Election Day Countdown: 34 Days

JD Vance and Tim Walz meet on the debate stage tonight in what looks like the last debate the campaigns will have before election day. There will no doubt be some fireworks between the two as they fight over the other's record, their pasts and the future they're promising. It will also be a display of two vastly different kinds of masculinity which is important for the American identity.

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Election Day Countdown: 35 Days

Dockworkers up and down the East Coast and Gulf Coast are preparing to strike which after negotiations have stalled for months. The strike would mean billions of dollars in shipping lost and could mean weeks of backlogged goods. It would also impact the race for the presidency in a big way, just weeks before voters head to the polls.

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Election Day Countdown: 36 Days

After hurricane Helene the storm has killed dozens, stranded thousands and cost billions of dollars in damage. But as it was bearing down on the gulf coast, Congress removed funding for disaster relief from its bill to keep the government open, failing millions of Americans.

HELENE AID

Florida: https://www.volunteerflorida.org/donatefdf/

Georgia: https://www.directrelief.org/emergency/hurricane-helene/https://www.directrelief.org/emergency/hurricane-helene/

North Carolina: https://www.nccommunityfoundation.org/news/help-western-nc-recover-from-hurricane-helene

South Carolina: https://coastalcommunityfoundation.org/

Tennessee: https://easttennesseefoundation.org/

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Election Day Countdown: 37 Days


Kamala Harris visits the US Southern border in the swing state of Arizona and gives a speech that has the potential to upend the race and how Americans understand politics.

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Election Day Countdown: 39 Days

While Kamala Harris is visiting the border to talk immigration, Grant breaks down what both candidates are proposing to do on immgration and border security.

Plus, an interview about winning over Latino voters with Mike Madrid, Co-founder of the Lincoln Project and author of the new book The Latino Century: How America's Largest Minority Is Transforming Democracy. Link below, This isn't a paid ad or anything, it's just a good book.

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Latino-Century/Mike-Madrid/9781668015261

https://greattransformation.substack.com/

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Election Day Countdown: 39 Days

Kamala Harris reframes her economic proposals and sits down for her first network interview.

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Election Day Countdown: 40 Days

President Joe Biden gives his final address as president to the U.N. General Assembly where he focuses on peace, climate change and A.I. He talks about reaffirming support for Ukraine, holds back on Israel as things ramp up in the middle east and has a call to legacy for other world leaders.

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Election Day Countdown: 41 Days

Trump gets some of the best polling numbers he's seen in weeks in AZ, GA, and NC. A breakdown of what they mean and the state of the race in those states. Plus a little bit about how to and how not to understand polls and what we mean when we say paths to victory.

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