The unique perspective and provocative opinions of Joe O’Neill
Dem Notes
“The schedule (of President Joe Biden) will be robust. And he plans to leave it all on the field.”—White House Communications Director Ben LaBolt.
Kamala Harris has called for raising the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28%.
Team Harris-Walz raised $361 million in August—nearly triple Team Trump’s fundraising haul. Nearly 3 million donors contributed. It was the best grassroots fundraising month in presidential history.
President Biden has called on Congress to increase funding to the Secret Service. We know what prompted that.
A New York Times analysis shows Trump’s crowds are typically smaller than those of Harris. That—and Trump’s ego-driven fixation on HUGE rallies—are part of a “Crowd Size”ad airing nationally.
Montana’s Democratic Sen. Jon Tester has declined to endorse Kamala Harris. That’s, alas, political reality in a hard-core red state. His senatorial opponent is a former U.S. Navy SEAL (Tim Sheehy) who has been endorsed by Trump.
“We all saw the stark contrast (in the debate). An unhinged, wannabe autocrat and a candidate who cares about the American people and America’s role in the world.”—Anthony Scaramucci, former Trump communications director.
No surprise that Trump GOP allies have supported ballot access for third-party spoiler candidates Jill Stein and Cornel West.
Trump supports Mark Robinson, the sleazy and weirdly racist (“black nazi”) North Carolina Republican lieutenant governor, for governor of that key state. As a result, the Harris campaign has directly tied Trump to this down-ballot race.
Police Leaders for Community Safety, a non-partisan organization of law enforcement leaders, has endorsed Kamala Harris for president. Hardly coincidental is a recent FBI report showing a (3%) drop in violent crime in 2023. So, no, violent crime didn’t go “through the roof,” as claimed by Trump.
Getting-the-vote-out help: More than a dozen states could consider abortion-relatedamendments to their constitutions this election year.