Carville: ‘Very, very concerned’ about election in wake of hurricanes https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4926445-james-carville-concerned-election/
https://thehill.com/regulation/cour...-georgia-voting-registration-deadline-helene/ Judge declines to extend Georgia voting registration deadline due to Helene by Juliann Ventura - 10/10/24 7:49 PM ET A federal judge on Thursday declined to reopen voter registration in Georgia for the upcoming November elections after facing registration disruptions caused by Hurricane Helene. The judge rejected arguments that registration should go through next Monday, stating in her ruling that there would be no extension from the original deadline, which was last Monday, The Associated Press (AP) reported. The NAACP, the Georgia state conference of the NAACP and other advocacy groups filed a joint complaint earlier this week asking for a temporary extension for voter registration in the wake of Hurricane Helene, according to a Tuesday press release. “In a historic election year, it is vital that every eligible voter has an opportunity to cast their ballot. As millions of Georgia residents grapple with the devastating impacts of Hurricane Helene, Georgia’s election officials and state leaders have a duty to ensure a fair elections process,” NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson and Georgia state conference President Gerald Griggs said in a joint statement from Tuesday’s press release. “Extending the voter registration deadline is essential to give impacted communities the time they need to recover and fully participate in the election process,” they added. The lawsuit alleged that Hurricane Helene had prevented people with driver’s licenses from registering online due to power and internet outages, the AP reported. People had also been unable to register in person due to the closure of at least 37 county election offices that week. The secretary of state’s office had prepared before the storm for potential disruptions, communications director Robert Sinners told The Hill earlier this week. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said earlier this week that no election offices have suffered long-term damage and that his office is working to ensure the safety of election workers and the functionality of equipment. “We have to let the first responders finish doing their jobs, but as power is restored and voting locations can be assessed, we will make sure that the upcoming election is safe, secure and convenient for all Georgia voters,” Raffensperger said. This comes as other states have made modifications related to voting in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Last week, South Carolina had extended its voter registration deadline by eight days due to Hurricane Helene. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) issued an executive order making some changes to early voting sites for the 13 counties affected by Hurricane Helene, but no changes extending the voter registration deadline, the AP reported.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/obama-roasts-trump-everything-selling-012413426.html Obama Roasts Trump for Everything From Selling Bibles to Needing a Diaper at Pittsburgh Rally | Video Sharon Knolle Fri, October 11 Barack Obama laid into fellow former President Donald Trump so thoroughly on Thursday that more than one X user quipped, “I’d like to report a murder.“ Obama, speaking at a rally in Pittsburgh, ticked off a long list of reasons why voters should reject Trump and vote for Democratic nominee Kamala Harris next month. He disparaged “the constant attempts to sell you stuff” including gold sneakers, a $100,000 watch and the Trump Bible. “Who does that?” asked Obama with an incredulous shrug. “You know, he wants you to buy the word of God, Donald Trump edition. Got his name right there next to Matthew and Luke,” he said of Trump’s “God Bless the USA Bibles,” which, it was reported this week, were printed in China. They are priced at $59.99 each. The 44th president continued to blast the 45th, recalling his shock at finding out how much diapers cost after his oldest daughter Malia was born. “Do you think Donald Trump ever changed a diaper?,” he asked about the father of five. One attendee shouted, “His own!” Obama admitted with a laugh, “I almost said that, but I decided I should not say it.” Trump was dubbed “Diaper Don” by the media in 2020 over reports that he wore adult diapers while filming the reality competition “The Apprentice.” Trump supporters not only shrugged at the suggestion when it resurfaced during Trump’s tax fraud trial earlier this year, but proudly began wearing the absorbent underwear themselves at campaign events and carrying signs that read “real men wear diapers.” Obama also blasted Trump for taking credit for the state of the economy when he took office in 2021. “I remember that economy when he first came in being pretty good. Yeah, it was pretty good, because it was my economy. It wasn’t something he did. I spent eight years cleaning up the mess that the Republicans had left me,” he said. https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/10/...ex.html?iid=cnn_buildContentRecirc_end_recirc
Donald Trump has gone back to the same message, time and time again, as he criss-crosses the United States to try to fire up his Make America Great Again base. At nearly every campaign stop and in all-caps screeds on social media, he is unequivocal: The only way he will lose the presidential election on November 5 is if his Democratic rivals cheat. Yeah....its the Dems only playing hte blame game ahead of the election.... MMMKay
Meanwhile, Obama has been recruited to go around the country and shame black men for not being interested in Kamala Harris. It's their fault. They are racist and misogynistic and if Kamala loses, it will be their fault. Or so the script goes anyway.