August 5, 2024 | Trump Losing Fuel as Harris Fills Tank, VP Reaction, and Mo Dem Primary
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SHOW NOTES
Quick Hits: Senators are softening the ground to pass major border legislation and Mark Kelly is using it in the Veepstakes: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/sen-mark-kelly-rips-trump-role-killing-bipartisan-border-bill-rcna164443
Mitch and Graham BOTH blame trump, by name, on the mic: https://x.com/kamalahq/status/1819065900529545685?s=46&t=mukZUfs5M_R3E9tAHIu-GA
Missouri GOP candidate and pastor uses church to funnel funds to campaign: https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/election/article290629949.html
True or False:
The Harris For President Train Is Fueled By The Dobbs Case, and the fuel supply is unlimited.
- Abortion is wicked popular, 3/4 favor ROE being the law: https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/07/30/how-americans-really-feel-about-abortion-the-sometimes-surprising-poll-results-as-2024-election-heats-up/
- FLORIDA… is poised to legalize abortion: https://flvoicenews.com/new-poll-suggests-florida-pro-abortion-pro-weed-amendments-will-pass-in-november/
Yeah…No:
Missouri CD1 - Wesley Bell’s phone call telling Rep. Bush he won’t run, and his response to the audio that she was going to endorse him
- HUGE money in that race
- https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/03/cori-bush-wesley-bell-missouri-election
Gov race and AG: Trump’s super weak universal endorsements: https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/election/article290586759.html
Reminder: Friends don’t let friends vote for Mike Hamra
https://www.threads.net/@msraitchetp
/post/C-LJz0NOSlP?xmt=AQGzpMH3VkEUDeyNzRZcB8SNwmDs8IOmKrMQfA69H3yuhQ
Big One:
The outcome of 2024 is still a serious question, but let’s play out current trends - assuming Trump loses, the ground work is being laid always for his challenge to the outcome and we will see autocratic leaders across the WORLD move to prop him up
- What if he declares victory?
- Perhaps MAGA has peaked, but losing power comes with struggle to keep it: https://www.thebulwark.com/p/new-right-vance-twitter-already-peaked
- So much so, this Arizona GOP former election official is telling people to vote DEM: https://www.npr.org/2024/07/31/nx-s1-5058464/stephen-richer-maricopa-county-elections-arizona-primary
Possible money paid to Trump from reception leaders - a prime example of the networks
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2024/08/02/trump-campaign-egypt-investigation/
2024 Election Era:
Trump goes to a live panel with National Association of Black Journalists and, well, you all know what happened:
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/she-became-a-black-person-trump-spars-with-moderator-over-whether-or-not-republicans-should-call-harris-a-dei-hire/
- The Gaffe that turned into a complete meltdown
- “When you’re in a hole…”
- https://www.threads.net/@derekberes/post/C-GVEQfpL_7?xmt=AQGzuFx4Hh3QcoO85HFlMJDxPJU7yWLwSGU4G0YQKmOUIw
- “Republicans Reel: https://www.axios.com/2024/07/31/house-senate-republicans-trump-nabj-interview
- IT BROKE THROUGH - SEAN: https://www.npr.org/2024/07/31/nx-s1-5059091/donald-trump-nabj-interview
- But, as Sean said: So... I guess Don was tired of JD getting all the headlines?
FOX IS FLAILING: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/jesse-watters-vote-for-women-trans-fox-news-1235071300/
Trump, who has claimed no connection, gets Project 2025 chair fired: https://www.threads.net/@ronaldfilipkowski/post/C-D88aCywNj?xmt=AQGzzn5_PqcB4Ha_argxR7FKdJClEdcQOxsFxDrXmiw7hQ
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/30/politics/project-2025-paul-dans/index.html
Trump on attack in Georgia… against a Republican.
https://x.com/ewerickson/status/1819861779410833530?s=46&t=mukZUfs5M_R3E9tAHIu-GA
HARRIS
PLOUFFE JOINS HARRIS TEAM https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/02/plouffe-joins-harris-campaign-as-senior-adviser-00172478
The (Fille In The Blank) for Harris Movement
Kamala Harris VC’s group: https://www.vcsforkamala.org/
- White dudes with THE dude
- Rural voters for Harris
- ON AND ON it goes
- MEGAN THEE STALLION : https://www.threads.net/@kamalahq/post/C-EbAectOPG?xmt=AQGzqykFF8btweDu3IDCHMOqqBwlm6A7KKQYLFHshHeQLw
Fed Rate cuts will matter: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/31/fed-interest-rate-cuts-trump-republican-backlash-00171918
What kind of electoral map could we really see: https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/30/politics/kamala-harris-atlanta-rally
Polling: my biggest take away - look at the “Other” column
https://www.270towin.com/2024-presidential-election-polls/national
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