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November 5, 2024
News

Trump Ally, Home Depot Founder, and GOP Mega-Donor Bernie Marcus Has Passed Away.

Bernard “Bernie” Marcus, co-founder of Home Depot and Republican Party mega-donor, has passed away at the age of 95. During his life, Marcus amassed a net wealth of around $7.4 billion and, along with Arthur Blank—the owner of Atlanta’s professional football franchise, the Atlanta Falcons—launched The Home Depot in 1978. Today, the company boasts 2,300 locations with a total market capitalization of around $400 billion and is one of the United States’s leading home improvement retailers.

Born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1929, Marcus was the youngest of four children of Russian Jewish immigrants. He pursued a degree in merchandising and marketing at Rutgers University, which led him into the retail sector. It was while working at Handy Dan Home Improvement in California that Marcus met Blank. After being dismissed from their jobs due to a management change, the two devised a plan to create a new type of home improvement store that would surpass existing options.

Marcus served as Home Depot’s CEO until 1997 and remained chairman until his retirement in 2002. The company’s roots are in Atlanta, where Marcus and his wife Billi were recognized for their philanthropic contributions. These include founding the Marcus Autism Center at Emory University and a substantial donation of $250 million towards the Georgia Aquarium in 2005.

A vocal Republican supporter, Marcus contributed financially to numerous political campaigns, including those of President Donald J. Trump and Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL). He frequently appeared on networks like Fox News to discuss his political views, particularly his concern over what he perceived as the rise of socialism. He also expressed concerns about declining work ethic and free speech in the United States.

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Bernard "Bernie" Marcus, co-founder of Home Depot and Republican Party mega-donor, has passed away at the age of 95. During his life, Marcus amassed a net wealth of around $7.4 billion and, along with Arthur Blank—the owner of Atlanta's professional football franchise, the Atlanta Falcons—launched The Home Depot in 1978. Today, the company boasts 2,300 locations with a total market capitalization of around $400 billion and is one of the United States's leading home improvement retailers. show more
November 5, 2024
Election 2024

Trump and Harris Deadlock in Dixville Notch Midnight Vote.

In Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump each secured three votes in the town’s traditional midnight voting, marking the formal commencement of Election Day 2024. Dixville Notch is known for its role in launching Election Day with its early votes and has leaned Democratic in the past two presidential elections, awarding all votes to Joe Biden in 2020 and favoring Hillary Clinton in 2016.

The brief voting process, held at the Balsam Resort, drew more journalists than voters. The proceedings spanned approximately 10 minutes, beginning with the national anthem. Each voter took their turn entering the booth, followed by manual counting and a public announcement of the results. The totals were then recorded on a whiteboard.

The Dixville Notch midnight vote continues a nearly 60-year tradition, attracting national attention and serving as an early indicator of voter sentiment in the presidential race, albeit with a very small sample size.

In the gubernatorial race, Republican Kelly Ayotte captured five votes.

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In Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump each secured three votes in the town's traditional midnight voting, marking the formal commencement of Election Day 2024. Dixville Notch is known for its role in launching Election Day with its early votes and has leaned Democratic in the past two presidential elections, awarding all votes to Joe Biden in 2020 and favoring Hillary Clinton in 2016. show more
November 4, 2024
Culture
Election 2024

Virginia Schools Quietly Pull LGBTQ Book Over Explicit Content Debate.

Fairfax County Public Schools in Northern Virginia has discreetly removed the book Queer: A Graphic History by Meg-John Barker from their libraries following criticism from parents over its sexually explicit content. Parental outcry centered on the book’s graphic depiction of, in some cases, extreme sex acts, prompting questions regarding its suitability for young students.

Stacy Langton, a parent at Fairfax High School, expressed surprise at the quiet removal of the book. She noted that the action may influence upcoming elections, referencing President Donald J. Trump only narrowing trailing Vice President Kamala Harris in the state.

