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The most critical story
1. F&M Poll: It’s a turnout race
“The snapshot in time that any poll is has never been more true than with the release of the latest Franklin & Marshall College poll, which shows that the presidential and U.S. Senate races are so close that the winner will be decided by turnout.
In a poll of 794 registered voters in Pennsylvania, the results showed a one-point difference between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump with the same separating margin Senator Bob Casey Jr. AND Dave McCormick” (PolitykaPA)
Elsewhere
Emerson Poll: No Significant Movement in Pennsylvania. “The New Emerson College Polling/RealClearPennsylvania survey shows 49% of Keystone State voters support former President Donald Trump and 48% support Vice President Kamala Harris for president in 2024. Three percent are undecided.” (Emerson College)
- What do all these presidential polls mean? Q&A with an F&M interviewer. (LNP)
Kamala Harris calls Trump a ‘fascist’ at Delaware County town hall, Flounders answers question about Biden. “Harris characterized former White House chief of staff John Kelly’s warnings about Trump’s ‘911 call to the American people’.”Questioner from Philadelphia)
Trouble for Harris and Walz in Pennsylvania? “At this point, both campaigns know it’s about playing the ground game. Trump’s external operations are a mess. But will Harris’ “Biden infrastructure with Obama vibe” be up to the task? (Nation)
Here’s where the decision is made in Pennsylvania. “Vice President Kamala Harris’ trip to Delco on Wednesday night is a reminder of how much she must do to improve the Philadelphia suburbs to have a chance at the White House.” (POLICY)
Country
2. PA Supreme Court gives voters short-lived option if their absentee ballots are rejected
“The Pennsylvania Supreme Court said Wednesday that people whose absentee ballots were rejected for failing to follow technical procedures under state law can cast provisional ballots, a decision that will certainly impact some of the thousands of absentee ballots cast , which will likely be rejected this fall.
The Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that the Republican-majority Butler County Board of Elections must count provisional ballots cast by two voters after they learned their absentee ballots were invalidated because they arrived without the required envelopes. about maintaining secrecy.” (AP)
Elsewhere
These Pennsylvania counties are giving voters a chance to correct errors on their absentee ballots. “Our map shows how much reporting and treatment rules vary from state to state, and what happens if your ballot is marked as discardable.” (Let him vote)
Watch out for Pennsylvania, a state that could decide the election and prolong the agony of when we find out. “Increased mail-in voting due to the 2019 law and Republicans blocking the processing of ballots received before Election Day herald several days of counting in the key state.” (El Diario)
12 days until the 2024 election: Campaigns bring in half a billion dollars in advertising in Pennsylvania. “Everyone with a mailbox, TV or phone feels it: The 2024 presidential election moved to Pennsylvania and never left, according to an analysis by the Philadelphia Inquirer.” (PennLive)
- Political ads switch to streaming as tensions soar. (Punchbowl News)
The Pennsylvania General Assembly session is coming to an end with the fewest new laws in more than a decade. “dream. Majority Leader Joe Pittman said the session’s productivity is “not measured by new legislation alone.” (Penn Capital Star)
Around the Republic of Poland
3. Northampton County, Pennsylvania, went from Obama to Trump to Biden. Could it also decide 2024?
“On a cul-de-sac full of large homes, large green lawns and large trees shimmering with fall colors, one homeowner added ‘Harris-Walz’ lawn signs to his decor. There’s a sign on his neighbor’s property that reads “Trump Vance.”
They get along based on one rule: don’t talk about the elections.
Welcome to Northampton County, perhaps the busiest county in the most populous swing state that could decide the 2024 presidential election.” (Pittsburgh Postal Newspaper)
Elsewhere
Meet 10 Pennsylvanians who could aid decide the 2024 election. “The road to the presidency runs straight through Pennsylvania. To maintain a closely divided swing state, Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris are trying to encourage less committed members of their parties to come. They are also trying to win over the white whales of electoral politics: undecided voters. Who are these people?” (PA reflector)
A Pennsylvania farming family is trying to find its place in Trump’s GOP. “In this swing state, Lancaster County rarely changes sides. In the presidential elections, he votes religiously for the Republican candidate. “Mary, 61, has fit this profile for most of her life, but as the political landscape changes, her political views no longer align with the majority in the county.” (WQLN)
York County residents express concern about mail-in voting delays. “The failure to deliver absentee ballots to voters weeks before the November 5 election created distrust among voters and the county.” (abc27)
Due to an error in printing ballots, the Erie Co. Board of Elections working on fixing the bug. “Many voters in Erie County experienced errors when submitting their absentee ballots, and some received more than one ballot.” (YourErie.com)
Why on-demand voting caused hours of lines in Bucks County ahead of Election Day. “County officials say that since absentee ballots for this year’s presidential election were made available earlier this month at the main administration building in Doylestown and at the office in Levittown, lines have been up to an hour long.” (Bucks County Courier Times)
Editorial
4. What do you mean
- Approvals for Congressional and State offices. (Philadelphia Tribune)
- If politics is making you depressed, you are not alone. (Janice Tosto)
- Offensive foul: Police chief’s refereeing performance insults Pittsburgh and its residents. (Pittsburgh Postal Newspaper)
- As Harris and Trump close out the campaign season on Crucial PA. (John Baer)
- Only my father and McCormick can fix the mess Biden and Casey have made. (Donald Trump Jr.)
- Donald Trump’s shallow, phallocentric politics. (Tony Norman)
- U.S. Rep. Scott Perry has forgotten the values he taught at the U.S. Army Military Training School. (Tami Davis Biddle)
- The case of personal postal voting. (Guy Ciarrocchi)
- Will Harris appeal to independent PA business owners? (Jason Altmire)
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5. Soar MBA Applications
“Employees, frustrated by the prolonged cooling of the white-collar job market, are applying to business schools in numbers not seen in years.
Applications to MBA programs increased 12% in 2024, according to a new study of schools by the Graduate Management Admission Council, a nonprofit organization that tracks application trends.
Renewed enthusiasm for MBAs reflects limited prospects for recent college graduates, despite a still strong overall job market, recent graduates and MBA program administrators say. Among the factors harming white-collar work, artificial intelligence has begun to upend some jobs, while more experienced workers have recently opted out of job changes, leaving fewer positions open.” (Wall Street Journal)
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