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As the anticipation builds for the presidential debate on Tuesday night, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump spent Monday laying low. But political experts are weighing in on what Harris should do to beat Trump in the debate. Meanwhile, Gov. Tim Walz's rally in Nevada was postponed on Monday because of the raging wildfires. Check out Newsweek's live blog for all today's updates. We will be back tomorrow covering all the action for the debate.
Sep 09, 2024 at 05:24 PM EDT
The Big Day
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are set to square off in their first—and potentially only—debate Tuesday evening. The debate will be held at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia at 9 p.m., and ABC is hosting the debate with moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis.
It can be watched on NBC, CBS, Fox and PBS in addition to ABC. Disney+, Hulu, and the ABC app will also stream the debate.
Gov. Tim Walz will join political engagements in Phoenix, Arizona on Tuesday and then will deliver remarks at 5:30 p.m.
First Lady of Minnesota Gwen Walz is set to attend a debate watch party in La Crosse, Wisconsin tomorrow.
--Monica Sager
Sep 09, 2024 at 05:22 PM EDT
John Fetterman predicts a Harris victory
Sen. John Fetterman joined MSNBC's Katy Tur Reports Monday to share why he believes Vice President Kamala Harris "is going to win" battleground speech Pennsylvania.
"Spend any time all across in small-county Pennsylvania, you see a lot of support. And there's a lot of energy there for Trump. And I want people to understand that. It's true and it's there, and if we don't take it very seriously, then we do at our own peril on that," Fetterman said. "I do believe Kamala Harris is going to prevail on that, but we must – we can't forget that Trump has an appeal in Pennsylvania, and we need to make sure we show up everywhere."
Harris is going to win the debate Tuesday even if Trump has a "strong performance too," Fetterman predicted.
But Fetterman said that due to "what has happened" the debate might not be changing people's minds. From the trials, impeachments, Jan. 6 insurrection and even assassination attempt, Fetterman's "not really convinced that this debate's going to change in a significant kinds of way, one way or the other."
--Monica Sager
Sep 09, 2024 at 04:47 PM EDT
‘Kamala set herself up for tough debate’
Chris LaCivita and Susie Wiles with the Donald Trump for President 2024 campaign wrote a memo about how "Kamala set herself up for tough debate – it's a high bar to clear."
"Now that her honeymoon is over, the debate will be the first time Kamala will answer tough questions," the two wrote. "In doing so, Kamala Harris will be revealed to America as a Radical Left lunatic."
The campaign wrote that people will have "high-bar expectations" for "every new idea put forward."
"Harris has to explain both the damage she's done to our economy as the sitting Vice President, as well as answer why she hasn't implemented any of these new plans during the last three and a half years," LaCivita and Wiles wrote.
--Monica Sager
Sep 09, 2024 at 04:22 PM EDT
‘I think she’s very pragmatic about where she wants to go’
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said the situations sometimes change so people's ideas on policies can as well.
"Fracking is much safer today when it comes to water and how it's exited compared to where it was five years ago. (Vice President Kamala Harris) has evolved with that, and she knows that natural gas is part of our energy future," Lamont told Fox. "I think she's very pragmatic about where she wants to go."
Lamont said Harris has been consistent over the past three years with issues like health care.
--Monica Sager
Sep 09, 2024 at 04:21 PM EDT
Trump claims Harris ‘wants to decriminalize fentanyl’
Former President Donald Trump's campaign is claiming that Vice President Kamala Harris "wants to decriminalize fentanyl."
"Kamala's support for the decriminalization of all drugs will worsen the drug epidemic in this country leading to more overdoses, deaths, homelessness and heartbreak," press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. "Kamala's plan to fund sex change surgeries for illegal immigrants is absolutely insane and unfair to American taxpayers. Kamala Harris is dangerously liberal."
--Monica Sager
Sep 09, 2024 at 03:54 PM EDT
Trump Official Accuses Harris of ‘Flip Flopping’ on Issues
Corey Lewandowski, a Trump 2024 senior official, said Vice President Kamala Harris keeps "flip flopping" on issues, and if it's "going low" to point that out then former President Donald Trump will be doing so at the debate.
"If that's going low, then Donald Trump is going to go low as it relates to the issues because there's a clear dichotomy between the Donald Trump vision for America and the Kamala Harris vision for America," Lewandowski told Fox News.
