Election Battle 2024: JD Vance in Detroit, Trump Ahead in PA, Election Integrity Lawsuits

Posts in today's report:

• JD Vance on the Story of Detroit
• Black Republican Detroit-area Congressional Candidate Schools Kamala Harris
• Trump Moving Ahead in Pennsylvania
• Michigan Election Integrity Lawsuit
• RNC Recruited Thousands of Lawyers To Ensure Election Integrity
• Election Officials Grapple With Potential Voting Issues Following Hurricane Helene‎

JD Vance on the Story of Detroit

Republican Vice Presidential candidate JD Vance gave a powerful answer to a question posed to him at an October 8 rally in Detroit. Asked "why should Black Americans vote for your ticket?," Vance told the story of Detroit, how Blacks and Whites alike come from the South and from Appalachia to work hard and be able to raise a family and have a life. "The destruction of the manufacturing economy in Michigan has been disastrous for Black Americans as well as for a lot of middle class White Americans too. We can make things in this country again, we can build things in the United States of America again, and, when we do, it’s going to bring prosperity to Black and White alike."

Black Republican Detroit-area Congressional Candidate Schools Kamala Harris

Speaking at a campaign rally for Republican Vice Presidential candidate JD Vance in Detroit on October 8, Congressional candidate Martell Bivings contrasted his path to fight for the forgotten men and women of Detroit, to the path taken by fellow Howard University graduate, Kamala Harris. Bivings drilled down on Harris's tie-breaking vote for the so-called Inflation Reduction Act and how that has pushed the cost of basic living expenses out of reach for the average person in the Detroit Metro area, which comprises Bivings's 13th Congressional District. Bivings is a young Black Detroiter and his support for Donald Trump is exemplary of the new Republican Party.

Trump Moving Ahead in Pennsylvania

President Trump recently held a series of rallies in Pennsylvania, including his historic return to Butler. Recent polls in this important swing state show Trump is ahead. Even deep blue Philadelphia is shifting toward Republicans. Trump won the state in 2016, and Joe Biden beat Donald Trump in 2020 by just 80,000 votes.

Trump campaigns in ‘make or break’ Pennsylvania

Former President Trump barnstormed Pennsylvania on Wednesday as he and his campaign have made clear the commonwealth could make or break his chances of winning in November. Trump held rallies in Pr…

The HillJulia Manchester

Working-class voters in Philadelphia, a once reliable voting bloc for the party, have drifted right in recent years. And they’ve been disproportionately affected by rising prices over the last several years, an issue many blame Democrats for.

Trump edges Harris by 2 points in Pennsylvania survey

Former President Trump edged out his general election opponent, Vice President Harris, by 2 points in a new Pennsylvania survey. Trump had a 2-point advantage, 49 percent support to 47 percen…

The HillAl Weaver

According to an article in The Philadelphia Inquirer, Jim Kohn, a retired truck driver, voted for Democrats much of life — that is, until Trump came along in 2016. He’s planning to vote for Trump for the third time and he believes more of his neighbors, frustrated with inflation and the high cost of goods, will, too. “When Trump was President, everything was cheaper,” he said. “Now, everything is so sky high.”

In deep-blue Philly, working class voters are shifting toward Republicans

The trend could be a problem for Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania, where Joe Biden beat Donald Trump in 2020 by just 80,000 votes.

The Philadelphia InquirerAnna Orso | Layla A. Jones | Julia Terruso | Aseem Shukla