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September 30, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Data
Election 2024

Kamala Has Weakest Democrat Lead Among Latinos and Union Workers in a Generation.

Vice President Kamala Harris has the weakest advantage among Latinos and union households of any Democratic candidate in multiple election cycles. An NBC News/Telemundo/CNBC poll shows the 59-year-old Californian with an advantage of just 14 points, down from 36 points at the same juncture in the election cycle in 2020, 50 points in 2016, and 39 points in 2012.

Notably, Joe Biden’s Latino advantage on Election Day in 2020 was 33 points lower than where his campaign stood in polling prior to votes being cast. Hillary Clinton also underperformed, at 38 points. Additionally, Democrats fear polls generally undercount support for former President Donald J. Trump.

Harris’s polling on particular issues will also concern her party. Trump leads the Democratic Party nominee on the economy, inflation, cost of living, and securing the border. The economy and the cost of living rate as Latinos’ top issues.

Separate polling on union households also shows Harris in dire straits. CNN host Harry Enten notes Trump is up by 31 percent among trade school graduates, with Harris’s overall advantage among union households standing at just nine points—more than halving Biden‘s 19-point advantage and lower even than Clinton’s historically low 2016 numbers.

In recent weeks, there have been several bleak snapshots regarding working-class support for Harris; for instance, the Teamsters union is declining to endorse a candidate for the first time in almost 30 years, and internal polling shows that almost 60 percent of members support Trump.

Image by Gage Skidmore.

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Vice President Kamala Harris has the weakest advantage among Latinos and union households of any Democratic candidate in multiple election cycles. An NBC News/Telemundo/CNBC poll shows the 59-year-old Californian with an advantage of just 14 points, down from 36 points at the same juncture in the election cycle in 2020, 50 points in 2016, and 39 points in 2012. show more
September 30, 2024
Election 2024
NatSec

Ryan Routh Pleads Not Guilty to Trump Assassination Plot.

The man charged with plotting to kill former President Donald Trump earlier this month at a Florida golf course entered a not-guilty plea on Monday. Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce E. Reinhart to answer to charges filed against him stemming from the second assassination attempt against Trump during the 2024 presidential election campaign.

During the brief appearance, which lasted under five minutes, Routh gestured towards reporters and audience members by pantomiming, scribbling on a notepad, and then pointing to himself. Judge Reinhart read the charges, and when asked if he understood, Routh responded affirmatively, “Yes, your honor.” Defense attorneys waived an official reading of the charges, entered the not-guilty plea, and requested a jury trial.

Federal prosecutors have charged Routh in a five-count indictment, accusing him of attempting to assassinate Trump on September 15. According to the indictment, a Secret Service agent noticed Routh with a gun outside the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach. The agent fired upon Routh before he could target Trump. Routh fled but was subsequently arrested by local law enforcement.

In addition to the attempted assassination charge, the indictment also includes counts of assaulting a federal officer and three weapons violations. If convicted on all charges, Routh could spend the rest of his life in prison.

The National Pulse previously reported that Routh appears to have extensive ties to individuals in Ukraine, Afghanistan, and Iran. In a months-old letter, Routh announced a six-figure bounty for anyone who was able to assassinate the former President and 2024 Republican presidential nominee.

Routh also admits in the letter that his own attempt on Trump’s life was inspired by the rhetoric used by members of the Democratic Party.

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The man charged with plotting to kill former President Donald Trump earlier this month at a Florida golf course entered a not-guilty plea on Monday. Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce E. Reinhart to answer to charges filed against him stemming from the second assassination attempt against Trump during the 2024 presidential election campaign. show more
September 27, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Election 2024
Health

Ex-CDC Chief Tells RFK: ‘You Got Everything Right.’

Former U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert Redfield is backing former President Donald J. Trump’s proposal to appoint Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead a Commission on Childhood Chronic Disease. This endorsement comes despite Kennedy’s historical criticisms of Redfield and the CDC.

