‘i Feel Your Pain’ Democrats Are Long Gone—they Are Now Pain-incapable

Stan Greenberg: “Trump shifted the momentum in the race when he began his outrageous, slanderous, and racist statements about Haitian immigrants. He has also made immigrants the cause of high rents and food prices and spread the false rumor that FEMA ran out of funds for North Carolina hurricane victims.” “It was very effective and is still shaping the race.” “Trump’s daily blows pushed up Republican enthusiasm ahead of Democrats and shifted white working-class and Hispanic voters.

“A new wrought-iron fence wraps around the Maricopa County office where votes will be counted next month. On Election Day, there’ll be concrete barriers too, along with plainclothes officers and mounted police,” Bloomberg reports. “Layers of security including cameras have been added to protect ballot machines, and no one without clearance is allowed into the rooms where ballots are counted.

The Bulwark: “When it comes to television, the campaign is largely focused on abortion, taxes, housing, and healthcare, according to a CNN breakdown of the spending. The topic of the 2020 election—Trump’s attempt to overturn the result, the events of January 6th, and what all this means for the future of American democracy—has been largely reserved for online political warfare and earned media mentions to juice the political press into reporting on the issue.” “That decision doesn’t mean that Harris’s team is simply ignoring election denialism or threats to democracy, just that it’s emphasizing those themes online instead of on TV.”

Republicans are planning to spend heavily to promote a clip of Kamala Harris saying on ABC’s “The View” that there’s “not a thing” she would have done differently over the past four years than President Biden, Axios reports. Said one Trump ally: “Expect to see this clip every single time you turn on the television between now and Nov.

Semafor: “While not the most mentioned subject (and one that is sometimes brought up by interviewers or moderators first) the Harris-Walz ticket has emphasized their gun ownership during this campaign — even as they confidently call for new restrictions on firearms.” “Their rhetoric on the topic points to the changing politics of the issue in both parties this cycle.”

The Washington Post reviews Melania Trump’s new memoir: So where does Melania — a plain-black-covered book written by a woman who rightly assumes she needs no other introduction — fall into this pantheon of first lady memoirs? Let’s check: “Over the next few months, we developed several items: the Fluid Day Serum, the Luxe Night with Vitamins A and E, cleansing balm, and an exfoliating peel, all priced between $50 and $150.