SUPPORTING
ITEM: In one day, the New York Times reports in separate stories that John Kelly, Bill Gates, and Jamie Dimon have all moved to oppose Donald Trump’s election.
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What that loudmouth will say on your morning Zoom: I don’t get why these guys aren’t being more open in their support for Kamala Harris.
What you should say on your morning Zoom: If you see a part of a turtle on a fence post, you know it didn’t get there by itself, and you know that the part of the turtle that is hiding didn’t hide itself, either.
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BOSSING
ITEM: New York Times:
The rocker Bruce Springsteen will perform at a rally on Thursday in Atlanta, appearing alongside Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Barack Obama, as Democrats seek to energize voters with a series of concerts before Election Day.
Mr. Springsteen will also join a rally on Monday in Philadelphia with Mr. Obama.
The Harris campaign said it planned to hold concerts in all seven top battleground states before the election. It plans to use the events to capture voter interest, encourage supporters to cast their ballots and recruit volunteers.
What that loudmouth will say on your morning Zoom: Celebrity endorsements do not matter, and they might even backfire.
What you should say on your morning Zoom: In a close race, ballot harvesting to the tune of “Rosalita (Turn Out Tonight)” could make all of the difference.
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EARLY VOTING
ITEM: Initial data continues to suggest that Republicans have closed the gap on early voting, in some states significantly, compared to the 2020 data in which the party had a deficit it could not make up for on Election Day.
What that loudmouth will say on your morning Zoom: Cherry picking!
What you should say on your morning Zoom: Tentative extrapolating!
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LONE STAR STATING
ITEM: Friday will see both major nominees in Texas, with Harris giving a speech on abortion rights and Trump recording a session with Joe Rogan.
What that loudmouth will say on your morning Zoom: They should be in battleground states.
What you should say on your morning Zoom: This could be the opening split-screen scene of Halperin’s book about the 2024 campaign.
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WINNING
ITEM: Politico, explaining its judgment that Tim Walz won the news cycle by declaring
“Look, Elon’s on that stage, jumping around skipping like a dipshit.”
The clip quickly went viral on Musk’s own site.
On a day when his running mate, Kamala Harris, had no events and an interview with MSNBC’s Hallie Jackson, Walz’s line reverberated and drowned out other news on the trail.
What that loudmouth will say on your morning Zoom: I don’t get why using profanity allows the guy to officially win the news cycle.
What you should say on your morning Zoom: You would not believe the amount of pressure inside newsrooms and on X there is for the Dominant Media to not publish anything that might “help Trump win.”