This week's comic is for my home state of Pennsylvania and other swing states that will decide the US election.
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Via Kyle Griffin:
NEW: On Oct. 21, Vice President #Harris will join Liz #Cheney for a series of moderated conversations in suburban communities across #Pennsylvania, #Wisconsin, and #Michigan, "as part of her ongoing efforts to earn the support of swing voters."
"Federal authorities believe a viral video spreading online showing mail ballots being destroyed in the key battleground suburb of Bucks County, #Pennsylvania, might be a hoax perpetrated by Russia as part of its covert effort to help elect former President Donald #Trump..."
#Trump flubbed anchor Sage Steele's name at a town hall event, calling her "Paige."
"Thank you very much. Thank you. Let's have a little fun, Paige. OK?" Trump told Steele, who stood next to him onstage at Sunday's event in Lancaster, #Pennsylvania. Steele moderated the town hall.
#Harris campaign quickly posted footage of the incident on Twitter, where it had received more than 800,000 views by Monday a.m.”
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-flubs-sage-steele-name-during-interview-1972122
Via Scott MacFarlane:
NEW: Justice Dept confirms to cbsnews that it has received inquiry from former federal prosecutors & GOP appointees to “request that (DOJ) review payments that are being made by the Elon #Musk-founded America PAC to voters in #Pennsylvania and other states that experts say raise serious questions under applicable law”
Justice Dept confirms receipt of the letter... but declines to comment further
The former GOP-appointed officials want a DOJ review of Musk's effort
Via Philly Enquirer’s Jeremy Roebuck:
BREAKING: Philly DA Larry Krasner sues to halt Elon #Musk’s $1 million voter giveaway in #Pennsylvania
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Via Lauren Hitt:
Since July, more than 110,000 people have volunteered with the #Harris campaign in #Pennsylvania, and those volunteers have knocked on nearly 2 million doors in October alone.
Let's hope this really makes a difference now, vote-wise.
Chyron: #Trump claims he didn't hear "garbage joke" about #PuertoRico"
Via Kamala HQ (has vid):
Latino radio host in #Pennsylvania: It’s too late for Trump. I've heard it from my audience. He needed to say something right away and he hasn't done it by now. It’s too late. He can bring anybody he wants from Puerto Rico and it’s not gonna make a difference
Via Kyle Griffin:
Elon #Musk has been ordered to attend an emergency hearing in Philadelphia today to address a bid by the city's district attorney to stop Musk and his political action committee from awarding $1 million prizes to registered voters in #Pennsylvania — a potentially illegal act.
NEW: Ads targeting #voting officials in swing states like #Georgia, #Wisconsin and #Pennsylvania come from a new group with deep ties to activists who have challenged recent elections.
#News #Election2024 #Government #Politics #Voting #Elections
https://www.propublica.org/article/2024-election-certification-ads-georgia-wisconsin-pennsylvania
#WompWomp Yes, another rare #SCOTUS #Wompage moment.
“Justice Samuel Alito on Thursday rejected a request from Cornel West to direct #Pennsylvania election officials to post notices informing voters at polling locations statewide on Election Day that West is a presidential candidate and his name can be written in on ballots.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cornel-west-pennsylvania-ballot-access-dispute-samuel-alito/
Via Kyle Griffin:
#Trump is lagging Vice President #Harris in #Pennsylvania early voting with a critical and once-reliably Republican constituency: senior voters.
Democrats account for about 58% of the votes cast by seniors so far in Pennsylvania.
It's a warning sign for Trump ahead of Election Day. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/31/trump-lagging-early-votes-seniors-pennsylvania-00186612
👉🏼BREAKING: #Pennsylvania judge rules that Erie County must reopen early in-person voting and can ship overnight replacement ballots to out-of-state voters. Nearly 17,000 voters still have not received their requested mail-in ballots. https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/tens-of-thousands-of-voters-in-pennsylvania-county-never-received-their-mail-in-ballots/
A U.S. judge on Friday denied Elon #Musk's bid to move a #Pennsylvania lawsuit over his $1 million voter prizes to federal court, moving the case back to state court.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/elon-musk-loses-bid-move-case-over-1-million-voter-prizes-2024-11-01/
👏🏻BREAKING: #Pennsylvania judge denies request from GOP Senate candidate David McCormick and RNC to toss out nearly 1,000 provisional ballots in Philadelphia. These votes will be counted.
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Via Kyle Griffin:
New from the #Harris-#Walz campaign:
On Saturday alone, the Harris campaign:
* Knocked 807,000 doors in #Pennsylvania
* Made 940,000 calls and knocked 215,000 doors in #Wisconsin
* Made 721,000 phone calls and knocked 256,000 doors in #Michigan
Over 4,000 overseas voters’ ballots challenged in #Pennsylvania
“Challenges in key state aren’t valid, says ACLU, and appear to be mass effort through mail-merge process
Mariam Larson lives in the Canadian province of British Columbia but has been voting by mail for decades in Pennsylvania…”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/04/election-pennsylvania-overseas-ballots-votes
BREAKING: In a win for voters, a federal judge rejects a right-wing organization’s request to remove over 277,000 voters from #Pennsylvania's rolls before tomorrow's election.
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Philadelphia:
"She's young and optimistic, smart as a whip, and she brings joy back to politics because she cares, she cares about our fellow citizens. The other guy is a vulgar fire hose of chaos. He's out there, fellating his microphone and riffing about having one violent day to stop violence, and how he's going to protect women, whether we want him to or not. News flash, Donald, we don't want you anywhere near us."
#Pennsylvania #Trump #Harris
BREAKING: Elon #Musk’s $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes can continue through Tuesday’s presidential election, a #Pennsylvania judge has ruled.
https://apnews.com/article/4f683c48eb7dcc57f183e54ef16e7320
Via K Griffin:
Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner:
"Anybody who thinks it's time to play militia, F around & find out. Anybody who thinks it's time to insult, to deride, to mistreat, to threaten people, F around & find out. We do have the cuffs, we do have the jail cells. We do have the Philly juries, & we have the state prisons. So if you're going to try to turn an election into some form of coercion, if you're going to try to bully people, bully votes or voters …F around & find out" #Pennsylvania
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Via Ken Dilanian:
New: The FBI is warning about a fabricated video purporting to be an alert issued by the FBI urging Americans to “vote remotely” due to a high terror threat at polling stations. The FBI is also flagging a video containing a fake FBI press release alleging that the management of five prisons in #Pennsylvania, #Georgia, and #Arizona rigged inmate voting and colluded with a political party. Disinformation is everywhere.
👀Via Zoe Tillman:
In Cambria County, #Pennsylvania , a judge extended voting hours by two hours, from 8pm to 10pm, after the county reported delays following a software malfunction today. Voting after 8pm will be via provisional ballots
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Via Kyle Griffin:
#Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner responds to Trump’s false claims of cheating in #Pennsylvania:
"The only talk about massive cheating has come from one of the candidates, Donald J. #Trump. There is no factual basis whatsoever within law enforcement to support this wild allegation. We have invited complaints and allegations of improprieties all day. If Donald J. Trump has any facts to support his wild allegations, we want them now. Right now. We are not holding our breath"
BREAKING: Election director in #Pennsylvania's Fayette County files a lawsuit to block Washington Township’s plan to hand count tonight's election results. The lawsuit alleges the hand counting plan violates state election law.
https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/pennsylvania-fayette-county-hand-count-challenge/