October 15, 2020

Ari Berman's tweet to Moscow Mitch about court packing...

Ari Berman @AriBerman
Oct 14
You stole a Supreme Court seat, confirmed 218 Trump judges after blocking 110 Obama nominees & now rushing to confirm Amy Coney Barrett 20 days before Nov 3 when over 14 million people have already voted. That's definition of court-packing

October 15, 2020

President Donald Trump arrives in Des Moines to rally with a boisterous crowd

from the Des Moines Register

President Donald Trump arrived to a boisterous crowd gathered outside the Des Moines International Airport Wednesday he warps up a three-day campaign tour of battleground states — his first campaign events since testing positive for the coronavirus earlier this month.

Attendees arrived in cars bedecked with "Make America Great Again" flags, and they sported "Trump Pence 2020" campaign gear as they trekked across the airport's parking lots and open fields to reach the airport hangar where Trump was set to speak.

"Eye of the Tiger" played over the loudspeakers as Air Force One rolled up to the rally site and the crowd of onlookers cheered and snapped photos.

Trump held up a trademark “Make America Great Again” hat, and joked that his aides advised he might need to wear it because of the wind. “They said, ‘Sir, it is so windy out there.’ ‘I said, well, my hair’s very powerful, it’s very strong.’”

More here:
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2020/10/14/donald-trump-des-moines-rally-campaign-event-coverage/5979534002/

October 14, 2020

Wrestler and coach Dan Gable to receive the

Presidential Medal of Freedom. Trump will announce during his rally in Des Moines today.

Trump barely leads Biden in Iowa.

October 14, 2020

Morning Joe had Jim Oberweis on this morning

He’s running against Lauren Underwood in IL-14. He lied like trump about several things including Pelosi (adding non germane items to stimulus that he couldn’t name), Biden (“nobody likes Biden”, they’re voting against trump), and Underwood supports rioting (a very weak “I’m not sure she said that” from Mika). Of course he mentioned the “Democrat” Party.

I missed the lead in to his segment. Does anyone know why he was on?

October 10, 2020

I marked the box for trump when filling out

my Mom’s absentee ballot yesterday. We had to go to the election office to turn in the spoiled ballot and she voted in person - for Biden and all Dems.

It gives my mom a good story to tell about how her younger daughter marked her ballot for trump. I’m told she tells it with great glee.

October 1, 2020

Sabato's Crystal Ball moves Biden, Senate and House contests toward Dems

https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/biden-lead-looks-firmer-as-midwest-moves-his-way/

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
-- With the first debate now in the books, we have close to 20 rating changes across the Electoral College, Senate, and House.
-- Joe Biden is now over 270 electoral votes in our ratings as we move several Midwestern states in his favor.
-- Changes in the battle for Congress benefit Democrats almost exclusively. We're moving two Senate races in their direction, as well as several House contests.

Electoral College
State Old Rating New Rating
Iowa Leans Rep Toss-up
Minnesota Leans Dem Likely Dem
Ohio Leans Rep Toss-up
Wisconsin Toss-up Leans Dem

US Senate
Senator Old Rating New Rating
Dan Sullivan (R-AK) Likely Rep Leans Rep
Cory Gardner (R-CO) Leans Dem Likely Dem

US House Old Rating New Rating
D. Schweikert (R, AZ-6) Leans Rep Toss-up
T.J. Cox (D, CA-21) Leans Dem Toss-up
Charlie Crist (D, FL-13) Likely Dem Safe Dem
A. Finkenauer (D, IA-1) Toss-up Leans Dem
Sean Casten (D, IL-6) Likely Dem Safe Dem
L. Underwood (D, IL-14) Leans Dem Likely Dem
Jared Golden (D, ME-2) Leans Dem Likely Dem
Jim Hagedorn (R, MN-1) Leans Rep Toss-up
MT-AL Open (Gianforte, R) Likely Rep Leans Rep
Jeff Van Drew (R, NJ-2) Leans Rep Toss-up
Lizzie Fletcher (D, TX-7) Leans Dem Likely Dem
VA-5 Open (Riggleman, R) Leans Rep Toss-up

October 1, 2020

Cook Political Report moves Ohio and Iowa

from lean repug to toss up for Electoral College.