Virginia has been a focal point in discussions about parental influence in educational content since the 2021 gubernatorial race. Republican Glenn Youngkin‘s victory over former Governor Terry McAuliffe (D-VA) was partly attributed to debates over parental rights, with McAuliffe’s remarks about parental involvement in school decisions stirring controversy.

Langton, who has been vocal in school board meetings, criticized Queer: A Graphic History for its depiction of sexual practices deemed inappropriate for school libraries. She also raised concerns about another book, Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe, for similar reasons.

According to Noël Klimenko from the school district’s Instructional Services Department, the decision to remove Barker’s book was due to outdated terminology rather than a formal challenge. FCPS libraries opted for resources offering more current perspectives on LGBTQ+ history.

Previously, FCPS temporarily removed Gender Queer and Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison but reinstated them after committee reviews. Despite the committees’ conclusions that these books did not constitute pornography, Langton plans to renew her challenge to Gender Queer.

The school district has not publicly commented on these developments. Langton insists that materials containing explicit content should not be in schools, citing federal obscenity laws.

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Fairfax County Public Schools in Northern Virginia has discreetly removed the book Queer: A Graphic History by Meg-John Barker from their libraries following criticism from parents over its sexually explicit content. Parental outcry centered on the book's graphic depiction of, in some cases, extreme sex acts, prompting questions regarding its suitability for young students. show more
November 4, 2024
Election 2024

ICYMI: Dem-Run County Allows Bizarre Trump-Harris Float Then Blames GOP.

Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, recently held a Halloween parade featuring a controversial float depicting President Donald J. Trump leading Kamala Harris in chains. The float included a person wearing a Trump mask riding in a golf cart with a fake sniper rifle attached, leading another individual dressed as Harris, with wrists bound by chains or ropes, trailing behind.

The Democrat mayor of Mount Pleasant, Diane Bailey, expressed her dismay at the display—despite her own city’s fire department approving the float. Additionally, the Pittsburgh chapter of the NAACP condemned the float, with President Daylon Davis stating that the portrayal was a harmful symbol reflecting a painful history. However, like Bailey, Davis avoided acknowledging it was a city entity in the Democrat-run locality that approved float.

The Mount Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department, which organized the parade, issued a formal apology for the float. “We, the members of the Mount Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department, want to take a moment to sincerely apologize for allowing the offensive participants to take part in the Mount Pleasant Annual Halloween Parade last evening,” the fire department said in a statement, continuing: “We do not share in the values represented by those participants, and we understand how it may have hurt or offended members of our community.”

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Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, recently held a Halloween parade featuring a controversial float depicting President Donald J. Trump leading Kamala Harris in chains. The float included a person wearing a Trump mask riding in a golf cart with a fake sniper rifle attached, leading another individual dressed as Harris, with wrists bound by chains or ropes, trailing behind. show more
November 4, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024

Trump Campaign: Democrats Didn’t Turn Out for Kamala in Early Vote.

President Donald J. Trump‘s 2024 presidential campaign says Democrats are facing a significant turnout problem hearing into Election Day on November 5. A memo issued by the campaign’s chief data consultant, Tim Saler, argues that “Republicans are outperforming elections past in absentee ballots and early votes cast” while “Democrats are facing a precipitous decline in urban turnout…”

“Democrats are spinning themselves and reporters by claiming that their voters will turn out on Election Day when polls show otherwise and, most importantly, that’s asking Democrat voters to do something they have absolutely no history of doing,” Saler writes. He adds: “If Democrats, who historically vote ahead of Election Day, haven’t been motivated to show up for Kamala yet, why do we expect them to show up tomorrow?”

DEMOCRAT SPIN. 

Throughout October, Vice President Kamala Harris and Democrat campaign surrogates aggressively pushed their voters to cast ballots during the early voting period. During a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, in mid-October, Harris told her supporters: “In Erie County, you can vote early in person. Now is the time to make your plan to vote, and if you have already received your ballot in the mail, please do not wait.”

The corporate media parroted the early vote messaging from top Democrats, with The Hill stating last month that the “Harris campaign and Democratic groups are working hard to push their supporters to vote early in this year’s election” and that the campaign “wants to maximize its early advantage.”