Lewandowski does not think Trump "has to attack her personal," though, because it will be "very easy to point out all of those flaws" around her policies.
--Monica Sager
Sep 09, 2024 at 03:36 PM EDT
Wildfires Cause Walz Rally Today in Nevada to be Postponed
The Reno Gazette Journal is reporting that Gov. Tim Walz's rally in Nevada today will be postponed due to the Davis Fire in the Washoe Valley.
"As crews continue working around the clock to mitigate the Davis Fire in Northern Nevada, the Harris-Walz campaign is postponing Governor Tim Walz's scheduled rally in Reno on Monday, September 9th," the campaign said in a statement.
"We will continue to work with federal, state and local partners to monitor the situation, and we urge the impacted communities to heed the evacuation and safety guidance from local authorities."
The Davis Fire started over the weekend on Sept. 7. It has burned 6,500 acres south of Reno as of Sunday.
Walz is still scheduled to arrive in Reno tonight.
--Monica Sager
Sep 09, 2024 at 03:31 PM EDT
Texas mayor welcomes Tim Walz
San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg welcomed Gov. Tim Walz to Texas, as the Democratic vice presidential nominee is in the state for fundraising Monday.
--Monica Sager
Sep 09, 2024 at 03:13 PM EDT
Cops debunk JD Vance claim that ‘people have had their pets abducted and eaten by people’
A video from Sen. JD Vance claiming that "people have had their pets abducted and eaten by people who shouldn't be in this country" in Springfield, Ohio has been debunked by the police.
A poster in a Springfield Facebook group also went viral recently claiming their neighbor's daughter's friend lost her cat and found it hanging from a Haitian neighbor's home after being carved in preparation for consumption. It also claimed "Rangers" and police told them that "they have been doing it" at Snyder Park with ducks and geese as well.
The Springfield News-Sun reported Monday morning that the police division of the southern Ohio city has not received any reports of pets being stolen and eaten. The department said it was "not something that's on our radar right now."
--Monica Sager
Sep 09, 2024 at 03:10 PM EDT
Republican Jewish Coalition launching $10M ad campaign
The Republican Jewish Coalition is launching a $10 million ad campaign aimed at Jewish voters in Pennsylvania, Nevada, Michigan, Arizona and Georgia. It calls out Vice President Kamala Harris as "no ordinary Democrat" who stands with the "Squad" and sympathizes with antisemitic protesters.
The ad can be seen here, and it will begin running during the debate.
--Monica Sager
Sep 09, 2024 at 02:49 PM EDT
Pence Remembers Debating Harris: ‘Can’t, or won’t, defend her record’
Looking to the debate tomorrow, former Vice President Mike Pence remembers his own discussion with Vice President Kamala Harris four years ago.
"We went into that debate with the expectation that she would be formidable, that she would be poised, and that she would make her case," he told RealClear Politics. "I think we were right about the first two things, and not really the third in this sense: She either can't, or won't, defend her record."
In 2020, now-Vice President Kamala Harris told then-Vice President Mike Pence "I'm speaking," as he interrupted her in a debate, sparking memes and an infamous catchphrase.
--Monica Sager
Sep 09, 2024 at 02:28 PM EDT
Harris is ‘Not Where She Needs to Be’
The Bulwark newsletter declared that Vice President Kamala Harris is "not where she needs to be.
"The reason? Harris needs to be over 50.5% to win, "no matter which polling average you look at, she's not there."
"Campaigns exist in an attention economy," the newsletter reads. "Harris dominated attention for her first four weeks. Trump won the last two weeks."
--Monica Sager
Sep 09, 2024 at 02:26 PM EDT
JD Vance releases statement about Harris’ policy page
Sen. JD Vance released his thoughts on Vice President Kamala Harris' policy page. He said her wants and plans do not match up. He also said her plans for affordable down payments leaves out "that this would likely raise the average home price by the same amount."
--Monica Sager
Sep 09, 2024 at 02:13 PM EDT
Mark Zuckerberg not endorsing either candidate
In an interview with New York Magazine published on Monday, former President Donald Trump claimed Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg called him and expressed his support, yet a Meta spokesperson denies it.
