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October 18, 2024
Election 2024

Could Nikki Haley Be an October Surprise?

Nikki Haley is in talks to join President Donald J. Trump on the campaign trail, to appeal to soft-Republican and women voters. While specific plans have not been finalized, it is anticipated they may appear together at a town hall event later this month. This event could potentially involve Fox News host Sean Hannity.

The Trump campaign has worked to close the gap with Vice President Kamala Harris in terms of support among women voters. As part of the effort, Trump has held town halls moderated by female political figures since August.

After Haley ended a personally bruising primary campaign as the last Republican contender against Trump, she belatedly endorsed him, speaking at the Republican National Convention in July. However, she has not publicly appeared with Trump since then.

During the Republican presidential primary, Haley relied predominantly on moderate and, in states with open primaries, Democratic voters to keep her long-shot bid for the party’s nomination alive. Along with Haley’s alignment with the anti-Trump Kochs, her campaign’s strategy to cultivate anti-Trump Democrats became a point of tension for many Republicans.

While suggesting on her new SiriusXM satellite radio program last month that tensions still exist between her and Trump, Haley affirmed she is backing the Republican nominee in November.

The Trump campaign is also aware of outreach efforts by Vice President Kamala Harris, who is attempting to sway Haley’s former supporters. Harris’s team has emphasized courting Republicans, going so far as to tout endorsements from the deeply unpopular former Republican Vice President Dick Cheney and his daughter, former Representative Liz Cheney.

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Nikki Haley is in talks to join President Donald J. Trump on the campaign trail, to appeal to soft-Republican and women voters. While specific plans have not been finalized, it is anticipated they may appear together at a town hall event later this month. This event could potentially involve Fox News host Sean Hannity. show more
October 18, 2024
William Upton
Data
Election 2024

Trump Bursts Through 50% Mark in Arizona.

The latest election data from the critical swing state of Arizona shows that President Donald J. Trump is leading his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, 51 to 48 percent. With just over two-and-a-half weeks until Election Day, Trump’s three-point lead indicates that the Republican nominee is gaining momentum—likely across the entire Sun Belt.

According to YouGov’s survey conducted between October 11 and 16 on behalf of CBS, nearly 70 percent of Arizonans say things in America today are going somewhat or very badly. Meanwhile, 65 percent of those surveyed say they believe the current economic conditions are fairly or very bad.

Sixty-seven percent of respondents indicate they frequently think about the 2024 presidential election, while an additional 26 percent say they think about the race at least some of the time. When asked if they would reconsider supporting either Trump or Harris, over 90 percent of respondents indicated their minds were made up—suggesting the electorate has calcified in the closing days of the presidential race. Also troubling for the Harris campaign, nearly 60 percent of Trump voters indicated they’re supporting the Republican nominee because they like him as a candidate. Just 44 percent said the same of Harris.

THE ECONOMY.

The economy dominates as the top issue for Arizona voters. An overwhelming 82 percent of respondents listed it as a major factor in their candidate choice. Notably, Arizona and Nevada are two states that have reported being hit especially hard by inflation and high prices under the Biden-Harris government.

Among those surveyed, 49 percent said they believe their financial situation will be worse under Harris, while 30 percent say they’d be better off. Conversely, 46 percent said they believe they’ll be better off under Trump, with 39 percent saying they would be worse off.

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The latest election data from the critical swing state of Arizona shows that President Donald J. Trump is leading his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, 51 to 48 percent. With just over two-and-a-half weeks until Election Day, Trump's three-point lead indicates that the Republican nominee is gaining momentum—likely across the entire Sun Belt. show more
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October 18, 2024
Election 2024
NatSec

‘Another Butler Can and *WILL* Happen,’ Says Biden’s Own Homeland Security Report.

An independent panel investigating the attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, has issued a scathing report, warning that similar incidents “can and will happen again” unless the Secret Service undergoes serious reforms. The 35-page report, commissioned by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, highlights critical errors made on July 13, when 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire at Trump, wounding him in the ear, killing rallygoer Corey Comperatore, and seriously injuring others.

The panel criticized the Secret Service for its complacency and lack of strategic foresight, calling for new leadership to address the agency’s systemic issues. “The Secret Service has become bureaucratic, complacent, and static, despite evolving risks and technological advancements,” the report states. It details major lapses, including the failure to secure the roof of a building from which Crooks fired and significant communication breakdowns.

