It is not uncommon for political commentators to call a late-breaking story during a presidential election an “October surprise” — even when there is little evidence that it mattered all that much.
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What the Harris campaign is doing to try to win over more Black men
Former President Barack Obama bluntly told Black men this week that they need to get over it if they “just aren’t feeling the idea of having a woman as president.”
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Trump rallies in Aurora — a city he has demonized as overrun by migrant crime
Trump has repeatedly name-checked the Colorado on the campaign trail in recent weeks — likening the Denver suburb to a “war zone.” Local officials say his claims are overblown.
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Harris uses town hall to show empathy with Latino voters
Vice President Harris took questions on inflation, immigration and the way she became the Democratic nominee from undecided voters in her first town hall.
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Obama, in blunt terms, tells Black men to get over their reluctance to support Harris
Lack of enthusiasm for Harris “seems to be more pronounced with the brothers,” Obama said while campaigning for her in Pittsburgh. He said Black men need to get behind Harris and get out to vote.
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Harris is trying to reach new voters with a media blitz both traditional — and not
Harris has already appeared on 60 Minutes and the popular podcast Call Her Daddy. Next up, appearances on The View, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and The Howard Stern Show.
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Harris and Trump marked 1 year since the Oct. 7 attacks with tributes to the victims
Vice President Harris remembered the victims of the attack by planting a memorial tree at her residence at the Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., while former President Trump visited a sacred site for Hasidic Jews in Queens, N.Y.
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In Michigan, Harris hits back against Trump over his electric car attack lines
The Trump campaign is telling Michigan that Vice President Harris would ban gas-powered cars. At a rally in Flint, she pushed back – and said Trump would be bad for the state’s best-known industry.
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Biden says he is worried about violence around the presidential election
President Biden told reporters he was confident the election “will be free and fair,” before saying, “I don’t know whether it will be peaceful.”
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Harris is meeting with a group of Arab Americans in Michigan today
Arab Americans have been frustrated with the Biden administration’s response to the ongoing war in Gaza and the expanding conflict into Lebanon.