EARLY VOTE COLLAPSE.

However, Saler’s memo notes that data shows Democratic voters appear to have largely ignored the Harris campaign’s effort. Citing TargetSmart, the Trump campaign states urban turnout in Arizona is down 385,285 voters compared to the same point in 2020. Likewise, the female vote is down by 170,011 in the state.

In Georgia, urban turnout is down by 153,846 votes, while female voter turnout is down by 46,732. North Carolina has seen a decrease of 175,470 in its rural turnout and 154,459 drop among women. Similarly, Nevada’s urban vote is down 191,199, while women are down 126,112 voters.

Among the so-called “blue wall” states, Michigan has seen a catastrophic collapse in urban turnout, down 321,523 from this point in 2020. Female turnout is down over 200,000 votes. The Michigan numbers are mirrored closely by Pennsylvania, which saw a decline of 381,519 urban voters and a staggering 450,802 female voters. Meanwhile, Wisconsin has seen 100,733 fewer urban and 238,452 female voters during the early vote period.

Image by Gage Skidmore.

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President Donald J. Trump's 2024 presidential campaign says Democrats are facing a significant turnout problem hearing into Election Day on November 5. A memo issued by the campaign's chief data consultant, Tim Saler, argues that "Republicans are outperforming elections past in absentee ballots and early votes cast" while "Democrats are facing a precipitous decline in urban turnout..." show more
November 4, 2024
News

Democrat Governor Labels Republican Voters ‘Anti-American.’

Governor Kathy Hochul (D-NY) says she believes voters who support Republican candidates oppose American values. The New York Democrat made the claim during an interview over the weekend on MSNBC‘s PoliticsNation, hosted by Al Sharpton.

Seizing on a joke a comedian made about Puerto Rico during President Donald J. Trump‘s recent rally at Madison Square Garden, Hochul explained that she’s used the incident to target vulnerable Republican lawmakers in her state. “You do not think in this great country that we should have leaders who either say this themselves or will tolerate it at one of their rallies,” the New York Governor said. “I think this rally backfired on him,” she added.

“It gave me a chance to tie the Republicans running in these seats, the incumbents, closer to Donald Trump,” Hochul told Sharpton, claiming the joke gave her the opportunity to “…remind everybody, if you’re voting for these Republicans in New York, you are voting for someone who supports Donald Trump and you’re anti-woman, you’re anti-abortion, and basically you’re anti-American.”

Vice President Kamala Harris and other leaders in the Democratic Party have smeared Trump and his supporters in the closing days of the 2024 election as “fascists” and “Nazis.” President Joe Biden, referencing the Puerto Rico joke, went so far as to call Americans who are voting for Trump “garbage” during a recent Harris campaign event.

Responding to Hochul, former Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-NY) slammed the governor’s comments in a post on X (formerly Twitter). “Quite the closing message from the so called campaign of joy: If you don’t vote Democrat, you are Nazi, Hitler loving, anti-American garbage,” he wrote.

Image by Gage Skidmore.

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Governor Kathy Hochul (D-NY) says she believes voters who support Republican candidates oppose American values. The New York Democrat made the claim during an interview over the weekend on MSNBC's PoliticsNation, hosted by Al Sharpton. show more
November 4, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024

WATCH: Kassam Explains Kamala’s Critical Failure That No One Is Talking About.

Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse, appeared on The Dinesh D’Souza podcast on Monday to discuss the state of the 2024 presidential race on the eve of Election Day. According to Kassam, the corporate media and political establishment are overlooking Kamala Harris‘s inconsistent and confusing campaign messaging in the closing weeks of the election, which has left many independent and Democratic Party voters unsure of where she actually stands on key issues.