Trump said Zuckerberg told him "I've never supported a Republican before, but there's no way I can vote for a Democrat in this election."
"He's a guy that, his parents, everybody was always Democrat," Trump said. "He said, 'I will never vote for the people running against you after watching what you did.' So I mean, people really appreciated it. I don't — I think it was very natural what I did. I think it was natural."
A Meta spokesperson told New York Magazine that was not true, and that Zuckerberg will not be endorsing Trump nor Vice President Kamala Harris.
"As Mark has said publicly, he's not endorsing anybody in this race and has not communicated to anybody how he intends to vote," the spokesperson told the outlet.
--Monica Sager
Sep 09, 2024 at 01:49 PM EDT
Trump slams Harris: ‘U.S. citizens come last in Kamala’s America’
Donald Trump's campaign released a memo suggesting "U.S. citizens come last in Kamala's America."
Trump has been pointing to different crimes across the country where alleged migrants have squatted on property, been caught "decapitating geese," killing children and creating a "significant housing crisis."
"This is on Kamala Harris, who even bragged about letting them into the country," the campaign wrote. "It's all coming to your city if Kamala Harris is elected in November."
--Monica Sager
Sep 09, 2024 at 01:47 PM EDT
Harris Grows Her Campaign Staff
The Vice President Kamala Harris campaign is adding new staffers to the Gov. Walz running mate team, as reported by Politico.
The additions include:
- Malik Haughton as political director
- Peter Velz as director of special projects
- Emily Soong has traveling press secretary
- DJ Ryan as director of advance
Haughton, Velz and Soong were previously with the Democratic National Convention.
There are also new additions to the vice presidential nominee's wife's team. New to Gwen Walz's team include:
- Stephen Groves as director of advance and trip director
- Monique Flowers as senior travel aide
- Bridget Williams as director of scheduling and strategic planning
--Monica Sager
Sep 09, 2024 at 01:32 PM EDT
Retired Generals, Admirals and Sergeant Major Throw Support for Harris
Ten retired Generals, Admirals and Sergeant Majors signed a letter to support Vice President Kamala Harris.
"Harris is the best – and only – candidate who is fit to serve as our Commander-in-Chief," the letter reads.
The group calls Trump a "danger to our national security and our democracy," and points to his "disrespect" to those who service, often "disparaging fallen heroes as 'suckers' and 'losers.'"
--Monica Sager
Sep 09, 2024 at 01:08 PM EDT
Harris-Walz campaign launches new abortion ad
Ahead of Tuesday's debate, the Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz campaign launched a new ad campaign on former President Donald Trump bragging about his role in overturning Roe v. wade.
"Donald Trump is a fundamental threat to reproductive freedom — and you don't have to take our word for it — Trump said it himself," spokesperson Lauren Hitt said. "In fact, he's said again and again that he's 'proud' that he overturned Roe — a ruling which has harmed countless women, including Latorya and Laurel. We know if Trump's elected, he'll go even further, enacting the extreme Project 2025 agenda to ban abortion nationwide and attack access to contraception and IVF."
There are three ads – "Told Us," "Laurel" and "Big Family" – in the campaign to emphasize the reproductive freedom at stake. Along with Trump's words, two women, Latorya Beasley and Laurel Marcinkus, affected by Trump's abortion bans are featured.
"Told Us" will run on TV in battleground media markets, targeting high-viewership moments like the fall return of popular primetime programming. "Laurel" and "Big Family" will run as digital spots on platforms like Hulu, Roku, YouTube, Paramount, Spotify, and Pandora.
"Vice President Harris and Governor Walz are fighting to restore reproductive freedom in all 50 states because they trust women to make the right decisions for their families," Hitt said.
This is part of the $370 million investment by the Harris-Walz campaign in television and digital reservations between Labor Day and Election Day.
--Monica Sager
Sep 09, 2024 at 12:58 PM EDT
Kamala Harris is ‘Not Where She Needs to Be’
The Bulwark said in its newsletter on Monday morning that Vice President Kamala Harris is "not where she needs to be."
The reason? Harris needs to be over 50.5% to win, "no matter which polling average you look at, she's not there."
"Campaigns exist in an attention economy," the newsletter reads. "Harris dominated attention for her first four weeks. Trump won the last two weeks."
