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Swift Sends 300k to Vote.com

September 13, 2024 Buck Banks

306,422

NPR reports that as of 11 a.m. ET Wednesday there have been 306,422 visitors to Vote.gov referred from Taylor Swifts’s Instagram post Tuesday night endorsing Kamala Harris for president.

Debate Drew 67 Million Viewers

September 13, 2024 Buck Banks

67 million

New York Times: “Tuesday’s televised clash between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump drew 67.1 million live viewers, according to Nielsen, outdrawing Mr. Trump’s debate in June with President Biden by 31 percent.”

A Third of Voters Are Looking to Debate to Help Them Decide

September 10, 2024 Buck Banks

30%

A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll found 30% of registered voters said tonight’s debate will help them a great deal or good amount in making their selection for president. Roughly 69% said they do not think the event will help them very much or at all with their decision in November.

IRS Has Collected $1.3 Billion from Rich Tax Cheats

September 6, 2024 Buck Banks

$1.3 billion

“The IRS has collected $1.3 billion from high wealth tax dodgers since last fall, the agency announced Friday, crediting spending that has ramped up collection enforcement through President Joe Biden’s signature climate, health care and tax package signed into law in 2022,” the AP reports.

Florida Senate Race a Virtual Tie

September 6, 2024 Buck Banks

46% to 45%

A new The Hill/Emerson College poll in Florida finds Sen. Rick Scott (R) barely ahead of challenger Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D), 46% to 45% with another 9% still undecided.

Harris Holds National Lead Among Likely Voters

September 3, 2024 Buck Banks

$48% to 43%

A new USA Today/Suffolk poll finds Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump nationally among likely voters, 48% to 43%. Also interesting: In June, 73% of Biden supporters predicted he would win; now 87% of Harris voters say she will, a jump of 14 points. Also in June, 88% of Trump supporters said he would win. Now 76% do ? a majority, but still, a drop of a dozen points.

Harris to Support Down-Ballot Races with $25 Million Cash Transfer

September 3, 2024September 3, 2024 Buck Banks

$25 million

“Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee plan to transfer nearly $25 million to support down-ballot Democratic candidates in state and federal races this year, a significant boost to those efforts following record fundraising for her campaign this summer,” the Washington Post reports.

Trump Media Stock Continues to Lose Value

September 3, 2024 Buck Banks

~$20

“Trump Media, the company majority-owned by former President Donald Trump, fell below $20 per share for the first time since the Truth Social maker started publicly trading,” CNBC reports. “Trump’s stake of DJT stock is still worth more than $2.2 billion — more than half of his on-paper net worth, according to Forbes.”

Harris Surges Nationally

August 30, 2024 Buck Banks

48% to 43%

A new USA Today/Suffolk University poll finds Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump nationally among likely voters, 48% to 43%. “The findings reflect an eight-point turnaround in the presidential race from late June, when Trump had led President Joe Biden in the survey by nearly four points.”

U.S. Economic Growth Up Last Month

August 30, 2024 Buck Banks

3%

“The U.S. economy grew last quarter at a healthy 3% annual pace, fueled by strong consumer spending and business investment, the government said Thursday in an upgrade of its initial assessment,” the AP reports.

306,422

NPR reports that as of 11 a.m. ET Wednesday there have been 306,422 visitors to Vote.gov referred from Taylor Swifts’s Instagram post Tuesday night endorsing Kamala Harris for president.

67 million

New York Times: “Tuesday’s televised clash between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump drew 67.1 million live viewers, according to Nielsen, outdrawing Mr. Trump’s debate in June with President Biden by 31 percent.”

30%

A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll found 30% of registered voters said tonight’s debate will help them a great deal or good amount in making their selection for president. Roughly 69% said they do not think the event will help them very much or at all with their decision in November.

$1.3 billion

“The IRS has collected $1.3 billion from high wealth tax dodgers since last fall, the agency announced Friday, crediting spending that has ramped up collection enforcement through President Joe Biden’s signature climate, health care and tax package signed into law in 2022,” the AP reports.

46% to 45%

$48% to 43%

$25 million

~$20

48% to 43%

A new USA Today/Suffolk University poll finds Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump nationally among likely voters, 48% to 43%. “The findings reflect an eight-point turnaround in the presidential race from late June, when Trump had led President Joe Biden in the survey by nearly four points.”

3%

“The U.S. economy grew last quarter at a healthy 3% annual pace, fueled by strong consumer spending and business investment, the government said Thursday in an upgrade of its initial assessment,” the AP reports.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“Boy, they are scraping the bottom of the barrel. It feels like a real desperation play to me, because it has got zero basis in the law.”

— Republican election law expert Ben Ginsberg, quoted by Politico, on the Trump administration’s effort to invalidate Alaska’s election results.

“This may prove to be the most memorable ad of the entire election cycle. It is devastating. But I would’ve held it until the final weekend of the campaign. With this much time before the election, I fully expect the Democrats to have an equally devastating response.”

— Republican pollster Frank Luntz, quoted by Politico, on the campaign ad run by Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy (R) featuring his opponent’s mother.

— President Trump, quoted by NewsNation.

Numerati

$1.4 billion

-35 points

31%

63% to 38%

29,000

Wall Street Journal: “The U.S. added 29,000 jobs in September, far short of expectations, in a sign that the labor market remains steady but may not be able to deliver consistent and sizable employment gains like it did in the past.”