The report dedicated itself to honoring Crooks’s victims but stressed that many of the security personnel involved had done little self-reflection in the aftermath of the attack.

The panel’s findings mirrored those of a Senate Homeland Security report, which also condemned the Secret Service’s handling of the Butler rally. The report criticized agents for showing a “surprising lack of rigor” in assessing the risks, with one senior agent even unaware of the basic layout of the venue.

The panel urged the Secret Service to bring in new leadership from outside the agency, warning that without fundamental reforms, future attacks could be inevitable.

Trump recently returned to Butler for a rally, paying tribute to Comperatore and the others affected by the attack.

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An independent panel investigating the attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, has issued a scathing report, warning that similar incidents "can and will happen again" unless the Secret Service undergoes serious reforms. The 35-page report, commissioned by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, highlights critical errors made on July 13, when 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire at Trump, wounding him in the ear, killing rallygoer Corey Comperatore, and seriously injuring others. show more
October 18, 2024
Crime
Election 2024
Election Integrity

Letters Threaten Trump Supporters, Their Families, and Their Pets.

Residents in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, report receiving threatening letters in the mail, some with a replica of a Donald Trump campaign letterhead, cautioning against voting for Trump. The letters start with a cordial salutation but swiftly devolve into menacing language.

“Your candidate is a felon, rapist, desecrator, an immoral flawed man. He is a major reason violence us [sic] up, remember January 6th and Charlottesville?” the letter seen by The Post Millennial rails.

“By supporting him, you are declaring your public support for a disregard of the law, civil discourse and unity. You are indicating your hatred for minorities, immigrants, foreigners, women, education, the rights of your fellow citizens, the rights of women to make decisions over their own healthcare needs. Oh and yes a hatred for Taylor Swift,” it continues, threatening: “[W]e know where you live, you are in the data base [sic]. In the dead of a cold winters night, this year, or next and beyond, there is no knowing what may happen. Your property, your family, may be impacted, your cat may get shot. And more.”

“Your vote for this guy is seen as treading on my rights. You tread on me at your peril, motherf***er,” it concludes, adding, “We look forward to visiting in future.”

Janet, a resident of Penn Valley, disclosed her receipt of one such letter. She submitted a police report to the Lower Merion Police, but they indicated that an investigation would not progress due to a lack of video evidence.

Additional letters were received by other homeowners in the area, some directly in mailboxes without postage, according to sources contacted by The Post Millennial.

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Source: The Post Millennial.

Image by Gage Skidmore.

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Residents in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, report receiving threatening letters in the mail, some with a replica of a Donald Trump campaign letterhead, cautioning against voting for Trump. The letters start with a cordial salutation but swiftly devolve into menacing language. show more
October 18, 2024
Jack Montgomery
News

POLITICO: Kamala Harris’s Al-Smith Video Statement Was ‘Forgettable.’

Vice President Kamala Harris’s pre-recorded video message to the Al Smith Dinner in New York City has been panned as “forgettable” by POLITICO. The Democratic candidate raised eyebrows when she declined to attend the New York City event, which raises money for Catholic charities, in person, with no presidential candidate having skipped it since Walter Mondale in 1984.

The message, intended to be comedic, relied primarily on Molly Shannon, a 60-year-old SNL comic, playing the role of a Catholic schoolgirl engaging in freakish behavior such as sticking her hands in her armpits and smelling her fingers.

Trump, who attended in person, noted that Mondale went down to a heavy defeat after skipping the memorial dinner in his speech, and roasted the Democratic candidate at length. “I must say, I was shocked when I heard Kamala was skipping the Al Smith dinner… Instead of intending tonight she’s in Michigan receiving communion from Gretchen Whitmer,” he joked, referring to a recent video in which the Democratic governor mocked the Eucharist while wearing a Harris campaign hat.

He also poked fun at the cringeworthy ‘White Dudes for Harris’ group, saying he was not worried about them “because their wives and their wives’ lovers are all voting for me.”

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Vice President Kamala Harris's pre-recorded video message to the Al Smith Dinner in New York City has been panned as "forgettable" by POLITICO. The Democratic candidate raised eyebrows when she declined to attend the New York City event, which raises money for Catholic charities, in person, with no presidential candidate having skipped it since Walter Mondale in 1984. show more
October 18, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024

Men’s Mag ‘Maxim’ Endorses Trump.

The popular men’s magazine Maxim announced late Thursday it is endorsing former President Donald J. Trump in the 2024 election. In the closing months of the presidential race, Trump has seen a surge in support among male voters. Conversely, his opponent, Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, appears to be hemorrhaging support among male voters—especially young black and Hispanic men.

