
Election News: Second Trump Assassination Attempt, and Poll Updates
How do you feel about the upcoming election?
Election Day is 6 weeks away. Here's what's going on in the polls and the presidential candidates' campaigns.
September 24, 2024
- Last week, former President Donald Trump faced what "appear[ed] to be an attempted assassination" at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida. This is the second assassination attempt against Trump this year after a gunshot injured him during a rally in Pennsylvania in July.
- On Sept. 25, the Secret Service saw the suspect, Ryan Routh, pointing a rifle at Trump from the bushes and fired several shots at the suspect. Routh was arrested a short time after fleeing the scene. Prosecutors uncovered a letter allegedly written by Routh planning out his assassination attempt on Trump.
- Former President Donald Trump told an interviewer last week that if he were to lose November's election, he would not run again. He said:
"No...I think that that will be, that will be it. I don't see that at all. I think that hopefully we're gonna be successful."
- This week, Trump and Harris are focusing on immigration, a priority for many voters. Both candidates have emphasized increased border security, with Harris supporting a bill that would add 1,500 Customs and Border Patrol agents to the border, and investments in detection technology to stop fentanyl crossing the border. Trump is more focused on finishing his border wall and emphasizing deportation measures. While Harris is opposed to mass deportation, she is more central-leaning on the issue of immigration than left-leaning.
- The polls currently show Harris in the lead, but they can't be expected to show the exact match of Election Day's final results. Nevertheless, if Harris were to win every state where she's currently in the lead, she would have the necessary electoral votes to win the election.
September 4, 2024
- The U.S. announced a forthcoming effort to counter Russian influence in the 2024 presidential election, specifically targeting fake news sites attempting to sway American voters.
- U.S. officials said they'll seize web domains that the Kremlin's state-run media uses to spread propaganda and disinformation about Ukraine, which Russia invaded in 2022. The Justice Department will get involved in the effort by indicting two Russian employees of RT, a state-owned broadcaster, and takedown the Russian influence campaign known as Doppelganger. The Department of State has sanctioned five Russian state-funded news outlets, including RT, Ruptly, and Sputnik.
- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said:
"The American people are entitled to know when a foreign power engages in political activities or seeks to influence public discourse."
- American spy agencies gauged that the Kremlin would favor former President Donald Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris in the upcoming election. The State Department is offering a $10 million reward for information about Russian or other foreign interference in American elections.
August 27, 2024
- As more Americans note having a favorable view of Harris, the Trump campaign is ramping up the attempt to portray her in a negative light. They've claimed that she is a D.E.I. hire, a radical communist, not intelligent, Canadian, only recently became Black, and more. Most recently, Trump's team has criticized her for "dodging the press," saying she "doesn't want to talk about her radical agenda."
- Poll trackers continue to show Harris and Trump neck-and-neck nationally and across key swing states. As August wraps up, Harris is a few points ahead of Trump. Experts suspect the uptick in voter preference may be due to the success of the Democratic National Convention and hope Harris can sustain the wave of support.
- Support for Harris has strayed outside her party lines, as more than 200 people who worked for President George W. Bush and Sens. Mitt Romney and John McCain have signed a letter endorsing the vice president. The letter said:
"We have plenty of honest, ideological disagreements with Vice President Harris and Gov. Walz. That's to be expected. The alternative, however, is simply untenable."
- Onlookers see this as a reflection of how Trump has transformed the Republican party under his leadership and the growing group of Republicans who oppose his candidacy.
August 14, 2024
- A week after Vice President Kamala Harris announced Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, a Monmouth University poll found that voters are feeling more enthusiastic about the election with Biden leaving the ballot.
- Nearly 70% of respondents said they were enthusiastic about this presidential election. When it came down to Biden and Trump, enthusiasm never went above 50%. Monmouth University Polling Institute's director, Patrick Murray, said:
"This is clearly a different ballgame. The nominee change has raised the ceiling for potential Democratic support in the presidential contest by a small but crucial amount, at least for now."
- At the same time, the Cook Political Report released polling results that show Harris ahead of or tied with Trump in six of the seven battleground states—Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. This is a turnaround from May when Trump was beating Biden in each of the seven states.
- Meanwhile, Harris and Walz are preparing for the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next week, where they'll introduce their campaign and platform to the larger swath of voters.
