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New FEC filings show that Tim Mellon, the reclusive billionaire and heir to the historic banking fortune, pumped another $25 million into the leading pro-Trump super PAG, MAGA Inc., CNN reports.

Mellon has now given the group $150 million so far this cycle.

Los Angeles Times: “It’s hard to believe that anyone would be left undecided… Yet there they were, surprisingly easy to find, drinking lattes at a strip mall Starbucks, browsing magazines at Barnes & Noble and eating eggs with their spouses at a pancake restaurant. Some were waiting on family meetings or a final round of online research. Others were hoping for inspiration on the drive to the precinct on Nov.

“Democrats are starting to use a campaign finance loophole to save big bucks on TV advertising — after failing to stop Republicans from doing the same,” Politico reports.

Politico “The weekend is passing without a single high-quality public poll — nationally or in any of the battleground states — released on either Saturday or Sunday. Nothing from The New York Times and its high-profile partnership with Siena College. Crickets from all five broadcast and cable news networks’ Sunday shows.”

Nate Cohn: “Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are essentially tied — with neither candidate ahead by even a single point — in The New York Times’s polling average of five critical battleground states: Pennsylvania, Michigan, Nevada, Wisconsin and North Carolina.”

A new USA Today/Suffolk poll finds Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are essentially tied as they head into the final stretch of the presidential campaign.

Harris barely edges Trump nationally among likely voters, 45% to 44%.

A Washington Post-Schar School poll in the seven battleground states finds Kamala Harris and Donald Trump deadlocked among registered voters at 47% to 47%.

Among likely voters, 49% support Harris and 48% back Trump.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) isn’t promising a Democratic victory in November, Punchbowl News reports.

Said Jeffries: “We’re in a strong position to be successful, but there are close races all over the country. We’re taking nothing for granted.”

A new PRRI survey finds 19% of Republicans say that if Donald Trump loses the 2024 election, he should declare the results invalid and do whatever it takes to assume office.

Meanwhile, nearly 3 in 10 Republicans believe that true American patriots may have to resort to violence to save the country.

Said pollster Robert Jones: “I’ve been doing this for 20 years, and these answers are keeping me up at night.”

Representative Drunken Van Orden (Nearest bar stool - WI) loves to brag about how much he loves Wisconsin farmers and how much he does to help them every step of the way. However, those boasts are just the alcohol talking.
In reality, Drunken Uncle has failed them at every turn. Most notably, his refusal to get the farm bill passed before going on recess to lie to the voters about how productive he's been.