“It comes down to consistency—as a theme, as a topic—and is something you want in a campaign. Unfortunately for [Harris], she’s not even been consistently the Democratic candidate, let alone had a consistent message throughout her very short campaign,” Kassam told D’Souza. He continued: “And I think that is particularly where she is hurting right now. A lot of the people who might even have sensibilities that lean toward her are still not sure if they’ll go out and actually tick the box on the day just because they’re not quite sure which Kamala Harris they might get in the event that she wins.”

The Harris campaign and leading Democrats have swung between attempting to run a positive message campaign to recklessly engaging in hyper-vitriolic attacks on her Republican opponent, President Donald J. Trump in the final few weeks of the 2024 election cycle. “Are they going to get the joyful Kamala? Are they going to get the prosecutor Kamala? Are they going to get the person who calls everybody Nazis, Kamala? Are they getting the black Kamala or the Asian Kamala?” The National Pulse’s Editor-in-Chief posits that these are the questions likely weighing on voters’ minds.

HARRIS’ EARLY VOTE PROBLEM.

Early vote data across several critical swing states suggests Democratic Party turnout prior to election day has been significantly lower than what was seen during the 2020 election. Meanwhile, Republicans have seen a significant boost in the number of early ballots cast, especially among low-propensity voters.

Kassam goes on to describe Harris’s closing argument as a “concatenation of abortion and hatred… of vitriol towards the other side and playing into just the kind of the base tendencies of her most likely, highest-propensity voters.” These voters, according to Kassam, are predominantly suburban women who have—for the most part—been shielded from the Biden-Harris government’s failures in addressing inflation and the illegal immigration crisis.

THE CONSISTENT TRUMP.

Conversely, Kassam notes that President Trump’s campaign has maintained a consistent message throughout the election cycle. He notes that Trump has been especially consistent “on some of these big topics like trade and tariffs for the last forty years.”

“So America knows who he is, they know what they’re getting,” Kassam contends, adding that the left and establishment Republican attacks on Project 2025 were an attempt to “inject a sense of inconsistency, a sense of this secret plan behind the scenes and Donald Trump isn’t the Donald Trump you’ve known for forty years after all.”

It is Trump’s consistency on major political issues like immigration, trade, and foreign policy that has likely blunted Harris and the Democrats’ attempt to brand him and Republicans as fascists and Nazis.

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Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse, appeared on The Dinesh D'Souza podcast on Monday to discuss the state of the 2024 presidential race on the eve of Election Day. According to Kassam, the corporate media and political establishment are overlooking Kamala Harris's inconsistent and confusing campaign messaging in the closing weeks of the election, which has left many independent and Democratic Party voters unsure of where she actually stands on key issues. show more
November 4, 2024
William Upton
Data
Election 2024

GOP’s Early Vote Lead May Have Put Arizona Out of Reach for Democrats.

The early vote lead for Republicans in Arizona may have put the state—and its 11 electoral votes—out of reach for Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democrats. As of Monday, Republicans expanded their lead to nearly 200,000 ballots cast.

In total, 954,306 Arizona Republicans have voted early—equating to nearly 41 percent of the pre-Election Day electorate. Meanwhile, 758,342 Democrats have voted early, making up 32.4 percent of the pre-election turnout. Independents sit at 625,731 ballots cast, with 26.8 percent of the total.

During the 2020 election, Joe Biden defeated President Donald J. Trump in Arizona by a narrow margin of just 10,457 votes. Barring a historic number of Republican to Democrat-cross-over voters or an unpreceded Election Day “blue wave,” the early vote lead suggests that Arizona has moved into the Trump column.

The early vote advantage may also bode well for Arizona’s Republican U.S. Senate candidate, Kari Lake. While most public polling has shown Lake trailing Trump’s numbers in the state, a significant margin of victory for the Republican presidential nominee could pull her across the finish line. Congressman Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) has led Lake in most voter surveys—though the race appears to have significantly tightened in the final weeks before the election.

While most polling showed Trump with a slight lead over Harris in the critical battleground state, the 2024 Republican presidential nominee cracked 50 percent for the first time in mid-October. That survey, conducted by YouGov, gave credence to speculation that momentum in Arizona had swung Trump’s way.

