Do Democrats still want to get rid of the filibuster?

Hot Air: "NY Times: Yup, Republicans Are Going to Win the Senate."

Dear Democrats: shouldn't we get rid of this "relic of the Jim Crow era?"  Let us know!

Republicans pounce!

Twitchy: "Republicans Plan to Use Kamala's Terrible Appearance on 'The View' to End Her Campaign."

Well...yeah.  Keep doing those interviews, Kamala!  

The debt bomb grows

Reason: "Budget Deficit Hit $1.8 Trillion After Huge Increase in Borrowing Costs." - "The federal government posted a $1.8 trillion budget deficit during the fiscal year that ended on September 30, despite an increase in tax revenue, thanks to higher spending and the rapid growth of interest costs tied to the $35.6 trillion national debt." 

What happened to Howard Stern?

Outkick: "Kamala Harris-Howard Stern Interview As Cringe As You Could Imagine."

He was once the most daring, unpredictable, and interesting voice in the media. He was a menace to the establishment. Now, he is part of the establishment. Stern is nothing more than a neurotic useful idiot for the Democratic Party – see his interview with Joe Biden from April.

As we argued at the time, we can't say for certain what changed Howard Stern. Maybe it was age, maybe it was guilt, maybe it was his irrational fear of COVID-19. 

I used to listen to Howard Stern in high school before he hit the big time with satellite radio.  He was an equal-opportunity offender and had a devil-may-care attitude towards, well, everything.  Now he's a 80-year-old grandmother.

Kudos to Bill Whitaker

I watched his interview with Kamala Harris on "60 Minutes" where he repeatedly and assiduously tried to crowbar her off her teleprompter-speech talking points.  The immigration exchange, in particular, was quite good when he asked why this Administration didn't take executive action (such as the one they're now touting) three years ago.

Bottom line: none of the immigration debacle is Joe Biden or Kamala Harris's fault.  It's the fault of Congress for not passing a law in 2021 and then it was Donald Trump's fault in 2024. 

This will minimize the perception that Kamala is a lightweight

Fox News: "Andrea Mitchell says Kamala Harris has a 'big problem' connecting with men, who don't take her seriously."

"I think that there's misogynation in all of this, Black and White men, [it's a] big problem. But also the business world. They don't think she is serious. They don't think she's a heavyweight. And a lot of this is gender, but she's got to be more specific about her economic plans," Mitchell continued. "I think they've got to double down on doing more interviews and serious interviews." 

Harris has taken heat for largely avoiding the press. Since becoming the Democratic nominee 72 days ago, she has yet to hold a single official press conference. In response to the criticism, Harris has shifted her strategy, stepping up interviews. This week, Harris will make appearances on The View, The Howard Stern Show, and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. 

Was Joy Reid unavailable? 

"Republicans buy sneakers too"

Fox News: "ABC's David Muir sees newscast ratings decline after controversial debate performance - Muir's 'ABC World News Tonight' sees 12% drop in viewers."

NY Post: "Columbia donations drop nearly 29% to $21.4M in wake of anti-Israel protests."

What a shame. 

I was already going to vote for Trump

...but thanks for the support, Bobby.

I was unaware that Robert Reich had started campaigning for Republicans but I certainly appreciate it. https://t.co/WPigGApttl

— Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) October 5, 2024

Damn, Biden really doesn't want Kamala to win

Fox News: "Conservatives joke Biden made Trump campaign ad by calling Harris a 'major player in everything' admin does." 

And yet the Kavanaugh standard will live on

Jim Treacher: "#MeToo Is Dead, and Doug Emhoff Killed It."

For the record, I don't believe the Emhoff slapping story from these anonymous sources.  But I didn't make up the Kavanaugh standard of evidence and if the media applied it equally this story would be the lead on CNN for a week.  It's now obvious that standard only applies to Republicans.

The Left hates free speech, continued

Federalist: "Tim Walz Endorsed Censorship In Front Of Millions Of Americans And No One Cares" - "The Democrat vice presidential candidate doesn’t understand the First Amendment and clearly disdains free speech."  

That's why they have to mute the mics. 

How Vance won: trial by fire

Sasha Stone: "America Finally Got to See the Real JD Vance - The media was caught out once again lying."

Vance has learned a thing or two from battling a hostile press. Walz has avoided them and it showed last night. He did what Biden did - he stared with a terrified look on his face as Vance spoke.

But for Vance, there isn’t a nasty question he hasn’t already had to answer at least ten times. If you’ve been watching his press conferences as I have, you already know he can handle them. He was born to do this. You can tell when he’s about to give a really good answer because he blinks very slowly to show he’s tolerating their terrible question as he locks and loads.

But it wasn’t so much how he batted the moderators around — always a fun thing to watch — but how he directed his message straight at us, those watching at home.

Vance soared in this debate because he absorbed the lesson that Trump did not in his debate: the mainstream media is your enemy.  At every campaign event, Vance invites questions from the press which is almost universally hostile to him and Trump.  And he answers them.  So when it came time for the debate, Vance was well-practiced and tempered by fire.

On the other hand, Democrats in general are so used to the kid-gloves treatment that the result is Walz's fumbling and bumbling performance.  Me?  Answer questions?  What is going on?

J.D. Vance won the debate

Is it too late for a Vance-Trump ticket?  Vance did a great job even in the face of yet another 3-1 pile-on from the CBS moderators.  Climate change as the second question?  FFS.

Your new meme:

When it's important to stand

Twitchy: "Who Ordered Word Salad for Dinner? Watch Kamala Harris Botch Easy Question on National Anthem."

Should Americans stand for the National Anthem?  Kamala: "Meh."

Should Americans stand for Kamala as she enters a room?  Kamala: "Hell, yes!" - "Kamala Harris viewed White House aides not standing when she walked into a room as 'a sign of disrespect,' book says."