Maxim‘s endorsement was made through a short post on X (formerly Twitter), stating: “Maxim endorses Donald J. Trump for President.” It was accompanied by a photo of the Republican presidential nominee sitting in a blue Lamborghini Diablo along with First Lady Melania Trump. The magazine has not published a more detailed endorsement to accompany the social media post.

MALE VOTERS.

While the magazine’s decision to back Trump may not come as a surprise to many, the move does underscore the Harris campaign’s continued struggles to win over male voters. The Democratic Party’s 2024 presidential nominee is scrambling to recover support among young black men in Philadelphia. In recent days, Harris’s campaign has quickly shifted resources from Wisconsin to Pennsylvania to fund ads on local Philadelphia hip-hop radio stations.

Earlier this year, Democrat strategist James Carville—who served as a close advisor to former President Bill Clinton—blasted his party’s elites for ignoring men, warning their message had become “too feminine.”

“If you listen to Democratic elites—NPR is my go-to place for that—the whole talk is about how women, and women of color, are going to decide this election,” Carville said while speaking with New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd. He added: “I’m like: ‘Well, 48 percent of the people that vote are males. Do you mind if they have some consideration?’”

Image by Gage Skidmore.

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The popular men's magazine Maxim announced late Thursday it is endorsing former President Donald J. Trump in the 2024 election. In the closing months of the presidential race, Trump has seen a surge in support among male voters. Conversely, his opponent, Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, appears to be hemorrhaging support among male voters—especially young black and Hispanic men. show more
October 17, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Economy
Election 2024

Manufacturing, Mining, Energy Extraction Shrink Under Biden-Harris Govt.

U.S. manufacturing took a significant hit in September, shrinking by 0.4 percent, far worse than the expected 0.1 percent decline, pushing manufacturing output down 0.5 percent year-over-year. Under the Biden-Harris government, this trend dragged overall U.S. industrial production down by 0.3 percent month-over-month and 0.6 percent year-over-year, the weakest since April. This economic stumble follows a downward revision of August’s figures.

Union workers have been restive under the Biden-Harris government, and a strike by aircraft machinists contributed to a 0.3 percent reduction in industrial production, according to the Federal Reserve. Aerospace equipment production plunged by a staggering 8.3 percent, illustrating the vulnerabilities in critical industries under the current leadership.

Harris has weak support among union workers, and unions such as the Teamsters are breaking precedents by declining to endorse a candidate this year in deference to internal polling showing overwhelming support for Donald Trump.

Capacity utilization dropped to 77.5 percent, highlighting inefficiencies and underperformance in the nation’s industrial sector. The energy sector was not spared either, with mining and energy extraction sliding 0.6 percent. Only utilities saw a slight uptick—after three months of declines.

Critics argue that the Biden-Harris government’s policies have exacerbated economic instability, with the country’s sluggish economic performance being a direct consequence of “Bidenomics”—which the 81-year-old president has tied to his vice president, Democratic nominee Kamala Harris—rather than simply “transitory.”

Polls have consistently shown voters have more faith in Trump than Biden or Harris in terms of managing the economy and controlling inflation.

Image by Adam Schultz.

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U.S. manufacturing took a significant hit in September, shrinking by 0.4 percent, far worse than the expected 0.1 percent decline, pushing manufacturing output down 0.5 percent year-over-year. Under the Biden-Harris government, this trend dragged overall U.S. industrial production down by 0.3 percent month-over-month and 0.6 percent year-over-year, the weakest since April. This economic stumble follows a downward revision of August’s figures. show more
October 17, 2024
William Upton
Lawfare

Fani Willis Is Attempting to Restart Trump Prosecution, Asks Appeals Court to Restore Six Charges.

Disgraced Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is attempting to restart her RICO prosecution of President Donald J. Trump over allegations he and his campaign interfered in Georgia’s 2020 presidential election. In two rulings earlier this year, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee dismissed nine of the 41 charges filed by Willis against Trump and his codefendants. However, Willis is now asking a Georgia appellate court to reinstate six counts.

Judge McAfree tossed out the six charges in question in a March ruling. According to the judge, Willis and her prosecutors had failed to provide specificity regarding the six counts, effectively denying Trump and his codefendants the right to prepare an adequate defense.