The strong Republican showing in Arizona should also concern Democrats regarding their abortion rights messaging strategy. Earlier this year, the Democrats rolled out a seven-figure ad buy—which included billboards in Tempe and Phoenix—pushing the abortion issue. Despite the insistence of party strategists, the move appears to have not moved the electorate in Harris’s favor.

Image by Wing-Chi Poon.

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The early vote lead for Republicans in Arizona may have put the state—and its 11 electoral votes—out of reach for Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democrats. As of Monday, Republicans expanded their lead to nearly 200,000 ballots cast. show more
November 4, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024
Media

Soros-Funded Fake News Group Spent Millions Supporting Kamala on Facebook.

An alleged media organization funded by leftist billionaire George Soros spent $9 million on digital Facebook ads supporting Vice President Kamala Harris’s 2024 presidential campaign. Courier Newsroom, a Democrat dark money group that purports to be a network of local news outlets, is behind the ad campaign launched in August.

The ads primarily promote Democratic candidates, including Harris—though some also attack President Donald J. Trump over issues such as abortion and access to contraception. While Democrat and Republican political action committees (PACs) can run their own digital ads on Facebook, the social media platform labels the content as coming from a political organization and requires a disclaimer identifying the group behind the message.

However, Courier Newsroom is able to skirt this requirement by submitting its ads through a separate portal for media news outlets despite their clear partisan content. Additionally, while election and candidate PACs must disclose their donors publicly through the Federal Election Commission (FEC), Courier Newsroom is not subject to the same rules.

The Democratic dark money ad campaign has spent a total of $9.2 million since August 3, 2024, focused predominantly on the key battleground states of Arizona, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, and North Carolina. While the group’s spending may appear paltry compared to the hundreds of millions being spent on television advertising, digital ads are relatively cheap and can still reach large audiences online. In addition, Courier Newsroom appears to have used propriety data to micro-target its Facebook ads in an effort to influence young women.

In April, The National Pulse reported that Tara McGowan, founder of Courier Newsroom and its parent company Good Information Inc., had made almost 20 visits to the Biden-Harris White House. The meetings have raised concerns regarding potential election coordination.

Image by World Economic Forum/swiss-image.ch/Photo Michele Limina.

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An alleged media organization funded by leftist billionaire George Soros spent $9 million on digital Facebook ads supporting Vice President Kamala Harris's 2024 presidential campaign. Courier Newsroom, a Democrat dark money group that purports to be a network of local news outlets, is behind the ad campaign launched in August. show more
November 4, 2024
Election 2024

California’s Conservative Exodus May Hand Trump Nevada.

Former Californians could significantly influence Nevada’s political landscape in the 2024 election. Many people have moved from California to Nevada, often due to dissatisfaction with California’s far-left policies. This internal migration appears to be shifting Nevada’s voter demographics toward the Republican Party.

Early voting data in Nevada shows a notable increase in Republican participation, with registered Republicans casting 405,602 ballots against 304,614 registered Democrats. This in-person turnout has surprised many, reversing the typical early voting advantage usually held by Democrats.

Nearly 20 percent of Nevada’s population now consists of former Californians, who have been moving there in significant numbers since 2020. This demographic shift coincides with a decrease in the Nevada Democratic Party’s lead in registered voters. The number of non-affiliated voters has also increased, leading to a more competitive political environment.

Jeff Stone, a former California legislator now serving in Nevada, notes Nevada’s appeal to those seeking an escape from California’s political climate, dominated by Governor Gavin Newsom and a Democratic supermajority.

Nevada’s six electoral votes could play a critical role in the 2024 presidential race. Winning Nevada might help President Donald J. Trump secure an Electoral College majority without needing Pennsylvania, Michigan, or Wisconsin.

Image by Gage Skidmore.

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Former Californians could significantly influence Nevada's political landscape in the 2024 election. Many people have moved from California to Nevada, often due to dissatisfaction with California’s far-left policies. This internal migration appears to be shifting Nevada's voter demographics toward the Republican Party. show more