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Category: Election 2024
September 18, 2024
Data
Election 2024
Health

41% of Americans at Peak Stress.

Newly released data finds that growing financial concerns and heightened political animosity are significantly affecting Americans’ stress levels. The study by Talker Research found that 41 percent of respondents say they’re currently facing the highest stress levels this year.

The survey of 2,000 American adults notes the average person experiences intense stress episodes approximately 156 times annually, equating to about three times per week. Additionally, Americans report experiencing brain fog as frequently as stress headaches, also around three times weekly. Despite these high-stress levels, 45 percent of respondents indicated they have never taken a mental health or sick day from work due to stress.

When comparing stress levels to past years, 38 percent of participants believe 2024 has been more stressful than 2023 yet less stressful than 2022 and preceding years. Financial issues (35 percent), the economy (28 percent), physical health (25 percent), the upcoming presidential election (20 percent), and various global issues (19 percent) were identified as primary sources of stress.

Economic and personal financial concerns are a top issue for Americans heading into November’s presidential election. The National Pulse reported in August that the Biden-Harris government’s Bureau of Labor Statistics acknowledged nearly one million fewer jobs were added to the economy over the last year than they had previously claimed. Rampant inflation, kicked off by the Biden-Harris government’s spending policies, has also caused increased financial strain on Americans. Over the last three-and-a-half years, the prices of everyday goods have seen marked rises, forcing consumers to cut back on necessary staples such as food.

In addition, elevated interest rates and mass illegal immigration have fueled a housing crisis across the nation, with many Americans finding themselves unable to afford their rent or mortgage.

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Newly released data finds that growing financial concerns and heightened political animosity are significantly affecting Americans' stress levels. The study by Talker Research found that 41 percent of respondents say they're currently facing the highest stress levels this year. show more
trump union
September 18, 2024
William Upton
Breaking
Election 2024

BREAKING: Teamsters Refuse to Endorse a Prez Candidate for 1st Time in 28 Years – Members Overwhelmingly Back Trump.

The powerful International Brotherhood of Teamsters union is announcing it will not be endorsing a presidential candidate ahead of the 2024 election in November. The decision is a significant blow to the Democratic Party’s nominee, Kamala Harris, who has struggled to appeal to rank-and-file union members across the country.

Former President Donald J. Trump, the 2024 Republican nominee, has made a significant effort to reach out to rank-and-file union members, focusing especially on using tariffs to combat foreign nations that seek to undercut U.S. manufacturing.

The National Pulse reported that Trump had a productive meeting with the union in January of this year, resulting in its president, Sean O’Brien, addressing the Republican National Convention for the first time in July. O’Brien has also heaped praise on the Republican vice presidential nominee, Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH).

Before the union’s decision, the Teamsters released polling results among its rank-and-file members showing they break for former President Trump by nearly 60 percent over the Democratic Party nominee, Kamala Harris.

Teamster members polled electronically say they support Trump by 59.6 percent to Harris’s 34 percent. An additional 6.4 percent say they’re supporting another candidate. Among those surveyed over the telephone, 58 percent support Trump, while just 31 percent support Harris. Meanwhile, five percent say they support another candidate.

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Curiously, a survey of Teamster members conducted before Joe Biden announced he would not seek re-election shows a much closer race between Trump and the 81-year-old Democrat. Members backed Biden by 44.3 percent to Trump’s 36.3 percent. An additional 5.6 percent said they were voting for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., while 1.7 percent indicated they backed third-party candidate Cornel West.

The last time the Teamsters Union endorsed a Republican presidential candidate was George H.W. Bush in 1988.

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The powerful International Brotherhood of Teamsters union is announcing it will not be endorsing a presidential candidate ahead of the 2024 election in November. The decision is a significant blow to the Democratic Party's nominee, Kamala Harris, who has struggled to appeal to rank-and-file union members across the country. show more

Editor’s Notes

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RAHEEM J. KASSAM Editor-in-Chief
Make no doubt about it, this is a huge blow to Democrats especially in the critical states of Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and beyond
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Make no doubt about it, this is a huge blow to Democrats especially in the critical states of Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and beyond show more
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September 18, 2024
Jack Montgomery
1A
Election 2024

Hillary Wants Americans Spreading Pro-Trump ‘Propaganda’ to Be ‘Criminally Charged.’

Hillary Clinton is suggesting American citizens should be “criminally charged” for repeating so-called Russian propaganda “boosting Trump.” Kamala Harris‘s running mate, Tim Walz, has similarly claimed the First Amendment does not apply to alleged “misinformation.” The comments suggest free speech could be under threat if the Democrats win in November.

“I think it’s important to indict the Russians, just as Mulluer indicted a lot of Russians who were engaged in direct election interference and boosting Trump back in 2016,” the failed Democratic presidential candidate told Rachel Maddow.

