Biden leads Trump in cash-on-hand for first time
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SEPTEMBER 21, 2020: Joe Biden and Donald Trump responded to the Supreme Court vacancy. Joe Biden and Donald Trump released cash-on-hand figures for September.
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The Cook Political Report updated ([link removed]) its race ratings on September 17, 2020:
* Arizona moved from Toss Up to Leans Democratic.
NOTABLE QUOTES OF THE DAY
“It’s easy to imagine a Supreme Court vacancy as the great interruptor, particularly to a group of journalists, analysts and politicos looking for a fall surprise. But it’s less clear exactly how it will move a significant number of voters in a different direction.
Trump is an incredibly polarizing figure. According to the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll, 52 percent of national likely voters disapproved of his job performance, including 46 percent who strongly disapproved. Another 43 percent of likely voters approved of Trump’s job performance, including 33 percent who approved strongly. Opinion surrounding the president has hardened, and everything he touches becomes a partisan issue, including sports, beans and the color of baseball caps.
More qualitatively, people triggered by the Supreme Court were probably already planning to vote and had made up their minds about whom they would vote for before Ginsburg’s death. It’s unlikely there are many ‘soft’ Supreme Court voters.”
– Nathan L. Gonzales ([link removed]) , _Roll Call_
“While the political implications remained murky, the financial calculations are more clear.
The vacancy almost immediately amplified an already intense grab for campaign cash in the final weeks of the campaign. Supreme Court confirmation fights are often extremely lucrative fundraising opportunities for third-party super PACs and other groups that will use the money to run advertisements in battleground states.
ActBlue, which raises money for Democratic candidates, reported raising $57 million online through Saturday afternoon. The group raised $6.2 million in the first hour after the justice’s death become public, the New York Times reported, more than any other one-hour period since the group launched 16 years ago.”
– David Jackson, John Fritze, and Michael Collins ([link removed]) , _USA Today_
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* Joe Biden ([link removed]) and related Democratic Party committees began September with $466 million in cash on hand ([link removed]) . Donald Trump ([link removed]) and his joint Republican Party committees started the month with $325 million in cash on hand.
* On Monday, Biden is making his second Wisconsin ([link removed]) campaign stop in two weeks in Manitowoc.
* Biden will begin advertising on Iowa’s network television ([link removed]) stations—as opposed to cable or digital channels—for the first time on Tuesday. The ads will focus on healthcare, COVID-19, and economic recovery.
* Biden said ([link removed]) Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s replacement on the Supreme Court ([link removed]) should not be nominated and confirmed until after the 2020 presidential election.
* Trump said ([link removed]) he would name a Supreme Court nominee by Saturday. He also said the nominee would be a woman and that he had narrowed the list down to five candidates.
* Trump will make two campaign stops in Ohio ([link removed]) on Monday: a stop in Vandalia focused on the American worker and a Great American Comeback event in Toledo.
* Jo Jorgensen ([link removed]) tweeted ([link removed]) that she would not comment on the Supreme Court vacancy until Ginsburg’s family had the opportunity to mourn.
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* The Atlantic: Howie Hawkins Is No Kanye West ([link removed])
* FiveThirtyEight: What Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Death Could Mean For 2020 And The Supreme Court ([link removed])
* The New York Times: Trump and Democrats Brace for Showdown Over Supreme Court Seat ([link removed])
FLASHBACK: SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
Hillary Clinton discussed ([link removed]) the treatment of people with disabilities during a speech in Orlando.
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