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October 22, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024

Kamala Campaign Smashes the Panic Button in Michigan.

Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign is fretting over whether the Democratic Vice President will be able to hold the so-called “blue wall” states of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. The three Rust Belt states typically trend together in terms of which candidate wins their electoral votes—though there are some signs that may change this election cycle. According to a senior Harris campaign official, Michigan has especially become a concern.

“There has been a thought that maybe Michigan or Wisconsin will fall off,” a Harris campaign official tells NBC News. The individual, along with other Harris campaign sources, stresses that Michigan is the bigger concern at the moment.

Should Harris lose either Michigan or Wisconsin, her path to the White House becomes far more difficult. The Democratic Vice President would need to make up for the loss with a win in North Carolina or a combination of several other swing states to reach 270 electoral votes. However, the Harris campaign is also feeling less confident regarding North Carolina, with at least one campaign official acknowledging the state appears to be slipping away.

A combination of factors is complicating the Democratic Party’s efforts to win Michigan. Arab-American voters are showing signs of turning against Harris over U.S. support for Israel’s war against Hamas and Hezbollah. Meanwhile, several recent endorsements of  President Donald J. Trump by Arab-American and Muslim leaders in Michigan are likely to push the community toward the Republican nominee.

Additionally, Trump has seen a surge in support from rank-and-file union members, with polling conducted by the Teamsters suggesting their members are breaking for the former president by a nearly two-to-one margin over Harris. A decisive break for Trump among working-class voters could potentially push the entire “blue wall” into the Republican column on election night.

Image by Gage Skidmore.

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Kamala Harris's presidential campaign is fretting over whether the Democratic Vice President will be able to hold the so-called "blue wall" states of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. The three Rust Belt states typically trend together in terms of which candidate wins their electoral votes—though there are some signs that may change this election cycle. According to a senior Harris campaign official, Michigan has especially become a concern. show more
October 22, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Election 2024
Media

When Will Joe Rogan Interview Trump? Here’s What We Know.

Former President Donald J. Trump will record an interview with UFC commentator, stand-up comic, and top podcaster Joe Rogan on Friday, as predicted by The National Pulse’s Editor-in-Chief back in August.

The Joe Rogan Experience podcast is one of the biggest platforms online, boasting over 14 million followers on Spotify and over 16 million followers on YouTube.

Raheem Kassam said in late August that he “expect[ed] Trump to sit for a Rogan interview in the last week of October” in an “October Surprise for “Bernie-Trump voters.”

The National Pulse chief described these voters, whom Trump has been reaching through surrogates such as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard, as “crunchy-ish,” sharing Trump’s anti-war views but also concerned with “lifestyle” issues such as seed oils in foods and “what their clothes are made of.”

Rogan is himself a former Bernie Sanders supporter and an admirer of RFK Jr., and he frequently discusses the importance of fitness, nutrition, and nature on his podcast.

ROGAN’S RECORD.

Despite taking flak from left-liberal media for his views on, for instance, vaccines and biological males in women’s sports, Rogan has long insisted he is “a bleeding heart liberal when it comes to a lot of s**t,” including abortion, homosexual marriage, and welfare.

While he endorsed Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primary in 2020, Rogan said prior to that year’s election that he would “rather vote for Trump than [Joe Biden],” citing the latter’s poor cognitive condition.

In June 2022, he offered Florida Governor Ron DeSantis a quasi-endorsement, saying he was “not perfect” but “would work as a good president.”  The following month, he excoriated Trump, saying, “I’m not a Trump supporter in any way, shape or form. I’ve had the opportunity to have him on my show more than once, I’ve said no every time. I don’t want to help him, I’m not interested in helping him.”

Most recently, he said independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was “the only one that makes sense to me.” Since then, RFK Jr. has endorsed Trump. Rogan’s stance on Trump may have softened around the same time, with the podcaster saying that “Trump raising his fist and saying ‘fight!’ after getting shot is one of the most American f***ing things of all time.”

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Former President Donald J. Trump will record an interview with UFC commentator, stand-up comic, and top podcaster Joe Rogan on Friday, as predicted by The National Pulse's Editor-in-Chief back in August. show more
October 22, 2024
Election 2024
Media

Trump Threatens CBS with Lawsuit for Concealing Kamala’s ’60 Minutes’ Transcript.