“But I also think there are Americans who are engaged in this kind of propaganda. And whether they should be civilly or even in some cases criminally charged, [that] is something that would be a better deterrence, because the Russians are unlikely, except in a very few cases, to ever stand trial in the United States,” she said.

Clinton appeared to be referencing two alleged Russian shell companies—Concord Management and Concord Consulting—which the Department of Justice (DOJ) charged following Muller’s flawed investigation. However, these charges were dropped once the firms began defending themselves in court.

WALZ. 

Clinton’s comments echo those of Tim Walz, the controversial Governor of Minnesota and running mate to Kamala Harris.

“There’s no guarantee to free speech on misinformation or hate speech, and especially around our democracy,” the Democrat said in December 2022.

Walz displayed similarly authoritarian attitudes during the COVID-19 pandemic, taking a hands-off approach towards Black Lives Matter rioters but having the National Guard shoot paintballs at suburban women standing outside their front doors to enforce curfews.

Harris, too, during her run at the Democrats’ 2020 nomination, threatened government action against social media platforms that do not censor content to her liking, saying: “If you profit off of hate, if you act as a megaphone for misinformation or cyber warfare, if you don’t police your platforms, we are going to hold you accountable.”

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Hillary Clinton is suggesting American citizens should be "criminally charged" for repeating so-called Russian propaganda "boosting Trump." Kamala Harris's running mate, Tim Walz, has similarly claimed the First Amendment does not apply to alleged "misinformation." The comments suggest free speech could be under threat if the Democrats win in November. show more
September 18, 2024
Culture
Election 2024

Pharrell Williams Trashes Celebrity Political Endorsements: ‘Shut Up. Nobody Asked You.’

Prolific music producer and recording artist Pharrell Williams is expressing annoyance with celebrities endorsing political candidates. His comments follow pop star Taylor Swift‘s Instagram post backing Kamala Harris’ presidential bid.

“There are celebrities that I respect who have opinions, but not all of them. I’m one of those people who says, ‘What the heck? Shut up. Nobody asked you,'” Williams told The Hollywood Reporter in response to a question regarding whether he allows presidential candidates to utilize his music on the campaign trail. He continued: “When people get self-righteous, roll up their sleeves, and start marching around with placards: ‘Shut up!'”

The 13-time Grammy Award winner added: “I prefer to stay out of the way, though I will vote according to my views. I care deeply about my people and the country, but I see a lot of work that needs to occur, and I’m all about action.”

Numerous music recording artists are demanding that former President Donald J. Trump‘s campaign cease using their songs during events. While some artists may have legal recourse in instances where the use of a song is not properly authorized through the license holder, the demand a politician cease playing their music is often merely performative.

Musician Jack White, formerly of The White Stripes, is currently pursuing legal action against former President Trump’s campaign after a video montage featuring their song ‘Seven Nation Army’ was posted online by Margo Martin, Trump’s deputy director of communications. White filed a copyright infringement lawsuit, accusing the campaign of “flagrant misappropriation” of the song. The lawsuit was registered last week in the Southern District of New York.

Image by Monika Flueckiger.

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Prolific music producer and recording artist Pharrell Williams is expressing annoyance with celebrities endorsing political candidates. His comments follow pop star Taylor Swift's Instagram post backing Kamala Harris' presidential bid. show more
September 18, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Economy
Election 2024

Top Investor Warns of Mass Investment Pullout If Kamala Wins.

Hedge fund billionaire John Paulson intends to withdraw his investments from the stock market should Kamala Harris win the presidential election. “If Harris was elected, I would pull my money from the market… because I think the uncertainty regarding the plans they outlined would create a lot of uncertainty in the markets and likely lower markets,” said the Republican donor.

“The difference between the Trump administration and Harris is very, very different,” he explains in a Fox Business interview. “The Biden-Harris group wants to change the corporate tax rate from 21 to 28 percent, and the capital gains rate from 20 percent initially to 39 percent, now back to 28 percent.”

Paulson is especially concerned about Harris’s proposed tax on unrealized gains, saying: “[I]f they do implement a 25 percent tax on unrealized gains that would cause mass selling of almost everything. Stocks, bonds, homes, art. I think it would result in a crash in the markets and an immediate, pretty quick recession.”

Taxing unrealized gains would mean that, for instance, shareholders would be taxed on the assumed value of their shares without them being sold. If they were ultimately sold at a loss, the shareholder would essentially have been legally overtaxed on the asset.

Even Democrat-aligned economists are worrying about Harris’s economic agenda. Jason Furman, Deputy Director of the National Economic Council under Barack Obama, warns her price control plans are “not sensible policy.”

