Morning Jolt: For Once, Trump Can Legitimately Argue an Elite Cabal Cheated Him of a Real Win

WITH JIM GERAGHTY

September 19 2024

For Once, Trump Can Legitimately Argue an Elite Cabal Cheated Him of a Real Win

On the menu today: Teamsters Union members prefer Donald Trump to Kamala Harris by almost a two-to-one margin, but the Teamsters chose not to endorse either major-party presidential candidate; with under 50 days until Election Day, Donald Trump chooses to spend a day holding a rally on Long Island. That's a favor to the House GOP, but not much help to his own campaign. Meanwhile, Lindsey Graham and the Trump campaign want the Nebraska state government to pass a last-minute change to make the state winner-take-all in its electoral votes, which would give Trump five electoral votes in that state instead of four. And finally, you won't believe how many big cities never got their data into the FBI's official crime statistics. Read on.

The Unions Just Keep Causing Problems

From the write-up in the Washington Post, the Teamsters' decision not to endorse a presidential candidate sounds like a defeat for the Kamala Harris campaign: