What's On The Campaign Agendas Today
Harris will travel to Ann Arbor, Michigan, where she will headline a rally alongside her running mate, Tim Walz. The event in the battleground state is part of the “When We Vote, We Win” concert series, and will feature a performance by Maggie Rogers.
Former President Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen will appear at a concert and rally in Philadelphia on behalf of the Harris campaign.
Trump will spend the day in another swing state, Georgia. The GOP candidate is attending the National Faith Summit in Atlanta, and will hold a rally at Georgia Tech.
The vice presidential nominees, Walz and JD Vance, are scheduled to hold events in Wisconsin.
As a mark of Wisconsin’s importance, Harris and Trump will head to the Badger State later in the week.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Blasts Comedian's Defense Of Racist Joke At Trump's Rally
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) took issue with comedian Tony Hinchcliffe lashing out at her and Tim Walz over their criticism of his description of Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean.”
Hinchcliffe claimed Walz took his joke out of context “to make it seem racist.”
In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Ocasio-Cortez struck back at Hinchcliffe, suggesting he became defensive after realizing that “opening for a Trump rally and feeding red-meat racism alongside a throng of other bigots to a frothing crowd does, unironically, make you one of them.”
“You don’t 'love Puerto Rico.' You like drinking piña coladas. There’s a difference,” she added.
Poll: Harris Adds To Lead, Election Still On Knife's Edge
A new ABC News/Ipsos poll has put Kamala Harris ahead of Donald Trump by 4 percentage points — a slight improvement on the same survey earlier in the month.
Among likely voters, Harris is on 51% to Trump's 47%, according to the poll conducted October 18 to 22. The headline figure stood at 50-48% two weeks before.
It suggests the election remains too close to call, and will be decided by the vagaries of the Electoral College.
But Harris supporters may take some comfort from her slight lead, given the final New York Times/Siena poll had the pair deadlocked at 48-48% among likely voters.
Comedian Responds To Walz's Criticism Of Racist Joke: 'Time To Change Your Tampon'
Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe responded to Tim Walz's criticism of racist jokes the podcaster told about Puerto Rico during Donald Trump's rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday.
"I love Puerto Rico and vacation there," Hinchcliffe posted on X, formerly Twitter. "I made fun of everyone…watch the whole set. I’m a comedian Tim…might be time to change your tampon."
Walz reacted to Hinchcliffe's jokes almost in real time, praising the people of Puerto Rico during a livestream with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and recalling Trump's much-criticized response to Hurricane Maria, which caused mass destruction and death in Puerto Rico during his administration.
John Fetterman Says He Is 'Concerned' About The Effect Of Musk’s Trump Endorsement
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) told The New York Times he finds the intensity of Trump’s support in the key battleground of Pennsylvania “astonishing.”
“That doesn’t mean that I admire it. It’s just — it’s real,” he said.
Fetterman added that Elon Musk’s endorsement of the former president and his move to campaign for him, including in the Keystone State, could have an impact on the election.
“In some sense, he’s a bigger star than Trump,” Fetterman said. “Endorsements, they’re really not meaningful often, but this one is, I think. That has me concerned.”
Trump Campaign Distances Itself From At Least 1 Racist Joke From Rally Opener's Set
The Trump campaign is reportedly distancing itself from at least one racist joke made by a comedian speaking at a Trump rally in New York City over the weekend following backlash.
Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe opened Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden event on Sunday with a series of crude jokes about Latinos, Jews and Black people.
But it was apparently one joke about Latinos that compared Puerto Rico to a "floating island of garbage" that drew the line for the Trump campaign.
“This joke does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign,” Trump senior advisor Danielle Alvarez told NBC News.
Latinos are a key demographic in securing the White House.
Hinchcliffe has defended his jokes, saying he loves Puerto Rico and that the joke about Puerto Rico was “taken out of context to make it seem racist.”
Read more about Hinchcliffe’s performance here.
Authoritarianism Expert Breaks Down Trump's Madison Square Garden Rally
Authoritarianism expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat delivered a damning critique of former President Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Sunday.
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Trump Stages 1 More Grand Provocation
Donald Trump brought his fascist campaign for presidency to the heart of midtown Manhattan on Sunday, taking the stage at Madison Square Garden and looking out over a crowd of his fanatically loyal Red Hats.
With nine days left until the election, the campaign stop seemed like a finale ― one more grand provocation meant to show that Trump could win this thing, that he could walk into enemy territory months after a would-be assassin’s bullet pierced his ear, garnering enough supporters in this progressive, diverse city to fill up the “the world’s most famous arena.”
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