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Hedge fund billionaire John Paulson intends to withdraw his investments from the stock market should Kamala Harris win the presidential election. “If Harris was elected, I would pull my money from the market... because I think the uncertainty regarding the plans they outlined would create a lot of uncertainty in the markets and likely lower markets,” said the Republican donor. show more
September 18, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024
Immigration

Kamala Allies Admit She’s Lying About Securing the Border to Win Election – ‘It Won’t Come Up When She’s in Office.’

Democrat-aligned and progressive activist groups are reassuring their supporters that Kamala Harris’s tough talk on the border is merely a 2024 election ploy to win over critical swing voters. While Harris has vocalized support for the weak Senate border bill—which primarily deals with military funding for Ukraine—pro-open borders left-wing groups insist that if the Democrat wins the White House, she will drop her support for the legislation.

“We all know and trust Harris to make the right decisions when she’s in office. I don’t think this bill will ever come up again, as is,” Kerri Talbot, who serves as the executive director of the Immigration Hub, said in a recent interview. Despite Harris’s campaign trail rhetoric supporting the legislation, Tablot says she is still backing the Democratic Party nominee.

Even while claiming she supports tougher border and immigration policies, Harris has engaged in some counter-signaling during her campaign.

“We have to have immigration policy that understands that we can fight for our Dreamers, provide a pathway to citizenship for those who have earned it,” Harris said during a radio interview.

Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), a key Harris ally, has added further credence to suspicions that the Democrat nominee will revert to her former open borders policies should she win in November. In May, Padilla blasted the Senate immigration bill, claiming it “contains some of the same tried and failed policies that would actually make the situation worse at the southern border.”

Despite his opposition to the legislation, Padilla insists Harris “is the only candidate in this race who also values keeping families together and providing a pathway to citizenship for long-term residents. And I’m proud to support her.”

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Democrat-aligned and progressive activist groups are reassuring their supporters that Kamala Harris's tough talk on the border is merely a 2024 election ploy to win over critical swing voters. While Harris has vocalized support for the weak Senate border bill—which primarily deals with military funding for Ukraine—pro-open borders left-wing groups insist that if the Democrat wins the White House, she will drop her support for the legislation. show more
September 18, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024
Politics

Kamala Refuses to Discount Executive Action on Reparations.

Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party’s 2024  presidential nominee, says she won’t discount the use of executive action to begin implementation of reparations for black Americans. Speaking with the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) yesterday, Harris was asked whether she would use presidential authority or defer to Congress to create a commission to study proposals for financial restitution.

“I’m not discounting the importance of any executive action,” Harris said. “But ultimately, Congress, because if you’re going to talk about it in any substantial way, there will be hearings, there will be a level of public education and dialogue.”

The National Pulse reported earlier this year that Representative Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) is floating reparations in the form of exempting black Americans from federal taxes for a set period. “One of the things they propose is black folk not have to pay taxes for a certain amount of time because then again that puts money back in your pocket,” the freshman Democrat said.

Crockett’s proposal received immediate pushback, with the lawmaker eventually acknowledging that black Americans reliant on government assistance already pay little to no federal income taxes, meaning an exemption would do little for them.

The Texas Democrat is not alone in her push for reparations, however. Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY)—ousted in a primary earlier this year—has pushed for the government to print $14 trillion for black Americans and give prisoners and felons the vote as a form of “reparations” for slavery. Additionally, Democrats in New York established a commission to study how the state might implement slavery restitution in late 2023.

Harris, who is of Indian-Jamaican heritage, is herself the descendant of a notorious European slave owner.

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Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party's 2024  presidential nominee, says she won't discount the use of executive action to begin implementation of reparations for black Americans. Speaking with the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) yesterday, Harris was asked whether she would use presidential authority or defer to Congress to create a commission to study proposals for financial restitution. show more
migrants
September 18, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Data
Election 2024
Immigration

DATA: Majority of Americans, Independents Support MASS Deportations.

An outright majority of American citizens, including a majority of independents, support former President Donald J. Trump’s policy of mass deportations. Fifty-four percent of respondents in a new Scripps News/Ipsos survey said they “strongly” or” somewhat support” the “mass deportation of undocumented [sic] immigrants,” including 86 percent of Republicans, 58 percent of independents, and even 25 percent of Democrats.

The poll also found that 69 percent of Americans support “Restrictions that limit the number of migrants who can claim asylum,” including 88 percent of Republicans and 55 percent of Democrats. Sixty-two percent of Americans support granting local law enforcement the power to detain migrants, including 58 percent of people in the swing state of Arizona, specifically. Fifty-eight percent of respondents in the Grand Canyon State also said they support making crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally a state-level crime.

Scripps and Ipsos also found high voter concern about election integrity. Fifty-one percent of respondents said they are concerned about noncitizens voting illegally in November, and 50 percent and 49 percent said they are concerned about widespread voter fraud and their votes not being counted, respectively.

House Republicans are advancing the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act to prevent noncitizens from voting through enhanced citizenship checks. However, the Biden-Harris government has vowed to veto the legislation if it reaches the White House.

