Recap of Today in Politics, 10/24/24

… Kamala Harris is having an incredible rally in Georgia tonight with Bruce Springsteen, Barack Obama, Samuel L. Jackson, Raphael Warnock and Tyler Perry. The crowd is absolutely massive.

… Springsteen opened up by saying:

“I want a president who reveres the Constitution. Who does not threaten, but wants to protect and guide our great democracy. Who believes in the rule of law and the peaceful transfer of power. Who will fight for a woman’s right to choose. And who will create a middle class economy that will serve all our citizens. There is only one candidate who holds those principles dear - Kamala Harris.”

… More Springsteen: “Donald Trump is running to be an American tyrant. He does not understand this country, its history or what it means to be deeply American.”

… The same trio of Harris-Springsteen-Obama will be doing Philly on Monday.

… Barack Obama took the stage and said, “I want to explain that in politics, a good rule of thumb is don’t say you want to do anything like Hitler. That’s just good political advice.

… Trump countered with headliners Stephen Miller and Vivek Rameswamy opening for him in Arizona. Advantage: Springsteen/Obama

… Backstage at his rally, Trump was asked about John Kelly’s comments. He said that Kelly is “a bully.”

… He then took the stage and said that if Harris wins everyone will lose their Medicare because migrants are going to “loot” all the money from the program.

… Beyonce will be headlining Kamala Harris’s rally in Texas tomorrow for Colin Allred. Harris is doing this to help Allred but also to highlight the draconian laws in Texas on women’s rights and issues, some of which have been copied and implemented by other states run by Republicans.

… Mitch McConnell said that the “MAGA movement is completely wrong” for America and Ronald Reagan “wouldn’t recognize” the party today. Mike Lee angrily responded that Mitch was trying to sabotage Trump with his own October Surprise with these comments. Elon Musk then chimed in that he didn’t understand why Mitch would do this to them.

… McConnell said that his colleagues in the Republican Party have changed so much during the Trump era, while he has remained a “traditional Republican,” so he said he expects that he is “going to be arguing more with them probably than the Democrats” next year.

… Elon Musk did not do his daily $1 million lottery prize after receiving the warning letter from DOJ that he is likely committing a crime. Billionaires get warning letters, we get arrested. Merrick Garland is the Susan Collins of Attorney Generals.

… James Taylor, who might be the single more popular person in NC after Michael Jordan, will headline a rally with Tim Walz in Wilmington, NC.

… A new lawsuit alleges that Trump-donors and WWE founders Vince and Linda McMahon are accused of grooming and sexually abusing young boys throughout the 1980s and 90s. Linda McMahon currently serves on Trump’s Transition Team.

… Former Michigan Republican congressman Fred Upton endorsed Kamala Harris, saying that Trump is “totally unhinged” and too divisive.

… Florida’s Attorney General Ashley Moody filed a lawsuit in federal court on the Trump golf course “assassination attempt.” Desantis is complaining that DOJ is blocking the state from conducting it’s own investigation and says it does not expect the DOJ to do an honest, thorough and transparent investigation.

… For the first time, Harris called Trump the F-word at her CNN Town Hall: Fascist.

… Another Trump sex assault accuser has come forward, this time former Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Stacey Williams who said that groped and assaulted her without consent in front of Jeffrey Epstein.

… Investigative reporter Jason Garcia uncovered that Ron Desantis redirected $4 million in taxpayer funds designated to combat opioid abuse and used it to pay for ads against Florida’s abortion ballot initiative. This while he was illegally threatening to criminally prosecute TV stations who ran an ads from a private group in favor of the amendment.

… The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected Trump’s RICO co-defendant Jeff Clark’s attempt to remove his case from state court in Georgia to federal court. He attempted to do this for one single reason -