August 6, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate for the 2024 presidential election. Here's a breakdown of Walz's history:
- Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, a former member of Congress, former educator, and veteran, is described as a commonsense choice for Harris. Walz, chair of the Democratic Governors Association, was a leading voice for LGBTQ+ rights and has delivered free school meals, abortion protections, gun restrictions, legal marijuana, and more for his state. The Minnesota governor captured the internet's attention in the past few weeks by calling Trump and his supporters "weird." Since then, the Democratic party has honed in on the word, using it as a campaign tactic to bring Trump down.
How do you feel about the upcoming election?
-Jamie Epstein
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I still find it hard to believe that 50% of Americans are dumb enough to vote for a liar, a fraud, a felon or a Putin wana-be. Especially if it's all the same person. Who is tieing his shoes for him?
I'm thrilled that the Harris-Walz ticket is ahead in the polls. However, I am concerned that tRump is already calling them 'fake'. He says that about her crowds, too. He's setting the stage for another January 6th.
You would think that his supporters would be done fighting for the narcissist based on history. But, then again, that crowd really doesn't pay attention to history, nor reality, for that matter.
I'm worried about the MAGA ramifications of another Democratic Presidential win. To deter their actions, it behooves ALL journalists, reporters, commentators, and politicians at every level to confront and condemn the lies, dog whistles, calls for fighting, disinformation, misinformation, and made up calls for vengeance.
What DJ & JD are doing is beyond weird. This behavior destroys our trust in our institutions and decimates our Democracy. It's not okay & needs to be called out NOW!!!
I'm nervous and anxious and afraid of any possibility of a Trump win!
Vice President Harris has turned the campaign around and seems to have the lead. But it's not clear to me just how big that lead is or just how durable it is!
And then there is Trump's Not-So-Secret Plan to Cheat! He has stacked local and state election boards in Too-up states like Georgia. These moles have been told to disrupt and refuse to certify the vote counts. The goal of this is to prevent at least one state from providing any vote count!
That would throw the decision to the U.S. House to make.
And according to the U.S. Constitution each state delegation gets just one vote...
There are more states with majorities of republican representatives--so Trump would win....
Montana gets one vote same as California...
SCARY RIGHT?
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/15/politics/video/project-2025-russell-vought-lah-digvid?cid=ios_app
if you think miller was wierd & evil just hear this! latinos and asians of all stripes who are trumpets - you wont know what hit you on day 1 of a bozo presidency
If this does not open your eyes you must be simply born STUPID!
#cruzToLoseTX !
#VoteBlue2024 !
#VoteBlueUpAndDownBallot !
#IsTheGOPTheKGB2024 !
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sad. we still only have the power to elect the chosen rich capitalist war mongers presented to us. no matter what pupet entertains the people, the same show goes on.
the Democratic party is the lesser of the two evils, but we are so far from resonalble compromise. I feel like the choice is between authoritarian fascism, or neo liberal fascism. Both are distastful.
We need heathcare and housing for all. We need an end to the occupaton of Palestine, and an end to funding the IDFs war crimes. We still need real police reform, and reforms to our justice system. We need real action on the climate dissaster. we can no longer ignore it for the sake of the economy.We need to start putting humanity first.
It's sickening that there are STILL people who support Rump.
VP Debate on October 1!
They've agreed!
Trump says civilian award is better than Medal of Honor because soldiers who received it are ‘in very bad shape’ or ‘dead’
hey maga idiots - you want this boxo to run america? you must have lost your marbles !
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the 💩 can't quit wanting to be a tyrant!
Chief of Staff John Kelly "EVERYWHERE"
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FU my TX Repuglican't Reps.!
#VoteBlue2024
#VoteBlueUpandDown
I feel better than I did but Harris backing off universal healthcare sucks balls. Why do we constantly have to do without in this country? When will we get a political leader that will stick to their guns about this? Why is the middle of this country so much to the right?
Sadly, if this election is conducted as the elections in 2020 and 2022, it is likely manipulation of.votes will occur. Photo ID and proof of US citizenship is a must. Spreading the dates that one may vote over other than election day increases the opportunity for fraud.
Vance meets with head of Germany’s far-right party
hey maga ... or should we call you by your true name? Hey neo nazis ... we knew but now let there be absolutely no doubt
Trump orders end in federal funding for any schools that require Covid vaccines
vaccines are optional?
Eric Adams will not be prosecuted
Federal prosecutors drop criminal probe into ex-WWE boss Vince McMahon
an unelected oligarch whimsically upending the livelihoods of tens of thousands and positioning his business & personal interests above all others
corruption / criminals welcome?
dump trump musk starlink X spaceX tesla
dump dump dump
MagaNazis
The Undocumented Workers Helped Build Elon Musk’s Texas Gigafactory
Tesla and SpaceX both relied on their labor while Musk advocated for a border crackdown.