Former President Donald J. Trump‘s legal team has threatened legal action against CBS News if the network does not publish the full transcript of its 60 Minutes interview with Vice President Kamala Harris. The controversy centers on differing versions of Harris’s response to a question about Israel. A promotional clip of the interview showed a long, rambling answer. However, the version of the interview that went to air shows an entirely different, more assured answer, with the original not present even in the interview’s written transcript.

Attorney Edward Andrew Paltzik, representing Trump, accuses CBS of manipulative editing intended to confuse voters about Harris’s capabilities, presenting her in a more favorable light. He argues that news outlets have a duty to present accurate information rather than skew interviews to benefit a preferred candidate. Trump’s legal team has requested the release of the complete, unedited transcript to the public, emphasizing the network’s obligation to retain all related documents and communications for potential litigation.

CBS claims the disparity results from using different sections of the same answer in their programming. A statement released by 60 Minutes says that an excerpt given to Face the Nation included a lengthier segment than what was eventually broadcast. The network maintains that the excerpts were part of one consistent response—but the originally released version of Harris’s answer is not just longer, it is completely different.

On Truth Social, Trump denounced the editing as potentially the biggest scandal in broadcast history and demanded CBS release the full transcript, alleging that Harris’s response was altered significantly to enhance her image.

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Former President Donald J. Trump's legal team has threatened legal action against CBS News if the network does not publish the full transcript of its 60 Minutes interview with Vice President Kamala Harris. The controversy centers on differing versions of Harris's response to a question about Israel. A promotional clip of the interview showed a long, rambling answer. However, the version of the interview that went to air shows an entirely different, more assured answer, with the original not present even in the interview's written transcript. show more
October 22, 2024
Data
Election 2024

Just 28% of Men in Georgia Support Kamala Harris.

Vice President Kamala Harris‘s 2024 presidential campaign continues to struggle to win over male voters. A new survey in Georgia shows the Democratic candidate with just 28 percent support among men in the Peach State. Conducted by the University of Georgia’s Survey Research Center on behalf of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the poll finds former President Donald J. Trump capturing 59 percent of male voters.

The survey suggests a substantial gender gap affects Harris’ campaign prospects in the crucial southern swing state, which offers 16 electoral votes. Harris’s approval rating among men stands at just 29 percent, with 59 percent disapproving of her performance. Meanwhile, Trump’s near two-to-one margin among male voters is a significant factor in his overall 47 percent to 43 percent lead over Harris in Georgia, according to the poll.

The gender gap does show a different picture among women, where Harris leads with 55 percent support compared to Trump’s 37 percent. However, this advantage is not sufficient to close the overall gap. In terms of age demographics, Trump leads across most groups except for the 30 to 44-year-olds, where Harris has a 10-point lead. Trump holds sway among 18 to 29-year-olds by eight points, 45 to 64-year-olds by 10 points, and seniors by two points.

Racial demographics also play a role in the current standings. Trump has substantial support from white voters, with 66 percent backing him against Harris’ 28 percent. Conversely, Harris garners 74 percent support from black voters, though 18 percent remain undecided, which is an increase from previous surveys.

Internal Democratic support poses a concern for Harris, with 11 percent of Democrats undecided despite her receiving 88 percent backing from the party. Meanwhile, 95 percent of Republicans support Trump. The survey further notes the competitive race for the vice presidency in Georgia, with Republican J.D. Vance holding a slight edge over Democrat Tim Walz in approval ratings.

Overall, 41 percent of respondents believe Trump will likely win in November, while 39 percent think Harris will emerge victorious.

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Vice President Kamala Harris's 2024 presidential campaign continues to struggle to win over male voters. A new survey in Georgia shows the Democratic candidate with just 28 percent support among men in the Peach State. Conducted by the University of Georgia's Survey Research Center on behalf of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the poll finds former President Donald J. Trump capturing 59 percent of male voters. show more
October 22, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Election 2024

Fake and Nasty Yelp Reviews Bombard the McDonald’s Trump Worked At This Weekend.

A McDonald’s restaurant in Feasterville, Pennsylvania, attracted significant attention after former president and Republican nominee Donald J. Trump held a campaign event there on Sunday, prompting a series of fake and negative reviews on Yelp. During the media event, Trump performed tasks typically carried out by McDonald’s employees, such as frying and serving food to drive-thru customers, pre-vetted for obvious security reasons.

