Republican former governor endorses Biden in PA
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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020: Donald Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett to fill the Supreme Court vacancy. Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge (R) endorsed Joe Biden.
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“The bluntness of Trump’s [Supreme Court pick] was a reflection of the political stakes. Trump, after all, won four years ago because of (white) women just as much as (white) men, and he could lose in November because he’s lost enough support of enough women in enough of the places that matter the most. His pick for the court marks a readymade chance for him to change the topic from the still-raging pandemic (by nearly all accounts the biggest drag on his re-election hopes) and remind conservatives of the most consequential accomplishment of his first term (steering the federal judiciary to the right for a generation to come). Just as importantly, though, it offered the possibility to bolster support with not only the most ardently pro-life women in his base but women in general, and college-educated suburban women in particular.”
– Michael Kruse, _Politico_
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* Joe Biden ([link removed]) discussed the Supreme Court vacancy ([link removed]) during remarks in Wilmington, Delaware, on Sunday. He called discussion of expanding the court a distraction from the effect nominee Amy Coney Barrett could have on the Affordable Care Act.
* Biden virtually ([link removed]) appeared at L'Attitude, a four-day conference focused on Latinos across several different industries.
* Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge (R) endorsed ([link removed]) Biden in an op-ed for The Philadelphia Enquirer on Sunday.
* In preparation ([link removed]) for Tuesday’s debate, BIDEN has been holding mock debate sessions with former White House general counsel Bob Bauer playing Donald Trump ([link removed]) . Trump is not formally preparing, according to the Associated Press, although he said on Sunday that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie were advising him.
* Donald Trump ([link removed]) nominated ([link removed]) Amy Coney Barrett to fill the Supreme Court vacancy on Saturday. He said, “Rulings that the Supreme Court will issue in the coming years will decide the survival of our Second Amendment, our religious liberty, our public safety and so much more. To maintain security, liberty and prosperity, we must preserve our priceless heritage of a nation of laws. And there's no one better to do that than Amy Coney Barrett.”
* The New York Times reported ([link removed]) on Trump’s federal tax returns from 2000 to 2017. The report said that Trump “paid no income taxes at all in 10 of the previous 15 years — largely because he reported losing much more money than he made.” Trump lawyer Alan Garter disputed the report, saying that “most, if not all, of the facts appear to be inaccurate.”
* Biden released ([link removed]) a digital campaign ad on Sunday showing the average federal income tax paid by teachers, firefighters, and nurses, compared to the $750 that Trump reportedly paid in his first year in office.
* The Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee sued ([link removed]) North Carolina election officials on Saturday to block new guidance that allows for mail-in ballots with deficiencies to be corrected without a new blank ballot being submitted.
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What We’re Reading
* The Hill: What Joe Biden and Donald Trump must do for success in first debate ([link removed])
* The New York Times: 9 Battleground State Counties Where Voters Can Swing the Presidential Election ([link removed])
* NPR: Presidential Votes Have Been Too Close To Call And Even Too Close to Count ([link removed])
FLASHBACK: SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
Politico reported ([link removed]) that Chicago Cubs owner Todd Ricketts raised $30 million for two pro-Trump groups and had an overall goal to raise $70 million.
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