The Bulwark is a center-right and anti-Donald Trump conservative news and opinion website.
-- Monica Sager
Sep 09, 2024 at 12:36 PM EDT
Harris outpolling Biden among Jewish voters
The Jewish Democratic Council of America announced in a new national poll of Jewish voters that there is overwhelming support for Vice President Kamala Harris, with 72% of Jewish voters backing Harris.
"Nearly all – 91% – of Jewish voters are concerned about antisemitism in the United States, and Jewish voters trust Kamala Harris more than Donald Trump to fight antisemitism by nearly a three-to-one margin," the council posted.
Harris' lead over Trump is by a 47-point margin, an improvement from Biden's 41-point margin among Jewish voters in April.
-- Monica Sager
Sep 09, 2024 at 12:30 PM EDT
Gov. Josh Shapiro hits back at Donald Trump, Tucker Carlson
Gov. Josh Shapiro is calling out former President Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson's claims that some Pennsylvania mail in ballots were already fraudulent.
"First, mail ballots haven't even been sent out yet," Shapiro posted on X, formerly Twitter. "Second, we conduct two audits every election to ensure every vote is legitimate."
He continued, "But if Trump really wants to start this again, let me remind him of 2020: we beat him in court 43 times. We're ready to defend our democracy again."
During a discussion with Carlson in April, Justin Haskins of the Heartland Institute tried to support Trump's allegations about voting malpractice by suggesting that one out of every five voters confessed to dishonest voting in the 2020 election.
On Truth Social Sunday, Trump posted, "An interview by Tucker Carlson of an election expert indicates that 20% of the Mail-In Ballots in Pennsylvania are fraudulent. Here we go again!"
-- Monica Sager
Sep 09, 2024 at 11:56 AM EDT
Gov. Doug Burgam: Trump policies ‘make a ton of sense for every American’
Gov. Doug Burgam told Kristen Welker on NBC that former President Donald Trump should stay away from personal attacks during the debate on Tuesday.
"I think that when he stays on the issues, policies, absolutely. Those are, those are the winning issues," Burgam said. "Because, again, whether it's crime, whether it's the border, whether it's Israel, whether it's wars abroad, President Trump has got, not only the record that--of having served as president and accomplishing, you know, peace in the world and prosperity at home, but he's also got policies right now that make a ton of sense for every American."
--Monica Sager
Sep 09, 2024 at 11:48 AM EDT
‘The View’ co-host: ‘Mistake we cannot make again’
The View co-host Ana Navarro talked about Hillary Clinton.
"I saw Hillary Clinton at the convention, and she told me that after 2016 people kept coming up to her for four long years, telling her we are so sorry we didn't go out to vote. Yeah, we thought you had it in the bag. We thought you hit it. You had it won. We thought you didn't need us. And they had voters remorse for four years. That is a mistake we cannot make again."
--Courtney McGinley
Sep 09, 2024 at 11:44 AM EDT
Bernie Sanders on Kamala Harris Economy
Over the weekend, Sen. Bernie Sanders joined moderator Kristen Welker on NBC to discuss his thoughts on Vice President Kamala Harris' agendas.
He said Harris and President Joe Biden have made "important gains economically" but that "much more needs to be done."
"I think what the Vice President needs is a strong agenda that speaks to working people, that says, 'You know what, at a time of so much inequality, we are on the side of working families, and we're prepared to take on the big money interests who today have so much political and economic power in our country,'" Sanders said.
--Monica Sager
Sep 09, 2024 at 11:42 AM EDT
Harris expects that Trump is ‘gonna lie’ during debate
In an interview on the Rickey Smiley Morning Show, Kamala Harris shared her expectations for the upcoming presidential debate with Donald Trump.
She expects Trump to use what she called an "old and tired playbook" and expressed concern that he has no limits, saying, "There's no floor for him in terms of how low he would go."
Harris also stressed the need to be ready for Trump's tendency to distort facts, adding that he's "not burdened by telling the truth" and will likely spread misinformation during the debate.
"I expect that he's gonna lie," she said.
--Jesus Mesa
Sep 09, 2024 at 11:40 AM EDT
Broadway for Harris
MSNBC hosted award-winning actor Billy Porter over the weekend, who talked about a new initiative – Broadway for Harris.