Following Trump’s visit, a surge of malicious “reviews” appeared on the business’s Yelp page, with users mockingly referencing the 2020 election and the lawfare cases against the former president. As a result of this influx, Yelp intervened by temporarily suspending the ability to post new content on the restaurant’s page. A warning issued by the site cited “unusual activity” and indicated that the page had drawn increased attention due to current events. This step by Yelp aims to preserve the integrity of reviews on the site, ensuring that they pertain to real customer interactions instead of becoming a venue for political commentary.

The America First leader’s shift at McDonald’s was partly motivated by Democratic nominee Kamala Harris’s questionable claims to have worked at the fast food chain in her youth. The company has no record of her having worked there, and to date, she has produced no photographic or other evidence to support her claims, with Trump alleging she had made the story up.

Harris often misrepresents her past, claiming, for instance, that her Indian grandfather was an “independence fighter” when the country was under British control. In fact, he worked for the British imperial government.

Similarly, Harris has lied about her past support for a fracking ban—which would destroy many Pennsylvanian jobs—and the decriminalization of illegal border crossings, among other extreme-left policy positions.

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A McDonald's restaurant in Feasterville, Pennsylvania, attracted significant attention after former president and Republican nominee Donald J. Trump held a campaign event there on Sunday, prompting a series of fake and negative reviews on Yelp. During the media event, Trump performed tasks typically carried out by McDonald's employees, such as frying and serving food to drive-thru customers, pre-vetted for obvious security reasons. show more
October 22, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024
Election Integrity

Anti-Trump Election Chief is Raising MILLIONS to STOP Election Integrity Efforts.

Georgia’s top election official, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, is fundraising for a nonprofit lawfare group that he claims will target any activists or election officials who raise concerns regarding voter fraud. Election Defense Fund, Inc.—a 501(c)4 nonprofit organization—was founded in 2023 and appears to be run by Ryan Germany, the former General Counsel for  Raffensperer.

In a recent fundraising email for the Election Defense Fund, Raffensperger—who says he intends to raise $5 million for the group before the November election—specifically targeted Georgia State Election Board members Dr. Jan Johnson, Janelle King, and Rick Jeffries. The three election officials recently spearheaded several major election integrity efforts and changes to the state’s election rules regarding ballot counting.

“Election deniers and conspiracy theorists have taken their anger to new levels, employing a variety of tactics including intimidation, legal challenges, and rule changes,” Raffensperger writes. “In Georgia they have threatened, harassed, and sued election officials. And as you know, most recently the Georgia State Election Board was taken over by three individuals who have pledged to put partisanship over sworn duty,” he alleges.

While Raffensperger’s involvement in an outside lawfare group is concerning on its own, Germany’s involvement raises additional problems. During the 2020 presidential election, Germany stonewalled attempts to audit election results in Fulton County, drawing the ire of President Donald J. Trump.

A phone call between Trump and Germany later resulted in one of the charges brought by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in her RICO prosecution of the former president and his allies. However, in March of this year, Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee dismissed that specific charge—along with several others.

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Georgia's top election official, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, is fundraising for a nonprofit lawfare group that he claims will target any activists or election officials who raise concerns regarding voter fraud. Election Defense Fund, Inc.—a 501(c)4 nonprofit organization—was founded in 2023 and appears to be run by Ryan Germany, the former General Counsel for  Raffensperer. show more
October 22, 2024
Corruption
Lawfare

GOTCHA: Fani Willis’s Lover Nathan Wade Admits to Multiple Biden White House Meetings During Trump Georgia Probe.

Former Fulton County special prosecutor Nathan Wade admits to at least two meetings with Biden-Harris government staff during District Attorney Fani Willis‘s investigation into former President Donald J. Trump, according to a newly released transcript.

Wade’s interview with the House Judiciary Committee staff last week came as part of Chairman Jim Jordan’s (R-OH) inquiry into the Biden-Harris government’s lawfare campaign against Trump. Last year, a grand jury indicted Trump and associates over efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results.

