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The home stretch: Here is the election news for October 27th
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The home stretch: Here is the election news for October 27th

The election campaign is in full swing, even on a Sunday, as the last full week leading up to Election Day begins. Here’s what’s going on in the race for the White House.

Where is everyone?

Former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, will hold a rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City today. Speakers selected for the event include House Speaker Mike Johnson, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Elon Musk, Tucker Carlson and several others. Also on that list is his vice presidential running mate, Senator JD Vance, who will accompany him to New York after giving interviews on three Sunday morning talk shows.

Democratic nominee for Vice President Kamala Harris will be in Philadelphia today, attending a church service in the morning, speaking to voters at a hair salon and a Puerto Rican restaurant and holding a rally in the evening.

Her vice presidential candidate, Gov. Tim Walz, will have a busy day. He will host a reproductive rights event in Las Vegas, then an Indians for Harris-Walz event, and finally a Latinos con Harris-Walz event. In between, he’ll hop on the video game streaming site Twitch to take on “Madden NFL” head-to-head against Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.).

Any new data?

Things are still close.

An ABC News/Ipsos poll released this morning polled likely voters Oct. 18-22 and found Harris leading Trump by a four-point margin, 51-47. A CBS News poll of likely voters Oct. 23-25 ​​showed Harris leading by one point, 50-49.

In the final CNN poll of the election cycle, Harris trails among registered voters by one point (47-46), but is tied at 47% (a common theme), with Trump among likely voters, which is typically the more meaningful metric is in surveys. A national general election poll from Emerson College also shows the two candidates in a dead heat at 49% each.

As for Pennsylvania, Redfield & Wilton released a series of swing state polls and found Harris up by one point, 48-47.

At FiveThirtyEight, Trump wins in 54 out of 100 of the simulated scenarios, Harris wins 45 out of 100. What about the last scenario? This is the dreaded 269-269 tie in the Electoral College.

What’s up?

Here are some of the stories dominating political news today.

Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance gave interviews on Sunday morning shows today, including with Jake Tapper for CNN’s “State of the Union.” Tapper persistently asked Vance about his vice president’s desire to use military force against political rivals, defined as “the enemy within.” Vance insisted that Trump was talking about “left-wing lunatics who are rioting.”

The New York Post reports that Trump’s supporters had been waiting in line since 10 a.m. Saturday morning for his upcoming rally at Madison Square Garden.

Former first lady Michelle Obama made her campaign debut when she addressed a crowd at a Harris rally in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on Saturday. She aimed some of her comments at undecided male voters. “If we don’t get this election right, your wife, your daughter, your mother, we women, will become collateral damage to your anger,” she said.

The Harris-Walz campaign announced that the presidential and vice presidential candidates will visit all seven battleground states (Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Georgia, Nevada and Arizona) between Monday and Thursday in the final push toward Election Day.

The winner of Elon Musk’s daily swing state sweepstakes of millions of dollars to sign a petition “for free speech and the right to bear arms” on Saturday was from Lancaster.

More than 40 million Americans have already voted in person or by mail across the country.

What does everyone think?

Here are some opinion pieces from around the internet.

• In the National Review, Jack Butler introduces “The ‘Conservatives’ for Harris Time Warp,” in which he says, “Liz Cheney’s support of Harris goes beyond labeling her the lesser of two evils.” It went beyond mere emphasizing their character. It has settled on a view of abortion that is more consistent with Harris’s than with Cheney’s until recently. It’s a transformation that once again illustrates the truth – and central flaw – of the Trump-era left’s attempts to convince conservatives to abandon Trump: “Saving democracy” conveniently means giving in to the left.”

• “To understand America’s economic success, you have to love Harris’ plan,” claims Jennifer Rubin in the Washington Post. “This winning formula explains why Vice President Kamala Harris’ economic plans, built on this winning approach, are far preferable to Donald Trump’s formula (protectionism, massive tax cuts for the rich, repeal of the Inflation Reduction Act, etc.).” Many economists are of this opinion.”

• Sam Walker writes for the New York Times: “What Football Can Teach Politics.” He discusses how much we could benefit from having an executive coach. “Think about the benefits of being a head coach. The great coaches I know are obsessed with strategy but also know how to delegate. They use emotions to inspire people, but this is almost never at the expense of exuding stability and composure. They tend to overcommunicate and avoid inciting fear. They understand that there are no style points in football – all that matters is the end result. And they know that anything can happen on the field. You must therefore be willing to change and compromise, and you must not value your principles too much. When you win, you should take a step back and let the players take control.”


Alexis Papalia is a staff writer at TribLive. She can be reached at [email protected].

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