The Closer

S2E14: “The Morning Meeting” at 9:00am ET today

Mark Halperin

Oct 18, 2024

“THE MORNING MEETING” DAYBOOK

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2024

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DAYBOOK, all Eastern Time unless otherwise noted

* Kamala Harris

WLNS previews the visit here.

Upcoming:

A Saturday rally in Atlanta.

Sunday: Attends New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta; Interview on MSNBC with Rev Al Sharpton.

* Donald Trump

9:30am: Interview with Dan Bongino.

TBD: Judge Chutkan releases more of Jack Smith’s evidence.

Upcoming:

Saturday Rally in Latrobe, PA.

Sunday Rally in Lancaster, PA .

"Working the fryer at McDonalds on Sunday" in PA.

* Tim Walz

Continues North Carolina bus tour.

Upcoming:

Saturday: More bus tour in North Carolina plus Nebraska’s 2nd congressional district.

Sunday: Boston fundraiser.

* JD Vance

No known public events at this writing.

* Doug Emhoff

* Barack Obama

Evening: Campaigns in Tucson, AZ.

* Joe Biden

In Germany.

“The Morning Meeting” topics:

* Analyzing Harris’ closing message.

* Harris’ stepped up schedule.

* Will any polls matter?

ESSENTIAL READING/VIEWING

…..with Paul Wilke

* Good news for Kamala Harris, via the New York Times:

Here come the Obamas.
Former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, the former first lady, will make their first campaign appearances alongside Vice President Kamala Harris next week at rallies in Georgia and Michigan, the Harris campaign announced Friday.
Democrats have long waited to deploy the former first couple as surrogates for Ms. Harris. Nearly eight years after leaving the White House, they remain among the country’s most popular political figures, with high approval ratings from the precise groups of voters Ms. Harris is vying to reach in the campaign’s closing days, including suburban and Black Americans.
Mr. Obama will appear with Ms. Harris on Thursday in Georgia. In the coming days, he is also scheduled to hold solo events in Tucson, Ariz.; Las Vegas; Detroit; and Madison, Wis.
Mrs. Obama, whose popularity and disinclination to participate in many political events prompted an array of unfounded Democratic speculation that she, not Ms. Harris, might replace President Biden on the ballot, will join Ms. Harris at a campaign rally in Michigan on Saturday, Oct. 26, the campaign said.

* Bad news for Kamala Harris, via a Politico piece about her struggles with Hispanic men in Pennsylvania, the second Politico story this week suggesting Keystone State problems for the Democrats.

* Good news for the Debbie Dingell School of how to win Michigan: Harris is going to a union hall today, per Politico.