While Wade did not provide specifics about his meetings with White House staff, he confirmed the existence of documentation like invoices. One invoice mentioned “travel to Athens; conf with White House counsel, May 23rd, 2022.” Wade clarified that the semicolon separated thoughts and did not imply the conference occurred in Athens. When probed further, Wade confirmed the billing for a meeting with White House counsel.

Another entry indicated an “Interview with D.C./White House, November 18th, 2022,” priced at $2,000, without revealing details such as participants or travel. Despite multiple inquiries, Wade frequently claimed as lack of recall regarding participants or the purpose of his meetings.

Andrew Evans, Wade’s attorney, noted that Wade couldn’t remember specific details of those meetings. Evans emphasized that the invoices did not clarify whether they involved Willis’s investigation of Trump.

Wade was initially part of the Fulton County investigation and prosecution brought by Willis but exited following revelations of his romantic involvement with the Democrat District Attorney. This relationship attracted allegations of conflicts of interest and financial gain from the investigation, which both Wade and Willis denied. A Fulton County judge permitted Willis to continue on the case, provided Wade was removed. Consequently, Wade resigned.

The committee sought Wade’s testimony for months, with his interview lasting over four hours.

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Former Fulton County special prosecutor Nathan Wade admits to at least two meetings with Biden-Harris government staff during District Attorney Fani Willis's investigation into former President Donald J. Trump, according to a newly released transcript. show more
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October 22, 2024
William Upton
Lawfare

Even More Evidence Emerges that Jan 6 Star Witness Cassidy Hutchinson Lied to Congress.

A report compiled by the House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight reveals new allegations that the January 6 Committee‘s star witness, Cassidy Hutchinson, lied to Congress. According to the report, an analysis by a handwriting expert contradicts Hutchinson’s testimony, in which she claims she wrote a note to President Donald J. Trump during the Capitol riots. Hutchinson testified in June 2022 that she had dictated the words of then-Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, suggesting a potential statement for the president to make.

“Anyone who entered the Capitol illegally without proper authority should leave immediately,” the note Hutchinson claims she wrote read, with the world “illegally” crossed out. Then-Representative Liz Cheney (R-WY)—a staunchly anti-Trump Republican-in-name-only who has endorsed Kamala Harris—displayed the note during Hutchinson’s testimony.

HANDWRITING ANALYSIS.

However, following Hutchinson’s testimony, White House attorney Eric Herschmann came forward and stated that he had, in fact, been the author of the note and not Hutchinson—directly contracting her testimony and undermining her claims regarding her presence and knowledge of conversations in the White House during the riots.

“This new evidence provided by an independent, Certified Questioned Document Examiner, not only contradicts Ms. Hutchinson’s numerous claims that she penned the note, but also exposes the Select Committee’s willingness to accept all her testimonies without corroboration or further investigation,” the Subcommittee on Oversight’s chairman, Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), said in a statement.

Meanwhile, the handwriting analyst’s report reads: “Based on the documents submitted, the evidence supports my opinion that the handwriting that appears on the Questioned Document was written in the same hand as the exemplars.” The term “exemplars” refers to a handwriting sample submitted by Hirschmann.

A HISTORY OF LIES.

Hutchinson’s previous testimony has either been disproven or called into question. Her assertion that Trump lunged for the wheel in his presidential ‘Beast’ limousine on January 6 has been directly contradicted by Trump’s Secret Service driver. Additionally, Hutchinson’s recollections of Meadows accidentally consuming alcohol and claim that Russ Vought was a “faithful Mormon” have proven false and have been derided for their blatant inaccuracy.

Even her denial that she ever dated Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has been shown as false, with The National Pulse obtaining screenshots of her late-night FaceTime calls with Gaetz and texts to friends bragging about their dates.

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A report compiled by the House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight reveals new allegations that the January 6 Committee's star witness, Cassidy Hutchinson, lied to Congress. According to the report, an analysis by a handwriting expert contradicts Hutchinson's testimony, in which she claims she wrote a note to President Donald J. Trump during the Capitol riots. Hutchinson testified in June 2022 that she had dictated the words of then-Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, suggesting a potential statement for the president to make. show more
October 21, 2024
Crime
Lawfare

The Central Park Five Are Suing Trump. Here’s Why.

