Morning Jolt: Washington Residents Prepare to Flee the Capital, Fearing Election Unrest

WITH JIM GERAGHTY

October 25 2024

Washington Residents Prepare to Flee the Capital, Fearing Election Unrest

On the menu today: If you like Democratic panic, this might be the best day since the morning after Joe Biden's debate performance. Democrats who live in Washington, D.C., are getting out of town because they expect violence sometime between Election Night and Inauguration Day; polls keep showing the presidential race as tied or a near-tie, both nationally and in the seven key swing states, which is better news for Donald Trump than Kamala Harris; why there probably isn't as much of a "shy Trump" voter effect this year; and why Harris can't close the sale with the remaining undecideds.

Is Washington Burning?

Over at Politico, Michael Schaffer writes about a phenomenon that you might have expected, but not on such an extensive scale:

As Washington reaches the end of a fraught election season — and prepares for a potentially even more fraught interregnum — people across the political spectrum are expressing worry about a violent display by the losing side. For liberals, fears of a ...

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