Diogenes-Light: Morning Jolt: That Trump-Rally Comedian Didn’t Do the GOP Nominee Any Favors

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October 28 2024

That Trump-Rally Comedian Didn't Do the GOP Nominee Any Favors

On the menu today: In the face of accusations that Donald Trump was holding a rally at Madison Square Garden that echoed a Nazi rally at the same site in 1939, one comedian took it upon himself to tell jokes about Latinos, Puerto Ricans, African Americans, and Jews, making the job of the Harris campaign much easier. A new theory about this year's polls contends that Trump's stronger performance is where he needs it least, in deep-blue states like California and New York and safely red states like Texas and Florida. And the New York Times answers my request, polling the state of Nebraska.

The 'Floating Island of Garbage' That Was Trump's Opening Speaker

Every cycle, we get presidential candidates pledging that despite the stark divisions in the country, they will be "a president for all Americans."

In his convention speech, Trump pledged, "I am running to be president for all of America, not half of America." In her convention speech, Harris made the same pledge: "I promise to be a president for all ...

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