"Broadway for Harris is a coalition of all of us Broadway folks coming together to make sure that Vice President Harris and Walz are elected so that democracy can survive," Porter said. "Humanity is on the ballot. And as a person you know as a gay, Black, Christian man in this country and in this world, you know, my rights have been up for legislation since the moment I could comprehend thought. My humanity has and yours and ours has been up for legislation. And I'm tired of it."
The Broadway for Harris coalition is working on weekly phone banks and canvassing trips to support the Harris-Walz ticket. The group consists of over 50 Broadway stars.
--Monica Sager
Sep 09, 2024 at 11:40 AM EDT
‘The View’ hosts weigh in on the debate
"The View" hosts shared their thoughts on the debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
"Voters need to hear more from her. They want to know more. There's 28% of voters said they feel like they need to learn a little bit more about her policies," co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin said during Monday's episode of "The View."
--Courtney McGinley
Sep 09, 2024 at 11:36 AM EDT
Kamala Harris head to North Carolina later this week
Vice President Kamala Harris will be in North Carolina this week. She will host a rally Thursday at 4:30 p.m. in Charlotte and then later at 8 p.m. in Greensboro.
"Harris will travel to North Carolina as part of the campaign's New Way Forward battleground tour to mobilize support, drive enthusiasm, and reach the voters who will decide this election as we approach the closing weeks of the campaign," her campaign stated.
--Monica Sager
Sep 09, 2024 at 11:34 AM EDT
Understanding the Choices
Pennsylvania is a key state to win for both parties this election.
Dave McCormick, the Republican nominee for Congress in the state, said Vice President Kamala Harris' policies on fracking, migration, guns and federal benefits "are just simply out of touch with Pennsylvanians."
"This may be the one state where Kamala Harris has a tougher time than President Biden would've had," McCormick said on Fox. "The reason for that is she has a set of liberal San Francisco policies that are just out of step with Pennsylvania."
McCormick is working to make sure voters understand their choices this election, between "the leadership and common sense policies of President Trump and myself as well as the weakness and also the radical liberal agenda of Kamala Harris."
--Monica Sager
Sep 09, 2024 at 11:32 AM EDT
PA Congress Candidate Contributes Success to Trump
Republican Pennsylvania Representative candidate Dave McCormick said an endorsement from former President Donald Trump has provided his campaign this time around "growing name recognition and growing support."
"Pennsylvania is increasingly a red state," McCormick said on Fox. "People across Pennsylvania are looking for change."
--Monica Sager
Sep 09, 2024 at 11:31 AM EDT
Gwen Walz has a debate watch party to attend in Wisconsin
First Lady of Minnesota Gwen Walz is set to attend a debate watch party in La Crosse, Wisconsin tomorrow.
"Mrs. Walz will underscore the stakes of the 2024 election – a choice between Vice President Harris and Gov. Walz, who are offering a New Way Forward to protect our fundamental freedoms, strengthen our democracy, and ensure every person has the opportunity to not just get by, but to get ahead, versus Donald Trump and JD Vance's Project 2025 agenda that will raise costs for families and strip away basic rights," according to the Harris-Walz campaign.
--Monica Sager
Sep 09, 2024 at 11:29 AM EDT
‘We need a joyful warrior’
The race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump is very close, with polls showing the candidates only up by a point or two.
"Harris herself has said she's the underdog," lawyer Joyce Vance wrote in her newsletter. "She understands the assignment. This was never going to be easy, but it's still sobering to see half of our fellow citizens saying they will vote for Trump."
Vance said understanding why voters "would be attracted to Trump as a candidate" is key to figuring out how to talk with them. Her thoughts?
"It is the same strategy he has always used: Divide people," Vance wrote. "Stoke hate. Stoke fear. And all too often, it seems to work."
She went on to suggest a "welcoming" ideology would prevail.
"That's the message I'm hoping to hear from Harris in the debate Tuesday night when the folks who are committed to neither Trump nor Harris, will be listening," Vance said. "We need a joyful warrior who can help people understand that they don't need to be afraid of change and that it can work for them."
--Monica Sager
Sep 09, 2024 at 11:27 AM EDT
Political pundit says Trump has a woman problem
Former President Donald Trump has a woman problem, according to political commentator Robert Reich.
