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“Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell delivered a scathing assessment of the modern Republican Party in an upcoming biography, saying the ‘MAGA movement is completely wrong’ and that Ronald Reagan ‘wouldn’t recognize’ the party today,” CNN reports. Said McConnell: “I think Trump was the biggest factor in changing the Republican Party from what Ronald Reagan viewed and he wouldn’t recognize today.” The Price of Power: How Mitch McConnell Mastered the Senate, Changed America, and Lost His Party Amazon Kindle EditionTackett, Michael (Author)English (Publication Language)410 Pages - 10/29/2024 (Publication Date) - Simon & Schuster (Publisher) Check Price on Amazon

The Economist found that being gay or lesbian had the third-largest effect on a voter’s support for Kamala Harris—all else held equal—after being Black or an atheist.

“Donald Trump’s handlers are pushing him to embrace a campaign format that is smaller and more intimate than the raucous arena rallies the former president prefers: the town hall-style forum,” NBC News reports. “And while Trump’s reluctance can be palpable — last week he swayed to music rather than take questions from the crowd — advisers see an opportunity to narrow a yawning gender gap.” “Since late August, six of his town halls have been moderated by a prominent woman in politics or media.

“Republicans are making a last-ditch effort to flip Nevada’s Senate seat, optimistic that a strong performance from former President Donald Trump in the state could boost Republican Senate candidate Sam Brown,” NBC News reports. “Senate Leadership Fund, the main GOP super PAC involved in Senate races, is planning to spend $6.2 million on TV, radio and digital ads in Nevada.”

Marc Caputo: “In the past five weeks, Trump’s operation has spent more than $29 million on TV ads criticizing Vice President Kamala Harris for supporting transgender surgeries for inmates and illegal immigrants in detention, according to data from the media tracking firm AdImpact. That makes the topic, by far, the biggest focal point when it comes to Trump’s ad spending—one of the best barometers of messaging priority there is.

Wisconsin state Sen. Robert Cowles (R) said he is voting for Kamala Harris in the upcoming presidential election, Civic Media reports.