The five men convicted but later exonerated in the Central Park Five case are filing a defamation lawsuit against former President Donald J. Trump, stemming from remarks the Republican nominee made during the recent 2024 presidential debate. During the debate, Trump said of Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, Kevin Richardson, Antron Brown, and Korey Wise, “They admitted, they said, they pled guilty.”

Lodged in a federal court in Pennsylvania, the lawsuit claims Trump’s remarks are defamatory towards the five men. The plaintiffs allege that Trump’s statement was untrue as the five then-teenagers never entered guilty pleas—although they did offer confessions related to the rape and near-killing of Trisha Meili, who had been jogging through Central Park in New York City on April 19, 1989. They were convicted of a range of charges, although all but Richards were cleared of attempted murder. Wise was also cleared of rape but convicted of other charges, including assault and sexual abuse.

While Trump appeared to suggest Meili was “badly hurt” and “ultimately killed,” she is still alive—expressing her unhappiness with the five receiving an eight-figure settlement in 2019.

CONVICTIONS OVERTURNED.

In 2002, the five men saw their convictions overturned after a sixth individual confessed to the rape. Matias Reyes’s confession was later confirmed by DNA evidence. New York City later settled a civil suit with the five men for $41 million in 2014.

The issue resurfaced during the debate when Kamala Harris referenced Trump’s 1989 full-page newspaper ads advocating for the death penalty for the men. Steven Cheung, a Trump campaign spokesman, dismissed the lawsuit as “frivolous” and politically motivated—Yusef Salaam is now a member of the New York City Council for the Democrats.

ATTACK DETAILS STILL MURKY. 

Outside the attack on Meili, the then-teenagers had been part of a larger group of kids, estimated at 32 in total, who had set upon Central Park on the evening of April 19 and attacked numerous joggers. In an untaped confession, Salaam allegedly admitted to striking a female jogger with a lead pipe.

Despite Reyes’s confession to the crime, a subsequent report by the New York Police Department questioned whether the man was truthful in his insistence he acted alone. Doctors who treated Meili argue her injuries suggested multiple attackers.

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The five men convicted but later exonerated in the Central Park Five case are filing a defamation lawsuit against former President Donald J. Trump, stemming from remarks the Republican nominee made during the recent 2024 presidential debate. During the debate, Trump said of Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, Kevin Richardson, Antron Brown, and Korey Wise, "They admitted, they said, they pled guilty." show more
October 21, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024

Over 15 Million People Have Already Voted in America’s Presidential Election.

With just two weeks until Election Day, over 15 million people have already voted in the U.S. election. According to data from the University of Florida’s Election Lab, five million people have voted early in person, and another 10 million have voted by mail. There are over 56 million mail-in ballot requests, meaning around 46 million remain outstanding.

During the 2020 presidential election, over 65.5 million mail-in ballots were cast. In total, 2020 saw over 155 million people vote, the highest turnout—by percentage—since 1900. While turnout in the 2024 election may not match that seen in 2020, early indications suggest the presidential contest will still see a significant number of votes cast—and that should actually bode well for former President Donald J. Trump.

ARIZONA & NEVADA.

In Arizona, early vote totals show Republicans outpacing Democrats and Independents in terms of ballots returned by low-propensity voters. These Americans, who have not voted or only voted once in the last several elections, are anticipated to play an outsized role in the 2024 election and determine whether President Trump or his Democratic Party opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, takes the White House.

Similarly to Arizona, Nevada’s early vote appears to be breaking fairly heavily towards Republicans—while Democrats hold the advantage on the state’s mail-in ballots.

Again—like Arizona—Republicans in Nevada appear to be moving low-propensity voters, while Democrats seem to be mostly reliant on voters who have consistently voted in the past several elections.

PENNSYLVANIA.

Meanwhile, one state where turnout appears to be lagging—and where lower turnout could be a good sign for Republicans—is Pennslyvania. As of noon on October 21, Republicans continue to outpace Democrats in absentee ballot requests. Interestingly, the total number of requests among Democrats is currently down from their 2020 totals by around 1.2 million, while Republicans are only off by about 250,000.

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With just two weeks until Election Day, over 15 million people have already voted in the U.S. election. According to data from the University of Florida's Election Lab, five million people have voted early in person, and another 10 million have voted by mail. There are over 56 million mail-in ballot requests, meaning around 46 million remain outstanding. show more