"Not just because he's had many wives and sexual escapades. Not just because he had an affair with an adult film star soon after his wife gave birth," Reich wrote in his newsletter. "There's also the issue of abortion."
During his 2016 campaign, Trump was "dead against all abortions," Reich recalls. Trump appointed three judges to the Supreme Court who assisted in reversing Roe v. Wade. Now, abortion is on the ballot in many states and women may show up to the polls in record numbers.
An ABC News/Ipsos poll from Sept. 1 found Vice President Kamala Harris is leading against Trump among women by 54% to 41%. The "gender chasm" is even larger among women under 30 years old, with 67% of them planning to vote for Harris according to a New York Times/Siena College poll.
"Trump's world view is organized around male dominance," Reich wrote. "For Trump, as in most authoritarian and fascist states, anything that challenges the traditional heroic male roles of protector, provider, and controller of the family is considered a threat to the social order."
--Monica Sager
Sep 09, 2024 at 11:23 AM EDT
New Kamala Harris ad rolling out before debate
The Kamala Harris campaign is rolling out a new TV ad ahead of Tuesday's presidential debate.
The ad, called "The Best People," features former President Donald Trump officials such as former Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, National Security Advisor John Bolton and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley.
The group is warning of the dangers that could come with a second Trump presidency.
"When Trump took office, he said he would hire only 'the best people,' and now those very people who know him best refuse to support him and warn about how dangerous a second Trump term would be," Quentin Fulks, principal deputy campaign manager said. "This ad will remind Fox News viewers, perhaps even a certain defeated former president himself, about how Trump's own national security team can't stomach him anymore because of how he'd put the country at risk."
The ad will run on Fox News and in the West Palm Beach and Philadelphia areas on debate day.
"To every American who understands the threat that Donald Trump poses, who cares about upholding the Constitution, who believes in the rule of law, and who knows America is stronger when it leads, there's a home for you in Vice President Harris' campaign," Fulks said.
--Monica Sager
Sep 09, 2024 at 11:14 AM EDT
Trump ally: Jewish voters ‘huge voting bloc’ in Pennsylvania
Dave McCormick, the Republican nominee for the Pennsylvania Congress seat, called the Jewish voters a "huge voting bloc" in his state.
"The weakness and misguided policy by President Biden have contributed to the attacks on Israel," McCormick said during an appearance on Fox News on Monday morning. "President Biden, Harris and Casey have not stood up against the horrible, horrible actions of Hamas. We need to eradicate Hamas, and we need to be a strong moral voice against antisemitism."
At the Democratic National Convention, Vice President Kamala Harris said she will stand up for Israel's right to defend itself because no one should have to go through a terrorist attack. She noted, however, that Palestinians have faced "devastation" over the last ten months. Harris said she will equally fight for their right to self-determination.
"With respect to the war in Gaza, President Biden and I are working around the clock because now is time for a hostage deal and a ceasefire deal," Harris said.
McCormick said former President Donald Trump has been a larger supporter of the "Jewish cause" than Biden.
Trump has claimed on multiple occasions this election cycle that he is the better candidate for Jewish voters, saying that any Jew who votes for the Democratic ticket needs to get "their head examined."
"She's been very, very bad to Israel and she's been bad and disrespectful to the Jewish people," Trump said of Kamala Harris, whose husband is Jewish.
In a July 30 interview with New York radio host Sid Rosenberg on 77WABC, Trump reiterated the line that "any Jewish person that voted for her or him or whoever it's going to be...should have their head examined."
"If you love Israel, or if you're Jewish, because a lot of Jewish people do not like Israel, and they happen to be in New York, you know that," Trump said. "But if you are Jewish, regardless of Israel, if you're Jewish, if you vote for a Democrat, you're a fool, an absolute fool."
Trump agreed with Rosenberg that Harris's husband, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, is a "crappy Jew."
Trump has also faced criticism for saying a Jewish American who votes for a Democrat is "an absolute fool."
-- Monica Sager
Sep 09, 2024 at 11:05 AM EDT
What’s ahead for debate: ‘Revenge and retribution’
Ahead of the presidential debate tomorrow, Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign says former President Donald Trump is focusing on "revenge and retribution."