Democrats continue to naively beleive that this admin of trained serial criminals are going to follow any rulings from any authority given they control all the formal levers
unless you accelerate their total failure and impact maga pockets / health / jobs nothing will change
so please STOP this nonsensical 'bipartisanship', trying to salvage bits and pieces ... its falling on deaf ears
yes there will be suffering but that is the price you have to pay !
the smartest thing dems can do is walk out of congress enmasse and shut down this corrupt government ... NOW!
Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and Todd Young, ultimately decided to back her confirmation. McConnell was the only Republican to vote against confirming Gabbard
what a bunch of idiots!
entire line of F grade lackeys
final nail in the coffin
no one will EVER trust or stand for the US anywhere in the world on principle ... after declarations on ukraine, gaza, nato etc
thank you maga for destroying your own country ... cant get any more stupid than this
If trump and his henchmen can break laws, delay, deny, obfuscate, lie, cheat, steal with impunity ... what is the enforcement mechanism?
so far that has been exactly the case!
Then lets admit we have an anarchy
the enemies, terrorists are right in your home
Vance
“The United States of America is the leader in AI, and our administration plans to keep it that way,” Vance told an international AI summit in Paris. “We need international regulatory regimes that fosters the creation of AI technology rather than strangles it.”
hey dumbo ... you can't tell the world to stop thinking creating advancing ! if you dont want them to get ahead then stay ahead ... in which case you need more immigrants!
Congress FAILED
scotus FAILED
MAGA FAILED
christians FAILED
now the lower courts (some) are showing what 'spine' means
democrats need to accelerate the shut down and chaos so maga starts feeling the blunt force of bozo-joker idiocy instead of putting out fires and kicking the can down the road and giving these clowns more excuses !
the time to scream and prevent has passed ... dems remained silent thinking playing by the rules would endear them to fools? bipartisanship died over a decade ago with the rise of mitch!
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/11/us/video/farmer-federal-funding-freeze-digvid?
Until maga doesnt feel the pinch they are not going to wake up
best solution
step aside and let bozo and his henchmen accelerate the destruction of systems payments institutions
if you interfere in that process and slow things down that effort will be spun and blame deflected on you
let them own it - help them in that direction
yes people will be hurt and a huge mess created but short term
a slow bleed will cause long term and worse permanent damage
Consumer financial watchdog is ordered by acting director to stop fighting financial abuse
aint you genius maga?
open season for insurers pvt equity banks airlines retailers - all corporates to screw all with impunity?
thank you congress
thank you scotus
thank you maga idiots
Waiting for the day when congress & scotus will have the spine to tell bozo YOURE FIRED!? More than ample reason / evidence ...
Hey maga aren't you smiling yet?
NIH Plans $4 Billion Cut to Reimburse Scientists
tens of thousands of good paying jobs lost
massive cuts to basic programs covering you health, education, safety, basic needs
be assured tomorrow you will be crying and miserable while all the fat oligarchs laugh their way to the bank on their private jets
You don't just stop and start any supply chain progress logistics over night. Moron President Elon Musk, VP Trump and moron Marco Rubio should know this if you truly ran any government job logistics as been destroyed / fired!
You may remember Trump said Mexico was going to build the wall? It still end up taxpayers money is what build the wall and fleecing of taxpayers. We have a sequel the Gaza Trump tower at taxpayer expense!
Just kidding!
I guess to err is human, to err is human, to err is human, to forgive is divine if you kill 10's thousands of people world wide. I don't know how much err the world can handle?
You not need an elections when you have an electoral college they normally over ride the vote of the people!
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/bondi-ends-fbi-effort-combat-foreign-influence-us-politics-rcna191012
who needs enemies when you have home grown traitors?
all empires die from within
thank you maga / congress / scotus
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/05/politics/video/usaid-exec-freeze-musk-digvid?cid=ios_app
throwing the baby out with the bath water?
show me one department in any organization that is perfect? even tesla spacex X - elon should first shut down his own massively subsidized blood sucking evil empire?
maga idiots its just been 2 weeks ... wait till you feel the whiplash and you WILL feel it first & most!
To my senators / congress
this is not a threat
its a promise
you will never get my vote in the future (include at least a few hundred friends & family who i influence)
if you do not stop this madness called musk / elimination of institutions which define america / appointment of idiots
empty the halls of congress
lets see how far these bozos can take governance with no participation from you?
your participation / presence is simply giving these criminal idiots the wind to do whatever they please
where is law and order?