Discussion Thread: 2020 General Election Daily Updates (October 11th) - Politics

Discussion Thread: 2020 General Election Daily Updates (October 11th)
October 2020 Metathread
Trump is in debt. We can’t ignore the national security risks that come with that.
ABC host says White House blocked Fauci from appearing on show
Jake Tapper Literally Laughs When Kudlow Says We're Safely Dealing With COVID — "We are not learning to live with the virus, Larry. We had four days in a row of 50,000 infections and the death rate is the highest in the world.”
Jaime Harrison shatters Senate fundraising record for South Carolina race
Republicans risk losing Texas, Florida & Arizona state races
Durbin: Republicans have been 'packing the court for the past three and a half years, and they brag about it'
Majority of voters say Trump hasn't paid "fair share" of federal income taxes as Biden leads by 12 points
The Republican Party has embraced American fascism
Jaime Harrison smashes Senate fundraising record in race with Lindsay Graham
Trump Failed the 3 A.M. Test
Candace Owens team paid for attendees to travel to White House event
Coons: Barrett has 'views that make her not qualified to serve on the Supreme Court
The Whitmer kidnapping plot shows why violent political rhetoric needs to end — now
Jaime Harrison breaks record for biggest fundraising quarter by any Senate candidate ever
Coronavirus: Trump claims to be 'immune' and says he has 'protective glow'
Lindsay Graham’s Democratic challenger in SC Senate race raises record $57 million
Eric Trump falsely calls president's coronavirus treatment a vaccine
Trump made more than $200 million from foreign business interests since 2016
Former People of Praise Member Calls on Senators to Allow Her to Testify at Amy Coney Barrett's Confirmation Hearing
Antiabortion groups say they stand behind Trump's use of a drug tested on cells derived from an aborted fetus because the president 'was not involved with that abortion'
Suspects in alleged Michigan kidnap plot would be “domestic terrorists” if convicted
The UK is telling ministers to cozy up to the Biden camp, as Boris Johnson is 'writing off Trump' in the upcoming US election
Nonpartisan watchdog group raises questions about $40m yacht tied to DeVos family
Whitmer says Michigan votes will not be announced by an 'artificial deadline set by people with political agendas'
GOP sees falling Trump stock as growing threat to Senate majority

Discussion Thread: 2020 General Election Daily Updates (October 11th)

Posted: 11 Oct 2020 07:29 AM PDT

October 2020 Metathread

Posted: 11 Oct 2020 10:00 AM PDT

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Trump is in debt. We can’t ignore the national security risks that come with that.

Posted: 11 Oct 2020 05:12 AM PDT