However, Willis contends in her filing with the appellate court that her office “more than sufficiently placed (Trump and his five codefendants) on notice of the conduct at issue and allowed them to prepare an intelligent defense to the charges.”

“The indictment included an abundance of context and factual allegations about the solicitations at issue, including when the requests were made, to whom the requests were made and the manner in which the requests were made,” Willis continued in her filing.

Willis is not challenging the additional charges thrown out by McAfee in September. In that ruling, the judge determined that three of the charges—two of which applied to Trump—were outside the District Attorney’s jurisdiction and needed to be removed from the indictment.

Meanwhile, Willis herself continues to battle for control of the case. Currently, a Georgia appeals court is considering whether the Democrat District Attorney should be disqualified from the RICO prosecution following revelations she engaged in and attempted to cover up a romantic relationship with one of her appointed prosecutors, Nathan Wade.

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Disgraced Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is attempting to restart her RICO prosecution of President Donald J. Trump over allegations he and his campaign interfered in Georgia's 2020 presidential election. In two rulings earlier this year, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee dismissed nine of the 41 charges filed by Willis against Trump and his codefendants. However, Willis is now asking a Georgia appellate court to reinstate six counts. show more
October 17, 2024
Jack Montgomery
News

Pelosi: ‘I Hope I Don’t Burn in Hell.’

Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has said she hopes she does not “burn in Hell” on the Politics Weekly America podcast. The Speaker Emerita, 84, claimed on the show that she avoids using former President Donald J. Trump’s name in favor of euphemisms like “what’s his name,” likening it to a profanity that could leave her soul in a state of sin.

Pelosi, who is seeking reelection in November, told the Guardian-run podcast that Trump is “a grotesque word,” explaining, “I’m afraid, you know, when I grew up Catholic, as I am now, if you said a bad word, you could burn in hell if you didn’t have a chance to confess. So I don’t want to take any chances. It’s up there with, like, swearing.”

When she did utter Trump’s name later in the podcast, she soon exclaimed, “I said his name, oh my gosh, I hope I don’t burn in Hell.”

However, despite her claims to be a staunch and lifelong Catholic, Pelosi has already been banned from receiving Holy Communion by Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco over her strong support for aborting children, in open defiance of Church teaching.

“As you have not publically repudiated your position on abortion, and continue to refer to your Catholic faith in justifying your position… you are not to be admitted to Holy Communion, until such time as you publicly repudiate your advocacy for the legitimacy of abortion and confess and receive absolution of this grave sin in the sacrament of Penance,” he ordered in May 2022.

Bishop Robert Vasa of the Diocese of Santa Rosa, Bishop Michael Burbidge of the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, and Bishop Joseph Strickland, then of the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, issued similar bans shortly afterward.

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Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has said she hopes she does not "burn in Hell" on the Politics Weekly America podcast. The Speaker Emerita, 84, claimed on the show that she avoids using former President Donald J. Trump's name in favor of euphemisms like "what's his name," likening it to a profanity that could leave her soul in a state of sin. show more
October 17, 2024
Election 2024

Kamala Doubles Down on Slavery ‘Reparations.’

Vice President Kamala Harris is doubling down on her support for beginning a process to implement reparations for the descendants of slaves. During an appearance on Tuesday’s “Charlamagne Tha God” radio show, she emphasized the supposed importance of the issue: “It has to be studied,” she stated.

Hosted by Lenard Larry McKelvey, known professionally as Charlamagne Tha God, the radio program is thought to reach to black voters. Harris has recently scrambled to reinforce her support among this voter demographic, as polling has shown black men—especially among the youth—are shifting towards her opponent, former President Donald J. Trump.

As a former U.S. senator representing California, Harris co-sponsored legislation aimed at establishing a federal commission on reparations. This commission would be tasked with making recommendations regarding payments to descendants of slaves.

The National Pulse reported in early September that Harris wouldn’t discount the use of executive action on reparations. Speaking in a highly scripted exchange with the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee left the door open to bypassing Congress and using presidential authority.

“I’m not discounting the importance of any executive action,” Harris said, adding: “But ultimately, Congress [should be involved], 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.”

In the United States, reparations discussions have primarily focused on the possibility of providing financial compensation to descendants of black slaves.

Image by Gage Skidmore.

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Vice President Kamala Harris is doubling down on her support for beginning a process to implement reparations for the descendants of slaves. During an appearance on Tuesday's "Charlamagne Tha God" radio show, she emphasized the supposed importance of the issue: "It has to be studied," she stated. show more