"As we head into the debate, an extreme and unhinged Donald Trump is further ratcheting up his dangerous threats of revenge and retribution," spokesperson Ammar Moussa said. "Aided by his Supreme Court justices that gave him virtually unlimited immunity, and his Project 2025 allies who wrote the playbook to give Trump virtually limitless, unchecked power, Trump is openly laying out how he will try to rule as a dictator on day one to go after his political enemies."
Over the weekend, Trump pledged to jail opponents who were "involved in unscrupulous behavior" related to the 2024 election. He also repeated his false claims that widespread fraud had affected the outcoming of the 2020 election.
"Another thing is clear: For Donald Trump, it's all about himself," Moussa said. "The American people will reject Trump's self-obsessed revenge tour this November and elect the only candidate with a positive vision for our country who is actually fighting not for herself but for all Americans regardless of political party – Vice President Kamala Harris."
--Monica Sager
Sep 09, 2024 at 10:52 AM EDT
Walz Has Busy Week Ahead on Campaign Trail
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The Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz campaign announced that Walz will travel to Michigan and Wisconsin following the debate between Harris and former President Donald Trump.
On Thursday, the Governor will deliver remarks at an event in Grand Rapids, Michigan at 7 p.m.
On Friday, Walz will participate in political events in Grand Rapids in the morning and then head to Wausau, Wisconsin.
On Saturday, Walz will deliver remarks at a campaign event in Superior, Michigan at 4:30 p.m. EST
--Monica Sager
Sep 09, 2024 at 10:41 AM EDT
Spouses Hit the Campaign Trail Today
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff and First Lady of Minnesota Gwen Walz will deliver remarks at a Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz campaign "Fighting for Reproductive Freedom" bus tour stop today at 2 p.m. EST in Raleigh.
Later today, Emhoff will speak with a team at a volunteer phone bank around 4 p.m.
--Monica Sager
Sep 09, 2024 at 10:19 AM EDT
The ‘inevitable’ close election
Dan Pfeiffer, political advisor, said in one poll on the presidential election does not mean everything – normally.
"I rarely write about one specific poll—especially a horserace poll," Pfeiffer wrote. "The New York Times/Siena poll is the exception"
The New York Times / Siena poll "carries unparalleled weight in shaping the political conversation," Pfeiffer said. The poll, released Sunday, is based on 1,695 voters nationwide from Sept. 3 to 6. Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are "neck and neck."
Pfeiffer said a "close race is practically an inevitability."
"The margin in 2016 was around 70,000 votes, and in 2020, it was even narrower," Pfeiffer said. "We remain a deeply polarized and closely divided nation."
--Monica Sager
Sep 09, 2024 at 10:18 AM EDT
Walz hits the campaign trail ahead of debate
On Monday and Tuesday, Gov. Tim Walz will travel to Texas, Nevada and Arizona for a series of political events. This will be his first solo travel to the Sun Belt since become Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate.
Walz is set to deliver remarks in Reno, Nevada at 5:30 p.m. Monday. Tuesday he will join political engagements in Phoenix, Arizona and then later deliver remarks at 5:30 p.m.
--Monica Sager
Sep 09, 2024 at 10:10 AM EDT
3 Ways Kamala Harris Can Beat Donald Trump in Their First Debate
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will go head-to-head in her first presidential debate on Tuesday, which will be broadcast on ABC News.
After Trump faced her predecessor, Joe Biden, in June, many viewers declared Trump the winner, and the narrative that Biden was too old to serve another term took hold, affecting his chances of beating Trump.
It's now down to Harris to make sure the next debate doesn't also serve as a detriment to her party's success. Experts have suggested that the two candidates' clashing debate style could create a heated atmosphere on the ABC News stage.
Read more from Jasmine Laws
Sep 09, 2024 at 10:09 AM EDT
Trump Gets Warning from Megyn Kelly Ahead of Debate
Megyn Kelly talked to the RealClearPolitics hosts on The Megyn Kelly Show about the Kamala Harris campaign and the upcoming Tuesday debate.
Kelly stated, according to an NBC News report, Harris is being coached for the upcoming debate.
"She is being coached to avoid being pulled onto Trump's personal attacks by remaining calm, she and her team are focusing on how to needle Trump and rattle him. It's going to be less about substance and more about showcasing Harris as a woman who is not scared," Kelly read the report.
