 Vice Presidential Debate

CNN reports: Seated 12 feet apart, Vice President Mike Pence and his Democratic rival, Sen. Kamala Harris of California, will meet in Utah on Wednesday night for the only vice presidential debate of the campaign. Their showdown comes with the highest stakes for a vice presidential debate in recent memory, in part because President Donald Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis has made …

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Barrett Won’t Commit To Recusing From Election Cases Even Though Trump Says He Wants Her Just For That

The Hill reports: Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump’s Supreme Court pick, did not commit to recusing herself from election-related cases if she is confirmed, according to a Democratic senator who spoke with her Wednesday. Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Judiciary Committee tasked with weighing the judge’s nomination, said Barrett sidestepped giving a direct answer on the …

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NYT/Siena Poll: Biden +6 In Nevada, Biden +1 In Ohio

The New York Times reports: Joseph R. Biden Jr. maintains a steady lead over President Trump in Nevada and the two are virtually tied in Ohio, as voters continue to express dissatisfaction with the president’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, according to new polls by The New York Times and Siena College released on Wednesday. Mr. Biden leads 48 percent …

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Quinnipiac Poll: Biden +11 In FL, +5 In IA, +13 In PA

Just in from Quinnipiac Polling: In Florida, likely voters support Biden over Trump 51 – 40 percent. That compares to a September 3rd Florida poll showing Biden with 48 percent support and Trump with 45 percent support. Among party affiliation, the biggest change is among independents, who now support Biden by a twenty-point margin compared to a ten- point margin …

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Texas Wins Court Fight To Suppress Voting In Houston

The Texas Tribune reports: The elections administrator of the state’s most populous county, an important Democratic stronghold, may not send out applications for mail-in ballots to all 2.4 million of the county’s registered voters, the all-Republican Texas Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a rebuke of County Clerk Chris Hollins, whose office has worked to expand voting options beyond what is …

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Joe Biden +12 In New Poll By Conservative Rasmussen

Just in from Rasmussen Polling: President Trump’s debate performance followed by his coronavirus diagnosis appear to be digging an even deeper hole for him this week. Democrat Joe Biden now has a 12-point lead over the president in Rasmussen Reports’ weekly White House Watch survey. The latest national telephone and online survey finds Biden leading President Trump 52% to 40% …

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Handicapper Shifts SC Senate Race To “Toss Up”

Just in from the Cook Political Reports: There has been no more surprising race on the Senate map than South Carolina. Even early this year, it looked like Sen. Lindsey Graham would cruise to re-election. Instead, the Republican incumbent finds himself in a tied race in both public and private surveys with challenger Jaime Harrison, who has proven to be …

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Cal Cunningham +5 Over Thom Tillis In NC Senate Poll

Reuters reports: Democratic Senate challenger Cal Cunningham appears to lead incumbent Senator Thom Tillis in North Carolina, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll taken as the news broke of Tillis’ COVID-19 diagnosis and a scandal involving Cunningham. 47% of likely voters polled Sept. 29 to Oct. 6 said they planned to vote for the Democratic challenger, former state Senator Cunningham. Cunningham …

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AGs Huddle Over Potential For Armed “Poll Watchers”

Michigan Live reports: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said her office is reviewing how open carry laws intersect with the right to vote without fear of harassment as President Donald Trump urges supporters to watch the polls on Nov. 3. Nessel joined the Democratic attorneys general of Wisconsin and Nevada on a press call Tuesday focused on threats to the …

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Biden +12 In Latest Monmouth Pennsylvania Poll

The Washington Post reports: Biden has widened his lead over Trump in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania to 12 percentage points among registered voters, according to a new Monmouth University poll. The poll, released Tuesday, finds Biden leading 54 percent to 42 percent. In a Monmouth poll in late August, Biden led by only four percentage points, a statistical …

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Trump Campaign Cancels TV Ads In Ohio And Iowa

CNN reports: President Donald Trump’s campaign canceled its planned television advertising in Iowa and Ohio this week, focusing its spending on states where Trump is behind even as polls show he is neck-and-neck with Democratic challenger Joe Biden in the two Midwestern states. Trump’s campaign canceled its ad reservations of $2.5 million in Ohio and $820,000 in Iowa this week, …

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Joe Biden +6 Over Trump In Post-Debate Florida Poll

Jacksonville’s ABC News affiliate reports: The University of North Florida’s Public Opinion Research Lab poll found that 51 percent of voters were going to vote for Joe Biden compared to 45 percent of voters who said they would vote for President Donald Trump. The survey was comprised of 3,142 registered likely voters in Florida and took place between October 1 …

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Michelle Obama Issues Blistering “Closing Argument”

The Hill reports: Former first lady Michelle Obama launched a series of blistering attacks against President Trump on Tuesday, describing his policies as “racist” and accusing him endangering American lives with his behavior during the pandemic. Obama, who rarely gets involved day-to-day political fights, said in a 24-minute-long video meant as a “closing argument” for voters to turn out for …

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Early Voting Numbers Suggest All-Time Record Turnout

Reuters reports: Americans are rushing to cast ballots ahead of the November election at an unprecedented pace, early voting numbers show, indicating a possible record turnout for the showdown between President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden. With four weeks to go before Election Day Nov. 3, more than 3.8 million Americans already have voted, far surpassing about 75,000 …

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Biden +16 Over Trump In New CNN National Poll

CNN reports: Joe Biden’s advantage over President Donald Trump has expanded and the former vice president now holds his widest lead of the cycle with less than a month remaining before Election Day, according to a new nationwide CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. Among likely voters, 57% say they back Biden and 41% Trump in the poll that was conducted …

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