Comment on Alexandra Petri: The indignation cycle

As is often said, the media has spent this entire election cycle covering the odds, not the stakes. Well, my media firm, Blue Amp Strategies, working with Citizens United for Democracy, shared the stakes and then some in this incredible ad. Watch it. Yes, it's Creepy AF. But the worst part?

They started closing down the streets around the museum on Friday to prepare for this event. For example, there are more port-a-potties than I've ever seen in one place! City officials expect as many as 100,000 people for the event. Via the Philadelphia Inquirer: Vice President Kamala Harris will close out her presidential campaign in Philadelphia Monday night, where she’ll be joined by a star-studded cast of musicians and celebrities. The concert and rally, which is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m.

Ahead of potential civil unrest due to the presidential election and several ballot boxes set on fire, the National Guard is on standby as a precaution in several states, including Washington state and Oregon, officials say. Via CNN: Almost all the ballots set ablaze on Monday were in a drop box in Vancouver, Washington, while most ballots in a drop box in Portland, Oregon, survived a fire set the same day, election officials said.

A Clark County, Ohio, Sheriff's Office Lieutenant is somehow not fired from his job after he posted that if you are a Democrat, he's not going to help you. Further, John Rodgers, who has worked at the Clark County Sheriff's Office for over 20 years, wrote, "The problem is that I know which of you supports the Democratic Party, and I will not help you survive the end of days." WHIOTV reports: Another post indicated people would need to "provide proof of who you voted for" if they asked Rodgers for help. News Center 7 reached out to the sheriff's office on Friday and Chief Deputy Mike Young sent a statement about their investigation into the posts. "It is understood that while these comments are highly inappropriate, they in no means reflect the Clark County Sheriff's Office delivery of service to ALL our community and does not reflect the mission and values of the Sheriff's Office.

Sunday in Lilitz, Pennsylvania, Trump went from one tangent to another, conspiracy after conspiracy about voting throughout the country. He's been setting up another BIG LIE and BIG STEAL to send his supporters into another violent frenzy, while making sure his grift is alive and well if he loses. It appears his internal poll numbers are making him irrational. In the beginning of the clip he attacks Arizona for having a lengthy ballot.

Some good news out of the Supreme Court for once. They've ruled against the Republican National Committee that wanted to potentially toss out thousands of Pennsylvania ballots: On Friday evening, the Supreme Court ruled it would leave in place a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision that made it marginally easier for certain voters in the state to cast a ballot.