A video posted on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) shows Kennedy describing Redfield’s support as “breathtaking.” Kennedy mentions that a recent lunch with Redfield was their first meeting. Redfield reportedly began the meeting by affirming Kennedy’s viewpoints, saying, “You got everything right.”

In an op-ed dated September 24, Redfield argues that the Commission on Childhood Chronic Disease needs Kennedy at its helm to address the declining health among American children. Redfield writes, “…the failing health of our kids, the needless suffering and death, can be ended by a Kennedy Commission on Childhood Chronic Disease—and the vast burden of chronic disease that now demoralizes and bankrupts our nation can disappear.”

AGENCY CAPTURE.

Redfield also confirms that “Kennedy is right” when he complains that the CDC, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and National Institutes of Health (NIH) suffer from “agency capture.”

He highlights the financial ties between the FDA and Big Pharma, noting that a significant portion of the FDA’s budget comes from pharmaceutical corporations. He also points out that NIH scientists benefit financially from drug royalties. According to Redfield, similar undue influences affect the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which he claimed prioritizes large corporate interests over those of small farmers and public health.

Kennedy, known for his focus on public health, has abandoned the Democratic Party and, for the most part, an independent presidential run. He has given his endorsement to Trump. Kennedy believes the America First leader can deliver a ‘Make America Healthy Again’ agenda.

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Former U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert Redfield is backing former President Donald J. Trump’s proposal to appoint Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead a Commission on Childhood Chronic Disease. This endorsement comes despite Kennedy’s historical criticisms of Redfield and the CDC. show more
September 27, 2024
Lawfare

NY Appeals Court Considers Overturning Judge Engoron’s Partisan Verdict.

Several of the judges on a New York appeals court are signaling their potential openness to altering the $454 million civil fraud judgment against President Donald J. Trump, which stems from litigation brought by the state’s Democrat Attorney General, Letitia James. Arguing before the five-judge panel on Thursday, Trump’s attorneys characterized far-left New York Judge Arthur Engoron’s February ruling as “draconian, unlawful, and unconstitutional.”

Judge Peter H. Moulton raised concerns about the scope and penalty of James’ lawsuit, describing the case’s immense penalty as “troubling.” The state appellate judge pressed James’s office as to whether the prosecution of Trump was the result of “mission creep” that “morphed [the law] into something that it was not meant to do.”

In addition to Moulton, Judge David Friedman noted the disparities between prior prosecutions in which corporations were prosecuted under New York law for causing harm to large numbers of individuals and James’s case against Trump. “It hardly seems that justifies bringing an action,” Judge Friedman said of James’s charges against Trump. Noting the stark difference with past cases of corporate harm, he added: “You don’t have anything like that here.”

Meanwhile, Judge John Higgitt signaled additional skepticism of the civil action against Trump, suggesting the court may need to establish “guardrails” to prevent the New York Attorney General from “going into an area that wasn’t intended for her jurisdiction.”

The appellate court, which typically rules a month after hearings, could decide on Trump’s appeal before the November presidential election. Trump’s legal team had requested a stay on the $454 million judgment, arguing it was an unprecedented demand for a private company and practically impossible to post. An appeals court reduced Trump’s bond payment in March, and he paid $175 million.

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Several of the judges on a New York appeals court are signaling their potential openness to altering the $454 million civil fraud judgment against President Donald J. Trump, which stems from litigation brought by the state's Democrat Attorney General, Letitia James. Arguing before the five-judge panel on Thursday, Trump’s attorneys characterized far-left New York Judge Arthur Engoron’s February ruling as "draconian, unlawful, and unconstitutional." show more
hillary clinton
September 27, 2024
Jack Montgomery
News

Hillary Clinton Wants You to Know She Still Hates You.

In her newly released book Something Lost, Something Gained: Reflections on Life, Love, and Liberty, Hillary Clinton revisits her controversial 2016 “basket of deplorables” smear against Donald Trump supporters. Clinton acknowledges that the phrase was “bad politics” but fundamentally accurate and, if anything, not harsh enough.

