Morning Jolt: Late Campaign Stops Don’t Seem to Do Much

Growing up in New Jersey, we called nights like tonight – where there were expectations for hooliganism — vandalism, breaking windows, and perhaps even arson, "Mischief Night." In Detroit, they called it "Devil's Night." In 2020, Americans just call it "Friday."

On the menu today: wondering how much we should read into the Biden campaign's decision to send the candidate to Minnesota and Wisconsin today; the president declares that a steady decline in weekly jobless claims "is boring but it's really good"; marveling that Texas could possibly be close considering Biden's stances; and wondering why some people seem so hell-bent on having different deadlines for in-person voting and absentee ballots.

Do Biden's Late Campaign Stops in Minnesota and Wisconsin Mean Much?

You can read too much into a presidential candidate's choices for their last few stops on the campaign trail. In 2000, George W. Bush held a rally on the campus of Drew University — apparently my ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY October 30 2020 WITH JIM GERAGHTY October 30 2020 Late Campaign Stops Don't Seem to Do Much Growing up in New Jersey, we called nights like tonight – where there were expectations for hooliganism — vandalism, breaking windows, and perhaps even arson, "Mischief Night." In Detroit, they called it "Devil's Night." In 2020, Americans just call it "Friday." On the menu today: wondering how much we should read into the Biden campaign's decision to send the candidate to Minnesota and Wisconsin today; the president declares that a steady decline in weekly jobless claims "is boring but it's really good"; marveling that Texas could possibly be close considering Biden's stances; and wondering why some people seem so hell-bent on having different deadlines for in-person voting and absentee ballots. Do Biden's Late Campaign Stops in Minnesota and Wisconsin Mean Much? You can read too much into a presidential candidate's choices for their last few stops on the campaign trail. In 2000, George W. Bush held a rally on the campus of Drew University — apparently my ...   READ MORE

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