Morning Jolt: The Mid-October Democratic Presidential Campaign Panic Attack

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October 14 2024

The Mid-October Democratic Presidential Campaign Panic Attack

On the menu today: This week launches Jim's Kinda Unplanned Election 2024 Swing-State Tour, taking me to three of the seven states that matter in this year's election. First, I note that Democrats' anxiety attacks about the presidential election are accelerating. Then, a deep dive into the Philadelphia suburbs, and what a Republican must do to win the Keystone State. Then, further evidence that the map of competitive Senate races is not expanding the way the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee contended it was a few weeks ago.

Democrats Are Sweating

Kohler, Wis. — Welcome to Jim's Kinda Unplanned Election 2024 Swing-State Tour, where I'm in America's Dairyland for the Bradley Impact Conference.

Last Wednesday, this newsletter told you, "The Democrats' Anxiety Vibe Shift Is Here." A bunch of the usual suspects said that couldn't be true, and that I was falling for spin.

In the five days or so since ...

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