Comment on City stumbles in pursuit of stimulus cash

New York Times: “These surveys have had marginal, if any, impact on polling averages, which either do not include the partisan polls or give them little weight. Yet some argue that the real purpose of partisan polls, along with other expectation-setting metrics such as political betting markets, is directed at a different goal entirely: building a narrative of unstoppable momentum for Mr.

“Donald Trump said at a rally on Wednesday that he would protect American women ‘whether the women like it or not’ — remarks that he cast as paternal but only served as reminders to many of his critics of his history of misogynistic statements and a civil court case that found him liable for sexual abuse,” the New York Times reports. Kamala Harris quickly sought to respond, writing on X: “Donald Trump thinks he should get to make decisions about what you do with your body.

“Big-money operatives are taking advantage of lax rules at the end of the campaign to hide the true source of their money until after the election is called — or for forever,” the New York Times reports.

“Donald Trump has big policy plans should he be re-elected, including mass deportation of undocumented immigrants and a supercharged crackdown against new migrants, tax breaks on tips and property taxes, expanded oil drilling on federal lands and the elimination of the Education Department,” the New York Times reports. “A unified Republican government — the coveted trifecta of the Senate, House and White House — would make those goals easier to reach and help neutralize Democrats, who would no doubt try to stand in the way.

New York Times: “Our analysis suggests partisanship itself, intentional or not, plays a powerful role when Americans uproot and find a new home. And their very personal decisions about where to resettle help power the churn of migration that is continuously reshaping American life at the neighborhood level and contributing to a sense that Americans are siloed in echo chambers, online and in their daily lives.” “It also has real stakes for our elections: Political scientists say the more partisan a district or state becomes, the less a candidate needs to woo voters from the other party — or, after winning, govern on their behalf.”

Politico: “The dueling rallies came as the presidential campaigns ratchet up attention on Wisconsin in the closing days of an extremely close race. Harris holds the slimmest of leads over Trump in the critical swing state, according to polling averages Wednesday. And in a sign of how important Wisconsin is, they’re both expected back here on Friday.” “Wisconsin was the closest of the three Blue Wall states in 2020, with now-President Joe Biden carrying it by not even 21,000 votes, compared with a roughly 80,000-vote difference in Pennsylvania and a 154,000-vote margin in Michigan.” “But Wisconsin is also the smallest prize of the bunch — offering the winner just 10 electoral votes compared with Michigan’s 15 and Pennsylvania’s holy grail of 19.