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“For her political activities, she does not have the support of the family. When she told us she was going to run again back in October 2023, we asked her not to.”

— One of Jill Stein’s adult sons, quoted by the New York Times.

Reuters: “Political pundits and social media users have questioned whether specific high-profile Americans could be behind the moves.”

Donald Trump overtook Kamala Harris and now enjoys a two-point lead, 49% to 47%, in the TIPP tracking poll.

“Donald Trump on Saturday spewed crude and vulgar remarks at a rally in Pennsylvania that included an off-color remark about a famous golfer’s penis size and a coarse insult about Vice President Kamala Harris,” the New York Times reports.

An internal whistleblower complaint at Trump Media calls for CEO Devin Nunes to be fired, alleging he has “severely” mismanaged the company and opened it to “substantial risk of legal action” from regulators, ProPublica reports.

“Kamala Harris turns 60 on Sunday, though she might not have much time to celebrate with just 16 days until Election Day,” Axios reports.

“Harris is older than the median age of a U.S. president (55) at inauguration. But she’s a political generation younger than President Biden (81) and her opponent, former President Trump (78), who would surpass Biden to become the oldest person ever elected.”

“Four years ago, a sitting president — rejected by American voters — attempted to seize a second term anyway, plunging the nation into confusion, conflict and, in its last gasp, violence,” Politico reports.
“Now, Donald Trump’s political comeback has revived a sense of dread among the officials and institutions who stood in his way last time: Could it happen again?”

With seven battleground states, each within a one-percent margin in the polling averages, it’s likely that the winner of the presidential election won’t be known on Election Day.
In 2020, the Associated Press declared Joe Biden the winner four days after the election, though several states were still undecided at the time.

Former Ohio Governor Bob Taft (R) endorsed Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) in a Dayton Daily News op-ed.
“I have always run for office under the banner of the Republican Party, am a conservative and usually vote a straight Republican ticket. Although still a Republican, I will be making an exception this year in Ohio’s U.S. Senate race by supporting Sherrod Brown.”

This story was originally published by Vox.com and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.