The podcast host joked that people seem to want a president who is a woman and unafraid of Trump. RealClearPolitics host Carl Cannon chimed in, pointing out that Kelly is a woman and is not afraid of Trump, questioning if that too qualifies her for the presidency.
Kelly also suggested that Harris will likely portray herself as a victim during the debate, leveraging her gender. The gender divide between male and female candidates is expected to be prominent.
"Trump has to be careful," Kelly said. "He can't do anything aggressive even though she'll be aggressive against him."
Cannon said Harris faces a high standard because she has avoided press interactions and challenges, aside from the CNN interview.
--Courtney McGinley
Sep 09, 2024 at 10:07 AM EDT
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Tulsi Gabbard Says Trump is ‘Looking Forward’ to Kamala Harris Debate
Former U.S. Army Colonel and conservative political commentator Tulsi Gabbard said Kamala Harris's debating skills "should not be underestimated," but believes the former president will be able to target her record as vice president.
The two candidates are set to square off on Tuesday evening, in what many think could be the only presidential debate before voters head to the polls in November.
"He is looking forward to this debate and he is looking forward to focusing on Kamala Harris's record," Gabbard told Fox News on Monday morning.
Gabbard, who ran against Harris in the 2020 Democratic Primaries, called the vice president "a politician in the worst sense of the word," and cast doubt on her ability to defeat Trump on the ABC stage.
"I think he did a fantastic job in his debate against Joe Biden," Gabbard said. "Clearly, the results speak for themselves, and he will do the same in this debate with Kamala Harris."
She warned that Harris "should not be underestimated," and cited reports that the vice president has been engaged in extensive preparations prior to the encounter.
"She's taking this debate seriously. She will come prepared with memorized lines, ready to recite and deliver them in what I think will be a very effective way."
However, Gabbard said that Trump "hasn't been doing that because he doesn't need to do it," and that the former president will be eager to attack Harris's record over the past few years.
"President Trump looks forward to making sure the American people remember what she has done over these last three and a half years and how she had the opportunity to fix what's broken but she's the one responsible for breaking it. He will come in as president and actually begin to fix those problems and get us back on track again."
--Hugh Cameron
Sep 09, 2024 at 10:04 AM EDT
Kellyanne Conway Says Kamala Harris Only Appeals to Women ‘From the Waist Down’
Former White House staffer Kellyanne Conway claims Kamala Harris is struggling to win over both male and female voters, and believes Donald Trump can drum up the necessary support from women by focusing on the economy, immigration and international issues.
"The gender gap is too much being talked about with respect to abortion because we women, like every voting cohort, are not monolithic," Conway said in a Sunday night Fox news interview with Trey Gowdy. "I like to think from my waist up, not just my waist down, which is where Democrats are trying to appeal to me."
While the latest The New York Times-Siena College poll showed Trump holding a one point lead over Kamala Harris – 48 percent to 47 percent – Conway acknowledged that the former president, like Republican candidates historically, is failing to win over female voters.
"The gender gap has been a challenge for Republican candidates among women for many decades," Conway said. "But with Donald Trump there are two gender gaps now. And its Kamala Harris and the Democrats' problem with men."
"Kamala Harris has a very difficult time attracting male voters to her flip-flopping, to her radical agenda, to her lack of assuring them that they will be more prosperous, there will be more opportunities, we'll all be more secure under a Harris administration."
Conway also argued that Trump's best line of attack would be to focus on the issues of inflation, border security, as well as the threat of "nuclear devastation" posed by Iran, which she believes will resonate with American men and women alike.
According to Sunday's NYT-Siena poll, 21 percent of those surveyed listed the economy as the key issue deciding their vote in November, followed by abortion at 14 percent and immigration at 12 percent.
Despite Trump's three Supreme Court appointments casting deciding votes in overturning Roe v. Wade in 2022, and the former president taking credit for "killing" the constitutional right to abortion, Conway nevertheless argued that the female vote would be decided by issues beyond reproductive rights.
Conway said: "[Women] don't think plumbers and pipefitters should pay for the student loans of doctors and lawyers. They don't think men should be in their girls' sports. They don't think that 10 million illegals coming here on Harris' watch is fair. They see them on the television getting cash and cell phones and clothing and hotel rooms, and they say that's not fair."
--Hugh Cameron
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