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A bit more. 

Again, I'm sure the numbers are possibly underestimated in some polls and perhaps overblown in others. But the trends are clear post-debate. In any event, the polls that insist on ties work for us in terms of turnout and focus.

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And it showed, particularly during the pandemic and even afterward as many people skipped screenings and checkups for years. 

One final note about the Teamsters leadership.

Teamsters union pays $2.9m to settle racial discrimination lawsuit

In case you can’t read the full article via that link-

https://archive.ph/3You8

Here’s the true lede: “Exclusive: union’s president, Sean O’Brien, accused of having ‘publicly humiliated’ Black and Hispanic workers

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because we could all use a little giggle: from frank bruni’s for the love on sentences. 

In The Baltimore Sun, Dan Rodricks quipped: “Donald Trump saying he won’t debate Kamala Harris a second time is like the Thanksgiving turkey saying he won’t be available for Christmas dinner.” (Barbara Sale, Baltimore)

 

 

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Robinson's positions there are mainstream GOP positions now. Minus (publicly) liking trans porn I suppose.

Robinson is comparing himself to Clarence Thomas with the high-tech lynching quotes and refusing to drop out. Given how misleading NC polls have been in the last two cycles I think he will only narrowly lose, and Trump will eke out a win. It's very hard to imagine that poll with Harris winning NC and losing PA. The state polls being this close, given the likely undercounting of Trump's support, makes me uneasy. Still, better to be ahead than behind, if it lasts.

Nebraska Republicans may try again to give Trump that electoral vote Harris would have won otherwise, and it's too late for Maine to change their rules.

https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/09/18/winner-take-all-push-gets-help-of-gov-jim-pillen-sen-lindsey-graham-trump/

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