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Trump Onslaught Against Biden Falls Short of a Breakthrough
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Alexander Burns and Jonathan Martin, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 41 minutes ago
President Trump has leveled scathing law-and-order attacks on Joseph Biden
for weeks. But a new poll shows Mr. Biden ahead in three states Mr. Trump
hopes to pick up, and maintaining a lead in Wisconsin.
"Based on a New York Times/Siena College poll of likely voters from Sept. 8 to Sept. 11.
| Minnesota (n=814) | +2 Clinton |
+9
Biden
50-41
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| Nevada (462) | +2 Clinton |
+4
Biden
46-42
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| New Hampshire (445) | <1 Clinton |
+3
Biden
45-42
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| Wisconsin (760) | <1 Trump |
+5
Biden
48-43
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| Four states combined (2,481) | <1 Clinton |
+6
Biden
48-42
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https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/
Trump has failed to win votes so far.
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Trump Pressed for Plasma Therapy. Officials Worry, Is an Unvetted Vaccine Next?
Sharon LaFraniere, Noah Weiland and Michael D. Shear, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
New details of how the president has demanded faster action from health
agencies help explain the intensifying concern that he could demand
pre-Election Day approval of a vaccine.
The facts are against Trump.
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Open Thread
Ian Welsh, Ian Welsh - 2 hours ago
Use the comments to discuss topics unrelated to recent posts.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Bahrain Recognized Israel. Here's Why It Matters.
Mark Landler, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
The announcement that Bahrain would establish full diplomatic relations
with Israel leaves open the possibility that more Arab states will follow.
Intimidation almost works.
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Targeting Conservative Terrain, Democrats Look to Independent Challengers in Alaska
Carl Hulse, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
The bids of two congressional candidates are shaping up as crucial tests of
whether a centrist label can overcome resistance to Democrats in a
conservative-leaning state.
Do what it takes.
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Targeting Conservative Terrain, Democrats Look to Independent Challengers in Alaska
Carl Hulse, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
The bids of two congressional candidates are shaping up as crucial tests of
whether a centrist label can overcome resistance to Democrats in a
conservative-leaning state.
The Republican party has spent a century and a half trying to poison the Democratic party.
It is not dead yet.
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Mandela, Gorbachev, Trump? A Disruptive President Plays Peacemaker
Michael Crowley, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
President Trump seems exceedingly unlikely to receive a call from the Nobel
Committee next month, but all the talk of peace prizes spotlights what has
become a core foreign policy message in recent weeks.
"Given Mr. Trump’s worldwide reputation as a dangerous disrupter, not to
mention the Nobel Committee’s past preference for liberal leaders, he
seems exceedingly unlikely to receive a call from Oslo next month, when
this year’s winner will be announced, and join a cast of luminaries that
includes Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, Mikhail Gorbachev and the Dalai
Lama."
"Get a good makeup and the part plays itself."
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In Wisconsin Poll, Unrest Concerns Don’t Translate Into Surge for Trump
Reid J. Epstein and Sabrina Tavernise, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago
Worries about law and order have become so prevalent that likely voters say
it’s just as important as solving the coronavirus pandemic. But voters
aren’t favoring Mr. Trump on the issue.
Donald Trump is known to lie.
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Trump Has Changed the Face America Presents to the World
Helene Cooper, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago
The people who now represent the United States, interacting with visiting
foreign leaders in Washington and at the highest levels abroad, are
overwhelmingly white and male.
https://poets.org/poem/new-colossus?gclid=
EAIaIQobChMI06Gxt9rk6wIVtQiICR0W_A5YEAAYASAAEgLVePD_BwE
This is not the image of Hmeland security.
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A Big Florida Poll, Nevada Tightens, Trump on Defense: This Week in the 2020 Race
Annie Karni and Astead W. Herndon, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago
As new polling continues to give clues toward the states in play for the
presidential campaign, President Trump was once again at the center of two
story lines that consumed the news.
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/
Trumps supporters are known to lie.
11
Biden and Trump Go to Shanksville for 9/11
Annie Karni, Katie Glueck and Thomas Kaplan, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 17 hours ago
Joe Biden traveled to ground zero and then to Shanksville, Pa., where he
and the president separately honored the victims of the hijacked plane that
crashed after passengers fought back.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/12/us/politics/biden-trump-poll-wisconsin-minnesota.html
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Whistle-Blower’s Complaint Ignites a Smoldering Homeland Security Agency
Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Adam Goldman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 17 hours ago
The agency created to share information across governments is accused of
distorting its intelligence to play down the threats posed by Russia and
white supremacists.
Intelligence agencies like to discover facts. They are not propaganda organs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda
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Top Aide in Review of Russia Inquiry Resigns From Justice Dept.
Charlie Savage, Katie Benner, Adam Goldman and Neil Vigdor, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 18 hours ago
The resignation came amid increasing expectations that the department may
disclose partial results from the review before it is completed but ahead
of the presidential election.
Honest Lawyers never lie.
14
Covering Ebola Didn’t Prepare Me for This: I Volunteered for the Covid-19 Vaccine Trial
Helene Cooper, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 19 hours ago
George Washington University invited me to participate in Moderna’s vaccine
trial because I am triple-risk: a Black woman, a Type 1 diabetic and
asthmatic.
She is not noticeably sicker.
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Bahrain Will Normalize Relations With Israel, in Deal Brokered by Trump
Michael Crowley and David M. Halbfinger, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 19 hours ago
The island kingdom in the Persian Gulf becomes the second Arab nation in a
month to more openly embrace Israel, dismissing Palestinian objections.
Enough money buys governments.
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Unemployment Benefits Program Has Issues With Fraud and Math
Ben Casselman, Patricia Cohen, Conor Dougherty and Nelson D. Schwartz, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 19 hours ago
An emergency federal program faces growing issues with spurious claims, and
the flood of applicants may have led to overcounting the unemployed.
Trump hates to put out money.
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Russian Attack Jets Back Mercenaries Fighting in Libya
Eric Schmitt, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 21 hours ago
An American military official said the warplanes were conducting combat
missions in support of Kremlin-backed private security forces, and
extending Moscow’s influence in Africa.
The point of mercenaries is deniability.
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The 2018 Democratic Midterm Voters Joe Biden Needs to Retain
Giovanni Russonello, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 22 hours ago
An authoritative new study on 2018 midterm voters shows how despite his
strong position, Joe Biden is lagging behind the rates at which some key
demographics broke for the Democrats two years ago.
Winning counts.
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Veterans Fortify the Ranks of Militias Aligned With Trump’s Views
Jennifer Steinhauer, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 22 hours ago
The vast majority of veterans do not join militias, but some fast-growing
militias have many veterans among their ranks.
The military sends the real crazies home.
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Remember 9/11, When America Went Mad
Ian Welsh, Ian Welsh - 1 day ago
So, it’s the anniversary of when America went even more insane, because
they lost less people than their sanctions on Iraq had killed during the
preceding years. (But those people were important people, not faceless
masses.) I remember 9/11 well, I was working in a big corporate office. My
customers were American. Everything ground to […]
I hope Ian Welsh is depressed. He may recover.
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