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The most critical story
1. Harris, Cheney Audible Warning About Trump’s Possible Second Term
“A message for the last days Vice President Kamala HarrisThe campaign is clear – former president Donald Trump he doesn’t deserve another term in the White House.
Harris was joined by former House committee chairman, Liz Cheneyon Monday at an intimate, invite-only gathering in Chester County.
Moderated by a Perry County resident and longtime Republican Party strategist Sarah LongwellHarris and Cheney warned about the risks of a second Trump term for America.” (PolitykaPA)
Elsewhere
Liz Cheney, Capitalism and Guitars: Last Chance to Turn Republicans into Harris Voters. “The stakes are pretty high,” said one Republican Party official. “We may be too late.” (known)
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s strategy to win Pennsylvania included 50 stops and $500 million in ads. “From Allentown to Erie, mailboxes are filled with campaign literature like trash cans at the end of a music festival.” (Questioner from Philadelphia)
Harris leads the key swing state in the latest survey. “Vice President Kamala Harris has a two-point lead over former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, a new poll shows Monday, while polling averages show less than a one-point lead between them in the key swing state.” (Forbes)
Cook moves the AP Senate race to a toss-up category. “It’s been a long, slow march, but at least in one organization, Republican Dave McCormick has tied Democrat Bob Casey Jr. in the race for a U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania.” (PoliticsPA)
Senate Democrats are running from Harris in blue wall states.. “Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey even embraced Trump’s tariff policies. Last week, his campaign aired an ad that described him as an “independent” and touted how he “leaned on” the Biden administration to protect fracking and “sided with Trump to end NAFTA.”Hill)
Country
2. Department of State Intervenes in F&M Voting/Voter Registration Dispute in Lancaster County
“In Pennsylvania’s succinctly worded letter Commonwealth Secretary Al Schmidt today requested that the Lancaster County Board of Elections investigate claims that Franklin & Marshall College students are not registered to vote.
Three-page letter to commissioners Josh Parsons, Ray D’AgostinoAND Alice Yodermember of the Board of Elections, instructs it to immediately compel the election office to “properly process all registration requests in accordance with Pennsylvania law.”
“Schmidt also directed the Board to reinstate all registrations that were erroneously withheld.” (PolitykaPA)
Elsewhere
The state’s top elections official says the Lancaster County elections office is misleading voters. “In a strongly worded letter to Lancaster County commissioners on Monday, Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt said county election workers presented voters with an “inaccurate description of Pennsylvania law,” misleading them about their eligibility to cast a ballot on November 5. general elections.” (LNP | Lancaster on the Internet)
State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta intends to unseat the state’s top Republican in the race for Auditor General. “Kenyatta is challenging incumbent GOP AG Tim DeFoor in a bid to become the state’s top fiscal watchdog.” (Questioner from Philadelphia)
“State defender” or “top policeman”? Differing views on the role of shape race in Pennsylvania AG. “Legal experts say the job description – and how it is filled – varies from state to state. Sometimes the office can have its greatest influence outside the criminal justice system.” (WESA)
Scott Perry voted absentee while serving overseas. Now he’s questioning voting in the military. “U.S. Rep. Scott Perry’s public voting records show that, despite his recent challenge to Pennsylvania’s active-duty voting procedures, he voted absentee at least twice during his military service.” (Shipment from York)
Around the Republic of Poland
3. In hard-fought Pennsylvania, rapidly growing Latino communities pose a test for Harris and Trump
“Pennsylvania is probably the hardest-fighting state and happens to have one of the fastest-growing Latino communities in the country, in what’s called the 222 corridor, just off the highway that connects small towns and cities west and north of Philadelphia.
This is fertile ground for both Democrats and Republicans to test their strength among Latinos in a state where slim margins determine who wins 20 electoral votes. This is where the Democratic candidate Kamala Harris can prove that her party still has strong demographic support and where the Trump campaign is gaining ground.” (AP)
Elsewhere
Could Teen Voters Sway Pennsylvania? “In the final stretch of the election campaign, local officials in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania launched an unprecedented initiative to engage some of the state’s newest and untested voters: 18-year-old high school seniors.” (ABC News)
DLCC shifts advertising to abortion access candidates. “The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee is spending nearly $2 million on ads in Arizona and Pennsylvania focusing on abortion access to Republican candidates in both houses of the Pennsylvania General Assembly.” (Penn Capital Star)
Weapons in AP polls? What can poll watchers do? Information for voters before election day. “The spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories about the U.S. election since 2020 has sparked a movement of people to expose the fraud they believe is rampant in the voting process, particularly in swing states like Pennsylvania. ”(Erie Times-News)
Philly Man charged with threatening to kill a political party employee in western Pennsylvania over poll-watching duties. “A Philadelphia man is accused of threatening to kill and skin alive a state political party employee in western Pennsylvania if the political employee did not respond to his request to serve as a poll watcher in the upcoming presidential election.” (Greensburg Tribune Review)
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court rejects a proposal to halt Treasury Secretary Pat Browne’s Senate hearings. “The state Supreme Court on Monday rejected a proposal by Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration to prevent the state Senate from forcing Treasury Secretary Pat Browne to appear before the chamber to answer questions about a special tax zone he helped create when he was still a teenager . legislator.” (Pittsburgh Postal Newspaper)
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5. Colorful cars are becoming a thing of the past
“Having trouble finding a white car in the parking lot? According to Business Insider, it’s not your memory’s fault – modern cars are blending into each other, colors are becoming less and less popular, and shades of gray dominate.
Today, less than 20% of vehicles are colored other than black, white, silver or gray, whereas in 1991 32% of cars were red.
It’s not just a fashion choice – minimizing color is a way for automakers to cut costs on assembly lines.” (Business expert)
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