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An outright majority of American citizens, including a majority of independents, support former President Donald J. Trump's policy of mass deportations. Fifty-four percent of respondents in a new Scripps News/Ipsos survey said they “strongly” or” somewhat support” the "mass deportation of undocumented [sic] immigrants," including 86 percent of Republicans, 58 percent of independents, and even 25 percent of Democrats. show more
September 18, 2024
Election 2024
Politics

Kamala’s Running Mate Tim Walz Drove THOUSANDS of Families Out of Minnesota.

A new study released by demographer Lyman Stone and sociologist Brad Wilcox reveals that a significant number of families left Minnesota in 2021 and 2022. The exodus occurred under the tenure of Kamala Harris’s 2024 running mate, Tim Walz, who has served as the state’s governor since 2019. Stone and Wilcox’s research challenges claims by some left-leaning commentators that Walz’s policies have been beneficial for families and children.

The report, published by the Institute for Family Studies, concludes that Minnesota experienced a net loss of families with children during the two years. Stone and Wilcox’s analysis of the American Community Survey data shows that the state ranked among the worst third in the nation for family migration, one of 18 states where more families left than moved in.

According to the research, Minnesota saw a net loss of 4,000 families from 2021 to 2022, a 0.3 percent decline, placing it 13th among states with the highest percentage of family migration losses. Among the top 12 states with the most significant declines, 10 had supported President Joe Biden in the 2020 election.

In their report, Stone and Wilcox note that parents are increasingly moving away from states with far-left family, as well as diversity, equity, and inclusion policies. States like New York, California, Massachusetts, and Oregon, all known for their leftist political agendas, saw substantial family outflows. For instance, New York lost 71,000 families, a 1.9 percent decrease, while California saw a net loss of 92,000 families, a 1.2 percent decline.

In contrast, states that voted for former President Donald J. Trump in both 2016 and 2020 saw gains in family migration. The study points out that deeply Republican states, such as Idaho, reported the most significant percentage increase in family population, with a 2.3 percent rise from 2021 to 2022. Texas and Florida also saw considerable gains, with 53,000 and 38,000 families, respectively.

Stone and Wilcox suggest that COVID-19 partly drives this movement as families sought suburban and rural areas offering more space. Additionally, states with quicker school reopenings, new school choice laws, lower taxes, and strong job growth have become more attractive to parents. Cultural factors, such as resistance to far-left gender theory in schools, also contribute to the red state appeal.

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A new study released by demographer Lyman Stone and sociologist Brad Wilcox reveals that a significant number of families left Minnesota in 2021 and 2022. The exodus occurred under the tenure of Kamala Harris's 2024 running mate, Tim Walz, who has served as the state's governor since 2019. Stone and Wilcox's research challenges claims by some left-leaning commentators that Walz’s policies have been beneficial for families and children. show more
September 17, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024
Immigration

Media Demands More Migrants Settled in Pro-Trump Counties.

Globalist media conglomerate Bloomberg is pushing for recent migrants to the United States to be settled in Republican-voting counties across the country. In a story ostensibly about the economic need for migrants in red-leaning localities, Bloomberg subtly alludes to the potential electoral impact the migrants could have.

Founded by former New York City Mayor and Democrat mega-donor Michael Bloomberg, the corporate news outlet laments that in “battleground states that will decide this November’s election, about 72 [percent] of migrants in 2023 went to Biden counties while less than a third went to Trump counties.” The authors go on to note that “[s]wing states received 12 percent of all migrants, with most going to blue counties like Philadelphia, home to Pennsylvania’s largest city, and Gwinnett, which is outside Atlanta.”

The Bloomberg story goes on to note that “[t]hese newcomers are unlikely to become U.S. citizens before the election, so they won’t be casting ballots of their own. But their arrival will nonetheless reverberate in the presidential contest…”

What the authors don’t acknowledge is that some of these migrants could potentially cast ballots in November’s election illegally. The National Pulse has reported on numerous instances of noncitizens illegally voting in federal and state elections around the country, largely due to poor vetting of voter registrations.

Proponents of mass immigration, including Bloomberg, often contend that settling migrants in economically depressed areas with declining populations provides benefits to locals. The migrant workers, they argue, serve as a tax revenue base and provide cheap labor for local businesses. In reality, these migrants often undercut the wages of native residents and place increased strain on municipal services. Cities like Springfield, Ohio, which has seen a massive influx of Haitian migrants, have experienced rapid increases in housing costs and ballooning budgets for city services.

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Globalist media conglomerate Bloomberg is pushing for recent migrants to the United States to be settled in Republican-voting counties across the country. In a story ostensibly about the economic need for migrants in red-leaning localities, Bloomberg subtly alludes to the potential electoral impact the migrants could have. show more