“I was talking about the people who are drawn to his racism, sexism, homophobia, xenophobia, Islamophobia—you name it. The people for whom his bigotry is a feature, not a bug,” she writes. “It was an unfortunate choice of words and bad politics, but it also got at an important truth. Just look at everything that has happened in the years since, from Charlottesville to Jan. 6,” she argues.

“The masks have come off, and if anything, ‘deplorable’ is too kind a word for the hate and violent extremism we’ve seen from some Trump supporters.”

The “deplorables” comment quickly became a badge of honor among Trump supporters, who showcased it on T-shirts and hats.

Some senior Democrats have not learned the lessons from Clinton dismissing millions of Americans as “deplorables” and “irredeemable.” Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), still one of the party’s most influential politicians, recently said that 30 percent of Republicans will never vote Democrat because “they just have a different orientation toward women, people of color, LGBTQ, you know, they just are not ever going to be there.”

Pelosi also said “very, very rich people” would not support her party. However, research suggests America’s “elite one percent”—people living in urban centers with postgraduate degrees and household incomes over $150,000—lean overwhelmingly Democratic, while America’s hardest workers lean heavily towards Trump.

Image via Jewish Democratic Council of America

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In her newly released book Something Lost, Something Gained: Reflections on Life, Love, and Liberty, Hillary Clinton revisits her controversial 2016 "basket of deplorables" smear against Donald Trump supporters. Clinton acknowledges that the phrase was "bad politics" but fundamentally accurate and, if anything, not harsh enough. show more
September 27, 2024
Election 2024
Religion

Ad Firm Pulls Catholic Group’s Pro-Trump Billboard.

An advertising corporation has refused to install billboards featuring a prayer for former President Donald J. Trump from the group Catholics for Catholics (CforC). CforC, a 501c(4) organization, had contracted Lamar Advertising Company to install the billboards in Milwaukee and Green Bay, Wisconsin.

The proposed design, a recreation of a photo of Trump raising his fist after an attempted assassination on July 13 in Butler County, Pennsylvania, featured the words, “St. Michael The Archangel, Defend Us In Battle.”

After reviewing available billboard locations in Milwaukee, Madison, and Green Bay provided by Lamar, CforC entered into cost negotiations with Lamar’s Brian Kuermaier. He declined to offer discounts, categorizing the design as a “political ad” despite CforC’s explaining that it was part of a “Prayer Campaign for Country and Leaders.”

Kuermaier indicated that removing Trump’s face would qualify for a discount. However, CforC declined to do so, instead signing a contract for billboards featuring the former president at three locations on August 16.

On August 19, CforC received an invoice. However, the next day, Kuermaier informed CforC that Lamar’s Corporate Office had denied the design. They cited concerns it could be perceived as a Catholic endorsement of Trump.

Despite clarification attempts by CforC, including an assertion of CforC’s rights under Catholic Canon Law, Lamar upheld the decision.

“While they may have the right as a private company to cancel our contract, it seems as if Lamar Billboard Company is doing this to silence Catholics who support Trump… to brazenly put down in writing that they are refusing our message because ‘it plainly could be taken as a Catholic endorsement of Trump’ is alarming,” commented CforC CEO John Yep.

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An advertising corporation has refused to install billboards featuring a prayer for former President Donald J. Trump from the group Catholics for Catholics (CforC). CforC, a 501c(4) organization, had contracted Lamar Advertising Company to install the billboards in Milwaukee and Green Bay, Wisconsin. show more
September 27, 2024
Election 2024
NatSec

Iran-Linked Individuals Indicted in Trump Campaign Hacking.

Multiple individuals linked to Iran have been indicted for their involvement in a hacking scheme targeting Donald J. Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign. The indictment remains under seal, and the identities and exact number of those charged are unknown. However, the specific criminal counts and those charged could be made public as early as today.

