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Kamala Harris is leading Donald Trump by four points in the latest Economist/YouGov poll, 49-45 percent, and appears to have pulled ahead with suburban voters according to a new Reuters/Ipsos survey — though one data analyst says the former president’s odds of winning have inexplicably surged.
Meanwhile, Trump has rejected Fox News’s offer to host a final presidential debate between him and his Democratic rival, having also spurned CNN’s invitation to a second contest.
“THERE WILL BE NO REMATCH,” the Republican said on Truth Social. “SO THERE IS NOTHING TO DEBATE.”
In a 2-hour speech for the Detroit Economic Club on Thursday, Trump managed to disparage the city — largest in the vital swing state of Michigan — in the same way he called Milwaukee “horrible” before the Republican National Convention.
Exclusive polling for The Independent has meanwhile indicated that Republicans are tiring of Trump and prefer his running mate, JD Vance, although they consider Democrat Tim Walz more presidential than this rival.
Former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton are hitting the campaign trail for Harris, with the 44th president speaking in Pittsburgh on Thursday evening and the 42nd focusing on rural voters.
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Trump gaining in polling to win the ‘Blue Wall’ states as Harris poll momentum slows
Poll shows Republican voters are tired of Trump and much prefer JD Vance
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Lawmakers on both sides vow to stop Trump from changing base names back to Confederate leaders
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have committed to stopping former President Donald Trump from changing the names of military bases back to their Confederate names.
Trump revealed on Friday that he intends to change the name of Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg, which would reverse the actions of a congressional renaming commission.
Gustaf Kilander reports.
Lawmakers on both sides vow to stop Trump from changing base names to Confederates
Former president says renaming military installation is ‘secret to winning absolutely and by massive margins’
How are Democrats combatting Trump’s economic message in Detroit?
After today’s gaffe, Democrats have another weapon to attack Trump with on the economy in the crucial swing state of Michigan. Here’s how they took action ahead of the former president’s speech today.
Andrew Feinberg reports.
Democrats to highlight Trump’s job loss record as he addresses Detroit Economic Club
EXCLUSIVE: Democratic National Committee billboards highlighting Trump’s anti-union stance and dismal jobs record will dot Motor City as he addresses the Detroit Economic Club
Coming up: Obama to campaign for Harris in Pittsburgh
Former President Barack Obama will campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris this evening in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
In the meantime, here’s Donald Trump this afternoon claiming he would have been awarded a Nobel Prize if he was named Obama.
ICYMI: Kremlin says Trump DID send Putin Covid equipment
A Kremlin spokesperson said that Donald Trump’s administration did send Russian president Vladimir Putin medical equipment during the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, despite Trump’s campaign denying any exchange took place.
Moscow also denied that Putin spoke on the phone with Trump seven times after he left office in 2021, according to a state news agency.
Graig Graziosi has the story.
Kremlin claims Trump sent Putin Covid equipment – despite his team denying it
Russian leader allegedly told Trump to keep the equipment exchange a secret to protect the former president’s reputation
Whoopi Goldberg responds to Donald Trump’s ‘filthy’ jibe on The View
Donald Trump’s jab at comedian Whoopi Goldberg’s ‘filthy’ stand-up style was met with a four-word response when she appeared on the latest episode of ABC’s The View (10 Oct). The celebrity and presenter repeatedly asked of the former president, “How dumb are you? “I was filthy, and stand on that fact”, she added. “You hired me four times, and you didn’t know what you were getting? How dumb are you.” The insults came in two separate rallies following an interview with vice-president Kamala Harris on the network show.
Whitmer tells Trump ‘keep Detroit out of your mouth'
Democrat governor of Michigan Gretchen Whitmer has joined the backlash to Donald Trump disparaging Detroit in an exhaustingly long speech to the city’s economic club.
In response to a clip of the former president’s remarks, she tweeted: “Detroit is the epitome of “grit,” defined by winners willing to get their hands dirty to build up their city and create their communities—something Donald Trump could never understand.”
“So keep Detroit out of your mouth. And you better believe Detroiters won’t forget this in November.”
Here’s some more responses from Michigan Democrats:
Desperate man says hurricane-hit father-in-law refusing FEMA help after falling for Trump lie
A desperate man in North Carolina has blamed Donald Trump and right-wing misinformation for his father-in-law’s refusal to accept help from FEMA in the wake of Hurricane Helene.
On a recent episode of the Dan Abrams Show on SiriusXM, a man named Anthony called in and said the relative, who lives in Asheville, North Carolina, refused assistance from FEMA after the region was battered by the devastating hurricane.
He told Abrams that the situation was “breaking up our family,” according to Mediaite.
Graig Graziosi reports.
Man says hurricane-hit father-in-law refusing FEMA help after falling for Trump lie
Republicans have pushed misinformation about Hurricane Helene recovery efforts including bizarre allegations Democrats use weather-control technology to throw hurricanes at GOP voters
Boris Johnson defends Trump over January 6 Capitol riots
Boris Johnson has mounted a defence of Donald Trump’s role in the Capitol riots, insisting the former president did not intend to “overthrow the constitution”.
The former prime minister claimed what happened was “the peaceful transfer of democratic power from one administration to another”.
Interesting definition of “peaceful”:
Archie Mitchell has the full story, including the former prime minister’s response to Trump’s Ukraine comments:
Boris Johnson defends Donald Trump over 6 January Capitol riots and Ukraine claims
The former prime minister said what actually happened was ‘the peaceful transfer of democratic power from one administration to another’
Trump spoke for two hours at Detroit Economic Club... and he’s now doing Q&A
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