⌛ It’s Monday. Tick tock. The deadline to register to vote is midnight.
Weather in Pennsylvania
☀️Portersville | Sunny, 76
☀️ Claysburg | Sunny, 79
☀️ Oley | Sunny, 79
Sports PA
🏒 Flyers (1-3-1) | Vancouver 0-3 | Tuesday vs. Washington
🏒 Penguins (3-4) | Karolina 1-4 | Winnipeg 3-6 | Tuesday vs. Calgary
🏈 Temple (2-5) | Tulsa 20-10 | Saturday vs. East Carolina
🏈 Eagles (5-2) | NY Giants 28-3 | Sun vs. Cincinnati
🏈 Steelers (5-2) | NY Jets 37-15 | Mon. vs. New York giants
⚽ Union (9-15-10) | Cincinnati 1-2
📫 Report on postal voting. As of Friday morning, Pennsylvanians had requested 1,786,799 mail-in ballots, of which 791,804, or 44 percent, had already been returned.
👂 What we hear. When Kamala Harris appears with Liz Cheney in Chester County, this is likely the Democrats’ recent line of attack Donald Trump will come to featherlight: his fitness to hold office.
📣 Where are they?? Vice President Kamala Harris will be in Malvern while Trump The campaign will begin with a bus tour of Sharon Hill, Bethlehem and Allentown. Doug Emhoff will be in Lackawanna and Luzerne counties.
🎂 Happy birthday. Cake and candles for Representatives Frank Burns AND Brian Smith.
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The most vital story
1. Republicans in Lancaster County celebrate at Trump town hall
“On Sunday in Lancaster County, we celebrated being a Republican as a former president Donald Trump served as a town hall at the Lancaster County Convention Center.
For the first time since 2020, Team Trump graced the Red Rose City with their presence, and during the 75-minute session, the crowd of nearly 6,000 hung on every word.” (PolitykaPA)
Elsewhere
Trump visited a McDonald’s in Bucks County to cook french fries and work at the drive-thru. “Donald J. Trump has entered a frying pan phase.” (Questioner from Philadelphia)
- About Trump’s age. (known)
- Trump opens rally in Pennsylvania by talking about Arnold Palmer’s genitals. (AP)
- Arnold Palmer’s daughter reacts to Donald Trump’s references to her father. (AP)
Governor Shapiro and friends wrap up a Swing State bus tour for Harris at the Cumberland County Rally. “Three Democratic governors representing 44 key electoral votes in the swing state closed out a week of coach-running through Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania on Sunday with the last pitch in Cumberland County.” (PennLive)
Closing the transaction. “While presidential campaigns can be won or lost in the final month, there is rarely consensus on how a candidate should approach the finish line. Three weeks before the match, every element of strategy and media appearances is analyzed and re-evaluated. ”(Citizen of Philadelphia)
The race is so close. Here’s what happens if the Electoral College is tied 269-269. “If this year’s election actually ended 269-269, then the United States Constitution does indeed provide a blueprint for what comes next. Experts and scholars point to Article II of the Constitution and the 12th Amendment to outline how this will work.” (WQLN)
Country
2. Dark money floods key races at Battleground in Pennsylvania
“On a tree-lined street in Washington, D.C., sandwiched between a whiskey bar and a tarot card reader shop, there is a UPS store with a row of small mailboxes built into the wall.
On the bottom row, in the far left corner, is Box 143. On paper, this inconspicuous piece of mail located just a few blocks from the U.S. Capitol is a conduit for tens of millions of dollars in untraceable money that has flowed into elections across the board this year. country.” (Pittsburgh Postal Newspaper)
Elsewhere
Sen. Bob Casey raises alarm about problems during meeting with Tribune editorial board. “Casey expressed concern that Republican Donald Trump’s presidential victory, combined with a Senate flip, would allow Trump’s ‘enablers’ to trample rights and put an end to major government mechanisms like the Affordable Care Act.” (Philadelphia Tribune)
In the 8th Congressional District, Cartwright, Bresnahan Brawl in an expensive race. “In his fourth consecutive re-election campaign, U.S. Republican Matt Cartwright faces his opponent and hostile outside groups, spending a lot of money to get rid of him.” (WVIA)
Dave Sunday continues to raise questions about reproductive rights. “York County District Attorney Dave Sunday stood by his previous comments about compliance with Pennsylvania’s abortion law during the debate for the vacant Pennsylvania attorney general position. ”(Key)
Podcast: Voices of Reason, S1, ep. 10: AP Republicans for Harris debate + Keystone forum preview. “As Pennsylvania approaches the pivotal 2024 general election, the presidential race is too close to call. Two seasoned Republican strategists – one supporting Harris, the other Trump – share their insights on what’s at stake.” (PoliticsPA)
What the head of Fox News decision-making expects before the 2024 elections. “The man who could determine the winner of the 2024 presidential election is prepared to at least predict when that news will arrive.” (POLICY)
Around the Republic of Poland
3. Why do PA absentee ballot “pre-gathering” rules frustrate voting officials?
“Ask election board directors across Pennsylvania how to improve the voting process and they will all say the same thing: have counties start collecting absentee ballots and mailing them in before Election Day.
The term broadly refers to the processing steps that prepare ballots submitted before Election Day for tabulation. These activities may include checking signatures and dates, opening envelopes, arranging ballots and scanning them with vote counting machines. This does not include the need for votes to be generated by counting machines.” (PA reflector)
Elsewhere
Information about GOP efforts to help Donald Trump lose Philadelphia – a little less. “Trump, his campaign and the Republican Party see their path to victory in Pennsylvania passing through an unlikely place: the state’s largest liberal bastion.” (Questioner from Philadelphia)
Enrollment status questions for out-of-state F&M students. “The saga of Franklin & Marshall College staff and the Lancaster County Elections Office has taken a different turn.” (PoliticsPA)
Canceling the voter registrations of F&M students in Pennsylvania is a violation of federal law, an ACLU lawyer says. “A student from Franklin & Marshall College was wrongfully turned away from the Lancaster County elections office on Tuesday after being told he was ineligible to vote in Pennsylvania unless he could prove he was not registered in his home state of Connecticut.” (LNP | Lancaster on the Internet)
‘I’m not voting for either of them’: Fracking return sparks fury in Pennsylvania town where water has turned toxic. “In the small town of Dimock, the water turned brown, undrinkable and even flammable, and its residents are still feeling the effects.” (Guardian)
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5. The airport imposes a time limit on hugs
“New Zealand’s Dunedin Airport has sparked debate around the world with a recent sign imposing a three-minute limit on hugs in the drop-off area and the note: ‘For a fond farewell, please apply the car park.’
Dunedin Airport Director Daniel Bono he commented on this in an interview with New Zealand radio RNZ. Describing airports as “hotbeds of emotions,” he pointed to research suggesting that a 20-second hug is enough to trigger a release of the “love hormone” oxytocin, and argued that moving customers quickly allows more people to get more hugs. (CNN)