In August, The National Pulse reported that foreign actors—believed to be Iranian—hacked high-level communications and vetting documents within the Trump campaign and attempted to pass those materials off to several corporate news outlets. Earlier this month, individuals associated with the Biden and Harris campaigns were also sent the hacked files.

Yesterday, far-left blogger Ken Klippenstein published an internal campaign vetting dossier on the 2024 Republican Party’s vice presidential nominee, Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH). The 271-page document was among the materials attained by the Iranian hackers and circulated among American media. While relatively mundane, the document contained unredacted personal and private identifying information relating to Vance and his family.

Iran is believed to be actively engaged in several assassination plots against President Trump. In March, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced it is seeking information on an Iranian spy believed to be plotting attacks against the former President and his allies.

Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has stated that there are five ongoing plots against Trump. Three are being pushed by a foreign government.

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Multiple individuals linked to Iran have been indicted for their involvement in a hacking scheme targeting Donald J. Trump's 2024 presidential campaign. The indictment remains under seal, and the identities and exact number of those charged are unknown. However, the specific criminal counts and those charged could be made public as early as today. show more
September 26, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024
Politics

Far-Left Blogger Publishes Iranian-Hacked Dossier on J.D. Vance, Doxing His Social Security Number, Physical Addresses, Cell Numbers, and E-Mails.

Far-left blogger Ken Klippenstein has published an internal campaign vetting dossier on the 2024 Republican Party’s vice presidential nominee, Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH). Klippenstein, who previously worked as a journalist with The Intercept and the far-left progressive commentary web show The Young Turks, posted the material believed to have been hacked by the Islamic Republic of Iran on his Substack on Thursday. The National Pulse is choosing not to link to the dossier, given the plethora of personal information contained therein.

The dossier published by Klippenstein contains a bevy of private information belonging to Vance, including his social security number, personal phone number, physical addresses, and private email addresses. Klippenstein made no effort to conceal other private details and contact information for the vice presidential nominee, potentially constituting a threat to Vance and his family.

The 271-page document itself is fairly typical for any campaign’s vetting process. It raises several concerns about past policy positions and statements and weighs how these may impact the presidential ticket. The vetting materials make note of Vance’s early opposition to President Donald J. Trump’s 2016 campaign and some concerns over his ‘conservative’ bona fides.

Throughout the vetting document, Vance is revealed to be far less radically right-wing than portrayed by national Democrats and Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign. The Ohio Republican comes across as thoughtful and open to a wide array of policies and ideological propositions.

While the materials do not appear to be the explosive exposé alluded to by some members of the corporate media who received the documents from Iranian agents who hacked the Trump campaign, the publishing of private and personal details is concerning. The American intelligence community has made it abundantly clear that there is a concerted effort by the Iranian Islamist regime aimed at assassinating President Trump in order to prevent him from retaking the White House.

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Far-left blogger Ken Klippenstein has published an internal campaign vetting dossier on the 2024 Republican Party's vice presidential nominee, Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH). Klippenstein, who previously worked as a journalist with The Intercept and the far-left progressive commentary web show The Young Turks, posted the material believed to have been hacked by the Islamic Republic of Iran on his Substack on Thursday. The National Pulse is choosing not to link to the dossier, given the plethora of personal information contained therein. show more

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September 26, 2024
William Upton
Politics
TECH

Zuckerberg Hires RINO Republican to Help Mend his Right Wing PR Problem.

Tech billionaire Mark Zuckerberg—chairman and CEO of Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram—is taking on the services of establishment Republican money man Brian Baker to help smooth relations with GOP lawmakers and center-right think tankers in Washington, D.C. Baker is no stranger to the Facebook co-founder and billionaire, having helped Zuckerberg’s so-called “election infrastructure” efforts during the 2022 midterm elections.

Baker has a long history in Republican establishment politics in Washington, D.C., serving as the political money man for the billionaire Ricketts family out of Nebraska for over a decade. Former Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts (R) currently sits in the U.S. Senate as one of the state’s two Republican senators. The family also owns the Chicago Cubs professional baseball franchise.

