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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg debated 25 undecided voters, and the results were pretty good. However, one participant remarkably mentioned that the Vice President speaks in "word salad," which is not actually a thing. Still, Buttigieg was very Buttigieg-y and remained polite throughout the debate. Jubilee Media shared the discussion on YouTube. Before the debate, out of the 25 undecided voters, six were leaning toward Kamala Harris, four were leaning toward Donald Trump, and five were leaning 3rd party.

Harrison Ford released a video to announce his choice to be president. He used the fact that those closest cabinet members and advisors to the cockwobbler have rebuked Donald Trump. FORD: Look, I've been voting for 64 years. Never really wanted to talk about it very much, but when dozens of former members of the Trump administration are sounding alarms, saying, for God's sake, don't do this again, you have to pay attention. They're telling us something important. These aren't soft people. They're governors, generals. Standing up against the leader of the party they spent their lives advocating for. For many of them, this will be the first time they've ever voted for someone who doesn't have an R next to their name, because they know this really matters. The truth is this, Kamala Harris will protect your right to disagree with her about policies or ideas, and then, as we have done for centuries, we'll debate them, we'll work on them together, and we'll move forward. The other guy? He demands unquestioning loyalty, says he wants revenge. I'm Harrison Ford, I've got one vote, same as anyone else, and I'm going to use it to move forward. I'm going to vote for Kamala Harris. Thank you. Nuff said. read more

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Only the best surrogates. Someone seemed to be just a little confused about who is running for president at a rally in Macon, GA this Sunday. Herschel Walker, the retired NFL running back and failed GOP Senate candidate, stumbled over his words in his first political appearance of the 2024 election cycle, asking voters to cast their ballots for Donald Trump Jr.

John Oliver choked up last night while urging undecided and reluctant voters to turn out Tuesday to elect Kamala Harris as president. Via The Daily Beast: “What am I going to be feeling on Wednesday? And is there anything I’m going to wish I’d said right now?” Oliver said at the start of his impassioned 10-minute closing monologue on Last Week Tonight. Oliver said he supports Harris’ proposals to expand Medicare for long-term elder care, as well as expanding reproductive freedoms and boosting incomes for poor Americans.

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?