Comment on Harris to Hold First Rally with Her Running Mate

MOSINEE, Wis. — With just days to go before his first and likely only debate against Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Donald Trump posted a warning on his social media site threatening to jail those “involved in unscrupulous behavior” this election, which he said would be under intense scrutiny. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “WHEN I WIN, those people that CHEATED will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the Law, which will include long term prison sentences so that this Depravity of Justice does not happen again,” Trump wrote late Saturday, sowing doubt once more about the integrity of the election, even though cheating is incredibly rare. “Please beware,” he went on, “that this legal exposure extends to Lawyers, Political Operatives, Donors, Illegal Voters, & Corrupt Election Officials.

“Cheney and I agree on nothing — no issues. But what we do believe in is that the United States should retain its democratic foundations… I applaud the Cheneys for their courage in defending democracy.” — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), on Meet the Press.

Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign will kick off what it’s billing as the “New Way Forward Tour” on Thursday, two days after the debate and a day after the vice president marks the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, The Hill reports.

“We see it on a daily basis, somebody who was willing to use violence in order to attempt to seize power, to stay in power, someone who represents unrecoverable catastrophe, frankly, in my view, and we have to do everything possible to ensure that he’s not reelected.” — Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), to ABC News, on why she’s voting for Kamala Harris.

In Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin — all tight races — a new CBS News poll finds the larger contours of the entire presidential contest ahead of the first Harris-Trump debate. Michigan: Harris, 50%, Trump 49% Pennsylvania: Harris 50%, Trump 50% Wisconsin: Harris 51%, Trump 49% “One one hand: Trump leads with voters who just don’t think they’re better off financially since the pandemic, whose incomes aren’t keeping up with inflation and especially with non-college and White voters who say this.” “On the other hand, Harris holds her own in one sense.

“The Russian government’s covert efforts to sway the 2024 presidential election are more advanced than in recent years, and the most active foreign threat this political season,” the Washington Post reports.