Additionally, Baker—a Chicago, Illinois native—heads Ending Spending, Inc., a nonprofit group that engages in electioneering. In 2017, Ending Spending, Inc. paid Baker $3 million.

The GOP establishment money man is a fixture—alongside lobbyists for companies like Apple, Comcast, and Microsoft—at political fundraisers around the nation’s capital, with many center-right think tanks and candidates hoping to gain access to the Ricketts family wealth. His longstanding ties on Capitol Hill and history as a conduit for wealthy GOP donor money will undoubtedly make Baker an effective force of influence for Zuckerberg and Meta.

Prior to the 2016 election, Baker was a staunch opponent of Donald J. Trump. Though following the America First leader’s Republican primary victory, Baker eventually formed a SuperPAC focused on funding anti-Hillary Clinton campaign advertisements.

ZUCKBUCKS & ELECTION INTERFERENCE. 

Zuckerberg’s relationship with America’s political right has deteriorated drastically since the 2020 presidential election. The Meta CEO has been accused by many on the right of using his vast wealth and companies to interfere in American elections.

He admitted that his social media platform, Facebook, was pressured by the Biden-Harris government to censor Americans who posted about the COVID-19 pandemic on his website. Additionally, the tech billionaire acknowledges that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had warned them about potential Russian disinformation regarding Burisma and the Biden family, which directly resulted in the New York Post‘s Hunter Biden laptop story being suppressed on Facebook.

Meanwhile, the Facebook founder’s Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL) pours vast sums of ‘Zuckerbucks’ into what are supposed to be improved voter access initiatives, such as new absentee ballot drop boxes. However, the schemes overwhelmingly benefit Democratic-leaning areas, with election integrity groups arguing they grant leftists greater voting access than conservatives and are, therefore, unlawful.

 

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Tech billionaire Mark Zuckerberg—chairman and CEO of Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram—is taking on the services of establishment Republican money man Brian Baker to help smooth relations with GOP lawmakers and center-right think tankers in Washington, D.C. Baker is no stranger to the Facebook co-founder and billionaire, having helped Zuckerberg's so-called "election infrastructure" efforts during the 2022 midterm elections. show more
September 24, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Election 2024
Immigration

Trump Cancels Springfield Visit After RINOs Complain It Would Cause ‘Strain.’

Reports claim former President Donald J. Trump is no longer planning to visit Springfield, Ohio, despite having pledged to do so at a rally last week, after Ohio Governor Mike DeWine (R) told local media a visit would “put a strain on the community.” Republican-in-name-only (RINO) state and local officials have been running covering for Haitian migrants in the city, denying reports by residents—repeated by Trump—that they have been harming animals and generally lowering the small city’s standard of living.

According to Newsweek, “two sources familiar with the matter have said Trump is not expected to visit the city in the near future.” At a rally in Long Island on September 18, the former president had announced his intention to visit Springfield within two weeks.

Governor DeWine previously said that Trump’s criticism of the influx of a reported 20,000 Haitians into Springfield was “very hurtful for these men and women who work very, very hard.” He also pressured state lawmakers to bend election rules to ensure that Biden would make the state’s ballots despite failing to follow the relevant laws.

Trump’s running mate, Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH), has also been critical of the situation in Springfield and reports his office has received reports of Haitians harming animals. Additionally, Vance has criticized the corporate media for taking official denials of such abuse at face value, asking at an Indiana rally recently, “Did you ever think about listening to people speak their truth instead of listening to some bureaucrat and assuming that everything they tell you is true?”

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Reports claim former President Donald J. Trump is no longer planning to visit Springfield, Ohio, despite having pledged to do so at a rally last week, after Ohio Governor Mike DeWine (R) told local media a visit would "put a strain on the community." Republican-in-name-only (RINO) state and local officials have been running covering for Haitian migrants in the city, denying reports by residents—repeated by Trump—that they have been harming animals and generally lowering the small city's standard of living. show more